“It’s quarter to four in the morning. Why you out here in the dark?” Raul had a toothpick on the side of his mouth looking sexy as hell.
“Kateri wanted to see Cairo.” Raul turned his face up hearing that.
“BITCHHHHHH! I know the fuck you didn’t.” Kat was mad as hell but it was the only excuse I could come up with.
“He don’t want her ashy and crusty ass. Why would you bring her here anyway?”
“Oh no you didn’t. Don’t nobody want his fake gangsta ass either.” She was mad. I turned the radio up and got out the car. Those two would go toe for toe with arguing and on a fewoccasions, I really thought Raul would take her life for talking slick. To avoid all that, it was best to get out.
“Why you really here and don’t use her as an excuse.”
“How do you know she didn’t want to see Cairo?” Kat didn’t say she was interested in his cousin but I saw it on her face. If he hadn’t embarrassed her, she would’ve been grinning in Cairo’s face.
“Ain’t no woman gonna respond the way she did if that was the case.” He caught me in a lie. Staring down at the ground, he lifted my head up.
“I wanted to see you.” A tear streamed down my face and I hated myself for allowing my emotions to be so fragile. Not that I could help it being pregnant but he didn’t need to see it.
“Why didn’t you call or tell security to let you in?” I really thought no one saw my car.
“Clearly security told you about me being here.”
“The second you drove on this street I was notified. Sariah, you know the type of nigga I am.” Raul was right. I was well aware of the person he was and how dangerous it was to be around him. I didn’t care though because he had my heart and I’d go anywhere to see him.
“What’s good?” Not really sure how to answer, I told him it was almost time for me to go to work and I had to take Kat home.
“I’ll be by when you get off work.” I nodded and wrapped my arms around his neck when he kissed me. Removing my arms, he forced my eyes to meet his.
“You sure you’re ok?” Smiling and wiping the lip gloss off his, I got back in the car. He tapped the top and walked away.
“Did you tell him?” Kat quizzed, turning down the music.
“Nope and I’m not.”
We were both quiet for the remainder of the ride back to her house. Once she got out, I drove to my house, called out of workand went to sleep. Raul had me confused, annoyed and most of all lost in love.
In a way it’s my fault because I should’ve left months ago when he refused to say if he cared or loved me. Moving forward it was all about me had my baby.
“Why you here andnot at work?” I heard my granny’s voice in my ear.
“I know you hear me. You never call out so why are you here.” Moving the covers off my legs to sit up, I glanced at the clock and saw it was two in the afternoon.
“I wasn’t feeling good.”
“I guess not with my great grandbaby in your stomach. Get up and shower while I make you some food to feed the baby.” She demanded and stood there until I got out the bed.
“Who told you about the pregnancy?” I stretched standing up.
“Kat said she was calling all day and you didn’t answer. When I told her that you were fine she told me to wake you up to feed the baby. Clearly, she assumed you told me.” Sucking my teeth after hearing Kat was a damn snitch, I grabbed my towel and headed to the bathroom.
“I was going to tell you after work today.” I lied my ass off.
“Whatever. Just bring your ass downstairs and eat this food I ordered.” I never argued with my granny because at the age of sixty two she would still pop me in the mouth. A few times she challenged me to a fight because as she says, I was acting tough and she wanted to show me what tough was.
“I thought you said you cooked.”
“I changed my mind because you need to eat now before my great grandbaby comes out malnutrition.” I busted out laughing.
“Hurry up. The news comes on at four and you take forever to tell stories.” I just shook my head listening to her. She was a piece of work but I loved her to death.
