He reached out and cupped my face in his hands. "I love you, Chy."
That did it. Tears fell from my eyes at his words. "I love you too, Mari."
I lowered my head and kissed his lips. He deepened it and pulled away from me. I was a bit confused when he got up and held out his hand for me to take.
"I want you."
That was all Jamari had to say before I put my hand in his, and he pulled me from the couch. I already knew how my day would end. That made me happy, and my pussy got wetter. We already knew we were in for the time of our lives.
I'd never beenas nervous as I was right now. Jamari and I were on the way to my mother's. While his siblings chatted in the back, I was too wired to do anything. It had been so long since I had brought a man to meet my mother. When I called and told her that Jamari wanted to meet her, she was surprised. Surprisingly, she agreed to the meeting and said she'd prepared brunch. Now here we were, and it felt like my head wanted to explode.
Jamari reached out and touched my thigh. I turned to face him, gnawing my bottom lip.
He gave me a small smile. "Everything's going to be okay. Remember, it was my idea to meet your mom. If I feel like things are going badly, we'll leave, okay?"
I gave a stiff nod. "My mother isn't that bad."
"Oh yeah. Tell me about her."
For the next ten minutes, I spoke about my mother. "One thing you should know is that she speaks her mind. She's not afraid to tell you what she likes and doesn't like about you."
"Oh boy," he mumbled. "I hope she likes me."
I smiled. "Even if she doesn't, I love you, and that's something that will never change."
He reached for my hand, and I gave it to him. He kissed the back of it. "I love you too, Chy."
That was what mattered most to me. The love he had for me. I was still shocked that he admitted that to me two days ago. Now, I felt like nothing could ruin our relationship. He had been so supportive and a great baby daddy so far. Even with me being pregnant, he made sure I was good.
When we pulled into my mother's driveway, her front door was open. I knew she more than likely had the screen door locked. My heart was pounding so fast that I could hear it. This could go wrong or go well. I didn't want or need any negativity around me, not when I was in a good place in my life right now.
Jamari turned off the car and looked in the back seat at his siblings.
"Y'all go in there and behave yourselves, ight?"
"Yes, sir," they replied in unison.
He had raised them so well. They had a lot of good manners. They knew they were about to be an auntie and an uncle. It nearly brought me to tears with how happy they were about it. I had several months to go, but I was enjoying my pregnancy so far, minus the morning sickness. I didn't get it often, but when I did, it kept me in bed all day.
The screen door opened as we exited the car. My mom stepped out onto the porch, smiling. At least she was in a good mood. Hopefully, she didn't embarrass me today. With the way my attitude was set up nowadays, it was best she be on her best behavior.
"Come on inside," my mother insisted as she opened the door for us.
Jamari took the door from her and held it open for us.
She gazed at him in surprise, and I wanted to shake my head. Jamari was a sweetheart and a gentleman when he wanted to be. With me, he was always both. I'd never seen him get out of character besides that one time when that man roughed me up one night outside the club.
Everyone piled into the living room, and a silence enveloped us. It felt a little awkward, which was something I didn't want or need. Everyone had to get along since the baby and I would be in their lives forever. I should make the introductions to get it out of the way.
With that in mind, I introduced everyone. I stood up with a smile on my face. I pointed to Jamari first.
"Mama, I want you to meet a special friend of mine, Jamari Broomfield. You can call him my man since I refuse to call him a boyfriend. Eeeyuck! Here is Rylie, who's like a sister, I've always wanted to boss around. And this little sweetie pie is Zach. He's my little helper in the kitchen when I need him. Y'all meet my tell it like it is mama, Camisha."
They all stared at me, dumbfounded, but I could only smile back. I liked the way I introduced everyone since it was true. I never made a simple introduction. Nah, I have to let people know what they were getting into, especially when it came to my mother. She was hell on wheels by herself.
My mother stood up with a shake of her head. "That was some introduction." She narrowed her eyes at me, causing me to duck my head to my chest. "It's nice to meet all of you."
Jamari nodded. "It's nice to meet you, too."
