“The first.”
“Yeah.” I nodded.
“Well, do you remember the dark skinned dude that tried to holla at you when you and Jalero walked to the store?”
“Umm…yeah.” I tried to make it seem as though I had to think about his fine ass. Once a woman lays eyes on that fine specimen of a man one never forgets.
“Well, that’s him.” Jahrein told me.
“Wait a minute. Raven, Jay Black tried to hit on you?” Joy questioned me as if she was on the verge of being pissed.
“Girl, that was almost seven years ago.” I told her. I didn’t want the bitch looking at me all strange thinking that her man still wanted me.
“Oh, I was about to say.” Joy gasped, as she held her chest.
“That’s your man?” Jahrein asked.
“Yes, we’re engaged.” Joy stated proudly waving her hand showing off the rock that sat on her ring finger.
“Oh for real? That’s cool.” Jahrein nodded.
By the way Michelle rolled her eyes when Joy wasn’t looking I could tell that Joy wasn’t keeping it totally real. Either she was lying about being engaged or Mr. Jay Black was full of shit and Joy didn’t know any better. I knew my girl Michelle would fill me in later.
When the waitress came with our food I had to make sure that I didn’t take one sip of my drink. I had to piss in the worse way, but the restroom was on the opposite side near Khalil. Jahrein could always read me, so he knew that I was holding my piss.
“Raven, don’t get a bladder infection trying to hold your pee.” he whispered in my ear.
I couldn’t hold it any longer. “Fuck it. Let me out, Jahrein. I need to go to the restroom.”
“Okay.” he said as he stood to let me out the booth.
I was praying that Khalil and his friend were long gone. They weren’t. I tried to walk as fast as I could to avoid any eye contact as I passed their table. I used the restroom in record time. I washed my hands in only a few seconds. When I walked back out the door Khalil was standing in the hallway.
“When did this happen?” he asked gesturing at my stomach with a disgusted look on his face.
“A while ago.” I replied trying to keep it short and simple.
“Oh yeah.” he said as he rubbed his chin.
“What? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Who is the daddy?”
I looked at him disbelief. We hadn’t been fucking unprotected. He had to be crazy if he thought that it was any hope of my baby being his. Besides, I was already pregnant when we started fucking around. “Who the fuck do you think? Aint no way it’s yours.”
“Yeah okay.” he nodded. “Well, show me some paper work.”
“I don’t have to show you shit. I am almost six months, which means that I was at least two months pregnant when I started fucking with you.”
“Let you tell it. Show me some paper work.” he gritted as he moved in closer to me.
I made a dash for the door and hightailed my ass back to other side of the restaurant. Jahrein could tell that I was damn near running from something or someone.
“What’s going on?” he asked me as he stood up so that I could slide back in the booth.
I started to lie but I needed him to be alert just in case some shit popped off.
“I saw Khalil and I was just trying to avoid any confusion.” I told him half the truth.
