“So what? There ain’t aniggaalive or dead that should have you stressed to where you’re feeling off.”
“I’on like that,” I mocked him before he could say his infamous line.
“You think it’s a game, Kannon, but I’m serious. You keep playing, and I’m going to really show you how to kidnap somebody.”
“Is that a promise? The thought of me, you, your tongue, and my pussy locked away sounds like a lovely idea.”
Neptune chuckled as he rotated the camera so I could see one of the twins was in the car. Embarrassed, I dropped my head and waved.
“Lift your head up,” Neptune demanded. “There ain’t nothing to be embarrassed about. Thisniggaknows you sit on my face.”
“Oh my God. Bye, Neptune!”
“I’m going to come see you later. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
I passedup the chance to hang out with Neptune, only to be told they did not need my help an hour after I showed up at work. A part of mewas pissed, but when I entered the recreation room and spotted my favorite lady in a chair near the window, I couldn’t be too mad. Ms. Mosby hadn’t been feeling her best lately, so I had a moment with her every time I was on duty.
“Hey, pretty lady.” I placed my hands on top of hers as I sat beside her.
She smiled when I appeared, but her concentration remained on the large yard beyond the window.
“Are you over here getting a tan?”
“Baby, this chocolate was God given. I don’t need all that,” she replied in a sassy tone.
“I know that’s right. Are you feeling better today?”
“Better.” Her eyes drifted to me. “You’ve been looking like you’ve been feelingrealgood lately.”
I snickered and closed my eyes, gathering thoughts of the man I loved.
“Who’s the man, little girl?”
“What makes you think my happiness results from a man?”
“I’ve been around long enough to know what I’m talking about before I run my mouth.”
A flaming blush attacked my cheeks when I pressed my chin into my shoulder. “His name is Neptune. It may sound cliché, but I’ve known him less than a year, but it feels like forever.”
“You just blushing,” she sang. “He must be a good man.”
“Some people may not agree with that. On paper, he’s actually a bad man.”
“Is he good to you?” I didn’t let a second pass before I nodded. “Then that’s what’s important, especially since you’re about to have his baby.”
My spine snapped straight. “What? Things haven’t gonethatfar.”
“Trust me, things have gone far enough. I’m sitting in the sun, but you’re glowing.”
For the last couple of weeks, Neptune had been hinting at me carrying his baby. My periods had been irregular since I started taking birth control, so not having one for months didn’t raisealarm. Now that my elder said I had a bun in the oven, I considered the possibility.
“You don’t seem happy about being a mom, Kannon.”
“I’m conflicted,” I admitted while checking my surroundings. “Our families had issues in the past. I don’t know if they’ll accept our relationship, let alone a baby.”
“Then you need to worry about the family you’re creating and not the one you came from.”
