Page 37 of Another Night With Me

“Over their uncles playing with their cousin,” Frankee snickered, used to the banter between the brothers.

“You left my nieces around yo’ bad ass nephew?” Niko asked sounding appalled.

“That’s what the fuck I’m saying. I told her if that little nigga pulls Majesty’s hair one mo’ time ima fuck Faheem up”

”Sayless. We can pull up on the nigga whenever,” Niko chimed in agreeing with Yaro.

”First of all what you two delusional niggas aren’t about to do is play on my brother or nephews top. Act like you don’t know Majesty’s spoiled ass ain’t always picking with somebody then wanna cry when she gets the same energy back.”

“You gone stop hating on my daughter fo’ you get fucked up.” Yaro said standing up carefully carrying Zuriyah over to Niko. ”Bring yo' ass on. I need to lay eyes on my daughters.” Yaro turned around speaking to Frankee who rolled her eyes at him once he turned his back facing Niko. “It’s on brother. Ima swing by later with some shit for my niece.”

”Fo’ sho, brother.” Niko nodded his head as they headed out of my hospital room.

“A mutha fucka can’t say we ain’t make a pretty ass baby together,” Niko said with his eyes fixated on Zuriyah.”

“Never.” I giggled lightly laying back on the bed, closing my eyes. There had been people in and out of my hospital room all day coming to see the baby. I barely had any time to rest. Between our friends, family, the nurses, and having to feed this hungry baby I was tired.

“Let’s make another one. Zuri gon’ need a brother to protect her.” Niko replied and my eyes shot open. Looking at the serious expression on his face.

“Do you really think I’m thinking about having another baby after having to push Zuriyah’s big self out of me?” I smartly asked him. Niko had to be on drugs if he thought I was having any more babies anytime soon. Besides, I wanted to get back in shape and resume my hot girl activities.

Niko was cool and I liked him more than I wanted to but I knew better than to believe that a baby made a nigga want you. As much as I wanted to give Zuriyah a two parent household I wasn’t about to make myself unavailable hoping Niko would pick me. I hated the world had the notion women shouldn’t date when they had newborns but the daddies could have fifteen bitches on beck and call. That didn't work for me, if my baby daddy could date so could I.

”That’s fine but I wanna give Zuriyah a brother soon.” Niko smirked as he went over to his rocking chair by Zuriyah’s hospital bassinet. He sat down with Zuriyah still in his arms he gently rocked her.

“Good thing you got another baby on the way. Hopefully your ex, can give you a boy.” I bitterly replied. I truly couldn’t get over the fact that Niko had another baby on the way. Everytime I thought about it, I got pissed off.

“That’s cool if my other seed turns out to be a boy but I still want a son with you.” Niko evenly replied as he stared at me without blinking. As I processed the words that came out of his mouth.

“We aren’t having anymore kids together Niko,” I replied slowly in an even tone. Niko had to be high as fuck to let that shit come out of his mouth.

I wasn’t having more kids until I was married and that wasn;t going to be anytime soon. I honestly didn’t see myself being with nigga that didn’t set my soul on fire in the way Niko did when we first met. Our connection was something out of a book and I wanted that same kind of connections with the nigga I would marry. I doubted Niko was the marrying type so I’d just date until I came across what I was looking for in a partner.

A look crossed Niko’s face, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, a mixture of amusement, lust and try me if I had to describe it. He licked his lips then said. “Bet,” His tone had finality to it however, the look in his eyes said he wasn’t done

I shook my head refusing to dig any deeper into Niko’s words or actions. He wasn’t finna toy with my emotions and have me hoping an wishing for something that he had no intentions of delivering. It’s like Niko wanted me read in between the lines with the stuff he said and did. I wasn’t doing that, I didn’t sign up to be a part of a guessing game. if he couldn’t open his mouth and say what he wanted I couldn’t help him.

“I can’t wait to go home and be in my own bed,” I sighed, relaxing back into the bed again. I wasn’t necessarily talking to Niko more a les just talking out loud.

“What you mean? Y’all coming home with me.” Niko said.

”Uh, who told you that? Besides don’t you live with your ex still. What I look like taking my newborn baby to go stay with you and your pregnant ex? I’ll pass big dawg. But you can come over whenever to see Zuriyah.”

”You stay assuming shit and I don’t like that. Then you always try to play me like I’m a bitch ass nigga. I don’t stay with nobody. Ima always have my own shit. Trust and believe that.” Niko replied with a deep scowl as he gave me an ice glare.

“I can only go by what you tell me,” I smartly replied. “How am I supposed to know you got your own place when you’ve been at mine and the only time you leave is when you take your baby mama to her doctor's appointments.”

”You can open yo’ big lip ass mouth and ask. The fuck.”

”Whatever Niko, I’m still going to my big, nice house. Where I moved and pay rent at.”

“Alright Yanna. I’m not finna argue with you. We ah see where we going when y’all get discharged. Go to sleep or sum. Let me spend time with my daughter without you running yo’ mouth.”

I cut my eyes at Niko giving him a dirty look that he returned to me. Flipping Niko off and he lewdly flicked his tongue in my direction. I had to bite back the smile that wanted to spread across my face. Instead I closed my eyes and doze off to sleep.

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Two Days Later