" Oh God No ! Forget it Keisha, I'm not going to wear maternity clothes. I'd rather be fashionably uncomfortable, these are horrible. " I said while looking at the clothes in the rank

" They not all ba-Okay ! They are bad but I'm pretty sure we'll find something good, we just have to search hard . " I turned and looked at her crazy, did she see the size of this store ?

" Search harder ? Okay... That is fine by me, I'll sit right here and you go search as much as you want " I said sitting down in one of the couches that were scattered around the store.

" That's fine for me too, just sit here comfortably and I'll do the shopping . " she said grinning before running off, why did I agree to this ? Knowing Keisha, we were going to be here for hours. It's Saturday afternoon and me and Keisha had a mall date planned , it was going good until Keisha saw her crush go into this maternity clothing store, apparently they work together too and if there's one thing I know about Keisha is that SHE WILL GO AFTER WHAT SHE WANTS .

I went from app to app while waiting for Keisha to return , I might just leave her because I was starving. I threw my head back heavily sighing, this store was hot as hell too.

"Excuse me ?! Can I sit next to you ? " I looked up and saw a pale looking, nicely built but yet tall lady smiling down at me. If there's one thing I know about me is that I will examine the fuck out of someone.

"Of course, you can sit " I said offering her a smile before moving my legs so she can sit.

"Hey I'm Rubi " she said turning to look at me offering her hand for me to shake

" Hey Rubi, I'm Amanda nice to meet you " I said taking her hand into mine giving it a slight shake before letting it and this whole time she was looking at me with wide eyes as if she realized something.

"Hey Rubi ? Are you okay ?" I asked before chuckling

"Y-yes ! Yes I'm okay, w-why wouldn't I be ? " she said stuttering while looking at me

"Well because you just stuttered and you had that weird look on your face just now. " I said tilting my head to the side while smirking at her

"I- your beauty is mesmerizing, you're beautiful. " she said before nervously laughing making me smile, she's so cute.

" You're gay ? " I asked leaning back on the couch before crossing my arms

" Who me ? Psssh no ! I just like giving credit where it's due . " she said smiling

" Thank you then. " I grinned at her while rubbing my growling stomach, Keisha better hurry up or I'm leaving her.

" It's no probl- you're pregnant ? " she asked looking at my belly with her eyebrows raised.

" Yes ! 4 going into 5 months to be exact . " I said smiling while rubbing my growing belly , I can't wait until my baby get's here.

"I- Wow, that's... awesome ! Really awesome " I nodded

"Uhmm... I have to go but it was nice to meet you Amanda" she said quickly before getting up from the couch and leaving before I could even respond, weird.

"Girl I got the number, omg !" Keisha said appearing out of nowhere while squealing

"Thank goodness, now let's get out of here and go eat because we're starving " I said grabbing my purse and getting up from the couch and interlocking my arm with Keisha's heading towards the door, I've had it with this store.

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" Now you know that you can't be eating all of that grease " Mrs Smith said eyeing me behind the counter

" Yes I know but I'm going to wash it down with some water " I said stuffing my mouth with fries. After our trip to the mall, me and Keisha parted ways. She went home and I took an Uber to Mr and Mrs Smith's restaurant / diner.

"And that is supposed to make it better Amanda ?" she asked with one of her perfectly shaped eyebrows raised and her hand on her hip

" Yes ? Water is used to... cleanse , right ? " I asked before taking a sip from my diet coke.

" Right ! But this is the last time , you need to start eating healthy Mandy. " she said almost scolding me.

" That's the thing Mrs Smith, I have been eating healthy. De'arra has me eating all sorts of healthy green shit-STUFF ! I mean healthy stuff ." I said hoping she didn't catch the curse word , Mrs Smith hates people who curse in her presence.

" As she should ! You need to be pressurized and monitored because if not , Lord knows what would happen . " she said with her hands raised in the air .

" Does that make me a bad mother ? Wow , I haven't even given birth to my baby and I'm already disappointing her. " I said tearing up and Mrs Smith quickly came over to my side and pulled me into her embrace.

"No baby , you're an amazing young woman and I know for a fact that you are going to be the best mom to your child . We correct you because we care about your well-being and the baby's, it's not because we think you are a horrible mother. You're a first time mother so it is understandable for you not to be knowledgeable and for you to make mistakes so Don't you ever speak down on yourself, you hear me sweety ? " she asked with her hands on either sides of my face while smiling down at me. I nodded and she wiped the tears from my cheeks.

" Can you please make me a pickle sandwich then, with honey mustard ? Since I can't eat this. " I asked her with the biggest grinn while batting my eyes at her .

" A pickle sandwich ? With... honey mustard ? A pickle sandwich ?" she asked with a distaste look on her face

"Yes, a pickle sandwich with honey mustard." I smiled at her while leaning on the counter.

" How about we skip the healthy green shit for today ? " she said also leaning on the counter.

"You caught that didn't you ? " I asked realizing that she heard me when I cursed earlier.

"Yep ! Sure did. " she said popping the ' P '

"I'm sorry, pardon me ." I said while looking down at my semifinished plate.

"It's okay , now hurry up and eat because if Addy walks in on you eating that kind of food, he's going to throw a fit and you know that." she said before walking in the direction of the kitchen. I might have forgotten to tell you guys that Mr and Mrs Smith, just like De'arra and Ken , were so excited for the baby , Mr Smith being the most excited one.

After eating, I put on the restaurant's uniform and helped serve the tables. I actually chose to volunteer here at the restaurant because I got bored of sitting at home and doing nothing but Mr and Mrs Smith insisted on me getting paid so I guess you could call it a job.

"My feet ache, my back hurts and I'm sweaty . I hate this time of the day ." Savanah, one of the waiters said while balancing two plates on both her hands , " Wrong order Chef ! They want gluten free buns." she said handing the plates to Rodrigo, one of our chefs and took a seat on one of the chairs by the kitchen.

" I'm axhausted, you know--Oh shit ! I still have booth 17 to serve." she said about to get up but I stopped her.

" I'll take care of it , take a break and recharge before you pass out . " I said chuckling at her while patting her back .

"You're a lifesaver , I owe you." she said hugging my waist.

" I gotchu mami " I said before grabbing a note pad and a pen on the counter and walking to booth 17. The sky was now dark, the clock read 9 PM on the wall. No wonder it was so full, night time is usually the busiest .

"Good evening and Welcome to Bonita's ! My name is Amanda and I will be your waiter for tonight. Here are yo- " I started but stopped midsentence when I raised my head and was faced with the Reigns, Mr Reigns, Leonardo, Luciano, Mason, Mia, and two other guys I did not know . A huge lump formed in my throat, my heart instantly started beating faster than usual, tears formed in my eyes and my hands became sweaty and my legs shook and right then and there, I wanted Earth to swallow me whole . I scanned the table and my eyes came in contact with Leonardo's . I don't know if it's because I haven't seen him in months or what but he seemed... Different . His beautiful eyes looked deep into mine ,back then this used to move me and make me feel some type of way but now all I wanted to do was jump across the table and attack him, curse him out and tell him how much shit he has put me through but at the same time I wanted to jump right into his arms, cry my eyes out and let him console me but most importantly, I wanted to tell him the truth . As much support that I have gotten from everyone, it still doesn't measure up to the support I'd get from my baby's father . Speaking of baby, I quickly put the menus in front of my belly to cover it. Thank God my uniform was loose and baggy , and thank God I wasn't wearing my apron which would've highlighted my belly. I noticed that they all were wearing black which means they were coming from a mission, I'm assuming. I cleared my throat before speaking .

" Here are your menus, w-what would you guys like to drink ?" I said handing out the menus before opening my note pad to write their orders while avoiding eye contact with any of them so they wouldn't be able to see the tears that were forming in my eyes, if I blinked they would fall.

" Uhmm... We'll have lemonade , 9 glasses of lemonade sweetheart. " one of the men I didn't know said after realizing that no one was going to say anything .

" 9 glasses of lemonade , okay. I'll take your orders when I come back with your drinks " I said before turning to leave. I hurriedly walked towards the kitchen with tears coming out of my eyes.

"Terry ! 9 glasses of Lemonade . " I said slamming the paper on the counter before running to the locker room . I slammed the door when I finally entered the locker room and sat on one of the chairs before crying my eyes out . My melt down lasted no longer than 1 minute, I walked over to the sink we had in the room and splashed water on my face, took a towel and dried my face. I walked out not even bothering to look in the mirror because I knew I looked like shit. I walked upfront and Terry had a tray of lemonade waiting for me on the counter. I took a deep breath before grabbing the tray and heading towards their booth.

Rest In Peace to Chadwick Boseman . 🕊️

I was saddened this weekend like millions of others around the world to hear of the passing of Chadwick Boseman. He was much more than just a Hollywood Actor. He was an inspiration to millions. He faced life and death with the strength of a superhero. He was a King ❤️.My love and prayers go out to his beautiful family, May God mend their shattered hearts and give them the strength to face this.

Chadwick Boseman Made Millions Of People Proud To Be Black. I Don't Think Anyone Else Can Replace Him As The Black Panther .

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