•Paris' Point of View•

"Paris....Paris" I could feel his elbow nudging me.

I groaned and rolled over burying my face in the pillow.

"Turn off that damn alarm"

"Alarm?" I thought to myself, confused.

"Fuck!" I exclaimed hopping up out the bed. I reached over to grab my phone off the nightstand. It was 9:45am, my class starts in 15 minutes.

"Shit I'm late for class" I said running out the room. I went into the bathroom and grabbed my toothbrush off the counter to brush my teeth. I brushed my teeth and splashed some water on my face.

I went back into the bedroom and he was sitting at the edge of the bed rubbing his eyes.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" I questioned looking around the room for my clothes.

"Did I not just wake you up?" He laughed shaking his head.

"Where are my panties?" I asked pulling back the comforter.

"Uhhh" He began to help me look for them. "Here" He reached under the bed and tossed them to me.

I took off his basketball shorts and pulled on my panties before putting back on my jeans I had on yesterday. I went into his closet and stole one of his hoodies and pulled it on over my head.

"Okay I'm gone" I said putting crocs in sports mode. I grabbed my phone and ran out the room. I went straight out the front door and over to my car. I reached for the door handle and it was locked.

"Fuck my keys" I said to myself and ran back into the house.

"Whatchu leave?" He laughed walking into the kitchen.

"My keys" I replied "Have you seen em?"

He shakes his head no and starts to make himself a bowl of cereal.

"Jacobi help me find my keys!" I exclaimed starting to toss the pillows on the couch everywhere.

"It's right there!" Jacobi said pointing to the counter.

"Oop, my fault. Thank you" I laughed.

"You coming back after class or no?"

"Nah maybe tomorrow night" I replied, "I'll text you"

I said before rushing out his house and heading to campus.

Jacobi and I have been messing around with each for the last 3 months now. One night after our little hangouts at the house, one thing led to another and we slept together. We said it was a one time thing and wouldn't happen again, and here we are now.

We've been keeping it a secret from from Sean and Michelle because we knew if they found out we're fucking they're going to make it more of a big deal than it is. It's strictly sex, that's it that all. If we told them they would act like we're dating when really we're just friends with benefits.

I was just going to keep this to myself until we decide to stop.

After class I went back home. I knew if I would've went back to Cobi's he would convince me to stay the night and then Michelle would get suspicious about me not coming home two nights in a row.

When I walked inside the apartment was completely quiet so I knew she wasn't home. I hopped in the shower so I could get out these clothes. Once I was done showering, I sat down at my desk and did some homework before taking a nap.

I woke up a couple hours later to the sound of music and chatter. I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I reached over to grab my phone and it was 4:30pm. I walked out my bedroom to see Michelle, Sean, Jacobi and King sitting on the couch smoking.

"King?" I questioned confused raising an eyebrow.

"Wassup" He replied blowing clouds of smoke in the air.

"Ummm okay then" I shrugged walking into the kitchen to grab a bottle of water, "Now you know yo ass shouldn't be smoking" King plays football and he also runs track.

"Imma stop after today" He told me.

"Where have you been ma'am?" Michelle questioned.

My go to lie was always "I was at my parents house" but I didn't know if she had already asked King if he's seen me.

"I was at my cousin Keisha's house. She needed me to babysit" I replied taking a seat next to King.

"Mmh you've been staying out a lot lately. Let me find out you got a nigga" Michelle smirked.

"What?" I frowned at her.

"It's about time she moved on from that last nigga. What was his name?" Sean questioned raising an eyebrow.

"X? Xavier? It was some letter" Jacobi replied.

"I have no idea who y'all talking about" I laughed sitting back and turning my attention to the tv.

"Did shorty have the baby yet?" King asked me.

I told King about everything that happened. When I told my parents we breakup, I didn't tell them the reasoning behind it. I didn't want to hear a "I told you so." However, King wanted every single detail just in case he had to "beat his ass." I swear this little boy thinks he's the oldest.

"Why the fuck would I know that?" I scrunched up my face.

"Ion even know why you broke up with him. It ain't like he cheated on you. You was supposed to hold him down" Sean stated ashing out the little remainder of the blunt.

"You sound stupid" I scoffed rolling my eyes.

"Shiddd if it was me I would've beat the baby out the bitch" Michelle added in and we all laughed. Knowing that she would actually do some shit like that made it even funnier.

"Why are we even talking about this? Change the subject please"

"So who you fucking? We know em?" Jacobi asked raising an eyebrow. He was doing a good job at feeding into this bullshit.

"My legs have been closed and will remain closed unless Drake comes around"

"See that's ya problem, you keep fucking with them lightskins get you a nice chocolate nigga like me" Sean smiled caressing his face.

"Nah get you a white man named Paul. He'll treat you right" King replied.

"Y'all talking just to talk at this point" I laughed rolling my eyes.

•Quincy's Point of View•

I took a step back and stared at the canvas trying to see if anything was missing. Young Thug was playing loudly in the room. My phone started to ring and I checked the caller i.d, it was Sydney.

"Wassup?" I said as I lowered the volume.

"Hey I'm on my way to his check up. I'm like 10 minutes away. Are you gonna meet me there?"

"Yeah I'm finna leave out now" I replied sitting the palette down on the floor on top of the plastic.

"Okay I'll wait in the parking lot"

"Ight" I replied before ending the call. I walked over to the sink and washed my hands.

I grabbed my keys off the counter and headed out. I played my music loudly because I knew the ride back home was going to be quiet since Jayden would be with me. When I made it to her doctors office, I pulled up beside her car.

I put the car in park and walked over to the back seat.

"Wassup man" I said and a smile instantly appeared on his face. "Did you miss me?" I unbuckled him and grabbed his car seat with one hand and his diaper bag with the other.

"Hey" Sydney greeted me.

"Hey" I replied closing the door with my elbow.

Co-parenting with Sydney these last 3 months have went smoothly. We don't talk unless Jayden has a doctors appointment or it's my week to have him. I never thought I'd be in this position. I always wanted my kids to grow up in a two parent household. It is what it is though. As long as he has two loving homes, that's all that matters.

Once we got inside and placed into a room. I started undressing Jayden like the nurse told me to.

"So what're y'all gonna do this week?" Sydney asked me.

I just shrugged my shoulders, "Probably just chill in the house. Maybe stop by my mom's for a little while"

"Your cousin Kayla has been asking to see him, you should take her to see him"

"Yeah I will" I nodded my head.

"Knock knock knock" The doctor said as she opened the door.

"Ooh Jayden's getting so big" She smiled at him as she put on some gloves.

"How's he sleeping at night?" The doctor asked as she placed her stethoscope on his back.

"Good, he sleeps through the night" Sydney told her.

"And is he still being breastfed?"

"Yeah but when he's with his dad he has formula"

I was just sitting on the bed with Jayden on my lap letting Sydney answer all the questions. I felt guilty because I really didn't have the answer to anything. He's with her more, so she knows more about this stuff.

Once the check up was over, I buckled up his car seat in the back seat of my car.

"Hey Quincy" Sydney called out walking up to me.

"Yeah wassup" I said as I closed the door.

"Look I know us having a baby together isn't something either of us planned but can we please get passed this awkward phase. We were friends once upon a time and now it just feels weird to even say hi to you" Sydney states "Let's just forget about us dating and go back to being friends"

"I don't see why we gotta be friends. If it's not about Jayden what we talking for?" I questioned raising an eyebrow at her, "I'm not even on no disrespectful shit. I'm genuinely asking"

"I just feel like you should care about me, that's all. I'm the mother of your child Quincy"

"I care about your well-being for the sake of my child, but it doesn't go beyond that. If you not good, he not good."

I don't even know where all of this is coming from. We weren't cool before the baby, why would we all of a sudden become the best of buddies? I've been cordial with her and I believe that's enough.

"So you don't care about me? You should be checking up on me, asking about my well-being, doing something."

"Sydney bro, get out ya feelings" I chuckled shaking my head "You straight? You need anything?"

"No" She shakes her head.

"Alright then. Im finna head out. I'll text you later" I told her before walking over to the driver side and getting into the car. I sat there in the driver's seat and waited for her to pull off.

I looked in the back seat and Jayden was chilling in his seat. I watched as Sydney pulled off and I sat there for a while until the car completely disappeared. I hopped out the car and grabbed the car seat before going back inside the clinic.

"Hi, do you have an appointment?" The nurse at the reception desk asked me.

I shook my head no, "I just need a paternity test"