"Let's be honest. You have no car, no home, and technically you don't even have a high school diploma. Your mom has all of that, the judge isn't gonna take KJ away from her" Yolanda, Jaelen's lawyer said.

Ximora felt her heart drop, before she could say anything the lawyer spoke again.

"I got you tho luckily you doing hair makes some good money, also can you fit me in next week? Anyways, I just need you to see if we could get KJ to cooperate a little" Yolanda continued.

"What you mean by cooperate?" Ximora asked.

"Just testify about a few things" Yolanda told her.

Ximora nodded, they spoke some more until her session was up.

Once she got in the car with Brooklyn, they headed to the store.

Ximora wanted to get ingredients for these pineapple upside down cupcakes she saw on Tiktok.

As she rode to the store her phone rang, showing Jaelen was calling.

"Where you going?" He asked.

"To the store" she told him.

"Oh igh, how was the meeting?"

"Ehh, she told me we have a lot of work to do. I'm probably gonna start doing a few more in appointments than usual. I really need to show I can provide"

He nodded "You know I got y'all"

"I know, but I need to have us too" she replied.

They talked some more until Brooklyn parked and they went inside the store.

She walked down the aisles and got most of what she needed.

"Excuse me" a girl said stopping her.

Ximora looked to her with a smile "Yea?"

"Your name Ximora and you fuck with Draco?" The girl asked.

"Umm my name is Ximora, but what Draco gotta do wimme?" Ximora replied.

The girl laughed "Oh well, my name Makylah I just wanted to let you know that's my man, you need to watch yourself"

Ximora shook her head "I ain ever gotta watch anything"

"Ain you the same one leeching off Draco?" The girl laughed.

"How I'm leeching?" Ximora began to ask.

"Don't you and your sister live off him, cause you can't afford shit and your mama kicked y'all out?"

Ximora began to say something until Brooklyn touched her arm and spoke.

"Let's go Mora, I don't even know why you feeding into that" Brooklyn said rolling her eyes at the girl.

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Once Brooklyn dropped her off, Ximora stormed into the house and went straight to her room.

"Wassup babygirl" Jaelen smiled coming into the room, his smile fell as he saw Ximora packing everything.

"Take me to get my sister" she said zipping up the last suitcase.

"Why?" He asked genuinely confused.

"Bruh you telling bitches that you fuck, my business" she shook her head.

"Mane I ain fucking with no one, I work then come home. Tell me I'm lying" he blew out a breath.

Ximora crossed her arms "I don't care who you fucking with, although it's triflin how you led me on. It's a matter of you running your mouth"

"Mora I ain tell nobody you living wit me, and I definitely ain speak on why" he told her.

"Jaelen, take me to your sister house so I can get KJ" Ximora repeated.

He laid back on the bed and closed his eyes.

"Jaelen.." she said glaring at him.

"Mora, you not going nowhere. Especially on sum that ain true" he spoke.

"Okay so how else would she know?" She questioned.

"Honestly Mora, ion know" he said leaning up and looking at her.

She shook her head and pulled out her phone to order a Lyft "It's cool"

"Where y'all gon go?" He asked grabbing her arm as she started moving the suitcases out the room.

"Not your concern" she answered.

"Ximora, lemme drive you. Ion want y'all in a Uber at night" he sighed.

She thought about it then nodded.

After they got KJ the ride was silent "You really wanna stay in a hotel?"

Ximora ignored him and looked at her account as she planned how she would be spending money, since she had to come out of pocket for a hotel.

"Mora I-"

"Jaelen, please stop talking" Ximora said.

He shook his head and got out the car as they pulled into the hotel.

She grabbed the suitcases along with KJ and walked inside.

"Go shower up" she said unlocking the room door.