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I asked Darajah over FaceTime. She was going to her family's annual dinner held on thanksgiving with Joseph. And they both planned on telling their family what they had going on. Darajah said Joe wasn't concerned for them, it didn't matter what their family had to say because their opinion was never valid to him but she insisted.

"Over the weekend, it's like Thursday today so we should leave by Saturday and be back on Monday surely." Darajah said before scrunching up her face and smacking the top of her wig harshly then mumbled, "Shii, I have to get this thing off my head today."

I laughed at her and went to reset the phone where I had it propped up against on the counter before I continued cooking over the stove.

"Show TeeTee her baby's bump May," I stirred the pasta after adding chicken broth then I turned to the phone again and raised my oversized shirt up just beneath my tits. "Awww, look at the lil' navel you spotting already."

I pulled down my shirt and smiled at Darajah gushing over the phone then said, "I know but I low key think it's too early for me to be this big you know or maybe it's cuz I've always been—"

"...thick and sexy as fuck! But I think maybe it's cuz they two in there, mhm." I rolled my eyes and went to check on what I had on the stove.

"Not true. Kentrell thought the same too till last week at our appointment when we saw only one baby. Thank God because I won't make it out sane if I should bare two boys with Kentrell's genes."

"Like having two Dracos—nah I'll say pass on your behalf." We laughed it off and soon Joe was at her's so she had to hang up. "Take care sweetie and give TeeTee baby a pat for her."

"I will, take care." We said our goodbyes before hanging up.

I turned off the heat on the stove and was about dishing some food for myself when I received a text from Kentrell that he would be coming in a hour or so, I saved him a plate in the microwave and made mine before going to the living room.

I sat in front of the TV watching whatever was showing on Netflix and eating my food. From my peripheral view, I saw Lulan slip into the kitchen sluggishly like she had been doing for a few days but I never questioned her what the matter was. She joined me in the living room with her share of food and it was piled as usual.

We both ate in silence without acknowledging our presences until Lulan's phone started to ring but she quickly cut it and it repeated itself two more times. I ignored her and continued to focus on my business till she heaved and pushed her plate aside to rush into the kitchen.

Worried, I followed Lulan and grabbed her hair into a ponytail as she threw up all sorts of nonsense into the sink. I scrunched up my nose as I felt my own insides churn at the stink so I threw my face to the side. Lulan regained herself and rinsed off her chunks down the drain before walking out.

I grabbed my plate of half eaten food and trashed the rest. My appetite went down the drain with that vomit.

Following her into her room, I saw Lulan holding a pack of what looked like drugs but before I walked in further, she slipped it under her shirt and smiled.

"Maeve...um thanks for helping me there, I probably had too many dairy chocolates to eat yesterday, remember? So it's fucking with my stomach now." Lulan said.

I nodded like I believed, she clearly was hiding something more than the pack I saw with her because dairy chocolates has never affected Lulan's system in any way right from our childhood so she lied wrongly. Clearly, it wasn't something she wanted me knowing so I didn't push it.

"It's nothing and I feel this way sometimes (since I'm fucking pregnant but I'll hush) so I understand. Will you still be eating?" I dispersed my nether thoughts and asked her.

Lulan shook her head and placed her fore and middle finger on her forehead and whispered, "Appetite lost but I'll be fine so don't worry."

"Oh I won't be bothered," I answered sincerely but it sounded too nonchalant so I added, "...much, since you said not to."

"Shut the door behind you." Lulan gave me a half smile, I did the same and left.

I shook my head after shutting her door then went to my bedroom and almost screamed, startled when I saw Kentrell on my bed operating his phone with his covered feet kicked up on my bed. I smacked my lips and went to start taking off his shoes.

"Aye chill, say calm down ma. It's just shoes." I ignored him and continued untying his shoelaces then eventually took them off to keep beside the door. "Satisfied now?"

"It's jUsT sHoEs! Don't ever let me catch you with outside shoes or any shoe for that matter on my damn bed again Kentrell, else we're boxing, try me." I warned him seriously before going into my bathroom. "Always getting on my damn nerves ugly boy."

I continued to mumble in irritation which is something I recently caught myself doing; prolonged irritation and muttering things to myself then huffing. I finished wiping myself and flushing then I went to the sink to wash my hands with a glare still on my face.

Through the mirror, I saw Kentrell enter the bathroom and stood behind me. I rolled my eyes at him in the mirror and rinsed my hands off.

"Get off of me, I'm tired." I mumbled when he wrapped his arms around my shoulder and kissed my cheek repeatedly. "Stoooop."

"Hol' on don't cry baby, what I did?" Kentrell spun me around to face him but I threw my gaze to the side not wanting him to see me cry.

"You keep getting on my nerves, I told you no shoes in the house then you wear them on my bed now you probably think I'm nagging Do I nag you Kenny?" I cried into his chest.

"Aw mane, who said you was nagging, tell me I ought to beat they asses. Who troubling you mama?" Kentrell said. I laughed and sniffed in his scent, a combination of weed and his Boss cologne. "I know what you need right na'."

I looked up at him feeling his hands slide lower and settle on my booty to squeeze, I said, "And what could that possibly be?"

"Lemme show you, come on." I squealed and laughed out loud when he scooped me bridal style and brought me back to the bedroom for a long, long night.

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