Amber -

"Oh My God Amber you're pregnant" Ariel yelled excitedly.

"Sshhh Yes, I'm three weeks pregnant, but I'm keeping it a secret until Jayceon's birthday, I want it to be a surprise," I said happily as I reached inside my purse. I pulled out the ultrasound papers and showed them to her.

"Sissssy, I'm gonna be an auntie," Ariel said as she rubbed my stomach.

"He's gonna be so happy sis I know it,"

"I know he is when I found out it took everything inside me not to tell him, i want to surprise him, his birthday gift," I said rubbing my stomach.

"Baby which tie you think look best," Me and Ariel hurried up and put the papers in my purse. As he walked in we started wiping our eyes.

"What's wrong with y'all?" He asked confused.

"Nothing just having a sister moment," Ariel said.

"Y'all too emotional," he chuckled as he came and kissed my cheek.

"Stand up," I said before kissing his lips. He stood up straight and I looked at his suit.

"The red one baby," I said looking at him. I was so horny right now. I wanted him bad. He looked so good in his new suit.

"Thank you baby," he put on his tie and grabbed his suit jacket. Me and Ariel snickered and he looked from the both of us before shaking his head.

"What y'all was sneak dissing me or some shit?" He asked as he started tickling us. We started laughing uncontrollably.

"What time is your meeting going to be over daddy?" I asked him before pecking his lips.

"Around noon so be dressed so we can go out and get some lunch,"

"Okay babe I'll be ready," I replied.

"Alright y'all," he said before leaving.

"Oh what are you going to name the baby?" Ariel asked.

"I keep having a dream of a boy so I believe I'm having a baby boy and if I do I'm naming him King. King Justice Taylor,"

"Aww that's cute, my little nephew," Ariel said before kissing my stomach.

"I can't wait for Harlem's reaction," Ariel said.

"Me too he's going to be a big brother,"

"I know he's gonna be happy," I smiled.

Me and Ariel talked some more before I took a nap. After my nap I got up and took a shower. I got dressed and soon Jayceon had called saying he was outside.

"How did you meeting go sweetie?" I asked the moment I got in the car.

"It went good bae, got a new business partner, a new advancement, everything I ever wanted is coming together," he said. All I could do was smile and rub my stomach it took everything in me not to burst out and tell him that I was pregnant. Wait until his birthday Amber I kept telling myself. His birthday was a week after thanksgiving. Let's hope and pray I can keep this a secret until then.

****

Jayceon -

"Baby can you stop eating my shit," I said to Amber as she kept digging her fork in her macaroni.

"But baby yours look better," she pouted. She frowned the way Harlem does all I could do was laugh.

"Man stop all that shit you can have some babe,"

"Baby Feed me," she whined. Shaking my head I grabbed my fork and started feeding her.

After we ate, I paid for the food and then we left. Before going home I went to Walmart.

I don't know why but Amber was in the baby aisle looking at baby clothes. "Babe what you doing?" I asked curiously.

"Oh nothing I'm just looking Baby... anyways what did you get?" She asked

"Xbox for myself along with a few games, and some Spider-Man coloring books for Harlem," I replied.

"Baby we just bought him coloring books,"

"I know but I just don't want him to get bored I'm getting used to him being there with us I don't know I been thinking about talking to Erica about letting him stay with us permanently,"

"Oh.. you sure you ready for that babe?" She asked but I could tell a difference in her voice.

"Yeah I'm ready for it, you sure you fine with that?" I asked curious.

"Yeah I'm fine with it babe," I honestly didn't like her response but I said I wasn't gone do too much and press the issue. We left Walmart and went back to the house. I went down in my man cave and set up my Xbox while Amber was upstairs talking on the phone.

I rolled me a blunt and started playing the game. My phone buzzed with a text from Erica saying it was important. I smoked my blunt grabbing my keys and my phone. As I was going upstairs Amber was coming down.

"Baby where you going?" She asked me as I grabbed my hoodie.

"Erica called me said it was important I'm about to go see what's up I'll be back,"

"Wow so when Erica calls you you get up and go?" She asked me. I ain't know what the fuck was wrong with Amber but this shit was annoying me.

"Man don't fuckin start Amber, that's my child's mother whatever she need imma go see about it, get over it damn," that was all it took for her to go crying upstairs. I started run after her but I shook my head confused as fuck. Shaking my head I left.

*****

Pulling up to Erica's house my phone buzzed with a text from Amber.

Wife : Since she's so important to you stay at her house tonight don't bother coming home cause clearly I'm not important. She starting texting me some other crazy shit and calling me. I put her ass on do not disturb.

I rang the bell and shortly after Erica opened the door. "Hey,"

"Hey," she said as she stepped to the side so that I can come in.

"Everything okay?" I asked.

"No I'm trying to get Harlem to go to sleep but he's giving me a hard time about monsters being in his closet," she said she sounded like she had been crying.

"Imma go talk to him,"

"Okay he's in his room," she responded.

Walking upstairs I knocked on Harlem's door before entering. "Daddy!" He jumped out of bed but made sure not to go near the closet.

"Wassup lil man?" I smiled as I picked him up and started tickling him.

"Me miss you and mommy Amber," he said sadly.

"I know lil man but you'll be back this weekend and I promise we gone have a lot of fun, me, you and, mommy Amber," I replied.

"Okay,"

"But first you gotta go to sleep,"

"But daddy it's a bad man in my closet, he gone get me," Harlem said scared.

"Aye daddy gone sit here until you fall asleep I promise you it's nobody there," I said grabbing his chair and sitting down.

"Okay daddy, you not leave?" He asked.

"No lil man I promise I won't leave,"

******

After thirty minutes Harlem finally went to sleep. I took Amber off mute but she was still texting me.

Wife : So you're not coming home?

Wife : baby please come home I didn't mean it, I need you right now.

Sighing I shook my head as I was about to go downstairs. I saw Erica across the hall I her bedroom sleeping with the light on. I went across the hall and turned the light out.

"Jayceon," she called out to me.

"Yeah,"

"Thanks for being a great dad," and that was all she said before drifting off to sleep. I left her room and went downstairs, as I made way out I saw something that caught my eye on the dining room table. It was an eviction notice saying Erica had three days to pay $679.00 before they kicked her out.

I couldn't have my son on the streets. I shuffled through the other letters and they were passed due bills. The gas, lights, and heat was about to be cut off. I took a minute grabbing each letter. After making a few calls I had all the bills paid for.

I wasn't about to have my son, kicked out on the street, cold, I made a mental note to talk to her about this in this morning. I don't know but I think I probably should file for full custody. I mean I don't want to take him away from her but if she can't provide him a decent place to live he don't need to be with her.

I turned off the lights before leaving out. My mind was clouded like a mf. I pulled in front of the crib not really wanting to go in. I rolled up another blunt and took sometime to think.