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"Shay, baby, you woke? Breakfast is ready!!"my mama semi-yelled as she knocked on my room door.

"Uh yeah!!"I jumped up out of my sleep and sat up.

"Be down in about an hour before everything gets cleaned up."

I sighed before laying back down and turning over.

Fuck the breakfast, I wanted my z's more than anything but she had fucked that up.

"Ugggh!!"I groaned while climbing out of the bed.

Even though I was fully clothed I was still cold, so I wrapped myself up in a blanket then headed downstairs.

"There she is, good morning!!!"my mother said loudly while looking at me as I entered the kitchen.

"Good morning."I said while faking a smile.

"Mornin'."I heard and when I turned around Von and I locked eyes.

He stared into my eyes from the time I turned around to the time he got into the kitchen.

I'm not sure if my mama noticed or not but it was pretty obvious.

"Good morning baby."she smiled at him as he pulled her into a hug.

They shared a kiss before sitting down at the island in front of their plates.

"Sooo how are you liking the house and everything?"she asked me as we all began eating.

"Everything looks nice, better than what I was seeing in Houston living with grandma."

She looked at me over the rim of the glass as she drank some of her Mimosa.

"Mhm so how long are you planning on staying down here?"

"Until I get back up on my feet, I don't know."I shrugged.

"Did you have a job back there in Houston?"

I shook my head no.

"So what we're you doing to keep you clothed and fed?"

"Ima step out and let y'all talk."Von said while getting up with his plate and going upstairs.

"I had a boyfriend."I sighed and she looked at me weirdly.

"Elaborate."

I began explaining everything to her.

"Mhm typical Jones women."she said referring to the women in our family.

"What does that mean?"

I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Well the women in our family have always had the tendency to allow their men to take care of them, I had to break the tradition."

"That's what you call leaving your child and your mom in poverty while you came here to make a better life for yourself?"

"I was doing it for you La'Shay!"

"Doing what for me!? You never came back for me!! I had to watch my grandmother bust her ass and go through so much in order to take care of me!! She took care of me, you didn't do shit!!"

"If I didn't do shit La'Shay then why are you here now!? Why are you still in my damn house right now!!?"

"You know what, I don't need this."I said while walking out of the kitchen.

I headed back to the guest room and started getting my shit together.

Once I had finished, I headed downstairs and outside.

As I stood outside trying to get myself an Uber, I heard the front door open.

I turned around seeing her husband.

"Y—"

"Don't say shit to me because the fact that you're married to her isn't making anything better!"I cut him off.

"I'm just trynna hel—"

"I don't need your help!!"

"Fuck it."I heard him say before the door closed.

After getting myself an Uber, I headed back to the hotel that I had left.