I pulled up to East's parent's house, debating on whether or not I wanted to go inside. It took a lot for me to even drive over here. East is the main reason why I decided to come though. I don't want him to feel like I'm punishing him because that's not the case. I just don't know how to process all of this. I do know that we should be going through this TOGETHER though. I thought that giving each other space would help things, but it's only making things worse. I love this man, and I wanna be with him forever. That's why I'm here today.

I took one last look at myself before I got out of the car.

"Here goes nothing" I mumbled to myself.

Locking my car, I put my keys into my purse then headed into the house.

My eyes roamed the house in search of East. I was hoping that I would see him before anyone else.

"Genesis" I heard somebody say.

I turned to see Yesenia standing there with her baby in her arms. I rolled my eyes then shook my head.

"I know you hate me, but I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas and say that I'm sorry" she said.

"It's not me that you should be apologizing to. You owe Samantha an apology and your brother. I'm sure he could care less about your apology though. 'Sorry' won't fix the fact that you almost got him sent to prison."

"I apologized to him multiple times. I deeply regret doing that to him. As for Samantha, I don't have any of her contact information. You're absolutely right, I do owe her an apology. I ruined her relationship then rubbed her fertility issues in her face. I regret doing that to her as well. I just wanna make things right with everybody" Yesenia said.

She was acting like a completely different person. I wasn't sure if she was acting or being serious.

"I don't know if I can trust you Yesenia."

"I don't blame you for feeling that way. I hope that you, Jeremiah, and Samantha can forgive me one day" Yesenia said.

She smiled then walked off to the living room.

I couldn't find East, so I turned to leave. I ended up running into him at the front door. Confusion washed over his face as he made eye contact with me.

"Gen? What you doing here?" He asked.

"Your mom invited me. Are you mad at me?"

"Wait a minute, she did what!?!" East asked.

"It's fine Jeremiah. I wanted to be here for YOU anyways. I'm sorry for pushing you away. I guess I thought that it would make things better."

He didn't say anything. Instead, he wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tightly.

"You know I love you right?" He asked.

I nodded, "I know baby."

"You and Kaiser mean the fucking world to me. I got y'all FOREVER. You come second to nobody. Lola will never be able to compete with you. She's the mother of my child and that's it. I don't want her, I don't love her, I don't even like her ass" East said.

I laughed then buried my face into his chest, inhaling his fragrance in the process. I missed his smell so much.

"I don't even wanna be here Gen. Let's go get Kaiser and celebrate at my crib" he said.

I shook my head, "we're staying here. We can leave when you find out the gender."

"Somebody can just text me the gender. I don't understand why I gotta be here" East said.

"Because that's YOUR child too. Now let's go."

East and I walked hand in hand into the livingroom. I held my head up high and smiled. From this day forward, Lola will no longer see me bothered. That just adds fuel to her fire. I refuse to give her what she wants.

Lola rolled her eyes when she seen me, but I remained unbothered. The nigga that she's obsessed with is in love with me. I already won.

"Genesis! You made it" Yasmine said as she approached us along with Jonathan.

"Don't come over here acting friendly towards her. You knew exactly what you were doing when you invited her" East said.

"Why would you do some shit like that?" Jonathan asked Yasmine.

I was trying so hard not to laugh. Jonathan is hilarious when he's mad.

"I wasn't trying to be malicious. I just wanted all of us to come together and get along. We're all family now. Jeremiah, do you really think that I favor Lola over Genesis? I like Genesis for you. I wish that she was the one carrying your child but she's not. I have no reason to dislike Lola, and that's why I'm being nice to her. She's also carrying my grandbaby. We have to get along for the sake of these babies. Kaiser, Nayeli, and the unborn baby needs us to get along. Now let's enjoy this Christmas party/gender reveal" Yesenia said.

"What you need to do is stop overstepping boundaries. Whether your intentions were good or bad, it wasn't your place to plan this gender reveal with Lola. All of this should've been discussed with your son first. He is not a child anymore. You need his permission before you do shit like this. You should be glad that Genesis is a nice girl because I would've snatched yo God damn wig off if I was her" Jonathan said.

I busted out laughing along with East.

"Whatever Jonathan. Genesis, I'm sorry if you felt like I was being malicious. My intentions were good and always have been" Yasmine said.

I nodded, "thank you for apologizing."

"Are you excited?"

East shook his head, "not at all."

I rolled my eyes playfully. "You don't have to hide your excitement. This is an exciting moment baby."

"I'm not excited though. It has nothing to do with my baby because I'ma love him or her regardless. I'm just mad at myself for getting Lola pregnant" he said.

"It is what it is. Shit happens" I shrugged.

"COME ON BABY DADDY" Lola shouted as she waved East over.

East smacked his lips. "I fucking hate it here bro."

He kissed me before walking away. I couldn't help but to laugh. My poor baby.

Everybody counted down then East and Lola lit their flares. Blue smoke spewed out into the air.

"IT'S A BOY" Yasmine shouted.

East never even cracked a smile. He was obviously ready to get the reveal over with.

"Stop looking so mean" I said as I approached East.

He smiled then wrapped his arm around me. "I'm ready to go."

Lola cleared her throat loudly as she approached us. "It's time to open the gifts baby daddy."

"Stop calling me that. That's some weird shit" East said.

"I mean, you ARE my baby daddy" Lola said.

"Yeah and I wish I wasn't. You can open the gifts by yourself, I'm out" he said.

Lola stood there with an evil glare on her face. That bitch was giving me very much looney vibes. I pray to God that this woman can stay in her place. I would hate to have to beat that baby out of her.

"Here" East said as he handed me ANOTHER gift.

"Another one? How much money did you spend on all of this stuff?"

East went all out for Kaiser and I. He bought my favorite designer brands for me. Kaiser has so many new toys, clothes, and shoes. I'm extremely grateful, but it makes me feel bad when he spends money on us. I guess you can say that I have a bit of a pride issue.

"I spent a lot, but you and Kaiser deserve it" he said.

"I feel bad because I only got you two gifts."

"And I'm satisfied with my two gifts. I'm not hard to please" East said.

I smiled then opened up the gift, revealing a pair of Louis Vuitton boots. I've been wanting these boots for so long because they match my purse.

"Oh my God! I've been wanting these for soooo long. Thank you baby." I climbed into his lap, kissing his lips repeatedly.

"Don't ever leave me hanging like that again. I was depressed as fuck because I thought that I was gonna lose you. I was in the club every night trying to get my mind off of things. I never thought that I would need a woman as much as I need you. You're my peace. Without you my life is no longer peaceful. I know that this baby situation is a lot but just bear with me" he said.

"I'm sorry for pushing you away. I thought that it would make things better, but it made things worse. We're a team now, and we need to be there for each other. You're always willing to make my problems YOUR problems, and it's only right that I do the same. What do I always tell you? I'm down for you, always."

YES, East is about to have a baby with another woman. Does it suck? Yes it does, but shit happens in life. I would be a fool if I let this good ass man slip away, knowing that he has no control over this situation. Call me Stepmommy Gen because I'm not going anywhere and neither is he. We'll just have to be one big, blended, dysfunctional family.

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