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"Do I put the ribbon first?"I asked my mama as I stood in my living room.

"Yeah tuck it a little bit but also make sure it sticks out a bit, that gives it texture."

I climbed on the ladder and put the ribbon at the top of the tree.

"Be careful Shay."my mama said as she stood in front of me.

"Tuck it at the top?"

"Yes ma'am or you can wrap it around the tree."

"Oh okay."

I wrapped the ribbon around the tree.

"Are you putting the garland around your stairs or no?"she asked me.

"Yes mama where did you buy that at?"

"Girl it's this website I go on to get all of my decorations, for every holiday. Since we're doing Christmas at your place this year though, I think we gotta go all out."

"Right."I responded.

"Is there anything specific that you'd like?"

"Not really but another housewarming gift will be fine, not too much."

"What you mean 'not too much,' you know ima do the most."

"Please don't."I chuckled.

"Mhm okay."

"I'm serious and where we 'bout to eat at because I'm hungry."I said while climbing off of the ladder and going to sit down.

"Well your dad is at home, he cooked som—"

"Some what!? He can cook?"I scrunched my face up at her.

"Girl yes my husband can cook. He cooked some regular chicken wings, barbecue wings, buffalo wings, spaghetti, fried fish, asparagus, and garlic bread."

"Mhm ion know he might try to poison me."I side eyed her.

She chuckled, "Shay no, why would he do that?"

I shrugged while day dreaming.

"When you gone hook my hair up again?"she asked me.

"I keep trying to but you keep getting your doonies knocked down and getting it messed up."

"What? My What?"

"You keep..."I said while making a circle with my hand and sticking my finger in and out of it.

She just looked at me and shrugged, "Well."

I laughed, "You need to stop over there looking like a bird attacked you."

"Really Shay, that's funny?"she looked at me and said.

"Yes it is I'm sorry."

She picked up her gigabyte pick Chanel bag, "So what are you gone do? Are we going to my house or what?"

"Should I? How good is his cooking?"

"Better than McDonald's."

"How you know I was gone go there?"I asked her.

"Because I know my child, now where you going? McDonald's or home?"

"Do you really?"

She just stared blankly at me and I chuckled while standing up.

"Let me go pee and then we can go."

"Go where!?"

I walked into the bathroom and closed the door, "HOME!"

I can't believe she still wanna be around me, I be getting on her nerves on purpose.

It's been a month since I left Von and I've just been chilling to be honest.

Three weeks ago, I moved into a townhome.

It is beautiful and very spacious for my twins and I.

I just finished rounding up the last of my furniture, that's why I was able to put up Christmas decorations.

We're gonna be doing Christmas at my house this year.

Yes I'm inviting my family.

I've been getting more close to them throughout this whole time.

My dad and I, we're getting somewhere.

Him and my mother are trying just not too much, well she's trying too much.

As far as my brother's and I though, we're cool.

Everybody's just trying to get to know me.

I'm not gonna lie, I feel good about this whole situation now that I've decided to let them in and let the past go.

With work, I still been grinding pregnant and all.

Shit I want my babies to have the world once they get here and if my bitch ass baby daddy ain't gone give then I got to.

He hasn't called, texted, or anything.

Nigga ain't been checking on me or none.

He's already missed one of our doctors appointments, but I'm not tripping on him.

Like I said, we gone be good with and without him.

When I got finished in the bathroom, I grabbed my purse off of the table and my keys then headed outside to the car with my mommy.

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"What's up Shay!!"my dad exclaimed as I walked into the kitchen behind my mama.

"We're hungry, thank you dad."I said as I walked up to him and hugged him.

He hugged me back, "Yeah and how are you?"

"Good."I said while washing my hands and then grabbing a plate.

He had the food sitting out on the island looking all good.

While him and my mother made small talk, I made my plate.

She looked as if she was mad at him and he was trynna kiss her ass.

Instead of being all up in their business, I went to the dining room to sit down and eat.

As I was doing so, I got a lot of notifications at once.

I pulled my phone out of my pocket and looked at it.

It was Instagram notifications.

I clicked one of them and it led me to a dm.

😂😂

I rolled my eyes before sitting my phone down and eating.

I'm not even gone lie, I felt like crying.

This nigga going with the same bitch who I told him to leave alone.

One of the same bitches he was talking shit about.

It's soo crazy how niggas switch up.

Shit made me feel sick to my stomach too.

Especially when I started thinking about him kissing on this bitch while her body looks deformed.

Once I finally finished eating, I went to one of the rooms and took a nap.

That was disturbed by my mama and daddy arguing.

I'm not sure what it was but it was some serious shit.