Rome-Messiah Jacione Harlem

"Da" "Ma" Milan and Mekeiloh came into the room Ilias came in behind them. This nigga milk faded and shit.

"Da. Ma?" Mekeiloh asks with his hands up

"She in the bathroom." I pointed "Baf." Kei said to Milan and they started walking over there making me shake my head

They so fuckin' bowlegged it don't make no sense. Me too though.

"Ma come, now" one of them said knocking and I shook my head looking over at Ilias and he was in the middle of taking his shirt off.

"Li come here." I said and he paused walking to me with his hands up.

He hates wearing clothes. Freaky ass nigga.

I pulled his shirt off and he took it from me "Graci." he mumbled

Ni was teaching them spanish at the moment his 'graci' meant 'gracias'

"Bed." he said "You wanna come up?" I asked and he nodded "Up"

"Stop knockin' on that door she in the shower. She can't hear y'all." I said and they both look at me

"Maaaaa!" Milan said and went back to knocking "Go fuck him up." I said to Ilias and he started to get off the bed

"I'm playin' bruh." I chuckled and he laughed rubbing his eye "Stop." I moved his hand and he bucked at me

"I'ma whoop yo ass."

"No not." he bucked again

"Thats why yo ass can't talk. Know what you talkin' 'bout before you start talkin'."

"Dad why you talkin' to my brother like that?" Milani asked "Cause he got me messed up." I said taking her homework to check it

"MiMi." Ilias reached for her "Hi bad butt." she smiled hugging him

"He gone put a hole in yo wall." she said talking about Milan since he was hitting the wall with his toy phone

"Come out ma ma" he pleads hitting the door still

He's a mama's boy, Kei and Li were in the middle although Kei liked his grandparents more than both of us. Li a daddy's boy at heart though.

"You finished your homework for the whole week?" I asked Lani and she nodded "Yea I just need to do my reading log."

"Good job." I high fived her giving her the homework back

She better than me though, I used to lie like a motherfucka on the reading log. Cause I shole wasn't finna read for 30 minutes.

"Why you hittin' on my door boy?" I heard Ni ask making me look over at her as she picked him up.

"Ma." he said "Yes son?"

"Hi ma." he said I couldn't make out the rest of what he was saying but on me they had a full blown conversation.

"Da, mmcht why ma?" Ilias scrunched his face up at Milan and Ni's conversation and I bussed out laughing

"I don't know bruh." I shrugged he looked at them with a mug then looked back at me and shook his head

He must know somethin' we don't.

He kept moving his hair out of his face and I could tell he was getting frustrated so I put it in a ponytail for him.

All of them had a lot of hair and it was long.

He smiled at me and stood up walking to his mom.

"Ma why?" he pointed at Milan and I started laughing "Why what?"

"Why Minan?"

"I can't talk to him?" she chuckled "No"

"Why?"

"Cuh" he mumbled and came back to me making us both laugh "Ma stop!" he yelled when she started talking to Milan again

Milan got up and walked over to Ilias then they started talking shit to eachother.

"Mekei get yo brothers." Ni said looking down at him "Mm mm." he said and left out of the room "He said fuck that they gone jump my ass." I said making her laugh

Ilias stopped talking and had his hand cocked back making me grab him and he started laughing "Da"

"Nah nigga don't Da me you know what you was finna do." I said and he started laughing

I put him down and he ran out of the room then Milan ran out after him.

"That nigga was waitin' on you to come out for like 10 minutes." I said

"Them other two don't fuck with me like that, that's why." she jokes walking closer to me and out of instinct I wrapped my arms around her

"I want more." she said "Kids?" I asked and she nodded

"Boys?"

"Girls. These lil niggas is demons. And Milani don't even talk to me no more." she said

"I know. She's so quiet now." I said and she nodded

It all kind of just happened overnight. I don't want overwhelm her with questions so I pace myself with her, I just hope I won't have to kill anyone. I won't mind though.

"Do you know if she ate today?" she asked me reffering to Milani "She didn't eat breakfast. I gave her a pop tart if she got hungry but I don't know if she ate that."

"Ilias stop!" Milani yells making me and Ni look at eachother "What you lookin' at me for go get the bowlegged demon." she said

"You ain't shit" I laughed leaving out of the room to Milani's room and she followed behind me

"Mila- Da- can y'all get them please" Milani asked with a small pout formed upon her face.

"Y'all up in here messin' with sissy?"

Mekeiloh was asleep on her bed. He always sleep. Think this nigga got narcolepsy or some shit.

"You want us to take him too?" I pointed at Kei "You don't have to, he's the only one that listens." she said

"Okay, you want a cheese toastie babe?"

"I'm okay."

"Did you eat today?"

"Um. I ate a pop tart. But I'm not hungry right now." she said and K'yonii sighed putting Milan down and I grabbed his hand.

"Let me talk to you baby." she says in a soft tone and I walked out with the boys.

"Ight y'all ready?" I asked putting Ilias down. "Ready, set, go" I said and they took off running while laughing

"Okay that was a tie. Stop running." I said and they stopped running and looked at me confused as I sat down.

"Li stand next to Milan." I said and he stood right next to him "Scoot over nigga" I said making him laugh and scoot

"Ight y'all ready?"

"Uh huh"

"Ready, set, go!" I said opening my arms and they started running to me.

They run fast for mufuckas that just learned how to walk.

They both jumped in my arms at the same time giggling

"Again." Milan says going back to where he was and Ilias ran over to him

"Ight ready go" I said "No stop havin' my sons race stupid." K'yonii said and closed the door back and I flipped her off

"Say fuck you and I-"

"I wish you would boy. Make my day." K'yonii said now standing from Milani's doorway

"Dog ass. How you hear me and I was whisperin'?" I squinted "Cause I'ma dog, dogs hear everything" she smiled going back in the room

"Dog." Milan said getting all in my face "Move 'fore I push yo simple behind tail down the stairs." I muttered.

The doorbell rang and I touched my nose making them do the same. "Y'all gone have to rock paper scissors or something cause I touched my nose first." I said

I'm too childish for kids for real.

"Go" Ilias said pushing Milan making me laugh and get up "We all gone go. How about it?" I mumbled picking them up

When I made it to the last step I put them down and they ran off somewhere then I opened the door.

"Hi favorite brother law." Yonaa smiled inviting herself in "Wassup bro." KK dapped me up Pookie and Monte did the same.

Phat just waved and Nana smiled "Hi auntie chuchu nini's." Yonaa spoke in a baby voice

"Stop talking to them like that." I mumbled "Shut up I do what I want." she said and I side eyed her about to walk away from the door then I heard a knock.

I opened the door and it was Kj and his daughter, Kalani.

"Hi" she cheesed. "Friendly ass." Kj mumbled

"KK." Yonaa pouted "I'm celibate. Leave me alone." he said making me buss out laughing

"Hoe we breakin' up. It ain't me it's you." she said and he shrugged

"Aye is this lil nigga Kei?" Phat pointed at Milan making Milan point at himself and look at me

"No thats Milan."

"I Minan." Milan said to Phat

"My fault. Where Kei at? He took my bitch." he mumbled and I side eyed him "How you let a one year old take yo bitch bro?"

"That's hella embarrassing for you." I said shaking my head. "Y'all moved away and never came out the house." Pookie said and I shrugged

"We just be chillin'. We try to get out though for the kids and shit." I said

He nodded understanding. "You want more kids?" he asked "Shit I'm not trippin' for real but she want more. So if it happen it happen." I shrugged

"Thats whats up. Anyways, y'all are taking a day off." Yonaa butted in

"Where's Ni?"

"Why you need to know all up in my puthy boy?" Ni asked with Milani behind her "Are you readyyyy" Yonaa dragged out

"For what?" she asked sitting in my lap

"To go to my party. I'm throwing a party. You're invited. And you're husband." Yonaa smiled

"Oh. Yea no. I got kids." Ni shook her head "Mom and Ms. Arlene got something for Milani and Kalani, and the boys go it."

"Girl. I ain't been away from my kids for longer than 30 minutes in 2 years. Hell no." Ni shook her head.

She wasn't lying either. One of our parents would take the kids to try and give us a break then she'd either call and get them back or drive to get them back.

"Exactly. You're only 20 you need to live laugh love right now." Yonaa said

"Live laugh die. Go to hell. I ain't goin' to no party."

"Alright y'all plan b." Yonaa said and they grabbed her making me pull her back down "What are y'all doin'?" she fussed smacking Phat and Monte

"Y'all better let my wife go before I let this bitch blow. Family or not." I said

"Fuck, plan c." Yonaa said to herself

"Juat go. You can facetime the kids and they'll send y'all updates. Please just get out of the house. I miss my big sister." Yonaa said

"Why wasn't that your plan b? Gone have these hooligans grab me." she said bucking at Phat and Monte.

"Please just get out the house for one day." Yonaa begs. Ni looks over at me and I looked the other way making her smack her lips.

"No." she said and walked away

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"Give me your phone." I said to K'yonii "Why?" she asked giving it to me anyways.

"Because you keep checking it. We dropped them off 5 minutes ago." I said

"I know, I just don't want nothing bad to happen and I'm out here having fun while my babies are hurt." she mumbled

"Relax. They'll be fine stop thinking negative. They're going to call you." I said rubbing her thigh

Yonaa finally got her to let our parents watch the kids and go to this lil party she throwin'.

"I know, but I got separation anxiety." she says with a small frown. I pulled into our old driveway.

"They're down the street. If you want me to take you to them I will." I said "Take-"

"No." I blinked getting out of the car then I walked over opening her door for her.

"Then how you go- nevermind." she mumbled as I pulled her in front of me

"Do yo knees hurt?" I asked and she turned around scrunching her face up "What are you talking about?"

"Cause yo booty bi-" "Rome shut up." she smacked her lips.

"I'm just sayin'." I chuckled as she opened the door to Yonaa's house

"My Oakland girl call her my smokin' girl, she like to smoke a couple blunts 'fore we show the world"

"Yonaa so ghetto I love it." Ni said to me and I chuckled lightly "Its so crazy to me how y'all are completely different."

"There was one year when we were just alike." she said "She was quiet?"

"No, I was..." she stuck her tongue out making me mug her "You wasn't doin' shit. I'll knock yo head between that couch and that coffee table keep on."

"Yes I was, ask Yonaa." she chuckled "She from the west side whole body tatted and her sex life, can't forget H-Townnnn she like ha ass tooted up and her face down I want her right now." Ni rapped

"Gotta have some close to home I gotta fire redbone who go all night lo- Yonaa my wife used to be outside?" I asked and she nodded

"She used to be more outside than me, we was like 15 I think."

"What you was doin' at 15?"

"No fuckin'. Mr. I got raped."

"Bruh stop sayin' that." I smacked my lips

"You got raped?" Yonaa asked with a small frown

"No, I just lost my virginity when I was 15 to this girl that was 18." I said "Side eye." Yonaa said

"She fucked him while he was sleep, age don't even matter at this point, there was no consent."

"Stop tellin' my business." I mumbled mushing her head "Ight my fault big dawg." she put her hands up in defense

"Lets get drunk" Yonaa smiled pulling K'yonii.

"Unt un last time she got dru-" "Shut up." Yonaa said "Do I talk to yo man like that?" Ni asked "No."

"Right."

Yea talk yo shit bae.

"Wait" I walked behind them and pulled Ni by her hoodie "Hm?" she hummed looking up at me as I dug in her pockets

"My weed." I said "Let me roll up for you so I could smoke some." she said and I nodded pecking her lips a few times

She deepened the kiss wrapping her arms around my neck. I moved my hands down cupping her ass squeezing it a little.

Damn we ain't kissed like this in a coo' minute.

She cupped the sides of my face with her hands and pulled away slowly pecking my lips a few times.

"You better gone 'fore I fuck you." she said and I ran my tongue over my bottom lip "Nah you better gone cause I'a give these mufuckas a free subscription to our onlyfans."

"Mhm, I'a holla." she smiled going to find Yonaa "Man I'll fuck the shit out that girl it don't make no sense." I said to myself watching her walk away

"Man you tryn' smoke or what?" Kj asked me and I nodded taking the wood from him "Yo sister look good as hell I ain't even gone hold you."

"I ain't gone hold you I'm not tryna hear that." he said and I chuckled "My fault."

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Ni walked over to me smoking half a blunt. "I rolled 3 but I smoked one on my own then I remembered right now." she said giving it to me

"You ain' drinkin' yet?" I asked her and she nodded sitting in my lap "I had a few sips of this" she said holding her cup up

I took it from her and drank some of it then nodded. "This shit smooth as fuck. What's that?" I asked and she shrugged

"It was in a clear bottle with a big D on it." she said "It had a big dick on it?"

"No the le- shut up." she laughed barely catching on "Are you enjoying yourself?"

"I am. Are you?"

"I am"

"I'm tryna get up outta here though." she said taking something out of my hair "What you tryna do?" I chucked my head up

She gave me a tight lipped smile and got off of my lap holding her hand out.

"Let's go." she said and I got up grabbing her hand and we started making our way out of the house

"Awe are you leaving baby?" Yonaa asked Ni "Yonaa I'm your big sister you're the baby." she chuckled "You still my baby."

"But yea I'm up outta here, thank you for inviting me."

"Of course baby gimmie a hug cause I know I ain't gone see you for another month." Yonaa mumbled

"We gone start coming around more." Ni assures "Goodnight ba- Everybody say bye to my sister!" Yonaa yelled

"Bye Yonii!" they yelled and she was waving at them as we left out.

As we made it out of the house the liquor start getting to her.

"Can we bump coochies?" she asked me and I laughed "I don't necessarily have a coochie but we could bump for sure." I nodded

"Oh yea. Let's bump private parts." she said "Ni you gone throw up again?"

"No nigga you tryna fuck or what?"

"Where is all of this coming from?"

"The heart. Yes or no?" she said making me laugh that's definitely the liquor talking.

"Fasho." I nodded as she unlocked the door