ย ย ย ย ย ย Iโd been with my girlfriend Demetria since high school but weโd only been serious for about three years. Now that she was pregnant with my son, I was ready to take it to the next step and ask her to marry me. However, there was something Iโd never told her about myself and had no plans of telling her about. Although I hadnโt acted on it in years, Iโm into dudes just as much as Iโm into women. In high school, I fucked around with five of my basketball teammates and a few other dudes from our school on the low. I continued messing with dudes and other women until me and Demetria moved in together. That was when I decided to become faithful to her. I never thought someone so close to both of us would test my faithfulness.
ย ย ย ย ย ย โBaby, Iโm horny,โ I said over the phone to Demetria. โYou know I get morning wood like crazy. Can we have some phone sex or something?โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย She laughed and replied, โYou know Iโm not in the mood. I know itโs been tough but Iโm not one of those women who get horny while pregnant. Once I hit three months, I just lost that feeling. My sister says itโll come back though after I have the baby.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โWhy you still at your sisterโs anyway? Are you coming home or are you gonna stay there until you have the baby?โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โI donโt know, Horace. These last few weeks have been miserable and my sister and my mama have been making me feel so much better.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย I sighed and told her, โI love you and I wish youโd let me comfort you. Youโre carrying my little boy.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โI know, baby. Iโm sorry if it feels like Iโm punishing you for something. Well, I actually am punishing your ass for getting me pregnant!โ She laughed and I laughed, too. โBut for real, I love you and I canโt wait to have this baby.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โI still wanna name him Tyler or Tyree.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โAnd I said one of those could be his middle name. His first name is gonna be Jabari.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โYeah, weโll see.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โSo, whatโs my brother been up to? He acts like he canโt call no damn body or respond to my text messages.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โHeโs good.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โAre you sure he hasnโt been giving you any trouble? He hasnโt been smoking weed in the house, has he?โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โDante is cool, baby. I keep telling you that boy has changed. He got a job and stopped escorting. Heโs helping pay the bills. Your brother is staying out of trouble this time.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โHe better. Because Iโm the last family member thatโs willing to help him.โ She yawned before saying, โIโm gonna go back to sleep. Iโll talk to you later, baby. I love you.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โI love you, too.โ I ended the call and then climbed out of bed to go make myself a bowl of cereal in the kitchen. When I got in there and saw all of the Honey Nut Cheerios were gone, I called out, โDante, can I have some of your Apple Jacks?โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย โYeah, man,โ he replied from his room.
ย ย ย ย ย ย โThanks.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Me (Horace)
ย ย ย ย ย ย I made myself a bowl and after adding milk, I went into the living room to watch TV while eating. Not long after I finished, I heard Dante talking on the phone with somebody. I couldโve sworn I heard him say something about weed so after taking my bowl back into the kitchen and putting in the sink, I went up the hall and stood outside his open door. I peeked in to see he was playing a videogame in his underwear while his phone was on the bed on speakerphone.