#hellonearthff

This week we are reviewing two stories. First up, 

Hell On Earth- hellonearthff

Author’s Description: In the eyes of the world he was an idol. To her he was the devil himself. He loved her. Craved her. His soul yearned for her. She hated him. Despised him. But amongst all the hate did she love him?

411: Hell on Earth is a well-written love story loaded with great narratives, realistic details and an attention grasping storyline that will have you continuously reading from one chapter to the next. Through HOE the author depicts just how powerful love can be. With interactive character conversations readers were able to feel like apart of the story. Read along to follow the story of an angered man and the love of his life.

Pros: well-written/ few to no grammatical errors/ realistic

Cons: N/A

THIS STORY IS COMPLETED :   chapters  trailer 1 trailer 2

Rating: 5/5

Second review,

An Intimate Coincidence- anintimatecoincidenceff

Author’s Description: You should know there’s no such thing as coincidences, only incidents with a twist.
-Anonymous

 Another great Chrianna love story.

411: An Intimate Coincidence is a story about a man who seeks out a woman and makes her fall in love, only for her to discover everything does not happen coincidently. With many plot twist and shocking revelations the author keeps the readers guessing and on their toes. This story keeps you wondering “who did it” and “what happens next?” This author also provides alternative scenarios in the form of shorts that are not meant to take place in the actual story— she simply gives the readers what they want without diverting from her original path. Don’t let the fact that it is a chrianna story deter you from reading. Even though they are the selected main characters of choice they do not resemble chrianna in real life, in other words give this story a chance and you won’t regret it.  

Pros: engaging/ well-written/ few to no grammatical errors

Cons: sporadic updates

THIS STORY IS IN PROGRESS: chapters 

Rating: 5/5

Tyson: In this household a nigga dont get no sleep no more..

Reminded me of Ty and Lani

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Tyson

Three months later

"Tyson don’t you dare forget my hot cheetos, marshmallows, box of Krispy Kremes and nuggets!", Lani aggressively warned as I clenched my jaw tight and literally had to bite down on my tongue to refrain from saying something foul. "Call me one more time and Imma whoop yo ass Lani, dont fucken try me", I grumbled as she let out a scoff before hanging up on me. Wanting nothing more to call her ass back and give her an ear full for hanging up, I decided to let that shit rock only because I had Isaiah in the car and I didnt want him to have to listen through our bickering.

"Why mommy so crazy?", Zay asked from the back seat causing me to look back through the rearview mirror and laugh at how serious he was, "Cause yo mom aint have this dick in a minute. Done caught a attitude", I muttered under my breath but by the way Zay was looking at me with a confused stare I knew he had heard. "Dont repeat that shit either, I’on have to hear her voice if she knows I said that shit in front of ya", I sighed as he nodded his head while swinging his legs back and forth while playing with his toy dinosaurs.

Counting down from 10 in my head, I couldn’t help but chuckle as my phone began to ring as soon as I hit 0. Shaking my head, I hit the answer button and waited for her voice to come thru the loudspeaker of the car. “Ty?”, Lani’s soft voice questioned as I look into the rearview mirror only to find Isaiah giggling at his mothers craziness. “Yea baby?”, I muttered as she let out a sigh, “Are you going to be home soon?”, She asked as I mentally rolled my eyes at the obvious question I knew she would be asking.

“Im around the corner La. We’ll be there in a few minutes”, I mumbled as she let out a satisfied sigh. “Good cause I miss you”, She chuckled into the phone as I couldn’t help but feel a grin tug at the sides of my lips, “Oh and sorry for hanging up on you. You get on my nerves”, She huffed causing me to shake my head, “Yea well the feelings mutual and you pull that shit again and you gonna get a whooping of a lifetime”, I grumbled as she instantly sucked her teeth and once again hung up.

This time Isaiah and I ended up busting up in laughter at Nalani’s antics. It wasn’t something new though as she had gotten rapidly moody about a month after our wedding. I honestly didn’t mind though, I mean yea it got on my nerves but just like she found entertainment in my bipolar I found her mood swings entertaining as well. Not only that but shit was so sexy when she caught an attitude,  it gave me a reason to really put it down on her when we get in them sheets. 

Unfortunately though, sex had been non-existent these last 2 weeks, simply because Lani wasn’t comfortable anymore and I low key had a fear of going to hard or deep and hurting my lil’mama. So now we was not only dealing with mood swings but sexual frustration as well.  I could barely go without sex for more than two days, now Id have to have for over two months cause Lani wont be able to have sex for 6 weeks after she gives birth. Then again I always had her back entrance, right?

It only took us another few minutes before I pulled up to our mansion.  Hitting the button for the gates, I sat patiently as I watched the large steel gates roll open and allow access to our long drive way.  Driving up, I coulnt help but catch a glimpse at the house on the left side of us and let out a chuckle. When Adrian sets his mind to something he never falls short of his goals or plans, so you can imagine when he said he was gonna get a joint near us he made sure that it was no less than a few meters away.

Our house placement was literally Adrian’s, mine, random person, random person and then finally Jeremiahs. If that shit wasn’t enough, I woke up hella early one morning, went out back for my smoke only to find a team of construction people pulling down the fence that was separating mine and Ace’s houses. Just when I thought shit couldn’t get any worse, this nigga Ace was amongst them wearing a hard top hat and one of them fluro orange vests as he directed them. When he finally spotted me he had the nerve to start cheesing as he waved before going back to calling out orders, as if he didn’t just pull out my fence to connect our back yards. He was lucky it was early in the morning and I was too tired to cuss his dumb ass out.

Lani however had a different view on it and was even happier that her best friend was next door. You’d think these women would get sick of each other after hanging out every other day, but that wasnt the case. I for one wasnt too thrilled to always have these niggas around simply because I was the type of person who liked to lay out in bed all day while buried inside my woman. Unfortunately though, that doesn’t seem to stop our no boundary having friends as they will shamelessly walk in while we are fucking just so they can have a chat. The thought alone had me chuckling. 

Parking the range in front of the garage, I turned off the car, got out and went to the back seat to help my little man out. Zay was officially 4 years old, crazy to think that it has already been a whole year and a bit since we took him home for the first time. During his time with us, Zay and I formed a strong bond. He was not only my shadow but little man was my best friend and I couldn’t imagine life without him. I hard out loved spending time with him, we could lounge around all day watching cartoons, eating food and not saying a word and I swear I lived for those moments.

This year for his birthday we ended up taking a trip to disney land as per his request. None of us had ever been and it was only right to go as a family even though Lani was almost 8 months pregnant. Of course the crew came along, well minus Jasmine and J as their girls were still way too young. Isaiah had mad fun though, shit I wont lie, I too had hella fun and it mostly had to do with the fact that Isaiah was losing his mind with excitement. I lived for making him happy.

Setting him on his feet, he stood close to me as I grabbed all of Lani’s requests and locked up the car. Having no spare hands, Zay held onto the back of my shirt as we slowly made our way up the few stairs and into the mansion. Making our way straight out the back, I couldn’t help but shake my head as I spotted Lani chilling in the pool with Briana while Ace sat back on one of the lounge chairs smoking. Noticing that his mom was in the pool, Zay let go of me before running out and instantly began trying to pull off his shoes so he could join her.

“You’re back!, Nalani beamed as I rolled my eyes at the obvious and began placing all her food on top of the table that was close by. Needing nothing more than a smoke, I dapped Ace before wordlessly accepting the joint he passed my way. “Bruh if I had to sit here for anotha minute listenin to them talkin bout nothing but shit I was ready to off ma self, forreal forreal”, Ace grumbled with an annoyed expression etched across his face that had me chuckling. “I feel ya, you think that’s bad you should see when Lani in her moody moments”, I grumbled while shaking my head only to jump to my feet seconds later at the feel of water spraying us.

Ace and I we up standing, soaked in water as we both narrowed our eyes at a glaring Lani and Briana. “You testing ma patience”, I gritted out while pointing my finger at Lani to which she responded with sticking her middle finger up like the mature person she was. Shaking my head as I knew this would just continue as back and forth banter, I waved her off as Ace chuckled, “You know what we need?… We need a trip to the strip club. Shit has been long way over due”, Ace boosted before quickly silencing and ducking as a baby Jordan shoe went flying his way.

“Get yo woman cuh”, Ace laughed as he straighten back up and childishly smirked at Lani. “Im surrounded by children”, I muttered as I pulled out my phone, deciding to call J as I needed some sort of adult around because these niggas were just not cutting it.

“What up bruh, was just about to pull through”, J muttered into the phone as soon as he answered, “Word? Was telling you to come over and save a nigga. Court in a few?”, I mumbled as I inhaled the smoke before handing it back to Ace, “Save you from what bruh… and yea Ill be there in a few”, He chuckled while I gave Ace a head nod so he knew that we was down for a game. Without wasting a second, I watched as Adrian jogged across our yard and towards his back door so he could change, “Save me from these childish ass motha fuckas brah”, I muttered back to J who instantly started chuckling.

"Nigga what you need to do, is call yo self some builders and get em to re install a gate", He continued to laugh as he thought it was hilarious that I was stuck with the Ace’s crazy ass next door. "Man I aint paying for nothing, I aint the one who had it teared down. Plus this nigga threatening to just pull it down every time I get it fixed", I huffed out in annoyance which only sent him into more laughter, "Bruh you aint helping. Bring yo ass on", I mumbled before hanging up without waiting for his response.

My attention turned back onto the pool where Isaiah was now splashing around with Briana while Lani sat on the step in the water, eating her food. Crazy that she was due to pop out a baby at any minute yet she still looked as flawless as ever. It was true when they say that when you’re in love you cant find any faults in your significant other. That was Lani to me, nothing but pure perfection and all this pregnancy did was add an extra glow to her beautiful self.

Shaking my head at all my fruity thoughts, I smirked at how whipped this woman had me before wordlessly heading inside. Knowing that the boys would be other within minutes, I jogged up the stairs, into my bedroom and headed straight to the walk in. LJ’s long body was stretched out across the couch as he licked away at his fur coat. “Lazy ass cat. Always lounging around and shit”, I muttered towards the cat like he could understand me and possibly reply back.

Heading straight to my side of the closet I slipped out of my wet sweats and shirt while silently cussing Lani out for drenching a nigga. Tossing the wet clothes to the side, I grabbed my Heat basketball shorts and slipped them on before tucking my feet into some J’s. Not bothering with a shirt as I knew I’d end up taking it back off, I grabbed my phone and heading back outside. 

Jogging down the steps, two at a time I headed out the door and wasnt surprised when I saw J outside greeting the girls. “Wassup bruh”, I grinned as I walked over and dapped him just as Adrian was coming out of his of back door and headed back over to our yard. “Nuthin man, just ready to relax with ma boys, shoots some hoops, shit maybe even light one up”, He shrugged as I nodded my head in agreement as I liked the sound of his plan. 

“Where’s Jasmine and the girls?”, Lani asked as she stepped out of the pool and wrapped a towel around her rounded body. “She at her moms today, that means a nigga gettin a rest from the sound of crying babies”, J mumbled as he eyed out Lani’s Krispy Kreme donuts. Everyone and they momma knew that J had some weird undying love for them donuts and the nigga made sure to at least have one once a week. Giggling as she noticed his stares, she picked up the box and silently offered him one, to which he accepted without hesitation.  “You ready to hoop?”, I grumbled as I felt my impatience pick up while Lani began offering everyone donuts and noticeably skipped me.

“You just aint gonna offer me one? After I went out and got em?”, I added as she slowly turned around and gave me a sly grin that had me narrowing my eyes at her. Picking up the last one, she didn’t remove her eyes from my own as she slowly began drawing it closer to her lips. In the blink of an eye, I launched at her and grabbed it causing her to let out a surprised squeal while I held up the now squished donut with a smirk. Instantly a frown formed on Lani’s face while everyone laughed at our banter, “You wasn’t gonna share huh?”, I asked with a raised eyebrow as her eyebrows drew together and she was soon glaring at me.

“You’re just gonna snatch a donut from you’re pregnant wife?”, She glared while I subconsciously started grinning at the mention of her being my wife. Lani knew it was a weakness of mine whenever she was referred to as my wife or I as her husband and she frequently used it to get what she wanted. “Ight come here”, I muttered as her lips tugged up into a smile and without hesitation came into my outstretched arms. Melting into my embrace, I enjoyed the first bit of contact from her since being home and didn’t waste any time wrapping my arms around her while being careful not to get the donut on her.

“You done being grumpy and moody?”, I mumbled against her neck to which she instantly nodded her head and let out a sigh. Pulling away slightly she looked up at me with a pout, “Im sorry, hopefully you wont have to deal with it much longer”, She giggled as we both looked down at her rounded belly knowing that her due date was literally days away. “Ight, in that case you can have your donut now”, I chuckled as she looked at it with disgust due to it being deflated and all mushy within my hands, “It looks nasty now”, She mumbled with a frown while I simply shrugged my shoulders. “Shit if you don’t want it, Ill have it”, Ace called out causing me to suck my teeth, Lani to smack her lips while the others laughed at his dumb ass.

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It was drawing near 7pm and after helping feed Isaiah his dinner, I took him up to his bathroom and began giving him a bath. Usually Lani would be taking care of Zay’s baths simply because he obviously needed to bath in warm water and I hated warm and hot water with a passion. However, now that Lani is too big to bend down and assist him, I had to put my fears and hatred for it aside and learn to cope with at least putting my hands and arms in it.

I wont lie, shit was hard as hell at first simply because the heat and steam brought back unwanted memories but I gritted my teeth and withheld from freaking out as I didn’t want Zay to see that. Now after a few months of the same nightly routine I was able to give him a proper bath without wanting to punch my fist thru a wall. Zay sat in the bath with bubbles covering his hair and face as he played around with his dinosaur toys.

“Daddy you play with this one and I play with this one”, Isaiah instructed as I sat on the floor beside the tub and took a hold of the stegosaurus toy he handed me. “Why I gotta be this one tho? Lemme be T-rex”, I frowned as I tried to hand my toy back and grab the other one but he instantly started to shake his head causing the bubbles from on top of his head to go flying.

“No I Rex!”, He stated as I let out a low groan and accepted my fate of being the underdog. “Whatever but Im the Trex of the family”, I told him sternly as he began giggling as he leaned over the bathtub and with wet hands lifted up my wife beater. “You have T-rex here”, He pointed as his wet fingers traced over my Dinosaur tattoo on the side of my ribs, “See I told you I was T rex”, I chuckled as he held up his toy and matched it up to mine.

“I get one like this?”, Isaiah  asked as I looked down at him with a amused look while shaking my head, “Hell nah and don’t say that shit in front of yo mom either”, I chuckled as he pouted with a sigh before slumping back into the water and once again began playing with his toys. I usually just sat here and watched him come up with different scenarios for his toys. Its crazy how much thoughts from a innocent mind could calm my not so innocent one. That was what Isaiah had become to me, he was now my sense of innocence. 

It wasn’t until 20 minutes later when the water had turned cold that Isaiah had finally decided he was finished playing. Standing up, I heard a few of my bones crack and let out a low groan as I grabbed his towel.  “Ight come here little man”, I mumbled as I pulled the plug out and wrapped the towel around his small body. Instantly he wrapped his wet arms around my neck while I chuckled and tried to dry him as he hung to me like a monkey.

“Gonna get you dressed, we’ll go say goodnight to mommy and than you off to bed”, I mumbled as I dried his hair before proceeding to carry him into his basketball themed bedroom. Without having to be told twice, Zay sat perfectly still as I dressed him completely before carrying him over my shoulder as he left his room. “I watch Tv with you and mommy?”, He called out as I continued to carry him down the stairs and towards the lounge room where I knew Lani was laying down and watching tv. “Nah its already past your bedtime”, I grumbled instantly causing him to start beating at my back with his small fists. “Please daddy, please!”, Zay continued to beg while I just chose to ignore his little ass. 

Entering into the lounge room I halted in my spot as I raised an eyebrow and looked over at Lani with a confused expression.  She was sitting up, her legs spread apart, hands resting on her thighs as she repeatedly took deep breaths. Noticing our presence she looked up and gave us a forced smile while sending a weak wave, “Why you look constipated?”, I asked as she instantly smacked her lips while rolling her eyes. My own eyes feel down to the crotch area of her grey sweats and I was instantly mushing my eyebrows, “You couldn’t wait till ya get to the toilet to take a piss?”, I huffed as I sat Zay on his feet while he began giggle, “Mommy wet her pants”, He added as I couldn’t help but chuckle with amusement.

“If I wasn’t about to give birth right now, I would have got up and whooped you both”, She breathed out painfully as my chuckling halted and I stared back at her with wide eyes. “Baby coming?”, Zay squealed with excitement as he let go of my hand and run over to his mom while I stood stuck frozen in my spot. A hundred and one different things were currently running through my mind and for the first time in my life, I had absolutely no idea what to do. “Tyson! I need you to snap out of it and help me right now okay? No time for freaking out”, Lani coached as I slowly nodded my head and some how willed myself to start moving my legs towards her.

“Are you in pain?”, I frowned as I bent down in front of her and watched as she slowly nodded her head as she continued with her breathing exercise she had learnt in birthing class. “Shit what the fuck do I do, I aint prepared for this shit”, I freaked out as my eyes roamed all over her body as if the answer was somehow magically there. “Daddy said a bad word!”, Zay exclaimed with a giggle that was silenced as soon as he noticed me narrowing my eyes at him.

“Okay, hand me my phone so I can call Briana, while you go upstairs and get the Louis duffle bag that’s waiting beside the door. Also a new pair of sweats please”,  Lani breathed out as her hand rested over her belly and instantly she was hunched over as she let out a painful groan. Flinching at the sight, I handed her the phone before finding my footing and instantly began running up the stairs and towards our room. “Don’t freak out, don’t freak out, don’t freak out”, I coached out loud to myself.

My eyes landed on her pre packed duffle and after grabbing it and a pair of sweats I was once again running down the stairs and heading to the kitchen. Having no idea what the fuck I was doing, I flung the freezer door opened and pulled out a few ice packs and headed back into the lounge room.

Lani was now resting back as her head was tilted to the roof while she continued to do her breathing exercises. Isaiah was sitting next to her as he softly patted her arm while doing a better job at comforting her than me. Dropping the duffle on the floor, I started placing the ice packs on her belly causing her head to snap over at me with an amused look. “What are you doing?”, She asked with a raised eyebrow while, I went back over and grabbed her sweats.

“I’on? Numbing the pain?”, I shrugged causing her to tilt her head back as she began laughing and removing the three ice packs from her belly. “Oh sweetheart, you have no idea do you?”, She laughed before holding her stomach as she groaned, “Quit making me laugh”, She painfully chuckled as I went over and began helping her pull off her wet sweats. “I aint makin you do shit, I thought it would help”, I mumbled truthfully as she shook her head while grinning. As soon as I had successfully helped her change, Briana and Adrian busted through the back door and ran through the house like they lost their damn mind.

“You couldn’t wait another 20 minutes for a nigga to at least finish his dinner?”, Ace huffed with a mouth full as he jogged into the lounge room while still carrying a plate of food.  Once again Lani was painfully laughing while Briana slapped the back of his head before rushing over to her side to help her, “Why is there ice here?”, B asked with a raised eyebrow only making Lani laugh even harder while I sucked my teeth. “He thought it would numb my pain”, She giggled while Ace looked over at me with a goofy grin that had me wanting to slap it off.

“Ight, ight we get it. Can we please get her to the hospital before she has this baby here and fucks up my couch even more?”, I asked as I eyed out my one seater massage lounge chair that was forbidden from everyone although Lani seemed to ignore that rule. “Help me up you big fool”, Lani chuckled as she held out her arms from me to grab. With the support of Briana and I, we successfully got Lani standing and after a extremely slow ass walk to the car we were finally ready to go. Briana and Zay sat in the back, both helping and coaching Lani, Ace sat beside me still eating his dinner while I cautiously drove to the hospital.

"Daddy how does baby come out?", Isaiah suddenly called out from the passenger seat causing me to tense up as Lani and Briana tried to hide their laughter. "From yo moms vagina", Ace nonchalantly replied within seconds before shoveling another spoon full of chicken into his mouth. "Whats agina?", Zay cluelessly enquired this time causing a groan to escape my lips while Lani once again held her stomach as she painfully laughed. "Something yo aint gotta worry about until yo balls drop", I explained which only earned me a slap at the back of the head, courtesy of my wife.

"I dont want my balls to drop", Isaiah sniffled with a frown this time having all of us erupt in laughter at my poor son’s innocence. 

Nalani

I had been in labor for the past five hours now and not even 10 minutes ago the nurse had come in, stated I was dilated enough and ready to give birth.  I was a big ball of happiness, nervousness and excitement while Tyson looked like we were just about ready to pass out. Now lying back, my legs propped up and open I couldn’t help but laugh at Ty who was pacing up and down beside me.

My doctor slipped her plastic white gloves on and with a grin she took her stance in between my legs while I took a deep breath. I was no longer worried about the giving birth part, it was more so I was so anxious and nervous to finally meet my baby girl. Thanks to the epidural I could no longer feel any pain towards my lower half and the only thing I could feel was a bit of pressure. I told Ty and my Doctor from the jump that if I was going to be giving birth it would have to be while I numb because there was no way I was going to willingly feel my vagina stretch.

“Okay sweetheart are you ready? I need you try and relax, so no tensing up or clenching. You’re going to take a deep breath and on the count of 3 I need you to give me a big push”, The doctor instructed as I instantly nodded my head and held out my hand, “Tyson, hold my hand baby”, I asked as he visibly looked a few shades paler and was now breathing harshly.”I feel sick”, He muttered to himself while I bit down on my lip. Taking his hand into my own, I gave him a small smile which he tried to return, before we both turned our attention back onto the doctor.

“Okay lets get her out 1 , 2, 3 , PUSHHH”, The doctor instructed as I grabbed Tysons had tighter and pushed with all my might. Slumping my head back, as I tried to catch my breath I was torn between crying and laughing thanks to Tyson who looked so lost, it was hilarious. “Good girl, Lani! I need you to keep that up, lets give me another one”, The doctor once again ordered. Taking a deep breath, I waited for her to count to three before I once again squeezed and let out a yell as I pushed again.

“I can see a head!”, The Dr yelled out as I left my tears fall down my cheeks, “Go look”, I whispered to Tyson who looked at me with panic before letting go of my hand and slowly walked towards my opened legs. My eyes stayed glued to him as my chested heaved up and down thanks to my exhaustion. Tyson squinted his eyes as he finally got to the bottom of the bed, before looking down with wide terrified eyes. Soon his shock turned into a hoffied frown as he instantly jumped back while shaking his head.

“OH HELL FUCKEN NAH! NA UH LANI, IM OUT”, Tyson yelled out as he slapped his hand over his eyes and began backing away towards the door, “TYSON!”, I yelled through my laughter as he continued to mumbled a bunch of incoherent words while feeling around for the door handle. “Man thats some alien shit, I swear to god”, He continued to mumbled out in horror with his eyes still closed.

“Now is not the time bring yo ass back here”, I ordered with a grin as he removed his hand from his eyes and looked torn between running out the room and coming to hold my hand, “Lemme get Briana in here or something. You got a motherfuckin head coming out yo cooch La!”, He exclaimed as the Doctor, nurses and I couldn’t help but laugh at how serious he was. 

“We have to push again. Come on Tyson dear, go help your wife”, The doctor chuckled as I held out my hand while he hesitantly came over and gave me his hand. “I feel so sick”,  He mumbled lowly, which I pouted at because he did indeed look like we was going to throw up, “Maybe that wasn’t a good idea to look, sorry”, I whispered with amusement as he narrowed his eyes at me before we both turning our attention to the doctor.

Again she counted to three and I once again pushed with everything in me, feeling the pressure building up with each second, “Okay almost got the head out. Your babygirl is almost here hunny. Tyson you want to see?”, The doctor playfully asked while Tyson instantly shook his head rapidly, “Hell nah, Imma pass out if I see that again”, He mumbled before grabbing my cold, face towel and using it to dap his own forehead.

Biting my lip with amusement, I quickly laid my head back as I was feeling exhausted by the minute. Though my little rest was ended within seconds as the doctor was once again instruction me for another push, “I know you’re tired Lani, but we just a few more pushes”, She informed as I weakly nodded my head and willed up the strength to push her out. “You got this baby”, Tyson finally mumbled his first words of encouragement that caused me to smugly grin and also give me the motivation I needed. “Better late than never”, Tyson shrugged knowing exactly what I was thinking.

I took another ten minutes before the sweet sound of our daughters cry fill the room. Completely exhausted and worn out, I rested back in the bed and closed my eyes while Tyson repeated kissed the top of my head, “You did good baby”, He mumbled against my hair as I gave him a weak smile in appreciation. “Does daddy want to cut the cord?”, The doctor called out causing me to instantly grin with my eyes closed as I knew without looking the expression that Tyson was now wearing.

“Is it hanging out her….you know… her woman area?”, He muttered awkwardly as I opened one eye only to see him uncomfortably rubbing the back of his neck. It honestly blows my mind how my crazy man can barely handle the beauty of giving birth, yet he could willingly cut up and torture human beings so effortlessly. 

“Ty stop being a wimp. Where is my big bad Tyson?”, I giggled with amusement as he looked down at me with a raised eyebrow, not liking that I was questioning his manhood, “Go get our daughter, baby”, I said softly as I gave his hand a small squeeze and watched as he brought it up to his lips and kiss it.

My gaze didn’t falter on his face as he slowly made his way to the bottom of the bed, instantly I could see his eyes widen but it wasn’t the freaked out expression as before, instead it was a different look, “Shes so small”, I heard him mumble lowly as tears filled my eyes, “Here you go, just cut here”, The doctor instructed though Tyson was too busy in a trance as he stared down at our daughter.

Finally snapping out of it, his eyebrows furrowed together in concentration as he cut the cord. Before he could get another look at Taliyah she was wrapped in a white towel and taken to the side to get cleaned up which caused Tyson to frown. “Come here sweetheart, they are just weighing and wiping her down”, I smiled weakly as he kept his eyes over to where they had taken her while he blindly walked back over to me.

“Shes so small”, He mumbled again as he dropped his face beside mine and rested his cheek on my own. “Who does she look like baby?”, I tiredly whispered as I brought my hand up and ran it through his short curls that were growing out. “I split imagine of you, just what I prayed for”, He mumbled as a tear rolled down my face at the sound of all the emotions in his voice.

“Mommy and Daddy ready to hold the baby?”, The Doctor spoke up causing Ty to lift his head while I looked over to the small bundle that was now wrapped up in a light pink blanket. Without another word, one of the nurses slowly brought her over and carefully placed her in my cradled arms. Tyson was right, she was so tiny and fragile and I just wanted to cuddle her in my arms forever so I could always protect her. My gaze roamed every inch of her and I couldnt help but smile at the fact that Tyson was right, she did look like me though I could definitely see him in her features too.

From her small slanted brown eyes, her fathers skin tone, my rounded face, button nose and a small mop of black hair that decorated her tiny head. Her eyelashes where thick and dark and her small pouty lips were a mix of my own and Tysons. Apart from Isaiah I had never seen such innocent perfection and the fact that she was mine and Tysons had me feeling like I was in a dream.

Soon tears were cascading down my cheeks and I could literally feel my chest begin to hurt as my heart was beating so fast due to all the happiness and love I was feeling. “Hi beautiful girl”, I whispered as Taliyah little eyes fluttered open and close tiredly, “Shes so perfect, Ty”, I whispered as I looked up at him only to find him staring down at our daughter in awe. He looked so captivated and when he finally managed to tear his gaze away from her he looked at me with so much love and adoration, “I love her La”, He mumbled in a strained voice that had me smiling as more tears fell from my eyes, “And I love you so much, thank you for yet another gift”, He muttered just as his lips found my own.

Pulling away we looked back down at her like she was the most prized possession in the entire world. “Ty, here hold her baby”, I whispered as I looked up at him only for him to tense as he looked back down at me with panic. Backing away as he shook his head, I smiled softly as I looked back down at Taliyah, “You want daddy to hold you, dont you princess?”, I smiled as her eyes just so happened to open and close. “Look baby shes looking for you”, I giggled as he hesitantly took a step closer so he could see her. 

"I’on want to hurt her though", He mumbled as I looked up at him with a soft smile, knowing that he meant not only hurt her my carrying her but also in the future. "You have nothing to worry about baby. She will always be safe in your arms…just like I am", I added as his gaze moved from her and over to me. Finally a small smile slowly started to form on his lips and he cautiously sat beside me on the bed. Unable to use my lower half, one of the nurses came around and picked Taliyah up before walking around to place her in Tysons arms.

"Just like that baby", I instructed as I helped him form his arms in a cradle position that allowed the nurse to carefully place her in his arms. "We will give you guys a few minutes", The doctor smiled before her and the nurses exited the room while Tyson stiffly held onto a daughter. His eyes didnt leave her small body and as soon as I rested my hand on his arm, all tension seeped out of his body and he was once again relaxed.

"We have a daughter", He mumbled with disbelief as I closed my eyes and with a smile enjoyed the presence of the new addition into the family.

@nalaniBROWN: Taliyah Sina Brown. Welcome to the world princess <3

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The following day, I was awoken extra early as it was time to breastfeed my baby girl this morning. Tyson was laid out sleeping on the hospital bed beside me and I tried to quietly sit up without disturbing him as I knew he was exhausted from last night. The young nurse came in with Taliyah and I once again felt my cheeks begin to hurt due to wide grinning I was doing at the sight of her. 

After giving birth last night, the nurses went ahead and gave her a bath before transferring us to a private room where Briana, Ace, Zay, Jas and J were waiting for us. Just like his father, Isaiah to was in awe of his new little sister and he insisted on holding her the entire time. However due to the fact that it was in the early AM, everyone was in need of some sleep and after throwing a mini tantrum Zay finally gave in and reluctantly went home with B and Ace.

Tyson on the other hand hadn’t spoken much after I had given birth and instead spent the entire time with his eyes fixated on his daughter. It was obvious that he was still in semi shock and denial that he actually had a daughter and I knew it would take a little time for him to get use to. But I did occasionally find him grinning down at her whenever he thought no one was looking. I knew he hated to admit it, but he was turning into a big softy.  

“Did you rest well Mrs Brown?”, The nurse politely asked as I removed the straps of my bra and cami off so I could start feeding Taliyah. “Lani is fine and yes thank. Despite this giant of a man beside me, I actually slept pretty well”, I chuckled causing the nurse to softly laugh as she carefully picked up my daughter. “Will you be alright by yourself or would you like me stay and assist you?”, She enquired as she handed me a small towel to wipe Taliyahs mouth with. “Ill be fine thank you, Ill buzz if I need anything”, I whispered as my attention was now on my beautiful baby girl who was looking up at me with her small-slanted eyes.

Without another word, I heard the door being closed indicated I was now alone and ready to breastfeed her for the first time without any help. Watching her stir in my arms a little, I satisfied her hunger by cradling her in my arms before carefully guiding her mouth onto my left nipple. It took a few tries and a few painful nips later, but she finally got a stern hold on it and she was soon sucking her life away as I relaxed back against the upright pillows. “Mommies little angel. You are going to be so spoiled”, I whispered with a smile as my eyes took in every little inch of her perfect features.

“If she ends up spoilt like you, Imma be in trouble”, Tysons husky voice muttered behind me causing my smile to become even wider as I looked over my left shoulder and down at him. “Good morning handsome”, I cheesed as he let out a loud yawn before rubbing both his eyes with his balled up fists. “Morning”, He mumbled, voice thick with sleep which only made him sound ten times more sexier than he already did.

“Lil’Mama eating?”, He muffled thru another yawn as he slowly sat up and rested his chin on my shoulder so he could look down at our princess. “Yep, sucking like her life depended on it”, I giggled as I could feel Tysons own grin against my skin, “She got that from me”, He smirked with pride causing me to playfully roll my eyes as he kissed the side of my neck and began getting out of bed.

Noticing my curious eyes, he readjusted his manhood before slipping into his nike slip on’s, “Gotta take a piss”, He explained as I smacked my lips, “Charming as always”, I chuckled as he looked over his shoulder, “Aint that why you married me?”, He winked before disappearing into the bathroom as I lightly laughed and tried not to make too much movement so I didnt disturb Taliyah.

“Your daddy is so silly”, I giggled down at Tali who now had her small hand resting on my breast as she continued to suck away. The entire experience was so amazing to me and since Isaiah was a premi and was taken away from me so soon I unfortunately didn’t get this experience with him. It low key hurt that I never got to go through all this with Isaiah and thats why I promised myself to enjoy every little detail with my second child.

Pulling her away a little, I switch her onto my right breast just like the midwives had told me too and once again she was feeding without any trouble. A few minutes later the shower in the bathroom cut on indicating Tyson was showering and by the time he had finished, Tali was pulling away. “You all full huh?”, I cooed as I slipped my arm back into my cami and lifted her up so I could burp her.

“You wanna do it?”, I asked Ty as he came back into the room wearing black sweats, white wife beater and a black skully, “She gonna throw up on a niggah?”, He asked as he walked around the bed and sat down on the chair that was beside the bed on my side. “Possibly”, I giggled as he looked up at me with a ghost of a smile before opening his arms up without hesitation.

Grinning, I shifted myself closer to him and very carefully place his daughter in his tattooed arms. Tysons eyes stayed glued on his daughter and after I placed a small towel on his shoulder, I helped him hold her up right and softly pat her back. Since last night Tyson probably held Taliyah for only 10 minutes, simply because not only did everyone want turns but also because it was late at night and she needed to sleep. Now watching on, I couldn’t help but beam with so much happiness at the sight of her tiny body being cradled in his big arms.

“Shes so small, I feel like Imma crush her or something”, He chuckled nervously as I felt my cheeks starting to arch due to how hard I was smiling.  “Youre doing perfectly fine baby”, I whispered as I grabbed my phone from under my pillow and quickly brought the camera up. Snapping away and taking as many photos as possible, Tali finally let out a small burp and I helped Tyson re cradle her in his arms. “See that wasnt so hard now was it?”, I smirked as he playfully sucked his teeth although the cheesy grin not once left his face.

"Next we gonna have to teach you how to change her", I giggled as he instantly started shaking his head. "Hell nah thats all on you, Ill take care of Zay in that department", He chuckled as I playfully frowned, "But his potty trained?!", I laughed as he sent me a wink, "Exactly". We settled back into a comfortable silence and I stayed laid back watching Tyson and Taliyah silently interact. It warmed my heart to see him so taken by her because I did low key think that there was a possibility that he might be extremely distant towards her. It was literally one of my fears but Im so thankfully that, thats not the case. 

“Im just going to have a quick shower”, I informed as I weakly sat back up in a sitting position while Tyson’s eyes shot up to mine with panic, “You gonna leave her here with me?”, He asked with nervousness laced in his voice that had me biting down on my lip with amusement. “You will be fine sweetheart, just cradle her the way you’re already doing and if she cries just rock her softly”, I assured him although he didn’t look too convinced, “Ill even leave the door slightly opened?”, I reasoned which happened to have him visibly un tensing and nodding his head before looking back down at our baby with a small grin.

Satisfied that he would be fine, I slowly slipped off the bed and cautiously wobbled to the bathroom, careful not to move to quickly due the stitches in between my legs. Once inside, I began to remove my clothing items only to freeze in my spot as the sound of Tyson speaking filled my ears. Quickly, I tip toed towards the opened door and hid behind it as I listened to what he was saying.

“You look just like yo mommy. Beautiful and innocent”, He mumbled as I placed my hand on my chest and felt myself pouting at his words, “Im Tyson. Your daddy, but I mean you can call me dad, daddy or even pops… or whatever you like”, He chuckled nervously as I instantly covered my mouth with my hand while smiling so hard. “You’re so tiny. I swear Imma always protect you, okay lil’mama? You aint got nothing to worry about. I got you always”, He muttered as happy tears filled my eyes, which resulted in me leaning my head against the door as I closed my eyes.

The room soon filled with silence after that and it wasn’t until I heard his voice again that I realized that I was still standing hidden behind the door naked, “La you can stop ears dropping now and get yo ass in the shower”, He called out causing me to start laughing at how well he knew me, “Think you slick”, He mumbled straight after as I continued to laugh all the way to the shower.

 Tyson

 Six weeks later.

Catching the incoming ball, I stood on the three point line and shot a perfect bucket that added to the finally score. “You a cheata brah”, Ace instantly fired off as I chuckled and dapped up Jeremiah who was on my team. It was a hot ass day in Miami and the boys and I decided to play a two on two game and of course J and I won against Ace and Brock. “You just mad that you stay losing”, J egged on causing a basketball to come flying our way at full force.

Thanks to my reflexes I caught the ball in one hand without struggle and proceeded to once again take a shot and watch as the ball smoothly fell into the hoop. “Cant help Im the greatest”, I boosted with a smirk causing all three of them to suck their teeth as they waved me off. Laughing at all their salty asses, I jogged over to the side line and picked up Zay who was playing his own game of BB with a mini setup.

“You see me beat them fools?”, I ask as I carried him over to the bench that was holding all our water bottles. “Yea daddy, they weak”, Zay beamed with pride causing me to chuckle as I kissed the top of his head and grabbed my bottle. Downing half of the contents I handed the rest to Zay who struggled to lift bottle up to take a drink. Chuckling at the sight, I helped him lift it up and after a drinking a decent amount we headed off back to the house with the boys.

"Man I can not wait until Basketball season starts back up. I miss being on the court", I sighed out at the thought of waiting another 3 weeks before we played in our first game for the new season. "Who you telling man, I need to get ma masculinity back up. Ive already had enough with all these females in ma house", Jeremiah grumbled although we all knew that this nigga would not trade his family for the all money in the world. "Nigga you lying. All three of em got you wrapped around their fingers and the twins aint even 6 months old yet", Brock laughed as he and Ace dapped each other while J simply sucked his teeth and waved them off.

"Man I hope to god both of you niggas knock someone up", I muttered, which caused both of them to halt their laughter as it was now J and my turn to laugh at these fools. "I aint never having kids", Ace stated sternly as I shot him a raised eyebrow, knowing fully well that him and B was gonna pop one out sooner rather then later.

"10 g’s says B carrying this niggas seed in less than a year", I called out instantly causing J and Brock to break out into smirks at the sound of our frequent game we played. "10g’s for 6 months", Brock called out while Ace sucked his teeth. "Fuck it, 10g’s says 3 months", J finally added as we all dapped each other to seal the bet while Ace just stood there annoyed as hell.

“Fuck we getting into tonight?”, Ace suddenly asked, obviously trying to change the subject. “Nothing nigga, Im busy”, I muttered as I sat Isaiah down on his feet and walked into the cool house that had the AC blasting. “You aint busy bruh, forreal what we doing?”, Ace once again asked I instantly sucked my teeth while shaking my head.

“Forreal what you getting into tonight?”, J asked as we all headed straight to the kitchen and started to going through the fridge, pulling out any and everything we could potentially eat without preparing. “Today marks six weeks since Lani gave birth”, I smirked which instantly had J and Brock chuckling while Ace just stood there confused as ever, “I’on get it?”, He frowned as we all laughed at his dumb ass. “Of course you don’t”, I muttered smugly as I began stuffing my face with some of Isaiah’s nuggets from last night.

“He getting that pussy tonight bruh”, Brock explained as Ace still was just standing there with a blank expression. “Damnnnn you aint fucked in 6 weeks nigga?  How you living?”, He exclaimed as I sat Zay on the kitchen counter and began feeding him some nuggets as well. “I’on even no”, I chuckled truthfully as I pulled out my phone to check the time.

“When the girls coming home?”, I asked J who was busy texting on his phone, “Jas msg me about 5 minutes ago saying that they leaving in a hour or so. Imma head home and shower before they get here tho. Ill hit you niggas up tomorrow”, He grumbled as he came over and dapped us all before heading back out the sliding doors and down to the path that lead to his house.

“Im out to bruh, I got a date with some girl tonight”, Brock boosted as I looked over at him with a raised eyebrow, “How much we betting?”, I asked Ace who was already smirking as he rubbed his hands. “See this is more like it, 5 g’s that he hits in a week”, Ace instantly chuckled while I shook my head and eyed out Brock who was now laughing,

“5g’s says he gets that good good tonight”, I betted as Ace nodded his head and dapped me. “Y’all motherfukers aint shit”, B laughed as he came over and dapped us both before heading towards the front door. “Okay now your turn to come up with some excuse and get the fuck out”, I mumbled towards Adrian who just sucked his teeth and grabbed my half eaten roll from my hand and shoving it into his mouth. “I aint going nowhere”, He managed to mumble through a mouth full of food causing me to roll my eyes while, Isaiah began laughing.

Knowing that he was serious and that he wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, the three of us grabbed as much food as we could and headed towards the den downstairs. Setting up the PS4, Ace and I took turns in going upstairs to smoke a blunt each before lounging back and getting into a game of COD. 

After a hour long of video games, Ace reluctantly took his ass back to his crib while I bathed Isaiah before leaving him in my room to watch cartoons while I had a quick shower. Once I was done with a quick wash, I wrapped my towel around my waist and headed into the bedroom only to find Zay still engrossed with an episode of Spongebob.

Grinning at the sight of him, I headed into the walk in and dried down my body before slipping into a pair of sweats. By the time I put some socks on and headed back inside to the bedroom, I stopped short at the sight of Lani cuddling Isaiah in her arms while they both looked down at my daughter on the bed. “I miss you today mommy”, Zay mumbled against her chest as she kicked off her shoes and sat on the side of the bed, “I missed you to baby, did you have fun with daddy today?”, She asked as her eyes landed on me and instantly began grinning.

“Yep we played basketball and daddy won”, Zay beamed proudly before crawling off her lap and lying down beside Taliyah’s tiny body, “Hi Liyah”, Zay whispered to his little sister while I headed straight for my wife. “Wassup baby”, I mumbled as I leant down and kissed her plump lips before looking over at my little girl.

“How she doing?”, I muttered as I got on the bed beside Lani and leant over so I could kiss Taliyah’s forehead, “Wide awake”, Lani chuckled as she stood up and started heading into the walk in. “Lenny and Lacy told me to tell you hi. Lenny’s got the shits you haven’t visited him in a few weeks”, Lani called out over her shoulder while I carefully picked up Tali and cradled her in my arms.

Six weeks later and holding my daughter in my arms still felt like a dream. My little girl was perfection in every sense of the word and the fact that she was a split imagine of her mother made is so much better. I wont lie, when she was first born I was hella scared, shit nervous even but after time I realized that I had nothing to worry about. Just like Zay, Taliyah knew nothing of my faults, past or wrong doings therefore when they both looked at me there was no judgment there. Only love. Now my only goal in life was to give them both the world and protect them from everything and anything. 

Both my kids were my second chance at life. No more heavy drugs or excessive drinking, no more killing sprees or late night strip club visits. However I couldnt promise no more episodes simply because my condition was none curable and I refused to take medication that turned me into a vegetable. Instead I had to more cautious now, I had to learn not to let my anger get the best of me and I had to learn not to bottle all that shit up. It wasnt easy, but Lani was right beside me helping me, guiding me and letting me learn on her like she had been doing for the past several years.

I had come a long way since being that boy who saw her in the park all them years ago. I no longer looked at myself as some crazy person, nor did I refer to myself as the devil any more. Most of all I didnt look at death as a easy way out and gamble with my life so loosely. I have reason for living now, three reasons actually and I had no space for that dark shit anymore. It was all thanks to her, to my Lani. She is by far the greatest thing that ever happened to me and I owe her the world and more. 

I had also come to be some what proud of myself. I mean I was literally living in hell on earth but I managed to survive. Im not saying Im perfect, shit Im far from it. I still have flaws, a fucked up past and sins that may never be forgiven but Im still here. Im still alive, still living and most of all still waking up next to the love of my life.

"Daddy when can Liyah play with me?", Zay asked, pulling me out of my deep thoughts and making me aware that Lani was now in the shower. "She’s still a baby but just be patient and soon you gonna be best friends", I chuckled which seemed to satisfy him as he was instantly looking back down at her and softly holding onto her little hand.

All too quickly he let go of her and carefully stood up on the bed behind me. Without another word he wrapped his arms around my neck and proceeded to rest his face against my back, "I love you daddy", He mumbled simply as I tilted my head back as softly rested it against his, "I love you more little man", I mumbled with a small grin forming on my lips.

We must have stayed like that for a little while because before I knew it Lani was coming out of the walk in, wet hair braided back and dressed for bed. “My three favourite people all hugged up. Isnt that a perfect sight”, She smiled as she walked over and laid her body down next to my own. Taking it as an invitation, Zay removed himself from me and carefully laid out his small body on top of Lani who happily accepted him in her arms.

The lights were dimmed, the Tv soundlessly played cartoons while Zay slepted cradled in his moms arms while, Taliyah slept cradled in my own. The only sound that could be heard was the soft breathing of our children and the faint sound of the waves crashing on the beach, “Tyson?”, Lani whispered causing me to look over at her body that was pressing close beside my own, “Mmm baby?”, I mumbled as she continued to run her fingers through my hair while, I rubbed small circles against her thigh.

"Did you believe in happy endings?", She whispered with a smile as we both subconsciously looked down at our sleeping children, "Yea I did, why did you think I fought so hard for you?", I mumbled back as I looked up only to be met with her smiling face that had a tear running down her cheek.

"Something said to be so dark doesnt love someone as hard as you do and thats when I realised even the darkest of things could find the light in the end. You are my light, my happy ending", She whispered as I found myself clenching my jaw, trying my hardest to not let any emotion take over. Swallowing the lump that had formed in my throat, I snaked my hand behind the back of her head and not wanting a minute more of separation I crashed my lips onto hers as her words replied in my head like a life line.

Little did she know that not only was she my happy ending,

                                                                     she was my only ending. 

                                            THE END 

BONUS; A little steamy sex as a parting gift.  

Nalani

We had laid in bed long enough with our sleeping children and after our little heart to heart and toe curling kiss, the sexual tension was stronger than ever. While I placed Isaiah into his bed, Tyson went off to Tali’s room to set our princess into her crib. Using the opportunity, I rushed back into our own bedroom and heading straight for our walk in wardrobe. Letting out my wavy hair from the clip that had been holding it up, I tousled my hair and allowed it to full down my back. Next I started to hastily pull off my unflattering sweats and Tysons oversized t shirt.

Once I was stipped down, I pulled out a new set of Victoria Secrets I had brought the previous week and began pulling off the tags on the red lace bra and thong set. Slipping into them, I sprayed myself with my favorite scent before glimpsing a look at myself in the mirror. Thanks to the pregnancy I obviously filled out in places and I was grateful that most of it went towards my boobs and ass. My stomach wasn’t as flat as it was before but it was pretty decent considering I just gave birth six weeks ago.

Feeling some confidence for the first time in a while, I smiled at my reflection before heading back into the bedroom just as Tyson walked in as well. Without even waiting a second, a groan escaped his lips as his eyes shamelessly roamed my body with a hungry stare. I knew he was sexually frustrated, hell even I was but unfortunately it was worse for him simply because his bipolar and episodes caused an extra enhanced sexual appetite. Wanting nothing more than to put him out of his misery, I slowly sauntered over as I kept my gaze locked onto his and watched as he bit down on his lip.

“We aint sleeping tonight ya hear?”, He questioned in a huskily tone that instantly had my knees weak while I could feel the moist between my thighs build up. “I asked you a question”, He grumbled a bit more roughly that literally had me wanting to do anything and everything to please this man.  “Yes”, I practically pant out, as I stand before him, ready to drive him crazy and have him drive me the same.  Looking up at him with a smirk, my gaze doesn’t leave his as I slowly begin to descend to my knees in front of him. The way he was looking at me, drinking me in had me wanting to take him in my mouth and taste him then and there.

Biting my lip suggestively, my nails run over the bulge that was straining against the cotton of his sweats, “Is that for me?”, I smirk as I lick over my lips and latch my fingers into his waistband and watch as he nods his head while I begin to remove the unneeded clothing. “Fuck you are so sexy”, I heard him grumble although my eyes are no longer on his…. Instead I was now faced with his very big, hard and impressive length that was looking like it needed to be touched… sucked.

Leaning forward, I let my tongue roam the tip of his nob, teasing and tasting him all at once.  His hands move to my hair in an instant, and I smirk loving that I was in control of his pleasure.  I continue with my little torture, letting my tongue explore down his thick member and over his throbbing veins that were protruding down his length.

And when he lets out a needy groan, I finally end his misery and take him fully in my mouth, instantly feeling him harden even more. Its been awhile since I had given him this pleasure and so I decide to make up for it and go all out for my husband. I listen to the way Tysons breathing shallows, his hands tighten in my hair as I allow his member access to effortlessly hit the back of my throat.

His hands are in my hair, pulling and gripping while I moan at the taste of his pre cum seeping against my tongue. “Shit baby”, He managed to get out through a grunt while my hand brushes up his thigh and find its way to his tightened balls. Softly clasping them in my palm, I feel his hips buckle as my head bobs meeting his evened out thrusts, “Im close”, He groans out in pleasure as I feel my own center, swell with so much arousal I almost think I might cum myself.

It doesn’t take him anymore than five minutes more before I feel him swell in my mouth before shooting his hot cum down my throat. And as I swallow every last drip I continue to suck him until he shudders and rests his hands on my shoulders to stop me.

The sound of his manhood being removed from my mouth causes a popping sound and as Tyson stands in front of me breathing hard to catch his breath, I cant help but smirk. “Imma wipe that smirk off yo face”, He grumbled in a husky, alpha tone that caused my sex to clench while I squeeze my thighs together. Knowing the affect he just had on me, it is him who smirks next and before I could say anything he’s pulling me to my feet, wrapping my legs around his waist and heading straight out to our balcony. Excitement shoots through me and I cant help but break out into goose bumps as the cool Miami wind brushes against my already wet clit and hardened nipples.

“Im gonna fuck you out here and I want everyone in this fucken street to hear it”, He grumbles with so much dominance and sex appeal that I nod my head instead of worrying about the fact that my best friend lives next door and my balcony is closest to there house. Carrying me all the way out until we are the very ledges, I look over my shoulder and grin at the sight of the ocean and moon glistening behind us.

A startled moan escapes my lips as Tysons lips found my erect nipple and despite the soreness from breast-feeding, I allow him to pull and tug while he grabs and pulls the other. I toss my head back, allowing my wavy hair to float down as I stand on my tippy toes of one foot while my other leg is wrapped around his waist. His harden member is pressed against my stomach and I mumble in coherent words, wanting nothing more to feel him inside me.

“You… know.. how ….long …Ive been…waiting.. to feel you.. around my dick”, He groaned against my neck, saying each word as he sucked and nipped, leaving his mark so that everyone could see I was his. 

“Please..baby”, I moan as I don’t think I could take this teasing any longer. I can feel his lips turn up into a smirk against my skin and I knew just like me, he is getting a kick out of being in control. “You want me inside you?”, He grumbled as he kisses the back of my ear before moving his lips across my jaw line. “Yes.. right now Tyson”, I plead as his lips finally find my own.

My arms wrap around his neck in support as my fingers snake their way into his hair.  His tongue wrestles with mine, fighting for dominance and power and I allow him to have it, I allow him to have me completely. Still engaged in a passionate kiss, one of his arms wrap around my waist while the other holds onto my thigh that is already around him. Without another second, he bites down on my lip as I tilt my head back and let out a loud moan at the feel of him pushing his entire length deep inside me in one go.

A groan escapes his own lips as he pulls back out just as fast, his faced buried in my neck as he continued marking me up. My cries of pleasure once again fill the air and I curl my toes as his length hits the deepest parts of me.  Im dripping wet, making his thrusts easy and I can practically feel myself swallow him up every time he enters. “Wrap the other leg”, He orders as I place both my hands on his shoulders for support and allow him to hoist me up so that I now have both legs wrapped around him.

Still buried deep inside me, Tyson once again picks up his assault with his thick member and I rest back and arched my back against the steel pole of the balcony, my head tilted so far back that when I opened my eyes I can see the ocean and moon upside down.

Its overwhelming, consuming and so fucken sexy. I cry out as a slap hits my bare back side before he roughly grabs it. His other hand gripping one of my bouncing breast and I swear his going so deep that I could feel him inside my stomach as I feel my releasing coming rapidly. “Oh shit”, I breathe out, clenching around him and wanting to feel him even more.

Knowing my body like no one ever has or ever will, Tyson slows his pace out just how I like it. Delivering long hard deep but slow trusts as he repeatedly hits the spot that will send me to heaven and back. “Let it out baby, let me feel it dripping down my dick”, He groans giving me that little push I need to send me over the edge.

My mouth opens but no sound comes out as my back arches more if possible. My eyes are wide and Im watching the ocean as I feel Tyson send me to placing no one else ever can. It hits me so intensely that I swear I see stars dancing around my head and Tyson doesn’t stop, he continues with his toe curling thrusts as I ride out my orgasm and finally let out a passionate moan as I hear him groan and spill his hot seed deep inside me.

Despite the cool air we are sweating and hot and my body feels sticky as his chest his pressed against mine while a mix of our arousal drips out of my opening and down my thigh.

“You are my drug”, Tyson finally gets out after us panting heavily for a few minutes while we try to recover. “My never ending supply and the best bit is? Ill forever be addicted”, He mumbles as I lift my head and lock my eyes onto his.

“My greatest drug”, Tyson whispers as if he’s telling himself rather than me.  Tyson had forever called me his drug over the years and tonight? Tonight I finally realized what he had meant this entire time.

We were each others addiction. One that will never go away. We either survive together or die without each other. 

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AUTHOR’S NOTE:

First off I just want to say a huge thank you to all 1367 of you. Thank you for all the love, support, likes, reblogs, promotions and feedback that you guys have sent my over the course of this story. Each one of you guys are appreciated !

Im so sad that this is finally over but I hope you guys can agree that Tyson, Lani and the rest of the crew have had their fair share of drama and obstacles and its now time to let them be beautiful.

Anyways again thank you all so much, I love you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️ - desirée

Nalani

So much had gone down within the past 6 weeks that it literally felt like time was flying by us before our very eyes. The very thought had me closing my own eyes as I let the warm water race over my hair and down my fuller body. I was officially 6 months pregnant and as each day went past I was convinced I continued to grow a few inches. However I was no longer self conscious about my extra weight and instead started to embrace it as Tyson made me realise that the weight was just a product of creating a new life inside of me. Now I was 3 months shy of finally being about to hold my daughter and the thought always sent me into an good mood.

As for Tyson he had been warming up to the idea of a girl and after falling into a episode for the second time in a month he was speedy as ever. It also was the day that he decided to wake up and go all out for his new babygirl. Within a few hours, he had interior decorators redesigning one of the spare rooms for his ‘Lil’Mama’, as he has been calling her. It honestly warmed my heart to see him finally being as excited as I was.

The following day, Ty and Ace came home after disappearing for a few hours, only to walk in with dozens upon dozens of shopping bags. I couldn’t be mad though because as soon as I peeked inside, I almost melted at the sight. The love of my life literally went out and brought dozens of new clothing items for our daughter and what killed me was that he made sure he got matching shoes for each outfit. It honestly made me so happy to know that the thought of our daughter could soften him, even when he was manic. 

That was just the half of it though, I guess you can say that he has had a pretty amazing 6 weeks, despite his most current 2 day episode. A week after Jasmines baby shower, the boys played against the Spurs and won the championships. Not only did Tyson play the best he ever had, he also ending up being named MVP. The crew and I were so proud of him and I knew it meant so much to him to hear them words from my mouth. I have never seen him grin so much, let alone be so friendly towards others.

Two weeks after the big win and endless celebrations that followed, Jasmine went into labour and after 16 long hours she finally gave birth to her beautiful twin girls. Miah Jae Cole and Jayla Serenity Cole were the perfect mix of their parents and the love that radiated off of their new family had us all in high spirits. Jeremiah alone could make a grown man weak just by the sight of his happiness and adoration for his baby girls. I could honestly say I have never seen him smile, cry and laugh the way he had since their birth and it warmed my heart that he finally had the family he has spent his life dreaming for.

Jasmine was discharged from hospital four days later and the entire crew practically camped out at Jasmines and J’s during the day and at night the rest of us would retreat back to Ty and my house for some sleep. It was good that Jasmine had girls because it gave me a chance to practise on her daughters so that when it was my turn I would be prepared. Even Tyson had warmed up to the twins after being a little distant at first, he even finally held one of them after a week of us begging him too. It was hilarious to watch the awkwardness of it all but after 20 minutes he loosed up and even started to grin, that was until baby Miah decided to throw up on him. I dont think we had laughed as hard as we did at Tysons expression and J literally had to run and scoop up Miah before Ty could throw her to someone else.

Zay too loved the fact that were two new members around and ever since the girls were born his excitement for his own sister to arrive had skyrocketed. It was so cute and it made me happy whenever he insisted on helping Jas change or wash the twins. All the baby love and being around the twins so much had me also anxious to have my babygirl. It felt like I had been pregnant forever and I was so ready for these last few months to speed up so I could finally see her in the flesh. For the time being though I had spent the rest of my free time preparing and organising this wedding while I left the name choosing for Tyson. I chose Isaiahs name so it was only right for Ty to have the honor of picking out our daughters name.

The sound of someone bagging on the bathroom door had me letting out a yelp as I jumped at the sudden noise. Seconds later I could hear Briana telling me to hurry up as I had spent way too much time in the shower. Letting out a groan, I finished off rinsing the conditioner out of my hair, soaped my body down and finally turned the water off. Grabbing the plush white towel, I wrapped it around my body before grabbing another one and using it to wrap my hair. Stepping out, I slipped my feet into my slippers before heading out of my ensuite and into Tyson and my bedroom. Ty and I had agreed to a beach wedding as he refused to step foot into a church. This was our day and I had decided to agree to his wishes as I didn’t want him to feel some time of way on our wedding day.

Being that our enormous home was housed on a private beach we decided the perfect place would be to have it right here. I loved the idea simply because this house had become special to us. It was the first home we lived together in,  Isaiah’s first home living with us and when our daughter was born this too would be her first home. It was also so much more convenient to hold it here simply because, Jas had new born twins which she could easily let rest in the comfort of our home, same with Isaiah if he got tired. Not only that but the boys insisted on getting wasted so they were happy they didn’t have to drive and could just crash here.

The ceremony would be taking place on the actual beach while the reception would be in the backyard under a hugemongous tent we had set up. The colour theme would be the classic white and red and we had over 20 thousand roses decorating both the beach and inside the tent. It was literally my fairy tale wedding and the fact that I would be marrying a man who considered me larger than life, always left me so breathless.

"NaNa, if you don’t move your pregnant self into that walk in wardrobe, I will whoop yo Jamaican ass", Briana warned as she stood with rollers in her hair, a red silk robe I got for my bridesmaids and a makeup artist trailing behind her. Letting out a laugh, I listened to her request and headed in our walk in that was currently flooding with people. The boys were all prepping on one side of the house while us ladies prepped in the other. Lucky for me, I happened to get the side that had mine and Tysons bedroom. "Is Zay okay?", I ask Brianna who was hot on my heels, while Jasmine sat back in the lounge chair as she breastfeed one baby and pushed the other in a stroller. I swear she was like super mom.

"Yep I just went over and saw him. He looks so freakin cute in his little Tux!", Briana gushed causing me to break out into my own smile at the thought of my little man. Taking the towel off my hair, I let my wet curls fall down my back and proceeded to dry my body with the other. Once I had gotten ridden of most of the moist off myself, I wrapped the white silk robe tightly around my body and sat back in the seat in front of my vanity mirror, allowing the hairdresser to begin her magic.

Since the moment I had woken up, everyone within Tyson and my home had been frantically rushing around, making sure everything was perfect for today. It still felt like I was dreaming as THE day was finally here. In a matter of a few hours, I would officially be Mrs Tyson Brown and the very thought had my rounded belly jumping with butterflies.

"How is everything going outside?", I asked as I felt a wave of anxiety wash over me. I wanted everything and I meant everything to be perfect but it was hard enough to look over everything, let alone do it while being pregnant. "NaNa, what did we and Ty tell you about stressing? Just relax the wedding planners are out there looking after everything", Jasmine assured me causing me to let out a satisfied sigh as I smiled at the thought of my two amazing wedding planners. Though I promised Ty I wouldn’t stress while organising this wedding, it was evident that I would and so Tyson made me hire not one but two of the best wedding planners in all of Miami. At first I wasn’t too please to have the help as I wanted to do this all by myself, I soon got over it once I saw how much I actually needed them.

Relaxing back in the chair, I decided to just chill out and let the day play out without me wanting to run around making sure everything was okay. All that matter in the end of the day was that I officially married Tyson and the rest was just details. Nothing less and nothing more. Allowing Briana to put some music on to set the mood, I watched thru the mirror as Jasmine burped Jayla before setting her in the stroller that was made for two babies. 

"Lemme just see her", I heard a deep voice grumble from outside the walk in closet causing everyone to freeze. "No! Its bad luck, Tyson. Now get out", Lacy ordered as Tyson let out a string of curse words under his breath. I couldnt help but place my hand over my mouth as I stifled a laugh. Ty had been trying all morning to get even a moment with me but unfortunately for him he had been unsuccessful. "Imma get Lenny on ya ass", Tyson huffed causing Lacy to suck her teeth. "Boy dont think you too old to get yo ass whooped and I better not see you here again", Lacy warned which was instantly followed by a bang, which I quickly realised was Tyson punching the wall. Seconds later, the bedroom door slammed and Lacy was entering the walk in closet with a scowl across her face.

"That boy needs a good beating, I tell you", She frowned while shaking her head, as the rest of us laughed at how riled up he got her. I lowkey felt bad for Ty though, I knew he was desperate to see me as he hadn’t seen me since last night after the girls refused to let us sleep together. Even after I tried to tell them that he wouln’t fall asleep without me, they refused to ruin the tradition and I had to sleep while on the phone to him so he could at least have a sense of me being close. Now I was sure he would do just about anything if it meant seeing me for a quick second as he couldn’t wait the 2 hours for the wedding to start.

Reaching for my phone that was on the vanity in front of me, I waited for the hairdresser to finish blow drying my hair before unlocking the device and pressing Tysons name. Holding the phone up to my ear, I listened to it ring a few seconds before the deep breathing from Tyson filled the phone. “Hi handsome”, I whispered as the rest of the girls continued to have their makeup and hair done. “This some bullshit, La”, He grumbled instantly before letting out a rough sigh. “Sweetheart, Im literally across the hall and Ill be seeing you in less than two hours”, I chuckled lightly however he just sucked his teeth in response.

"Who ever came up with the fucked up idea of not seeing the bride before the wedding needs they ass beat", He huffed as I bit down on my lip, trying to stifle my laugh that was threatening to escape. "You think this is funny?", He quickly added, obviously hearing my low laugh I was trying to hide, "Of course not baby. I think its so sweet how much you want to see me. You know I love you right?", I spoke breathlessly while closing my eyes, enjoying the sound of his smooth voice in my ear. Letting out a sigh, I knew he was giving in and not trying to be worked up anymore, "I just want this day to be over so I can have you as my wife", He mumbled as I placed my hand on my stomach and tried to calm the butterflies that were erupting inside.

"We also aint have no sex in 15 hours and a nigga wanting that good good", He quickly added as I could practically hear him smirking while ruining the mood. Smacking my lips, I playfully rolled my eyes as Briana pointed at her imaginary watch thru the mirror. Pouting at the thought of having to hang up, I let out a sigh before clearing my throat, "I have to go baby", I whispered instantly hearing him let out his own frustrated sigh, "Ill see you at the altar?", I smiled as I could almost guarantee he let a small grin grace his lips.

"Ill be counting down the minutes", He mumbled back as I cheesed at his romanticness, "I love you baby", I smiled as I made a kissing sound into the phone which caused him to chuckle. "I love you too, La", He muttered back before hanging up at the same time. "Oh thank god, anymore of that lovey dovey shit and I was sure I would throw up", Briana playfully mocked as she came over and sat upon the vanity in front of me. "Girl dont even try and act all innocent. You know you are all gushy with Ace. Bitch thinks no one see it but girl we peep it", I laughed as Jasmine busted up in laughter as she knew I was right. Ace and Briana loved to pretend that they werent the whole romantic type of couple but the truth was, they were. They were hella romantic and cute but they played it off as they like both liked to pretend they were too good for all that. Though everyone in the crew knew better than to believe there slick ways and we were forreal peeping the sweet, romantic gestures between the two. No matter how hard they tried to hide it.

Smacking her lips, she tried to hide her blush by waving us off and hopping off the vanity. Laughing at her saltiness, I allowed the makeup lady to start up with my make up while a nail technician began on my finger nails. “Im just going to take the twins out, J has been bugging me to see them”, Jasmine announced as I tried to subtly nod my head without moving too much as the lady was applying foundation over my skin. “So has Ty told you where you’re going for the honeymoon yet?”, Briana inquired as soon as Jas had left. Grabbing a chair, she brought it close to me so we could converse more comfortably, “No and he wont even give me a hint”, I sighed as I thought about the undisclosed location that Ty and I would be heading to for an entire week.

"Why dont you seem excited?", She frowned as I shrugged my shoulders before looking over once the makeup lady had pulled away, "Its not that Im not excited, cause I am. We are so in need of a holiday but forreal Im going to miss Isaiah. This will be the longest we have been away from him", I pouted just thinking about it. "You know we will take good care of him, right?", Briana assured me causing me to instantly nod my head as I had no doubt that her, Ace and Brock would do just fine with looking after Zay. They even had planned to all stay here at the mansion for the week so that way it was more convenient for both them and Zay.

"I wouldnt have anyone else but you guys looking after him but that wont make me not miss him", I frowned as I stared at myself thru the mirror before looking back at Briana, "Im also not sure how to feel about going to some amazing beachy place", I sighed instantly causing B to scrunch up her face at my confession. "What why!? Bitch I would die if Ace takes me to one of those catalogue perfect places", She smiled at the thought while I shook my head. "Yea but you dont have to carry around a 6 month old baby bump in the heat, look huge in a bikini and only have careful sex", I stated in a matter of factly tone which had Briana and the makeup artist laughing.

"Oh girl, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. And judging by the way I hear you moaning and screaming most nights, I highly doubt ‘careful’ sex is that bad", She smirked as my cheeks flared with a crimson red. "Thanks for just putting that out there", I muttered as I playfully rolled my eyes and refused to look around and see if any of the other people in the room had heard. "Lani! I brought someone to see you", Jasmine suddenly called out before making herself known as she walked into the room while holding onto my baby boys hand.

"Hey baby!", I cheesed with excitement causing Zay to instantly match my grinning face as he rushed over. "Hi mommy, I miss you", He grinned as I pulled him up in my lap and gave him a hug as I too had missed him. Though I had seen him earlier in the morning, I was so use to constantly having him beside me that now when I wasn’t with him for a few hours, it felt like a lifetime. "You’ve been a good boy for daddy?", I asked as I pulled away a little and looked down at his handsome face before eyeing out his adorable suit. "Yes I promise", He nodded as I giggled at how cute he was. "You look so handsome in your suit baby. Looking like your daddy", I smiled which instantly causing Zay’s eyes to light up at the compliment of looking like his father.

"He is too precious", The make up artist smile as I grinned and ran my fingers thru Isaiahs short hair, "Thank you, say thank you baby", I grinned before telling Zay to use his manners, "Tank you", He cheesed instantly before resting his head against my chest as the lady went back to finishing up my make up. It took us another hour before my make up, hair and nails were completely done and during this time my poor son fell asleep on my lap. After having Ace place him in his room so he was a little more comfortable, the girls pulled out my wedding dress so I could start getting dressed.

Once everyone but Jasmine, Briana and Lacy, had left, the girls sat the large white bag on the lounge chair in my closet. Feeling some nerves at the thought of walking down the aisle soon, I accepted the body butter from Briana and with shaky hands began applying it all over my body. “Im so nervous”, I mumbled as I slipped into the white lacy thong and proceeded to get into my matching lacy bra. “Girl who are you telling, I’m nervous as hell and I’m not even the one getting married”, Jasmine laughed as both her and Briana pulled out their long flowy, red dresses.

Before I could even attempt to get into my dress, Tyson and Mama Lacy could be heard going at it once again. Shaking my head with amusement, I slid back into my silk robe and stood closer to the door so I could hear what was going on, “You know I love you mama, but forreal Im about to pick yo ass up and lock you in one of them other rooms”, Tyson warned as us three girls started laughing at his threat on poor Lacy. Having been with Lenny for over thirty years and dealing with these trouble maker boys for the past ten, Mama could always handle herself.

"Listen here you little shit, If you dont want me to get out the belt and leave a few marks on your backside I suggest you remove yourself right now", She threatened straight back to him, as I held onto my stomach from laughing so hard. "Lani! I hear yo little ass in there. Tell this crazy old lady a nigga just wanna give you something", He huffed while I shook my head at him using every excuse in the book to just try and see me for even a moment. "Ill give it to her", Lacy said simply as Tyson sucked his teeth. "Man I wanna give it to her, Its a gift from me", He argued as I bit my lip and looked back at Jasmine and Briana who were laughing.

"How about we blindfold him?", Briana suggest which obviously caught Tysons attention because he was instantly agreeing. Letting out a frustrated sigh, Lacy finally gave in and so her and Briana began placing a secure blind fold over Tysons eyes. Testing it out a few times to make sure he couldnt see, the girls opened up the wardrobe doors only to reveal Tyson who was in some sweats, shirtless and had several blindfolds over his eyes. Laughing at the sight, Tyson snapped his head over to the sound of my voice before putting his hand out so he could feel for me.

"Can you guys give us a few minutes", I asked the girls who instantly nodded while Lacy narrowed her eyes, "Five minutes only and no peeking", She warned as Tyson sucked his teeth. "You testing ma patients woman", He grumbled while she let out a hearty chuckle while walking out with the girls. "You really have no patients baby", I giggled as I went up to him and instantly wrapped my arms around his neck. Not knowing where my face was, I guided his head down and instantly pressed his lips against mine. My body melting into his and his hands found the way around my waist, pulling me closer if possible, "I fuckin miss you", He grumbled before pulling away and looking into space as he obviously couldn’t see me. Letting out a small laugh at how funny he looked, I removed one arm from around his neck and used my thumb to wipe the red lipstick off his lip.

"I missed you too baby, I hated sleeping without you last night", I confessed causing him to sigh as he leant down and rested his forehead against my own. "You lucky you slept, a nigga ain’t even get a wink", He muttered as I instantly frowned at the thought of him being up all night, simply because I wasn’t next to him. "Im sorry Ty", I whispered as he simply shrugged before lifting his head and stepping away. Watching him with curiosity, he patted down his sweats before shoving his hand into his pocket. Noticing a bulge that I hadn’t seen before, Ty pulled out a long, black suede box and held it up. "I got you a little something I thought you could wear today. I mean thats if it matches and only if you want", He rambled on before finally letting out a sigh and shrugging his shoulders. 

Grinning at his nervousness, I reached up and took the box from his hand before slowly opening it and letting out a gasp. “Oh my gosh, Ty. This is so beautiful”, I whispered as I stared down at the diamond filled tennis bracelet that was shining so bright. “You like it?”, He mumbled as a ghost of a smile showed up on his lips that had me giggling, “I love it baby. I swear sometimes I dont know what I did to deserve you”, I sighed as I leant up and pecked his lips only to notice that he was frowning.

"Whats wrong?", I instantly asked filling a wave of anxiety build up inside me. "You sure you want to marry me La? I mean after everything I put you thru, shit if it was anyone else they would have ran for the hills by now. You sure you even want me after everything I did to you?", He manage to get out all at once as I immediately closed the box and sat it on my vanity before grabbing both his hands. Even though I couldn’t see his eyes, I knew Tyson’s mind was filling itself with doubt and it finally hit me why he was so desperate to be in my presence. He needed reassurance. Reassurance that only I could give him. 

Bring his hands to my belly, I pushed open my robe so he could touch my bare skin, “You feel that?”, I asked as he hesitantly nodded his head, “She right there was made out of nothing but love. You see our little boy outside?…. He too was made out of love. If there was any place in this world I was sure I needed to be, it would be right by your side. Always. I love you sweetheart, maybe more than I should but I love you and I loved you yesterday, and last week, last year, 3 years ago shit even 5 years ago. And Im going to keep loving you until Im no longer here. Because I can’t imagine my life without you, without loving you. I’m yours Tyson, whether you deserve me or not, I am yours and I will always be yours”, I spilled out with every ounce of love I had for him, desperately needing him to understand that this was forever..

Roughly sniffling, he snaked his arms around my waist and pulled me into his body. Resting his face in the side of my neck, I closed my eyes at the sound of him inhaling before feeling him press his lips against my skin, “You are my heart, baby girl”, He mumbled simply knowing that those few words were a declaration of his love so great that I felt it within every nerve ending in my body. This here, right now with him, was nothing but pure, rare, consuming love and I thanked God everyday for blessing me with Tysons love.

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The time had finally come and I was so nervous that I was convinced I would pass out at any moment. I had stepped into my dress and with the help of the girls, they had successfully zipped me up and helped me into my shoes. Adding my diamond studs, engagement ring and of course my new bracelet, I headed to the mirror so I could take my first glimpse at my completed outfit. “You look breathtakingly beautiful Nala, Tyson is going to melt”, Briana cheesed as she stood behind me and fixed up my small trail.

Without a word, my eyes roamed my reflection as I took in my long black hair that cascaded down my back in big waves. The blood red lipstick that painted my full lips and the simple makeup that I had insisted on. My toes and fingernails matched in the same blood red as my lips and my diamonds shone bright against my bronzed skin. However the dress would be hands down the one item to steal the show. Thanks to Vera Wang, the fashion goddess made me a one of a kind, lace detailed dress that was perfect for a beach setting. It was simple yet jaw dropping at the same time and it complimented my breasts and baby bump well.

Smiling as I took in the sight, I felt a rush of excitement take over at the thought of Tyson seeing me in just a few moments. Tearing my eyes away from my reflection, I turned around and grinned at the sight of my two best friends. Briana being my maid of honor and Jasmine as my bridesmaid, I couldn’t help but gush at how amazing they both looked. Both donned in blood red dressed, Branas was boobtube while Jasmine decided on going of a one shoulder design. Both their hair was a replica of mine, long curls down the back and our signature red lipstick to finish it off.

As for my flower girls, though they were literally only a few weeks old, we dressed Miah and Jayla in adorable tiny, red flower girl dresses. Each had a white flower headband and to finish off their look, I brought them these gorgeous little white shoes that were so tiny that I nearly melted. Isaiah being the page boy wore matching tuxedos as the grooms men, an all black suit, black shirt and a red tie. I think it was safe to say that everyone in the bridal shower looked amazing beyond words. “Lani baby, are you ready?”, Lacy suddenly asked as she bust through the doors and gasped with wide eyes as she looked me over.

"Oh sweetheart, aren’t you just the most beautiful bride Ive ever seen", She gushed as I instantly started cheesing at the compliment. "Thank you mama", I smiled as she pulled me into a hug and held me tight. "Come on precious girl, we need to take this pictures and then take you to your man", Lacy smiled as I matched hers at the mention of Ty. Taking a deep breath, I subconsciously shook my hands out, trying to rid myself of my nerves. Taking a hold of the bouquet of red roses, I allowed Briana to tend to my hair one last time before finally feeling ready.

"Okay, Im ready", I cheesed as both my best friends squealed with excitement as Lacy raced out of the room and sent in the professional photographer. After another twenty minutes of taking photos solo and with my two bridesmaids and flowergirls, Lacy had informed everyone I was ready and I was soon holding Brianas hand as we headed out of my room. "Zay is awake right?", I quickly enquired as the girls helped me to carefully step down the stairs. "Relax babe, he and the twins are all ready to go", Jasmine assured me as I sighed before letting out a smile at Lenny who was looking all clean and proper in his suit. Being that I obviously had no father to walk me down the aisle it was only right to have Lenny, the one man who had taken all three of the boys under his roof and wing.

Grinning as he saw me approach, he tossed a few of his long dreadlocks behind his shoulder and stood up tall and proud. “That little nigga better realise who damn lucky he truly is”, Lenny stated as I stepped off the last step and walked into Lennys embrace. “You look beautiful Nala and I am honored that I am the one walking you down that aisle and giving you away”, He added causing my eyes to go glossy as I was truly touched by his words. It was such a rare occurrence to see Lenny in his serious state so when that side does come out you know he truly means it. “I wouldn’t want anyone else but you walking me”, I said truthfully as we embraced in another hug. 

"Yo where y’all at, this nigga ready to say fuck it and come in here and get you himself", I heard someone grumble causing me to pull away from Lenny only to find Brock walking into the house. "Man one of these days Imma beat his ass", Lenny mumbled under his breath causing us all to laugh as we began heading out the door. Stepping outside, my jaw dropped at the amazing transformation that had gone down. Even though the reception was being held in a huge tent, it didn’t stop us on going all out for the rest of the back yard. Fairy lights hung throughout all the trees and wrapped around pillars, white lanterns lined up the outskirts of our yard and the enormous pool was covered with red and white rose petals. 

"They about to get the music starting, Zay will walk down first. Jasmine will walk after him while carrying one baby and Briana will follow with the other. Lacy sitting up front with a stroller for them both, any questions?", Brock raced out as we all began walking down the side path that led towards the beach. "Nope I think you covered it", I chuckled as he looked over with a toothy grin, "You look beautiful by the way Nala. My baby sister is all grown up", He chuckled as I cheesed and leaned in for a side hug as we continued to walk. "Who would have thought we would all be here, huh?", I chuckled as he let out a laugh knowing exactly what I meant. After everything Tyson and I had been thru, you would never think we would end up with a picture perfect ending, but here we were and I couldn’t imagine myself being anywhere else.

Seconds later the sound of the music started up and I looked up at Lenny with wide eyes. Chuckling as he knew I was so nervous, I stood at the opening of the gate and had Briana help me unstrap my heels. Being that it was literally on the beach, shoes were obviously optional, though most of the men decided to stay in them. “Okay here goes nothing”, Brock winked as he kissed the top of my head and headed off down the beach so he could get to his seat. I spotted Zay a few feet in front of him and he looked adorable as he held onto the small pillow that housed our rings. “I love you sweetheart”, I called out causing him to look back and excitedly began waving before being guided down by one of the wedding planners.

Kissing my cheek, Jasmine gave me a proud smile before carrying Miah as she soon made her entrance and after a few more seconds Briana was following in her steps. Lenny and myself were left and I looked up with him a nervous smile. “Shit even an old nigga nervous “, He chuckled as he helped link my arm with his and proceeded to carefully walk me down the few steps that separated the sidewalk and sand. Holding my dress up from the side, I supported my weight against Lenny as soon as my toes squished into the sand. Letting out a giggle at how nice it felt, I looked up and smiled at the beautiful Miami day that God blessed us with. The sky was a clear pale blue, the sun was shining and a cool breeze filled the air.

In the distance the ceremony set up could be seen and I was once again left with my jaw dropping at the beautiful scene. White chairs lined up on either side while a thousands of red and white rose petals set a path and ran down the middle. At the end of the aisle was a small stage that was decorated with an huge arch of our red and white roses. In the right hand corner beside the stage, a live band was set up and on the left was where a team of professional, hired photographers stood. Getting closer to the scene, I noticed everyone had stood up and were now looking back as I approached slowly. 

Flashes began erupting and the gushing from the attendees could be heard, though I had blocked everything out as my eyes desperately searched for Tysons body. Finally arriving at the beginning of the aisle, I looked straight down only to find Tyson slowly turning around as Ace and J whispered some words to him while cheesing. In a second his eyes caught onto mine and I knew then and there that this was where I belonged. My legs turned to jello and I was almost certain if it wasn’t for Lenny, I would have probably fell flat on my ass. Feeling my heart beating hard, my eyes roamed Tyson as Lenny continued to lead me down the aisle. 

Just like me, Tysons own eyes roamed my body as he wore a look of pride and love that I practically felt from where I was. My own lips tugged into a smile and I couldn’t help but feel so lucky at being the woman who would be marrying this handsome and amazing man. He looked absolutely mouth watering in his black suit pants, black dress shirt and red blazer. His entire outfit was sexy as hell and thanks to these damn pregnancy hormones I couldn’t help but feel excited for when we were alone tonight.

After what felt like eternity, Lenny and I had finally made it to the end of the aisle and Tyson took a few steps down to meet us at the bottom. Looking over at Lenny, I kissed both his cheeks and stepped away and he and Tyson shook hands before embracing in a hug. Patting his back, Lenny stepped back and proceeded to take a seat next to Lacy who was looking after Jas and J’s twins. Looking up at Ty, I broke out in a grin as he stood in awe, eyes fixated on every each on me as he drank me in like we were the only two people on the beach. 

Without another word, Tyson grabbed my waist, cuffed the side of my face and crashed his lips against mine causing everyone to erupt in laughter, cheers and whistling. Catching me off guard, it took me a few seconds to give in and soon after he pulled away leaving me blushing and flustered as hell. “Couldnt help myself”, He simply shrugged as everyone once again laughed as I shook my head while grinning. Using one hand to hold my own, he used the other to support my body as he helped me up the few steps up the alter. Standing beside each other, we interlocked our fingers and just as the priest began, Tyson brought my hand up to his lips and softly kissed the back of it.  

Looking up at him, I subconsciously blocked out everything being said as the only thing that matter was Tyson. I was finally his and he was mine.

Tyson

Leaning back in my chair, I sipped on my whiskey as I silently assessed my entire surroundings. Couples laughed and danced in the middle of the dance floor, while others sat back in their allocated tables eating and drinking the free liquor. Photographers snapped photos of the many guests and the different celebrity DJ’s took turns on the turntables. Despite it all though, my attention continued to resort back to one person and one person only.

My wife, Nalani Brown. My life had been nothing short of frequent visits to hell and back but despite all the dark shit, I managed to find one source of light, her. She was what and who I lived for. Now I had the right to officially call her mine, to call her my wife and nothing felt more amazing than being about to say it out loud. I was a proud nigga, shit I hands down had to be the luckiest nigga as well because Lani was literally a gift from god. A gift that I some how happened to be blessed with.

Now sitting back, I couldnt help but feel a grin tug at my lips as she and Zay danced around the middle of the dance floor as they laughed together. She looked fucken flawless. The second I spotted her on the beach, I knew it was a wrap. I knew if I could I would stay laid up inside of her for the rest of my time on earth. Shit this woman just didnt know what she did to me.  The way her white, lace hugged her figure, held her breast together and brought out the glow of her skin had a niggas head spinning. Her long black hair flowed down her hair and shit it smelt so fucken good that I just wanted to bury my face and stay there for a while. Her belly was on full display and the way she carried my daughter inside her with so much pride had me loving her harder than yesterday, if that was possible.

Though this was our celebration of marriage, I couldn’t help but want this night to be over. Reason being, Lani and I were heading out to Maldives tomorrow morning and I couldn’t fuckin wait. Seven days of just her and I and the very thought had me feeling higher than any drug had ever made me feel. I planned to have us staying in bed the entire time, not even fucking the whole time though, I just wanted to stay in bed all day with her. I wanted her naked body wrapped around my own, her fingers tracing over my tattoos as I rested my face against her skin. I wanted to hear her tell me she loves me every 10 minutes or so and I wanted to fall asleep, buried deep inside her. Lani by far was the greatest drug I had ever had and she had a nigga so addicted that I couldn’t live without it, without her. 

My attention was reluctantly removed from Lanis figure and turned to Lenny who had taken a seat beside me. Pulling out a packet of cigarettes from inside his suit pocket he put one in his mouth before offering me one. Accepting the smoke without hesitation, we silently passed the lighter and lit up our smokes before silently sitting back and looking over the party. “I know you and I are far from the type to sit back and have them meaningful conversations and shit but I guess the circumstances calls for one of those fruity ass talks”, Lenny mumbled causing me to chuckle as no matter how hard he tried he could never keep it serious if he tried.

"I’on if you remember most likely you don’t cause yo ass was as black as ma elbows but the day Lani ran away and left you that note you instantly fell into a episode", Len began to re ap an event I was fully aware of and quite frankly wasn’t really interested in remembering. However I knew when Lenny talked about deep shit there was always a reasoning and meaning behind it, so instead I sat back and listen to him speak. "Man during ma years I had seen you at your angriest, your most ruthless but that time? You was unrecognisable. You was so mad and angry at her that you you literally numbed the hurt and refused to be upset.", He mumbled while frowning instantly informing me that I knew he alone hated to be reminded of the memory.

"We thought we lost you forreal. You spent weeks, shit even months in an episode and when you wasnt in one, you were just so disconnected. SO numb and lifeless. And hell I wont lie, it was hard as shit to watch cause there was nothing we could do, ya know?", He grumbled while shaking his head and inhaling his smoke. "Lacy and I hadnt heard from you in a few months, J and Ace was finding it hard to keep up with you and keep you out of trouble and I had the phone off the hook in fear id get a call saying you was locked up or worse, dead.", He confessed as I sat up and gave him my full attention as I had never heard this from Lenny before. Hell, I dont think I had spoken to anyone about my two years of self destruction. It was something that we all avoiding for good reason. 

"One night, exactly 14 months after Lani had disappeared we had some inconsiderate ass nigga banging at our door around 3 am. I hadnt seen you in 4 months and when I opened up with a 9mm pointed at yo head, thinking it was one of them little shits down the street, you dropped to your knees and begged me to kill you", He muttered as his hold on his glass of whiskey tightened and after a few seconds of silence he brought it up and downed it in one go.

"All my years of knowing you, I had never see you shed a tear. Shit I thought you was literally incapable of showing an emotion that required tears but that night you cried, boy. You cried so hard that you brought a tough old man to tears as well", Lenny explained as I felt a lump form in my throat which caused me to reach over for my own glass and down the rest of the contents.

"It took you 14 months, 14 months to let down that front, 14 months to finally admit to not only yourself but to someone else how much you loved and missed her. How much you wanted her back. You stayed on your knees for 2 hours as you begged me to either bring her back to you or to take your life. It took 14 months for you to realise you had a heart and Lani? Lani was your heart, IS your heart.

The reason for this story youngin, is cause I’on ever and I mean ever wanna have to open ma door at 3am and find you ready to take yo life cause you did some fucked up shit and she left yo ass. We all know by now how you work, in order for you to live you need that woman right beside you so dont you ever do anything to jeopardize her leaving you, ya hear? This is it for you Tyson. You have her, you finally have her and you do everything in yo power to never hurt her or let her go. You were lucky enough to get her back one time, but that dont mean it will work a second time, you got that?”, He questioned sternly as I instantly nodded my head and let every last one of his words sink into my head.

"Good. Thats what I like to hear", He grinned as he stood up and opened up his arms causing me to raise an eyebrow, "Fuck you looking at me like that for. Get yo yellow us up and give ya pops a hug boy", He grumbled in annoyance causing me to chuckle. Putting my cigarette out, I stood up and embraced the only father figure Ive ever had, in a hug. Pulling away, Lenny began to turn around to walk away but I quickly stopped him, "Len?", I called out causing him to halt in his steps and look back over at me.

"What happened after that night?", I hesitantly asked as the story Lenny had just revealed to me was something I didnt remember and was completely new to me. Letting out a sigh he stepped back and rested his hand on my shoulder, "You finally fell asleep a few hours later and when you woke up you asked us to take you down to the hospital so they could do a brain electric shock so you could come out of the episode. We refused cause we knew how much that fucked you up as a kid and after a week you were right back on your mission of self destruction.  Every few weeks I’d find you at my door step in the middle of the night, never crying just completely lifeless, you’d come in, sit motionless for a few hours, fall asleep and in the morning you would be gone. Broke Lacy’s heart every time, shit broke an old mans heart too", He sighed before flashing a small smile and without another word turned and walked away.

"Len?", I called out once again as he turned around looking ready to cuss me out for not letting him take his dramatic exit. "You know.. I um.. I never meant… I didnt mean for…", I rambled on trying to spit out the right words. Letting out a laugh Lenny held up his hand and began shaking his head, "I get it boy, you’re sorry. Fuckin acting like tha word is toxic to you. I’on how Lani puts up with yo stupid ass", He laughed as he held his stomach and walked off while waving me off. 

Chuckling as I slumping back in my chair, I ran my hand roughly down my face as I let my mind run through the memories trying to see if I had any recollection of those dark times. Unfortunately though, like most my episodes I was unable to remember it and that alone frustrated me. 

Not trying to work myself up right now, I turned my attention to the floor in search of her. Scrunching up my face as I couldn’t spot her, I frowned when I noticed that Zay was now dancing with Briana but still no sign of Lani. Ready to stand up and search for her, I rested back in the seat as I could instantly feel her presence behind me. Not even a second later Nalanis arms around around my neck as she stood close behind and rested her face on my shoulder. Tilting my head so I could see her face, I was met with her smiling lips and waited patiently for her to met my own with hers. Never one to disappoint, Lani pressed her red lips against my own and I closed my eyes as she literally felt like home.

All too soon, Lani was pulling away and rounded herself around my chair so that she was now beside me. Instantly pushing my seat back, I patted my lap and without having to be told twice she made herself comfortable on top of my lap. “Everything okay? You and Len looked like y’all was talking deep”, She asked her fingers came up to my face and as always she began tracing my gay ass freckles that I hated. “Was just given me one of those fatherly lectures ya know?”, I shrugged, not really wanted to get into the details again as his story was still fresh on my mind. Hearing that shit first hand from a man who prided himself on showing no emotion really did something to me. I guess it made me really realise how my actions back then not only affected myself and Lani, but also affected the people who cared the most for me.

I had never apologised to any of them for everything I put them through and in honestly I couldnt apologise simply because I have never apologised to anyone in my life but Lani. It wasnt in my nature to say sorry and though I verbally couldnt speak them words out loud to my friends, I mentally reminded myself to do or buy something special for them all to show my appreciation. “You and Lenny had a civil conversation? Man I wish I didnt miss that”, Lani playfully joked as I found myself mirroring her smile as it felt good to have her in my arms. I could practically feel her happiness generating off her and that alone made me feel good inside.

"Have I told you how beautiful you look?", I muttered as I leaned forward and pressed my lips along her collarbone and proceeded to leave kisses up her neck. "Yes, but you can tell me again", She whispered with a smile that had me chuckling as I pulled away and looked at her brown eyes, "You look so fuckin beautiful", I mumbled as she leant forward and pecked my lips a few times. "And you look handsome, you in red is so damn sexy", She gushed causing me to smirk with a raised eyebrow that had her blushing as she playfully rolled her eyes.

"Yo husband sexy as shit huh?", I questioned smugly as she smack her lips and tried to hide her grin behind her playful frown. "So damn cocky", She huffed as I suggestively wiggled my eyebrows that had her laughing, "You you say we dip from here and take the party back to our room?", I asked in a hopeful tone, though she instantly narrowed her eyes at me while shaking her head.

"No way we are going to enjoy our reception! Besides you still gotta come dance with me", She cheesed as I instantly frowned while shaking my head. Her smile turned into a pout and she knew a few more seconds and I would be giving into her requests. "We have to have our first husband and wife dance though", She pleaded as I rolled my eyes and leaned over her belly so I could refill my glass. Downing it all in one go, I tapped Lani’s thigh and in an instant she was squealing as she jumped up and flagged down the DJ.

Shaking my head at her antics, I tried to hide my amused grin but it was soon wiped off when the DJ announced that we would be having our first dance. Almost immediately everyone cleared the dance floor and Lani and I walked hand and hand off the altar where our table was and towards the centre of the room. “Cant believe Im doing this shit”, I muttered under my breath as Lani let out a small laugh and turned to face me. “Do it for me”, She whispered as she wrapped her arms around my neck while I placed my hands on the sides of her waist, “Everything I do is for you”, I replied just as Boys II Men - I Do filled the tent and together we started to move to the music.

"Im so happy Ty", Lani said softly as her eyes glossed over while I looked down at her, wanting nothing more to stay holding her for the rest of my life. Without saying a word, I rested my forehead against hers, ignored all the claps and flashes and just enjoyed that moment with her.

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Four days later 

Gripping Lanis thighs, she continued to grind her hips against my face as I used my tongue to lick up and down her wet slit. Out in the open, I was laid out on one of the beach lounges, clear ocean water in front of us and Lani’s moans as music in the air. Four days in paradise and just as predicted I had Lani every way I possibly could while her being pregnant. It was early in the morning and although we had just finished a satisfying breakfast, I was feenin for something a little sweeter and it resulted with Lani sitting on my face. 

I nibbled and pulled at her clit as her juices covered my lips and flowed down my chin. The pancakes I had devoured barely 15 minutes ago had nothing on the way my baby was tasting and right now I wanted to eat her all day if I could. Her fingers aggressively ran thru my short blond curls and seconds later I let out a low groan as she pulled at them hard. I knew she was close and I was more than ready for her to cum on my tongue, so I snaked my fingers under her thigh and brought them up until they found the top of her clit. Using my tongue to fuck her opening, I used my fingers to apply pressure and in an instant Lani was moaning out as she arched her back. Continuing my assault, it only took a few mere minutes before she gripped my hair tight with one hand, the other digging her nails into my shoulder as she finally released her juices on my tongue.

Letting out a satisfied groan at the taste, her body shook on top of my face as I continued to fuck her with my tongue, letting her ride it out. Once she was free from her juices, I roughly bit down on my favorite dessert causing her to let out a surprised squel. “That felt so good baby”, She moaned as I placed my hands on her hips and helped guide her off my face and onto her feet beside me. “Damn you taste good”, I mumbled as she blushed while grabbing a towel and wiping her moist off my face. “Shit, that exhausted me”, She laughed as I watched her slip back into a white bikini before laying out on the lounge chair beside me.

Her rounded belly was in full display and I found myself placing my hand on her bronzed skin. Instantly Lani looked over with a smile on her face and I knew it was because she always loved when I showed interest in our daughter. It wasnt that I was not excited or happy about having our baby girl, it was more that I didnt know how to show it. I was never the type of nigga to show emotion, get excited like J had done or even project my happiness out, so I found it hard to do so when it came to our baby. Truth was, deep down I was actually counting down the days until she got here. All I could think of, was her looking like a mini version of Lani and the thought alone always had me anxious for her to get here.

Plus, I wanted her to get here so I can protect her. I had failed in protecting Lani in the past so now I wanted to make sure I didn’t fail my baby girl. I was going to make sure not a hair on her head was hurt and I was going to do it all for Lani. Because our baby came from her, meaning our daughter held so much more meaning to me than anyone would ever understand.

"What are you thinking about?", I heard her ask softly, causing me to remove my eyes from her belly and divert them up to her makeup free face. I swear she was the epitome of perfection. "Nothing baby, just cant wait till she gets here", I confessed as her smile got even wider than before. Letting out a chuckle at how prideful she looked, I sat up from the lounge chair and heard a few bones crack as I stretched out my arms and legs. "What our plans today?", I mumbled knowing fully well what we would be doing, but liked to hear it come from her mouth. "Lay naked in bed all day and watch movies", Lani stated as she too followed suit and stood up from her lounge chair. Positioning her body in front of me, she rested her back against my chest and I instantly wrapped my arms around her waist, resting my hands on her belly.

"Its so beautiful out here, I wish we could stay forever", Lani sighed as I rested my chin on top of her head thanks to her being that short compared to me. "Only thing missing is Isaiah. He would love it here", She added as I couldn’t help but grin at the thought of bringing Zay here. He no doubt had mad love for water and the ocean so I could only imagine how much he would love staying in a bungalow that was literally surrounded by crystal clear waters.

"We gotta give him a call a little later today", I mumbled as I seriously missed my little man. Just like Lani, I too was use to him always trailing me around and four days of not having him around felt like a lifetime. "Maybe when Taliyah is around 1 or 2 years old we can bring them both here",I found myself saying causing Lani to instantly pull away and look up at me with wide eyes and a huge smile. "Taliyah?", She grinned as I chuckled and nodded my head, "I mean thats only if you like it", I quickly shrugged as I knew we both had to be happy with the name for our newborn.

"I love it", Lani said instantly as she wrapped her arms around my neck, "Taliyah. Its so beautiful, Ty", She whispered as I leant down and kissed her lips. Pulling away a few moments later, I sat back on the lounge chair and guided Lani down on my lap, "Taliyah Sina Brown”, I said as Lani nodded in approvement, a smile never faltering on her face. "Does it mean anything?", She asked softly as I brushed her curls behind her ear, "Taliyah means innocent and Sina, Sina means ’treasure; God is gracious’", I mumbled as Lani melted her body into my embrace and rested her head against my shoulder, "Its perfect Ty, our little innocent treasure from God", She whispered, speaking out loud the reasoning for the choice of name. 

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"Forreal Lani, a nigga is hungry as fuck and if you dont hurry ya ass up Imma leave ya here", I mumbled as I heard my stomach grumble for the 3rd time in the last ten minutes. Being that we had spent our days locked away in our bungalow, I decided that tonight I would take La out for dinner. But being that she was a female and a pregnant one at that, my baby girl takes a few hours to get ready. Usually I would just shut ma mouth and let her take all the time she needs, but I hadn’t eaten in a few hours and I was forreal starving.

"Ty, I swear to God if you rush me again Im pushing you in the water and leaving YOUR ass here", She yelled back from inside the bathroom that she had locked herself in a hour and a half ago. Chuckling as I walked over to the complementary fruit basket, I began shoving hand fulls of grapes in my mouth to settle my hungry stomach. Hearing my phone ring in my pocket, I quickly swallowed the grapes in my mouth and grabbed my phone only to find Ace’s name lighting up. Knowing it had to be important as the crew were on strict orders not to disturb us unless an emergency, I quickly swiped the phone only to hear Isaiah’s piercing cries and screams in the background.

"YO?! FUCKS GOING ON?", I yelled out in panic as I began pacing the room while listening to my son scream at the top of his lungs. "ACE? ACE WHATS WRONG WITH MA SON?", I yelled again this time hearing a shuffling going on while I could hear Briana trying to calm him down. "Ty? You there man?", Ace’s voice suddenly boomed through the phone causing me to let out a frustrated sigh, "Bra why he crying? He good? Do we need to come home?", I fired off questions as I headed out to the balcony as I realised I couldnt let Lani hear only because I knew she would stress herself out which could put our unborn in risk.

"Little nigga fell off his bed man. Hit his head pretty hard, got a bump and we iced it down but he overtired being stubborn as fuck and aint tryna sleep", Ace stressed as I let out a sigh due to the fact that it wasnt as bad as I had thought it was. "Lemme talk to him", I mumbled as Ace muttered an okay before telling Isaiah that I was on the phone. Instantly Zay’s loud cries simmered down and seconds later the phone was filled with his small whimpers which caused me to close my eyes as I hated the fact that I couldn’t physically comfort him.

"I know ma little man aint cryin?", I mumbled into the phone as I could hear his small sniffles on his end, "Daddy?", He cried softly as I took a seat on the lounge chair and dropped my head, "Yea little man, its daddy. Why you cryin man?", I asked as he hiccuped a few times, "I hurt my head daddy. I fell off bed and Zaya hit head on the floor", He managed to get out as I felt myself frown. "You jumping on your bed again?", I asked knowing fully well that was how he fell. Zay had a new found love for jumping on his bed like it was a bouncer and both Lani and I had told him numerous of times not to be doing that shit.

"I miss you and mommy", He sniffled, avoiding my question which caused me to laugh as he thought he was slick. "We miss you too Zay. We gonna see you in a few days ight? Now you listen to uncle Ace and get some sleep ya hear? Once you sleep yo head wont hurt no more", I told him as I could hearing Lani coming out of the bathroom from inside the bungalow. "Okay daddy. I go sleep now", Zay said in a much more clearer tone, indicating that he was no longer crying. "Good boy. I love you Zay", I sighed as I ran my hand down my face. "I love you too daddy and mommy too. Goodnight", He giggled causing me to grin and feeling better knowing that he was okay now.

"Goodnight son", I mumbled back as I heard him hand the phone back over to Adrian, "Thank fuck man, I didnt think the little nigga would knock out", Ace yawned causing me to chuckle as I knew he wasnt use to the parental life at all. "All good brah. Make sure he aint jumping on no beds either. He made a habit out of it but hopefully he learnt his lesson", I said as I reached in my pocket and pulled out a smoke. I hadnt had one in a few hours as I couldnt smoke near Lani but now I was craving one bad.

"Yea, yea. I got him. How it out there anyways? How the fuck you gonna go on a holiday and take yo best friends bra?", He huffed in annoyance as I pulled the phone away from my ear for a second and gave it a ‘are you serious’ look as if he could see me. "Nigga Im on ma honeymoon. Why the fuck would I bring you and J?", I chuckled as he sucked his teeth. "I been saying for tha longest I wanna hit up Maldives. You foul bra, I woulda let you and J come with me", He grumbled with all seriousness while I chuckled, "I need some new friends", I heard him mumbled under his breathe before Briana’s loud mouth could be heard in the background telling him to hurry up and help her.

"Ight I gotta go man, this woman trippin forreal forreal", He sighed out as I inhaled the last of my cigarette before putting it out in the ashtray, "Ight bruh, one", I mumbled as I stood up and adjusted my dark denim jeans, "One", He muttered back before hanging up. Shaking my head at him, I slipped my phone in my pocket before heading back inside. My eyes immediately landed on Lani and I couldnt help but stop in my tracks so I could admire how damn beautiful she looked. Roaming her outfit, I wanted nothing more to tell her ass to put something less revealing on, but I couldnt find the words as she looked too damn good.

"Damn Imma lucky ass nigga", I mumbled causing her to turn in her tracks and give me one of her smiles that showed off her perfect white teeth. Spinning around to give me a full view, she chuckled as she faced me and began walking over, "You like", She grinned as I instantly nodded my head and placed my hands on her hips as soon as she was close enough. "Showing too much skin near yo tittys but you lucky you look hella beautiful", I mumbled as I eyed out the side of her breasts that was showing off due to the low cut sides of her white dress.

Playfully rolling her eyes, leaned up and turned my snapback backwards before looking in my eyes, “Who were you on the phone to? I thought I heard you yelling?”, She suddenly asked as I let out a sigh and stepped away so I could take her hand and start heading out. Not wanting to lie, I grabbed the room keys, my phone and wallet and waited for her to grab her things. Leading her out of the room, I locked the door, wrapped my arm around her shoulder and began leading her down the long boardwalk that lead us back to land and the main hotel.

"Ace called, Zay was jumping on the bed and fell off. Hit his head", I explained, instantly causing her to halt in her tracks and look up at me with wide eyes. "He all good, just a small bump. Little nigga was just crying so I calmed him down", I quickly added as I knew she was on the verge of tears and would most likely insist we pack our shit and head home. "I need to call him", She panic as her hands began patted down my pockets in search for my phone. Chuckling as I stepped back, I grabbed a hold of her hands and waited until she looked up at me, "Relax baby, he good now. Plus Briana just put him to sleep, so aint no point in calling cause you cant even talk to him", I explained only for her frown as her lips pouted. Shaking my head in amusement, I re wrapped my arm around her shoulder and urged her to begin walking again, "He ight baby", I mumbled again just to reassure her before leaning down and kissing the top of her head. 

"Okay, Im not going to stress, Im not going to stress, Im not going to stress", Lani began coaching herself as she began some breathing exercises that made me look down at her with a raised eyebrow. "Want me to take you back to the room and take your mind off it?", I asked suggestedly with a smirk causing her to smack her lips with shaking her head. "Such a fool", She laughed as I shrugged my shoulders and lead her towards the private yacht that was waiting for us near the dock. Once her eyes landed on it, she looked up at me with wide eyes before breaking out in a grin, "We’re going on that?", She asked with excitement causing me to chuckle as I nodded my head.

Nalani

Tyson was black. Or should I say speedy. Because that was exactly how he was acting, a big ball of energized speed. It had been 2 week since finding out the sex of the baby,  a week and a half later Ty woke up manic but thankfully it wasn’t a bad raging episode. Instead he had an abundance of extra energy, sex drive was through the roof, barely had slept and of cause his rapid mood changes that seemed to be in full effect. He could be hunched over, laughing his life away and literally within a second it would be replaced with a mug and a string of curse words. Lowkey it was entertaining.

Today was Jasmines baby shower and it would be taking place at the new house Jeremiah had brought for them. J had gone through with the idea of getting a new place and less than a week and a half ago he signed the papers of a mansion that was literally a few houses down from us. To say I was excited was an understatement, my bestfriend was literally my neighbour or at least close enough to be considered a neighbour. Anyways, once J signed for their new place, the next few days were filled with the moving process, which of course we all assisted with. 

Poor Jas was getting so big that she could barely stand on her feet for too long, so she sat back most of the time while we got her dream house ready. Four days later, once we had finally finished, J decided to throw a mini house warming party with the crew, Lenny, Lacy and Jasmines family. Family get togethers and barbeques had become a frequent event we always enjoyed.

Since the move, Adrian has also been on the hunt for a place within the same street. He couldn’t deal with feeling left out so he even started making offers on houses that weren’t even up for sale. For the time being though, he insisted that he lives at either ours or Jeremiah’s house, with or without Briana. He was such a fool, but we loved him so we allowed him to crash between the two houses. Briana on the other hand was just about ready to kick his ass. She didn’t mind the sleepovers once in awhile, but she also liked staying in her own place with her man. Of course Ace wasn’t trying to hear none of that though and at one point Tyson had to hold her back from beating Ace’s ass.

That brings us back to today. Tyson and Adrian had been causing havoc throughout the house, something that started since Ty fell black. If I didn’t know any better, I would say that Ace loved it when Ty was manic because he like to fuck shit up and Adrian was here for all that. Not only that but the guys had a home game yesterday and they absolutely teared up the court. Tyson was an amazing basketballer when sane, but when he was black, he was even better. Minus the aggressiveness.

That leaves us with today. Though it was suppose to be a good day and it had started off good for that matter, these pregnancy hormones were catching up to me. After two hours of throwing a tantrum as I rummaged through my closet, I had finally found something semi decent to wear. Now looking at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn’t help but want to cry at how fat I was looking in this outfit. To make matters worse, when I finally turned away from the mirror and back at the state of our walk in wardrobe, I was ready to crawl in a hole and die. Dresses, jeans and shoes covered the floor on my side and the thought of having to clean it all up had me wanting to pull my hair out.

Taking a few deep breaths, I decided to go find my boys so I can vent and let them cheer me up. After an internal debate, I took one last glance in the mirror and let out a groan at the size of my stomach, feeling my eyes stinging with tears. Putting myself out of torture, I rushed out of the room and headed downstairs and out the back where Tyson, Ace and Isaiah were playing around in our outdoor basketball court. Thankfully, Miami had a cool breeze out so my usual hot and flushed self, embraced the cold wind as I trecked across the yard where I could hear Zay, Ace and Ty laughing.

Stopping at the gate, I fiddled with the latch before heading inside and slumping down on the side bleacher that we had built in. Feeling my lip tremble, I mentally cursed myself out for being a big ball of emotions today and before I could stop myself I felt a few tears run down my face. Letting out a sigh, I rested my back against the seat and tilted my head back as I began to fan my eyes so I wouldn’t smudge my mascara. “Oh shit Lani, I aint notice you there”, I heard Ty grumble followed by laughter coming from Ace, “I’on how you didnt she bright like a orange”, Ace laughed causing me to look over before bursting into tears. Dropping my face into my hands, I heard Ace mumble, ‘Oh shit’, while Ty instantly jogged over.

Being in his normal state of mind, Tyson was already possessive and protective as hell but when he was in a episode? His possessiveness and urge to protect me was on a whole other over. Kneeling in front of me and grabbing my arms, “The fucks going on? Someone hurt you? Where they at? Ill fuck em up baby, I swear I will”, He gritted out as his hands found their way to the sides of my face, where he lifted it up so my gaze locked onto his.

A deep frown was placed across his forehead, his jaw was clenched tight while his big black eyes burned into my brown ones. Hyperventilating from crying so much, I finally managed to calm down enough to speak, though it didnt last, “Im fat, my feet hurt, you dont care and I look like a fucking orange!”, I cried out as his eyes went wide before raising an eyebrow with amusement which only made me cry harder, “I hate you!”, I sniffed as I wipe my cheeks with the back of my hands, before crying harder as I realised I would now have to redo my make up, “I fucked up my makeup”, I continued to get out through my crying, while Tyson looked back over his shoulder at Ace for some help.

"Fuck you", I mumbled as he chuckled and pulled me into his chest where I continued to cry. "Come on Zay, lets get out of here before yo mom beats yo pops", I heard Ace say to Isaiah before walking away and leaving Tyson and I alone, "Stop crying", Ty mumbled against my hair as I continued to sniffle against his chest, "Seriously Lani please stop, you know I cant stand to see you cry", He grumbled out as his hold on my got tighter.

"I dont wanna go, tell em Im sick", I mumbled as I finally pulled away and looked up at him with a wet face, "Your not sick and you are going", He muttered as I shook my head and looked down at my orangey coloured dress, "I cant find anything to wear", I frowned as he let out a sigh and took a step back. Eyeing out my outfit, he grabbed my hand and slowly spun me around, getting a good look at my clothes, "You look good as fuck to me, why you stressing?", He asked while I let out a sigh, "I dont even know. I just feel sad today, do I look like a orange?", I quickly asked as Ty frowned while shaking his head.

"Nah baby, but you want me to fuck up Ace for that?", He asked while I immediately nodded my head causing him to chuckle as he brought me in for a hug, "These damn mood swings are crazy, yo", I heard him mumble causing me to playfully suck my teeth as I pulled away and lightly push him back, "This is what I deal with on a daily bases with you", I stated as I flipped my hair and began making my way back towards the house so I could fix up my running makeup.

After another half an hour of preparing, Ty, Zay, Ace and myself were all dressed and ready to go, “We taking the car?”, I asked as I set the alarm and followed the boys out the front door. “Hell yea we taking a car, I aint walking”, Ace exclaimed as he held onto one of the many gifts we had brought for the baby shower. Tyson halted in his steps and looked back at us with a mug, “They live two doors down, y’all lazy mother fuckers better walk”, He huffed as I rolled my eyes and pushed past him so I could get to my baby boy who was patiently waiting.

"Dont me cursing at me", I muttered as Zay held my hand and we proceeded to walk down the long ass driveway and by the time we reached the end of it I was puffed out. Stopping in my tracks, I looked over my shoulder only to find Ace and Ty sharing a blunt while, Tyson held a open bottle of Black Label whiskey. "Really Ty?", I mumbled as they reached us, causing him to shrug his shoulders as he wore a permanent frown. I knew he was currently in his ‘pissy’ mood of his episode so I wasn’t going to argue with him as I knew it wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Taking a swing of the bottle, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand before handing it over to Ace.

Wrapping his arm around my shoulder, we walked the rest of the way to Jasmines and J’s in total silence. My feet and back were hurting and the heat was getting the best of me though I took a few deep breaths before heading up our friends driveway. “What you think if I just permanently move in with y’all?”, Ace said in a nonchalant manner causing Ty to shrug his shoulders, “Don’t what you want nigga”, He muttered while I narrowed my eyes at Ace, “What about Briana, nigga? Plus there is no way I can live with you”, I chuckled as he sucked his teeth and took a swing of the bottle.

"If ma bruh is cool with it, I just might move in", Ace smirked causing me to cut my eyes at him as Tyson ignored the banter between us both, "Ill kill you both", I huffed as we arrived at the front door and walked in without bothering to knock or ring the bell. The cool air inside, hit me with full force and I immediately relaxed as I let it bring my temperature down a few degrees. The sound of laughter and conversation could be heard and we immediately headed towards the source of the noise. 

Stepping out the door and into the backyard a groan escaped Tysons lips causing me to turn my attention to him, “I fucken hate people”, He muttered causing both Ace and I to chuckle as we looked around at all the people that had gathered today for the baby shower. I couldnt help but smile at the sight as pink balloons, streamers and every other decoration was blooming in a beautiful pink. Being that Briana and I would be a godmother to each of the twins, we had come early in the morning and set the entire place up for her. “Try not to be grumpy or rude for that matter”, I warned knowing fully well that Tyson was his rudest while manic. 

"Jazzy!", I yelled with excitement as my gaze landed on her glowing self and rounded belly that was wrapped up in a beautiful white maxi. "NaNa, you’re here! Girl what took your asses so long", She giggled as we engulfed each other in a big hug, pressing our bellies together in the process which caused us to laugh, "I had a wardrobe crisis. I feel huge, ugly and Ace said I look like a orange", I pouted with a frown causing her to mirror my expression before pulling me into another hug, "Girl if you look huge then I must look massiveeeee! You look beautiful NaNa and as for Ace? Well he looks like shrimp fried rice", She whispered the last bit causing us both to laugh as I pulled away and allowed the boys to hug her.

"What up Jazzy J", Ty mumbled lowly as he put out the blunt and gave her a side hug, "Good, good. Glad you came Mr god daddy", She chuckled while Ty cracked a small smile before moving aside and letting Ace give her a hug, "Where ma woman at?", He obnoxiously asked causing both Jas and I to smack our lips, "Im right here nigga", Briana popped out of know where and came straight to give me a hug, "Hey babycakes. Hows my little girl doing?", She cooed as she rubbed my belly before leaning down to pick up Isaiah who she considered her best friend, "We’re good B", I smiled as she kissed Zay’s cheeks before turning around and punching Ace in the arm.

Letting out a groan he rubbed the spot she hit before mugging her, “The fuck was that for?”, He huffed as I spotted Jeremiah crossing the lawn and making his way over, “Thats for saying my best friend looks like a orange you asian prawn chip”, She grilled causing me and Jasmine to bust up in laughter while Ace stood there biting his lip, obviously loving the aggression B was showing him.

"Yo, yo, yo. Bout time you niggas showed up. How yall gonna be the godparents but show up late? B the only one who deserves the title at the moment", J exaggerated as he dapped up both of the boys before giving me a hug, "Hey Im pregnant too, it takes me longer to get ready and walk here", I mumbled as I eyed out the tables that housed the amazing appetizers, "You walked here? They made you walk?", Jas asked with wide eyes causing me to nod my head before looking over at Ty and Ace and cutting my eyes at them.

"It was two houses down, fuck we gonna drive for", Tyson huffed in annoyance before casually lifting up the hidden bottle of whiskey and taking a swing of it, "Nigga you drunk already?", J frowned before looking over at Ace who was grinning with a goofy look, giving J his answer. "See what Im dealing with? Than this nigga had the nerve to say he wants to move in. Hell nah. Ty is bad enough without the influence, adding Ace to the mix on a permanent bases would be hell", I scoffed causing both Ty and Ace to narrow their eyes at me, which I simply shrugged off.

"Okay, I can see this conversation is going no where good. SO, come over, my brothers want to meet Ty and Ace", Jas said, cutting the tension that was thick as hell. Between my pregnancy hormones, Tysons mania and Ace’s influence, it looked like world war three was about to go down and I could only feel bad because our shitty moods had to come out today of all days. 

"Im just going to get a quick drink of water before I faint", I muttered as Zay instantly held his hands out wanting to come my way, "Ill come to", B stated as she was already carrying Zay and knew it was hard for me to carry him for too long. Not waiting for anyone else to say anything, I left Tyson to fend for himself, knowing fully well he hated meeting new people, and headed towards the bar and appetizer table. "You feeling okay?", Briana asked once we were making our way half way across the yard. Letting out a sigh, my gaze fell on all of the other guests in attendance. B and I didn’t know most, as majority were young cousins we hadnt met or college friends, family friends and long term friends that we hadn’t come across. 

"I woke up feeling like shit, B. I just want to crawl in bed and stay there until this pregnancy is over", I confessed as I once again began to feel so emotional that the tears sprung to my eyes, "Well if you feel like shit, you sure as hell don’t look it Nala. Your glowing so much, haven’t you notice the entire party watching you when you walked in", She said while cheesing causing me to feel a little better about the situation, "Especially the other basketball wives. Looking at you with envy and shit. I’on why Jas even invited them leeches", Briana huffed causing me to look over my shoulder and spot the plastic basketball wives who were indeed looking over at us every two seconds.

Though us three girls didn’t get along with the other wives and girlfriends, out of respect to our men we always sucked that shit up and remained lady like for their sake. The boys all had good friendships with their teammates and we weren’t about to fuck that up over anything petty, “Just ignore the plastics, now lets get mama some food and water before she passes out”, I giggled as I gave her a side hug which was a silent thank you that she knew by the way she smiled back at me, “So the boys got a bet going on”, She randomly said as I grabbed us two small, pink plastic plates and started to load them up for us both.

"Oh yea? What on?", I mumbled as I added some cheeses, crackers, olives, mini quiches and a few other things that looked appetizing, "How long before Tyson lashes out on someone", She mumbled causing me to choke on my biscuit before clearing my throat and look at her with wide eyes. Giving me a innocent look as she bit down on her lip in amusement, I couldn’t help but bust up in laughter at my crazy friends, "How much is on the table?", I chuckled once my laughter had died down, "Well Ace has got 5000 on him lashing out within the first 30 minutes. Brock’s got 4000 on 1 hour, Lennys tight ass has put 150 dollars on the first 15 minutes and J lowkey put 5000 on a hour and a half. Rem’s refusing to partake", She shrugged as I held the plates and a bottle of water under my arm as we made our way to a table that was allocated for us.

"They are crazy and Ty is gonna be pissed if he finds out they making money off of him and he wasn’t included", I giggled as I placed our plates on the table and took a seat in my chair. Instantly Isaiah was climbing onto my lap and I helped him up before hugging him close to me. Lacy came over and greeted us before taking a seat and gushing about how excited she was to have three new grand daughters coming into the world. Soon after Jasmines mom also came past to say hi and made sure to introduce us to some of Jasmines aunties and old family friends. Everyone seemed pretty nice, either that or they knew how to put on a good show.

"Where daddy?", Zay asked as I helped him take a sip of juice from a plastic cup, "He’s somewhere around here baby", I whispered in his ear before looking around the yard to look for him. I wasn’t surprised when I found him standing in a group with a few other men who were laughing, while Tyson stood there puffing on a cigarette while he mugged everyone in sight. We had only been here for twenty minutes and he already looked like he was sick of everyone and everything, "If that hoes doesn’t stop eyeing out my man, I’m gonna go over there and do serious damage", Briana suddenly gritted causing me to tear my eyes away from Tysons figure and bring them onto her. Frowning as she mugged someone, I followed her gaze only to realise she was talking about one of Jasmines family friend that she had known since she was younger.

"Didnt we just meet her?", I frowned causing B to instantly nod her head as she continued to death stare her from across the yard, "Yep and she knows I’m with Ace and she been biting her lip and eyeing him out for the past 10 minutes", She huffed as I realised that she wasn’t lying and that her girl, Rachel, was indeed eyeing out Ace like he was gods gift, "Damn she acting like she ain’t seen no male in the longest", I whispered as Zay slipped off my lap and pointed to Lenny. Nodding my head as I knew he wanted to go over, I kept my eye on him until he reached Lenny before turning my attention back to Briana who was still watching Rachel.

"You think she ballsy enough to do something?", I asked as I sipped my water and bit my lip in amusement as I could see Brianas ghetto side emerge by the way she rolling her neck while cracking her knuckles. "Better not be, Id hate to drag her across the yard by her hair during Jasmines baby shower", B said with attitude causing me to cover my mouth and let out a small laugh, "Come lets go over there and show her who he’s with. Besides it looks like Ty needs some saving as well", I grinned as I stood up and took B’s hand to help her up as well. Holding my hand, I bit into my celery stick as we crossed the yard and heading in the direction of our men who were surrounded by a few males from Jasmines side.

Noticing one of her cousins eye me out as we approached I quickly avoided eye contact and set my gaze on our surroundings instead, “Quick tell me if that hoes watching”, Briana mumbled under her breath causing me to take a quick peek at Rachel before looking straight ahead, “Yep shes watching us walk over”, I said with amusement causing B to instantly start smirking. As soon as we got close enough, B let go of my hand before sending me a wink. Raising an eyebrow with curiosity, I couldn’t help but laugh under my breath as she walked straight up to Ace, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him hard.

Letting them have a moment, I reached Ty who had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth as his hands were stuffed in his pockets. “You good Jamaica?”, J asked causing all the mens attention to turn onto me, “Yea, I may have wiped the appetizer table clean though”, I chuckled as I rubbed my belly before biting into my celery stick once again, “Between you and Jas, I had to make sure we got extra”, He joked causing me to playfully suck my teeth before sticking my tongue out at him, “But hey, lemme introduce you to some of Jas’s cousins. This is ma little sister, Nalani. Nalani, this is Jacob, Niko and PJ”, Jeremiah introduced as they each held out there hand and shook mine as J pointed to each one, “And the one sucking face with that negro is Briana”, J added as Briana and Ace continued to show their public display of affection.

"Damn you pregnant too? Gonna be hella babies running around. How far along are you?", PJ asked. He seemed like the most friendly one out of the group and most definitely gave off a good vibe. Smiling as I looked down at my belly for a quick second, I silently thanked god I wasn’t feeling so shitty anymore, before looking up with a grin, "Almost 5 months. A girl as well", I smiled softly as I could hear Tyson shift impatiently beside me.

"Three baby girls in the crew huh? Y’all gonna have ya hands full", He chuckled causing me to nod my head in agreement as I eyed out Jacob who was visibly the shy one out of the three, "Nalani right? Thats a beautiful name for a beautiful woman", Niko smirked just as I plopped the last bit of celery in my mouth. Immediately choking on it thanks to his bold comment in front of Tyson, I started to cough just as a glass of wine was presented in front of my face. Within seconds, the glass was slapped out of Niko’s hand and was sent shattering on the ground below.

Swallowing the stuck piece, Briana handed my a cup of water out of know where, while Tyson positioned his body in front of mine as he mugged Niko, “Fuck you giving ma wife nigga?”, Tyson gritted out as Ace whispered/ screamed a ‘Yessssss’, in the background, obviously thrilled that he won the bet that Briana had just been telling me about.

"That your girl?… You with him?….Whatever, she was choking and it was water not wine", Niko defended as Jeremiah, carefully got in between them and softly pushed Niko back, "Does it look like I give a fuck what it is, dont be giving her nothing bruh. Mind yours nigga", Tyson spat out as the defined jaw clicked a few times, "Tyson, lets go find Zay. He was asking for you before", I said softly as I placed my hand on his arm, instantly causing him to un tense and step back from his dominating stance he was currently in. "Bitch ass mother fucka. Got me fucked up, tryna flirt with ma woman in front of me", Ty started mumbled as he stepped away and snatched a glass of whiskey off a tray that was being carried around by a waitress.

"Keep that nigga away from me J. I’on have to beat his ass on Jas’s day", He mumbled one last time as J mumbled something to Niko, causing him to walk away and head in the opposite direction. "Sorry about him man. Nigga think he better then everyone, dont pay him any mind", PJ apologised just as Jasmines two brothers, Dominic and Ricky came over with a curious look on both their faces, "Y’all good? Shit looks hella tense from over there", Ricky chuckled as I gave them both a hug hello before quickly holding Ty’s hand as I knew he was getting agitated at all these men greeting me, let alone touching me.

"Yo cousin Niko almost lost his life, speaking of which. YO BROCK, LENNY! A NIGGA WON THE BET", Ace yelled out across the yard causing attention be turned on us. "What? Oh hell nah, you lying!", Lenny yelled out as Brock laughed and started to head over with Lenny and Zay following behind. "I AINT LYING BRAH. WHERES MA MONEY BITCH?", Ace yelled again this time earning a slap to the back of the head by Jeremiah, "I swear both of y’all dont know how to act in front of people", He grilled as he pointed his finger between Ace and Tyson who both just shrugged simultaneously.

"Nigga dont be acting like yo ass didnt put a few stacks in the bet too. Bruh tryna act all innocent and shit", Ace stated, putting Jeremiah on blast while I picked up Zay and stood close to Tyson who obviously had no idea what they were talking about. "Damn brah, you couldnt at least wait an hour before tryna jack someone up?", Brock huffed as he check his rolex and let out a sigh, "35 minutes. Ace wins", He confirmed as Lenny groaned and J shook his head. "YES BITCHES! I told yall mother fuckers he would barely last half an hour, aint nobody wanna listen to tha skinny nigga doe. Y’all better pay up too", Ace boosted before warning them sternly while Ty mugged all of the boys.

"Y’all niggas making bets huh?", He grumbled with a raised eyebrow, "I should fuck up every single one of you", He glared as Jasmine suddenly popped up, "What’s going on? Y’all are just huddle on the side while the party is going on?", She asked causing us all to look back at the party and realise everything that just happened, had gone down unnoticed, "Sorry Jas we were just chatting. We were just coming back now", I quickly said as I didnt want to upset her by letting her know these fools were making bets and getting into arguments with her family.

"Oh thats fine, I just thought something was wrong!", She chuckled as J wrapped his arm around her waist and proceeded step back a little and make ‘Im going to kill you’ gestures towards the boys, while making sure Jas couldn’t see. "Where the bar at?", Tyson suddenly grumbled as I shifted Zay around in my arms as he began to start feeling heavy in my arms, "No more liquor for you bruh", J warned causing Ty to suck his teeth before heading off to find another drink, "Mommy you help Zaya do colouring?", Zay suddenly asked causing me to look down and give him a small smile. Leaving the small group, I headed back over to our table where Jasmine had set up little coloring book sets for the kids so they could keep themselves occupied.

Sitting down, I let out a sigh of relief and sat down Zay in my lap so we were both comfortable. Opening up the mini pencils, I found us a picture of a kitten and we decided to colour it in so it looks like Mason. Being so engrossed in what we were doing, Isaiah and I made small talk as we coloured it in until it was finished and didnt realise the presence sitting next to us. “He is adorable”, I heard someone say causing me to look up, only to be greeted by Rachel the thirsty woman who not only tried to convince us she was Jasmines bestest friend, but had a staring problem when it came to Ace.

"Thank you", I said softly, not wanting to give her attitude for Jasmines sake, "How old are you sweetheart?", She asked Zay, causing him to look up from his picture for a second before cowering away against my chest. "He is shy around strangers, his almost four", I smiled as I ran my fingers through his short hair before kissing the top of his head. "So sweet and you’re expecting another one! Same father?", She asked causing my head to snap up and look at her with wide eyes, "Excuse me?", I asked with disbelief not knowing if this bitch was serious or not.

"I didnt mean to offend you, its just girls your age usually have multiple babies by different men", She rambled while I mentally calculated how many punches I could get on this hoe before someone pulled me off, "Man these mother fuckers are just asking to get they ass beat today. Fuck away from my woman, hoe", I heard a grumble come from behind me causing all my anger to instantly deflate and instead turn into amusement. Rachel looked behind me with wide eyes and shock, which I thought was hilarious considering I should be the one shocked after the way she just spoke to me.

"Fuck you still sitting here for vanilla ice? Move bitch", Tyson gritted out causing her to scramble out of her seat before rushing away. Coming from behind me and into sight, Tyson took her seat and shifted his seat closer towards me until he was practically on top of me. "Yo forreal, everybody done wanna test ma patience today. Only reason I aint beat a nigga or bitch is cause I’on wanna fuck shit up for Jas", Ty mumbled as he took a sip of his whiskey before sitting in down on the table and leaning his forehead against my own.

"Today has just been a shitty ass day altogether", I mumbled before pulling away a little so I could find his lips and peck them a few times, "I missed you", I added as soon as I tasted his lips and realised that I indeed missed him. "You missing a nigga huh?", He smirked before biting down on my bottom lip and pulling away so he could kiss Zay’s head who was fighting for his attention, "You was gonna beat her ass, huh?", Ty asked causing me chuckle as I sipped my water, "I was mentally beating that bitch up. But you know I wouldn’t do that shit while Im pregnant", I mumbled as I rubbed my belly and smiled as he too put his hand on it and letting it run over my bump.

"Better not Lani", He warned causing me to smack my lips, "Bitch had the nerve to ask if my children had the same daddy. Got me fucked up", I huffed with attitude before cringing at how ratchet I was sounding, "Barely been here a hour and we already brawling with everyone", Ty suddenly said as he cracked a grin for the first time today. I couldnt help but let out a laugh as he was completely right.

"Lani they about to start playing games, you too tired or you good to play?", Briana called out as she headed my way. Looking over my shoulder, I noticed all the women gathering in the centre of the yard where they had now set up chairs. "Im gonna sit this out babe", I sighed as the thought of partaking in a bunch of games was not very appealing right now. Especially since my feet were hurting, as well as the bad heartburn I felt coming on, "Thats fine NaNa. What about you bestie? You gonna be my wingman?", She asked Zay causing him instantly to start nodded his head and slip out of my lap. Running over, Briana bent down and caught his little body before picking him up and walking over to where they were getting started.

"Baby is it bad that I dont want to have a baby shower?", I blurted out once I had stood up and settled myself down comfortably in Tysons lap, "Thank god, cause I’on if a nigga can sit through another one of these so soon", He mumbled causing me to chuckle as I turned my head a little and placed a kiss on the side of his lips. Taking the opportunity, Tyson turned an innocent kiss into a full make out session and before I knew it, I was turning in his lap and wrapping my arms around his neck. Getting heated, we suddenly pulled away at the sound of someone sucking their teeth. Looking over, Lenny was shaking his head while his face was twisted up in disgust. Without saying another word, he snatched Tysons glass of whiskey off the table and downed it one go.

"Nasty ass niggas", He mumbled once he set the glass back down and casually walked away as if nothing had just happened. Giggling against Tysons neck I pulled away and wiped the lipstick off the side of his mouth. "Where’re getting married in a month", I whispered softly causing his big black eyes meet my own with a certain spark behind them that had me smiling, "One month huh? One month and I will officially have you forever", He mumbled lowly, almost as if it was too good to be true. Like always a few romantic words out of his mouth and he had me melting in his arms like pudding. Ty never failed to wiggle into my heart by his poetic words that he didnt even realise meant so much to me when he spoke them. 

"I love you TyTy. I dont think I tell you that enough", I sighed before pressing me lips against his softly and closing my eyes as I enjoyed the feel of his soft lips on mine. Pecking them a few times, I pulled away and slumped my shoulders as my eyes gazed over at the activities taking place. "We have so much coming ahead in the next few months. Im lowkey trying not to get stressed, but it just all feel so overwhelming", I sighed as I felt Ty run his finger along my collarbone and towards my cleavage. "What I tell you bout stressing La?", He grumbled causing me to raise an eyebrow, "Yea, I know, I know. I may be manic but I still know what the fuck is going on Lani. Swear you think Im dumb or some shit", He huffed as I bit down on my lip at how adorable he looked due to how frustrated he was. 

"I dont think your dumb Ty", I quickly assured him causing him to look at me for a quick second before shaking his head, "Lemme go have a cigarette", He muttered, obviously ready to get away from the subject. Sighing, I frowned as I re wrapped my arms around his neck, "Stay with me Ty, enough with the smoking", I pleaded causing him instantly to suck his teeth with annoyance. One thing Ty hated the most was people telling him not to smoke anymore. It annoyed him beyond measure and had no problem telling them to mind their own business. "Dont start with me Lani, get up", He grumbled, this time patting my thigh.

"Fine Ill keep my mouth shut about it if you just stay here with me this time", I practically begged causing him to roughly let out a long breath before clenching his jaw and resting his forehead against my shoulder. "Im thinking about getting Rem to sedate me when we get home", He suddenly mumbled causing me to sit up in shock and lift his head up so I could see his face. "What why Ty? You’re not raging or doing anything stupid?", I frowned as I desperately searched his eyes for some sort of emotion. Unfortunately as always though, Ty’s eyes never showed any true emotions when he was in a episode, they were just big black marble orbs of emptiness. "I aint slept in 4 days Lani, Im so fucken exhuasted but ma brian and mind wont shut off. I need em to knock me out so I can get some sleep and wake up sane", He sighed, suddenly making me realise how run down he really looked and sounded.

"Im so sorry baby, I didnt know that was how you have been feeling", I mumbled in a sad tone while rubbing the side of his face with my hand, "Can you wait till tomorrow at least? Just try to sleep with me tonight and if you can’t then will do the sedative", I tried to negotiate as I desperately did not want him having to resort to being sedated like he was some animal. "You aint just heard what I said? A nigga fucking tired, yo", He snapped causing me to accidentally flinch at his harshness. Instantly noticing the effect of his outburst, he ran his hand roughly down his face before wrapped both his arms around my body and pulling me into his own.

"Im sorry", I heard him mumbled against my neck as he closed his eyes and his hold on me get tighter. "Y’all good?", I heard J ask causing me to look over my shoulder and give him a reassuring nod. "Here, give this to him. Sober him up a little", J chuckled as he handed my a closed bottle of water and patted Tysons shoulder before walking away. "Here baby, have something to drink", I whispered against his skin causing me to lift his head up slowly and eye out the bottle of water. I knew he wanted nothing more to continue getting drunk but to avoid making me upset he reluctantly took the bottle. Down half of the water, he handed me back the bottle and I gladly took a few sips as I was feeling a little dehydrated.

The games soon ended and instead Jasmine and J were sitting down with hundreds of gifts placed around them. One by one they read out cards before ripping open the different shades of pink wrapping paper. Once they got to one of the many presents from ty and myself, Jasmine adored all of them but most of all the last one. We had gotten the twins each their own, 24ct gold bracelet that held a small name plate so they could have them engraved once they were born. Happy that they were so pleased with their gifts, I relaxed back into Tysons embrace and together we ignored the curious and envious gazes that were sent our way.

Two hours had past and Tyson was getting more agitated by the second. I knew he wouldn’t last much longer and we would need to be getting him home and away from an audience, soon. Zay had found his way back to us and I knew he was the main reason Ty hadn’t popped off yet. Instead, he ignore the chatter of the people around him and engrossed himself with helping Zay colour in more pictures. Standing up from my seat, I let out a groan at how tense my back had gotten from sitting in that hard seat. “Im just going to the bathroom. Zay you need to go potty?”, I asked causing him to shake his head without tearing his focus off his picture. Grinning at the sight of both my boys working hard on a picture of a tiger, I grabbed my phone and headed off inside.

Thankful the bathroom wasnt occupied, I closed the door behind me and locked it before quickly doing my business. Flushing once I was done, I headed to the sink washed my hands and proceeded to make sure my outfit, hair and makeup were still decent. Pleased that everything still looked intact, I headed out the bathroom only to slam straight into a tall figure. Thanks to my protective instincts, my hands automatically flew to my stomach and stopped and hard pressure being applied to my belly. “My bad I aint see you there”, I heard a deep voice causing me to look up with a frown once I realised it was that creep Niko. To make things worse, this nigga had the nerve to smirk as he looked me up and down.

"Whatever, move", I grumbled as he was blocking my way. Noticing he didn’t move an inch, I moved to the side and pushed my way around him only to have him grab my arm, halting me in my tracks. "If you know whats good for you, you will let go of me and not look in my direction again", I warned knowing fully well if Tyson walks in at any minute he will literally kill this man, not caring who was watching. "You think Im afraid of some yellow basketball player?", He chuckled as I tried to pull my arm out of his grasp although he wasn’t budging.

"Oh Tyson isnt your problem right now. He is", I smirked just as Brocks large hands came down on Niko’s shoulders roughly. In one swift movement, Niko released my arm as Brock practically lifted him off his feet and slammed him against the wall. Letting out a groan, he slid to the floor due to the impact while Brock turned back around to face me, "He hurt you Lani?", He questioned as his eyes roamed my arms to see if any damage was done. "Im good, thanks to my big bad shadow", I winked as I gave him a hug while his deep laugh filled my ear.

"Dont tell Tyson, okay?", I mumbled against his shoulder before pulling away and looking up at him with pleading eyes, "I got ya La. He dont need to get all worked up anyways. Ill handle it from here", He grumbled as he looked back at the floor where Niko was slowly getting up in a painful manner. "Better get out there before he comes looking for you though", He added causing me to nod my head as he was completely right. Giving him one last hug as a thank you, I began my journey outside only to find everyone starting to clap as they brought out the beautiful three tier pink cake.

A grin played out across my lips and I felt my stomach jump with excitement at thought of filling it with a few slices of cake. “NaNa, I can see you drooling from the other side of the yard”, Jasmine giggled as she walked over, handing me a small paper plate with a generous sized amount of cake on it. “Girl, Im ready to order myself one of those for my own enjoyment”, I laughed as I pointed towards the massive cake that was slowly being cut and distributed.

"J told me about what happened over there. Im sorry about Niko, I should have warned you that his lowkey creepy", She apologised causing me to frown as I shook my head, "He just tried to pull something back inside, thank god Brock pop up out of know where and Ty didnt see", I explained instantly her own face turning into a deep frown, "What the hell? Are you okay? Damn it let me find my brothers, get them to kick his stupid ass out", She huffed in annoyance before pulling me in for a hug, "Im so sorry NaNa. Let me go cuss him out", She apologised before quickly stomping away before I could protest and tell her its fine.

Letting out a sigh, I headed back towards our table that was now occupied by the entire crew, minus Jasmine. Everyone was sitting around, laughing and eating their cake, well everyone but Ty. Instead, he’s snapback was adjusted over his eyes and he kept his head down as he helped feed Zay some cake. Smiling at the sight, I headed over and placed my plate on the table before sitting in my seat next to Tyson. “Hi mommy”, Isaiah grinned as he looked over and showed me his handsome little face that had cake decorated around his mouth.

"Are you eating that cake or wearing it?", I giggled causing him to join in as I grabbed a napkin a leaned over so I could wipe it off for him. "You eating cake too baby?", I asked Tyson who kept his head down and moved some icing around on the plate with a plastic fork. Slowly shaking his head in response, I leant over and kissed his cheek causing him to instantly rest his forehead against mine. "Imma head home. Work out for a bit and try to get rid of this extra energy so I can hopefully get some sleep", He mumbled lowly causing me to pout as I didnt want him to leave without me but I also couldnt just leave Jas’s babyshower already.

"Take one of the boys with you", I found myself saying causing him to snap his head away from mine and glare at me with angry eyes. "I aint no little kid. Dont be fucking treating me like one either", He gritted out in a low tone causing me to sigh, "I didnt mean it like that", I whispered only for him to chuckle bitterly as he reached for his drink. Downing the rest of the contents in one go, he placed it on the table before lifting Zay up, "Got no faith in a nigga. Always gotta think Imma fuck up", He huffed in annoyance as he practically dropped Isaiah in my lap.

"Im out", He grumbled towards J, who instantly stopped his conversation with Brock and Remy. "Where to bruh?", Ace immediately asked causing everyone who was sitting on the table to turn their attention to him. "I need to get outta here man", He kept it as simple as possible as he dug in his pocket for cigarettes, "Lemme come with you", Brock said as he began getting out of his seat. Tyson began shaking his head straight away before placing a smoke in between his lips, "Nah I need y’all to leave me the fuck alone with that shit. I aint gonna do nothing reckless, so y’all can chill the fuck out", He huffed causing everyone to shake their head and sigh at Tysons rude ass. Without another word, Tyson had his back faced to us and he was walking across the yard and towards the side gate.

"Little shit", Lenny chuckled as he raised his glass and took a swing of it before Mama Lacy could grab it for him. Brock was up and dapping the boys and hugging us before walking out without a word, as we all knew he was going so he could keep an eye on Tyson.

The party didnt come to an end until five hours later and by the time Jasmine and J showed the last guest out we were all exhausted. Isaiah was fighting to stay awake and I was more than ready to kick my shoes off and lay in bed. Unfortunately a groan escaped my lips as I realised that Tysons stupid ass had made us walk over so now at 6:00 at night we had to walk back. Thankful that Ace was carrying Zay, we said goodbye to Jas and J before linking arms with Briana and taking a short walk back to our mansion. “You going to sleep over tonight? Would be good if you did so we can do wedding stuff tomorrow”, I cheesed towards Briana who returned the same look. “Oooh in that case hell yes! We need to start looking for a dress, NaNa”, She reminded me causing me to sigh at the fact that I now had to find a dress that was going to look good with my pregnant belly.

"I know that look and dont you worry. You’re going to be an even more beautiful bride due to the fact that you will be carrying your baby girl", She said softly causing the frown lines on my face to ease up and instead turn into a small smile at the thought. "Zay’s knocked out", Ace chuckled as I looked over his shoulder on to find that Isaiah was indeed asleep and cuddled up against Ace’s chest. "Aww look at you. You would make a good daddy", I smirked causing Adrians grin to drop and turn into a frown while Briana started laughing.

"You tryna hint something? Briana you pregnant?", Adrian suddenly ask with panic evident within his voice. Staying silent for a good minute, B and I couldn’t hold it in any longer and soon we began busting up in laughter. Ace’s face twisted up with confusion while Briana managed to get out that she wasnt and it was just funny to see him so freaked out. After letting out a string of incoherent words, we followed him up the long drive and finally made it inside. The weather had dropped and it now was chilly outside. The only thing on my mind was a bath, preferably a hot one, and my bed. Hearing someone in the kitchen as we walked in, I half expected to see Tyson although not to anyones surprise it was actually Brock who was now in sweats and a wife beater.

"Ty’s good?", I asked as Ace headed up stairs with Briana so they change and put Isaiahs sleeping self to bed. "Yea, nigga went hard out at the gym and courts for the past 4 hours. He finally knocked out about half an hour ago", He yawned before lifting his bottle of water to his lips and taking a few sips. "You gonna sleep over tonight?", I asked although I knew he most likely was. It wouldnt be Tyson Browns house if he didnt have multiple people sleeping over all the time. Something I was more than use too. "Yea gonna have a smoke and watch some TV before I crash though", He mumbled as I grabbed two strawberry fruit bars out of the pantry. 

"Okay, Imma head to bed now. Im mad tired. Just lock up before you head up", I mumbled tiredly as I gave him a hug and began heading up stairs. As soon as I got outside our bedroom door, I let a small smile grace my lips at the sound of Tyson snoring. Opening it as quietly as I could, I lent down and unbuckled my heels and picked them up so that I didnt make sound walking in them. Shutting the door behind me I headed straight for the en suite and once inside I closed the door and instantly began stripping. Setting my discharged jewellery on the side of the sink, I plugged the bath and set the water on warm as I filled it up. Though I usually showered and bathed in cold water, thanks to Ty, since I had fell pregnant I couldn’t stand the cold and needed to shower in warm water.

Unfortunately that also meant Tyson couldn’t have showers with me anymore and when he did, it was usually when it was shower sex and I had no choice but to endure the cold. Once I was naked, lit some candles and turned some music on low, I slowly set myself into the warm water and couldn’t help but let out a small moan at the feel of the water relaxing my tense muscles. Resting my head back against the edge, I closed my eyes and did my best to clear my racing thoughts and just relax.

It wasnt until, I shrivelled up like a prune and the water turned chilly, that I decided to finally get out. Standing up slowly, I wrapped a towel around my body and headed to the basin. I quickly attended to my night hygiene routine which consisted of taking off my make up, brushing my teeth, braiding my hair and taking my vitamins. Once I was all done, I quietly headed back into our main room and headed into our walk in. Avoiding the mess I had created from earlier on in the day, I went straight for Tysons side and grabbed one of his large, white Calvin Klein shirts and added some white ankle socks before turning off the light and making my way to our bed.

Tysons tall figure was stripped down to his CK boxers, his memeber hard and straining against the material like always, his arms stretched out and unsurprisingly a cigarette tucked behind his ear. Shaking my head as I waltzed over to his side, I grabbed the cancer stick and snapped it in half before sitting it on his bedside table. Next, I grabbed his long leg and lifted it a little so I could grab the blanket under him and instead cover him with it. Satisfied that he looked more comfortable, I headed over to my side and smiled softly as I crawled into bed, loving the feel of the soft mattress underneath me. 

Tucking my legs under the blanket, I snuggled as close as I could next to Tysons figure and bit down on my lip when he began to stir. Once he settled again, I grabbed the blanket and brought it up to cover our upper torso due to the cold. Managing to get so close, that I was also using Tysons pillow, I closed my eyes and allowed his intoxicating scent to feel my nose. Not being able to help myself as I was so close, I puckered up my lips and pressed them against his nose before softly pressing them against his soft lips.

Tyson

Gripping Lani’s waist tighter, I let out a low groan as she continued to ground her hips against mine. Buried deep inside her, I let her work her magic and ride a nigga this AM. Since falling pregnant, Lani’s sex drive had skyrocketed and I wasn’t complaining because her pussy had been feeling better then ever. “Fuck baby”, She moaned out as placed her hands on my chest and lifted her body a little so I could start pounding into her.

Grounding my teeth at the sight of her now double d tits, bouncing around, I sent hard across her round ass, “Damn girl, tell me who’s this is”, I grumbled as my thumb found her centre as we continued to meet each others thrusts, fighting for dominance, “Mine”, She smirked as she flicked her hair over her shoulders and pushed my chest down with her hands.  Again she started to grind her hips into mine and by the way she was smirking, I knew she was liking the fact that I was letting her have the upper hand.

Slapping her thigh, she let out a small yelp before moaning out loud as I grinded my hips while being buried deep inside her, “Shit Tyyy, Im so close baby”,She moaned as I smirked and without missing a beat, wrapped my arms around her waist and flipped her over so I was now on top. Looking up at me with wide eyes, I grabbed both her hands and held them down above her head, “You ain’t coming until you tell me who’s this is?”, I gritted out as I roughly grabbed her right breast and sent a hard slap across it causing her to let out a whimper.

"They’re sore you asshole", She frowned before closing her eyes and arching her back as I sent a few deep strokes inside her, "Shut that shit up, you got one more time to ignore me", I gritted out as I plowed her so deep that she used her elbows to try and crawl back and away, "Fuck you running for", I grunted while her mouth formed a O, "Shit its yours baby, it’s yours", She moaned out just as she fell apart underneath me. The very sight of her letting loose sent me over the edge and before I could stop myself, I sent a few hard strokes before realising deep inside her.

Letting out a groan as I pulled out and rolled over to my side of the bed, we laid in silence as we both tried to catch our breath. We had been going at it for the past hour or so and I knew she wouldn’t be able to go anymore rounds. Reaching over, I placed my hand on her waist, ready to pull her over although I was greeted with a slap instead. Looking over with a frown, I found her already mugging me before sitting up with a painful groan, “Fuck you slapping ma hand away for?”, I grumbled as I followed in her lead and sat up against the headboard.

"You hurt me you ass, what I tell you about being rough", She spat out as she looked down at her now red breasts that had a visible handprint against it, "Shit ma bad baby", I chuckled as I licked over my lips and reached for my ralph lauren boxers. Slipping into them without getting up, I ignored Nalani’s huffs and rolled over until I was close beside her, "Stop with that frowning shit, it aint cute", I mumbled as I wrapped my arm around her body and pulled her closer, "Fuck off Tyson", She mumbled in response causing me to clench my jaw.

"Watch it", I gritted out as I push her hair from the side of her face and proceeded to roughly grab her jaw. Turning her face to me, I knew she was about to pop off but I quickly crushed my lips on hers and silenced the rant I knew was coming my way. Fighting at first, it only took her a few seconds before giving up and caving into my embrace and my lips, "Say sorry", She mumbled against my lips as I let go of her jaw and ran my hand down the side of her body and over her ass. Gripping her thigh, I placed it over my leg and grounded my once again hard dick, into her centre, "Nooo, say sorry", She moaned while placing her hands on my chest to push me back. 

"Fuck lemme get inside you again, one more round", I groaned as thoughts of the way her wet pussy swallowed me up filled my mind, "Apologize nigga", She huffed as I smirked against her lips before sucking on her plump bottom one, "I’m sorry baby", I grunted as her fingers ran down my chest and met the top of my dick that was covered in the thin material of my boxers. Just when I thought my prayers had been answered, Lani shot up and quickly lead over to the bedside table to grab her phone.

"Shit baby we got our first birthing class in less than 2 hours", She grinned causing a groan to escape my lips as I dramatically laid back on my side of the bed. I had successfully avoided all thoughts of attending that wack ass class but Lani wasnt tryna let a nigga skip it, no matter how hard I pleaded, "You love me Ty?", She asked as I opened one eye, only to find her closing in on me with a grin that lit up her entire face, "Eh I guess", I mumbled trying to hide my grin, though the sound of her soft laugh filling the room had me grinning, "I love the fuck outta ya baby", I muttered truthfully as she rested her naked body against my chest. I brushed her hair away from her face and ran my finger over her red swollen lips. Soon my eyes trailed down her body and once again landed on her redbreast that looked like they were going to bruise.

"Shit Lani, I aint mean to hurt ya", I grumbled with a frown as I carefully brushed over her swollen skin, "Its okay baby, I lowkey love the aggression", She giggled while I smirked at her confession, "Yea I know you do ", I chuckled as I licked over my lips and ran my hand up and down her back, "We forreal gotta go to this class?", I quickly added, trying to catch her off guard so she could some how agree to just stay home and kick it with her nigga. However, a huff escape her lips and she leant over and roughly bit down on my lip. Tugging it, she finally let it go before sitting up and stretching her naked body, "Im going so that means you’re going", She stated sternly as I let a groan escape my lips.

"I aint feeling to well", I said in a matter of factly tone although Lani wasn’t taking no type of excuse as she immediately wrapped her fingers around my nipple and pinched it hard. Hitting her hand away as I mugged her, I massaged my sore skin as she tilted her head back and laughed, "You lucky yo tits are hurting already otherwise I would have fucked em up", I grumbled as she sat up and pouted, allowing her naked body to come in full view.

Four and a half months pregnant and my baby girl was glowing forreal. Everything about her had me bowing down to her and there honestly wasn’t anything in this world I wouldn’t do, just to see her conestly smiling the way she has been lately, “We got the ultrasound after the class”, She said softly, pulling me out of my thoughts as I let out a sigh at the thought of finally finding out what we was expecting. The thought alone had me feeling a mess and I was still trying to figure out how I would feel if it was going to be a girl. However, I did know that know matter what, I would love this child with everything in me but what scared me was, what if I didn’t connect to him/her the way I connected with Zay?

How would I handle a daughter, when I could barely do right by Nalani?. Noticing my silence, she smiled softly as she crawled over and straddled my lap. Once she placed her hands on my chest, I couldn’t help but lick my lips as she had unintentionally pushed her bare breasts together due to her hand placement, “Stop looking at me like that”, She chuckled as I looked up at her all natural face with a smirk, “I cant help it, got them all up in ma face and shit”, I muttered as my fingers traced up her soft skin of her stomach and around her breast.

"Come shower with me, we have to start getting ready", She whispered causing me to halt my hand and look up at her with a sigh. Not wanting to argue or disappoint her, I tapped her thigh softly so she could get up and we could shower.

After one more round against the shower wall, Lani finally got me out of the shower and into our walk in wardrobe so we could start getting ready. I honestly had no idea what to expect with this birthing class and although I wasn’t looking forward to it, I decided for Lani’s sake I would stop throwing a tantrum about it. With a white towel wrapped lowly around my waist, Lani headed to her side of the closet while I went to mine. Decided on keeping it casual, I slipped into some black baggy sweats, a black Miami Heat crewneck sweater and paired it with some timberlands. Keeping my jewelry to a minimum, I placed two thin gold chains on and finished off my look with a black skully and tucked a cigarette behind my ear.

By the time I had finished getting ready, I turned around only to be surprised that Lani had actually finished getting ready as well. Babygirl usually took at least a hour or so, even if it was just something casual. My eyes roamed her outfit and I couldn’t help but lick my lips at how good she looked even though she was dressed down, “Damn that ass is looking thick as fuck”, I mumbled causing her to look over and start blushing as she tucked her hair behind her ear. Instantly her eyes roamed my own outfit before looking up at me with a smug look, “What?”, I grumbled as I grabbed my phone and wallet before making my way over to her.

"You look hella thuggish right now", She mumbled as she bit down on her lip while I smirked, "Shit is sexy as hell too", She again mumbled although I knew she didn’t mean to say it out loud, "I got you wet huh?", I smirked, instantly causing her to break out of her daze and playfully suck her teeth, "You aint all that", She huffed as she tried to hide her grin, "The way you was just drooling says otherwise doe", I chuckled as I pulled her small body into me and rested both my hands on her plump ass. Licking her lips, she lifted up on her tippy toes and reached for my lips, though being short as hell I had to lean down to meet her halfway.

Sending a slap to her ass before gripping it tight, I was praying for one last round but Lani quickly shut that shit down as she pulled away and wiped the lip gloss off my lip, “We need to leave and you aren’t going to distract me”, She warned with an accusing tone that had me laughing, “Ight, ight lets get going, the crew meeting us there?”, I mumbled as I watched her grab her bag and turn all the lights off.  

"Yea baby, we all just decided to meet up", She informed me as I took her hand and headed down the stairs together. Making sure to lock the back doors and set the alarm, Lani met me at my Bugatti and instantly I was frowning as she was standing next to the drivers seat, "Hell NAH", I muttered as I shook my head while frowning, knowing exactly what she wanted. Instantly she started pouting, trying to give me that puppy dog look that always has me caving, though this car was my most prized possession and no ones drives it. 

"Come on TyTY, let mama drive", She pleaded, though I continued to shake my head and make my way over to the driver side. Still she stood there, blocking my access and I looked down at her as I towered over her small frame, "Nah Lani you know how I feel about this car and ain’t no one but me getting behind this wheel", I stated as she childishly stomped her foot before burying her face against my chest, "You’re an asshole TyTy", She muffled against my sweater while I chuckled and wrapped my arm around her shoulder. Leaning down I kissed the top of her head before slapping her ass, "Get yo ass on the other side", I chuckled as she pulled away with a frown and proceeded to stomp as she made her way to the other side.

Getting in the slick 2014 Bugatti, I let out a satisfied sigh as the smell of the new leather filled my nose. Lani was in the passenger seat within a second and once was settled, she looked over and chuckled at my cheesing expression. I was a sucka for cars, aside from basketball, cars was definitely my other passion and I took each and everyone of mine as if they were my babies. “You’re acting like you love this car more than you love me”, She mumbled as I hit the button to open the garage door and started up the Bugatti with a roar that had me grinning even harder. Since Zay had come into our life, I hadn’t been able to drive around my two seater sports cars as much so know when I did, I always acted out.

"Shit they do come close", I chuckled in response causing her suck her teeth as I pulled out of the garage and backed out of the long drive way,"Nigga, remember who makes you feel good at night and if you want to keep feeling good you better love me and only me", She huffed as I looked over and licked my lips at how sexy she looked when she had a attitude, "Forreal I like this aggressive attitude you been rocking since I planted ma seed deep in ya", I smirked causing her to roll her eyes although I could see she was fighting to hide her grin.

"I miss Isaiah", She randomly blurted out after driving in silence for 10 minutes, with nothing but the radio playing lowly, "Forreal me too. Im missing ma little mans voice", I sighed as thoughts of my son filled my mind. Zay had slept over Lenny and Lacey’s last night and we weren’t picking him up until later tonight. It was quiet as hell around the house without him and although it had been good to have this alone time with Lani, it didn’t stop me from missing him. Since the incident two weeks ago with Zay running off into the ocean, he had been so much more behaved after I went off on him. He started listening more and was being the good boy he was when we first got him back from the orphanage.

"No more sleepovers for a while, I don’t like being away from him for so long", Lani pouted as I reached over and rested my hand on her thigh. Instantly she placed her hand on top of mine and leant over so she could rest her head against my extended arm, "He a big boy Lani, you need to stop babying him", I mumbled as I pulled onto the freeway and headed down towards our destination, "But he is my baby, Ty. He will always be my baby", She smiled softly while I lowly chuckled while shaking my head. 

"Im so excited for today, are you excited?", Lani beamed as I mentally rolled my eyes at her question, "So excited", I said sarcastically causing her to suck her teeth before laughing, "Whatever grumpy pants, at least try to have fun", She smiled just as my eyes landed on McDonalds, "Ah shit, lemme get something to eat real quick", I mumbled as my mouth watered at the thought of hash browns and a bacon & egg Mcmuffin, "Oooh me too. Im so hungry", Lani’s eyes widened as she let go of my hand and sat up in her seat with excitement.

"Nah you aint meant to be eating this type of shit", I said just to fuck with her, although in reality she really wasn’t suppose to be eating this shitty food, "If Im not eating it, then neither are you. So I suggest you shut that shit and get me 2 muffins and 3 hash browns", She ordered causing me to look over with an amused expression, "Damn you eating for a army?", I mocked causing her to smack her lips as she waved me off while her eyes stayed looking out the window as we pulled up to the drive thru.

We spent the rest of the car drive to the class, munching on a large amount of McDonalds and by the time we got there Lani was holding her stomach in pain. “Why would you let me eat all that”, She groaned as I parked the car and spotted J and Aces cars parked a view spots down. Instantly I snapped my attention to Lani, who was resting her head back as she held her stomach, “Don’t even try to go there, how many times I tell you it ain’t good for you? Betta not throw up in ma car either”, I mugged as she let out a burp causing me to twist up my face in disgust, “You nasty as hell”, I muttered as she busted up in laughter while I tried to hide my amused grin.

"I’on why you complaining, I gotta deal with yo gross farts all the time", She laughed as I shook my head and got out of the car. Closing the door, I went around to her side and helped her out as she was struggling to get up due to how full she was, "You gonna be good to do this? Yo ass can barely move", I smirked as she looked up at me with a mug. Rolling her eyes she stood up straight and shut the car door, slamming it in the process. Instantly her eyes went wide while I narrowed my own at her, "That was a accident", She pouted while I clenched my jaw and slapped her ass hard as hell. Letting out a yelp as she instantly started to rub it while I smirked, grabbed her other hand and began making my way to the front door.

"Shit we are 5 minutes late", Lani mumbled under her breath and we headed inside and followed the signs that led us to a room at the end of the hall. The door had ‘Birthing Class’ printed on it and Lani was instantly knocking on it before slowly opening the door and pecking her head inside, "Hi, we are here for the class", She said softly as she walked in further with me following in behind. Looking around the teacher was up front while 4 other couples were sitting on the floor, two of the couples being our friends.

"Oh Tyson and Nalani?", The white, plump lady beamed as Lani instantly nodded her head before waving at Jasmine and Briana, "Bout time you niggas showed up, got us waiting and shit", Ace yelled obnoxiously loud causing B to slap him while the other two, white couples looked at him with shock, "Brah shut that shit up", I chuckled as we headed over to the mat and after greeting our crew, sat on the end of the circle, "So glad you can join us today, we were just introducing ourselves to each other and its now this lovely couples turn", The teacher, whose nametag said Cassandra, beamed as she pointed to Jasmine and J.

"Hi everyone, My name is Jas this is Jeremiah or J. Um we have been together for almost two years, I’m 7 months pregnant and we are expecting twin girls", Jasmine beamed as she looked back at J who was grinning just as hard. Simultaneously the teacher and the other two unknown couples greeted Jasmine and J in sync while I looked down at Lani who was muffling a laugh, "Your turn", Cassandra said to Briana but before she could get anything out, Ace clasp his hand over B’s mouth earning a round of wide eyes from the others.

"Wassup, Ma name is Desean Marques Ray and this is my second cousin, twice removed, Lele Shontelle Ray. We have been married for 7 years and this would be our 5th baby, she is 5 months but she really small so you can’t see it right now", Ace explained as I dropped my face into the back of Lani’s hair, who was sitting in front of me, and tried to hide my laughter that was threatening to come out. Briana on the other hand looked torn between slapping the shit out of him or rolling with laughter, "Oh well its nice to meet you Desean and Lele. Thank you for coming today. Now last but not least", Cassandra chuckled awkwardly before pointing towards Lani who had now rested her back against my chest, while sitting in between my legs.

"Im Nalani, this is my fiancee Tyson. Um we have been together for a few years now. Im four months and two weeks pregnant and this will be our second child. We don’t know what we are having yet though", Lani explained as once again everyone greeted us in sync with each other. Mentally rolling my eyes at how lame this was, we allowed the teacher to stand up and give us a brief introduction into pregnancy, what to expect during labour and the first few weeks with a newborn. I wasn’t about to admit it out loud but the information she was spitting was hella helpful and I mentally stored away as much info as I could.

I had to once again keep my head down to hide my laughter, this time thanks to the sight of Jeremiah who looked like he would pull out a notebook and pen at any moment. I knew this nigga was drinking in the information like his life depended on it and on the low I couldnt help but feel happy that he was this happy about his future with his new family. Ace on the other hand was becoming restless. Nigga got so bored that he started to ask unnecessary questions just so he could have a chance to talk, instead of having to listen to this white bitch go on.

Then there was Lani. I swear her little ass fell asleep a few times and I was ready to cuss her out cause she had been nagging me to come for the past two weeks and now she wanna sleep on a nigga. Only reason I hadn’t said anything was because it was partially my fault she was tired, all them rounds of sex being the cause. The sound of Cassandra clapping her hands together caught the attention of everyone, including Lani who practically jumped up in my arms, “Okay so we are going to do a few breathing exercises, Ladies I want you to lay back against your partners chest and repeat after me”, She instructed causing everyone to get into position.

Lani was already laying back against me so we barely moved an inch. Instead she leaned her head back and looked up at me with a cheesy grin that had me shaking my head. Cassandra was now sitting down as she started to show the girls how to do some breathing exercises if the girls started to have contractions or pains. Instantly Lani and the rest of the woman started to repeat the breathing, while I sat back watching on with a raised eyebrow. My attention soon faltered as I looked over only to find Adrian doing the breathing exercises better and louder than anyone else in the class, “Nigga its for the women”, I mumbled while I tried not to laugh.

Looking over for a second he shrugged his shoulders before continuing to breath like he was about to give birth. J was coaching Jasmine as he softly rubbed her belly, the other couples looked like they had shit on lock and Lani was eying out the wall clock every few seconds. “Dont be looking at no time, yo ass is staying here till this lesson finishes”, I mumbled as leant down and bit her neck lightly, “Im so hungry though”, She whispered causing my head to snap up as I looked down at her with a frown, “You ate an entire McDonalds joint less than an hour ago, how you hungry again?”, I chuckled causing her to suck her teeth before starting up with the breathing again as the teacher narrowed her eyes at us for talking.

"Okay, I want the ladies to lay on their backs. The males to the side, hold her hand and coach her through her labour", Cassandra instructed causing a low groan to escape my lips as Lani pushed herself up and laid back on the mat beside me, "Stop frowning", She laughed as I licked over my lips before taking her hand so it looked like I was doing something. Feeling the teachers eyes on me, I clenched my jaw before lifting my other hand and began patting Lani’s head, "Its going to be alright", I mumbled as I continued the gesture. Instantly Lani was holding her stomach as she burst into laughter, "Nigga why you petting her like she yo pet?", Jeremiah laughed causing everyones attention to turn us. Shrugging my shoulders as I smirked, I went to open my mouth although I was interrupted by Adrians obnoxious voice.

"YOU GOT THIS BABY, PUSH THAT LITTLE NIGGA OUT. I AIN’T NUT IN YOU FOR NO REASON, GIVE ME MA CHILD", He yelled as he patted down her tits before crawling in front of her legs and opening them up, "GAH DAMN I CAN SEE THE HEAD, HOLY SHIT IT A BIG HEAD TOO", He continued to yell as the rest of the crew held onto our stomachs as we laughed hard.

~~

"I cant believe we got kicked out of our first birthing class", Nalani laughed while shaking her head, as we all bounced out of the building doors and headed to the carpark. Thanks to Adrian’s little show, the teacher decided we was too inappropriate and nicely asked us to leave. Though, when Ace caught an attitude cause he wanted to do more exercise’s she threatened to call security, "That was so embarassing, Ive never been kicked out of anything before. I gotta find a new place now", Jas groaned as J tried to be on her side although he was visibly trying to hide his laughter.

"Well I dont know about y’all but props to Ace, I needed to get out of there asap. Im hungry as hell", Lani cheesed as she rubbed her baby bump while I shook my head at how this woman was constantly hungry."Y’all tryna hit up Chipotle real quick?", I mumbled as I eyed out my car and pulled out a cigarette from my packet, "Im down for that, theres one just the road", J agreed as I nodded my head and fished my pockets for a lighter. Finally finding one, I silently nodded towards my car letting them know I was just gonna have a quick smoke before we left. Making my way over, I placed the cigarette in between my lips and inhaled deep just as my phone began ringing.

Pulling it out, I raised an eyebrow when Lenny’s name flashed across my eye phone and instantly worry sparked me as thoughts of something bad happening to Zay filled my mind. Not waiting another second, I answered the call and brought it up to my ear, “Yo, Zay good?”, I asked off bat causing the old man to suck his teeth, “You a rude ass nigga, ya heard? Aint got no damn manners, you aint know how to say hello no more?”, He grumbled in a grumpy tone, this time causing me to suck my teeth at him while I shook my head, “Old man dont start with me this early in the day, how ma kid doing?”, I mumbled as I tried to get straight to the point.

"Bitch ass", I heard him cough under his breath, "Yea he helping me out, down at the shop. Got him sweeping floors and washing hair", He laughed as I pulled the phone away from my ear and glared at it before placing it back, "Nigga I aint let him stay with you so you can have him doing manual labour", I sighed as Lenny’s laughter just got louder by the second, "Man Im fucking with you, he hanging out with us old niggas. Telling him what a little bad ass you was back in the day", He chuckled in a raspy tone while a groan escaped my lips at all the shit they would be feeding my son, "Imma kill Lani’s ass for convincing me to leave him with you", I huffed with annoyance as his and the rest of the men’s laughter could be heard through the phone.

"Anyways shit head, little man wanna speak with his pops. Imma put him on", Lenny mumbled with amusement before shuffling around as the sound of him telling Zay I was on the phone, could be heard. "Daddy?!", Zay instantly asked with excitement that had me grinning within a second, "What’s up little man, you being good?", I asked as I once again brought my cigarette up and inhaled deep, "I be good daddy. I help Grandpa LenLen with hair", He beamed thru the phone as I quickly checked the time to see how much longer it was until we got to pick him up. Just speaking to him, forreal had me missing him even more.

"Thats good Zay, you missing yo pops?", I muttered as I inhaled one last time before flicking my cigarette on the floor and setting on it to put it out, "I miss you too much daddy and mommy to", I could hear him cheese through the phone as I made my way back over to the crew, "You wanna speak with mommy?", I asked as Lani looked up with a confused expression before cheesing as she realised I was on the phone with Zay, "Yes daddy, yes! Hi mommy!", He yelled before I even got a chance to hand her the phone. Chuckling I gave the phone to Lani and allowed her to speak to Zay as I went and stood beside Ace.

"What yo plans for today? Yo tryna chill, smoke, maybe hit up th-", Before Ace could even finish what he was going to say I shook my head knowing exactly where this was going, "I gotta take Lani to this appointment, gonna find out what we having. But pull through a little later, I might throw a little barbeque or something", I shrugged as Ace started to grin at the mention of food, "Hell yea, make sure Lani makes them marinated chicken wings too, otherwise I ain’t coming", He warned as I lifted an eyebrow, "Nigga you tell her that and she definitely ain’t gonna make em", J laughed as he slapped Ace on the back just as Lani finished up with my phone and began scrolling through it.

"Ight, we will see you at chipotle", I mumbled as I dapped the boys and waited for Lani to say bye to the girls. Walking over with her face buried in my phone, I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and began to make my way back to my car, "You got hella thirty groupies in your dm’s", She huffed as she went around to her side, while I chuckled and unlocked the car door. "Any of them bad?", I asked just to fuck with her, "Yea this one sent you a nude, her ass is hella fat", She laughed as she leaned over and showed me a picture some hoe sent me via instagram dm’s. "Them tattoos is nasty as hell tho", I mumbled as I frowned at all the ratchet tattoos she had planted on her overly large ass. 

"How about this one? Shes kinda cute ", Lani chuckled sarcastically as I started the car and instantly started to pull out of the spot. Leaning over before I took off, I shook my head at this hoes weave, "Bitch got a weave thats touching her toes, La. Aint shit cute about that", I muttered as straightened out in my seat and proceeded to speed past J and Ace. Lani stayed the rest of the drive, commenting on the hundreds of naked pictures that were sent in my twitter and instagram dm. That was one of the things I loved about her, as long as it wasn’t someone I fucked with in the past, Lani never put in the effort to get mad at me when groupies threw themselves at me. I never pay any mind or respond to that shit and for that reason she didn’t have anything to worry about.

Lunch at chipotle with the crew was chill as always. Of course we got a number of fans bugging us for photos and autographs but it was something that came with the fame of being a NBA player. Lani and I only ended up staying for a good 40 minutes as we had our appointment time creeping up on us and if we didnt want to be late we had to leave earlier than everyone else. After agreed 100% on a barbeque in the afternoon, we said our goodbyes and before we knew it we drove silently to the doctors to do this ultrasound. We were both visibly nervous and thanks to the effects of having bipolar my mind was running a mile a minute that I didn’t even know how I was feeling anymore.

The feel of Lani placing her hand on top of mine, that was sitting on the gearstick, pulled me out of my raging thoughts, “You’re quiet”, She mumbled causing me to look over at her with amusement, “Yea, so are you”, I muttered as I licked over my lips and turned into the street that the medical building was situated, “Im so nervous”, She whispered softly before letting out a sigh and resting her free hand onto of her baby bump. Not saying anything, I parked the car in a free spot before instantly getting out while Lani took her time.

"You sure you want to find out? I know Ive been a pain in the ass, but I don’t want you to feel pressured into saying yes just because I want to know. I can wait, I swear", She started rambling as soon as she got out and stood in front of me, "First off Imma need you to stop stressing, it ain’t good for the baby. Secondly I want to know, at least this way I can be prepared before it gets here", I assured her although I didn’t know if the second part was entirely true as I was still unsure if I wanted to know or not.

In a way yes, it would be good to know now so I could prepare myself but then again my mind was telling me at least I would have these few months not to stress over it if it is a girl. I knew Lani knew I wasn’t telling the truth but instead of calling me out on it she, let out a sigh and nodded her head. Taking her hand, we silently made our way into the building and headed up to the fourth floor where our appointment would be taking place. The second the lift doors opened, we were greeted with other pregnant women with their partners. Being that I made sure Lani’s entire pregnancy would be handle through private doctors and hospitals, I wasn’t surprised when I saw that all these couples looked like they were dripping in wealth.

Taking a seat in the waiting chair, I lifted my head and ignored the gasps of the other patients that had noticed who I was. Lani on the other hand, went up to the receptionist and checked us in, “Im so sorry if this is inappropriate but you are our favourite player and it would mean so much to get a picture with you”, A white lady in her mid twenties gushed as her older looking husband awkwardly stood behind her, “Yea no worries”, I muttered as I stood up just as Lani was coming back with a knowing smirk on her face, “Here I can take it for you guys”, She beamed before looking over and winking at me, knowing I was getting more irritated by the second.

Snapping the picture for them, I clenched my jaw as I went through the process with the three other couples in the waiting room and even the receptionist who was too scared to ask last time. Thankfully the doctor came out and called us in before anyone else could ask and really piss me off. Noticing my irritation, Dr Chambers gave me an apologetic smile before opening up the door and letting us in, “I’m so sorry about all that”, She apologised once the door was closed behind us and we were safely inside the room.

"Its okay, he is use to it", Lani quickly said once she noticed I wasn’t going to speak up. Patting on the bed, Lani instantly placed her bag on the chair beside me before hopping up on the bed that had a monitor hanging in front of it, "So tell me, how are you feeling? Any pains, throwing up? You know the drill", The doctor smiled as Lani chuckled and began telling her everything since the last time she was here. I, however zoned out and sat back trying to remember how my life had played out. In all honesty, I never, ever thought this is how I would end up. A multi million dollar career, a fiancée that I could barely breathe without, a son who I considered Gods gift and now another child who I was months away from meeting. 

How I went from literally being the devil himself, to a fucking family man was beyond me and although back then I had all the freedom in the world, I wouldn’t trade what I have now, for the world. “So you’re ready to find out what the little baby is?”, I heard the doctor beam causing me to shake my head to clear my thoughts and turn my attention to Lani who now had her shirt lifted up. Her smooth skin was in full view and her perfectly round baby bump was sitting pretty. Looking over, she flashed me a smile before holding her hand out so I could hold it.

I watched as the doctor, smoothed the clear gel over Lani’s stomach causing her to break out in goosebumps. Next she pulled up the long tube that held the camera and my eyes instantly found its way to the monitor in front of the bed. The image was disfigured at first but after a few seconds the description of a child in a fetal position could noticeably been seen. Soon after the steady sound of a heartbeat filled the room and I subconsciously squeezed Lanis hand. It wasn’t the first ultrasound I had been too, as I had been beside Lani for every single one for this pregnancy. Though still after being to so many, the sight and sound of our newborn always left me with a fast heartbeat.

"Okay, lets have a look here", The Dr mumbled as she placed her reading glasses over her eyes and looked closer at the screen. Knowing we were seconds away from knowing the sex, I held my breathe as my hands became sweaty.

"Well congratulations. You’re have a baby girl."

Nalani

Once I finished seasoning the chicken, lamb chops and steak, I wrapped some cling wrap around them before setting them neatly in the fridge. Since the moment we got home, I had been preparing for the barbeque later tonight and after two hours, I was finally finished. I was beyond tired, exhausted even but I needed to get this done before I could even think about having a nap. It was only 1:00pm and already so much has happened today, I guess thats what happens when you start it off in the early AM. 

Though it was eventful, my mind was only on one thing. We were having a girl. I should be ecstatic right? Overjoyed and happy as hell, unfortunately I couldn’t feel those emotions solely because I was nervous and unsure. Why was I feeling that way? I guess it had everything to do with the fact that Tyson hadn’t peeped a word since the doctor told us. He was blank, like he switched off all his emotions because he didn’t know how to handle it. Something I was so use to but wish at this moment didn’t happen. I was lowkey hurt and shamefully a little jealous of Jasmine. Jeremiah practically sung at the top of his lungs, that he had found out he was having girls, every chance he got. I however, got a nothing but head nods and a few mumbles.

I tried not to be mad at Tyson though. Ive said it before and Id say it again, I knew he was acting like this because he was terrified. He was scared and nervous and he had no idea how to handle the situation. It may not seem like a big deal to others and I knew people wouldn’t understand, but that was the thing about Ty. YOU couldnt understand, not if you didn’t know him well, that is. Everything dealt to him in life, he took it as a sign or meaning and to him, having a girl was karma for what he did to me and many other other girls during his life. Now he was fearful that his own daughter who have to go through it thanks to his wrongdoings. That wasn’t the case though and trying to convince him otherwise was harder than convincing people that Egypt is in fact a part of Africa and not the middle east.

Though even as the thoughts went over in my mind I still couldn’t help but feel angry towards him. Yes, I understood his fears but this was suppose to be a happy moment for the both of us and instead Im down here sulking trying to remain sensitive towards his situation. But I was constantly putting his feelings before my own and this time I didnt think I could do it. I wanted him to realise how this was making me feel, I wanted him to come to me for once and I wanted him to not put his fears in front of our happiness. Instead he got high, locked himself away in our room and has been napping ever since we got home.

Knowing I should probably go up there and talk to him, maybe even comfort him, I decided to be selfish for once. Grabbing my handbag, I stopped in my tracks when my eyes landed on his car keys for the Bugatti, I contemplated my next move. Shrugging my shoulders, I grabbed them fast before locking up downstairs, grabbed Zay’s car booster seat and headed outside to the driveway where Ty had parked his prized possession. Realising he might wake up from the roar of the engine, I quickly unlocked the gate and got in the car, making sure to close the door softly before placing the booster seat in the passenger side. Smirking as I looked at the slick black steering wheel and gear stick, I peeked out the rearview mirror to make sure the gates were fully opened before starting the car.

Feeling like a total badass, I strapped myself in and within seconds I had the car coming to life before backing out as carefully as I could. My heart was beating a mile a minute and I knew it was hella childish but I just wanted a reaction out of him. Lenny’s barber shop wasn’t too far away and I arrived there after 20 minutes, during which I received 50 missed calls, 44 voice mails and 78 messages. All from Tyson. Parking just outside Lenny’s store, I turned the car off and rested back in my seat before picking up my phone that was going off every few seconds. Silencing the rambling, I ignored every message he sent before opening up a new message and started to type my every emotion.

 To: BABY <3

I know you’re really angry I took the car but you know whats sad, Tyson? Is that you can speak to me over a damn car but when its about our child you shut down and block me out. Did you ever stop to think how I might be feeling? DO YOU EVEN CARE? One moment in our life, that should be filled with joy and happiness and your selfish ass had to strip me of that. I couldn’t even beam with happiness over our child because you acted as if it having a girl was a tragedy. I couldn’t jump around, scream with excitement or even smile because as always Nalani puts TYSON’S feelings FIRST. If you dont want this child thats fine, Ill do this by my damn self. I dont need you.

Pressing send, I could hear myself breathing so loud due to how worked up and angry I was. I knew I didnt mean the last sentence but right now any sense of useing my head was out the window and now I was speaking out of pure emotions. The sound of my phone vibrating had me clenching the steering wheel tight. Thankful the Bugatti was heavily tinted and no one could look in, I typed in my passcode before opening it up.

From: BABY <3

THE FUCK YOU TALKING RECKLESS FOR NALA? YOU TRYNA HAVE YO ASS BEAT? YOU WANNA LEAVE ME AND RAISE OUR KID, HUH? YOU DONT NEED ME ? BRING YO ASS HOME, OR I SWEAR ON EVERYTHING IMMA CAUSE HAVOC UNTIL I FIND YOU.

Ready to lose my shit at him, I stopped my fingers from typing as a new message instantly came through.

From: BABY <3

I ain’t mean all that baby, you talking bout doing this yo self and you know that type of talk fires me up. Just come home so we can talk this out. 

From: BABY <3

Lani stop fucking with me forreal. Just come home ight, or at least lemme hear yo voice. Please. 

From: BABY <3

You keep ignoring me and you gonna come home to a nigga whose manic. I apoligised for talking shit, just anwser the fucken phone or bring yo ass home.

From: BABY <3

You really tryna have a nigga catch a case huh? You being PETTY AS FUCK. 

From: BABY <3

Little ass girl, yo.

From: BABY <3

NALANI!

From: BABY <3

You really like making a nigga mad huh? WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT FROM ME YO? I GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU FUCKIN WISH FOR AND ALL I ASK IN RETURN IS NOT TO LEAVE ME.

From: BABY <3

Nalani?

From: BABY <3

Why you parked out the front of Lennys like a creep? I told you no matter where you go I will always find you.

From: BABY <3

 I got eyes everywhere babygirl. and I really wanna fuck you up just for using ma car.

From: BABY <3

Keep fucking with me, Lani. 

From: BABY<3

DID YOU FUCK UP MY CAR?

From: BABY <3

Look Im sorry baby, ignore all them messages. Keep playing, just at least reply.

From: BABY <3

My bad, La. Please answer me, I’on wanna fall black. Please, dont make me fall black.

Leaning back in the leather seat, I couldn’t help but hold my phone as I let out a much needed laugh. No matter how angry or mad he made me I swear I couldn’t help but love his crazy, bipolar ass. His messages were a perfect example of how quick and rapid his mood can changes and although it was bad of me to think this, I could help but love how entertaining it was. Not being able to hold it off any longer as I knew he was most likely about to jump in one of his other cars to come get me, I tapped on his name.

Letting the ringtone fill my ear, he barely let it ring for a second before answering and I could instantly hear his heavy breathing come thru the phone, “I swear you like fucking with me”, He mumbled in a tired tone causing me to grin at the sound of his voice. “You are rude as fuck”, I said once I had composed myself and gave him my best angry voice. “You done with your little tantrum?”, I quickly added, serving him with as much attitude as possible. Instantly he was huffing as the sound of him lighting a lighter could be heard in the background, followed by him inhaling, “I could say the same shit to you”, He finally retorted back causing me to roll my eyes.

"You dont need me huh?", He finally said in a barely audible tone causing me to sigh as I knew that would have hurt him and I honestly didnt mean it, "I was just upset Ty, you know I dont mean it…. Just like you dont mean all that reckless shit you just sent", I said softly before quickly adding in the last bit as I knew he would know Im right. "Why you think I said that tho Lani? I wake up to ma girl gone, with ma car, she dont wanna answer no calls and texts and all of a sudden I get one text back tell me she can raise OUR kid by herself and that she dont need me? How the fuck would you feel?", He spat out, obviously getting heated again. Realising how bad it sounded when he put it that way, I instantly started feeling bad. I knew Tysons biggest fear was be leaving and the moment he closed his eyes I dipped, regardless if it was just to get Zay, I knew what he was like and I was foul for doing it.

Letting out a sigh, I closed my eyes tight, trying to figure out how I was going to make him see it from my point of view. Though considering I fucked up and made a whole other problem out of something so small, I decided to keep it small, “Im sorry Ty, I didnt mean for you to think I left or anything. I was just feeling type of way and missed Zay, so I just came to get him”, I rambled out all in one go. He didnt say anything at first, instead I could hear his breathing slow down as he took in my words. 

"Sometimes I think you do this type of shit just to make me angry, Lani. But look, just go get ma son and come home, we’ll talk about this shit when you come home", He mumbled before hanging up before I could even attempt to say anything else. Letting out a frustrated sigh, I unbuckled my belt and got out of the car so I could go pick up Zay. Once inside I tired to keep it quick, so after a short conversation and a rushed thank you, I strapped Isaiah  back in the car  before taking off back home.

The drive home felt like it dragged out for a millennium and when we finally got home, I pulled up the long drive way only to be greeted by Tyson who was pacing in front of the steps. Letting out a sad sigh at the sight of him, I mentally cursed myself for letting him fall into that mental state of mind, where he thinks we are going to leave him. As soon as I parked, Tysons head snapped up and he made a beeline for the car. Expecting him to come straight for me, I couldnt help but slightly frown as he went straight for Zay. Helping out of his booster seat, Ty pulled him up in his arms and hugged him tight.

"I miss you daddy", I heard Zay mumble against Tysons shoulder, "I miss you too little man. Lets go inside, come on", Ty mumbled as he shut the passenger door and made his way off to the house without so much breathing my way. My frown got deeper as I locked the car and hastily following behind Tyson and Zay, who were heading into the downstairs game room. Rolling my eyes at the conversation Tyson was pointlessly having with Zay, I let out a yawn as a wave of tiredness I had been feeling before I left, came hitting me all at once.

Grabbing the TV remote, Tyson sat back on the overly large couch before resting his legs up to one side while Zay laid out on top of him. Taking this as I slight invitation, I kicked off my shoes, dropped my bag and made myself comfortable as I huddled up next to Ty. Looking down for only a second, he brought his hand up before cuffing the side of my head so he could bring it closer to his face. Instantly I felt his lips on the crown of my head and I closed my eyes to the feel, “Im sorry if I made you feel like I didnt want this baby, or that Im not excited”, He mumbled quietly as he removed his hand down from my head and over my shoulder. Pulling me closer he dropped down his head against mine, “I want this baby, La. I swear to you Im excited, Im just trying to come up with a way to make sure I dont mess it up with her”, He confessed as I frowned, before pouting my lips so I could softly kiss his cheek.

"Im going to have a mini you and that scares me, cause all your life youve been hurt and I couldnt save you from getting hurt. And now its like I have a second chance to protect you and thats by protecting her, But its like Im scared, cause what if I cant? What if I cant protect her and that means once again Im hurting you", He mumbled as I closed my eyes and took in each one of his words. It confused me how a man this young could hold so many fears and worries, like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.

"You need to stop letting your fears dictate your happiness baby. You miss out on so much good stuff in life because you’re always over analyzing and worrying about the what COULD go wrong. Live, Tyson. I need you to let go of your past, what happened, what you did and just move on. Live in this moment, with me, no worries and nothing but happy memories", I practically pleaded as he stayed quiet, watching me as he took in everything I was saying.