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“Do you care?”
“Yeah man, I care. You’re JoJo’s mother. You gotta be right so you can give him what he needs.”
“So it’s only about him?”
“What the fuck do you want from me?” He was exhausted with the circles they kept moving in.
“Honestly, I don’t know. This is just hard.”
War’s expression turned icy. “I’m sure it is but you have to accept your role in why this shit is hard.”
“I’m very accepting, War. I get it. I did a lot of fucked up shit but so did he.”
“Yeah he did, but nothing about the past can be changed. You need to focus on what’s next. You have to pull your shit together, Neece.”
“And what is next for me? You don’t want me to be happy.”
“I don’t give a fuck about you being happy beyond what that means for JoJo but I do understand your life didn’t end when his did. As long as you make better decisions about who’s in your life, do whatever the fuck you want.”
She stared at him for a long moment and nodded. “Thank you.”
“Don’t thank me. I’m not being gracious. You did some foul shit and that cost Merritt his life. I’m never gonna forgive you because things didn’t have to play out that way. I also understand that you didn’t know, but you should have. You should have moved smarter. Even if you didn’t know who that nigga was and what he was about, you knew who his family was. You crossed a line because you wanted to prove a point. Shit went too far…”
Her expression shifted and War witnessed the admission of guilt. “I know.”
“That’s not why I’m here though.” He stared her right in the eyes. She needed to know about Cali. It wasn’t necessarily her business but she would have to accept Cali being in JoJo’s life. There was no way to hide the past the Cali had with Merritt and even if War had moved beyond it, Neece likely wouldn’t be so agreeable. Unfortunately, she had no other choice.
“Why are you here?”
“I have someone in my life which means she’s going to be in JoJo’s.”
Neece frowned a bit. “Okay…”
“She has a history with Merritt.”
Neece’s eyes flashed with anger. “You’re fucking someone he used to?”
“Careful, Neece.”
“Why the fuck do I have to be careful? You think I want one of his bitches around my son?”
“I’mma say this one time and I suggest you heed the warning. Cali is her name. That’s the only way you refer to her.”
“Whatever, don’t I get a say in who’s around my son?”
“Does Merritt get a say?”
She swallowed hard and shook her head in understanding. “Just know I would never bring anyone into JoJo’s life that I didn’t feel would love and accept him.”
“I don’t know why you’re telling me. It’s not like you’ll care if I have an issue with it.”
“Nah, I don’t but before you sink into your feelings, please understand that you put us all in a position where we didn’t have a choice about a lot of things.”
JoJo crawled to War who lifted him into his lap. “I’mma chill with him for a little while.”
From his periphery, he noticed her nod and walk away, grateful she understood the position she placed herself in. At this point all she could do was live with the consequences of her actions.
“War told me you guys are getting JoJo next weekend.”
