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“Tisha a few months, really? And you just now saying something?” Lani asked, mad.

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??Yes because I didn’t think it was that serious or even worth having a conversation about. But now this shit is getting creepy because they call me every day,” I said.

“Well who do you think it could be? You got any beef with anyone?” asked Kyla.

“Honestly, no, not that I know of. Only person that comes to mind is that Marshae bitch that we jumped last year. But then again, I don’t know because the caller didn’t sound like her at all. It sounded like a man,” I told them. But I had a feeling they were disguising their voice though.

“I suggest you get your number changed though, just to be on the safe side,” Tamika said.

“Did you tell Otis about this?” Lani asked, pissed that I had kept something away from her.

“No, y’all are the first people I’m telling,” I said.

“Well, you need to tell him,” Lani told me.

“I will, as soon as I get home,” I said, letting them know.

Our food arrived ten minutes later and we started grubbing. After we finished eating, Lani ordered a cheesecake and I helped her finish it. Once we paid and everything, we were out the door.

“Alright sistas, I’ll see you guys tomorrow and Lani I’ll be at your house around 11 to come get you,” I said when we all reached our cars.

“Alright Tisha,” Lani said.

“Goodnight y’all,” said Kyla and Tamika.

When I got to my car, I noticed there was a note left on the window. I opened it and it read,

Your day is coming bitch!

I balled the paper up and threw it on the ground. I headed home and decided that I would tell Otis about this first thing in the morning. I didn’t want to tell him tonight and risk him cursing me out because I waited so long to tell him. When I pulled up to the house, I noticed that Otis’ car was parked in the driveway. I quickly got out and made my way inside the house. As soon as I got in, I shut off the alarm and made sure the door was locked and headed upstairs to check on my daughter. I went inside her room and her lamp was on and when I walked over to her crib, I noticed that she was awake, lying on her back.

“What you doing princess? Your daddy left you in here by yourself, huh?” I asked her, kissing all over her face. She loved when I would do that to her. She would get to laughing and smiling so hard.

I carried her with me to me and Otis’ room and noticed that his ass was in the middle of the bed knocked out. I had to laugh to myself because I was pretty sure Harmony’s ass drove her daddy crazy and once she went to sleep, he probably fell asleep next. I think when I got in the house, she had just waken up because I didn’t see any signs of her crying or anything.

“You drove Daddy crazy, huh?” I cooed to her and she laughed.

I laid her on the bed and walked over to my dresser to change into some pajamas. After that, I took her downstairs with me so we could watch TV and not wake Otis in the process because I knew he was tired.

After being in the den for an hour and a half, Harmony finally took her li’l ass to sleep and I was able to take my ass to sleep as well. I turned the TV off and walked her upstairs, placing her back in her crib, making sure the baby monitor was set. After that, I quietly crept out and headed into my room to snuggle up with my man. Boy was I exhausted.

Tisha

“Tisha stop crying you acting like a damn punk,” Lani said as she held my hand as I got my tattoo done. I talked all this shit about being able to take pain and I was in this tattoo shop crying like a little bitch. I went to Otis’ homebody Joe that does all of his tattoos for him. Shit felt like my damn back was on fire as that needle kept poking me.

“Bitch this shit hurts,” I said, wiping the tears that continued to fall from my face.

“You’re almost done,” Joe informed me.

That shit hurt so damn bad. I swear after that, I wasn’t going to be getting any more. Well, at least no time soon. I don’t know what hurt more, this or labor. I didn’t see how people be having all them damn tattoos on their body like that. That shit hurt like a mothafucka’.

“Okay you’re all finished,” he said.

I wiped my eyes and breathed in a sigh of relieve. The things you do for love! He handed me the mirror and I fuckin’ loved it. It read “Otis’ girl” on my lower back.

“Let’s go now with your li’l cry baby ass,” Lani said, standing up.

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