by Chrissy J
“Who that?” I asked pointing to the car home girl looked like she was drooling out the mouth as she watched the two brothers, I mean who wouldn’t be but Eddie was off limits to any bitch point blank.
“Nobody important,” Teddy said staring at Hershey in the Benz he told me he was feeling Hershey a while back but Hershey was so caught up in Ty she never paid Teddy no mind she said he was a cutie and very sexy but that was how far she would take it, I knew she was feeling Teddy it was just a matter of time before they got together; pecking Eddie on the lips then waving at Teddy, I got inside the car rolled down the window telling Eddie I’ll see him if he came uptown if he didn’t oh well then pulled off.
“Yo Teddy is to fucking fine,” Hershey said lighting a blunt “I know he look just like my boo,” I laughed taking the blunt from her; she turned to look at me asking what I was going to do if Eddie fathered Shady son. I just told her I don’t care if he was the father, which was before my time. Plus, I was still seeing Kevin from time to time and Eddie didn’t know about the baby until now and knowing Eddie he going to want a DNA test. “Yo I really don't feel good,” I said driving across the bridge; “So come upstairs and lay down, you are looking a little pale.” she said I gave her the middle finger making her laugh. I pulled up in front of her building and parked the car, I told Hershey I was only going up to the crib to lay down for an hour we got out the car. Once we got up to her apartment Barkeem was standing in the kitchen he seen me and smirked “Hi Bar, what you are doing?” I asked standing near the frame of the kitchen feeling a little dizzy, I had to lean on the wall for support; “Where everybody at?” Hershey asked sitting down at the table and taking the blunt that Barkeem passed to her
“Sandy working tonight and Sha went upstate and I'm chilling, what's good baby girl you look mad pale,” he said walking towards me before I hit the ground and everything went black......
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CHAPTER 2
WRONG OR RIGHT
When I open my eyes the hospital light blinded me, I looked around and notice I was in a hospital bed with a IV in my arm. Hershey walked in the room
“About time your spoil ass got up, got your father calling here every two minutes. How you feel?” she asked
“Thirsty as hell, what happen?” I asked looking around the hospital room
“Your ass is four months pregnant and you was very dehydrated, so what the hell you going to do?” she asked me handing me some water 'Shit how the hell I let this shit happen?' I thought to myself, tears formed in my eyes not because I was pregnant once again but this time I wasn’t only sleeping with one guy. I looked over at Hershey who read my mind she told me not to think about any of that bullshit and for me to do the math; I asked her what she told my father? We still weren’t on speaking terms but I knew he was worried about me;
“I just told him you passed out because you were dehydrated, he said to tell you he coming home first thing in the morning. So, we'll have time to come up with a story,” she said. Three hours six bags of IV fluid I was discharged, Eddie drove Hershey home then drove to my house when me and Eddie got to the crib all I wanted to do was jump in the shower and lay down Hershey told me she didn't tell Eddie about the baby so I knew I had to tell him Eddie walked in the room with a shrimp cup of noodles soup for me
“Ma you sure you alright? You look outta of it” he said sitting down on the bed and handing me the cup here I was again pregnant seven months after my son's death tears came to my eye's; “Eddie I'm pregnant” I told him ready to get this shit over with, tears was rolling down my face Eddie didn't say nothing he sat there in shock. I looked at his face he asked me what the doctors said to me at the hospital, I told him the doctors informed me that I was four months pregnant. I wanted and needed Kevin I wanted him to hold me and tell me everything would be alright; Eddie seem happy he kept telling me he loved me and our baby, I laid in his arms and drifted off to sleep.
When my father came back from St. Thomas I swallowed my pride and told him I was pregnant, he was hurt but then he became happy with the thought of having another little me running around the house to drive him crazy, my mother was a different story she was pissed off. I haven't spoken or seen Kevin since I found out I was pregnant which was over a month ago;
“Where you at?” Hershey asked
“In the house eating ice cream you know my pops don't want me out the house like that no more he think something going to happen to me, you know he my watch dog” I said laughing while scooping some cookies n Cream ice cream in the spoon and turning on the TV, “I bet he is, you already knew that was going to happen. So how you feeling?” she laughed my other line beeped, I told Hershey to hold on that my other line was beeping. She told me to take the call and for me to hit her up when I was done; she hung up I clicked over without looking at the caller ID.
“Hello” “When were you going to tell me you carrying my seed again?” Kevin yelled into the phone, I looked up at the ceiling and blew some air out my nose. I tried to talk and calm him down but he wasn’t having it, I felt fucked up for not telling him. Mary sat down and asked me if there was a chance that Kevin could be the father to this baby and I sat there in her face and told her a bold face lie when I told her no;
“Why I had to hear about you carrying my seed from Mark?” he asked calming down a little
“Kevin I don't know if this baby is yours,” I said in a whisper with tears in my eyes “What? Who else you fucking? Diva!” he yelled I pulled the phone from my ear and put the ice cream down on the night stand, I answered his question by saying Eddie name, the phone went silent I thought he hung up on me until he said
“I should've known that, so the baby could be his?” sounding hurt that was not what I wanted him to feel, I felt like getting Mark fucked up for running his mouth but I knew he was only looking out for his best friend.
“Yes, the baby could be his, I'm on my way to you,” I said hanging up before he could say anything, my mind was all fucked up. I crept outta the house and hailed a cab, I had to keep in my mind that my father had nigga’s watching me. My grandfather felt like a war was coming between my father’s camp and some out of towners so I was to be watched at all times. Papa sat down and spoke to me about wat was going on and he even schooled me some more about the drugs and the family business, my father always installed in me what he did and what was this and that; but he didn’t want me really into deep in the business. Uncle Mike and Papa felt different, they told me I needed to know everything about the business just in case I was called to step up to the throne as the Princess.
I got to Kevin house in record time he was sitting in the kitchen smoking a blunt and drinking Hennessy he looked at me with tears in his eyes that broke my heart. I walked over to him and sat on his lap;
“I'm sorry baby,” I said he placed his hand on my small swollen belly, and started rubbing it “Diva it's good, it's not your fault if I was on my job none of this shit would be happening. So how far are you?” he asked;
“When I went to the hospital a month ago I was four months I think, my appointment is next week twins run in Eddie family plus he's a twin.” I said running my fingers through his braids Kevin didn't say nothing he kept rubbing my belly we both felt the baby move for the first time and he smirked then said that was another one of his babies inside me
“What you think my father and uncle going to say if this is your baby?” I asked fearful, they warned us not to be with each other and we didn’t obey those orders;
“I really don't care what those nigga's think or do no more, I got enough bread for us to bounce outta New York but I know one thing that nigga Eddie will not be playing daddy to my seed,” he said.
I talked Kevin into not saying anything about us until I knew for sure whose baby I was carrying, I know y'all saying what a ho but remember I was with Kevin way before Eddie came in the picture and around the time I got pregnant I was back i
n fourth between the both of them back in March. My doctor’s appointment came and just like before Hershey was there with me and Eddie, Kevin was outta town with my uncle but he called me every five minutes to check up on me Eddie was getting pissed off with my phone ringing every other minute; “Yo cut that shit off,” he said through gritted teeth I seen the vein on the side of his neck pop up, I wasn’t in no mood to deal with Eddie temper tantrums, he knew why my phone needed to stay on.
“Damn Eddie you know I can't turn it off, my father could call at any given time and my phone have to stay on,” I said just when the doctor walked in the room, “How you doing Ms. Woods?” the young handsome doctor asked smiling and showing his pearly whites, Eddie face turned up at the sight of the doctor “I'm fine, Eddie this is Doctor Bacon. Doc this my boyfriend.” I introduce them they both shook each other hand while grilling each other Dr. Bacon face said it all he didn't like Eddie,
“I'm sorry about the wait, it's been busy in here all day and it's just me and Dr. Haynes in today. So, Diva tell me when was your last period?” Dr. Bacon asked writing stuff down in my chart I told him my period just stopped coming down two weeks ago, Hershey was in waiting room waiting for us she came with me just like the last time. My sister was my biggest support system, I knew she was going to be there to help me hold it down and be the best mother I can be;
“Ok change into this gown take everything off from the waist down, I'll be back with the sonogram machine,” he said walking out the room Eddie helped me with my jeans and panties then on the table after I put the gown on, I knew he was going to say something about my doctor. A minute went by before he asked why he was just finding out my doctor was a man. I laughed telling him I didn’t know why and he never asked so I didn’t share no information with him, I asked if there was a problem and he exploded; “Yea it's a fucking problem I don't want no nigga all up in your pussy,” he said I started laughing again, he could go on and on about my doctor being a man all he wanted but I wasn’t changing my doctor for him or nobody else, Kevin didn’t mind that my doctor was a guy when he first met him.
“You need help boo, I have two doctors Ms. Rogers not in so he going to do everything today and fill Ms. Rogers in on what’s going on.” I told him rubbing his face, Dr. Bacon walked back in the room followed by a female nurse and the sonogram machine; Dr. Bacon told me to slid down some on the table while sitting in front of me I put my legs on the foot holders and he put on some gloves and moved the sheet back some Eddie was all in my shit looking and making sure the doctor was doing his job and not trying to catch a free feel, all I could do was shake my head at Eddie stupid ass.
“Well it feels like you’re going on five in a half months, I'm going to take some samples and send it to the lab for test like STD's and HIV. Everything looks good on this end let’s see this little booger and make sure my counting is correct before we give you a due date,” he said removing the gloves and putting the sheet back down then hooking up the machine and putting some new gloves on he pulled the gown up a little showing my belly then he added some cold ass gel on my stomach, Eddie eye's was glued to the screen the doctor moved the object around on my belly until he found the baby, he pressed some buttons and we heard our baby heart beat I looked over at Eddie who had a big Kool Aid smile on his face; I felt kind of fucked up because Kevin couldn’t hear the baby heart beat or see the baby. But Dr. Bacon said he was going to give me the DVD of the sonogram that had the pictures and the heart beat;
“That's the baby heartbeat; hold on,” Dr. Bacon said he moved the object again “Is there a problem Doc?” Eddie asked I could tell he was nervous, he and I both knew there was a possibly that I couldn’t carry the baby pass 26 weeks due to me getting shot in the stomach, “There's nothing wrong,” Dr. Bacon replied looking at the screen again and sure nuff there was another baby, tears was rolling down my cheeks as Eddie squeezed my hand and wiped my tears, “Well daddy you about to have double the trouble and your hands full, you’re having twins.” Dr. Bacon said flashing us with a smile then hitting some more buttons I looked at Eddie who was cheesing hard;
“Doc can you tell us the babies sex?” Eddie asked Dr. Bacon moved the object around some more then pointed to something.
“Baby A is a girl you see right there she have her legs open,” he pressed a button and took a picture they told us the other sex of the baby
“Baby B is a little boy perfect match, Your due date is Christmas day we’re done you can go up front and make your next appointment for two weeks since you got shot and your carrying twins I want to make sure everything is good and I'm ordering bed rest, your high risk nice meeting you Eddie. Make sure she stay off her feet and stay in bed,” Dr. Bacon said handing us four sonogram pictures and the DVD then leaving out the room. I got dressed while Eddie held the picture's in his hand like it was a bag of gold, I held on the DVD that was Kevin’s we walked out the room and went back out to the waiting area with Hershey. Eddie went up to make me another appointment he finally gave me the damn pictures so I could show Hershey,
“So, what's going on? When your due?” she asked removing her headphones from her ear and I shook my head while handing her the pictures I noticed the confused look on her and bust out laughing I told her my due date was Christmas day and what she was looking at were my and Eddie babies;
“Babies? Oh my god bitch we having twins?” she asked getting up and hugging Eddie who came to us then she hugged me and kissed my belly, the look on Hershey face was priceless she was so happy she kept telling everybody in the waiting area that she was going to be a god mommy to twins.
“Yup another Diva and Eddie,” Eddie beamed. I told my father I was having twins a boy and a girl he was happier then me he went out and got blue and pink cigars and gave them out to all the family members he was hype. I waited until Kevin was back in town to break the news to him, I went to his house and waited for him to come home I cooked and cleaned. Harmony was with Kevin sister until he got back from his Business trip with my uncle,“How you feel baby?” he asked coming into his room holding Harmony, I sat up in the bed I only had on his t-shirts. Kevin scanned my body licking his lips;
“Kevin we need to talk,” I said taking Harmony from him she was smiling and reaching out to me, I removed her Baby Guess jean jacket along with her Jordan’s and sat her on my stomach. Kevin asked me what was wrong sitting on the bed with us I blurted out telling him I didn’t think the baby was his, I didn't want him wasting his time with me I was carrying another nigga baby I wanted him to be happy and I knew being with me was not going to make him happy who wants to sneak around? I know that wasn’t no kind of relationship; “How you know? What happen at the doctors?” he asked moving close to me Harmony was on top of my stomach sitting there, the babies was kicking around and she was giggling like she knew they was in there.
“The doctor’s appointment went okay I found out my due date is Christmas and I'm also carrying twins,” I tried to avoid looking into his face or his eyes but I lost the battle, pain was written all over his face he asked if I was leaving him while staring into my eyes.
“Baby I just don't want you to waste your time with me,” I told him feeling my eye's get watery“Waste time with you? I love you Diva, you gave me a second chance I still want to be with you and did I ever tell you twins run in my family too?” he said I could've really passed out everything in my life was fucked up and falling apart I wanted to be with Eddie but all I kept thinking about was Kevin and to top everything off I really didn't know who twins I was carrying between Eddie & Kevin I was lost.
The next two months was straight hell for me the ending of August was hot as hell and September was even worst, we was now in October and I was seven months and big as a house me and Eddie wasn’t even on speaking terms we couldn't stand each other or couldn't be in the same room as each other, he made sure I was alright and stayed some nights with me but that was it. There was no sex or anything he thought that would hurt the babies, he got him a condo
on the upper east side in Manhattan for when the babies was born since he let Shady and Kirk their son live in the crib he had in Brooklyn, yea I know what y'all thinking well the DNA test proved Eddie did father the lil boy and there was no denying that little boy he looked just like Eddie.
One night I was in the crib by myself Eddie had left four hours ago to take care some business for my father and my father was god knows where with Mary, I grabbed my phone and called my aunt Tina my mother wasn't speaking to me for what I don't know and really didn't give a fuck;
“Hey Princess” my aunt picked up on the second ring
“Hi Auntie Tina, how you doing? And where is my sexy baby cousin?” I asked she laughed
“I'm fine and lil Mike is sleep finally, that boy can burn some energy. How you doing? Your uncle told me you big as a house, how the babies?” she asked laughing I told her I was going to hurt uncle Mike for saying I was big as a house (he wasn’t lying) my nose spread and my fingers and feet got swollen, I also told her the babies were fine and how Lil Eddie moved to damn much and Fantasy is laid back like her grandfather (my daddy); aunt Tina said she loved Fantasy name she said it was different.
“I know it’s different that's why I picked it out with Hershey, I'm sitting in here bored. Sitting in this damn house is driving me crazy. My father don't let me off the bed he hired a chef to make me healthy foods he on it hard,” I said causing us both to laugh, once I told Kevin I was carrying a boy and a girl he said he wanted to name my baby girl Fantasy. I told Hershey the name he picked out and she fell in love with it; my aunt told me in between her laughs that was my father and for me not to worry because him and uncle Mike did the same thing to her she explained to me that my father was going to be extra Protective over me this time because of what happen last time with me loosing Jordan and being that Mary couldn’t have children his grandbabies where like his. I agreed with her on what she said I knew how my father was and how he was dealing with all this stuff; we spoke on the phone for a few minutes until Mikey woke up we said our goodbyes then hung up.