You're My Little Secret 2

by Chenell Parker

  “Brook I’m sorry. I don’t know what got into me. You know I love you,” Kevin pleaded. I wasn’t trying to hear nothing that he had to say. He was crazy for real, and I was just now seeing it. Co-Co stood back and let me do my thing until he felt like it was enough.

  “I think you’ve made your point Brook. Let his crazy ass go,” Co-Co yelled while pulling me away from him.

  “You better stay the fuck away from me Kevin. Don’t call me or come around me for nothing,” I yelled.

  My cousin and I watched until he got on the elevator and left. We didn’t go back inside until we saw his car leaving out of the security gates.

  “That clown made me break my nail,” Co-Co complained. “Are you alright cousin?” He asked me.

  The stress from everything that had been happening with me lately proved to be too much. I fell into my cousin’s arms and broke down crying. Co-Co held me for what seemed like forever while I cried my heart out. Between Dominic getting married and everything else, I felt like I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Maybe him taking DJ for a few more days wasn’t so bad, after all. I missed my baby, but I needed a few more days to get my mind right. I would go crazy if I didn’t.

  KENNEDI

  I couldn’t hide the attitude that I walked around with even if I wanted to. I was so aggravated with my husband that I wanted to scream. I love Dominic with every breath in my body, but he was driving me crazy. Last week he had his son over here for three days straight. We hadn’t even unpacked our suitcases from our honeymoon, and he was rushing out to pick him up. When he told me he was taking him back home, I wanted to jump for joy. Just when I thought I was going to have my husband all to myself, he came back with him, and he stayed even longer. Brooklyn had been texting for him to bring him back, but he never did. His little ass has gotten so bad since he started walking, and my house looked like a damn tornado hit it. I don’t know who was teaching the little bastard how to talk, but he never shuts up. Dominic lets him do whatever he wants and never says anything. To him, everything that his son says or does is cute, and if that wasn’t bad enough, he dropped another bomb on me yesterday. I was all excited about us going to look for a house only for him to tell me that we were waiting to buy it. As usual, his family couldn’t seem to mind their own business. His father suggested some bullshit idea to him, and he fell for it. Dominic pissed me off when he acted like he was broke. I knew for a fact that he made at least six figures every month and even more around the holidays. He even put my plans to have a baby on hold. Dominic said that he didn’t want to risk having multiple babies, so a fertility clinic was out of the question. He said if it’s meant to be it would happen the old fashioned way. Surprisingly, we’ve been having sex everyday, so I hope it happened soon.

  “Throw the ball DJ,” Dominic yelled to his son. They were throwing a plush football around in the living room while I read a book on my IPad.

  “Why would you teach him to throw a ball in the house? If you want to play ball with him, you need to go outside,” I snapped.

  “You seem to have a problem with everything I do. If you get your ass out of the house, sometimes you wouldn’t notice so much.”

  “I wanted to get out of the house with you, but we can’t go anywhere with a one-year old,” I complained.

  “Well, he’s not going anywhere, so you better call Tiffany to hang with you,” he replied.

  “Tiffany is spending time with her man just like every other woman in the world. Well, every woman except for me,” I shot.

  “You need some damn friends, you’re too young to be so miserable,” he said frowning.

  “I’m not miserable Dominic. We’re newlyweds, and we should be having fun with each other. Instead, we’re here babysitting while your baby mama is out doing her.”

  “I told you before that I don’t babysit my own baby. I’m spending time with my son. You’re free to go wherever you want and whatever Brooklyn is doing is not my concern, my son is,” he replied.

  “All we seem to do is argue Dominic. This is not how it’s supposed to be,” I said feeling down.

  “That’s because of you Kennedi. All you do is nag and complain. That shit is aggravating. You stopped doing it long enough to walk down the aisle. You were back to your old self soon after.”

  “I’m sorry baby. I don’t mean to be like that. I just feel like we’re drifting apart already. I’ll try to do better,” I promised. I meant every word I said. I didn’t want to lose my husband behind my nagging and complaining. I had to make a conscience effort to do better.

  “I know we haven’t been spending that much time together lately. I was away from my son for a whole week, and I missed him. When I take him home, I promise we’ll do something. I’ll even go shopping with you,” he said laughing. That was indeed something to laugh at because Dominic hated shopping with me. I was happy to hear that DJ would be going home soon. I was even happier to hear that my husband and I would be spending some much-needed time together soon.

  BRYCE

  I sat in my shop and talked to Dominic and David, waiting for my appointment to arrive. Dominic and DJ were there to get their weekly haircuts while David just came to chill. Taylor was putting the finishing touches on her last client and then she was leaving. Since our last blow up all those months ago, we’ve been doing alright. Tiffany’s crazy ass must have found her a new man because she stopped calling me all of a sudden. I wasn’t complaining because my life has been stress-free since she did. Brooklyn was another story. Her spoiled ass hasn’t spoken to me in a week. She refused to even ride in the car with me, so Taylor started taking her to school.

  “When’s the last time you talked to your baby mama?” I asked Dominic.

  “I haven’t talked to her all week. I don’t even respond when her ass text me. I sent her a picture of DJ the other day, but that’s about it,” he replied.

  “That heifer don’t even speak to me no more. She needed a ride to the store, and she waited all day until Taylor came home,” I laughed.

  “That’s not funny Bryce. Y’all are doing my girl wrong,” Taylor said coming to Brook’s defense.

  “When are you taking DJ home?” David inquired. Dominic has had my nephew for a week now. I understood him being upset, but I was starting to feel sorry for my little sister. Even though she needed to be taught a lesson, I know she missed her baby.

  “I’m taking him back tomorrow. I think I’ve calmed down enough for me and Brooklyn to have a talk,” he acknowledged.

  “Y’all have to come to some kind of understanding. I understand you not wanting Kevin to be there, but what about if she starts dating somebody else? I know you pay all the bills and stuff, but that’s wrong for you to not want her to have any male companionship at all,” Taylor butted in.

  My girl is crazy about Brook. Usually, I would tell her to mind her business, but to her, Brooklyn is her business.

  “I’m never going to be okay with another man lying his head in a house where I foot the bills. As far as her having company, why can’t she go to them? I don’t even want all of that around my baby anyway,” Dominic fussed.

  “So what if she has one steady boyfriend? Would you be okay with him coming to the house if DJ is with you?” Taylor asked.

  “Nope, if that nigga name is not on the lease right next to mine then he don’t need to be there at all,” Dominic answered.

  “So what if she got a man and he wanted to pay all of her bills, so you didn’t have to, would you be okay with that?” Taylor pressed on.

  “Nope, I don’t need another man to take care of her or my son, that’s my job,” he replied.

  Everybody fell out laughing after that. For every question that Taylor asked, Dominic had a quick comeback.

  “I see what the problem is. It’s not about DJ or the bills. You just don’t want Brooklyn to be with anybody else,” Taylor implied.

  “Now you get it,” Dominic sang causing us to laugh again.

  “That is so selfi
sh of you. You have a wife so why can’t she have a boyfriend?”

  “She had a boyfriend. Nobody told her ass to break up with me,” Dominic said seriously.

  “You shouldn’t have gotten married if you feel like that. You probably would have called that shit off if Brooklyn wouldn’t have broken up with you,” David told him.

  “Well, she did break up with me so I guess we’ll never know,” he replied.

  This dude is stupid as hell. We were all laughing, but he didn’t crack a smile. Brooklyn has something on her hands with him, and I just hope she’s ready for it.

  DOMINIC

  I felt like a week was long enough to have kept DJ away from Brooklyn. I really didn’t intend for it to be that long, but I had to get my mind right. I’m a married man, but my heart broke into a million pieces when I saw Kevin coming out of Brooklyn’s bedroom. She was trying to explain, but I never even gave her the chance. I knew that it was unrealistic for me to think that Brooklyn would never be with somebody else, but I wasn’t going to make it easy for her ass. Financially she didn’t have anything to worry about. I made sure all of the bills were paid, and she had money for whatever she wanted or needed. Before I left to go on my honeymoon, I gave her over half of the money that I’d gotten back from Kennedi. The check was for a little over fifty-four thousand dollars, and I deposited thirty thousand into Brooklyn’s account. Brooklyn and I were okay until Kennedi opened her mouth about us having a test done on DJ. After that, she didn’t want anything else to do with me. I still hadn’t confronted Kennedi about that yet, but the time to do so was coming soon. I pulled up to Brooklyn’s apartment and got DJ out of his car seat.

  “Mommy,” my baby said when we got on the elevator. I felt like shit when he said that. I was so busy trying to teach Brooklyn a lesson that I never considered how my son was feeling. It never dawned on me that he was missing Brooklyn just as much as she missed him.

  “Let’s go see where mommy is,” I told DJ when we walked into the house. I’d already made up my mind that I was done with knocking or ringing the doorbell. I was using my key every time I came over here. Now, I knew why her ass told me to stop using it to begin with. As usual, Brooklyn’s apartment was clean and smelling good. She was a neat freak, so that was no surprise. I carried my baby down the hall and headed straight to her bedroom. I heard the TV, but the room was kind of dark. I opened the door and flipped on the lights. Brooklyn was lying under the covers with the remote control in her hand. She looked like she was bored out of her mind, and that made me feel worse.

  “Mommy,” DJ said smiling.

  “Hey, my baby,” Brooklyn said excitedly as she jumped up from the bed to grab him. I lost my train of thought when I saw the short jean shorts and tank top that she had on. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail, but she was still flawless to me. She kissed DJ all over while he laughed and kissed her back. I realized how wrong it was for me to keep him away, and I swore to never do it again. My plan was to drop my baby off and go, but for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to leave. I kicked my shoes off and climbed in the bed right next to them. After changing the channel on the TV, I got comfortable and watched a basketball game. Brooklyn took DJ’s clothes off and started playing with him. She still hadn’t said anything to me and after a few minutes she picked him up and walked out of the room. I couldn’t blame her for being mad, and I know I had to apologize. I wanted to give her some time to be with DJ, so I got comfortable and drifted off to sleep.

  ****

  I woke up an hour later to the ringing of my phone. When I saw that it was Kennedi, I hit the ignore button and put my phone on silent. She claimed that she was going to try to stop nagging me, but that proved to be a lie. It looked like the minute we said, “I do,” the shit got even worse. I wasn’t with all the arguing so she would see me whenever I got home. I didn’t hear DJ or Brooklyn so I got up to see where they were. I smelled food being cooked, so I headed straight for the kitchen. I licked my lips lustfully as I watched Brooklyn standing at the stove stirring a pot. I should have grabbed my shoes and left, but I just couldn’t do it.

  “Where’s DJ?” I asked her.

  “He’s sleeping,” she replied dryly.

  “What are you cooking?”

  “Pasta,” she answered sounding annoyed.

  “Damn, why you giving me these short ass answers? You act like I’m getting on your nerves or something.”

  “Actually, you are. Thanks for bringing DJ home, but you can leave now,” she spat angrily.

  “I’m leaving after I eat. What time will the food be done?”

  “It’s done now. I’ll fix you a plate to go,” she offered. I had to keep myself from laughing at how bad she was handling me.

  “Nah, I’m eating here,” I said smugly. She fixed a plate of pasta and added a slice of garlic bread to it. I was about to tell her to put some more on the plate until she started eating from it.

  “Where’s my food?” I asked.

  “Wash your hands and fix it,” she said walking away. She was really in her feelings, but it was cool. I washed my hands and fixed me something to eat. After downing my first plate and fixing myself another, I was nice and full. Brooklyn washed both of our dishes and went back into her bedroom. I went to check on DJ before going to talk to her. She was lying across the bed, so I sat down next to her.

  “Look, I know you’re mad and all, but so was I. I’ll admit that I was wrong for keeping DJ away from you, but I wasn’t thinking straight at the time. I don’t want any other man in here around my son,” I said.

  “But it’s cool for you to have him around Kennedi though? And don’t say it’s because she’s your wife. He’s been around her long before then.”

  “That’s different. I’ve been with Kennedi for a while. I don’t want some random niggas coming around my baby.”

  “You are so full of shit Dominic. It’s not your baby that you’re concerned about. You don’t want some random niggas coming around me.”

  “I don’t want Kevin’s ass around at all. You shouldn’t either with all the bullshit he’s been getting into,” I yelled.

  “If you would have let me explained, things wouldn’t have gone this far in the first place. I don’t mess with Kevin. We’re not even friends anymore. He’s been here before, and that’s how he knows where I live, but you don’t have to worry about him coming, here again. Regardless of how you feel, I’m going to start dating again. I respect my son enough to not bring anyone here around him, but I don’t have to respect you. I’ll get a job and pay my own bills before I let you run my life Dominic. I had enough of that shit with my brothers,” she said going off.

  “I’m not trying to run your life Brooklyn. You keep talking about moving on and dating and shit like I’m supposed to be alright with that.”

  “You don’t have a choice in the matter. I told you that I’m never going to bring anybody here if that’s what you’re worried about,” she insisted.

  “That’s not what I’m worried about. Why do you even feel the need to be with somebody else?” I shouted.

  “You must be out of your damn mind. This right here is over,” she said pointing back and forth between us. She tried to get out of the bed, but I pulled her back.

  “Yeah, only because you want it to be,” I confessed.

  “No, it’s over because you have a wife. Let me go Dominic,” she yelled while standing up again. I grabbed her and pulled her to me, wrapping my arms tightly around her waist.

  “If I could let you go I would,” was my simple, but honest reply. She was trying her best to pull away from me, but I wasn’t letting that happen.

  “Don’t do this okay? I’m trying hard to get over you so don’t try to pull me back in. That’s not fair to me,” Brooklyn cried.

  “I know Brook, I tried to let it go, but I can’t.” She was still trying to push me away, but my hold on her was too tight. I tried to do the right thing, but being with her felt so right to me. I really wasn’t happy
being married to Kennedi. All Brooklyn had to do is say the word and my marriage would be a distant memory. I was overjoyed when she stopped trying to fight me and wrapped her arms around my neck. Since I had the green light, I wasted no time stripping both of us out of our clothes. I just hoped that DJ stayed sleep long enough for me to enjoy the moment. Brooklyn was already standing so I got down on my knees and wrapped her legs around my neck. When my tongue met with her warm opening, her entire body started to shake. I inhaled that familiar scent and fell in love all over again. Not even married a month, and I was committing adultery already.

  ****

  Two months after Brooklyn and I started back up again, we were at the dealership purchasing her first car. She wanted an Audi Q3, and that’s exactly what she got. I wanted her to get it in black, but she had her heart set on the silver one. It was fully loaded with everything that she would ever need. Brooklyn didn’t really care about all of that. She was just happy to have her own transportation. I had no problem paying the thirty-eight thousand dollar price tag once I saw how happy it made her. Since I was married, I made sure to put everything in her name.

  “Thank you baby, I’m so excited,” Brooklyn yelled when the salesman handed her the keys. She jumped into my arms and gave me a big hug and kiss.

  “You’re welcome,” I said smiling at her.

  “Take DJ with you. I’m going to show Candace and Co-Co my new car,” she said excitedly.

  “Come to the office and get him when you finish. I need to catch up on some work.”

  “Okay, bye my baby,” she said kissing DJ before she left.

  I strapped my son in his car seat and hit the highway. After stopping to get him a happy meal, we pulled up to my office and went inside.