12. Juelz
My heart felt as if it was going to burst out of my chest. Was she serious right now?
“Ciera, I need you to repeat what you just said,” I said to her, as she stood up, went to her purse, and grabbed her cell phone.
“Juelz, I’m pregnant, and you’re the father,” she said and handed me her phone. It was a video, so I hit play.
Hi Juelz, it’s me, Ci. I’m at my second doctor’s appointment, and if you’re watching the video you already know that we’re having a baby.
Even though we are not speaking, and you have moved on with your family.
I knew one day I would have to tell you, and I didn’t want you to miss these moments.
Ciera gave the phone to the nurse and she recorded the doctor talking, and when the baby's heartbeat filled the room. I couldn’t help it; my grown ass had tears streaming right there on her couch.
“Juelz are you ok? I have another video; would you like to watch it?” She asked me, and I just grabbed her and pulled her onto my lap, holding her close. Surprisingly, she allowed me to hold her.
“I’m fine, baby. You can play the other video,” I responded.
“This video is from earlier today.” She smiled.
Hi Juelz, it’s me again. I’m here to find out the sex of our baby.
I’m almost five months and getting so big.
I wish you were here to share this moment with me.
The nurse took the phone and continued to record, while Ci and the doctor spoke.
My baby’s heartbeat filled the room again, and that sound just did something to me.
Then the doctor looked at the ultrasound screen funny, so I sat up and readjusted Ci in my lap.
Listening to them talk intently when she said she saw another baby behind the first one. I damn near threw Ciera off my lap.
“Ci, are we having twins?” I asked her, and the tears were streaming down her face.
“Yes, and I’m so freaking scared,” she whispered.
“Baby, you have no reason to be scared. I promise from this moment on, you will not be alone. Ciera, you should have made it your business to tell me. I don’t give a damn that I had just gotten married, and Kenya was standing there.
NOTHING will ever come before my children, nothing,” I said to her, I was a little upset, but I understood how she was feeling.
I heard on the video when Ciera told the doctor that she no longer wanted to know the sex of the baby.
“Ok, I have something to show you,” she said getting up from my lap. She went and grabbed an envelope from her purse.
“What is this?” I asked her.
"The sex of our babies is in this envelope, and I wanted to share that moment with you. I was actually planning to come back to New York next week so that I could tell you everything,” she said.
I took the envelope and opened it, and we both read it together.
I stood up and pulled her into my arms, this beautiful soul was getting ready to have my son and daughter.
There was nothing in this world that would stop me from giving her the world.
“Ciera, I have to get back to New York tonight. Would you like to come back with me, even if it’s just for a little while?
I think it’s time to see your family beautiful.
You can stay at your penthouse, nothing has changed.
I will even sign it over to you,” I told her, and she sat for a minute thinking.
“Yeah, I was planning to come next week, but since you’re here, I can catch this free ride.
Juelz, I won’t be staying at the penthouse, I will be staying with Zel and Ari,” she responded with a smile and walked up the stairs to pack her clothes I assumed.
While she went to pack, I sat back thinking about what happened tonight.
I was wrong, dead ass wrong. I’m normally the rational one between me and Zel, but Ciera had me on some other shit right now.
When she slapped me, I let the shit slide because I deserved it coming from her.
The entire time she was with that fuck boy, I was watching her ass.
If she thought for a second that her not giving me her address mattered, it didn’t.
When she texted Zelan, the address we were already sitting in front of her complex.
Jeff had gotten the information I needed ten minutes after we sat down to watch the game.
Her deciding to come back to New York was good, but her staying at my brother’s house was some straight bullshit!
I guess it would have to be that for now.
I’m not concerned because she will be back in my arms real soon.