Chapter 24
CHAPTER
TWENTY-FOUR
Tiomi
I had just taken my seat after signing in when Jawan and Star entered the building.
We were back seeing Dr. Roman because I slipped and finally gave Jawan another baby.
Not by choice because I didn’t feel like he deserved shit from me after being locked up in his office with that tramp Sierra.
When we got home last night both Jawan and I spent time with the girls.
They missed having both of us under the same roof, but I still wasn’t talking to him. Only when necessary.
Both Grim and Star took seats on each side of me. While we waited LeStar and I made small talk. It was originally supposed to just be me and her, but Jawan inserted himself as he always does. I could see out the corner of my eye that he was texting on his phone and I suddenly became jealous.
“Texting your little girlfriend?”
“Oh, now you got some rap for me?”
“Nope, but who you are you texting?”
“None of your fuckin’ business.”
I leaned over and attempted to grab his phone, but he moved it out of my reach before I could get it. I extended my body just a little more, still trying to reach the phone and he raised it over his head, making it impossible for me to reach.
“Chill the fuck out Tiomi.” He frowned. “You hurt my fuckin’ kid, who I’m texting is going to be the least of your concerns.”
I had a very smart reply prepared before the nurse stepped out and called my name.
Jawan stood before I did and reached for my hand which I snatched away and stepped around him.
I heard him let out a sigh, but I’m sure he was moving behind me.
When we made it to the room I climbed on the bed while Jawan and Star took seats in the chairs that were in the room.
The three of us sat in an awkward silence with Jawan mugging me until my doctor showed up.
“Hello, hello,” Dr. Roman spoke after tapping on the door three times. “Back so soon Mrs. Jones?”
“Not by choice,” I replied and rolled my eyes at my husband.
“Well, let’s see what we have baking in here. Go ahead and lie back for me, Mommy.”
I did as I was told while she got the equipment set up.
Lifting my shirt, she squeezed the jelly on my small belly and the familiar galloping sound filled the room and screen.
The four of us had smiles on our faces, no one’s was bigger that Jawan’s.
Dr. Roman moved the camera around on my stoma trying to find the baby, but her facial expression had me uneasy.
“Is everything okay, Dr. Roman?” I asked and sat up a little to see what she was looking at.
“N-no, no of course everything is fine, there are just two babies in here.” She smiled at me.
“YES!”
“NO!”
Jawan and I yelled at the same time. My palms became sweaty and tears sprang to my eyes.
“But I don’t want two babies to be in there, I don’t even want one,” I cried making LeStar come hug me. She wiped my tears and gave me a sympathetic look.
“The fuck is that supposed to mean Tiomi?” Jawan mugged me.
“It means you trapped me. You don’t want me to do anything but carry your bald head ass kids,” I cried harder.
“Aye, watch your mouth about my kids yo’, I’ma make sure I tell them what you said when we get over Granny’s, too. And how the fuck I trap you Tio and you’re my wife?”
I continued to cry. I felt like he did this on purpose and my life was over. What was I going to do with four small kids? He was always in the streets, Granny and Ma Cheryl are getting old, Chy is pregnant, Star and Darren are trying to get pregnant, it was all going to be on me.
“Aye, Doc, Star let me holla at her right quick.” They both nodded and exited the room and Jawan thumbed away my tears. “Talk to me baby, why you crying like this and talk fast because I’m starting to feel a way.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the frown he wore on his face.
“I just don’t want to have two more kids, Jawan. We have our hands full with the girls right now, imagine two more.”
“We have a good system with the girls though, Tiomi.”
“Yeah, we do, when you’re home. You’re still in the streets a good portion of the day and that’s going to leave me home alone with four kids.”
“Ain’t no way you believe that I would leave you home alone with our kids like that, Tio. I told you I was setting shit up so I could be home more, right?” I nodded. “Aight then, so trust your man.”
He kissed my nose after I said okay again and let his hand drop to my belly.
“Two muhfuckin’ more, I’m proud as fuck. One of them my son and the other one is my baby girl,” he stated like he was sure.
“How do you know that Jawan?” I asked letting Star back into the room after I had got myself together.
“Because me and all my kids have a bond, you know that." He frowned.
I wasn’t even going to entertain this conversation any further. I climbed off the bed and left the room to schedule my next appointment. As we made our way out of the building, we saw Sierra’s hoe ass coming in and I made sure to return that shoulder bump.
“Bitch move when you see me coming,” I smartly stated.
“Tiomi.”
“Shut the fuck up, Grim,” I snapped and turned my attention back to her. “Coming to treat one of those many STDs?”
She smirked and responded, “Naw, coming to check on me and our nigga’s baby.”
Jawan didn’t give me a chance to react before he picked me up and carried me out of the building. I was cussing the both of them out and beating on his back until he put me on my feet.
“This is the first and last time I’ma tell you to chill the fuck out. You pregnant as fuck out here acting like a bird, for what?”
“If that bitch is carrying yo—”
“Yo’ Tiomi shut the fuck up. You do this insecure shit every fuckin’ time you get pregnant.
Ain’t nobody cheated on you and that fucked up ass uterus of her’s can’t carry nobodies baby, especially not mine, aight?
” he ran his hand down his face then looked at the crowd that we had drawn.
“The fuck y’all looking at? Get the fuck away from us before I start sending muhfuckas to meet their maker. ”
When he saw that nobody was moving, he pulled his gun from his back, fired it in the sky, and started to look around again.
“Y’all still think this a game.” They started to scramble to their cars and up the sidewalk.
I laughed and grabbed his arm and pulled his arm towards the car before the police were called.
Jawan helped me into the car then he climbed into the driver’s seat.
He started the car then turned to look at me.
“Aye, baby, on some real shit though.” He grabbed my hand, “I would never cheat on you, that’s on my unborn kids.”
“I know you wouldn’t baby; I just go so crazy if I even get that thought in my mind.” Leaning across the center console, I sloppily kissed my man. I missed the affection that I was used to him showing me.
“Aye, stay the fuck away from that nigga Noah.”
“Jawan, I thought we were past this. Why do I have to stay away from him? We’re friends.”
“That nigga ain’t your friend,” he cut his eyes at me. “That nigga wanna fuck you. Just stay away from him, okay? Trust me on this.”
“Fine, you know I trust you; I’ll stay away.
Can we go see Tot at Shad’s club? I want three of those surf and turf egg rolls, three Philly cheesesteak egg rolls, oouu and maybe the teriyaki chicken rice and broccoli,” I asked and Jawan looked at me like I was crazy.
"What? I’m eating for three people now.”
“Naw muhfucka, yo’ fat ass want all that food, don’t blame that shit on my kids,” he laughed, and I laughed with him.
My appetite was already grand with just me, but it multiplied when I was pregnant.
We rode the rest of the way to Lust in a comfortable silence.
I needed to prepare my mind and body for two more kids and come up with a good time to have the discussion of getting a tubal with my husband. Four kids was more than enough for me.
It didn’t take us long to make it to the club, so when we did, I hopped out and went straight to the kitchen to order my food.
I knew she would put my order before everybody’s so the wait wouldn’t be long.
While I waited, I went to find my bestie.
She had an appointment today as well, that’s why she wasn’t with me.
“Hey bestie!” I sang when I made it into Shad’s office.
“Hey bestie,” she replied without looking in my direction.
“What has you so focused?”
“Girl I’m checking these damn cameras. Rashad wants me to murder his ass.”
Shaking my head, I asked the question that I’m sure I had the answer to. “What he do now?”
“That Meagan bitch wrote me on Instagram and told me she was pregnant with his baby and you know his tired ass denied it. I’m going to add the dates up my damn self.”
You could tell that Jawan and Rashad were friends, it was always something with them and one of these hoes.
“I’m really done if she is pregnant by him Mimi. I deal with a lot of his shit, but I won’t be forced to look at his illegitimate child every day.” Tears began to fall down her pretty face.
I moved closer to her and pulled her into a hug. “I know friend and I don’t expect you to. Let’s just hope the bitch is lying.”
After Chy got herself together, I filled her in on my doctors visit and she did the same. We were due around the same time, so we could plan our baby shower together this time. I’m just glad not to be doing this alone this time. She would miss out on all the fun and alcohol, just like I would.