"I been telling niggas lies
Tryna split up all my time
With two or three guys
Cause I can't make up my mind
I know I'm so indecisive
And I know that you don't like it
And I'd never let my guard down
But you steady tryna wife it (oh no)
Don't you see that I got baggage
My heart's way too hard to manage (oh no)
I can't give a nigga my trust
Said you working to change that
But just bare with me"

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Chapter 56: Bare With Me

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|Odell| 🐻

I just pushed the table to the side and picked her up and hugged Ari

She was giggling while i picked her up...

"Baby stop" She said

My baby is pregnant with my baby... i can't believe i'm saying those words...

I just started crying on the spot..

"Baby, why you crying" she asked me..

Everyone in the restaurant just kept looking at us and i really didn't care...

"Because you're having my baby" i said, "you don't know how much this means to me"

And the damn tears came in again

"I'm having a baby Y'all" I said to everyone in the restaurant, "my girl is having my baby"

Everyone started clapping in the restaurant and Ari is busy hiding her face...

"Stop" she said busy giggling...

I put her down...

"You don't understand how this moment made me feel" i said wiping my tears..

"I understand baby" she said...

"So wait?, the vomiting and sleeping was because of the baby" i asked her

She nodded her head...

Damn, i should've known...

I picked her up and kept kissing on her...

Can't believe my girl is pregnant..

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We just got back from the restaurant and Ari is in the shower

While i was on the phone telling my family that Ari is pregnant...

I told my mom not too long ago but she told me she sorta knew...

And i asked her how, my own mother told me that Ari told her...

Can't believe my mom knew before me...

Just before i could even tell my homies...

My phone started to ring...

And it was nicki...

God what now?

"Sup" i said

"Sup?, boy why am i hearing that you expecting a baby with that trick" Nicki said

So she just gonna come disrespectful and second of all...

Who told her about this baby...

"First of all, Hi Nicki, second of all... yeah Ari is expecting a baby.. why is it a problem" i asked he because

"I don't want that baby around my child" she said, "i don't want my child to have a sibling with that animal you called your girlfriend"

Oh she disrespectful...

"Yo, i ain't got time for this shit, i really don't" i said..

"You always don't have time for your own child Odell" Nicki said, "you turning out to be a deadbeat"

That's it, I'm getting a bit irritated...

And shawty knows i'm not a deadbeat...

My mom told me something that might help in this situation that i thought that i wouldn't dream of doing

Flashback

Odell and his mom are busy walking in the garden...

He use to play in the garden when he was child so this brought a lot of memory..

His mom Heather sat down and Odell sat down next to her

"So how is your relationship with Ari" she asked Odell

"It's going great, we haven't been fighting as usual" Odell, "we're great right now"

"That's good and the relationship with Nicki" Heather asked her son...

Odell isn't having a good relationship with his baby mother...

Even though he's trying to be nice to be with his baby mother..

Trying to be cordial...

Nothing seemed to work...

"We ain't good, she's been asking me for money for god knows what, i know it's not for the baby, she's been fighting with me none stop and to be quite frank with you mom, i'm getting a bit tired" Odell said to his mother...

Heather looked at her son, seeing as though her son is getting a bit frustrated with the situation.. knowing that her son is trying to having a good relationship with the baby mother..

"Odell, i think you should talk to the lawyer and get this sorted out" Heather said to her son, "get child support visitation right"

"But Mom" Odell said..

"I know, you don't like the idea but i think it should happen considering that she's been asking for your money and trying to fight with you" Heather said, "i just think you should think about it and keep it in the back of your mind about this"

Even though he hates the idea of getting lawyers involved...

He should really think about this...

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"I think i should get the lawyers involved" i said to nicki...

"What the fuck do you mean?" Nicki asked her..

"I mean, i'm getting the lawyers involved, for child support visitation and maybe primary custody" i said to nicki...

Even though my mom told me about Child support visitation...

I really want custody of my kid...

She's been proving to me, that she isn't capable of taking care of my child...

"You wouldn't Dare" she said, "you wouldn't dare try to get custody of this baby"

"Try me" i said, "we'll talk about this shit tomorrow with the lawyers"

"Odell" she said

I ended the phone call..

I put my phone down...

I looked up to see Ari in her robe and her hair in a bun...

"What's wrong" she asked me

"It's nicki" i said to her...

"Oh, what does she want?" She asked me

"She was just fighting me and calling me a deadbeat" i said, "i just had it... i told her that i'm getting the lawyers involved"

"For real" she asked sitting down next to me..

I nodded my head...

I didn't want this to happen but this shit was bound to happen regardless if the baby is here and now...

Ari put her head on shoulder...

"You really doing this huh" she asked me

"Yes" i said to her...

"I'll be here for you, 100%" she said to me, "if this is what you want to do then, i'll support you"

I gave her a kiss on the forehead..

I put my hand on her stomach...

"Can you stop doing that?" she said giggling...

"Nah, my kid is in there" i said, "i wonder if it's a boy"

"It's gonna be a girl" she said giggling..

"Nah i think it's gonna be a boy" i said kissing her cheek...

This girl means everything to me...

I can't wait to propose to her

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|Ariana|🤍

I'm busy having photoshoot, Tae and the crew came...

Since i'm not showing as of yet, i just thought, i should take a lot of pics, so i can dead the rumors..

I really want to be private with this pregnancy as much as i like showing off a lot of personal shit...

"Oooo Ari, Work it" tae said..

Royaleyez was busy taking photos of me...

I was busy posing and everything...

As i was posing...

We all heard a knock...

We just stopped

"Tabatha and Shirley can y'all get the door" Royaleyez said, "Ari continue posing"

The two of them walked to the door while i was posing...

"Yo, you cannot come in here" I heard tabatha screamed

We all looked up

"I don't give a fuck... i'm here to speak to my baby daddy's woman" I heard this woman's voice

That voice

It's Nicki....

"Hey Tae" Nicki greeted tae

Tae ignored her...

"Can i borrow the girl" Nicki said

"Nah" everyone in the room said...

"Fine, i'll just say it" she said, "Ari, can you please not let Odell get the lawyers involved"