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CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
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  It had been a two weeks and Dre still hadn't texted Amoura back. He had went ghost on her since the last time she talked to him. Amoura was mad about it and she was thinking about just going to his house unannounced.

She finished doing Aces hair and they left. She had school today but she really wasn't in the mood to go. The morning sickness was still happening and most days she pulled through, but today she wasn't feeling like doing anything but laying in bed.

"I love you." She bent down and gave Ace a kiss

"I love you too" he said before going into his class

Amoura had left and found herself going to Dre's house. Although a little bit of her didn't want to do this a lot of her wanted to. She was tired of playing games with him. She thought there would be no problems since he handled it better than she thought when she told him. Yet, now it seemed he was trying to avoid her.

When she finished parking, she got out and knocked on his door. Making sure to text Jaliyah and Emani that she didn't feel well and wasn't coming to school today. He was taking extra long and Amoura was about to just leave. His car was out front so she knew he was here.

She gave a few more minutes and he finally answered the door. She could tell he'd been sleep the way he was looking and he was only in a pair of basketball shorts.

"So you're alive and well but been ignoring my texts for the longest?"

He rubbed his eye, clearly still tired "It's seven in the damn morning... why you at my door on bullshit?"

"I'm not. I'm just not about to play these little childish games with you."

He frowned "I'm confused on what the fuck you talking about..."

"It's been two weeks Dre... you've literally ignored me. What happened? I thought we was on good terms?"

He sighed and put his hand on his head "Aint you supposed to be at school or something?"

"Well duh but I been throwing up all fucking morning because of YOUR damn baby. So I'm not in the mood. Anymore unnecessary questions?"

"But you in the mood to be here tryna argue?"

Amoura frowned "You cannot be serious right now."

He didn't say anything and Amoura went in pushing past him.

"It's too early for this shit." He said closing the door behind him

"Okay? I don't care. You're so ignorant and don't care about anybody but yourself. You know the shit I been through with Ace and you try to give me a hard time when I'm pregnant again? If that don't scream ignorance I don't know what does."

"Man what you want me to do? I can't do shit. Just hit me up when you got an appointment."

Amoura shook her head "Like I didn't text you if you were doing anything on the seventh which is when my next appointment is..."

"I won't know until the seventh."

Amoura felt sick at the fact this was who she was pregnant by.

"Why are you like this?"

"Nigga like what?"

"I get you're still not in agreeance with this but really? You're being so nonchalant to it and rude to me."

He laughed "Ion know what you want me to do bruh."

"Umm act like a dad?" Amoura said "And the fact you're laughing like it's funny to you..."

"I'm not laughing at it but the whole situation just hilarious because you making a big deal outta nothing. You not even that far along, relax."

"So? The least you can do is act like you wanna be there. If I'm texting you pertaining to the baby, I expect you to text me back. Don't gotta be right then and there but not damn two weeks straight. Seems like you slowly tryna bail out. If you don't wanna be there just say that shit."

"I can't just not wanna text you?"

"Why you don't want to? Hmm?" She eyed him "Did I make you that mad you don't see the need to text me even with it just being about the baby?"

"Nah I just choose when I wanna text you back. Simple. A baby ain't the reason for shit. That's just me."

"Interesting." She looked away

Amoura deep down still had feelings for him and wanted him to stop acting this way. Even though she tried her best to ignore the feelings they were still there.

"Ain't shit else for us to discuss." He shrugged

There was a minute of silence and Amoura looked at him.

"I hate you. I really do."

"I love you too."

She frowned "Shut up."

"Nah."

Amoura rolled her eyes. Looking at him she just wanted things to go back to how she liked. She missed the nice side of him, she couldn't lie. She went over towards him and wrapped her arms around him. His whole body language changed, she could sense he felt bad.

"Can you stop this?"

He sighed "Stop what Amoura?"

"This. The way you acting... why are you doing me like this? I don't know what somebody did or what I did to make you act like this but I don't like it. I don't want my life to go back to how it was before. I don't want to be stressed out my whole pregnancy."

"I ain't tryna stress you out."

"You are."

"I'm not."

"Stop the lies. Just admit it and do better."

"You making me wanna roll up."

"Dre." She looked up at him

"What?"

"I don't want any issues between us."

"I don't either."

"Then stop with your attitude..."

"Ard. You done?"

"See this exactly what I'm talking about."

"I'm just asking are you done nigga."

"I am but you don't have to say it like that."

"Ard Amoura, I'm tryna go back to sleep. I'm tired."

"I miss you."

"What?"

"I like you and I wanna be with you."

"You went from being mad and saying you don't want me stressing you out now you talking about you wanna be wit me."

"I know it's sudden... but I do."

"Nah get the fuck on with that cause when I said some about it you ain't want that."

"Clearly at the time I was mad, but I feel like you were only saying that because of what happened."

"It's too late and I told you don't come back if you done forreal. You said whatever right?"

"I was mad at that moment and yeah I was serious but I can't ignore my feelings."

"Don't act like you don't be tripping bout shit I do."

"I do cause I want you to only be entertaining me. At first I didn't care but then I caught feelings."

"Yeah I already told you don't try and come back once you dipped and you did and we wasn't in contact for some weeks."

"Dre I was mad I don't know how many times I have to keep saying it."

"Why you not mad anymore?"

"You must still wanna be a hoe that's why. Just say it."

"Nah it's cause I told you once you gone don't try and come back looking for shit cause when I was with it you wasn't. You ain't take what I said serious."

"I had just got done fighting one of your old hoes. Why would I still want you after that?"

"You was mad about some bitch I don't even fuck with forreal and a situation I had no control over."

"Okay well I'm putting it behind us and I wanna be with you."

"Ion know..."

"Do you got feelings for me or not?"

"A nigga like me don't catch feelings."

Amoura frowned "Last time you said they were there so you lied?"

"Nah. I just feel like the little break we was on was enough for me to lose whatever the fuck was there. Especially seeing you ain't give a fuck."

"So you don't want a relationship cause you lost feelings..." Amoura shook her head "Wow."

"I'm just being real with you. Maybe next time I say something you'll take it serious."

"You wouldn't have texted me when you were drunk saying you missed me."

"I told you ignore that shit."

"Whatever. I just don't understand you at all."

"The feeling mutual."

"You confuse me."

"If anything you confuse me. You came here on some other shit and end up tryna get with me. You the confusing one."

"I'm just saying how I really feel that's all. But I see my feelings aren't taken into consideration."

"Cause this go back to what I said before. You disregarded what I said now you mad cause I'm sticking to it."

"Dre do you expect me to want a relationship after I just got done fighting some girl over you? You literally act like I'm obligated to just brush it under the rug and be just ready to jump in a relationship with you."

"Clearly you did cause now you wanna be together and you knew I was still messing with bitches."

"Definitely could've swore at one point you told me I was the only person you was messing with but okay."

"Nah I said you the only one I fucked without a condom."

"What? See conversations like this always shows me that I'm actually tripping about wanting you. One minute I do and the next you showing me just why I don't."

"Nigga I'm not tied down. What the fuck about that isn't clicking? I do what the fuck I want and it ain't never been that much of a problem if you was still letting me hit. So why you mad?"

Amoura wasn't even surprised. She knew how blunt he was.

"You'd be pissed if I were doing everything you did whether we together or not. Same way you were feeling a way about me and some other person talking."

"You tryna argue and I'm not. Not in the mood for this shit."

"You ain't answer cause you know you would be."

"Nah, I'm just done with the convo. Shit annoying now."

"We can put it behind us. Everything behind us."

"So don't bring up no old shit either."

"I won't."

"Ard then."

  She went over to him and wrapped her arms around him before standing on her tippy toes. Hesitating, Dre bent down some so they could kiss. No words were exchanged as Amoura wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Dre kept his hands on her waist, slowly walking towards his room as they continued.

  When they got to his room he leaned over her as she laid back. Kissing her neck he got between her legs. When he got closer since her jacket was thin he felt her small baby bump on him, which made him stop. Amoura looked confused watching him get up.

"What you doing?" She asked

"Forgot you pregnant."

"So?"

"And I thought you wasn't feeling good."

"This morning yeah, I wasn't..." she said "You don't wanna have sex cause I'm pregnant?"

"It just threw me off cause I forgot."

Amoura sighed "You know we can still have sex while I'm pregnant right?

"We can?"

Amoura laughed a little "Yeah it's completely fine."

"Word? Bet."

Amoura took off her jacket and put it to the side before laying back down as Dre hovered over her. After awhile of making out they ended up having sex.

When they were done Amoura laid beside him as he was on his phone. She didn't regret her decision nor did she feel dumb. She was more so iffy on the fact they still weren't together. She was tired of just being somebody he messed with. She had feelings for him and wanted a relationship with him. She didn't know why he had her feeling this way but he did.

"Did you tell your mom yet?" she asked lookin up at him

She could tell he didn't just by the way his expression changed.

"Nah. Imma tell her soon though."

"You need to tell her now. There's no reason to be waiting she's gonna eventually know anyway."

"You waited long to tell your peoples so why I can't wait?"

"Because I rather you just get it over with."

He took a deep breath and rubbed over his waves. He was stressed over this pregnancy even though he didn't want to admit it. He didn't want to tell his mom he had a baby on the way cause he knew how she'd feel about it. Not only did she never meet Amoura but she wanted him to be young and free without the responsibility of taking care of a baby.

"Imma tell her."

"When?"

"Ion know maybe next week."

"Dre you mind as well do it now while I'm here."

"Imma just text her."

"No call her."

"Nah fuck that imma just tell her next week. That's when my brother come down anyway so he can know about it too."

"Fine." Amoura sighed "At least it's with me and not some random female you only met once."

"I mean yeah but still the shit was mad unexpected."

"It was."

"I thought my first kid was gone be around thirty not even gone lie. I was waiting till I was older to have kids only if I was with the right girl other than that I ain't want kids."

Amoura looked at her stomach "I promise you'll get used to it. I felt the same when I found out I was pregnant because I didn't want a baby let alone that young and through those type of circumstances but once you see your baby and know you created another human that will love you unconditionally you'll regret even having the thoughts you had."

Amoura lifted her shirt and Dre locked his phone before placing his hand on her belly. Her heart warmed watching him do that.

"Not even gone cap this shit feel weird." He laughed

"I couldn't get this kinda treatment during my first pregnancy. I always told myself my next one was gonna be perfect."

"This ain't perfect but Im not a perfect nigga. Sorry about that but this shit new to me so ion really know how to react."

"I understand. It's just the way you go about it that hurts."

"My bad."

"It's whatever. I can't act like I didn't expect anything less."

"Chill you making me out to be this rude ass nigga."

"I mean..."

"You mean what?"

"You are mean but I just deal with it cause I like you and it's hard to just let you go. Not going to lie I was gonna leave you alone for good until I found out I was pregnant. But who knows how long that would've lasted even if I wasn't? Deep down the feelings were still there no matter how wrong you be doing me."

"I be doing you wrong or you just can't handle a nigga that's not settled down? Until you my girl forreal I do as I please."

"You're right but I'm tryna have a relationship with you and you don't want one."

"I do and I don't. Once I wanted one it was either you take it or imma go back to giving you a hard time about it."

"You picked the wrong time to want one. I was not in the mood to even deal with you anymore after that. I felt like you just don't give a fuck about me."

"All I'm saying is I'm possessive as fuck once I got you so if I can save myself some trouble I leave you alone."

"I don't care be possessive over me."

"You say that now. Till I'm fucking up every nigga who had you just cause."

"I want you I don't care Dre. Something about you just makes me feel so attached I don't know. Maybe that's why I put up with your shit. It's more than just dick honestly. That's why I wanna be with you."

"You deadass wanna be with me that bad?"

"Yes." Amoura said

Dre took his hand off her stomach, in deep thought. Thinking was he really about to get in a relationship after a long time of having freedom to mess with whoever he wanted? He was gonna actually be committing himself to somebody. He could no longer do what he wanted since there was now a title.

"Don't say I ain't warn you." He said "We could see how shit work."

"So you my boyfriend now." She smiled

"Shit sound so childish." He said, making Amoura laugh

"I don't care. You my boyfriieeeend" she leaned in and kissed him over and over

"Dead that shit." He said with a straight face

"Nope." She laughed a little

"I'm tired though, I wanna go back to sleep. You came here early interrupting my shit."

"Go to sleep then."

"I will." He said, closing his eyes

  A couple minutes passed and Amoura heard his light snores. He had one of his hands in his sweats as he usually did. Amoura was happy. She was glad they agreed on a relationship and hoped it'd go good without him being an asshole.

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