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"So do you have a girlfriend?" I listened to Angela Yee ask Saint while I cleaned up the house.

"Fasho I been had me a lady." He responded. "Shout out to my wifey Xy'air, she at the crib holding it down."

"How long have y'all been together?" She asked.

"Bout one year." He cleared his throat.

"I heard you say Wifey. What's your wife or just yo girl?" Charlamagne tha God asked.

"That's my girl but that's my wife yamean'?"

Saint was my one year long boyfriend, I met him whenever I moved up here. He helped me get to know the city and everything so I wasn't lost. Little did I know he was a whole rapper out here making money money!

I moved into my apartment with my three year old daughter Arianna. I knew I was pregnant whenever the whole situation with Keenon went down.

Me and Saint started getting closer and talking more, then he asked me to be his girlfriend. Obviously I said yes then once we hit a year I moved in with him.

His house was so boring whenever we moved in, so I did my own lil thing to the house making it more luxurious. He's not home all the time so he told me do what I want to it.

Before I left Atlanta I told Mama Jay about Arianna and she understood the situation we were going through. Keenon still gets to see Arianna but Mama Jay or Makayla travels to get her or I travel down there.

I haven't seen Keenon and it's going to stay that way until I feel comfortable. He's the reason why we're in the situation we're in now.

But as far as Arianna, she's so smart for only being a three years old. She's likes watching Dora and learning nursery rhymes. She has my attitude whenever she gets mad. She likes being around Saint whenever he's here, he treats her like his daughter when she's out here with me.

"Mami!" I yelled hearing her Dora start playing. She little feet started running down the hall.

"Huh?" She looked at me.

"Whatchu doing?" I asked.

"Dora." She said holding up her iPad.

"Mm stay in here." I said pointing to the couch.

She jumped on the couch sitting her tablet on her lap.

I walked into the kitchen hearing my phone ringing. I swiped it off the counter and looked at the name.

Mᴀᴍɪ's Dᴀᴅᴅʏ

I rolled my eyes answering it before putting it up to my ear.

"Hello?" I asked.

"I heard yo lil nigga on there talmbout some wifey." He said.

"Huh? Don't come on my phone with that bullshit. If it ain't Arianna don't call me."

"Mane whatever. I can get here fa' my birthday?"

"I already said you could. You've asked me that bout 4 times in the last week."

"You be trippin' I'm just making sho' that's what is gon' happen."

"Yes I will come down there and drop her off at your mamas house."

"Nah drop her off at mines."

"Um I'm not comfortable with that."

"Come on mane. Ian gon' do nun to you. I just ain't tryna go to my mama house and hear her lectures."

I'll just bring Saint with me so he can meet my mama and sisters. He hasn't been down to see them in a minute but we not gon' spend the night though, it's a there and back typa trip.

"Fine but I'm not comin' inside." I huffed.

"That's aight. Thank you Xy'air. Tell my baby I love her." He chuckled.

"Goodbye Keenon." I said and hung up.

"Who was that?" Arianna asked looking up.

"Who's mama is you?" I laughed sitting next to her.

"Who was that?" She asked again moving her iPad.

"Your daddy. He said he loves you." I said laying my head on her lap.

"So he doesn't." She rubbed my head.

"Yes he does." I said.

"Okay." She shrugged not believing me.

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"Tell your friend tinker bell fucked your brains out." I sang kissing Saint's face.

"Personal space." He laughed as his phone started ringing.

"Yo waddup." He held the phone infront of his face.

"You tryna get that new pendent?" Draco asked.

"My shit came in?" He asked sitting up.

"Hell yeah. Shit look good." Draco chuckled. "No flash."

"Mane bet ima slid tomorrow. I'm with my ol' lady."

"Aight nigga." He nodded before they said their goodbyes and hung up.

"Bae you gon' come with me to Atlanta next week?" I asked sitting crisscross in the bed.

"You want me to come witchu?" He licked his lips rubbing my inner thighs.

"Yes." I smiled. "I gotta drop Mami off at Keenon house."

"Fasho. I needa meet the family in person you herd' me."

"I know that's right." I said in saweetie voice. "I really don't wanna see that nigga but I'll be nice for his birthday I guess."

"Yeen gotta be nice. Be cordial." He said. "You treating him exactly house you supposed to be."

"I know I know."

"Imagine bein' known as a woman beater." He shook his head in disgust.

"Gooooodbye. You ain't have to make that face." I laughed grabbing his face.

"That's how Ima look at that nigga." He flared his nostrils.

"Saint the faces are horrible." I shook my head. "But you gon' be nice just like im goin' to."

"You lyin'. You know you can't be nice to that nigga." He chuckled.

"I'm gonna try though." I said. "I've been working on myself."

"Wasn't nothing wrong with you in first." He said and I shrugged.

"Yes there was I was a dumb bitch. I went back to him bout after he cheated on me multiple times."

"And ain't nobody told you not to?" He asked and I tapped on my chin thinking.

Kendriana never told me not to neither did my mama or sisters, they actually encouraged it. Speaking of miss Kendriana, I heard from some of her friends that she was talking shit and spilling my business.

So I personally went over to her house and dragged that bitch down the steps. I don't know if it was because I was mad at everybody but I whooped dat ass!

After that day I knew I needed to work on myself more because that was wrong. I started getting to my spiritual side and closer with god. I am a peaceful person now no drama, just me, mami and Saint.

From what my sisters have told me, Blick left Kendriana when she tried stabbing him and he took Imani with him. That's not even her biological daddy but she's the closest thing she has.

Kendriana hasn't fought to get Imani back neither, she's been fucking around with a lot of people. But that's nun of my business.

"Nope. They honestly encouraged me to go back with him." I said.

"That's horrible. If I was there... nevermind lemme be quiet." He chuckled.

"No say it." I said biting my bottom lip.

"Nah Ian finna talk bad bout yo baby daddy."

I heard small knocking at our door letting me know it was Arianna.

"Come in Mami." I said loud enough for her to hear. She twisted the knob open and hopped onto the bed.

"Hey." She smiled and I grabbed her ipad trying to skip the ad.

"Chill out." She snatched away looking at the screen.

"Chill out? Who you talking to?" I pointed at her looking confused.

She babbled sitting on Saint stomach, "Why you sittin' on my stomach fa'?" He chuckled.

Children sit in weird ass places on you. Fuck is you sitting on my back for?

"Bsksundldodnd! Gesh!" She argued loudly looking at him.

I busted out laughing seeing his reaction to her.

"Girl who you talkin' to?" He chuckled moving her off him.

"You!"

"Stop playin' wimme." He rolled over looking the other way.

"You hurt his feelings. Say your sorry Mami." I laughed and she shrugged looking at her show.

"Girl if she don't act like you." He chuckled turned around.

"Oh nah baby that ain't gon' work." I shook my head shaking my hands.

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