I completely forgot that I hadn't put pictures on here :O I usually don't like to in case it ruins the image you have in your head but I've labelled the post so that anyone who doesn't want to see it won't open it, I hope! Haha
Jayson and Alia - I know they're really crappy pictures but I thought they were pretty cute ^-^
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
17. Surprise - Part Two
Scratch what he said about it not being cold. It was freezing, and the way Nicki was shaking let him know that. Jay however seemed to be oblivious to the biting cold.
"You kay? Or do you wanna head back?" He felt ok asking since Safaree sent him a text to let him know everything was done and they could come home now.
"Well Jay's havin' fun. It's been ages since I've seen him like this, it's nice." She smiled and looked on at him playing. Although he was by himself he was still enjoying his time there.
"But you're freezin' and won't she need feedin' soon?" He bowed his head at Alia as he rubbed his hands together.
"Yeah, I suppose." She looked down at her. "We better get going then." She paused and stood up from the bench before shouting Jay and making their way back to the car.
***
"Right, Drake just messaged me, they're on their way back now. Lauren did you put the food out already?" Safaree was still darting around the kitchen trying to sort everything out. He'd managed to get Lauren, Candi, TT, Mama Carol, Jelani, Cai and her father over for a small surprise baby shower, even though it was a little early this was the only time everyone could be together at one time so he took the opportunity.
"Yes SB. You've even seen it, doof." She laughed and shook her head before putting her hand on his shoulder. "Relax! She'll love it, but let's not jump out and yell surprise? We don't wanna shock her into labour or whatever!" Safaree laughed and took a deep breath.
"I hope she's ok with it, she was upset when I left earlier." He folded his lips together and looked down thinking about how absent he'd been recently.
"Hey, it'll be fine. Come on." She tugged at his arm before they headed through to the lounge room where everyone else was sitting comfortably.
***
Drake kept looking over at her in the passenger seat, she looked uncomfortable as the furrow in her brow deepened and a quiet whimper escaped her lips.
"Nicki?"
"Hmmm?" Her eyes remained closed as she hummed.
"What's wrong?" He was beginning to panic and kept switching his gaze between her and the road. She opened her eyes and started breathing more normally again.
"Nothing." Unsteadily moving her hands back down to rest on the seat she looked at him tiredly.
"No, something's wrong. I mean, Ion know much 'bout babies or being pregnant or anythin' but I'm pretty sure that doesn't seem too good."
"Drake I'm fine, really. It's prolly just Braxton Hicks."
"What?" She saw his confused face and smiled.
"It's nothing just keep your eyes on the road, please?" He twitched his mouth and carried on with the drive back.
Once they arrived at her house he drove the car into the driveway and turned the engine off, Nicki and both the kids were asleep so he carefully and quietly made his way inside, knocking before he entered.
"SB?"
"Yeah?" He came jogging around the corner expecting to find Nicki with him and his face crinkled when none of them were in sight. "Where they at?"
"Sleepin' in the car."He laughed before turning more serious. "Before I head off, Nicki was been strange earlier, and then again just now in the car." Safaree's face scrunched up a little.
"Like, what kinda strange? Is she ok?" He attempted to get past and go out to the car.
"No, no she said she's fine...She said she thought it was something Hickson or Brix or-"
"Braxton Hicks?"
"Yeah! That..." He paused momentarily. "Is that bad?" He followed behind Safaree as he opened Jay's door and started unbuckling him.
"Uhm Ion know, she's had them before but that was like, further on near her due date." He paused and gently lifted Jay out of the seat. "Here, please could you take him? I'll get Lia out and then wake Nic up." Drake moved forward to grab him and take him inside, where he was met by Mama Carol and everybody else. He was a little nervous and handed the sleeping boy to Jelani before stepping aside. Before long Safaree reappeared with Alia and took her upstairs, heading back outside as soon as he returned.
Meanwhile Mama Carol introduced Drake to everyone as they all made their back to the living room and got comfortable.
"I really should be goin' Ion wanna intrude on anything." He went to stand up but Mama Carol grabbed his arm gently.
"No, after everything you've done for Nika and her family I think you should stay. In fact I know she'd want you to stay. Unless of course you're busy?"
"Oh, no I'm free for the rest of the night I just-" He stopped suddenly as he felt a strong hand from behind push him down into the chair some more.
"Quit playing, stay a while." He looked behind him to see, what he guessed was Nicki's brother, still holding a knocked out Jay.
"Thanks, I'd love that." He smiled warmly back at Mama Carol as she began to speak again.
"I heard he's taken a strong liking to you?" She nodded her head towards Jay as Jelani walked off.
"Yeah, he's an amazing kid."
"I'm surprised Onika lets you take care of him." She suddenly cringed hearing how that sounded. "Oh I didn't mean it like that I-"
"I know what you meant. She doesn't just leave him with anybody." He laughed as she relaxed a little.
"Yeah, she's always been like that." He looked around and realised that three girls were staring back at him, he blushed and tried to shrug it off.
Back out in the car Safaree was sat sideways in the drivers seat watching Nicki, she was still sleeping as his mind ran back to the first time they met in high school. He knew way back at that moment that he loved her. Things hadn't been easy for them though, Safaree struggled at school and Nicki was insanely intelligent. That didn't stop them both from making a stupid mistake though, at 18 she was pregnant with Jay already. They listed all the options they had but Nicki said there was no way she would be able to have an abortion or give her baby away so they decided to keep him, against their parents wishes. He never expected things to move so quickly with them, as soon as Jay was born he had the strong impulse to move out from his parents house and take Nicki with him, to his surprise she said yes. So there they were, two years later living together as a super young family, and it wasn't long until twenty-one year old Nicki got pregnant again with Alia. They felt bad saying she was a "mistake" because that's what they said about Jay but they were the best mistakes they'd ever made to be honest. And now here they were again, twenty-two years old and already about to have their third child. People talked badly about them but they couldn't see how great they were as parents. Especially to have a child with an intellectual disability and still cope with a young baby. He remembered how small Alia was when she was born, they'd panicked when Nicki went into labour because she still had two months to go, but Alia was waiting for nobody. As he continued reminiscing she shifted slightly making him remember that he was supposed to come out here and wake her up. Everybody was still waiting inside and it was almost 5pm.
"Nic?" He shook her arm gently to try and wake her from her slumber. "Nicki?"
"Mm, what?" her eyes opened lazily as she turned to look at him. "Faree? What are you doin' out here?" She brought her head up from resting on the cold window as she yawned.
"I came to wake you up, you prolly slept like, 13 hours today!" He laughed as she moved to get more comfortable. "You kay? Drake mentioned you said somthin' 'bout Braxton Hicks?" He placed his hand lovingly on her bump.
"Yeah Ion know what's goin' on in there. I'll call Faye when we get inside, just to be sure." He saw how worried she looked.
"Don't worry 'bout it, I'll call her. You just relaaaaax." She giggled at how long he made the word last for as he shut his eyes.
"You sound stoned as fuck when you do that! Don't!" She laughed some more before he shot her a mean look.
"Come on." He opened the door an went around to her side to help her out.
Once they made it back inside the sight of everyone sat in her lounge room made her tear up instantly before she turned quickly back to Safaree as he closed the front door.
"This." She waved her arms. "This is what you were bein' all weird and distant for?" Moving forward she kissed him delicately. "I love you."
"Love you too, now go! Everybody's been waitin' on your sleepy ass!" He pushed her carefully through as she was immediately smothered by Candi, Lauren and TT. The greetings went on for a while until Nicki was seated with everybody.
"So you know what you havin' yet?" Lauren asked as she folded her legs up under herself on the couch. All the guys had moved to the kitchen whilst the girls remained where they were, Jay was tired so Mama Carol was upstairs seeing to him and Alia after Nicki fed her.
"Nope. I wanted it to be a surprise but I can't wait so I'm findin' out on Thursday." She smiled big at the thought of it.
"I reckon it's gon' be a boy." Candi hadn't really said much all night so saying that made them all look at her.
"Why?" She tilted her head as she rubbed circles on her stomach.
"Ion know, just a feelin'. Why? You think it's a girl?"
"I honestly don't know." She popped another chicken piece into her mouth as she sat back. "I'm happy either way, just as long as he or she is healthy."
They talked for hours until Nicki was too tired to even keep her eyes open, Safaree solved that problem however as he carried her cautiously upstairs. It didn't matter that she was zonked out because everybody was stopping for a few days so they could do something tomorrow. As he put her down on the bed she woke up to him walking to the bathroom.
"Faree? Where you goin'?" She propped herself up on her elbows to try and watch him.
"To pee, that ok?" He laughed as she just deaded her face at him.
"Well hurry, I want you to come lay with me." She let her elbows give way as she got comfortable again. Once he was finished he climbed on to the bed with her. "Thank you for today and I'm sorry for bein' all moody with you." She pouted as she grabbed his face gently.
"I wanted to cheer you up, 'specially after the way I behaved the other night." He kissed he slowly before pulling away. "You don't have anythin' to be sorry 'bout. You liked your surprise then?"
"Are you kidding? I loved it." She smiled sweetly as she pulled at her top. He noticed and jumped up to go get her some pyjamas, placing them on the bed he moved over to her and helped her get her top off seeing as she was just laying there looking all helpless and pathetic, which made him a laugh a little. "What's so funny?" She cut her eyes at him as he pulled the clothing over her head.
"You! Actin' like a damn invalid."
"Shush. I'm tired, lets put a baby in you and see how you feel." She smiled at how his face twisted up.
"No thanks. " He replied as he pulled at her arms. "Sit up." She did as he asked with a bit of help from him and once he'd put one of his old tees on her he removed the rest of her clothes and re-dressed her.
"Thank you Faree." She added a few extra E's on to his name whilst she lay back.
"You do realise you gon' have to get up anyways? You haven't done your face or nothin'." He disappeared into the bathroom and heard her moaning. "Life's hard huh?" He shook his head and laughed before moving back into their room only to realise that she was stood, leaning slightly over the bed groaning in pain.
"Uhh, can you please call Faye? Somethin' ain't right." She managed to get out as she swayed. Instantly obeying her request he dashed over to her and rubbed her back as he called Faye on his cell.
"You gon' be okay for a minute? I gotta go let her in." She nodded as the pain went away again. Moving swiftly down the stairs he went to the kitchen to get her some water whilst he waited for Faye, she said she was passing by as she was on her way home from the hospital. Literally, minutes later there was a knock at the door making everybody stop what they where doing.
"Hey, yeah, yeah come in." He held the door open wider as Faye walked through, politely waving at everyone. "She's upstairs, you'll see, the door's open." As soon as he directed her she went upstairs whilst Safaree shut and locked the front door.
"What's goin' on? Is she ok?" Lauren's voice was full of worry as Candi's face matched how she sounded.
"Uhm yeah, Faye's just gon' check her over. I'll let you know." He called the last part as he was halfway back up the stairs as he answered her. They all looked at one another anxiously and sat tight waiting.
Once he made it back into their room Nicki was sat on the edge of the bed with her tee rolled up a little so that Faye could reach her bump.
"How long has this been happening?" Nicki looked at her worriedly.
"Um, well Ion know. This is the third time it's happened today."
"Have you been drinking enough water?" She kept doing what she was doing but looked up when Nicki didn't reply. "Nicki?"
"I had maybe a mouthful today and-"
"Well there you go then! They're just Braxton Hicks, usually they happen all the way through a pregnancy but most women don't feel them. You're dehydrated so...Yeah. You're feeling them." She giggled a little as Nick's face relaxed.
"Is there anything you can do to get rid of the pain?" Safaree asked as he sat on the bed too.
"Unfortunately no. But there are things you can do to relieve the pain a little. For starters you can drink this." She took the water from Safaree's hand and gave it to Nicki. "Also, taking a bath usually helps. Just take it easy, kay?" She acknowledged their nods and packed up her stuff. "I can see myself out if you want?"
"No, I'm heading back down for a minute. I'll show out." She smiled as she said goodbye to Nicki and left.
***
After explaining everything to everyone downstairs they all headed off to bed, thankful that nothing terrible was wrong. Safaree also made his way back upstairs, checking on the kids before he too hit the sack. To his surprise Nicki was still awake, she'd taken Faye's advice and soaked in the bath for a while before she got back into bed.
"How you feelin'?" He asked after brushing his teeth and knocking the lights off.
"Ok, it's not hurting anymore."
"Good." She moved up nice and close to him before she fell asleep in his arms.
***
Across the street everything was coming together as he planned to make his move....
*Ugh I REALLY hate this chapter but I posted it because it's better than nothing and I said I would post. I'm super sorry for any typos and how rushed this chapter is :// Going through some shitty stuff right now -__- but Imma try and post on WTWC and CAHM tomorrow :) Hope this was kinda ok for you all ://*
"You kay? Or do you wanna head back?" He felt ok asking since Safaree sent him a text to let him know everything was done and they could come home now.
"Well Jay's havin' fun. It's been ages since I've seen him like this, it's nice." She smiled and looked on at him playing. Although he was by himself he was still enjoying his time there.
"But you're freezin' and won't she need feedin' soon?" He bowed his head at Alia as he rubbed his hands together.
"Yeah, I suppose." She looked down at her. "We better get going then." She paused and stood up from the bench before shouting Jay and making their way back to the car.
***
"Right, Drake just messaged me, they're on their way back now. Lauren did you put the food out already?" Safaree was still darting around the kitchen trying to sort everything out. He'd managed to get Lauren, Candi, TT, Mama Carol, Jelani, Cai and her father over for a small surprise baby shower, even though it was a little early this was the only time everyone could be together at one time so he took the opportunity.
"Yes SB. You've even seen it, doof." She laughed and shook her head before putting her hand on his shoulder. "Relax! She'll love it, but let's not jump out and yell surprise? We don't wanna shock her into labour or whatever!" Safaree laughed and took a deep breath.
"I hope she's ok with it, she was upset when I left earlier." He folded his lips together and looked down thinking about how absent he'd been recently.
"Hey, it'll be fine. Come on." She tugged at his arm before they headed through to the lounge room where everyone else was sitting comfortably.
***
Drake kept looking over at her in the passenger seat, she looked uncomfortable as the furrow in her brow deepened and a quiet whimper escaped her lips.
"Nicki?"
"Hmmm?" Her eyes remained closed as she hummed.
"What's wrong?" He was beginning to panic and kept switching his gaze between her and the road. She opened her eyes and started breathing more normally again.
"Nothing." Unsteadily moving her hands back down to rest on the seat she looked at him tiredly.
"No, something's wrong. I mean, Ion know much 'bout babies or being pregnant or anythin' but I'm pretty sure that doesn't seem too good."
"Drake I'm fine, really. It's prolly just Braxton Hicks."
"What?" She saw his confused face and smiled.
"It's nothing just keep your eyes on the road, please?" He twitched his mouth and carried on with the drive back.
Once they arrived at her house he drove the car into the driveway and turned the engine off, Nicki and both the kids were asleep so he carefully and quietly made his way inside, knocking before he entered.
"SB?"
"Yeah?" He came jogging around the corner expecting to find Nicki with him and his face crinkled when none of them were in sight. "Where they at?"
"Sleepin' in the car."He laughed before turning more serious. "Before I head off, Nicki was been strange earlier, and then again just now in the car." Safaree's face scrunched up a little.
"Like, what kinda strange? Is she ok?" He attempted to get past and go out to the car.
"No, no she said she's fine...She said she thought it was something Hickson or Brix or-"
"Braxton Hicks?"
"Yeah! That..." He paused momentarily. "Is that bad?" He followed behind Safaree as he opened Jay's door and started unbuckling him.
"Uhm Ion know, she's had them before but that was like, further on near her due date." He paused and gently lifted Jay out of the seat. "Here, please could you take him? I'll get Lia out and then wake Nic up." Drake moved forward to grab him and take him inside, where he was met by Mama Carol and everybody else. He was a little nervous and handed the sleeping boy to Jelani before stepping aside. Before long Safaree reappeared with Alia and took her upstairs, heading back outside as soon as he returned.
Meanwhile Mama Carol introduced Drake to everyone as they all made their back to the living room and got comfortable.
"I really should be goin' Ion wanna intrude on anything." He went to stand up but Mama Carol grabbed his arm gently.
"No, after everything you've done for Nika and her family I think you should stay. In fact I know she'd want you to stay. Unless of course you're busy?"
"Oh, no I'm free for the rest of the night I just-" He stopped suddenly as he felt a strong hand from behind push him down into the chair some more.
"Quit playing, stay a while." He looked behind him to see, what he guessed was Nicki's brother, still holding a knocked out Jay.
"Thanks, I'd love that." He smiled warmly back at Mama Carol as she began to speak again.
"I heard he's taken a strong liking to you?" She nodded her head towards Jay as Jelani walked off.
"Yeah, he's an amazing kid."
"I'm surprised Onika lets you take care of him." She suddenly cringed hearing how that sounded. "Oh I didn't mean it like that I-"
"I know what you meant. She doesn't just leave him with anybody." He laughed as she relaxed a little.
"Yeah, she's always been like that." He looked around and realised that three girls were staring back at him, he blushed and tried to shrug it off.
Back out in the car Safaree was sat sideways in the drivers seat watching Nicki, she was still sleeping as his mind ran back to the first time they met in high school. He knew way back at that moment that he loved her. Things hadn't been easy for them though, Safaree struggled at school and Nicki was insanely intelligent. That didn't stop them both from making a stupid mistake though, at 18 she was pregnant with Jay already. They listed all the options they had but Nicki said there was no way she would be able to have an abortion or give her baby away so they decided to keep him, against their parents wishes. He never expected things to move so quickly with them, as soon as Jay was born he had the strong impulse to move out from his parents house and take Nicki with him, to his surprise she said yes. So there they were, two years later living together as a super young family, and it wasn't long until twenty-one year old Nicki got pregnant again with Alia. They felt bad saying she was a "mistake" because that's what they said about Jay but they were the best mistakes they'd ever made to be honest. And now here they were again, twenty-two years old and already about to have their third child. People talked badly about them but they couldn't see how great they were as parents. Especially to have a child with an intellectual disability and still cope with a young baby. He remembered how small Alia was when she was born, they'd panicked when Nicki went into labour because she still had two months to go, but Alia was waiting for nobody. As he continued reminiscing she shifted slightly making him remember that he was supposed to come out here and wake her up. Everybody was still waiting inside and it was almost 5pm.
"Nic?" He shook her arm gently to try and wake her from her slumber. "Nicki?"
"Mm, what?" her eyes opened lazily as she turned to look at him. "Faree? What are you doin' out here?" She brought her head up from resting on the cold window as she yawned.
"I came to wake you up, you prolly slept like, 13 hours today!" He laughed as she moved to get more comfortable. "You kay? Drake mentioned you said somthin' 'bout Braxton Hicks?" He placed his hand lovingly on her bump.
"Yeah Ion know what's goin' on in there. I'll call Faye when we get inside, just to be sure." He saw how worried she looked.
"Don't worry 'bout it, I'll call her. You just relaaaaax." She giggled at how long he made the word last for as he shut his eyes.
"You sound stoned as fuck when you do that! Don't!" She laughed some more before he shot her a mean look.
"Come on." He opened the door an went around to her side to help her out.
Once they made it back inside the sight of everyone sat in her lounge room made her tear up instantly before she turned quickly back to Safaree as he closed the front door.
"This." She waved her arms. "This is what you were bein' all weird and distant for?" Moving forward she kissed him delicately. "I love you."
"Love you too, now go! Everybody's been waitin' on your sleepy ass!" He pushed her carefully through as she was immediately smothered by Candi, Lauren and TT. The greetings went on for a while until Nicki was seated with everybody.
"So you know what you havin' yet?" Lauren asked as she folded her legs up under herself on the couch. All the guys had moved to the kitchen whilst the girls remained where they were, Jay was tired so Mama Carol was upstairs seeing to him and Alia after Nicki fed her.
"Nope. I wanted it to be a surprise but I can't wait so I'm findin' out on Thursday." She smiled big at the thought of it.
"I reckon it's gon' be a boy." Candi hadn't really said much all night so saying that made them all look at her.
"Why?" She tilted her head as she rubbed circles on her stomach.
"Ion know, just a feelin'. Why? You think it's a girl?"
"I honestly don't know." She popped another chicken piece into her mouth as she sat back. "I'm happy either way, just as long as he or she is healthy."
They talked for hours until Nicki was too tired to even keep her eyes open, Safaree solved that problem however as he carried her cautiously upstairs. It didn't matter that she was zonked out because everybody was stopping for a few days so they could do something tomorrow. As he put her down on the bed she woke up to him walking to the bathroom.
"Faree? Where you goin'?" She propped herself up on her elbows to try and watch him.
"To pee, that ok?" He laughed as she just deaded her face at him.
"Well hurry, I want you to come lay with me." She let her elbows give way as she got comfortable again. Once he was finished he climbed on to the bed with her. "Thank you for today and I'm sorry for bein' all moody with you." She pouted as she grabbed his face gently.
"I wanted to cheer you up, 'specially after the way I behaved the other night." He kissed he slowly before pulling away. "You don't have anythin' to be sorry 'bout. You liked your surprise then?"
"Are you kidding? I loved it." She smiled sweetly as she pulled at her top. He noticed and jumped up to go get her some pyjamas, placing them on the bed he moved over to her and helped her get her top off seeing as she was just laying there looking all helpless and pathetic, which made him a laugh a little. "What's so funny?" She cut her eyes at him as he pulled the clothing over her head.
"You! Actin' like a damn invalid."
"Shush. I'm tired, lets put a baby in you and see how you feel." She smiled at how his face twisted up.
"No thanks. " He replied as he pulled at her arms. "Sit up." She did as he asked with a bit of help from him and once he'd put one of his old tees on her he removed the rest of her clothes and re-dressed her.
"Thank you Faree." She added a few extra E's on to his name whilst she lay back.
"You do realise you gon' have to get up anyways? You haven't done your face or nothin'." He disappeared into the bathroom and heard her moaning. "Life's hard huh?" He shook his head and laughed before moving back into their room only to realise that she was stood, leaning slightly over the bed groaning in pain.
"Uhh, can you please call Faye? Somethin' ain't right." She managed to get out as she swayed. Instantly obeying her request he dashed over to her and rubbed her back as he called Faye on his cell.
"You gon' be okay for a minute? I gotta go let her in." She nodded as the pain went away again. Moving swiftly down the stairs he went to the kitchen to get her some water whilst he waited for Faye, she said she was passing by as she was on her way home from the hospital. Literally, minutes later there was a knock at the door making everybody stop what they where doing.
"Hey, yeah, yeah come in." He held the door open wider as Faye walked through, politely waving at everyone. "She's upstairs, you'll see, the door's open." As soon as he directed her she went upstairs whilst Safaree shut and locked the front door.
"What's goin' on? Is she ok?" Lauren's voice was full of worry as Candi's face matched how she sounded.
"Uhm yeah, Faye's just gon' check her over. I'll let you know." He called the last part as he was halfway back up the stairs as he answered her. They all looked at one another anxiously and sat tight waiting.
Once he made it back into their room Nicki was sat on the edge of the bed with her tee rolled up a little so that Faye could reach her bump.
"How long has this been happening?" Nicki looked at her worriedly.
"Um, well Ion know. This is the third time it's happened today."
"Have you been drinking enough water?" She kept doing what she was doing but looked up when Nicki didn't reply. "Nicki?"
"I had maybe a mouthful today and-"
"Well there you go then! They're just Braxton Hicks, usually they happen all the way through a pregnancy but most women don't feel them. You're dehydrated so...Yeah. You're feeling them." She giggled a little as Nick's face relaxed.
"Is there anything you can do to get rid of the pain?" Safaree asked as he sat on the bed too.
"Unfortunately no. But there are things you can do to relieve the pain a little. For starters you can drink this." She took the water from Safaree's hand and gave it to Nicki. "Also, taking a bath usually helps. Just take it easy, kay?" She acknowledged their nods and packed up her stuff. "I can see myself out if you want?"
"No, I'm heading back down for a minute. I'll show out." She smiled as she said goodbye to Nicki and left.
***
After explaining everything to everyone downstairs they all headed off to bed, thankful that nothing terrible was wrong. Safaree also made his way back upstairs, checking on the kids before he too hit the sack. To his surprise Nicki was still awake, she'd taken Faye's advice and soaked in the bath for a while before she got back into bed.
"How you feelin'?" He asked after brushing his teeth and knocking the lights off.
"Ok, it's not hurting anymore."
"Good." She moved up nice and close to him before she fell asleep in his arms.
***
Across the street everything was coming together as he planned to make his move....
*Ugh I REALLY hate this chapter but I posted it because it's better than nothing and I said I would post. I'm super sorry for any typos and how rushed this chapter is :// Going through some shitty stuff right now -__- but Imma try and post on WTWC and CAHM tomorrow :) Hope this was kinda ok for you all ://*
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
16. Surprise - Part One
"Nicki! What the hell happened?" He ran over to where she was sitting on the floor and knelt down to her level.
"I got up and felt really dizzy so I sat down for a minute, I'm okay though." She went to try and get up but Safaree stopped her.
"Nic, your nose is bleedin'." He ran to their bathroom as she brought her hand to her nose feeling the fluid trickling down her face and now on to her hands. "Here, tilt your head back." She did as he said when he returned and let him hold the tissue there. This had happened before when she was pregnant with Alia so it wasn't new to them but she still didn't like it, understandably.
"Ugh, I can taste it Faree!" She tried to pull his hand away from her face but he used his other free hand to stop her.
"Leave it Nicki, it'll stop in a minute just hold it there, I'll go get you some water." He allowed her to take over and went to go into their bathroom but her muffled voice stopped him.
"Ion want tap water, there's a bottle in the fridge." She paused. "Thank you." He was still in earshot of the last part as he made his way out of the room, bounding down the stairs.
"Everythin' ok down here?" He quickly asked on his way to the kitchen.
"Yeah, we all good. Ain't that right Jayman?" Jay nodded and turned back to the TV as Drake smiled before pulling a puzzled face seeing the red substance staining Safaree's hands. "What's happened? Is she ok?" He stood up still holding a restless Alia in his arms.
"Yeah, she's just got a nosebleed. Happened all the time with her." He pointed at Alia as Jay made a beeline for the stairs and raced up them before Safaree could stop him. "That boy." He shook his head and continued with his original task of getting the water as Drake resumed his position back on the couch with Alia. Before Safaree had chance to even make it out of the kitchen Nicki appeared at the bottom of the stairs with Jay in tow.
"Hey Drake." He turned to see her taking a seat on the other couch, her hand still pressed to her bloody nose. It must have been a bad one because he could see the blood staining her chin and the tissue was increasing in redness by the second.
"Oh, hey. How you feelin'?"
"Uhm, right now? Not so hot." She smiled, he could tell because of the way her eyes looked. He loved her eyes. "How 'bout you?" she asked as she flopped on to the chair with a clingy Jay clambering to try and sit with her until she hauled him up on to her lap.
"Yeah, good thanks. Safaree's just gettin' your water." She just nodded in response as Jay said something to her really quietly.
"Well go get it then baby. I put it with all your others, in your room." As soon as she said that he hopped up and ran back up the stairs making Drake look at her with a confused expression. "You'll see, in a minute." Before he could reply Safaree returned and almost went back up the stairs too but caught sight of Nicki and walked her way.
"Here." He handed her the bottle and a sandwich he must have quickly made. "Eat that too, you ain't eaten since yesterday." After he'd handed her the food and water he took a seat next to her. "Is it still bleedin'?" She removed her hand and turned to face him fully, he didn't speak making her wave her hand in his face after a fews seconds of silence.
"Hello? Faree? Is it bleedin' or not?" He still didn't answer again for a couple seconds until he felt her hand grasping his. "Faree?" She had forgotten about his whole ordeal with the crash and the little boy, all the blood he told her about.
"Huh? Oh, right, uhm no. No, I think it's stopped now. You feel ok?" She just looked at him before nodding slowly, Drake could see she looked worried but that little moment was interrupted by an unaware Jay leaping down the stairs with a painting in his hands, walking shyly over to Drake he put the picture on his knee and chewed on his bottom lip as he backed away towards Safaree. He passed Nicki on the way as she went to take a fussy Alia off of Drake whilst she wiped the last of the blood off of her face with the left over tissue.
"He spent all day on that yesterday. You like it?"
"I love it!" He let Nicki take Alia as he looked over at Jay. "Thanks little man, this goin' straight on the wall back home." He smiled some more when Jay got all shy and hid behind his dad.
"Nic, you need to eat your-" He stopped after he looked at her empty plate she left on the couch next to him before turning his gaze back to her. "How fast did you eat that?" She blushed.
"I was hungry!" They all laughed until Nicki caught Drake staring at her bump which was slightly exposed as her shirt she had changed into earlier was a lot smaller than Safaree's oversized tee and had ridden up. She uncomfortably pulled the fabric back over her skin making him look up and away awkwardly. The awkward silence was broken by Safaree's cell ringing on the coffee table making him jump up and answer it on his way upstairs, only his muffled voice could be heard from then on until he was completely inaudible. Nicki furrowed her brow suspiciously before moving into the kitchen with Jay and Drake following.
"What do you two want?" She looked at Drake's clueless face before expanding the question. "For lunch, what do you wanna eat?" She listed off what there was until Jay jumped up and down excitedly, letting her know that was the one. "Well go wash your hands and I'll start making it." Watching him run off she turned back to Drake. "You can sit down, don't mind me." He felt bad not doing anything so he helped get the plates and everything else she needed out whilst she heated up another bottle for Alia to see if she would actually take it.
"She as stubborn as you?"
"Excuse me?" She turned to face him with Alia still in her arms as she screwed the lid on the bottle. "So she has good taste, she knows the difference between what's good and what ain't." Her cocky attitude made him smile as they both took a seat at the table.
"Aight, my bad. I'm headin' into unknown territory now. I'll shut up." He laughed as she just nodded his direction whilst trying to get her child to accept the bottle. The struggle went on for a while and was still happening when the cooker timer went off, luckily Drake was there and sorted all of that out as Nicki continued to battle with Alia.
Suddenly Safaree popped his head around the door frame. "Nic, babe, I gotta head out for a bit, I'll be back later." He was going to carry on leaving but her voice stopped him
"Safaree, where are you goin'?" About to stand up, she stopped seeing him come back into the kitchen. Drake felt out of place and decided he would go get Jay and then leave seeing as Safaree was going out.
"I'm just goin' to see a friend, don't fret. I'll be back in a couple hours." He kissed her nose and then her lips. "Promise." As soon as Drake left she felt like she could talk more openly.
"Why can't you just go see them another day? I'm sick of being on my own Safaree! You're never here anymore!" He dropped his head hearing how upset she sounded, that and Alia's cries. "Please?" She stood up and walked over to him. "Can't you just stay home with us, for one day?"
"I'm sorry, I have to go. Time me, I'll be three hours max." He went to kiss her again but she moved away causing him to sigh and shake his head as he left.
"Here your Mom's finished makin' your lunch." Nicki heard Drake's voice and tried to control her tears but was failing miserably so she faced the window by the cooker, having finally given in to Alia's grumpy screams she was breast-feeding her as she stood. "Did you wash your hands?" Jay nodded to answer Drake's question and tucked into the food that was placed in front of him.
"Thanks Drake." He could hear her crying as she thanked him and quite honestly didn't know what to do, obviously he didn't want to leave her like this but staying would look weird to Safaree, wouldn't it?
"Nicki? What's wrong?" He moved closer to her and rested his hand on the small of her back and rubbed as she just shook her head.
"Nothing, I'm fine." He could feel her body shuddering with each breath she took. Suddenly Drake felt a small hand pulling at his wrist, only to look down and see an angry Jay shaking his head violently and moving his hand off of Nicki's back.
"No!" He kept his face scrunched up as he looked up a Drake.
"Jay, it's all good I'm just makin' sure your Mom's ok." He watched as the young boy grabbed on to Nicki's leg making her look down and rub his head as he hid his face.
"I'm sorry, I'm just bein' stupid." She pulled her free hand away from Jay's head and wiped her eyes before looking at Alia who was slowly but surely drifting off to sleep as she fed her. "I'm gon' go put her down for a bit." Drake knew her well enough to know that she was trying her hardest to stop crying right now. He let her go nevertheless, giving her some space and stayed with Jay in the kitchen as he finished his lunch off.
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About half an hour later Nicki returned from upstairs, without Alia so Drake was assuming she'd finished feeding her and put her down for a nap. Her eyes were still puffy and red but she was no longer crying, she still looked beautiful to him even with the swelling and redness. As she stood before him he noticed she was still wearing her little pink tee which only just stretched to reach over her bump and a pair of baggy sweats. He didn't know what to say, what if whatever he said made things worse? Like his Mom, if anyone asked her if she was ok when she visibly wasn't it would just make her burst into tears. He decided to play it safe and ask about Alia.
"Did she go down ok?"
"Hmm? Oh, yeah she was out like a light as soon as she was in her crib." She sniffed and sat down, grabbing the remote to lower the volume of the TV seeing as Jay had lost interest and was now playing in the corner. "You didn't have to stay y'know? I could just call you when Faree gets home. If he gets home." She mumbled the last part but Drake heard. He felt awful because earlier that morning SB had explained to Drake a surprise he had planned for Nicki and that's where he had to quickly run off to this afternoon.
"No, I don't mind. Really." He paused for a moment. "You seemed pretty, upset before, you alright now?" He wanted to break into the question without upsetting her again but panicked when she looked down and stared to cry. Me and my fucking mouth he thought to himself as he swiftly moved over to sit next to her. "Hey, come on Nic, what's wrong?" He pulled her into a hug and soothingly rubbed her back. He knew part of it would be the fact that she's pregnant and she was probably hormonal, this was practically the only thing he knew about pregnancy honestly. That and where the baby comes out of when it's born, all this stuff was new to him. She didn't cry for long, which he was relieved about as he figured it wouldn't be too healthy for her or the baby. "You ready to talk yet?" He let her pull out of his grasp as she steadied her breathing and leant back into the couch.
"I just....Ion even know why I'm crying." She laughed a little and wiped her cheek. "Safaree's never here anymore, I feel like I'm just sittin' in this damn house twenty four seven with the kids and I feel like shit for sayin' this but I can't take 'em out by myself! I can't cope with Jay if he has one of his tantrums as well as tryna..ugh...." She trailed off and shook her head. "I just want him to spend a little time with us I guess. I'm lonely." Drake nodded, never taking his eyes off of her face as she spoke.
"Things'll get better, 'specially when this liddle one comes along, right?" He was trying to cheer her up because he had a feeling that Safaree's surprise would really make her happy.
She sighed and smoothed her hand over her bump. "Yeah, I hope so." As she moved her palm over her stomach he could actually see the baby kicking, having never seen anything like it before he spoke without thinking.
"Does that not feel, strange?" his face was scrunched up as he spoke.
"Well, no not really, not anymore. It did with Jay 'cause I'd never experienced it before." She smiled properly for the first time since he'd actually seen her today. "Here, you feel." Without hesitating she gently grabbed his wrist and pressed his hand onto her bump where she felt the baby kicking.
"That is so...weird!" He laughed as he felt what he guessed was the baby's foot kicking where his hand was placed. But his smile soon faded as he noticed her face before she quickly sat forward grabbing both sides of her bump. He pulled his hand away when she groaned. "Nicki? Is it the baby?"
"Ugh, Ion know." She moved to the edge of the couch and stood herself up, exhaling as she swayed a little with one hand massaging her bump, trying to last through whatever pain it was that she was feeling.
"You need me to call the midwife or anything?" He had already jumped up and was watching her intently with wide eyes which made her giggle slightly.
"Would you calm down?" She laughed a little more and put her spare hand on his forearm. "It's prolly nothing, just a twinge." She stood up straight when the pain subsided. "See? It's gone now." She let her arms flop to the side as she saw him relax.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Thanks." She sighed and picked up some of Jay's toys left scattered around before she tripped on one later. Just as she was about to start talking again Drake's phone chimed in his pocket. It was a text from Safaree asking a favour, he needed Drake to get Nicki out of the house for a couple hours so he could finish his little surprise he had for her. "You kay Drake?" He realised he'd gone quiet trying to think of a way he could get her out.
"Yeah I'm good I was just thinking....You said you always locked up in here, how 'bout we take Jay to the park or somethin'?" He prayed she'd say yes but the look on her face said "no".
"What? Like, me and you? Ion know drake.... Anyhow look out the window fool!" Her voice got higher towards the end of her sentence as he turned to look outside. It looked pretty windy and close to rain but it wasn't that cold.
"That, Onika, is why coats were invented. Come on! Look." He pointed at a miserable looking Jay who was also staring out of the window. "He's a kid, he needs to burn all that.....kid energy or somthin'. Let's ask him." He was about to open his mouth when Nicki hit him with a stuffed toy.
"Don't even think about it!" She tried to remain serious but the devilish look in his eye made her smile.
"I'll do it!" He jumped away from her before enthusiastically yelling. "Hey Jay, you wanna go to the park with Mommy and Me?" That's all he needed to hear before he jumped up at the speed of light and screeched a very loud "Yes". Nicki glared at the side of Drake's head but then realised this was probably a good idea, and seeing how excited Jay was to be leaving the house was refreshing. "So, you up for it Nic?" He had scooped up a bouncing Jay who was excitedly bobbing in his arms. He knew she wouldn't be able to say No once Jay got all hyped up.
"Okaaay." She rolled her eyes. "But you have to behave."
"Of course he will. Won't you?" He tickled him causing a fit of giggles to erupt.
"I wasn't talkin' to him." She squinted but then smiled at his pouty face and took the armful of toys back to the playroom.
"High five liddle man!" They shared a sneaky giggle as they watched her march off and managed to compose themselves as she returned.
"You do realise I gotta go wake up little miss grouchy-pants now?" Jay covered his ears already knowing what that meant. "But hey." She held her hands up dramatically. "Y'all wanna go so I'll go get her ready, you can come too Sir, you need warmer clothes on." Drake let him down and watched them head up the stairs whilst he took that time to text Safaree and let him know they were on their way out.
When they finally came downstairs he couldn't help but laugh at how rugged up Alia looked, he felt kind of bad because she was asleep with her head resting on Nicki's shoulder so he guessed she'd nodded off again. Jay skipped over to the door and waited patiently.
"Does she need any more clothes on, or is she good?" He chuckled and pulled at her little pink coat which looked a little big on her tiny body.
"Leave her alone! Ion want my liddle ladybug gettin' sick." She pulled the hood up over her head and grabbed the car keys. "You ready?"
"As I'll ever be." He took the keys and locked the door for her seeing as she kind of had her hands full and then got Jay into the car as she sorted out Alia. Once those three were in the car he pulled his phone out and gave Safaree the all clear, he was more than happy to help. Partly because he loved their kids but mostly because he liked spending time with her. But he always managed to push that to the back of his head, there's no way he would ever come between them. He knew they loved one another unconditionally and the surprise Safaree was arranging was sure to put a smile on Nicki's face. He just knew it.
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*Omgg sorry this chapter was sposed to be posted on the same day as WTWC BUT I was slack, had a hangover and felt like shit! What I forget to tell you all was I have 16 days off from uni after this Thursday so hopefully any chapters posted after this one WILL not be rushed and sloppy like this one and the WTWC one :// I apologise! Welp hope this was kay for you alll. Bless my little frilly knickers, I was sat in between lectures typin this out on my iPad scoffing cheeseballs for energy -__- So enjoy lmaoo sorry about any typos :// OH and pleeeease could i ask for 10 comments before I post again? :// Thankuu for all the comments left on chapter 15!!!! That was a LOT for me! Now watch me get like 2 for this one lmao! ^__^*
"I got up and felt really dizzy so I sat down for a minute, I'm okay though." She went to try and get up but Safaree stopped her.
"Nic, your nose is bleedin'." He ran to their bathroom as she brought her hand to her nose feeling the fluid trickling down her face and now on to her hands. "Here, tilt your head back." She did as he said when he returned and let him hold the tissue there. This had happened before when she was pregnant with Alia so it wasn't new to them but she still didn't like it, understandably.
"Ugh, I can taste it Faree!" She tried to pull his hand away from her face but he used his other free hand to stop her.
"Leave it Nicki, it'll stop in a minute just hold it there, I'll go get you some water." He allowed her to take over and went to go into their bathroom but her muffled voice stopped him.
"Ion want tap water, there's a bottle in the fridge." She paused. "Thank you." He was still in earshot of the last part as he made his way out of the room, bounding down the stairs.
"Everythin' ok down here?" He quickly asked on his way to the kitchen.
"Yeah, we all good. Ain't that right Jayman?" Jay nodded and turned back to the TV as Drake smiled before pulling a puzzled face seeing the red substance staining Safaree's hands. "What's happened? Is she ok?" He stood up still holding a restless Alia in his arms.
"Yeah, she's just got a nosebleed. Happened all the time with her." He pointed at Alia as Jay made a beeline for the stairs and raced up them before Safaree could stop him. "That boy." He shook his head and continued with his original task of getting the water as Drake resumed his position back on the couch with Alia. Before Safaree had chance to even make it out of the kitchen Nicki appeared at the bottom of the stairs with Jay in tow.
"Hey Drake." He turned to see her taking a seat on the other couch, her hand still pressed to her bloody nose. It must have been a bad one because he could see the blood staining her chin and the tissue was increasing in redness by the second.
"Oh, hey. How you feelin'?"
"Uhm, right now? Not so hot." She smiled, he could tell because of the way her eyes looked. He loved her eyes. "How 'bout you?" she asked as she flopped on to the chair with a clingy Jay clambering to try and sit with her until she hauled him up on to her lap.
"Yeah, good thanks. Safaree's just gettin' your water." She just nodded in response as Jay said something to her really quietly.
"Well go get it then baby. I put it with all your others, in your room." As soon as she said that he hopped up and ran back up the stairs making Drake look at her with a confused expression. "You'll see, in a minute." Before he could reply Safaree returned and almost went back up the stairs too but caught sight of Nicki and walked her way.
"Here." He handed her the bottle and a sandwich he must have quickly made. "Eat that too, you ain't eaten since yesterday." After he'd handed her the food and water he took a seat next to her. "Is it still bleedin'?" She removed her hand and turned to face him fully, he didn't speak making her wave her hand in his face after a fews seconds of silence.
"Hello? Faree? Is it bleedin' or not?" He still didn't answer again for a couple seconds until he felt her hand grasping his. "Faree?" She had forgotten about his whole ordeal with the crash and the little boy, all the blood he told her about.
"Huh? Oh, right, uhm no. No, I think it's stopped now. You feel ok?" She just looked at him before nodding slowly, Drake could see she looked worried but that little moment was interrupted by an unaware Jay leaping down the stairs with a painting in his hands, walking shyly over to Drake he put the picture on his knee and chewed on his bottom lip as he backed away towards Safaree. He passed Nicki on the way as she went to take a fussy Alia off of Drake whilst she wiped the last of the blood off of her face with the left over tissue.
"He spent all day on that yesterday. You like it?"
"I love it!" He let Nicki take Alia as he looked over at Jay. "Thanks little man, this goin' straight on the wall back home." He smiled some more when Jay got all shy and hid behind his dad.
"Nic, you need to eat your-" He stopped after he looked at her empty plate she left on the couch next to him before turning his gaze back to her. "How fast did you eat that?" She blushed.
"I was hungry!" They all laughed until Nicki caught Drake staring at her bump which was slightly exposed as her shirt she had changed into earlier was a lot smaller than Safaree's oversized tee and had ridden up. She uncomfortably pulled the fabric back over her skin making him look up and away awkwardly. The awkward silence was broken by Safaree's cell ringing on the coffee table making him jump up and answer it on his way upstairs, only his muffled voice could be heard from then on until he was completely inaudible. Nicki furrowed her brow suspiciously before moving into the kitchen with Jay and Drake following.
"What do you two want?" She looked at Drake's clueless face before expanding the question. "For lunch, what do you wanna eat?" She listed off what there was until Jay jumped up and down excitedly, letting her know that was the one. "Well go wash your hands and I'll start making it." Watching him run off she turned back to Drake. "You can sit down, don't mind me." He felt bad not doing anything so he helped get the plates and everything else she needed out whilst she heated up another bottle for Alia to see if she would actually take it.
"She as stubborn as you?"
"Excuse me?" She turned to face him with Alia still in her arms as she screwed the lid on the bottle. "So she has good taste, she knows the difference between what's good and what ain't." Her cocky attitude made him smile as they both took a seat at the table.
"Aight, my bad. I'm headin' into unknown territory now. I'll shut up." He laughed as she just nodded his direction whilst trying to get her child to accept the bottle. The struggle went on for a while and was still happening when the cooker timer went off, luckily Drake was there and sorted all of that out as Nicki continued to battle with Alia.
Suddenly Safaree popped his head around the door frame. "Nic, babe, I gotta head out for a bit, I'll be back later." He was going to carry on leaving but her voice stopped him
"Safaree, where are you goin'?" About to stand up, she stopped seeing him come back into the kitchen. Drake felt out of place and decided he would go get Jay and then leave seeing as Safaree was going out.
"I'm just goin' to see a friend, don't fret. I'll be back in a couple hours." He kissed her nose and then her lips. "Promise." As soon as Drake left she felt like she could talk more openly.
"Why can't you just go see them another day? I'm sick of being on my own Safaree! You're never here anymore!" He dropped his head hearing how upset she sounded, that and Alia's cries. "Please?" She stood up and walked over to him. "Can't you just stay home with us, for one day?"
"I'm sorry, I have to go. Time me, I'll be three hours max." He went to kiss her again but she moved away causing him to sigh and shake his head as he left.
"Here your Mom's finished makin' your lunch." Nicki heard Drake's voice and tried to control her tears but was failing miserably so she faced the window by the cooker, having finally given in to Alia's grumpy screams she was breast-feeding her as she stood. "Did you wash your hands?" Jay nodded to answer Drake's question and tucked into the food that was placed in front of him.
"Thanks Drake." He could hear her crying as she thanked him and quite honestly didn't know what to do, obviously he didn't want to leave her like this but staying would look weird to Safaree, wouldn't it?
"Nicki? What's wrong?" He moved closer to her and rested his hand on the small of her back and rubbed as she just shook her head.
"Nothing, I'm fine." He could feel her body shuddering with each breath she took. Suddenly Drake felt a small hand pulling at his wrist, only to look down and see an angry Jay shaking his head violently and moving his hand off of Nicki's back.
"No!" He kept his face scrunched up as he looked up a Drake.
"Jay, it's all good I'm just makin' sure your Mom's ok." He watched as the young boy grabbed on to Nicki's leg making her look down and rub his head as he hid his face.
"I'm sorry, I'm just bein' stupid." She pulled her free hand away from Jay's head and wiped her eyes before looking at Alia who was slowly but surely drifting off to sleep as she fed her. "I'm gon' go put her down for a bit." Drake knew her well enough to know that she was trying her hardest to stop crying right now. He let her go nevertheless, giving her some space and stayed with Jay in the kitchen as he finished his lunch off.
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About half an hour later Nicki returned from upstairs, without Alia so Drake was assuming she'd finished feeding her and put her down for a nap. Her eyes were still puffy and red but she was no longer crying, she still looked beautiful to him even with the swelling and redness. As she stood before him he noticed she was still wearing her little pink tee which only just stretched to reach over her bump and a pair of baggy sweats. He didn't know what to say, what if whatever he said made things worse? Like his Mom, if anyone asked her if she was ok when she visibly wasn't it would just make her burst into tears. He decided to play it safe and ask about Alia.
"Did she go down ok?"
"Hmm? Oh, yeah she was out like a light as soon as she was in her crib." She sniffed and sat down, grabbing the remote to lower the volume of the TV seeing as Jay had lost interest and was now playing in the corner. "You didn't have to stay y'know? I could just call you when Faree gets home. If he gets home." She mumbled the last part but Drake heard. He felt awful because earlier that morning SB had explained to Drake a surprise he had planned for Nicki and that's where he had to quickly run off to this afternoon.
"No, I don't mind. Really." He paused for a moment. "You seemed pretty, upset before, you alright now?" He wanted to break into the question without upsetting her again but panicked when she looked down and stared to cry. Me and my fucking mouth he thought to himself as he swiftly moved over to sit next to her. "Hey, come on Nic, what's wrong?" He pulled her into a hug and soothingly rubbed her back. He knew part of it would be the fact that she's pregnant and she was probably hormonal, this was practically the only thing he knew about pregnancy honestly. That and where the baby comes out of when it's born, all this stuff was new to him. She didn't cry for long, which he was relieved about as he figured it wouldn't be too healthy for her or the baby. "You ready to talk yet?" He let her pull out of his grasp as she steadied her breathing and leant back into the couch.
"I just....Ion even know why I'm crying." She laughed a little and wiped her cheek. "Safaree's never here anymore, I feel like I'm just sittin' in this damn house twenty four seven with the kids and I feel like shit for sayin' this but I can't take 'em out by myself! I can't cope with Jay if he has one of his tantrums as well as tryna..ugh...." She trailed off and shook her head. "I just want him to spend a little time with us I guess. I'm lonely." Drake nodded, never taking his eyes off of her face as she spoke.
"Things'll get better, 'specially when this liddle one comes along, right?" He was trying to cheer her up because he had a feeling that Safaree's surprise would really make her happy.
She sighed and smoothed her hand over her bump. "Yeah, I hope so." As she moved her palm over her stomach he could actually see the baby kicking, having never seen anything like it before he spoke without thinking.
"Does that not feel, strange?" his face was scrunched up as he spoke.
"Well, no not really, not anymore. It did with Jay 'cause I'd never experienced it before." She smiled properly for the first time since he'd actually seen her today. "Here, you feel." Without hesitating she gently grabbed his wrist and pressed his hand onto her bump where she felt the baby kicking.
"That is so...weird!" He laughed as he felt what he guessed was the baby's foot kicking where his hand was placed. But his smile soon faded as he noticed her face before she quickly sat forward grabbing both sides of her bump. He pulled his hand away when she groaned. "Nicki? Is it the baby?"
"Ugh, Ion know." She moved to the edge of the couch and stood herself up, exhaling as she swayed a little with one hand massaging her bump, trying to last through whatever pain it was that she was feeling.
"You need me to call the midwife or anything?" He had already jumped up and was watching her intently with wide eyes which made her giggle slightly.
"Would you calm down?" She laughed a little more and put her spare hand on his forearm. "It's prolly nothing, just a twinge." She stood up straight when the pain subsided. "See? It's gone now." She let her arms flop to the side as she saw him relax.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Thanks." She sighed and picked up some of Jay's toys left scattered around before she tripped on one later. Just as she was about to start talking again Drake's phone chimed in his pocket. It was a text from Safaree asking a favour, he needed Drake to get Nicki out of the house for a couple hours so he could finish his little surprise he had for her. "You kay Drake?" He realised he'd gone quiet trying to think of a way he could get her out.
"Yeah I'm good I was just thinking....You said you always locked up in here, how 'bout we take Jay to the park or somethin'?" He prayed she'd say yes but the look on her face said "no".
"What? Like, me and you? Ion know drake.... Anyhow look out the window fool!" Her voice got higher towards the end of her sentence as he turned to look outside. It looked pretty windy and close to rain but it wasn't that cold.
"That, Onika, is why coats were invented. Come on! Look." He pointed at a miserable looking Jay who was also staring out of the window. "He's a kid, he needs to burn all that.....kid energy or somthin'. Let's ask him." He was about to open his mouth when Nicki hit him with a stuffed toy.
"Don't even think about it!" She tried to remain serious but the devilish look in his eye made her smile.
"I'll do it!" He jumped away from her before enthusiastically yelling. "Hey Jay, you wanna go to the park with Mommy and Me?" That's all he needed to hear before he jumped up at the speed of light and screeched a very loud "Yes". Nicki glared at the side of Drake's head but then realised this was probably a good idea, and seeing how excited Jay was to be leaving the house was refreshing. "So, you up for it Nic?" He had scooped up a bouncing Jay who was excitedly bobbing in his arms. He knew she wouldn't be able to say No once Jay got all hyped up.
"Okaaay." She rolled her eyes. "But you have to behave."
"Of course he will. Won't you?" He tickled him causing a fit of giggles to erupt.
"I wasn't talkin' to him." She squinted but then smiled at his pouty face and took the armful of toys back to the playroom.
"High five liddle man!" They shared a sneaky giggle as they watched her march off and managed to compose themselves as she returned.
"You do realise I gotta go wake up little miss grouchy-pants now?" Jay covered his ears already knowing what that meant. "But hey." She held her hands up dramatically. "Y'all wanna go so I'll go get her ready, you can come too Sir, you need warmer clothes on." Drake let him down and watched them head up the stairs whilst he took that time to text Safaree and let him know they were on their way out.
When they finally came downstairs he couldn't help but laugh at how rugged up Alia looked, he felt kind of bad because she was asleep with her head resting on Nicki's shoulder so he guessed she'd nodded off again. Jay skipped over to the door and waited patiently.
"Does she need any more clothes on, or is she good?" He chuckled and pulled at her little pink coat which looked a little big on her tiny body.
"Leave her alone! Ion want my liddle ladybug gettin' sick." She pulled the hood up over her head and grabbed the car keys. "You ready?"
"As I'll ever be." He took the keys and locked the door for her seeing as she kind of had her hands full and then got Jay into the car as she sorted out Alia. Once those three were in the car he pulled his phone out and gave Safaree the all clear, he was more than happy to help. Partly because he loved their kids but mostly because he liked spending time with her. But he always managed to push that to the back of his head, there's no way he would ever come between them. He knew they loved one another unconditionally and the surprise Safaree was arranging was sure to put a smile on Nicki's face. He just knew it.
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*Omgg sorry this chapter was sposed to be posted on the same day as WTWC BUT I was slack, had a hangover and felt like shit! What I forget to tell you all was I have 16 days off from uni after this Thursday so hopefully any chapters posted after this one WILL not be rushed and sloppy like this one and the WTWC one :// I apologise! Welp hope this was kay for you alll. Bless my little frilly knickers, I was sat in between lectures typin this out on my iPad scoffing cheeseballs for energy -__- So enjoy lmaoo sorry about any typos :// OH and pleeeease could i ask for 10 comments before I post again? :// Thankuu for all the comments left on chapter 15!!!! That was a LOT for me! Now watch me get like 2 for this one lmao! ^__^*
Thursday, 30 August 2012
15. Noises Through The Night (Full Chapter)
*Kay, so here is the full chapter, I reeeallly have to apologise for how awful any of my recent posts are on my four blogs. I have a heap of uni work to do as well so I post whenever I have spare time and sometimes end up rushing them :/ So I'm sorry, but I did just finish a major assignment so I felt like posting! And yes this is kind of a pointless chapter I don't really know why I did it haha but there will be more drama soon, just consider this a kind of connecting chapter where not much happens! :)) I'll be posting in WTWC next, then CAHM again because I already have more than the requested comment number! You guys are amazing! <3*
She sat
on the edge of their bed, trying not to move too much and wake Jay. He'd fallen
asleep in their bed, again. Looking down at her 5 month bump she smiled as she
she rubbed lotion on herself. Even though it was only 8pm she felt drained and
was happy to be done with bathing and feeding the kids and just getting into bed.
She was trying to push her worries to the back of her mind. Safaree had gone
out and still wasn't home, convincing herself he was probably just at Drake's
she continued getting ready for bed. As soon as she was snuggled up she pulled
her phone out to call him, but he wasn't answering. The last couple of days had
been really stressful, she had been more snappy and moody than usual so they
had been arguing more frequently, hence him leaving to go out that day to avoid
her hormonal outbursts. Stopping what she was doing she looked over at Jay who
was stirring in his sleep, she put her phone down and rubbed her hand over his
back, soothing him back to sleep before he woke properly. Just as she was about
to lay down she heard the front door rattling, knowing it was Safaree unlocking
it she tried to go to sleep, being in no mood to deal with him right now. He
wasn't even attempting to be quiet as he rustled around and stomped up the
stairs before staggering into their room. He was drunk.
"Baaaabe?"
He was trying to whisper, unsuccessfully. He heard her huff and started
laughing like a child being told off. "My bad." Before he knew it
she'd hurled a pillow and blanket it at him.
"You
outta your fuckin' head if you think I'm bouta let you sleep in here! Hope the
couch is comfortable, the spare bed isn't done up." She half yelled and
turned back around to lay down again.
"Are
you fuckin' serious right now?! I pay the bills in this damn house!" He
wasn't prepared for what came next as she threw the covers back, snatched her
pillow and stormed towards him, slapped him as hard as she could across his
face and marched downstairs. "Damn hormones, the last time I put a baby in
her! Shit!" He shook off the stinging pain he felt on his face and flopped
on to the bed, forgetting Jay was in there. All Nicki heard from downstairs was
her baby screaming, and she automatically knew what had happened and raced
upstairs. Pulling him from the bed she scowled at the drunken mess her husband
was and took Jay into his own room, trying to stop him from crying.
"Oh baby, it's ok. What a nasty way to
wake up? Did he hurt you?" He didn't answer and carried on crying so she
figured he was just shell shocked. "Jay, let go. You have to go to
bed." She tried to remove his arms from around her neck but he wouldn't
budge and his feet kept kicking her bump as he tried to cling on to her even
more. Giving up she stood up straight and sat on his bed letting him sit on her
knee with his head resting her chest. The plan was to wait for him to fall
asleep and then go back downstairs, to her makeshift bed but a banging noise
from downstairs made her jump.
Whipping her head around she sat still, looking down at Jay she saw his eyes getting heavy and decided to place him in his bed carefully and quickly, making sure to tuck him in before she left. She didn't want to go downstairs but somebody had to go and see what it was, obviously it wasn't going to be Safaree. The noise was still happening as she stood frozen at the top of the stairs, not breathing. It was definitely coming from downstairs, slowly stepping on to the first step she gripped the railing with one hand as the other lay protectively on her bump. It got louder as she continued down the stairs, feeling the cold suddenly hit her she looked towards the front door and sighed angrily. Safaree had left the front door wide open, she was already angry with him and now this just tipped her over the edge. Grabbing the handle she shut it quietly and made sure it was locked. Even though she knew it was Safaree who left the door open she still felt uneasy about sleeping downstairs alone now so she made her way back upstairs, checking on Alia and Jay before going back into their room. He was still in the same position as he landed in earlier. Face down, diagonally across the bed which meant she would just have to find a space and take it.
"Why he gotta take up so much room?" She tugged at the covers until she got enough to climb under and settled there, hoping the he didn't roll over during the night.
***
"Nic? Baby?" She felt her body being jolted lightly as her eyes fluttered open.
"Hmmm?" She was still half asleep and was getting annoyed with his incessant shaking.
"Alia needs feeding, she won't stop crying and she's not taking a bottle." His voice was croaky and deep, it always was the day after he'd been drinking which made her remember what happened last night. She sighed and turned over to face him, he was sat on his side of the bed with a bottle in his hand.
"well, where is she?" He stood up and went to get the distraught baby as Nicki tried to wake herself up some more, she felt exhausted. Alia's cries grew louder as he approached their bedroom again.
"Here, I've tried her with this three times she won't take it." For about a week now they had been trying to switch her on to formula, but it wasn't going too smoothly and always ended up with Nicki having to feed her herself. She pulled Safaree's shirt off of her body and bunched the covers all up around herself leaving part exposed so that Alia actually had access to her breast, before holding her arms out to take her now screaming daughter. Safaree sighed in relief and his face relaxed as Alia latched on, there was silence at last. His head was pounding from his drunken night and her cries where echoing right through him. He opened his eyes as he lay still and turned to look at his wife. She looked angry, he had a feeling why but couldn't really remember anything from last night. "Babe, I'm sorry for comin' home drunk last night, Ion know what got into me."
"If it happens again, I won't be sticking around to see you the next mornin'. You hear me?" He looked at her remorsefully.
"Yeah, it won't happen again, I promise." Sitting up slowly he moved closer to her and they both looked down at Alia. "Can't believe we gon' be goin' through all this again. It feels like only yesterday she was actually born, It's gone so quick." He kept on watching her feed as he smoothed over her baby curls. He could feel Nicki staring at him and looked up, making their eyes meet.
"You are happy 'bout this aren't you Faree?" She looked worried now, still kind of angry but more worried than anything.
"Babe, of course I'm happy! In fact, I'm over the moon. Let's do some baby shoppin' today." Nicki wrinkled her brow.
"I really want to, but I'm tired and I feel all sluggy. Can we just stay home?" She poked her bottom lip out making him lean forward and kiss her, pulling her lip into his mouth.
She pulled away first. "That's gross, we haven't even brushed our teeth yet you animal!" He laughed at her until the pain in his head made him go quiet, he felt her small hand wrap around his wrist. "Babe? You kay?"
"Mm, my head is throbbin' like a bitch though." After he finished his sentence he looked over at a smirking Nicki and exhaled slowly. "Go on, say it. I know you just gon' do it later anyway." She tried to lean into him but couldn't go too far in case she squished Alia so he moved forward to meet her halfway as their lips made contact.
"Serves. You. Right." She uttered between light kisses.
"Mmm, whatever. What d'you wanna eat?" He studied her face as she twisted her mouth at the corner.
"Surprise me. And bring me my other baby." He knew she was referring to Jay when she said that so he disappeared and came back with a lethargic looking Jay in his arms and gently put him on the bed. "Morning sleepyhead!" All she received was a grumpy stare before he turned over and got comfy.
"Just like his Mom in the morning." Nicki glared at him.
"Hey, he had a rough night. Leave him alone."
"Why? What happened?"
"You really don't remember?" she furrowed her brow as she shifted Alia in her arms, the way she was resting on her was making her arm go numb.
"No." He shook his head, still stood in the door way.
"You full on, like, belly flopped on to the damn bed, with him still in it!" Although it wasn't remotely funny she still cracked a small smile as she said it, it was becoming more amusing only because Jay wasn't hurt.
"Shit, my bad! Sorry liddle man!" He walked back over to the bed and scooped him up, he'd fallen asleep again. "Did I hurt him?" Nicki felt bad now, hearing the sadness in his voice. She knew he would never, ever purposely hurt either of their children.
"No, he's good....I mighta hurt you though." She looked down as Alia stopped feeding.
"What do you mean?"
"I slapped you. Pretty freaking hard too. I'm sorry." She watched his face as he blinked.
"I dont remember, but I prolly deserved it, I'm sorry."
*Sorry it's another cliffy!! XD haha hope this was ok for everyone :/ Not too boring and pointless.
I really HATE asking for a comment number but like I keep saying, it helps me to know when to post again :) So I will kindly please ask for 10 comments, seeing as this blog has the most followers, as does FY so those two will be 10 comments and CAHM and WTWC will be 8 comments. I'm really sorry and THANKU all soooooo much for actually leaving comments. The other day I was having a REALLY crappy time and opened my email to all ur comments and they made me smile! ^_^ So thannku! Sorry for any typos and Sorry it's a little short haha*
"Hey, he had a rough night. Leave him alone."
"Why? What happened?"
"You really don't remember?" she furrowed her brow as she shifted Alia in her arms, the way she was resting on her was making her arm go numb.
"No." He shook his head, still stood in the door way.
"You full on, like, belly flopped on to the damn bed, with him still in it!" Although it wasn't remotely funny she still cracked a small smile as she said it, it was becoming more amusing only because Jay wasn't hurt.
"Shit, my bad! Sorry liddle man!" He walked back over to the bed and scooped him up, he'd fallen asleep again. "Did I hurt him?" Nicki felt bad now, hearing the sadness in his voice. She knew he would never, ever purposely hurt either of their children.
"No, he's good....I mighta hurt you though." She looked down as Alia stopped feeding.
"What do you mean?"
"I slapped you. Pretty freaking hard too. I'm sorry." She watched his face as he blinked.
"I dont remember, but I prolly deserved it, I'm sorry."
He looked at her tired face and waited for her to say something.
"I forgive you, just please don't do it again? And I'm sorry I slapped you."He could only just make out the last part as she said it mid-yawn, he looked at the clock. It was only 7am.
"Here, I'll take these two. You go back to sleep, you look mad tired." When she didn't object and whispered thank you he figured she was glad. He passed his t-shirt that she slept in back to her as he took Alia from her arms. Admiring her topless body for a moment until it was covered again. He smiled and left the room with a child in each arm, shutting the door behind him with his foot.
***
"Yes, Jay, Drake is coming over. If you ask me one more time, I'll call him and tell him not to." Safaree laughed as he said it. Jay had been asking if Drake was coming ever since he heard his Dad on the phone speaking with him earlier that morning. "Now, go tidy up that mess you left in there." He pointed to the living room where Alia's happy chirping could be heard. It was almost 11am and Nicki was still sleeping, he kept wondering whether or not to wake her but he figured if she was still asleep she must need it, especially with her being pregnant. Suddenly hearing small footsteps hitting the wooden stairs he swiftly moved out of the kitchen. "Jay, what did I tell you before?" He saw his little body tense up as he turned to face his Dad, with an adorable pout which resembled Nicki's. Jay's head dropped as he sat in a temper on the stair he was on. "Tears ain't gon' do nothin' boy. I told you twice, Mommy's tired. You can see her when she's up later, kay?" Jay didn't answer as his crying became more audible, making Safaree feel bad. It was weird actually being able to 'feel' things now. The anti-depressants were making him feel empty and emotionless, he hated it so decided to try not taking them for a while, so far he was happy with the improvement which is why he had to tell Nicki that he had stopped taking them. Hopefully she would be ok with it. "C'mere." He extended his hand out to Jay who took it and climbed into his Dad's arms, he was still crying. "Well if she gets grumpy then it's your fault." He continued climbing the stairs and made his way quietly into their room. Surely enough she was still asleep. "See? Told you little boy. She's sleep." He playfully popped the 'p' at the end of the word sleep, making Jay giggle slightly. "Right, let's go back downstairs. Drake's gon' be here soon. You excited?" He whispered loud enough for him to hear and he nodded furiously with a huge grin plastered on his little face.
***
"So where's she at now?" Drake was sat comfortably on their lounge room couch. Safaree had just finished telling him about how rotten it must have been for Nicki when he came home drunk last night.
"She's still sleepin'. I should prolly go wake her actually." He glanced at the lounge room wall clock it was past midday. Alia wasn't properly crying yet but she was grumbling and wouldn't take the bottle. Again, so he had no choice really. He jumped up from the couch. "Hey, could you keep an eye on these two for second?" Drake nodded, he loved looking after Jay and Alia, he'd done it a few times whenever they went out for dinner, just the two of them. Nicki liked the fact that Jay loved Drake, she felt safe leaving them with him. as Safaree jumped up the last step he pushed their bedroom door open and panicked at what he was greeted with.....
*Sorry it's another cliffy!! XD haha hope this was ok for everyone :/ Not too boring and pointless.
I really HATE asking for a comment number but like I keep saying, it helps me to know when to post again :) So I will kindly please ask for 10 comments, seeing as this blog has the most followers, as does FY so those two will be 10 comments and CAHM and WTWC will be 8 comments. I'm really sorry and THANKU all soooooo much for actually leaving comments. The other day I was having a REALLY crappy time and opened my email to all ur comments and they made me smile! ^_^ So thannku! Sorry for any typos and Sorry it's a little short haha*
Thursday, 23 August 2012
*NOTE*
Kay, just lettin' everybody know I have another new blog, I know, I know kinda dumb seeing as I have 3 others as well as uni work BUT that's why I did it. I wanna see if anyone actually enjoys it and if they do I will continue, I'm not sure if I will pursue the lil idea I had but I'll see how people find it! I'll link it if anyone wants to check it out :D
http://whentwo-worldscollide-onikafaree.blogspot.com.au/
http://whentwo-worldscollide-onikafaree.blogspot.com.au/
Sunday, 19 August 2012
14. Noises Through The Night *Sneak Peek*
*Remember this chapter is two months on, hope it's ok for everyone :/ Sorry it's just a sneak peek*
She sat on the edge of their bed, trying not to move too much and wake Jay. He'd fallen asleep in their bed, again. Looking down at her 5 month bump she smiled as she she rubbed lotion on herself. Even though it was only 8pm she felt drained and was happy to be done with bathing and feeding the kids and just getting into bed. She was trying to push her worries to the back of her mind. Safaree had gone out and still wasn't home, convincing herself he was probably just at Drake's she continued getting ready for bed. As soon as she was snuggled up she pulled her phone out to call him, but he wasn't answering. The last couple of days had been really stressful, she had been more snappy and moody than usual so they had been arguing more frequently, hence him leaving to go out that day to avoid her hormonal outbursts. Stopping what she was doing she looked over at Jay who was stirring in his sleep, she put her phone down and rubbed her hand over his back, soothing him back to sleep before he woke properly. Just as she was about to lay down she heard the front door rattling, knowing it was Safaree unlocking it she tried to go to sleep, being in no mood to deal with him right now. He wasn't even attempting to be quiet as he rustled around and stomped up the stairs before staggering into their room. He was drunk.
"Baaaabe?" He was trying to whisper, unsuccessfully. He heard her huff and started laughing like a child being told off. "My bad." Before he knew it she'd hurled a pillow and blanket it at him.
"You outta your fuckin' head if you think I'm bouta let you sleep in here! Hope the couch is comfortable, the spare bed isn't done up." She half yelled and turned back around to lay down again.
"Are you fuckin' serious right now?! I pay the bills in this damn house!" He wasn't prepared for what came next as she threw the covers back, snatched her pillow and stormed towards him, slapped him as hard as she could across his face and marched downstairs. "Damn hormones, the last time I put a baby in her! Shit!" He shook off the stinging pain he felt on his face and flopped on to the bed, forgetting Jay was in there. All Nicki heard from downstairs was her baby screaming, and she automatically knew what had happened and raced upstairs. Pulling him from the bed she scowled at the drunken mess her husband was and took Jay into his own room, trying to stop him from crying.
"Oh baby, it's ok. What a nasty way to wake up? Did he hurt you?" He didn't answer and carried on crying so she figured he was just shell shocked. "Jay, let go. You have to go to bed." She tried to remove his arms from around her neck but he wouldn't budge and his feet kept kicking her bump as he tried to cling on to her even more. Giving up she stood up straight and sat on his bed letting him sit on her knee with his head resting her chest. The plan was to wait for him to fall asleep and then go back downstairs, to her makeshift bed but a banging noise from downstairs made her jump......
* XD lmaooo I LOVE doing that! Anywaay here is a lil something to have seeing as I won't be posting in a while, hope it's alriiiight! Goodnight!! Muuah*
She sat on the edge of their bed, trying not to move too much and wake Jay. He'd fallen asleep in their bed, again. Looking down at her 5 month bump she smiled as she she rubbed lotion on herself. Even though it was only 8pm she felt drained and was happy to be done with bathing and feeding the kids and just getting into bed. She was trying to push her worries to the back of her mind. Safaree had gone out and still wasn't home, convincing herself he was probably just at Drake's she continued getting ready for bed. As soon as she was snuggled up she pulled her phone out to call him, but he wasn't answering. The last couple of days had been really stressful, she had been more snappy and moody than usual so they had been arguing more frequently, hence him leaving to go out that day to avoid her hormonal outbursts. Stopping what she was doing she looked over at Jay who was stirring in his sleep, she put her phone down and rubbed her hand over his back, soothing him back to sleep before he woke properly. Just as she was about to lay down she heard the front door rattling, knowing it was Safaree unlocking it she tried to go to sleep, being in no mood to deal with him right now. He wasn't even attempting to be quiet as he rustled around and stomped up the stairs before staggering into their room. He was drunk.
"Baaaabe?" He was trying to whisper, unsuccessfully. He heard her huff and started laughing like a child being told off. "My bad." Before he knew it she'd hurled a pillow and blanket it at him.
"You outta your fuckin' head if you think I'm bouta let you sleep in here! Hope the couch is comfortable, the spare bed isn't done up." She half yelled and turned back around to lay down again.
"Are you fuckin' serious right now?! I pay the bills in this damn house!" He wasn't prepared for what came next as she threw the covers back, snatched her pillow and stormed towards him, slapped him as hard as she could across his face and marched downstairs. "Damn hormones, the last time I put a baby in her! Shit!" He shook off the stinging pain he felt on his face and flopped on to the bed, forgetting Jay was in there. All Nicki heard from downstairs was her baby screaming, and she automatically knew what had happened and raced upstairs. Pulling him from the bed she scowled at the drunken mess her husband was and took Jay into his own room, trying to stop him from crying.
"Oh baby, it's ok. What a nasty way to wake up? Did he hurt you?" He didn't answer and carried on crying so she figured he was just shell shocked. "Jay, let go. You have to go to bed." She tried to remove his arms from around her neck but he wouldn't budge and his feet kept kicking her bump as he tried to cling on to her even more. Giving up she stood up straight and sat on his bed letting him sit on her knee with his head resting her chest. The plan was to wait for him to fall asleep and then go back downstairs, to her makeshift bed but a banging noise from downstairs made her jump......
* XD lmaooo I LOVE doing that! Anywaay here is a lil something to have seeing as I won't be posting in a while, hope it's alriiiight! Goodnight!! Muuah*
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Now I Feel Bad!
Ok, so I didn't realise how many of you actually still liked this one! I was so shocked to see all those comments! Thanku! Now I feel bad if I get rid of it, so I will keep going cause I like writing but the next post might be next week some time. Sorry for the wait and thanks for all the comments! ^__^
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
*IMPORTANT NOTE*
I think people have lost interest with this story, in comparison to my other two fics so I'm going to abandon it for a while :/ I might come back to it soon, or I may just forget it altogether. Thanku to everyone who did read and comment and thx to the 4 people who kindly commented on the latest chapter too! XD
Sunday, 12 August 2012
13. Breaking The News
Nicki was beginning to feel more and more nervous about telling her family that she was pregnant again. She wasn't sure how they would take it considering the last time they saw Safaree he was nothing more than a lifeless mute. After a phone call with her Mother earlier that day Nicki was told that now it would just be Cai and herself coming to visit because Jelani's girlfriend had been rushed to hospital so he couldn't make it either. He sent his sincere apologies though. Mama Carol also had to explain that they would be there in the evening now, instead of noon.
"Babe?"
"Hmm?" He was focused on laying the table just right as Nicki stood in the doorway watching.
"Y'know, Drake never once mentioned a girlfriend never mind a child. Don't you think that's kinda...odd?"
"Ion know, maybe he's just a private guy? Don't like talkin' 'bout his own personal life." He finished putting the cutlery down and walked over to her, pulling her to him gently and kissing her. "Love you."
"Love you too." She tip-toed to kiss him again before pulling away and heading back to the oven, he took a seat at the table.
"So you still having second thoughts 'bout tellin' your Mom?"
"Ion know Faree...I just, I think I should tell her when it's just me and her. Like, nobody else there." Truthfully she was scared about what her Mom's reaction would be and she certainly didn't want a slanging match to occur at the table.
"That's fine, just tell her in your own time. Nobody's rushin' you." He smiled, stood up and hugged her from behind whilst resting his hands on her hardly-there bump. With her other two pregnancies they waited until after the three-month mark to tell anyone, so that they knew they were out of the danger zone of miscarrying. She was less than a week away from being three months pregnant so she figured it would be alright to let slip a week earlier. He pulled away gently and grabbed his medication from the top if the fridge, way out of Jay's reach. Nicki watched him swallow the pills.
"How are they making you feel?" She twisted her lip at the corner as she waited for him to answer.
"They're workin' babe. Stop fretting." He smiled again before leaving the kitchen. However his smile faded as soon as he was out of her view.
At around 7pm everybody had arrived, everybody being Mama Carol, Macaiah, Drake, his girlfriend Michelle and her son Brady. Everything was running more smoothly than she had imagined as they all tucked into the meal Nicki had prepared for them. She and Safaree kept exchanging glances at the table as Michelle bragged on about how much of a child prodigy her little Brady was. Drake looked more than embarrassed but that was as dramatic as meal time got apart from Jay and Brady finding some fun in throwing peas everywhere. Later on when they were all watching TV and talking Nicki slipped off to go feed Alia and see how the boys were getting along in the playroom. She couldn't help but smile at how cute they were, and the fact that Jay was actually interacting with another child his age, nicely. Almost tearing up she managed to control her crazy emotional self and continued upstairs to feed Alia.
"So Safaree, you stoked 'bout bein' a daddy again?" She smiled and took another sip from her glass as Drake hissed at her.
"Michelle!" He shook his head and looked at Safaree apologetically as Mama Carol and Cai turned their attention his way.
"What is she talking about Safaree?"
"Yeah, Nic's not pregnant again is she?" Cai looked shocked.
"Look, I think you'd be best talkin' to Nic 'bout this." He shrugged and stood himself up. "I better be off to bed now. I have an early start, I'll see you two tomorrow. Talk to you later Drake, and Michelle, nice to meet you and Brady." Everybody replied to him as he went back upstairs, passing Nicki on the way.
"Hey, where you goin'?" She held on to his arm as he tried to continue moving past her. "Safaree?" He seemed both angry and bothered.
"I'm goin' to bed. Michelle just dropped you in it with your Mom too. She knows your pregnant."
Nicki cringed.
"Shit....Kay, well you go on up. I'll clear the kitchen and sort Jay." She sighed and kissed him goodnight before slowly descending the stairs.
"Onika, we need to have a talk."
"Mom, I know. Just let me say goodbye to our guests and put my child to bed and I will be right with you." She didn't hold back from snapping because she knew her Mom had something in-constructive to say to her about this whole situation. She only received a huff in return.
Drake apologised profusely to Nicki as he left. She could tell he was mad with Michelle for what she did too.
"Look, I know I shouldn't have told her. I'm really sorry."
"It's fine, it's not like you're the one who blurted it out is it? I was gonna tell her tonight anyway....Just not like this." They both said their goodbyes again before Nicki bathed Jay and put him to bed. Cai was out like a light as soon as he lay his head on the blow up mattress in the office. He knew his Mom and Nicki would be talking in the kitchen or living room so decided to camp out in there.
***
"Are you out of your mind Nika? Another baby, at a time like this?" She wasn't yelling but Nicki could sense she was angry.
"Like I said, it wasn't planned."
"How far along are you?"
"I'll be twelve weeks after this weekend." She sniffed, she had already been crying after telling her Mom about Safaree and how things were going. She didn't tell her about the anti-depressants though, that was business between her and her husband and nobody else.
"Twelve weeks?!" Nicki stayed silent making her Mother relax and realise that her daughter wasn't a little girl anymore, she sighed heavily and shakily before talking again. "If you're happy....Then, I'm happy for you too. I just can't understand how your going to cope with everything. Especially with me and your father being a four hour drive away." She pulled her closer as they sat on the couch, embracing her into a Motherly hug. "I would never, ever doubt you as a Mother Onika. So don't, for one second think that is what I was doing. It's just your situation right now, it's not going to be easy." She felt her nod her head.
"I know Mom, but Safaree is doing so much better now. And we were talkin' 'bout sending Jay to some sort of Day Care place where he can be with other kids his age and....Just, be a kid." She sniffed again and pulled away to sit up straight. "And with Faree lookin' to find work I guess it will be just me and Alia." She used her sleeve to soak up the last of the tears on her face.
"Well, we are only a call away if you ever need us. You know that right? You're strong, everything will be ok." After that was out of the way the conversation lightened up a little bit with Mama Carol talking about how well Cai was doing and how much her Father was succeeding at work. Before they knew it the time was almost midnight.
(Sorry I just want to pass through time quickly!)
Sadly the weekend passed much quicker than she had hoped and she was now saying goodbye to her Mom and Cai, it was Sunday afternoon. There were a few tears shed but Nicki told them she was planning on visiting them in around four weeks time. Once she knew Safaree was really up to it. Now it was early evening and it was raining really heavily, Safaree had taken Jay out for the day after Carol and Cai left. Nicki stayed home because she was tired and was now sat comfortably on the couch with Alia cuddled close to her. She knew she would probably doze off, and she was right but about half an hour into her little nap a knock at the door made her jump, also causing Alia to start crying. Normally Nicki would just go ahead and answer the door but here, she wasn't so sure. They didn't even know anybody, who the hell could it be?
"Nicki? Nicki, you in there?" she relaxed recognising it was Drake's voice and immediately went to let him in, he was drenched.
"Drake? What are you doin' here? It's freaking pouring out there?"
"Safaree texted me, asked me to come check on you." She dropped her shoulders and huffed.
"So he got you on babysittin' duty now?" They laughed as she shut the door and led them back to the lounge-room.
"He's just worried cause they held up in traffic. He ain't want you to start stressin', plus he wanted someone in the house with you as well." She shook her head at Safaree's over-protective ways.
"Anyway, how's things? Y'know? With little Brady and Michelle?" She smiled sweetly waiting for his response but he just looked down. "Oh? Not good huh?"
"We finished, after Friday we got home and I swear the neighbours were prolly close to callin' a riot squad."
"Damn, that bad?" Her eyes kind of popped a little bit making him laugh.
"We weren't together that long, I think she just needed money and a roof over her head. Whilst she was with me she got it but I was sick of her demanding ways." He looked up and folded his lips together, "Anyway, nuff 'bout me. S'goin on with you and all your kids?" He laughed at her horrified expression.
"Nigga I only got two kids!"
"Three if you count the liddle sprog." That sent her into an eruption of laugher.
"Whatever you loon!" They laughed for a while until Nicki turned serious. "Drake, y'know last week when you found that note on your car? What did it say?" Drake looked up quickly.
"Safaree didn't tell you?" She shook her head as he sighed. "Ion know, maybe you should ask him, Ion wanna overstep the mark. I like having him as a friend. Causing shit between him and his wife would prolly do no good." Nicki's head moved back slightly.
"Was it from another woman?....And why would it be on your car anyway?"
"I don't get the feelin' that a woman wrote it, and honestly I don't have a clue."
"Well, just tell me what it said then? Please?"
"Uugghh! I don't even remember that well, it just said something like "Keep away from them" or "stay away from them" or some shit like that. But DON'T go tellin' Safaree I told you, deal?" Nicki looked too worried to say anything. "Nicki?"
"What? Oh, right yeah I promise...I won't tell him." She wasn't looking at him and had her gaze fixed outside as if she was looking for something.
"Y'know he won't let anything happen to you? Stop freaking out." He put his hand on her knee reassuringly.
"Yeah, I know." She smiled at his kind gesture, until Alia started crying. "I knew that silence wouldn't last long." She laughed. "Imma go feed her upstairs and put her down for the night, but please go help yourself to food and stuff in the kitchen." And with that she stood up and made her way upstairs, he couldn't stop himself from watching her. He would never make a move though, he wasn't that low and he could see they loved each other beyond any words could explain. He did however take up her offer of food, he was starving.
As she rocked in the chair feeding Alia she looked down and admired her. Soon thinking about how she was going to be doing this all over again in six months with her new baby boy or girl. She couldn't actually believe Alia was almost five months old now, she was still so small. Once she was finished she wiped her little face and put her in her crib before heading back downstairs.
"He really likes to paint." She made him jump slightly as he turned around from looking at Jay's "Art" on the fridge door.
"Yeah! I can see that." He laughed and sat down as she did too. "I don't wanna seem like I'm being nosey but, is it hard? Y'know? Having a kid with autism?"
"Well yeah, I think at first we were really overwhelmed but then we realised just 'cause there was a name to his behaviour it didn't mean anything had changed. He was still our Jayson." She smiled at his understanding face and went to get up and get them something to eat before setting a plate of snacks down and taking her seat again. "You're not gonna miss Brady?"
"She never really let me do anything with him. Like, I never got to look after him or stuff like that. She was weird in that way. So I hardly saw the little guy to be honest." Nicki saw how sad he looked.
"Well, her loss. From what I heard you were great with Jay and Lia."
"Safaree told you that?"
"Yeah, apparently Jay was askin' 'bout you when we got home. He told Faree he gave you a truck or a car or one of his damn wheeled toys!"
"Yeah, yeah he gave me his blue truck."
"That's a blessing y'know? He never lets anyone touch that 'part from me and Faree."
"Really?"
"Positive! He must like you."
"I thought he didn't 'cause he never spoke."
"That's one thing you have to understand 'bout him, he never really speaks. If you're 'round him long enough though he'll warm to you." She notice it looked like knowing that lifted his spirits a little. Truthfully he adored kids and not being able to be a part of Brady's life was upsetting him but he hoped one day he'd have what Safaree had. He saw her looking at her watch before speaking quite irritably. "Where the hell are they? Jay shoulda been in bed, like, an hour ago."
"I'm sure they'll be back soon." He looked at his own watch, reading 9pm and started to worry a little himself.
"You can go if you want? I mean you've been here a while and you do have your own life."
"Hey, don't be silly! I'll wait it out with you." The room when silent again until Nicki spoke up.
"You wanna watch a movie or something? Might kill time?"
"Sure." They stood up and went into the lounge room both taking separate couches so they could stretch out. The movie was no less that 15 minutes in and Nicki was fast asleep curled up under a pink blanket. Drake noticed an laughed quietly before turning the TV down in case it woke her. Before he knew it, headlights were shining into the lounge room window. Hearing car doors close, he figured Safaree was back so he turned of the movie and stood up as Safaree entered the house quietly carrying a sleeping Jay, whose head was resting on his shoulder.
"Hey, you made it back then?"
"Yeah, shit I'm sorry! If I'd known the freaking traffic was gon' be that bad I woulda gone the other way." He shook his head. "Listen, thanks for comin' over to check on her. I 'preciate it."
"No problem. Hope y'all had a good day out."
"Yeah, not too bad actually. 'cept the rain tho. Anyway I'll go put him to bed...." He noticed Nicki on the couch. "....And her too I guess! Then how 'bout we have a beer or somthin'?"
"I'm up for that, thanks." He took a seat again whilst Safaree dealt with Jay and came back down to carry and exhausted Nicki to bed. He picked her up like she weighed nothing and they both laughed at how she didn't even stir.
*Ohhhh I'm done with this chapter XD the next one will be fast-forwarded by 2 months kay? I will mention that again in the actual chap though haha. Dead @ u guys who read CAHM, I went to bed after posting and requesting 8 comments thinking it will take YEARS and then I wake up to 11 comments!! smdh but THANKU so much!...I will post when I can haha and I will update FY as soon as possible too ^____^
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"Babe?"
"Hmm?" He was focused on laying the table just right as Nicki stood in the doorway watching.
"Y'know, Drake never once mentioned a girlfriend never mind a child. Don't you think that's kinda...odd?"
"Ion know, maybe he's just a private guy? Don't like talkin' 'bout his own personal life." He finished putting the cutlery down and walked over to her, pulling her to him gently and kissing her. "Love you."
"Love you too." She tip-toed to kiss him again before pulling away and heading back to the oven, he took a seat at the table.
"So you still having second thoughts 'bout tellin' your Mom?"
"Ion know Faree...I just, I think I should tell her when it's just me and her. Like, nobody else there." Truthfully she was scared about what her Mom's reaction would be and she certainly didn't want a slanging match to occur at the table.
"That's fine, just tell her in your own time. Nobody's rushin' you." He smiled, stood up and hugged her from behind whilst resting his hands on her hardly-there bump. With her other two pregnancies they waited until after the three-month mark to tell anyone, so that they knew they were out of the danger zone of miscarrying. She was less than a week away from being three months pregnant so she figured it would be alright to let slip a week earlier. He pulled away gently and grabbed his medication from the top if the fridge, way out of Jay's reach. Nicki watched him swallow the pills.
"How are they making you feel?" She twisted her lip at the corner as she waited for him to answer.
"They're workin' babe. Stop fretting." He smiled again before leaving the kitchen. However his smile faded as soon as he was out of her view.
At around 7pm everybody had arrived, everybody being Mama Carol, Macaiah, Drake, his girlfriend Michelle and her son Brady. Everything was running more smoothly than she had imagined as they all tucked into the meal Nicki had prepared for them. She and Safaree kept exchanging glances at the table as Michelle bragged on about how much of a child prodigy her little Brady was. Drake looked more than embarrassed but that was as dramatic as meal time got apart from Jay and Brady finding some fun in throwing peas everywhere. Later on when they were all watching TV and talking Nicki slipped off to go feed Alia and see how the boys were getting along in the playroom. She couldn't help but smile at how cute they were, and the fact that Jay was actually interacting with another child his age, nicely. Almost tearing up she managed to control her crazy emotional self and continued upstairs to feed Alia.
"So Safaree, you stoked 'bout bein' a daddy again?" She smiled and took another sip from her glass as Drake hissed at her.
"Michelle!" He shook his head and looked at Safaree apologetically as Mama Carol and Cai turned their attention his way.
"What is she talking about Safaree?"
"Yeah, Nic's not pregnant again is she?" Cai looked shocked.
"Look, I think you'd be best talkin' to Nic 'bout this." He shrugged and stood himself up. "I better be off to bed now. I have an early start, I'll see you two tomorrow. Talk to you later Drake, and Michelle, nice to meet you and Brady." Everybody replied to him as he went back upstairs, passing Nicki on the way.
"Hey, where you goin'?" She held on to his arm as he tried to continue moving past her. "Safaree?" He seemed both angry and bothered.
"I'm goin' to bed. Michelle just dropped you in it with your Mom too. She knows your pregnant."
Nicki cringed.
"Shit....Kay, well you go on up. I'll clear the kitchen and sort Jay." She sighed and kissed him goodnight before slowly descending the stairs.
"Onika, we need to have a talk."
"Mom, I know. Just let me say goodbye to our guests and put my child to bed and I will be right with you." She didn't hold back from snapping because she knew her Mom had something in-constructive to say to her about this whole situation. She only received a huff in return.
Drake apologised profusely to Nicki as he left. She could tell he was mad with Michelle for what she did too.
"Look, I know I shouldn't have told her. I'm really sorry."
"It's fine, it's not like you're the one who blurted it out is it? I was gonna tell her tonight anyway....Just not like this." They both said their goodbyes again before Nicki bathed Jay and put him to bed. Cai was out like a light as soon as he lay his head on the blow up mattress in the office. He knew his Mom and Nicki would be talking in the kitchen or living room so decided to camp out in there.
***
"Are you out of your mind Nika? Another baby, at a time like this?" She wasn't yelling but Nicki could sense she was angry.
"Like I said, it wasn't planned."
"How far along are you?"
"I'll be twelve weeks after this weekend." She sniffed, she had already been crying after telling her Mom about Safaree and how things were going. She didn't tell her about the anti-depressants though, that was business between her and her husband and nobody else.
"Twelve weeks?!" Nicki stayed silent making her Mother relax and realise that her daughter wasn't a little girl anymore, she sighed heavily and shakily before talking again. "If you're happy....Then, I'm happy for you too. I just can't understand how your going to cope with everything. Especially with me and your father being a four hour drive away." She pulled her closer as they sat on the couch, embracing her into a Motherly hug. "I would never, ever doubt you as a Mother Onika. So don't, for one second think that is what I was doing. It's just your situation right now, it's not going to be easy." She felt her nod her head.
"I know Mom, but Safaree is doing so much better now. And we were talkin' 'bout sending Jay to some sort of Day Care place where he can be with other kids his age and....Just, be a kid." She sniffed again and pulled away to sit up straight. "And with Faree lookin' to find work I guess it will be just me and Alia." She used her sleeve to soak up the last of the tears on her face.
"Well, we are only a call away if you ever need us. You know that right? You're strong, everything will be ok." After that was out of the way the conversation lightened up a little bit with Mama Carol talking about how well Cai was doing and how much her Father was succeeding at work. Before they knew it the time was almost midnight.
(Sorry I just want to pass through time quickly!)
Sadly the weekend passed much quicker than she had hoped and she was now saying goodbye to her Mom and Cai, it was Sunday afternoon. There were a few tears shed but Nicki told them she was planning on visiting them in around four weeks time. Once she knew Safaree was really up to it. Now it was early evening and it was raining really heavily, Safaree had taken Jay out for the day after Carol and Cai left. Nicki stayed home because she was tired and was now sat comfortably on the couch with Alia cuddled close to her. She knew she would probably doze off, and she was right but about half an hour into her little nap a knock at the door made her jump, also causing Alia to start crying. Normally Nicki would just go ahead and answer the door but here, she wasn't so sure. They didn't even know anybody, who the hell could it be?
"Nicki? Nicki, you in there?" she relaxed recognising it was Drake's voice and immediately went to let him in, he was drenched.
"Drake? What are you doin' here? It's freaking pouring out there?"
"Safaree texted me, asked me to come check on you." She dropped her shoulders and huffed.
"So he got you on babysittin' duty now?" They laughed as she shut the door and led them back to the lounge-room.
"He's just worried cause they held up in traffic. He ain't want you to start stressin', plus he wanted someone in the house with you as well." She shook her head at Safaree's over-protective ways.
"Anyway, how's things? Y'know? With little Brady and Michelle?" She smiled sweetly waiting for his response but he just looked down. "Oh? Not good huh?"
"We finished, after Friday we got home and I swear the neighbours were prolly close to callin' a riot squad."
"Damn, that bad?" Her eyes kind of popped a little bit making him laugh.
"We weren't together that long, I think she just needed money and a roof over her head. Whilst she was with me she got it but I was sick of her demanding ways." He looked up and folded his lips together, "Anyway, nuff 'bout me. S'goin on with you and all your kids?" He laughed at her horrified expression.
"Nigga I only got two kids!"
"Three if you count the liddle sprog." That sent her into an eruption of laugher.
"Whatever you loon!" They laughed for a while until Nicki turned serious. "Drake, y'know last week when you found that note on your car? What did it say?" Drake looked up quickly.
"Safaree didn't tell you?" She shook her head as he sighed. "Ion know, maybe you should ask him, Ion wanna overstep the mark. I like having him as a friend. Causing shit between him and his wife would prolly do no good." Nicki's head moved back slightly.
"Was it from another woman?....And why would it be on your car anyway?"
"I don't get the feelin' that a woman wrote it, and honestly I don't have a clue."
"Well, just tell me what it said then? Please?"
"Uugghh! I don't even remember that well, it just said something like "Keep away from them" or "stay away from them" or some shit like that. But DON'T go tellin' Safaree I told you, deal?" Nicki looked too worried to say anything. "Nicki?"
"What? Oh, right yeah I promise...I won't tell him." She wasn't looking at him and had her gaze fixed outside as if she was looking for something.
"Y'know he won't let anything happen to you? Stop freaking out." He put his hand on her knee reassuringly.
"Yeah, I know." She smiled at his kind gesture, until Alia started crying. "I knew that silence wouldn't last long." She laughed. "Imma go feed her upstairs and put her down for the night, but please go help yourself to food and stuff in the kitchen." And with that she stood up and made her way upstairs, he couldn't stop himself from watching her. He would never make a move though, he wasn't that low and he could see they loved each other beyond any words could explain. He did however take up her offer of food, he was starving.
As she rocked in the chair feeding Alia she looked down and admired her. Soon thinking about how she was going to be doing this all over again in six months with her new baby boy or girl. She couldn't actually believe Alia was almost five months old now, she was still so small. Once she was finished she wiped her little face and put her in her crib before heading back downstairs.
"He really likes to paint." She made him jump slightly as he turned around from looking at Jay's "Art" on the fridge door.
"Yeah! I can see that." He laughed and sat down as she did too. "I don't wanna seem like I'm being nosey but, is it hard? Y'know? Having a kid with autism?"
"Well yeah, I think at first we were really overwhelmed but then we realised just 'cause there was a name to his behaviour it didn't mean anything had changed. He was still our Jayson." She smiled at his understanding face and went to get up and get them something to eat before setting a plate of snacks down and taking her seat again. "You're not gonna miss Brady?"
"She never really let me do anything with him. Like, I never got to look after him or stuff like that. She was weird in that way. So I hardly saw the little guy to be honest." Nicki saw how sad he looked.
"Well, her loss. From what I heard you were great with Jay and Lia."
"Safaree told you that?"
"Yeah, apparently Jay was askin' 'bout you when we got home. He told Faree he gave you a truck or a car or one of his damn wheeled toys!"
"Yeah, yeah he gave me his blue truck."
"That's a blessing y'know? He never lets anyone touch that 'part from me and Faree."
"Really?"
"Positive! He must like you."
"I thought he didn't 'cause he never spoke."
"That's one thing you have to understand 'bout him, he never really speaks. If you're 'round him long enough though he'll warm to you." She notice it looked like knowing that lifted his spirits a little. Truthfully he adored kids and not being able to be a part of Brady's life was upsetting him but he hoped one day he'd have what Safaree had. He saw her looking at her watch before speaking quite irritably. "Where the hell are they? Jay shoulda been in bed, like, an hour ago."
"I'm sure they'll be back soon." He looked at his own watch, reading 9pm and started to worry a little himself.
"You can go if you want? I mean you've been here a while and you do have your own life."
"Hey, don't be silly! I'll wait it out with you." The room when silent again until Nicki spoke up.
"You wanna watch a movie or something? Might kill time?"
"Sure." They stood up and went into the lounge room both taking separate couches so they could stretch out. The movie was no less that 15 minutes in and Nicki was fast asleep curled up under a pink blanket. Drake noticed an laughed quietly before turning the TV down in case it woke her. Before he knew it, headlights were shining into the lounge room window. Hearing car doors close, he figured Safaree was back so he turned of the movie and stood up as Safaree entered the house quietly carrying a sleeping Jay, whose head was resting on his shoulder.
"Hey, you made it back then?"
"Yeah, shit I'm sorry! If I'd known the freaking traffic was gon' be that bad I woulda gone the other way." He shook his head. "Listen, thanks for comin' over to check on her. I 'preciate it."
"No problem. Hope y'all had a good day out."
"Yeah, not too bad actually. 'cept the rain tho. Anyway I'll go put him to bed...." He noticed Nicki on the couch. "....And her too I guess! Then how 'bout we have a beer or somthin'?"
"I'm up for that, thanks." He took a seat again whilst Safaree dealt with Jay and came back down to carry and exhausted Nicki to bed. He picked her up like she weighed nothing and they both laughed at how she didn't even stir.
*Ohhhh I'm done with this chapter XD the next one will be fast-forwarded by 2 months kay? I will mention that again in the actual chap though haha. Dead @ u guys who read CAHM, I went to bed after posting and requesting 8 comments thinking it will take YEARS and then I wake up to 11 comments!! smdh but THANKU so much!...I will post when I can haha and I will update FY as soon as possible too ^____^
Anyone else seen the 'I Luv Dem Strippers' video yet? O___O Like, wooow, Nicki is just AMAZING!! ^_^
Well hope this was alright for everyone, it's a drama-less right now I know, but just waait >:) Sorry for mistakes Muuuah*
Sunday, 5 August 2012
12. Road To Recovery
*** Starting where I left off last chapter ***
Upon returning to Nicki's private room Safaree made sure to be quiet as he saw Nicki, Jay and Alia all asleep next to one another on the hospital bed. Alia was still secured in Nicki's arms and Jay was resting on her arm half under her covers. The sheets had finally been changed too. Faye was also in the room, writing on a chart.
"They must be exhausted." She cooed whilst looking at them. He smiled before realising the time.
"Yeah, I should probably get them home soon."
"Well...We could arrange for one extra bed in here if you want? That's all I can suggest, I'm pretty sure two more beds won't fit!" she giggled quietly.
"Well, I'll be fine on the chair but we might need a crib or somethin' for Lia?"
"Of course, I'll arrange for one to be brought up for you."
"You sure? I mean Ion wanna put you outta your way?"
"Don't be silly! I'd be glad too! I'll be right back" She turned around again before exiting. "...Uhm, but before I do go, what happened to your friend who was here earlier? Did he leave?" She was twiddling with the ends of her hair as she asked and Safaree immediately knew that she was feeling a type of way towards Drake.
"Yeah, he left a couple minutes ago. Sorry."
"Oh, no that's fine. It wasn't important." she gave a him a quick smile before leaving. He turned his attention back to his family all still sleeping. He wanted to go home and get some diapers and a clean babygro for Alia and some pyjamas for Jay to sleep in. Then Faye came back into the room quietly.
"I've arranged for some porters to bring up a crib from maternity. I just don't see the point of you driving all the way home at 11pm only to come straight back in the morning!" She smiled widely. He loved how enthusiastic she was, her type of personality and attitude were exactly what they needed to be around at a time like this. She was fairly young, Safaree thought, with quite pale skin and very blonde hair.
"Thanks." He smiled. "I think Imma have to go home anyway though, I need to pick up some stuff for Lia."
"If you're meaning diapers or anything else baby related we do have all of that here. We won't charge you!" she giggled again. He couldn't help but think she was a bit of a bimbo. Not at all in a mean way, just how she was.
"Word? Aight then, thank you." He rubbed his hands together and took a seat.
"The porters should be up soon, if you need anything don't hesitate to ask. I'll be over at the nurses station just outside Onika's room." She motioned to door before smiling again and leaving after he thanked her. He stayed still, just watching them sleep before moving Jay very carefully to a more comfortable position where he was laying down and under the covers with Nicki then he gently took Alia from Nicki's arms. It was a few minutes before the porters arrived, much to his annoyance they were quite noisly pushing the crib in and knocked down some equipment startling Nicki from her sleep. He looked at them angrily making sure to thank them, coldly. Apologising prof
"Sorry babe, they were jus' bringin' up a crib for this one." He nodded his head down to Alia, thankfully neither her or Jay had woken up.
"Oh. How long have a been sleep for?" She shifted a little, her ribs and stomach were still tender from falling over the night before.
"Maybe 'bout an hour. Listen, we really need to talk and I totally understand if you don't wanna tlk right now but we do need to talk." He said it quite nervously, reaching out for his arm she rubbed it soothingly.
"I'm up for talking now. If you are?" He sighed and looked up at her again.
"Yeah...You start though, I won't interrupt. Just listen, and then I'll talk." Sitting back a little he got comfortable and prepared to listen to his wife, like, really listen to what she had to say. She took in a huge breath and let it out slowly before starting to speak, she was rubbing her hand gently on Jay's head as she talked quietly.
"Well, Ion even know where to start. You wouldn't talk to me, you never let me in. To this day I still don't have a clue about how you were feeling or what you were thinking. I guess I just felt, alone." She looked down trying not to get emotional again. "It's been really hard trying to be strong for you and the kids but I felt like I didn't have a choice. I couldn't just break down and cry." She was actually crying at this point, he felt so awful. "I just...I want to know what is going on in your head, I want you to feel like you can talk to me Faree." She really let go after that, signalling to him that she had finished. He reached out for her free hand and held it tight.
"I am so sorry. I never, ever meant for you to feel like that. I honestly can't remember what I was thinking, but I know I felt empty. I mean, shit, I lost all my friends Nic." He started to tremble slightly. "And that kid, he was so fuckin' small and I just couldn't..." Swifty wiping a tear that escaped he shook his head. "There was nothing I could do and I don't know why but I just kept picturing Jay like that..." He stopped again, she knew he was done for now and squeezed his hand reassuringly.
"Hey, look at me." He did what she asked.
"Jay is safe, Alia is safe, we're safe and this little one in here is safe. Nothing is gon' happen to us. I promise."
"I love you. All of you." He skimmed his eyes across his sleeping children before returning his gaze back to her. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the anti-depressants, I was wrong for that. I hadn't taken any. Kellie prescribed them but, y'know I always be hearin' 'bout people gettin' hooked on the shit. I didn't want that to happen."
"If Kellie prescribed them babe, she was prolly thinkin' of you in the long-run. If you take them and don't feel comfortable with it in a few weeks you should stop and we'll see what else can be done. But honestly, if she gave them to you I think you should give it a try." She sniffled as she wiped the last of her tears away.
"I understand what you're sayin' and I am more than willing to try it for the sake of my family." He leaned in and kissed her also letting her kiss Alia's little head before he lay her in the pink crib. "Now, get some sleep. Ion know 'bout you but I am exhausted."
"You can't sleep on that! You'll wake up looking like a freaking hunch back!" She whispered loudly whilst stifling a giggle as he tried to get into a comfortable position on the chair.
"Well, move over then! Stop hogging the bed!" He laughed and stood up as she moved Jay smoothly. The bed was extremely wide, so Safaree didn't struggle to fit on. After kissing one another passionately they fell asleep as they always did, with Jay in between them whilst Alia was to the side of Nicki.
*** The Next Day ***
The doctor had returned that morning to talk to Nicki an Safaree about what had happened, as when he informed Safaree about her losing a twin she was sleeping. They left after Faye did another scan just to show Nicki her baby and tell her that she was almost 11 weeks pregnant.
They were both relieved to see the house looking spotless, Drake had obviously tidied up after himself. In a way Nicki was hoping that Safaree would enjoy Drake's company, after all it had been over a month since he really had any contact with anyone other than herself and the kids. Laying in bed that evening Nicki decided to bring the topic up. she was laying flat whilst he was sat upright watching TV with the sound down, he always did that when he watched the news.
"Babe?"
"Yeeeaah?" He prolonged his answer mockingly.
"What do you think of Drake?" She tilted her head his way as he looked down at her next to him.
"Well, at first I thought he was a dick." She couldn't help but laugh at how casually he said it before letting him continue.
"But after yesterday, Ion know I guess he's ok. Still a bit cocky for me, ain't nobody as good at bein' cocky as me!" This was what she missed. Their pointless, stupid conversations. She just smiled at him.
"I think it would be good for you to have a guy friend to have around. Y'know what I'm sayin'?"
"Yeah. I mean we had a good talk yesterday. No arguments, so I asked him 'round for dinner with us on Friday when your family come over." Nicki instantly beamed, she didn't know they were coming.
"How long they coming for? And why didn't you tell me?"
"They stayin' for the weekend so Cai can come too but your dad can't make it anymore. He's got some business meeting to go to or somethin'" He wrinkled his brow trying to think. "...Anyway, your Mom, Cai and Jelani will be over at noon, on Friday."
"Now I'm excited!" She grinned goofily as he leaned down to kiss her. "Wait, so Drake is coming too?" He nodded to answer after pecking her lips briefly, she could tell he was tired. Jay must have been too because he was asleep in his own bed and hadn't yet coming running through to be in their room.
"Oh yeah, Drake said Jay was mad quiet when he looked after him, he just played by himself for most of the day. Never spoke a word."
"Well, he's always like that with other people." She yawned and put her hand on his arm. "I don't know what we can do to help him fit in, y'know, socially."
"I do." She looked at him with a confused face waiting for him to tell her. "Drake's girlfriend is coming along to dinner too, she has a four year old kid as well so they bringing him with them." Nicki looked at him unsurely.
"Babe I don't know if that's such a good idea, I mean wh-"
"Shhhh!" She was about to open her mouth to cuss at him for shushing her like that but seeing his face she didn't. "Faree? What is it?" She whispered, he could hear how scared she was of his weird behaviour.
"Don't you hear that?" Sitting silently they both listened, surely enough she heard what he was talking about and moved closer to his body.
"What the fuck is that?" Her eyes were wide as the slight scratching sound got louder, almost as if it was coming nearer to them. Clutching at his shirt Nicki got even closer to Safaree. She could feel how tensed up he was. Without warning their door started to open.
"Holy shit!" Nicki jumped and lay back almost as soon as she sat up to see what it was. It was Jay walking in, slowly dragging his big beanie bear behind him. It must have been the sound of that being dragged on the wood flooring outside their room for a soon as he got on to their carpet the sound stopped. Both of them were now laughing at stupid they were being, jumping at every little sound.
"Mommy?" Nicki looked down and acknowledged him, pulling him and his bear up into bed with them.
"Jay, baby you gon' have to start sleeping in your own bed soon. Like a big boy, 'cause that's what you are isn't it?" He just nodded and climbed over her to try and get into his place, Safaree intervened and picked him up as he went to stand, unknowingly on Nicki's stomach. They both looked at each other and decided to leave him, after all they were both too tired.
*** Friday ***
The rest of the week seemed to fly by and now they were getting ready to have everyone over for dinner. Sat in the lounge room, Safaree was holding Alia close to his chest as Nicki started talking.
"What if this kid that's coming over tonight is mean to my baby?" she pouted and looked over at Jay who was stacking up all of his toys by size order. When Jay was around two years old they would always find random stacks of toys about the place, it took them ages to actually realise it was him doing it. He was diagnosed a couple weeks later when he turned three.
"I'm sure he'll be fine, Jay can handle his ass anyways!" He said it cockily and turned to look at her unimpressed face.
"My baby ain't gon' be a cocky ass like his father!" She stood up laughing and rubbed her hand across his cheek.
"But I still love you. Even when you're being a major asshole." she kissed him twice before disappearing into the kitchen.
They planned on telling everyone that Nicki was pregnant when they all arrived for dinner. They ahd talked long and heavily about whether or not to tell them about losing one of the babies and decided that they would keep it between themselves and ask Drake to keep it zipped. Nicki didn't want to have to explain it to them all and have everybody knowing. Safaree understood what she was trying to say and they both agreed to always think about that baby on it's birthday. She felt ridiculous crying about losing something she never knew she had but she couldn't help get emotional about it, understandably. But Safaree was always there and with him starting on the anti-depressants things were looking up...
*Ohh sorry guys that's all I have time for tonight :/ I just wanted one chapter where lots of things got resolved or achieved so now Safaree is starting on his mediaction and he and Drake are gonna be little guy buddies, Jay is gonna make a new friend >_> hopefully, the new baby is all good, and now they're about to announce the pregnancy *wipes brow* Now that is all sorted let's just see what happens next >:) I don't know when I will be posting again because I am a bit behind with my uni work right now :// so I will post whenever I can :)) Thanku guys for all the comments I received on chapter 11! I really appreciate you doing that, like a LOT! ^__^ Muuuah hope this was ok for you all!! Oh an I apologise for any typos or other mistakes, like in the last chapter I said Jay had his hands tightly over his eyes -__- I meant ears obviously XD*
Upon returning to Nicki's private room Safaree made sure to be quiet as he saw Nicki, Jay and Alia all asleep next to one another on the hospital bed. Alia was still secured in Nicki's arms and Jay was resting on her arm half under her covers. The sheets had finally been changed too. Faye was also in the room, writing on a chart.
"They must be exhausted." She cooed whilst looking at them. He smiled before realising the time.
"Yeah, I should probably get them home soon."
"Well...We could arrange for one extra bed in here if you want? That's all I can suggest, I'm pretty sure two more beds won't fit!" she giggled quietly.
"Well, I'll be fine on the chair but we might need a crib or somethin' for Lia?"
"Of course, I'll arrange for one to be brought up for you."
"You sure? I mean Ion wanna put you outta your way?"
"Don't be silly! I'd be glad too! I'll be right back" She turned around again before exiting. "...Uhm, but before I do go, what happened to your friend who was here earlier? Did he leave?" She was twiddling with the ends of her hair as she asked and Safaree immediately knew that she was feeling a type of way towards Drake.
"Yeah, he left a couple minutes ago. Sorry."
"Oh, no that's fine. It wasn't important." she gave a him a quick smile before leaving. He turned his attention back to his family all still sleeping. He wanted to go home and get some diapers and a clean babygro for Alia and some pyjamas for Jay to sleep in. Then Faye came back into the room quietly.
"I've arranged for some porters to bring up a crib from maternity. I just don't see the point of you driving all the way home at 11pm only to come straight back in the morning!" She smiled widely. He loved how enthusiastic she was, her type of personality and attitude were exactly what they needed to be around at a time like this. She was fairly young, Safaree thought, with quite pale skin and very blonde hair.
"Thanks." He smiled. "I think Imma have to go home anyway though, I need to pick up some stuff for Lia."
"If you're meaning diapers or anything else baby related we do have all of that here. We won't charge you!" she giggled again. He couldn't help but think she was a bit of a bimbo. Not at all in a mean way, just how she was.
"Word? Aight then, thank you." He rubbed his hands together and took a seat.
"The porters should be up soon, if you need anything don't hesitate to ask. I'll be over at the nurses station just outside Onika's room." She motioned to door before smiling again and leaving after he thanked her. He stayed still, just watching them sleep before moving Jay very carefully to a more comfortable position where he was laying down and under the covers with Nicki then he gently took Alia from Nicki's arms. It was a few minutes before the porters arrived, much to his annoyance they were quite noisly pushing the crib in and knocked down some equipment startling Nicki from her sleep. He looked at them angrily making sure to thank them, coldly. Apologising prof
"Sorry babe, they were jus' bringin' up a crib for this one." He nodded his head down to Alia, thankfully neither her or Jay had woken up.
"Oh. How long have a been sleep for?" She shifted a little, her ribs and stomach were still tender from falling over the night before.
"Maybe 'bout an hour. Listen, we really need to talk and I totally understand if you don't wanna tlk right now but we do need to talk." He said it quite nervously, reaching out for his arm she rubbed it soothingly.
"I'm up for talking now. If you are?" He sighed and looked up at her again.
"Yeah...You start though, I won't interrupt. Just listen, and then I'll talk." Sitting back a little he got comfortable and prepared to listen to his wife, like, really listen to what she had to say. She took in a huge breath and let it out slowly before starting to speak, she was rubbing her hand gently on Jay's head as she talked quietly.
"Well, Ion even know where to start. You wouldn't talk to me, you never let me in. To this day I still don't have a clue about how you were feeling or what you were thinking. I guess I just felt, alone." She looked down trying not to get emotional again. "It's been really hard trying to be strong for you and the kids but I felt like I didn't have a choice. I couldn't just break down and cry." She was actually crying at this point, he felt so awful. "I just...I want to know what is going on in your head, I want you to feel like you can talk to me Faree." She really let go after that, signalling to him that she had finished. He reached out for her free hand and held it tight.
"I am so sorry. I never, ever meant for you to feel like that. I honestly can't remember what I was thinking, but I know I felt empty. I mean, shit, I lost all my friends Nic." He started to tremble slightly. "And that kid, he was so fuckin' small and I just couldn't..." Swifty wiping a tear that escaped he shook his head. "There was nothing I could do and I don't know why but I just kept picturing Jay like that..." He stopped again, she knew he was done for now and squeezed his hand reassuringly.
"Hey, look at me." He did what she asked.
"Jay is safe, Alia is safe, we're safe and this little one in here is safe. Nothing is gon' happen to us. I promise."
"I love you. All of you." He skimmed his eyes across his sleeping children before returning his gaze back to her. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the anti-depressants, I was wrong for that. I hadn't taken any. Kellie prescribed them but, y'know I always be hearin' 'bout people gettin' hooked on the shit. I didn't want that to happen."
"If Kellie prescribed them babe, she was prolly thinkin' of you in the long-run. If you take them and don't feel comfortable with it in a few weeks you should stop and we'll see what else can be done. But honestly, if she gave them to you I think you should give it a try." She sniffled as she wiped the last of her tears away.
"I understand what you're sayin' and I am more than willing to try it for the sake of my family." He leaned in and kissed her also letting her kiss Alia's little head before he lay her in the pink crib. "Now, get some sleep. Ion know 'bout you but I am exhausted."
"You can't sleep on that! You'll wake up looking like a freaking hunch back!" She whispered loudly whilst stifling a giggle as he tried to get into a comfortable position on the chair.
"Well, move over then! Stop hogging the bed!" He laughed and stood up as she moved Jay smoothly. The bed was extremely wide, so Safaree didn't struggle to fit on. After kissing one another passionately they fell asleep as they always did, with Jay in between them whilst Alia was to the side of Nicki.
*** The Next Day ***
The doctor had returned that morning to talk to Nicki an Safaree about what had happened, as when he informed Safaree about her losing a twin she was sleeping. They left after Faye did another scan just to show Nicki her baby and tell her that she was almost 11 weeks pregnant.
They were both relieved to see the house looking spotless, Drake had obviously tidied up after himself. In a way Nicki was hoping that Safaree would enjoy Drake's company, after all it had been over a month since he really had any contact with anyone other than herself and the kids. Laying in bed that evening Nicki decided to bring the topic up. she was laying flat whilst he was sat upright watching TV with the sound down, he always did that when he watched the news.
"Babe?"
"Yeeeaah?" He prolonged his answer mockingly.
"What do you think of Drake?" She tilted her head his way as he looked down at her next to him.
"Well, at first I thought he was a dick." She couldn't help but laugh at how casually he said it before letting him continue.
"But after yesterday, Ion know I guess he's ok. Still a bit cocky for me, ain't nobody as good at bein' cocky as me!" This was what she missed. Their pointless, stupid conversations. She just smiled at him.
"I think it would be good for you to have a guy friend to have around. Y'know what I'm sayin'?"
"Yeah. I mean we had a good talk yesterday. No arguments, so I asked him 'round for dinner with us on Friday when your family come over." Nicki instantly beamed, she didn't know they were coming.
"How long they coming for? And why didn't you tell me?"
"They stayin' for the weekend so Cai can come too but your dad can't make it anymore. He's got some business meeting to go to or somethin'" He wrinkled his brow trying to think. "...Anyway, your Mom, Cai and Jelani will be over at noon, on Friday."
"Now I'm excited!" She grinned goofily as he leaned down to kiss her. "Wait, so Drake is coming too?" He nodded to answer after pecking her lips briefly, she could tell he was tired. Jay must have been too because he was asleep in his own bed and hadn't yet coming running through to be in their room.
"Oh yeah, Drake said Jay was mad quiet when he looked after him, he just played by himself for most of the day. Never spoke a word."
"Well, he's always like that with other people." She yawned and put her hand on his arm. "I don't know what we can do to help him fit in, y'know, socially."
"I do." She looked at him with a confused face waiting for him to tell her. "Drake's girlfriend is coming along to dinner too, she has a four year old kid as well so they bringing him with them." Nicki looked at him unsurely.
"Babe I don't know if that's such a good idea, I mean wh-"
"Shhhh!" She was about to open her mouth to cuss at him for shushing her like that but seeing his face she didn't. "Faree? What is it?" She whispered, he could hear how scared she was of his weird behaviour.
"Don't you hear that?" Sitting silently they both listened, surely enough she heard what he was talking about and moved closer to his body.
"What the fuck is that?" Her eyes were wide as the slight scratching sound got louder, almost as if it was coming nearer to them. Clutching at his shirt Nicki got even closer to Safaree. She could feel how tensed up he was. Without warning their door started to open.
"Holy shit!" Nicki jumped and lay back almost as soon as she sat up to see what it was. It was Jay walking in, slowly dragging his big beanie bear behind him. It must have been the sound of that being dragged on the wood flooring outside their room for a soon as he got on to their carpet the sound stopped. Both of them were now laughing at stupid they were being, jumping at every little sound.
"Mommy?" Nicki looked down and acknowledged him, pulling him and his bear up into bed with them.
"Jay, baby you gon' have to start sleeping in your own bed soon. Like a big boy, 'cause that's what you are isn't it?" He just nodded and climbed over her to try and get into his place, Safaree intervened and picked him up as he went to stand, unknowingly on Nicki's stomach. They both looked at each other and decided to leave him, after all they were both too tired.
*** Friday ***
The rest of the week seemed to fly by and now they were getting ready to have everyone over for dinner. Sat in the lounge room, Safaree was holding Alia close to his chest as Nicki started talking.
"What if this kid that's coming over tonight is mean to my baby?" she pouted and looked over at Jay who was stacking up all of his toys by size order. When Jay was around two years old they would always find random stacks of toys about the place, it took them ages to actually realise it was him doing it. He was diagnosed a couple weeks later when he turned three.
"I'm sure he'll be fine, Jay can handle his ass anyways!" He said it cockily and turned to look at her unimpressed face.
"My baby ain't gon' be a cocky ass like his father!" She stood up laughing and rubbed her hand across his cheek.
"But I still love you. Even when you're being a major asshole." she kissed him twice before disappearing into the kitchen.
They planned on telling everyone that Nicki was pregnant when they all arrived for dinner. They ahd talked long and heavily about whether or not to tell them about losing one of the babies and decided that they would keep it between themselves and ask Drake to keep it zipped. Nicki didn't want to have to explain it to them all and have everybody knowing. Safaree understood what she was trying to say and they both agreed to always think about that baby on it's birthday. She felt ridiculous crying about losing something she never knew she had but she couldn't help get emotional about it, understandably. But Safaree was always there and with him starting on the anti-depressants things were looking up...
*Ohh sorry guys that's all I have time for tonight :/ I just wanted one chapter where lots of things got resolved or achieved so now Safaree is starting on his mediaction and he and Drake are gonna be little guy buddies, Jay is gonna make a new friend >_> hopefully, the new baby is all good, and now they're about to announce the pregnancy *wipes brow* Now that is all sorted let's just see what happens next >:) I don't know when I will be posting again because I am a bit behind with my uni work right now :// so I will post whenever I can :)) Thanku guys for all the comments I received on chapter 11! I really appreciate you doing that, like a LOT! ^__^ Muuuah hope this was ok for you all!! Oh an I apologise for any typos or other mistakes, like in the last chapter I said Jay had his hands tightly over his eyes -__- I meant ears obviously XD*
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