We took her home and she was an angel.. For about two hours and then she was crying again and my chest swelled up telling me that she was hungry again. I sighed and got up to feed her. This went on all day long and Michael took the week off to help with the baby. He did his share during the day and I did mine at night. Only, I have the milk so I'm not sure how this would work out and its daytime now. Michael went to the kitchen and got an empty bottle that we bought for her.

Michael: Take this.

Suesie: What am I supposed to do with it?

Michael: Fill it up, what else?

I felt a little funny about what he just said and slightly smiled.

Suesie: Michael, I can't right now okay? I'm feeding her.

Michael: All this week I'll do the day shifts and you feed her at night. So therefore, go and I'll find out how to calm her down.

Suesie: Michael..

Michael: Suzanne, this is not an option. Just go and come back so that you can get some rest.

I looked at Leona for a while and then sighed.

Suesie: I guess..

I went and tried to figure out how to fill the bottle up. After a while, I did. It seems I have to squeeze it into the bottle. I came back and handed him the bottle.

Michael: Thank you.

Suesie: Mhmm. Can I have my baby back?

Michael: He's right here. Want a kiss?

Suesie: Not you! Leona.

I crossed my arms.

Michael: But I just got her. She needs to know who her daddy is.

Suesie: And she needs to know who birthed her. Now hand her over.

Michael didn't argue with me, he simply kissed Leona and then handed her over to me. I held her close and began to feed her again. Michael just watched and he loved what he was seeing.

Michael: The two most beautiful girls in the world that I love are sitting right here before my very eyes.

Suesie: You're the sweetest man I know.

Michael chuckled.

Michael: I'm the only man you know.

Suesie: What about your brothers?

He bit his lip and then smiled.

Michael: They're boys to you but men to their women.

Suesie: What makes you think that?

Michael: I'm the only man you love and let's face it, I'm the only man you've ever met.

Suesie: So what does that make your father?

Michael: Joseph is Joseph. Simple as that.

Suesie: Michael, what do you have against him?

I threshold my head once I remembered.

Suesie: Never mind.. I'm sorry.

Michael: To change the subject, I shall now kiss you and our new born daughter and thank you afterwards.

He kissed us as promised then said thank you.

Suesie: You're welcome.

Michael: You're not going to ask me why anymore?

Suesie: Nope.

Michael: Please?

Suesie: No.

Michael: Why not?

Suesie: Because I already know. You've told me over million times.

Michael shrugged.

Michael: So.. I like telling you why.

Suesie: Why?

He smiled and sat down beside me.

Michael: Because it brings us closer together..

The phone rang.

Suesie: I'll get it.

Michael: No Suzanne, I got it. You stay here.

Suesie: Tell Lisa I said hello.

Michael paused and I stood up.

Suesie: I've got it Michael, now sit.

I handed him Leona who was now fast asleep and covered my chest with my shirt. I answered the phone and then..

Chris: Seven more years Princess..

I hung up and I tried to calmly walk past the bedroom without showing any signs of fear, sadness or something being wrong.

Michael: Who was it Suzanne?

I just kept walking and passed up the room. I went into the bathroom and tried to wash my face before Michael busted in there asking what's wrong.. Along with my voice. I needed to sound like I wasn't crying. I smiled and then I heard a knock at the door.

Michael: Baby?

Suesie: She's where ever you put her.

Michael: Suzanne..

Suesie: What?

Michael: What's wrong? Why is the door locked?

Suesie: Because I locked it.

Michael: Unlock it.

Suesie: No.

Michael: Sue..

Suesie: No.

Michael: Suzanne..

Suesie: Just go away and I'll be out in a few minutes.

Michael sighed and walked away. I came out after a while and went to go hold Leona for a while. But before I could even step foot out the bathroom, Michael popped out of nowhere and blocked my way.

Suesie: Goodness Michael, you almost gave me heart attack.

I smiled.

Michael: Who was that on the phone.

Suesie: Does it matter?

Michael: Yes, it does.

Suesie: Why? You don't see me hounding you about every person that calls you.

Michael was silent.

Suesie: Do you think I'm cheating?

He sighed and shook his head as he looked down.

Suesie: Wow. I can't believe that you would think I'd actually switch places with you and go out my way to cheat. I just had a baby! Your baby! Our baby! And you think that I'm cheating? Wow.

Michael: That's not it.

Suesie: Then what is it Michael?

Michael: I care about you.

Suesie: I care about you too.

Michael: But I'm worried about you. That's why I want to know.

Suesie: Why is it when I don't want to tell you, you pressure me but when it's you, I leave it alone?

Michael shrugged.

Michael: Because that's you and this is me. That's just how we are.

Suesie: Michael, if you don't trust me to be faithful then just say it.

Michael: I do trust you!

Suesie: Then what is it?

Michael: It was Chris wasn't it?

I was silent.

Michael: I knew it.. That devil will die.

Suesie: Michael.

Michael: I swear if he calls again, I will personally go and kill him in his cell!

Suesie: Michael Stop It!

Michael: Why should I?

Suesie: Because it's not right.. Nothing's working. We can't keep changing our number and we're not going to move.

Michael: Then what cane we do besides sit and wait?

I pulled out something from my pocket.

Suesie: We can record everything as evidence and bring it to the police.

I bet you can guess what I was holding.

Michael: I married genius! I Love You so much baby!

Suesie: I Love You too..

Just as he was about to kiss me, my breasts began to swell with milk and I heard the baby crying. I sighed.

Suesie: Hold on Leona, momma's coming.

I tried to feed her and then afterwards she kept crying.

Suesie: Baby what's the matter?

Michael: She wants her daddy.

Suesie: How do you know? She probably just wants me to sing to her.

Michael: I just do, like you knew it was time for her to feed.

Suesie: I don't trust you. I'll burp her.

I began to and after a while she burped with a little spit up. Thank goodness I grabbed her blanket. I looked at her and she opened her eyes. I smiled.

Suesie: Hi! How are you?

I said in a tone that moms speak to their babies in. Leona just looked at me.

Michael: Let me try.

Suesie: No. I want to have a chance to love on my daughter.

Michael: Your daughter?

Suesie: Yes.

Michael: Don't you mean our daughter?

Suesie: Nope.

Michael: So I guess you produced your own sperm and got her.

Suesie: I guess so.

Michael: Then why does she look like me?

Suesie: Because I'm married to you.

Michael: Oh. But why do you have to be married to me just to have a child? I mean, I saw an unmarried teen with a baby in high school.

Suesie: She got divorced.

Michael nodded.

Michael: Fair enough.

Suesie: Yup.

It was silent and I began to make the baby smile.

Michael: But what about what we did in high school and in this bed? What did that do?

Suesie: Prove our love for each other.

Michael: But.. But.. How was she made with just you?

Suesie: I told you. We got married and then I decided to have her.

Michael: Just like I wanna have you?

Suesie: Yep.. Wait, what?

I turned my head to see Michael hovering over my shoulder. Just ready to touch me. I was panicing on the inside but calm on the outside. Michael kissed my shoulder and continued up to my neck.

Suesie: Michael.. M-Michael stop. I still have the baby!

Michael: Give her to me.

Suesie: No!

Michael: I can easily use my sexual dominance against you right now.

Suesie: Well, don't. I don't want to moan in front of the baby.

Michael: Then hand her over.

Suesie: Michael no.

He went on and I just tried to pretend that he wasn't there. I knew if I tried to push him away, he'd grab my arm and force me to lay down, which he would then kiss me until I'm weak then he'd take her from me.. Oh yeah, I know my husband. I smiled at the baby and surprisingly, she smiled back and I gasped.

Michael: You give up?

Suesie: She smiled at me!

Michael looked and sure enough, she was smiling.

Michael: Is that you smiling? Is that daddy's baby smiling?

He said as he tickled her and she began to laugh. That caused me to laugh.

Suesie: This is so adorable! I can't believe she's smiling at us!

Michael: She has such a beautiful smile.. Just like her mommy.

Suesie: No.. She has my eyes, that's all.. She has your wonderful smile.

Michael: You mean my sexy smile?

Suesie: Sexy? No, handsome? Maybe.. Wonderful and gorgeous, yes.

Michael put his hand on his heart and let out a surprised sound.

Michael: Well I never!

Suesie: Michael sit down and quit talking like that! You don't sound normal..

Michael lowered his voice deeper than he should've because he went to his irresistible voice.

Michael: So should I talk like this?

He said in my ear. I closed my eyes and then looks  down as I shook my head.

Suesie: N-no.

Michael: Why not? It's lower than before like you wanted.

Suesie: I meant your regular voice!

I groaned and stood up with Leona in my arms. I had to get out of there. I couldn't allow myself to show my weak side around her.. Especially at this age. She's way too young..

Michael: Wait a minute Sue, where are you going?

Suesie: Away from you.

Michael: Why?

Suesie: Because I don't want the baby to be exposed to what we do.

Michael: Which is?

Suesie: How do you think she got here?

Michael: That's what I'm trying to figure out, considering the fact that you said you made her by yourself.

I was silent and then I began to laugh but I stuffled it.

Suesie: My body functions the way God intended it to.

I put my hand on the knob and opened the door.

Michael: Now where are you going?

Suesie: To eat.

We disappeared and came back in an hour.

Michael: What took you so long?

Suesie: Didn't you hear the music from the TV?

Michael: No..

Suesie: How could you not?

Michael: I um.. I was in the shower.

Suesie: But if you focused, you still would've heard it.

Michael: I.. Had water in my ears.

Suesie: Well, Mr. I-Can't-Hear-A-Thing.. Why are you talking like that?

Michael: I um.. I have a problem..

Suesie: Well fix it because I'm tired and the baby needs changing too.

Michael: Change her then put her to bed..

Suesie: Why?

Michael: Please?

I sighed and changed her diaper. I sang her to sleep and went back to the bedroom. I fell face down onto the bed and sighed. His hand rubbed my back and I looked at him.

Michael: You feel like solving one last problem?

Suesie: Michael, I'm not in the mood for sex.. I'm tired.

He smiled.

Michael: Its nothing like that.

Suesie: Then what is it?

Michael reached over and got a notebook.

Michael: I need help with finishing this..

Suesie: What is it?

Michael: Its a poem.

Suesie: Read it for me.

Michael looked at me for a while and then began to recite it.

Michael: Brown eyes, black hair.
Her love flows everywhere.
Mother of one, lover of.. That's the part I need help with but there's more..

Suesie: Let me hear everything.

Michael: Okay..
Brown eyes, black hair.
Her love flows everywhere.
Mother of one, lover of..
My life, my wife.
More strength than a man,
Pain was her life.
Now..
Now she's the love of my life.

Michael briefly paused and looked at me and began to finish his poem without looking at the notebook.

Michael: A pretty white smile,
Could be spotted for miles.
Rare beauty and endless love,
No words could emphasize my love..
My love for her..

Suesie: Beautiful.

Michael: Thank you..

It was silent for a while and then I finally spoke.

Suesie: Life.

Michael: What?

Suesie: Lover.. of life.

Michael: Really?

Suesie: I know what's expected of me and I hate it. I hate my past but I don't want to die. I have something to live for now.. I have you, a family and a baby to live for. I don't wanna give any of that up. If I had to chose life or death, I'd want to live.. Trust me, I know what's coming and I hate it.

Michael: Life, huh?

Suesie: Yeah.

He nodded and then smiled.

Michael: Mother of one.. Lover of life..

He said as he wrote it down.

Michael: But what about?..

Suesie: Just read it.

Michael: Oh.. I get it. You're the lover of your life and mine.

Suesie: Perfect.

Michael leaned down and kissed my forehead, then smiled.

Michael: I Love You Suzanne.. You're so precious to me. A priceless beauty that I'd never share.

Suesie: Alright Mr. Jackson, are you a poet now?

Michael: Please don't-. Never mind. I think I am, actually.

He chuckled.

Suesie: Okay love.

Michael: Sleep well, okay? We have a long day tomorrow.

Suesie: Its still light out..

Michael: But you're tired.

Suesie: Michael..

Michael: Listen, I got this. You just gave birth to our daughter and you need rest. Sleep, okay?

Suesie: Okay.. Michael?

Michael: Hmm?

Suesie: Thank you.

Michael: You're welcome baby.

Leona began to cry and I sighed before I opened my eyes.

Michael: No, I got her.

He got up without another word and I was asleep when he came back. By the way, start the countdown. This will be ending soon.