Kierus's P.O.V

-Monday- (August 21st, Karter's First Day of Preschool)

"Mom! Wake up! Wake Up! It's time for school."Karter says, jumping up and down on my bed, I smiled and rolled over to see 6:30 A.M. on the clock.

"Alright Mommy's big boy."I say smiling at him, I get out of the bed and led him to his personalized batman bathroom.

"Did you take a shower?"I questioned, he put his hand over his mouth stalling, I took that as a no and ran his bath water so he could be fresh.

I took his clothes off and seen a purple ring under his nipple.

"Karter what's this?"I pointed to the mark, he looked down and his eyes got watery, Mommy mode was activated.

Cause whoever touched my son in anyway shape or form. Was gonna feel me period.

"Talk to me babyboy, who did this to you."I say again.

He hugged me tightly and I hugged my babyboy back.

"Mommy, I can't tell you, I promised him I won't ever tell."He explained. I cut the water off and put him in there. I took his batman towel and put soap on it.

I wash his back, arms, and legs. Once I got to his chest and underneath his nipple he winced a little bit.

"Karter please tell me."I pleaded.

Cause as soon as I find out, it's an automatic problem period.

"Daddy's girlfriend did it."He says lowly.

"Who's the bitch."

"Mommy that's a bad word."I chuckled at his facial expressions, but in all honesty they both are going to get it period

I rinse him off and put a towel around him and we both made our way towards his room. I turned on the light to reveal a Mickey Mouse theme room.

This boy is a bandwagon, one minute he like superheroes, one minute he like cartoon characters.

"Did daddy know about it?"I say continuing the conversation.

He nodded, I got confirmation and that's all I needed. I grabbed him his Nike outfit and his matching nike shoes to go with it.

"Your not going back over there. You hear me?"I say rubbing lotion over his body and brushing his waves to the front.

"Why?"

He put on his boxers and started putting on his own clothes.

"Cause I'm not letting anything bad happen to you anymore, if he wants to see you. He will make his way over here."

I will be damned if she ever put her hands on my son again.

"Ok."

He was fully dressed, and I started to tear up. My little boy is growing up.

I spray some cologne on him and smiled.

"Eww, mom why you crying."He says making a funny face, I smiled and hugged him.

"Your so big now, but anyways did you brush your teeth?"

"Yes see." He smiled really big and blew his breath in my face, making me smell his minty colgate breath.

"Good, little young men should always look clean and smell clean."

He nodded and went downstairs. I brush my teeth and wash my face and put my curly hair in a bun. As long as breath clean and my hair is in a bun. I will go out looking anyway for my son.

I went downstairs to see breakfast on the table and Khari talking to my son, I rolled my eyes because I haven't spoken to him in two days and we both live in the same apartment.

I grabbed my keys and poured a cup of apple juice. Khari was talking to him about school and was he ready to play girls.

Little does he know, that's a no no.

"Come on Karter we gotta get you to school."I say interrupting their conversation, I looked dead at Khari while talking to my son.

"Okay, can I take my waffle with me?"

"It will be here when you get back, and plus you can eat breakfast at school."

Khari mean mugged me and then turn his attention back on Karter.

"I'll tell you what little man, I'll make you more waffles when you get back from school."He says, while putting his breakfast in the microwave.

"Really Khari?"Karter says with an excitement.

"Really, now give me some."He says putting his hand up for a high five. I smiled at the little moment that they had.

But then I remember why i'm not talking to him.

"Come on, your gonna be late Karter."

He gets up and grabs his Paw Patrol backpack and went towards the car. I put the glass dish back in the sink.

Before I could walk out the kitchen, Khari grabbed my arm and turned me towards him.

"Don't touch me."I exclaimed and snatch my arm out of his grip.

"You gotta stop this shit, it's not even cute."I chuckled.

"You think I'm ignoring you to get your attention? Khari please kiss my ass and leave me the hell alone."I semi-yelled.

"I will gladly do it, and with one knee."He says laughing, I mean mugged him and waved him off.

"I don't have time for you, I gotta make sure my SON gets to school."I say putting emphasis on the word son.

I tried walking away until he swung me back around to face him.

"Don't walk away from me, I'm not finished talking to you, being disrespectful as fuck right now."

Khari eyes was doing that changing color shit. Weird as fuck and what kind of eye genes he has.

"I don't give a fuck about me being disrespectful, my son is in the car right now by himself and you wanna finish having a conversation with me? Khari if you don't get out of my face."

"I wouldn't be in your face B If you didn't played this ignoring ass game of yours."He says angrily.

My face scrunched up from the way he was talking to me.

"I don't like the way your talking to me so therefore i'ma leave before I lose my cool."I snatch my arm from him and walked out the house before he could protest.

I got in the car and cranked it up to see a sleepy Karter in it.

I pulled off making a right turn towards the way his school was.

My phone started ringing and I grabbed it to see that it was Pablo.

Great, another man that I gotta deal with.

"What!"I yelled into the phone.

"Damn, what's your problem? And where's my son?"He questioned.

"Speaking of that, why does my son have a bruise underneath his chest Pablo?"

"I don't fucking know, he's been around you and I know you ain't sat there and let another nigga put they hands on my son."I looked at the phone when those words came out.

I know damn well he ain't just go there with me.

"Nigga what the fuck! Don't you ever question my parenting skills for Karter, and just so you know whatever girl or thot you got around my son getting that ass beat."

He sighed and rambled on about his fathering skills and how he won't let no hoe come between him and his son. I know Pablo and Pablo is a fucking liar.

"Whatever Pablo like I said, Your girlfriend is getting her ass beat for touching my fucking son and you too so with that being said don't call my phone no more."

"You ain't doing shit!"A random girl says in the background.

"Whatever bitch but I know this, I bet you ain't gotta worry about touching my fucking son anymore cause i'm gonna break every bone in your fucking body hoe, and believe that."I yelled.

I hung up the phone pulling into the school. I turned around to see Karter still sleeping, boy he's a heavy sleeper.

I swear this is the only reason I live.

"Baby it's time for school."his eyes shot opened and he got out the car to greet the other kids. I rolled down my window and said my I love you's and I pulled off.

Before I knew it, I was back at the house. Please dear lord give me the strength to deal with this man today.

I opened the door to see Khari on the phone with somebody. He noticed that I was in the room and he quickly ended his call.

"What are you doing?"I say out of curiosity, I need to know what he's doing at all times cause this case is major.

"Handling my business."

"Khari, don't play with me i'm not even in the mood."I closed the door behind me and went towards the refrigerator for a Kool-Aid Jammer.

"I don't care."

That struck a nerve because before I knew it, I had my hands wrapped around his throat and he was against the wall, angry as hell.

"Stop playing with me Taylor, I told you I'm not even in the mood and your not about to jeopardize my job because you wanna be reckless with your drop calls."

"If you don't get your hands from my throat, it's gonna be me and you."I smiled to test his patience.

"What are you gonna do, your the one against the wall."

"Don't underestimate me Kierus."

"Or what."I say teasing him, he chuckles and bit his lip. Which is another thing I found attractive.

His hands finds my waist and he quickly throws me over his shoulders.

"Put me down."I long ago dropped my juice on the floor. He takes me from his shoulders and puts me against the wall.

"No, stop this damn attitude."

"Attitude? Nigga I don't have to do what you sa"

I was interrupted by him crashing his lips into mine, I deepened the kiss and finding my hands in his hair.

I pulled away first and shook my head.

"No, I c-cant."

"Why?"I eased myself down and avoided contact.

"Cause I'm not doing this with you and I can't do it with you."I protested.

He looked at me like I was crazy.

"Stop letting this damn job tell you who you can love and fuck."

I walked away before my anger rises, what if he was right? Am I falling for him?