~Los Angeles,

•07/01 {Saturday, 11:36 A.M}

~*~ Dorian ~*~

"This color is disgusting, we're not buying that ! " I said, grimacing at the onesie Docia was holding up. We were currently shopping for Herica and Iman's baby, Jamala, who was born last week. We were going to pay them a visit to meet the baby and see how they were doing later on the day. 

"What are you talking about ? It's pink and cute for a new born. She'll look so cute in it." She argued and rolled her eyes. We couldn't agree on one thing and we were at Walmart since an hour already. 

"This pink is not cute though. It's flashy ! C'mon now, you're not serious, do you ? You can't be serious. It's horrible. She was born about a week ago and you already want to ruin her life ? "

She smacked her teeth and put it back, "Okay, Mr. I Know Everything, what should we get then ? "

"Something that is actually cute."

She sighed in annoyance as she was shaking her head, with her right hand resting on her forehead. She mumbled something under her breath and then talked directly to me, "I wish good luck to the woman who'll get kids with you in the future." 

"Yeah, I know, me too." 

She chuckled, "You're irritating." 

It'd been two weeks since we made up and things were going very well. When we said that we were going to work on our communication, we kept our words and did so. We also worked on our patience with each other, mainly me and we decided to be more comprehensible on a daily basis, to avoid petty and non-sense arguments. We also discussed about our future, mainly babies and we both agreed that now wasn't the right time. We weren't saying that for the couple, but for each one of us, individually. Docia was more ready than me though, but she wasn't totally ready to started anything to achieve her ''project''.

Things improved between us, but I couldn't say the same for RJ and Lani. It was very awkward between the two and I was afraid of their story coming to an end. But maybe that's what they need to find each other again. Sometimes, time apart is the only solution. But I didn't want them to have to go through a breakup. Lani was miserable and I felt so bad for her. Whenever I was checking up on her, she was crying. RJ him was doing his thing and was acting like nothing was affecting him, but I could see the hurt in his eyes and even in his behavior. You could clearly see that they were lost without each other. 

The love was sure still here, it didn't go away. 

But it was tough. At the twins' graduation, I thought that it was going to be the end of the world, that's how much the tension was reigning that day. Then RJ officially came back home from his little vacation, and Lani and myself were at his crib on this day. Let me tell that I'd never felt that much uncomfortable in my whole life. I felt like the place was about to explode with all that tension. Well, RJ at least congratulated Lani for graduating college again, so you could see that he still cared. 

Well, we'll see how it'll go in a couple of days. 

"Are you listening to me ? " Docia snapped her fingers before my face. 

"Uh...No. Sorry, I was thinking about my cousin and soon to be in-law."

"It's still rocky between them ? "

"Yes, the tension is palpable. Yo ! You'll need ten knives to cut it. That's crazy."

"No matter what happen, don't intervene in their relationship, Dorian. Maybe it'll make it worse. You don't know all the details."

I frowned slightly, "How did you know ? "

"You had that facial expression." She showed me, "I noticed that you make this face whenever you're plotting or in a trance. It felt more like plotting this time."

I narrowed my eyes at her, "Oh so we're learning face expressions now ? "

She smiled, "Excuse me for showing attention. I won't care about you anymore, it's a promise." 

"I don't like that I know everything better than you attitude of yours. It's annoying." 

"What ? "

"Yeah, it's not because you're older than me  --what I'm still not too sure of-- that you know everything and me absolutely nothing. And you're still analyzing people, what I told you about this ? "

"I'm not the only one who does that though, but it's such a problem because I'm a therapist. Everybody analyses everybody, it's not just me. And I know we said that we were going to work on our communication and so be more open and honest with each other, but don't take advantage of the situation to insult me and talk to me any kind of way. Respect me, lil' boy."

"And I'm not your son." 

"Thanks, God." 

My mouth opened widely as well as my eyes while I placed my hand on my chest and gasped dramatically, "Oh my Lord ! I am outraged ! Take those words back."

"That was for lowkey, but highkey saying that I'm an arrogant woman. What I'm not. I won't take those words back."

"Well, you have a big nose and a huge forehead too. But I guess that you're still pretty. I'd always been interested into UFOs and all that alien type of thing. Aliens are known to not have nose though. What are you exactly ? "

This time she gasped and turned around to face me. I looked everywhere, but at her and acted like I was searching something in the air, "What did you say ? "

"Oh, nothing."

"No, no, no, no ! You're going to repeat yourself." I locked my mouth with my imaginary key and threw it away, "My fist is waiting." I shrugged and gestured that I lost the key to my mouth. 

"Dorian ! " This fool actually pinched my nipple. But fortunately she didn't do it too hard, it just tickled a bit that's all. 

"OH ! Don't touch me ! That's what we're doing now, pinching nipples and thing." I said with my Jamaican accent, "You wouldn't like it if I'd do the same. Let me try this." 

"Don't ! " She pushed my hand away. 

"Nah fam, we have to be equal." I tried to pinch her nipple again, but she turned away from me and tried to run, but I had good reflexes and caught her, "Where are you going ? "

She laughed while covering her boobs. Today she was wearing a summer dress that was accentuating well her curves and the v-neck was giving a very great look on her titties. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail, what was allowing the world to see her beautiful face better. I didn't know why she wasn't doing this hairstyle more often because it was really showing her facial beauty, I loved it. 

"Dorian, pleeeeeaaaase ! Don't do this." 

"What I get if I don't do this ? "

She looked up at me and kissed her lips, "Really dude ? Are you serious ? "

"Do I look like a joke to you ? "

"You want a honest answer ? " I stale faced her and she laughed, "Okay, okay ! What do you want ? " I unwrapped my arms around her waist and hummed for a moment. She got annoyed and slightly hit my stomach, "C'mon ! We don't have forever. What do you want ? "

"Stop abusing me before I call the cops on you." 

"You better not. Now, can you answer my previous question ? " 

I licked my bottom lip and looked at her with an arched brow, "That ass." Her sudden expression killed me as I burst out laughing, holding my stomach. 

"You're stupid, I swear." 

Once I gained my composure back, I straightened up and finally spoke, "You asked, I answered."

"Let's go to Carter's before I choke you in this aisle." She grabbed my hand.

"Ouuhhh, we're getting a little sexual here. I see you, girl ! " I used my ratchet voice and snapped my fingers in a Z motion. 

She dropped my hand immediately, "You're sooooo irritating." She started to walk away, acting like she was mad, but I knew that she wasn't. I fast walked after her and kissed her cheek as she giggled, "Really irritating."

"You know you can't live without me, woman." 

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"Aw ! Thank you guys so much for all the gifts ! I love them and I'm sure Jamala does too. Right, princess ? Right ? " It was so handsome to see Herica that happy. She looked full of happiness and joy with her new life. She had found love again and she became a mother for the second time. I smiled thinking about Aria and how happy she would be to have a little sister. During one of our multiples conversations, she did confess that she'd always wanted a little sister. Her wish came true. I looked up and grinned, thanking the little angel and God for putting some light into Herica's heart and life. 

"Can I hold her or do I have to pass an exam for that ? " I asked, eager to officially meet my niece. 

"Well, actually..." My best friend started. 

"Are you serious ? "

"Just have to make sure that your hands are clean. Let me see." I rolled my eyes. I washed my hands three times and under her surveillance, then cleaned them with sanitizer at least five times. I knew that she was doing it to protect her child against gems, but damn ! 

"I think it's okay, baby." Iman came to my rescue. 

"I'll thank God for your creation tonight, bro." I said and he laughed shaking his head. Soon, I had the little Jamala in my arms. She was so small and smelt so good, "Hey ! You're so beautiful." Right after I said that, my phone began to ring in my pocket, bothering the baby as she started crying. I rocked her, trying to calm her, but it seemed like she wanted her mommy, so I gave her back to her mother. 

"Aw, princess. It's okay. It's just a phone, that will soon become one of your best friends." Iman said, making all the people that was in the room chuckle. I looked around quickly and couldn't find Docia. 

Where was she at ? 

I sighed and pulled my phone out, seeing that Su was the one who called me. I was about to call her back, but I then received a message and it was from her. I read it twice, not believing what was happening and at the third time, I got it. 

"Oh shit ! " Suzanne was at the hospital, about to give birth to her baby. It couldn't be possible. My little cousin was going to be a mother, at seventeen years old. What ?! She just got out of high school. Why was it occurring ? How was it possible ? Well, I knew how and why, but it was just mind blowing to me. 

"Are you okay ? " Herica asked and I nodded my head quickly.

"I need to find Docia. We have to go." 

"What's going on ? "

"Suzanne is at the hospital, she's about to have her baby." 

"Oh wow ! Okay, hurry up."

"Tell her congrats for us." Iman added and I showed them my thumbs up.

"Docia ? " I called as I was making my way to the front door. Their house --well, mansion-- was too big for me to start searching her in every room. So, I called her. 

"I'm here." I heard a sniff and there she was coming towards me, with tears falling from both of her eyes. I felt bad instantly. We were in the month of July and so approaching an important day for her. The day her son died. It must not be easy for her to witness Herica's bundle of joy like that. 

"I'm sorry. I should've--"

"No, no, I'm fine." She wiped her eyes with a napkin, "I'm perfectly fine, just a little emotional, that's all. I saw the baby and I just...I just...The tears started to fall uncontrollably and I couldn't stop myself." I almost wanted to beat my ass for not noticing that she was gone for so long. I was so absorbed by Jamala. 

"Are you sure ? "

"Yes. Why were you calling me ? "

"Uh..." I bit on my bottom lip, "Suzanne is having the baby today. I can drop you off before to go to the hospital or maybe you want me to stay with you or..."

"I can still call an Uber, so you won't be late. She said that she wanted you to be there when it'll happen. Well, it's happening and you're not there yet, so yeah. Hurry up, I'll be alright."

"But--"

"Dorian, your little cousin needs you right now, it's one of the most important day of her life, just go. I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself. I'll see you later. Okay ? "

"Okay. Call me when you made it home and I'll call you before to come." We kissed and I was then out to join my family at the hospital, hoping that she hadn't stared the real work yet. I had to be there on time. 

What Docia just did was giving her more bonus points. Other women would be so selfish and would want me to stay with them. They wouldn't care about my family the way Docia did. She was truly an amazing woman and I was lucky to have her in my life. 

I really couldn't lose her. 

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A/N: That last sentence means so much, you have no idea, but you'll know what exactly he meant by that in the next chapters 🙃 Anyways, hope that you enjoyed that filler chapter 😁

Two chapters left + the epilogue.

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