Sequoia

I sit up on my elbow at the sound of rustling in my room, with my eyes squinting at the light invading them. I hear footsteps coming from the bathroom, then Justin is revealed in nothing. Seriously he's completely naked but he's freshly showered, his hair is wet and dripping over his forehead. I was way too sleepy to react in the way I wanted to, that being pushing him on the bed and riding him or simply getting on my knees for him but Justin wouldn't let that happen.

"Shit, did I wake you angel? I'm sorry." Justin apologizes quickly, then grabs a towel near by and walks to my side of the bed. I smile at him lazily, then sigh as I feel him lean on the bed and stroke my cheek with the pad of his thumb. His eyes search my face for a moment, then a grin breaks out on to his lips. "You're beautiful, do I tell you that enough?"

Jesus Christ, of course you do.

I shrug my shoulders with a slight blush upon my cheeks causing the sheets to fall off and expose my naked body, but I quickly bring the sheet back around me and Justin chuckles. He reaches forward and pulls the sheet down so that my breast were exposed to him once again, I roll my eyes. "What do you think you're doing? " I ask with a small laugh, he wiggled his eyebrows and lowers his head down to my chest.

"I can't kiss you?"

"You have work, once you kiss me I'm sure you won't stop. You have too many tardies already because you couldn't keep your hands to yourself." he couldn't, Justin would literally have his hands on me anytime of the day as long as I'm around him. I honestly didn't mind either, He can touch me any kind of way.

Justin ignored me and proceeded foward, Feeling him place open mouth kisses on my breast causes me to sigh and lace my fingers through his already wet hair. His lips on my skin almost made me fall for it but I quickly removed my hands from his hair. "Justin , enough." I weakly protest as I feel his lips trail down to my stomach, oh god. "Justin."

He reluctantly pulled away with a groan and a frown on his lips, I smile partially satisfied because I got him to listen but I had my own problem now. Justin trudges to our closet and drops the towel, exposing his well sculpted back muscles. Looks like he wasn't the only horny one. I internally groan and shake away any thought of sexually touching him, I had things to do today.

One, Jade wanted to hang out with me today since we've been spending time apart. I with Justin and jade with Ryan, who was still sending her mixed signals. I had to talk, well, yell at him about playing with her emotions and he was going to listen. Or I was going to help Jade bust his car windows out, and I would love to watch Justin try help Ryan. No, I dare him to attempt to step in with his authoritive ways.

Even if he did, he wouldn't be able to handle Jade and I at the same time. No one really could, I remember once a while ago Jade's boyfriend at the time tried to lay his hand on her; we had him on the ground within seconds. And we ended up with a restraining order, but we didn't want to be anywhere near that man after that. He was manhandling her and I wasn't going to stand for that. There was a couple of times Jade and I had to fight her boyfriends, because she only hooked up with shady guys. But each time we were in it together, having each others backs even if it did happen often.

Don't judge us until you've been a few situations similar to ours.

Ridding the thoughts of jade and I's unfortunate events, I decide that it was a good idea to finally get up. I threw the sheet off of my body and swung my legs over the edge of the bed, having to hop down because of the size of the bed. Justin was still going through the process of getting dressed, only getting as far as a pair of boxers and socks.

I teasingly swiped my hand across his backside as I walked passed him, before I could make it into the bathroom Justin grabbed me and pulled my back to his chest. I gasped and smiled to myself when I felt his lips on the shell of my ear. "You can touch me but I can't touch you? How unfair." Justin whispered amusingly, his hands were on my bare hips by now. Suddenly, I feel Justin press his harden cock against my lower back and my eyes widen for a split second. "Thats not how it works."

Since I was naked, I was vulnerable to Justin's touch which lowered from my hips to my thighs. This couldn't happen now so I placed my hands over his to stop them. "That is how it works," I teased wiggling my way out of his firm grasp and managed to make my way into bathroom, away from a constantly aroused Justin.

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With a frustrated moan leaving my lips, I glanced at the mess of hair on the top of my head. Jade would be here any minute and my hair was everywhere, a tangled mess as it fell down my shoulders. Cursing as I ran another comb through my thick hair, it breaking before I could even get to the rest of my hair. Most of the time my hair was tough to deal with, I had a lot of it and I always wondered what it would be like if I just chopped it all off. It was just too much and each day, if I didn't add heat not even God could save it.

I literally go through at least three combs and two bottles of conditioners a week

I yanked open my drawer with hair care items and products, retrieving a wide tooth comb to run through my hair easier. Just as I picked it up, my phone rang beside me and I cursed yet again; failing to look at the number I aggressively pull the phone to my ear. "Hello?" I say almost too angrily.

"well that is no way to greet the one who birthed you, cheri." My mothers voice flowed through the speakers, I was surprised that she was even calling me after everything that happened; why was she calling me? Didn't she call me a slut, homewrecker, and compared me to the woman that my father cheated on her with? Why was I being contacted after almost a month of hearing nothing from her?

"Mother." I stated simply, not giving her much of a greeting because I wasn't so excited to talk to her at the moment. Pulling the phone from my ear, I pressed the speaker phone option and sat it back on my vanity table.

"Sequoia, how are you Bebe?"

''I'm fine, and you mama?" I say politely since I didn't want any arguments right now, I was tired of drama anyway. The line went silent for a second, then I hear her let out a sigh.

"I'm well, I called to check on you. " she admits, I was slightly upset she hadn't called to apologize for her behavior from a few weeks back. Shouldn't she apologize? It was only fair, I felt disrespected; all I did was tell the truth and I didn't use any profanities, well none I could recall. But then again, did I deserve everything she said to me? I mean I did play the homewecker and I did cause Penelope to be emotionally hurt, maybe I needed to hear the truth? "and to share some information to you. "

"Go on," I encourage then proceed to combing my hair with the large comb in my hair, the comb was heavy so I was sure it wasn't going to break anytime soon. My mother says nothing at first, and that slightly worries me but I keep my worries within my head.

"Its about your father, he wants to see you and I again." I cease all movements for a moment, he wanted to see us again? Was she sure, or was this just a distraction for me because I was still awaiting an apology.

I clear my throat to keep my voice from wavering, "Oh, is that so?" I ask with fake enthusiasm because surprisingly, I didn't want to see him. After years of wanting his affection and attention, I was uncertain if I even wanted it now. I'm twenty two now, I'm not a needy child anymore; he can stay where he is. "How did you find this out mama?"

"well he called me and we had a conversation, he asked about you many times and I gave him your number. Before we ended our call, he says he wants us to meet up." my mother informs me, I scoff audibly but I say nothing and continue to let her speak. "I did tell him you were in the states, but he insisted on you to move back immediately."

Who the hell did he think he was? It pissed me off that he was barely in my life but yet he wants to regulate what I do now, I'm not a teenager anymore. "Mother, no offence but I am an adult. He can't make me go anywhere and if you two want us to meet up so badly, then you come here. I'm not going to France."

My mother sighs, "cheri, just think about it. Your father and I agree about one thing, that's you coming home. I want you back, leave that man and come home." so that's what this shít is about? Justin, I could never leave him for no reason. There was no reason to leave, I love him and we have a nice relationship; why was trying so hard to end us? "Sweetie please, your relationship with him is based purely out of adultery, scandal even! Please listen to me when I say this! once a cheater, always a cheater."

I wanted to raise my voice so she could get it through her head; Justin wasn't like that anymore. As cliché as it sounds, he's changed for the better since being with me. She just couldn't accept the fact that Justin is a married man, who would be officially divorced within the next few week. My mother didn't understand our relationship, she didn't understand how we functioned. She just ignores everything else except the fact that we committed adultery.

"Mother, please, just let me be happy. I love Justin, he loves me and I know it. We make each other happy. " I nearly plead, I wanted her to accept the fact that Justin and I were serious; I wasn't going to end up broken. "Please." I say again, then listen as the line goes silent yet again until my mother mutters something incoherent.

"fine Cheri, fine. Just know if it doesn't go well , I'll be waiting here in France. So is that wonderful job opportunity, its all here for you." my mother's voice cracking slightly, causing my mood to go from furious to saddened. I get that she was concerned for me, but I had to learn things for myself and I couldn't run home to her if things don't go my way. Being an adult comes with failures, new experiences, and heart breaks; life period consisted of those. "You have a whole support team here, okay? Don't act like you don't. "

"I know Mama. "

Our conversation ending shortly afterwards without an apology of course, now I was back to thinking while I yanked a comb through my head full of thick hair. Thinking about justin and I, our situation was extremely bizarre because not all relationships like ours lasted. Not everyone could deal with a borderline obsessive ex wife on their tail, not everyone could manage to keep their disappointed parents off their backs, everyone wasn't us.

Justin and I were going to last.

Soon, I find myself staring at my own reflection in front of me fixing my already done makeup and lipstick. My hair pulled back into a high pony tail that curled down my back, I sigh and tilt my head to the side. Suddenly a figure appeared in my reflection, I yelp and turn towards the door to find Jade standing with her arms folded across her chest. "Are you ready?" she asks with a slight laugh, I place my hand over my chest and glare at her.

"When the hell did you get here?"

"Well I got here when the moaning and grunting started, I just assumed you and Justin were having sex and didn't want to intrude." only Jade. "Come to find out you were only wrestling with your hair."

"Shut up." I say simply as I stand from my vanity table and look around for my shoes and everything else, I hear jade snicker and plop down on my made bed. As I continue my search, I feel Jade's eyes on me intensely and I stop to give her a smile. "what?"

"Okay, why the hell do you look like you've swam in a pool of- I don't know- glitter and sunshine? You just got off the phone with your mother and you still look happy." Jade questioned, as she sat up and examined me. "Are you fùcking glowing? "

When am I not?

"Yes, thanks to a thing call bronzer and contouring I am." I reply sarcastically, smirking as she deadpanned and gave me the universal sign for fùck you.

"No, I mean this is different. You look more than happy, radiant or some shít. You have a pregnant lady glow to you, I would know because there is never a time where someone in my family isn't pregnant."

Pregnant lady? No way, nope!

Jade was crazy, maybe all that mess with Ryan had gotten to her or maybe she's been lacking sleep but whatever it was is making her think I was pregnant. "Well, there's no way that's possible. I take my birth control daily, I was at the doctor last month and I would be puking my brains out if that were true." I scoff and bend over to retrieve my shoes, I can feel Jade's eyes on me as I do so.

"I don't know Sequoia some women bodies react different, a lot of times birth control alone doesn't work. Do you guys use condoms?" She questions, and now I feel as if I were in Highschool sitting in a sex education class with an overly hot teacher. Jade is the overly hot teacher.

"No," I mumble as I snicker to myself, he and I never use condoms. I was on birth control and our relationship remained strictly monogamous. Suddenly Jade raises from my bed and disappears into the living area, I roll my eyes in annoyance because whatever she was going to do would be unnecessary. I wasn't pregnant, I know my own body and my own body would tell me if I'm carrying a child. Jade then reappears with her purse in her hand, I raise an eyebrow at her. "What are you doing?"

Jade smiles sweetly then sits her bag on the bed, "You are going to pee on a stick, " she says simply before rummaging through her purse, I openly gape at her and open my mouth to protest but she senses that I'm going to argue with her. "No fighting this Sequoia smith, you need to be sure so we can tell Justin. "

I almost pale at the thought of actually telling him, if what she predicted is true. What would be his reaction? Would he think I'm just trying to trap him? Oh, the possible outcomes of this situation are endless. What has my life become? "What, what if the test is wrong?" I say, my voice failing me as I watch Jade look at me with concern in her eyes.

"Tests. You are taking more than one babe, you'll be fine okay?" I nod and watch her rummage through her purse, she pulls out multiple tests all of them different brands and different colors. It makes me wonder why the hell she had them all, and I soon get my answer.

"Why do you even have tho-"

Jade cuts me off sharply , "Ryan and I had a fùcking pregnancy scare the other day. I almost forgot to tell you, he went out and bought so many different tests, and made me drink water so I can urine on at least five of them. Ryan is ridiculous Sequoia. " yup, sounds like Justin's bestfriend. "Now, enough about me. Let's just take these tests and figure you out boo."

Well , I guess I have no choice.

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I feel bad because this chapter is so short but I don't want to give y'all my lit chapter yet and I HAVENT UPDATED IN LIKE TWO WEEKS, I'm sorRy. I had writers block for a while and I've been catching up on school work.

I'm so stressed

I'm sorrryyyy

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