Page 26 of His Lucky Blessing

Perc walked in the house and sat on the sofa. I hadn’t had time to clean up my mess since I made it back home. Sitting onthe table, in a napkin was my pregnancy test. Just a few minutes ago, I was ready to tell him and now that he was sitting here, I was hoping he didn’t see it.

“You hungry or thirsty?” I asked him.

“Nah, but you really need to clean this fuckin’ shit up. Any nigga that like a nasty muthafucka is nasty too. That’s why I don’t lay up in here until you clean this shit up.”

“I’ll clean up if it makes you happy.”

I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and get myself together so I could clean up and cook. Another thing my sister taught me was how to cook. What a lot of people thought was nasty was just junky to me. I knew where everything was though. I was single and didn’t have any kids. Why did I have to have a squeaky-clean house?

“Aye, what this is?” Perc waved the test in my face.

“It’s a positive pregnancy test. I was going to tell you about it when we started back talking.”

“Tell me what? You don’t think your baby is mine, do you? You been fuckin’ that nigga all up in this shit. As bad as I would love to be the father of your kids, but I know your triflin’ ass throw pussy around for a lil’ bit of change that you can just get from me. That’s how I know you love the money more. For the right price, you’ll give me up, wouldn’t you?”

“What? I would never do no shit like that to you. Believe it or not, I love you. I can’t stop the shit that I do but that doesn’t stop me from loving you. For you to stand in my face and say what you said to me lets me know that carrying this baby isn’t what I need to do.”

“I don’t give a fuck how you feel ‘bout what I said. It’s the truth. The only reason you fuckin’ with that nigga is ‘cause of the money. Tell me I’m lyin’.” He got up from the sofa and came into the kitchen.

The tears were ready to spill out of my face. I wanted this to be his baby but deep down I didn’t know and if it wasn’t, he was going to kill me. As he stood in front of me, I could feel that this was going to be the last time we talked. If I had to get rid of this baby to keep him, I was willing to do it.

“You can’t answer me, can you?”

“What do I need to do? I’ll get rid of the baby. I don’t want to lose what we got. Not about a baby, Perc.”

“Nah, don’t ever do that for any nigga. Life is precious. Keep your baby and don’t let me or any other nigga stop you from doing what you want.”

“Perc what are you saying to me?”

“I can’t fuck with you like that no mo’. I got love for you and shit but I can’t do this with you. We fuck, then we mad, and then fuckin’ again. I’m good on that ‘cause I don’t wanna share. We been at this shit long enough and you still can’t make up your mind if you wanna be with me.”

“Please don’t do this to me. I’m in a dark ass place and if you walk out on me, I won’t have anyone. I’m begging you not to leave me like this.”

“Ain’t nothing I can do for you. You made this bed now you need to lay in that muthafucka, you feel me.”

“You really doing this? After all, we been through you ready to throw the shit away, Perc?”

“You did this, ma. Don’t blame a fuck ass thing on me.”

“Please, Perc.” I tried to touch him but he slapped my hand away.

Perc backed away from me and headed to the door. I wanted to run behind him and fall on my knees but I saw my mama do that shit one too many times. I’ll figure this shit out on my own. I had enough money to last me and Ben was texting and begging so if I needed to, I’ll drain his ass dry. Fuck everybody.

My relationship with Lucky was going so good that it made me nervous. Every day I was looking for something to piss me off so I could just leave his ass alone. If he said he was going to do something, he did. Finding out the new information about Khi really fucked my head up and made me look at Lucky funny.

“You ready?” Lucky walked up behind and kissed my neck.

We had flown down to Miami just to enjoy a quick business meeting with him and his business partners. It was my way of getting away from my business for a little while. This was my first time being here and it was as beautiful as the pictures I seen.

“Do you think I have too much skin showing?” I ran my hands down my knitted dress.

“You’re beautiful baby. This is Miami, and no one wears clothes here. The dinner is on a yacht so this dress is perfect and it gives me all the access I need to get to that pretty ass pussy.”

Lucky planted kisses all over my neck as we waited for the driver to take us to the dock. It wasn’t a far drive because Lucky’s vacation spot was on the water. It took us about ten minutes to get there. We were the first ones there so I grabbed a drink from the bar and took a seat so I could watch the sunset. Lucky had already warned me that I would be the only woman but not to be afraid.

“Well look at this. How the hell did you manage to make it on the yacht with men? Let me find out that you really do have a thing for me,” the familiar voice said.

As soon as I heard his voice, I got uneasy. I was spending so much time at Lucky’s house that I hadn’t been running into him. I finished my drink and sat my glass down. As Lucky’s woman, I didn’t get into his business just like I didn’t get into my baby daddy business but I was starting to think I should’ve asked more questions. He approached and sat next to me. All this time I never knew this muthafucka’s name. He was so obsessed with me that I had a feeling he knew mine.

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