Page 148 of Her Loyalty

He didn't like that though.

"Shut up." I ended up saying, not wanting her to tell.

"Where is he anyway?" I asked, looking behind me.

"He just went to go handle some business. Should be back in a min-"

Before she could even finish her sentence, the front door opened, making the both of us look.

"What's up, ma?" He smiled, seeing me first.

"Hey." I waved as he came into the dining room, kissing my cheek and putting a hand on my stomach.

"Why you ain't get me none?" He asked Dej and she smacked her lips as he left us, walking away into the kitchen.

"Y'all hungry asses need to go get y'all own food." She blurted out, being stingy while the both of us laughed.

"Pause."

"T, you ain't eat?" He ended up asking from the kitchen and I smacked my lips, looking at Deja with my lip turned up.

"Should've fed my nephew." She shrugged as she continued to eat her food and I looked down at my hands.

"No. I wasn't hungry but now I am and Deja's not sharing her food." I explained as she laughed.

"Na' she just tryna blame me because she didn't eat today." She went onto say as Dominic came out of the kitchen, looking directly at me.

"Why you ain't eatin', ma?" He looked at me seriously and I sighed deeply, knowing that he wasn't playing with me.

"I really wasn't hungry." I expressed to him as he made his way over to me.

"I know but you gotta eat, Tiana. The doctor already told you that."

"Why you ain't listenin'?"

"Okay, fine. I'll eat but I just want what she has." I pointed, expressing it to him and he nodded.

"Aight. How bout' you and Deja go and grab some." He said to me, making me raise my eyebrows.

"Here." He told me, digging in his pocket and pulling out a wad of money.

"First of all.." I trailed off.

"It's not this much, Dominic." I told him as he put too much money in my hand and I ended up taking what I needed then putting the rest on the table.

"Aight." He chuckled, grabbing the rest of the money off of the table and walking away from me.

"Deja." He called and she looked up, watching him walk away.

"Oh..yeah." She said, finishing up her food and I sat there confused.

Soon enough she was finished and she slowly stood to her feet.

"Come on, T." Was all she said after disposing of her plate.

I sat there confused for a while since I didn't know what was going on with them but whatever it was, I was getting food out of it so I didn't even mind it.

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