Page 81 of I Heard It All Before

Chapter 28

Cam was ready to snap Asha’s neck and be back home before her body hit the ground. She was in her sixth month of pregnancy with his son and she was making his life pure hell. Demi was so patient about his situation, and he appreciated her for that. Asha called all day and night about stupid shit. She wanted Cam to fund a baby shower that cost over ten grand. She was all about appearances, but she had him fucked up. He didn’t mind paying for everything, but he would be a damn fool to spend the amount that she was asking him to spend. She didn’t even have that many friends or family members, so she didn’t need anything too big. Nora offered to do it at her house, but Asha almost died. She didn’t want her baby shower in a house. That was beneath her and she had no trouble saying so.

“Look baby, I kind of like this one,” Asha said as she pointed something out to Cam.

“I told you to chill out with that baby shit. Just get whatever you want, so we can go,” Cam said in disgust.

They’d been in the store for over two hours and Asha was prolonging things on purpose. They were shopping for a stroller and car seat, and she couldn’t seem to make up her mind.

“You can at least pretend to care Cam. This is your first son that we’re shopping for,” Asha replied.

“I do care, but you have a problem with everything that I pick out,” Cam noted.

“That’s because you keep picking out all that basic shit. I’m not doing cartoon characters and all that other stuff that everybody has already seen before. I want his stuff to be original. We need to turn heads wherever we go. We wouldn’t be going through this if you would have gotten the one that I really wanted,” Asha replied.

“You must be crazy if you thought I was paying seventeen hundred dollars for a stroller that he won’t even be using long!” Cam yelled.

It was just like Asha to find a Fendi stroller and matching diaper bag. Both items totaled over three thousand dollars altogether, and Cam refused to buy it. Cam didn’t even know that the designer made baby items, but Asha made it her business to find out.

“I can’t believe that you’re putting a price tag on your one and only son. It’s not like you can’t afford it,” Asha said, rolling her eyes.

“Nothing will ever be too good for my son, so don’t ever fix your mouth to say something like that. He’s a damn baby Asha, not a trophy. Stop making everything about you. Him having designer shit is only something for you to brag about,” Cam noted.

“This is hard Cam. I don’t really see anything that jumps out at me,” Asha whined.

“I’m giving you thirty minutes to find something that you do like or I’m making the choice for you. This is just crazy,” Cam argued.

“He’s moving Cam, feel him!” Asha yelled as she grabbed his hand and placed it over her round belly.

“Yeah, I feel him,” Cam said with a smile right as his phone rang.

Asha frowned when she saw Demi’s picture pop up on his screen. “Tell her to call you back later. We’re shopping for our son,” Asha snapped angrily.

“What’s up baby?” Cam said when he answered, ignoring everything that Asha had said.

“My bookcase chair just got delivered. It looks even better up close,” Demi said excitedly.

She and Cam had gone back home after being at his mother’s house for a little over a week. Demi was scared to be inside by herself at first, but the feeling passed after a while. She was cautious of her surroundings because she thought that Kamari was watching her. He hadn’t bothered them since he shot at them over a month ago, but Cam still didn’t trust him.

“I’m happy you like it. Did you put all your books in it yet?” Cam asked.

“I’m doing that now. Thank you so much baby. I would have never let you spend so much on me had I known, but I appreciate it,” Demi answered.

Demi had worked hard on a case all by herself and won it. She never celebrated her wins, but Cam was happy for her. He remembered her talking about bookcase chairs months ago, but she never made a move to purchase it. Demi collected all kind of books, but she had them all boxed up in the garage. Cam had her a bookcase made, but it wasn’t big enough to hold them all.

“I hope the rest of your books will fit in it,” Cam said.

“They will and I’ll have room for a few more. I know you’re out shopping for the baby, so I won’t keep you. I just wanted to tell you that. I’ll see you when you get home,” Demi said before they hung up.

“Yes indeed. I see you didn’t have a problem spending money on some bullshit for her ass, but you wanna put your son on a budget. You haven’t even been knowing that bitch long and you’re already in love,” Asha fussed after eavesdropping on their entire conversation.

“When a person is grateful and gives just as much as they receive, you don’t mind giving them the world and everything in it. Besides, she has a job and her own money to buy whatever she wants. Maybe you need to try it sometimes. And the clock is still ticking. You’re down to twenty minutes now,” Cam reminded her.

“Ugh! I hate being rushed,” Asha whined as she made her way around the store once again.

She had made up her mind a long time ago, but she liked being with Cam. It felt like old times to Asha and she wasn’t ready for their time together to end. Cam seemed to be too into his new girlfriend, and Asha could tell that he really liked her. She couldn’t believe that he moved her into his new house, but she’d seen Nora’s pictures on Facebook. Cam’s mother had sent her a friend request a while ago when they really got along, and Asha was happy that she hadn’t blocked her. Demi was in all the pictures and she had made sure to add a feminine touch to the home. Cam even had a his and her office set up, with two desks and chairs. Asha had never had it that good with him and they had been together for years.

“I’m hungry,” Asha whined while rubbing her stomach.

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