Page 79 of Fever: Love In Scrubs
She jumped in front of me, shoving her finger in my face. “You son of a bitch. How am I supposed to afford child support? I have real bills to pay!”
“So taking care of your child isn’t a priority? If the tables were turned, you’d tell me to figure it out, so figure it out.”
“You don’t even need my money!”
“No, I don’t. That money isn’t coming to me. It’s going to our child. I let you slide for years, Dela. Years. No more. I suggest you pick up some extra shifts.”
I tried to walk around her, but she shoved me.
“Fuck you! You think you won, don’t you? You took my child from me so you can have that fat bitch playing mommy to her.”
“Watch your fucking mouth when you speak on my woman. Wynter doesn’t have to play anything. She’s around Jamari because, unlike you, she wants to be.”
“Oh please. You can’t be that stupid. She wants you. Of course, she’s gonna play nice with the kid.”
“And what about you? You want me too. It kills you that you can’t have me, doesn’t it? I can admit that you had me blinded in the beginning. You did everything a good wife was supposed to do and the minute you were able to reap the benefits, you switched up on me. You thought you had a sucker that would just give you whatever you wanted in this life. You thought you could guilt trip me into staying with you after you fucked another nigga in my house.
“I guess Jamari was supposed to be your meal ticket, huh? She was the one thing that would keep me tied to you forever. That’s why you wanted her in the divorce. You thought for sure you were gonna get alimony and child support and be set for life. Funny how that worked out. You don’t want to be a parent, Dela. It shows in every move you make when it comes to our child. Like I told you before, if you don’t want her, let me know that and we can solve that problem by terminating your rights.”
“I would never give you that satisfaction. You’re stuck with me for the rest of her life, Jaxson.”
“Unfortunately. Is that all? I have somewhere to be.”
I walked around her and headed for my car.
“I should have taken you for everything you’re worth!” she yelled at my back.
I chuckled. “Instead, you were stupid enough to steal money from me to give to your side nigga. Should have kept it for yourself.”
“You’ll be sorry!”
“Not more sorry than you!”
I climbed in my car and cranked up before pulling out of the parking lot. Amandela wasn’t going to ruffle my feathers today.
“So I only have to see heronce a week?” Jamari asked.
I’d picked her up from school today and taken her out to eat so we could talk about court. This morning had been tough on her. When I went to wake her up, she was sitting in the middle of the bed crying.
“What’s wrong, baby?” I asked, going over to her.
“I don’t wanna leave you, Daddy.”
I motioned for her to scoot over so I could sit next to her. Pulling her in, I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her forehead.
“I would never let that happen, Mari.”
“But what if the judge sides with Mama? What if I have to go live with her?”
“I promise you, everything is gonna be fine. Nothing is about to change.”
“How do you know that?”
“I’m your father. I know everything.”
“You didn’t know Mama was cheating.”
I looked down at her. “Dang, Jamari. Just go for the jugular.”
