Page 43 of I Changed for You
Melijah stepped in front of me. “Nah, you need to calm down.
I glowered at him. “No. I want to know why my friends think they can come into my house and disrespect my man. That’s not something I’m going to let happen. Why are they acting like you’re not here?”
I was heated and ready to go the hell off on them. I remembered how they talked down on Melijah behind his back, but to actually act like that in front of his face was unacceptable.
Melijah hardened his eyes on me, but I didn’t back down. He knew how I felt about the way my family and friends were. He should’ve known I’d act up like this. They should’ve known too.
“Elianna, we don’t know why you’re acting like this. We had this conversation?—”
I cut Jada off, not wanting her to repeat anything they had said in the conference room a while back. They were bold in the way they treated him. I pressed my lips together, knowing what I had to do. I’d cut anyone off who felt the need to disrespect someone very important to me. If I could cut my family off, my friends would be easy too. It was a certain way of treating people, and what they were doing wouldn’t be allowed.
“No, I’m not about to do this with y’all. From the time y’all walked in my house to now, you’ve shown how you felt about Melijah. Both of you are being very rude to my boyfriend for no reason, so y’all need to get out of my house.” My chest heaved up and down as tears filled my eyes. They had no shame at all.
Jada opened her mouth to argue, but Camila tapped her arm.
“Don’t even worry about it. Let’s go.”
As I watched them walk out of my house, my face burned as tears fell down my face. Melijah pulled me into his arms, and I sobbed into his chest.
“I’m sorry that happened. Are you going to be okay? Is there anything I need to do to make you feel better?” He rubbed my back soothingly.
I shook my head against him. “I just can’t believe they acted that way. You’re going to be in my life, and I’ll be damned if anyone disrespects you like that. They’re my friends, but what they just did is unacceptable. I can’t look at them the same as before. They knew how I felt when they tried talking down onyou before. They did it in front of my face twice, not caring that you were here too.”
I moved out of his arms and wiped my eyes. MJ moved around in my stomach, causing me to smile. I needed to calm down. I didn’t want to upset him.
“What’s the smile for? That’s scary to see you mad and then you’re smiling.” Melijah gave me a suspicious look and backed away from me.
I threw my head back and laughed. I wiped the remaining tears from my eyes. “You’re too much. MJ is moving around. Come feel.”
We decided to name the baby Melijah Hall Jr. after Melijah, settling on calling him MJ for short.
He stepped closer to me and cupped my baby bump. Baby boy moved around more when Melijah touched my stomach. I was a little jealous since he barely moved for me, but whenever Melijah was around or when he talked, MJ went crazy in the womb.
Melijah lowered his head and kissed my lips. “Since baby boy is in a better mood, let’s finish this card game.”
I groaned when he turned away from me to head back to the table. I thought for sure he’d forget all about the card game, but I should’ve known better. Melijah didn’t forget anything. He knew my appointments better than I did. I still hated how things happened with Jada and Camila, but they were wrong. I had a feeling that things would be awkward at work, but it wasn’t my fault. I refused to allow anyone to come between Melijah and me. If something were to happen to our relationship, it would be because we messed it up, not because of anyone else.
When I statedit would be awkward at work, I didn’t lie. I wouldn’t let it get to me though. Since I didn’t have any meetings, there was no need for me to meet with them today. That was a good thing since seeing them too soon would have made me go off.
A knock sounded at my door just as I was opening a bottle of water. Melijah would be proud of me for drinking water. Before I could tell the person to come in, the door opened, and two unwanted guests entered. I glowered at them, not wanting to see them right now.
“What do y’all want?” I asked, setting the bottle of water down on my desk.
“Girl, what the hell happened yesterday? You kicked us out of your house like we were trash or something,” Jada snapped.
I gasped as I eyed her like she had lost her damn mind and had to ask her. “You think I was going to stand there and let y’all disrespect the man in my life?”
Jada threw her hands up. “A man who’s not even your type. You’ve never been with someone like that before. You think we’re supposed to believe it’s real?”
She placed her hands on her hips as she shot daggers at me. I stepped from behind my desk and walked toward her.
“Excuse you? You haven’t asked me shit about my relationship or my baby since I told you I was having a boy. Then, when you and Camila tried to down Melijah about what he did for a living, I put you in your place. You’re standing in my face, trying to tell me about my relationship when you don’t know shit. You’re about to lose me as a friend with all that bullshit you’re talking. You don’t know what my type is.”
“It’s not him, Elianna,” Camila interjected. “Maybe you like the idea of him, but c’mon. What were you thinking, being with someone like that? He’s not like us. He doesn’t live in the world we live in. Why would you want someone like that?”
“Why are you both so shallow?” I laughed bitterly. “Y’all may not like the type of man Melijah is, but I love him. I see nothing wrong with what he does for a living. I don’t have to lift a finger to buy anything when I’m with him. He gets me anything and everything I want. I see we’ll never see eye to eye on my being with him. I’d really hate to lose y’all as friends, but I see you’ll never respect my relationship.”
My nose burned from the tears that wanted to come forth, but I swallowed them down. I refused to cry over them or how they felt. I was about to lose friendships I’d had for over ten years, and although it hurt, I refused to be around anyone who couldn’t be happy for me. They let their feelings be known. I’dnever walk away from Melijah just to please someone else. That man made me feel things I’d never felt before. He was the type of man I needed in my life. I’d continue pushing forward with him in my life and stay by his side.
