to me? You alright?” he asked never missing a beat.
“My water broke and I’m having contractions,” I said breathing hard.
“Oh shit! You want me to meet you at the hospital?”
“No, I need you to take me. AHHH,” I yelled again. “Kamil isn’t here.”
“I’m on my way.”
Ten minutes later Mykell and MJ walked through the door. I guessed MJ used the key Kamil gave him. Mykell came to the bed to put some clothes on me while MJ grabbed the bags.
“This shit hurts like hell. Never… the… fuck… again,” I said through gritted teeth.
Mykell laughed at me. “C’mon fat mama.”
I swore Mykell did 100 all the way to the hospital. They immediately took me to a room. I was in labor for 12 hours before I could start to push. Mykell called everybody in the family. Mykell was the only allowed back in the room with me. “Okay Reneice, we need you to do one big push.”
“UGHHHHH! Hurry up and get this boy out of me!” I knew Mykell’s hand had to be hurting because I was squeezing the shit out of it. “Okay we see the head, one more big push and he’ll come out.”
I pushed with all my might until I heard my baby crying. I was crying right along with him, tears of pain and joy. “Okay, Dad, would you like to cut the umbilical cord?”
“Hell yeah!”
“Okay Reneice we need you to push one more time so we can get the afterbirth out of you.” I pushed and all kinds of nasty stuff came out of me.
I was so tired I was fighting to keep my eyes open. Mykell brought Romell over to me. “Doc what’s wrong with her? She doesn’t look too good.”
“She’s fine; her body is tired because she just gave birth, so she just needs a little rest.”
I knew he was scared because of what happened to his mother. “I’m fine,” I gave him a weak but reassuring smile. I looked down at my handsome baby boy in my arms. He had a head full of hair, his father’s chocolate complexion, and light brown eyes, but he had my dimples. He was the best thing that had ever happened to me. I was still a little upset that Kamil wasn’t answering his phone, but Mykell was there and that was all that mattered.
“I know without a doubt that he’s mine. No DNA test needed.”
“Are you upset about Kya’s baby?” I asked
“Hell naw, I knew when she was pregnant with her that she wasn’t mine. It actually feels good.”
“Aren’t you going to go get the rest of the family?”
“Oh shit! Yeah, I’ll be back.”
A few minutes later, my room was filled with the people I loved, including my brother. We had put the past behind us and gotten back to the way we used to be.
“Aww he’s almost as cute as me,” MJ said and everybody laughed. “He has my eyes.”
“Those would be my eyes,” Mykell intervened.
“Actually, I think those eyes belong to me,” Pop-Pop said setting them both straight.
“I guess he told y’all,” I laughed.
“Can I hold my nephew now?” Lani asked
“Go ahead Auntie Lani,” I said giving her Romell.
“Then pass him to Uncle Mack,” Micah said.
“Then his favorite uncle wants to see him,” Ramone joked.
“Aw, I just love y’all, all of
“My water broke and I’m having contractions,” I said breathing hard.
“Oh shit! You want me to meet you at the hospital?”
“No, I need you to take me. AHHH,” I yelled again. “Kamil isn’t here.”
“I’m on my way.”
Ten minutes later Mykell and MJ walked through the door. I guessed MJ used the key Kamil gave him. Mykell came to the bed to put some clothes on me while MJ grabbed the bags.
“This shit hurts like hell. Never… the… fuck… again,” I said through gritted teeth.
Mykell laughed at me. “C’mon fat mama.”
I swore Mykell did 100 all the way to the hospital. They immediately took me to a room. I was in labor for 12 hours before I could start to push. Mykell called everybody in the family. Mykell was the only allowed back in the room with me. “Okay Reneice, we need you to do one big push.”
“UGHHHHH! Hurry up and get this boy out of me!” I knew Mykell’s hand had to be hurting because I was squeezing the shit out of it. “Okay we see the head, one more big push and he’ll come out.”
I pushed with all my might until I heard my baby crying. I was crying right along with him, tears of pain and joy. “Okay, Dad, would you like to cut the umbilical cord?”
“Hell yeah!”
“Okay Reneice we need you to push one more time so we can get the afterbirth out of you.” I pushed and all kinds of nasty stuff came out of me.
I was so tired I was fighting to keep my eyes open. Mykell brought Romell over to me. “Doc what’s wrong with her? She doesn’t look too good.”
“She’s fine; her body is tired because she just gave birth, so she just needs a little rest.”
I knew he was scared because of what happened to his mother. “I’m fine,” I gave him a weak but reassuring smile. I looked down at my handsome baby boy in my arms. He had a head full of hair, his father’s chocolate complexion, and light brown eyes, but he had my dimples. He was the best thing that had ever happened to me. I was still a little upset that Kamil wasn’t answering his phone, but Mykell was there and that was all that mattered.
“I know without a doubt that he’s mine. No DNA test needed.”
“Are you upset about Kya’s baby?” I asked
“Hell naw, I knew when she was pregnant with her that she wasn’t mine. It actually feels good.”
“Aren’t you going to go get the rest of the family?”
“Oh shit! Yeah, I’ll be back.”
A few minutes later, my room was filled with the people I loved, including my brother. We had put the past behind us and gotten back to the way we used to be.
“Aww he’s almost as cute as me,” MJ said and everybody laughed. “He has my eyes.”
“Those would be my eyes,” Mykell intervened.
“Actually, I think those eyes belong to me,” Pop-Pop said setting them both straight.
“I guess he told y’all,” I laughed.
“Can I hold my nephew now?” Lani asked
“Go ahead Auntie Lani,” I said giving her Romell.
“Then pass him to Uncle Mack,” Micah said.
“Then his favorite uncle wants to see him,” Ramone joked.
“Aw, I just love y’all, all of
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