22

Janet

When I woke up, my head was pounding as if I was hung over but I knew that I was not. Feeling around the bed, I didn't come up with Kyrin and I frowned before opening my eyes to nothing.

Voices came through the bedroom door and I realized Kyrin was probably entertaining her sisters and Joey.

Sliding out of the bed, a groan left my lips as I threw my hair up into a bun and headed for the bathroom. I began brushing my teeth when my girlfriends voice greeted me. "Morning gorgeous."

I looked over and threw her a toothless grin before answering dryly. "Morning."

Kyrin made a face at me. "What's wrong with you? Cause that was dry. I'm a little offended."

"I'm sorry, my heads just killing me." I replied after I washed my mouth out.

She chuckled at me and pointed over to the nightstand. "Had a feeling with how you went out yesterday it might hurt. I sat some there earlier this morning."

"Thanks baby." I mumbled as I went to go get it and she pulled me back into her arms.

Kyrin leaned down and pecked my lips before letting me go. "I just wanted my good morning kisses."

I smiled at her before going get the pills and taking them. Taking a deep breath, I let my eyes close for a moment before grabbing some sweats to wear today.

"Joey said that you're flying out tomorrow morning."

"We're flying out tomorrow morning." I corrected her. "You are coming with me. Right?"

I threw the sweatshirt over my head and when I looked back at my girlfriend she was shaking her head. "I was going to stay a few more days... just to settle some things."

"No, you're coming back to LA."

She sent me a look. "Bae, it's only like two or three days."

"Kyrin, what did I just say?" I asked seriously. "We're leaving tomorrow. It wasn't up for debate."

I wasn't leaving her in Texas by herself. Not with her unhinged ass father here. It just was not happening on my watch.

My girlfriend chuckled at my tone. "Don't get all dominant on me now." Rolling my eyes, I ignored her for a moment as I put on my sweatpants. Before I could get them up all the way, her arms snaked around my waist as she whispered. "Dominant you is sexy though. Gotta let that come out more often."

Laughing at her softly, I pulled her arms from around me so I could pull my pants up all the way. Once I finished I walked back into her arms. She swayed us for a while, and I relaxed in her embrace.

"Kyrin! Janet! Breakfast is here!" Phoebes voice shouted from our door.

Kyrin kissed the top of my head before mumbling. "Food awaits us. Come on baby."

She grabbed my hand and pulled me out into the living room with her. Food was on the cart covered by trays.

Joey looked at me. "Morning weed head."

I rolled my eyes. "Don't call me that and morning."

"I think my baby learned her lesson. Isn't that right?" Kyrin asked as she snaked her arm around my waist again.

That must be her favorite thing to do because she does it a lot.

Nodding, I rubbed my temples for I still had a faint headache. "Yeah. I totally did."

My girlfriend asked her sisters. "Who'd you two get the weed from anyways?"

"Quincy." Phoebe answered.

Kyrin scoffed. "That's why my baby head was hurting. Stop buying weed from that man. It's C-Low or a no go."

"Everybody ain't C-Low's crush honey bun. C-Low's weed is high as hell." P exclaimed.

"Whatever." Kyrin mumbled as she went to grab something off the tray. "What is this?"

"Oatmeal." Joey replied.

My girlfriend asked. "And it's green why?"

"It's moringa oatmeal." I answered quickly as she grabbed a spoon to try it. "It's made with oats, almond milk, maple syrup—."

"Bitch!" Ember yelled as she knocked the spoon from Kyrin's hand when she was about to eat it.

"What the fuck Em!" My girlfriend yelled out as she made a face.

My eyes widened at the interaction.

"Almonds!" Ember yelled back. "You're about to kill your fucking self!"

"You're allergic to almonds?" Joey asked in shock.

Kyrin nodded as she calmed down. "Yeah. I am. Almonds and nuts. My bad Ember. Thanks."

"How did I not know that? I could have killed you." I mumbled to her.

"It just never came up." My girlfriend replied as she began cleaning up the mess the food made when it came off the spoon. "Now you know. No almonds. No nuts."

"What happens? You break out?" Joey asked.

My girlfriend shook her head. "I wish I did. My throat closes up and I can't breath. I would rather just break out."

"Aren't you supposed to have a EpiPen or something?" It was my turn to question.

She nodded. "I am. I do actually. It's always in my purse."

"Good." Joey tuned into our conversation again. "Now that we know that, I'd like to have my own EpiPen for your ass cause it seems you're a bit careless when it comes to what you're eating."

"Am not!" Ky objected. "Janet was just speaking quick when she said the ingredients. That's all, but if you'd like to keep one around just in case, then feel free."

"Get me one as well, Joey." I instructed him seriously.

He nodded. "Will do."

Kyrin grabbed some bacon from the plate and began eating it as I threw the oatmeal away entirely. I was not risking anything.

She followed me as she ate and spoke. "You could have eaten it."

I shook my head as I turned around and faced her. "Not risking."

"I'll be fine." She mumbled but her voice quickly heightened when I grabbed the bacon from her fingers. "Hey!"

Kissing her, I mumbled. "Thanks baby."

Putting the bacon in my mouth I turned to walk away but she pulled me back. When I looked at her I saw that she was trying to mug me. "Woman, you better be lucky I love you. Ion play about my food."

"Oh, so you do love me?" I questioned in fake shock as I placed a hand on my chest.

My girlfriend rolled her eyes playfully. "I do, and fun fact is, I hear you love me too."

Placing my arms around her neck, I replied. "You heard correctly then." We kissed again before we were interrupted.

"Nasty asses." Phoebes voice greeted our ears as we pulled away. "Now I see why Kyrin ass was glowing this morning. Nasty asses had to have had sex last night for her to be glowing this damn bright."

Chuckling, I nodded as I lied. "We did. It was great too."

Kyrin wore a face of shock as Phoebe fake gagged. "Babe!"

I shrugged as I went to walk back in the living room where Ember and Joey were talking. "What? She assumed."

My phone ringing caused me to stop in my tracks and look down. It was Tiff FaceTiming me. I answered and Eissa's face appeared.

"Hi Prince." I smiled at him.

He waved. "Hi mommy! What you doing?"

"Nothing much. What are you doing?"

My son smiled. "I eat cereal with Auntie Tiff." He must've heard Joey and Ember in the background because he questioned. "Who you with, mommy?"

"Me!" Kyrin's arms snaked around my waist as she put her face in the camera. "Hey Bubba."

"Butterfly! You and mommy best friends now?"

"Way more than best-friends EE." Phoebe mumbled as she walked past causing Kyrin to smack her in the back of the head.

My eyes widened slightly at how hard that hit was as I mumbled. "Yeah. Something like that buddy."

"When you and Butterfly come back?" Eissa asked me as he began to pout. "I misses you both."

"Miss, Bubba." My girlfriend corrected lightly as she always does before answering his question. "We miss you too. We are coming back tomorrow morning though."

"Can we play the piano? Me, you and momma? Oh, pretty please?" He begged.

"Sure, Bubba." Kyrin replied almost immediately.

Eissa looked through the camera at me next. "You too, momma?"

I nodded. "Of course, Prince. As soon as we get back we can all play." My son smiled and I gasped. "Eissa did you lose a tooth?"

"Mhm." He nodded as he showed us closer. "It a big space that TT Tiff said is a gap. I have a gap now. I really a big boy now."

One of his front two teeth were gone. His others had long and fallen out, but those two front ones seemed in no rush to come out. Of course one falls out when I'm gone.

"You sure are buddy. Did you put it under your pillow for the tooth fairy?"

Eissa shook his head. "Aunt Tiff gave me two zero— no. Twenty. She gave me twenty dollars. She said the tooth fairy wasn't real and that Jesus was my tooth fairy."

"Why do you leave him with these people?" Kyrin asked me lowly.

"Put Aunt Tiff on the phone for me E." I asked him sweetly and he nodded.

We watched as he went running to another room and soon Tiffany's face was on the other side.

"Jesus is his tooth fairy Tiffany? Really?" I asked her sending her a look.

Tiff laughed. "Look, I'm sorry but it's true. Got that boy believing some fairy leaving shit under his pillow. It ain't true and you know it!"

Phoebe came running over and yanked my phone out my hand. "Oh you can FaceTime Janet but you can't text me back? I see."

Kyrin chuckled at my facial expression as Tiff answered Phoebe. "Eissa had my phone, I'm about to text you back. I promise."

"You better." P mugged her before handing me my phone back. "Here J, ion wanna talk to her no more."

When I got my phone I looked down at Tiffany who was mugging back. "Did she just hand you that phone and say she don't wanna— alright. Tell her I said bet!"

Kyrin looked at her sister as Tiff put me on paused. "Tiffany said bet."

Phoebe waved her off as her phone began dinging repeatedly. When she looked down at it, she yelled at my phone. "Stop cussing me out through text. Say all this over the phone."

"You better not be cussing like that in front of Eissa." I scolded.

"Let's not cuss in front of Eissa at all. Remember what Joey said and he repeated." My girlfriend reminded me.

I agreed. "True. Don't cuss in front of him at all. He's in his repeating stage."

Tiff scoffed as she came back to the camera. "Girl, your son has been in the repeating stage since he came out the womb. Plus, he's in his playroom so I'm finna say this. Listen here you little long haired monkey, tell them you don't want to talk to me one more time and imma block your ass. No questions asked."

"Oh please, if I'm a monkey you're a giraffe. Long necked ass." Phoebe shot back. 

"Yo granddaddy a giraffe." Tiff was quick with that. "Ole big headed gizzard looking ass. Stop playing with me, you hear?"

Kyrin and Ember busted out laughing and I covered my face so Phoebe wouldn't see me giggling.

Phoebe shot everyone the finger. "Aight. Y'all gone want something from me and ion wanna hear shit when I say no."

She sat down in a huff as Ember teased. "Stop being a wuss."

Tiff spoke. "Aw, is she really upset? Tell my baby I'm sorry."

I arched a eyebrow her way. "Your baby? Hm?"

"What was that E? Here I come!" Tiff acted like my son had called her. "I'll talk to you soon J, let me go check on our son. Love ya. Bye."

Her face disappeared signaling that the FaceTime call had disconnected. I placed my phone in my pocket as Kyrin chuckled. "That's a headache waiting to happen in the future. Watch."

Shaking my head, I pointed at Phoebe who was texting on her phone smirking. "Why on Earth did we let these two even meet?"

"I don't know. What are we going to do with them?"

"Mind our business." I replied simply and Kyrin nodded at me. She entangled our hands as she pulled me over to the couch and I sat in her lap. She started rubbing my thighs and I shot her a look.

Picking her hands up and instead enclosing them around my waist, she chuckled. "My bad, baby."

"Mhm." I side eyed her for a moment.

She nuzzled into my neck before speaking. "I love you, baby."

"I love you too, princess." I replied as we kissed softly and pulled apart.

"Y'all are so freaking cute!" Ember gushed causing us to laugh at her.

I leaned back in my girlfriends embrace, comfortable as ever. She was all that I could ever ask for, and then some.