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So we have been living in Miami officially for 3 months now, at first everything was good the whole thrill of having a new home had me on another level of happiness, that was up un till a couple weeks ago when I realised I did not like it here. I had no friends or family here so I've just been feeling like an outsider.

"What you pouting about baby?" I heard Jace ask as his side of the bed sunk down, letting me know he was laying beside me. "Jace." I said softly as I turned over so I was now facing him.

I smiled when I saw he had Armani laying on his chest babbling to herself.

"Wassup baby girl?" He asked me and I sighed. "I wanna go home..."

"What are you talking about Nic?"

"I don't like it here. I have nobody to talk to." I pouted. "You'll make friends give it time."

"How? We're living in this boujie ass gated community with a bunch of rich white folks."

"So? I spoke to that girl next door she seem nice why don't you try make friends with her." I frowned and sat up, looking down at him to make sure I heard him right. "Wait. When did you speak to her?"

"Like 2 days ago when I came back from the store she helped me with Armani."

I widened my eyes. "She held MY daughter?!"

He waved me off. "Calm down. There ain't nothing wrong with the girl give her a chance I think she said her name Hannah."

"First of all don't be letting anybody I don't know hold my child. Secondly I don't want you talking to her no more."

"I can talk to whoever I want."

"Jace I'm serious I don't like her."

"You don't know her." He chuckled. "Whatever give me my baby." I reached for Armani but he pushed me away playfully. "Move she chilling with her daddy." He said lifting her up in the air making her laugh.

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For the last month now I've been telling Jace how much I wanted to go home but he insisted on us staying out here a little longer because he thought somehow I would change my mind.

"What the..." After a day of shopping I came home to find a huge bouquet of red roses. I frowned a little confused and made my way over to the flowers.

Baby girl, I know you mad and wanna go home but hopefully this will make you change your mind.

J

I read aloud from the card. I rolled my eyes. Did he honestly think a bunch of flowers would change my mind about going home.

I picked up one of the roses off the table and saw a silver key attached to a pink butterfly key ring.

Just then my phone started ringing and Jace's name popped up. "You like the flowers?"

"They alright... What's the key for?" I asked. "Come outside I need to show you something."

"No I'm tired just tell me what it's for." I argued. "Your so difficult Nicki!" He said before hanging up on me.

I threw the key back on the table and kicked off my shoes heading up stairs. I was tired as fuck and was about to have a nap.

I took of my dress leaving me in my panties and bra and fit in the bed, just as I closed my eyes and was about to drift off to sleep I heard Jace's loud mouth. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" He yelled snatching the sheets off me.

"Leave me alone! I'm tired."

"No you're just spoiled, you mad because I said we can't move back?"

"Huh?" He asked grabbing my arm. I quickly pulled away. "Don't touch me Jayceon."

Suddenly he picked me up bridal style. "Put me down! Jace! Wait. I don't have any clothes on! Stop." I yelled.

He sighed putting me down. "Go put something on. I left Mani downstairs in her carrier so hurry up."

"Don't tell me what to do." I mumbled and he pinned me up against the wall, wrapping his hands around my neck. "Keep playing with me and I'll fuck you up." He said, I rolled my eyes and tried pushing him away but his grip around my neck got tighter and I felt my feet lifting up off the ground slowly.

"I'm dead serious. Lose the fucking attitude." I clawed at his hands trying to get him off me, at the point I was struggling to breathe and gasping for air. He finally let go and I took a deep breath coughing.

"And take off all that make up, trying to look grown."

Nigga I just had your baby. I am grown.

I said to myself, he was always complaining about me 'trying to look grown'. When I clearly was or else he wouldn't be fucking me.

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"Nic." Jace called out, I was sat in the backseat with Armani because I was feeling petty. "Nicki." I continued scrolling through my phone ignoring him.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled. "You hear what I said? I said I'm sorry." He said louder. "Nicki!" I reached over and fixed Armani's little Jordan's, she was matching with her annoying ass daddy.

"Alright then fuck you." He yelled.

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We had finally arrived at wherever Jace was taking us, I carried Mani as we followed Jace up to this building with a sold sign outside.

"This is what the keys for. It's yours I brought it for you. I remember you saying how you always wanted a salon." I stayed silent and looked around.

"I got some stylists, beauticians and shit so you don't have to worry about that. All you gotta do is give it a name and you're open for business baby." He explained.

"What you don't like it?" I bit my lip. "No I do it's just..."

"What?" He asked with a worried expression on his face. "Nothing. Thanks." I mumbled.

Why won't he listen to me?

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