I sat on the couch chilling while Monty continued emptying her stomach into the toilet in the bathroom.

"Joey." She whined as I sat there, just listening.

"What's up?" I asked, not moving an inch.

"Come here, please."

Staying seated, I began to reflect on everything. We weren't good and I wasn't about to keep pretending to be.

"Montana, we still need to talk, ma."

"Okay, we will. Can you please just come here for a second?" She begged and I finally stood to my feet, sighing deeply.

Walking into the bathroom, she was hunched over the toilet. I stood there looking down at her as she looked up at me.

"Joey, I really need to know something." She cried as I stood there.

"What's up?" I asked, walking in fully and leaning my back against the wall.

"The very last time that we had sex.."

"...did you cum inside of me?" She spoke, breathing heavily.

Standing there, I didn't say shit. I needed to choose my next words wisely.

"That's why I said we should talk now, Montana. We have a lot to discuss, ma." I expressed to her while she slowly stood to her feet.

She nodded as she flushed the toilet and then began to brush her teeth.

"I'll be in your room." I told her, walking out. I needed to get my thoughts together for this.

Making my way to her room, I sat on her bed, over analyzing everything. While doing so, I looked around for anything to tell me if she'd had the nigga she was with before in her house.

I didn't find anything so I calmed myself until I looked on top of her dresser. I closed my eyes, followed by a sigh as I stood up and walked over to it.

"Man." I scoffed, looking down at the opened condom wrapper.

Shaking my head, I decided I'd to lean up against the wall instead of sitting on the bed while I waited for her.

A few moments later, she walked into the room and sat down on the bed. I said nothing, trying to collect myself and trying hard not to react in a way that could get me sent back to the center or even jail.

"Let's talk." She finally spoke and I nodded, keeping my composure thanks to Dr. Ross.

"First, how are you even home? I thought you had to be there for 4 more months?"

"Good behavior." I spoke simply with a shrug and she nodded.

"Good, Joey. I'm proud of you." She expressed.

"Yeah.."

"Are you better?" She asked and I couldn't help but to laugh.

"Oh yeah. Definitely." I nodded, considering the fact that if I was my old self, I would choke her ass out right now.

"That's good."

"Did you hear about what happened with Kim?" She asked and I nodded.

"I told you I ain't get that girl pregnant."

The whole hood ended up finding out Kim was lying about having my baby. The bitch wasn't even really pregnant.

"I should've believed you." She looked down, slanting her lips.

"Right but now it's too late, Montana." I shook my head.

"What makes it too late?"

"Look where we are, ma. We're standing here like strangers as if I haven't known you nine years."

"Is that my fault?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"You're the one that put a gun to my head then killed someone, Joey. Not me."

"So if you're trying to play the blame game then you can leave because we won't get anywhere." She rolled her eyes, standing to her feet.

"Montana, you lied to me about being a stripper."

"Okay and I admit that. I own that. But own up to your shit too."

"Not only did you try to physically harm me but you had sex with another girl."

"Because you lied to me and told me you fucked somebody else!" I spat to her and she shook her head, trying to walk out of the room.

I grabbed her roughly, pulling her to me. I was tired of her always trying to run away from shit.

"You lied to me about fucking somebody else and then really went and fucked somebody else, ma."

"I didn't-"

"Lie to me if you want to." I chuckled, letting her go and taking a step back from her. I was trying hard not to lose control but her lying ass was only going to make me.

"I know you did, Montana." I looked into her eyes and she said nothing before she began to cry.

I didn't even have to tell her how I knew because she'd already gave it away with these crocodile ass tears. Shit didn't phase me at all and she knew it.

"Look, just take a pregnancy test and we'll go from there. I'm out." I scoffed, walking out of her room.

"Why do I need to take one? Did you-"

"Yes. I did, Montana. So take a test then let me know what's up." I said as I made my way out of the front door.

*

"What does the test say?" Teesh asked as she rubbed my back.

She was here comforting me while I took these test. I was so confused and scared. Joey hadn't told me anything until today, meaning I could possibly be 2 months pregnant.

"They're positive, Teesh." I spoke, letting out a shaken breath.

"Well are you sure that this possible baby is even Joey's?" She asked and I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Are you seriously asking me that?"

"I mean, you did have sex with someone else, Montana."

"One time and not unprotected!" I spat, feeling extremely offended.

"I'm just saying girl, you need to make sure."

"You know what, thanks for coming by but I think I can handle this alone." I said to her and she put her hands up in defense.

"Alright, Mon. I was just saying but I'll call you later." She said before she stood to her feet and left.

I said nothing as I looked down at the test.

Positive. Was the only thing that kept running through my mind.

"I can't believe it."

I wanted to hate Joey. I wanted to be mad. I wanted to cry but I just couldn't. I loved him and I always planned on having children with him one day but just not this soon. And not on only his terms.

I just didn't plan for it to be done so selfishly.

Taking a deep breath, I grabbed my phone to call him. He needed to know that this was real and no longer a game.

The phone rang and rang before he finally answered.

"What's up, Montana?" He spoke calmly, making me furrow my eyebrows.

"Where are you?" I asked, it was midnight but he didn't sound as if he'd just woken up or anything.

"I'm sitting in my car, smokin'.."

"Why?"

"Just tryna relax my mind, ma. What's going on?"

"I took a test." I explained and the line went quiet.

I could hear him taking a pull from his blunt before my phone lit up with a FaceTime call.

"Answer." He told me and I did as told.

His face came onto the screen and he looked down at me.

"What does the test say?"

"It's says positive." I spoke barely over a whisper and we just looked into each other's eyes.

"Yeah.."

"I knew it would be." He nodded as a smile slowly crept onto the both of our faces.

I couldn't help it. No matter what, I simply loved this man.

Fuck. I thought. I was dangerously in love.

Listening to him sigh, he looked away from the camera and then back at me again.

"Montana, baby, I'm so sorry." He expressed and I raised my eyebrows.

"I'm sorry for everything I put you through. I'm sorry we're even at this point in our relationship, ma. I just-" He stopped, letting out a deep breath.

"I just want you to know that I love you and everything I do, everything I did was all done out of love."

"I'm sorry too." I admitted.

"For everything that I did. The lies and deciding to have sex-" I spoke and he nodded, cutting me off.

"I know, ma."

"But we're going to have to make it work for the baby. It's not just about us anymore, if this is true." I spoke, referring to the test and he looked into my eyes.

"We're going to make it work for the baby and we're going to make it work for us because I love you, ma."

"Well I love you too, Joey. I never stopped."

"Me either. I told you I loved you even when I was walking out on you. I ain't never felt this deep in love."

"You're special, ma. You're my heart and you know that." He sighed deeply.

Listening to him express his feelings like this made me shed a tear. Joey was simply misunderstood and I was the first person to understand him and his feelings. That's why I could never really leave his side. We understood each other.

"But we still need to talk, I was just too heated earlier to even say what I needed to say and I'm sure you had more to say too." He came back to reality.

"Yeah." I nodded, smiling small.

"So listen, ma. How about we cool off tonight and then I come there first thing in the morning?"

"Okay. That sounds good." I agreed, we both needed a clear head if we were going to talk about anything.

"Aight, Monty."

"I love you." He said again and I couldn't help but to smile. He just kept saying that he loved me but I knew he meant it every time.

"I love you too, Joey."

"Aight. Get some sleep."

*

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