Houston, Texas

11:00 AM

November 12, Saturday

I watched as my mama got out of her car and walked over to Heaven and I.

"Mommy why are you and grandma wearing the same kind of pants?"

"You're wearing the same kind also."I pointed at her pants after I tied her shoe.

"Oh yeah!"she said and I chuckled.

"Good morning my beautiful young ladies!!"my mama said while waking up and hugging us both.

"We get it from you, good morning."I smiled.

"Good morning grandma."Heaven said.

"Who did your hair Heaven?"she asked her.

"Mommy did it."

"Wow. I didn't know you could braid like that."she said while rubbing her fingers through Heaven's braids.

"Every girl should be able to braid like that."

"True. Heaven can you braid like that?"she asked her.

"Yes."Heaven said.

"You wanna braid my hair like that?"

"I can whenever I get some time on my hands."she said and we laughed.

"Well I'm ready whoever you are. Are y'all ready to hit the trail?"she asked us.

"Let's do it."I said and we started walking the trail.

Heaven had her skates so she kept going a bit ahead of us.

"Soooo how's everything been going with Scarr? I know that he and your father are in Atlanta working right now and he's away. How has that been going for you and her?"

"I really don't think Heaven cares just as long as she gets to talk to him or hear from him at least once a day she's good."

"That's good at least he's taking some time out of his day to bond with her even though it's not physical. How are you taking it?"

"Mama I'm not even gone lie to you...I need some."I said lowly.

"Girl if that wasn't me all fifteen years of being locked up."she laughed.

"Mama I'm serious. You've been out for how long? I'm pretty sure you've gotten some. Haven't you!?"

"Mmk stay out of grown folks business."she said to me and I chuckled.

"No but I totally understand where you're coming from. I've been sexually frustrated but I mean at least we can go longer than men can. To be honest if I were a man and served a fifteen year sentence in prison, I'd probably have severe arthritis."she said and I gasped.

"Mama oh my gosh!!"I said and we laughed.

"I'm serious girl you ain't got no toys or anything?"

"Stay out of grown folks business."I said and we laughed.

"Anyways where are you work wise?"she asked me.

"Hey, Heaven wait!!"I yelled as she got fat from us.

"Umm work wise? I'm actually unemployed at the time, I quit my job."

"Why!? Where did you work before?"she asked me.

That's one thing that I didn't let my parent's know was that I stripped.

I don't think my mom will care as much but my dad, he'll flip.

"I- I worked the night shift at a club."I said hesitantly.

"Doing what, Bartending?"she asked me.

"No dancing."I said while biting the inside of my cheek.

"Dancing how?"she asked me while stopping.

"Stripping?"she added on and I nodded.

"I can't even judge you. Did you like it?"she asked me as we continued walking.

"Yes I did until Scarr came along."

"Well I'm glad he came and got you up out of there, that's kind of a dangerous job being that you had her."

"I mean I've been working there for a couple of years and nothing happened."I shrugged.

"Well anything still could've happened. You ever thought about real estate?"she asked me and I shook my head no.

"Not at all."

"Do you think it'll be something you'd want to get into?"

"Maybe, I don't know I'll have to look into it."

"Do that, see if you like it, get your license, let mama give you the ins and outs about it, and you'll be on the road to selling your first house."she said and I nodded.

We walked the trail for about an hour before going our separate ways.

It felt good to be bonding with my mama after all of these years.

Oh and she might seem like she's all classy and all of that but don't get it the fuck twisted, that's Kenneth's wife and Barbara Anne's daughter.

I scrolled through Kodi's Instagram page looking at her pictures.

It was hard to believe that this was the same woman who I got pregnant when I got her pregnant.

Everything was different.

From her titties, to her arms, to her thighs, and her ass.

Her stomach was flat and her abs were defined.

Had me wishing that I would've slid up into her before I came back to Atlanta.

It wasn't no way I was gone let her ass stay up in the club, not looking like that.

I got off of her page and called her.

I waited for her face to appear on the screen and when it did I smiled.

"Hey baby!!"she exclaimed while looking at the phone.

"What's up love, where you at?"

"About to grab some ice cream with Sugar."she said while putting the camera on Heaven.

"Stink, what's up!?"I said and she just waved.

"What's wrong baby?"I asked her as I chuckled at the mug on her face.

"Mommy's being mean she said that I can't go get McDonald's only ice cream."she said while now holding the phone.

I heard Kodi laugh and I shook my head.

"I'm being mean? Okay."

"Did you eat food already?"I asked Heaven.

"Yes."

"What you eat?"

"Pizza from a restaurant."

"Did you get full?"

"Mhm."she hummed in a yeah tone while nodding.

"I'm glad you got full but you can't eat McDonald's right after pizza baby you gone make your stomach hurt."

"Well then that means I can't eat ice cream either!"

"Oop so I can turn around and we can go back home?"Kodi asked her.

"No you can't!"she said to her and I chuckled.

Kodi had her fucked up.

"How about you just get the ice cream and come back later for McDonald's at dinner time?"I asked her and she nodded.

"That sounds good?"

"Yes."

"Aight fix your face and cheer up. What kind of ice cream you finna get?"

"I'm gonna get a chocolate cone, vanilla ice cream, sprinkles, and a cherry on top."

"Talking about McDonald's girl please, ain't finna go into a diabetic shock in my car."Kodi said and I laughed.

"Aye tell yo mama to get up off of you."

"Mommy daddy said get up off of me."

"We'll call you back after we get our ice cream!"I heard her say.

"Mmk daddy bye, we got to go get the ice cream."

"Aight I'll talk you later stink."

"Okay I love you!!"

"I love you more."I said before she hung up.

I got up off of the couch and went into my kitchen to cook me some to eat.

All this ice cream, McDonald's, and pizza talk had a nigga hungry I had to make me some to eat.

"Mommy tell him I want sprinkles and a cherry on my ice cream."Heaven reminded me for the third time as we stood in line.

"O-kay Heaven!"

"'O-kay Heaven!'"she mocked me and I laughed.

I heard her run from around me and when I looked up she was hugging this little boy who had walked in with his dad.

"Heaven what are you doing!!? Get over here!"

"Mommy this is my friend Miguel from school."she said while pulling him over here.

"Hi Miguel, I'm Heaven's mom, Kodi."I smiled at the little boy.

"You mommy pretty."he said and I laughed along with his dad.

"Thank you so much!!"

"If she pretty, I'm pretty too because that's my mommy."Heaven randomly said.

"You not pretty like her."Miguel said and I widened my eyes.

"Miguel don't be saying stuff like that!"his dad said while gripping his head.

"Well then you ugly like yo daddy!"Heaven checked him and I tried so hard to hold my laugh in.

The daddy wasn't ugly at all.

In fact he was really handsome as well as Miguel.

"I'm so sorry about that, ion know who she gets that from."I said to him.

"It's all good they're kids you gotta let 'em be, I'm Maverick by the way."he said while holding his hand out.

"Kodi, nice meeting you Maverick."I said while shaking his hand.

"Okay Heaven come on so that you can get your ice cream. We're holding up the line."I said to her before we went up to order.

After getting our ice cream we said our goodbyes to Miguel and Maverick before heading back home.

Today was a good day, I look forward to many other days like this in the future.