"Lemme see it" East said.

I kept my eyes on Lola while I handed East the test. I was in complete shock. The thought of East having a baby on the way with another woman made me sick to my stomach. If the baby is his then Lola will forever have one up on me. I can't compete with that.

"Ain't no way that baby is mine. I strapped up EVERY time I fucked you. Go find that baby's REAL father, and leave me and my family alone. We good over here" East said.

Lola laughed, "your family? That's funny. I hate to break it to you, but condoms break papi."

Thankfully nobody was close enough to hear the conversation because it was definitely embarrassing.

"Aye bruh, you 'bout to piss me the fuck off. Get the fuck outta here" East demanded.

"You won't be able to run for long East. See you in court" Lola smirked then walked off.

I stood there, unable to find the words to say to East. I'm selfish when it comes to him. I don't wanna share my man with a child that isn't mine. I know that sounds so childish, but I don't care. East is all MINE.

"It's not mine" East said as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

I fought hard to keep my tears from falling. "How do you know that? What if it's yours? That would break my heart Jeremiah. I know it happened before me but damn."

"There's no way that baby is mine. I used condoms with her" East said.

"Like she said, condoms break."

I quickly ran to the bathroom because I didn't want anybody to see me cry. Walking into a stall, I immediately broke down. I felt angry and sad. I started hoping and praying that the baby wasn't East's.

The sound of Kaiser laughing caused me to wake up out of my sleep. I rolled over and seen that East was no longer in bed with me. I barely had the energy to get up. I got super drunk last night because I wanted to feel numb. I feel EVERYTHING now though.

"MA MA" Kaiser shouted as he ran into my bedroom.

I smiled, "hey baby."

Kaiser crawled into my bed then cuddled up under me. His presence made me feel so much better. Kaiser always gives me the strength that I need. He's the fuel that keeps me going in life.

East walked into my room, and my smile instantly faded. I'm not mad at him, but I think about the baby situation every time I look at him. If Lola's baby is his then it'll change a lot of things. It would've been different if the baby was here before me, like Kaiser was here before East. However, I can't deal with sharing my man with Lola. I'm sure she'll call him for EVERY little thing, and I'm sure she'll want him to attend appointments and etc. What woman would want to deal with that? Imagine your man's ex calling him in the middle of the night, imagine your man experiencing a pregnancy with another woman, how would that make you feel? Like shit right? My point exactly.

"Here, I know you need this" East said as he handed me some aspirin and water.

I forced a smile then took the water and aspirin. "Thank you."

"You good?" He asked as he sat on my bed.

I nodded my head then popped both of the aspirin pills into my mouth.

"You're not good. Your energy is...different. Talk to me Gen" he said.

I swallowed the pills and water then turned my attention towards East. "I'm just hurt. This situation is making me sick to my stomach."

"Stop stressing yourself. That baby is NOT mine. Lola is lying, and she knows it. Don't let that shit get to you" East said.

"I can't help it. I don't wanna share you with her baby. I wanna give you your first child" I pouted.

"Never that, I'm all yours. You already gave me my first child. In my eyes, Kaiser is MINE" he said.

"I wanna give you your first biological child too."

"And you will. She's not pregnant with my baby, trust me on this" East said.

I sighed then nodded my head. I won't be able to calm down until I know forsure. I'll calm down when I see a DNA test that proves what East is telling me. Until then, my mind will continue to wander.

"Whoa, wait a God damn minute. That crazy bitch is claiming to be pregnant by you?" Kareem asked.

I sighed then ran my hands over my face. "Yeah man. That's why she came into the section last night. Bitch had the nerve to hand me a gift wrapped pregnancy test, like I just been fucking her raw or something. I ain't too much worried about it though. I'm just worried about Gen. This shit is getting to her."

"That's what Lola's evil ass wanted. She wanted to get in Gen's head. I hate crazy bitches like that" Kareem said.

Lola's pregnancy story threw me for a loop. I wasn't expecting her to pull some shit like that, but I guess I should've expected that from Lola. She wants to have some type of access to me, and she knows that a child is the only way that she can do that. I know forsure that the baby isn't mine, but I'm gonna take the test to give Gen some reassurance.

"Happy hoes ain't hating, and hating hoes ain't happy" I said as I shook my head.

Kareem laughed, "that's a fact. Just do the DNA test. Get this shit over with then be happy with your family cuzzo."

"That's all I've been trying to do bro. First it was Jayceon's weirdo ass, and now it's Lola's weirdo ass. We can't catch a fucking break."

Kareem laughed then shook his head. "Two weird ass exes" he said.

"Lola wasn't even my girl. She was the homie, and now she's acting like an obsessed fan. She won't hop off my fucking dick."

Kareem shrugged, "kill her."

I was waiting for him to laugh, but that nigga was dead ass serious.

"Nah man, no more killing. That Jayceon situation was sloppy, and we don't need more heat."

The cops have been treating Jayceon's case like it's top secret or something. Kareem has a friend that works for LAPD, and she told us that they're eager to find the person that killed Jayceon. Jayceon was allegedly doing business with a few detectives. I guess we fucked their extra income up, and now they're pissed off. The job was a sloppy one, but we didn't leave any traceable evidence. My crew is solid, but it's Harmony that I'm worried about. I hope her life means more to her than snitching does because I'll kill her myself if she even thinks about going to the police.

"Speaking of Jayceon's case, you think Harmony will keep her mouth shut?" Kareem asked.

"If she wants to live then she will. Harmony is holding our future in her hands. If she goes to the police then it's a wrap. We'll go down for a long time."

"Zander better keep his hoe in check. She's the reason why shit got messy in the first place. That would've been a clean job" Kareem said as he shook his head.

"Zander will keep her quiet. If he can't do it then we will."

I don't wanna take Ezra's mother away from him, but I will if I have to. If Harmony can't keep quiet then I'll have no choice but to kill her. I'm not going to prison for life. I'm sure the rest of my crew doesn't wanna go to prison for life either. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. When you live the life that I live, sacrifices have to be made. It's not about doing what you want or what you think is right. It's about doing what you need to do to SURVIVE. That has always been my motto, and that motto has kept me alive. I'll continue to live by it.

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