I had overreacted.

Blame those damn pregnancy hormones for taking over my emotions once again and messing up things with Hussle and I.

I would never try and make him choose me over his daughter that wasn't my point of becoming upset, I was upset about his baby mom not having any boundaries and just being able to call on him whenever she felt like it and played on his guilt knowing he would come to not disappoint Emani.

"Boy or a girl?"

The manager of the baby and children's boutique questioned, I was out doing some retail therapy before I had to go film tonight.

"I'm not sure yet but could you show me to like the neutral clothing I really want to look around and get somethings"

"Sure our middle aisle right here has a pretty large selection of neutral clothes and nursery decor"

I didn't care at this point if paparazzi found out I was excited and proud to have this baby there was no need to hide that.

Mommy wants you over for dinner tomorrow night you free?

For free food I'm always available

Look here hoe don't be using my mommy to feed yourself

But I'm feeding your nephew or niece..

Alright I guess I can't be the only one using my mommy for free meals.

I laughed at Samantha's goofy ass text picking up little onesies.

"These are so adorable" I gushed tossing a few into my basket even if I hadn't reached my second trimester I couldn't resist going baby shopping already.

"Can I get these daddy?"

My ears perked up a the familiar little voice, how perfect that I was running into Hussle when I needed to speak to him the most.

"You know your daddy is going to get it you don't have to ask, right daddy"

"Chill on that Nisha"

My blood boiled hearing him laugh but hear him laugh in response to his baby mom, I picked up my basket heading toward there voices.

"This looks really comfy" I smiled pursing my lips together, Hussle's head shot up hearing my voice.

"Oop"

Tanisha giggled being petty, I tapped my foot feeling my temper rising and my hands shaking

"Akiki nothing, you know how I get down baby girl" I smirked back " This is real cute Hussle"

"Erin it ain't even like that"

"Ohhhh so now I'm Erin? can't call me by my nickname in front of her because you don't want to get her jealous?"

"It's not like that and you gotta chill you in front of my daughter"

I sighed looking down at Emani watching intently at our back and forth. He was at least right about that.

"Okay but I didn't have anything to worry about right?" He looked down at the basket in my hand.

"I told you I wanted to do this together and you still came out to do it alone"

"It looks like you would have been too busy playing house to come along with me" I sat my basket down not even in the mood to shop anymore, I could just online shop later tonight when I got back home.

"It's not like-

"I'm going have fun with your family"

I put my basket down and got the hell up out that store before I burst into tears in front of them, I just wanted to know he had my back but instead he was showing me more and more that his first child's mother was more important.

Your mom might as well invite Tanisha over instead of me, because that's who your brother rather be a family with.

Fuck that I'm not breaking bread with her, what happened sissy?

Caught them all laughing and comfortable together at the children's boutique I was at, your brother made it clear what he wants and it ain't me, good luck with having that hoe as family

Now I fucking take back overreacting, my ass didn't react enough!

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"Are you crazy?"

Samantha yelled at me while sitting on my porch after I dropped off Tanisha and Emani at home.

"Tanisha car fucked up and she needed to get a dress for Emani's play at school"

"You could have went on your own and got that shit, now all of sudden y'all cool?"

"I'm trying to be cordial with her for the sake of my daughter whatever Boog told you she's over exaggerating them pregnancy hormones got her tripping on hood"

"She has every right to trip, she has feelings for you and the main person you telling her not worry about now all of sudden y'all laughing it up and hanging out"

"We got a kid together, what we suppose to do be at each other's throats all the time?" Sammy stood up coming down from the steps.

"No but where is your respect for Erin? You know how she feel and besides Emani she should be one of your main priorities fuck Tanisha she isn't your responsibility and that hoe be lying her car working just fine I saw her this morning in it"

I clenched my jaw, I didn't like being lied to and I didn't like being played with.

"Erin don't understand my daughter come first she can't have all of my attention all the time"

"Her problem isn't with you being a father to Emani her problem is you not setting boundaries with Tanisha, when she call you drop everything and go running and most of the time she doing it to get under Boog skin"

"Of course I'm gonna drop everything when she call about Emani, I'm trying to be there for my kid Sammy"

"What about your other kid? Just because he or she isn't here yet you don't find it that big of a deal to be around?"

"I was around the other day until Tanisha call-

I paused realizing that when I got to Tanisha's crib to get Emani she had changed her mind to go out and even invited me inside to hang out with Emani.

"Do you understand now? That girl is playing games to hurt Erin and trust me she keep messing with my sister while she pregnant she ain't gotta worry about Erin because she gonna have to worry about me coming for her ass"

I believed my sister when she made threats and I didn't need her getting caught up in my mess.

"I'm gonna talk with her and shut shit down tonight after Mani play"

"Watch that hoe E she sneaky as fuck" I hugged my sister.

"I will, you and mommy coming tonight right?"

"Of course and I promise you if Tanisha come with that petty shit I don't care if we at a school I will slide on her, on hood"