“I understand Manny. Take all the time you need.”
Baylynn ended the call and pulled into her driveway minutes later. Grabbing her things, she walked in the house and went straight to her room where she changed into a pair of sweatpants and an oversized tee shirt before she climbed into bed. She tuned on the TV and zoned out as she thought about her conversation with Manny. She hated that her past actions made Manny doubt her and caused him not to trust her but she wasn’t mad at him for how he felt because it was her actions that caused him to feel that way. Baylynn just hopped that he would be able to put the past behind him and start over.
Suddenly feeling the urge to be nosy, she grabbed her phone and got on Facebook. Since learning that she was related to Cashmere, she hadn’t signed on but when boredom strikes and you want to know what’s going on, social media is the best way to stay in the loop. Instead of looking at the post on her timeline, she went straight to Tamia’s page to see if she posted anything new and a few pictures grabbed her attention as well as the caption. It was a picture of Cashmere holding up her hand with a ring on her finger and the caption read The future Mrs. Ramsey Miller. The other picture was of Cashmere and Ramsey kissing. Baylynn studied the picture of the couple and her jealousy came back. She couldn’t deny how beautiful Cashmere looked with her baby bump and shiny diamond ring but she hated that her sister was living the life she wanted. Cashmere’s engagement to Ramsey had her feeling some type of way and she ended up staying in bed. She asked her mother to pick Brandi up from the childcare center while she slept the rest of the day away.
After spending the next couple of days in her feelings about Cashmere’s engagement, Baylynn woke up Saturday morning ready to cancel her playdate/visit with Tamia. The phone call she received the day before from the employer telling her to report Monday morning for training lifted her spirits a little but she couldn’t get her mind off Cashmere. She wondered why she cared so much about what was going on in her life and why every time she saw her, her jealousy seemed to grow. At first, she thought it was because she still had feelings for Ramsey but that wasn’t the case. It was the fact that Ramsey upgraded to a much better woman instead of downgrading like some men did after leaving a relationship. If he would’ve chosen a bitch that wasn’t on her level or bitch that was hit like a curb, Baylynn wouldn’t have cared and the fact that woman he upgraded to just so happen to be her sister only made shit worse.
She grabbed her phone off the night stand to check the time and it was 9:05 in the morning. Her thoughts of canceling were no longer an option when she saw the smile on her daughters’ face that was sitting up in her pack in play. Baylynn dragged herself out of bed and into the bathroom to get them ready for the day. After they were both washed and dressed, Baylynn filled her purse with Brandi’s favorite toys along with a few diapers and wipes before making her way downstairs. She grabbed a few snacks, tossed them in her bag, put on their coats and headed out the door. As she strapped Brandi in the car, she squealed with excitement as if she knew she was going to see her cousin that day and it made her smile. Closing the back door, she took her place behind the wheel bringing the car to life before backing out of the driveway and headed to Plymouth Meeting Mall.
Baylynn circled the parking lot a few times trying to find a spot and found one her third time around. Grabbing her purse, she hopped out of the car and went to the other side to get Brandi. She checked her phone and saw that Tamia sent her a message telling her that she was inside already. She placed Brandi on her hip and made her way inside the mall where she saw a play area in middle of the mall. As she got closer, she placed Brandi on her feet holding her hand tightly so she wouldn’t take off. Baylynn saw Tamia sitting in one of the chairs with Cassi sitting next to her. When Brandi spotted Cassi, she snatched away from her mom and ran in her direction. Tamia stood up to greet Baylynn with a smile on her face as she watched the two girls hug.
“Glad you and your daughter could make it.” They embraced each other.
“So am I. It’s been a while since the girls seen each other.” Baylnn pulled away to look at her.
“You know my niece?” Tamia quizzed.
“I not only know your niece but I know her parents too. I just didn’t know that Cashmere was my sister.”
“Don’t tell me that you’re the ex that set up my brother-in law.” Tamia took a step back looking her up and down.
“Yeah, that’s me.” She nervously chuckled. “I found out we were related after you hit me up on Facebook. She addressed you as her sister in one of her pictures.”
“So, that’s why it took you so long to respond to my message?”
Baylynn nodded her head in agreement.”
“Well ain’t this some shit.” Tamia ran her hand through her hair as she sat down.
“Tell me about it.” Baylynn sat in the chair next to her. “I know you might have heard some things about me and I know that’s it probably all true but I was hopin’ that you wouldn’t judge me.”
“I’m not here to judge you, honey. I reached out to you the same way I reached out to Cash. I’ve went years of not knowing that I had sisters in this world and now that I know, I want to get to know y’all so we can be a family.” Tamia admitted as she kept a close eye on the girls.
“To be honest, I never thought about my family until Charles popped up at my house with the DNA test. That’s when I found out my mother’s past and how she met Dad.”
“Your mom was a prostitute, right?”
“How did you know?”
“My mother told me. She knew all of Dad’s secret and she kept every one of them. She put on a façade for years to make us seem like the perfect family but since I reached out to Cashmere, my mother has been real bitter about the whole thing. My relationship with Cash and her mother drives her crazy. It’s gotten to the point where she doesn’t even call me anymore unless she needs something.”
“Damn. That’s messed up.”
“Tell me about it. I didn’t think that me wanting to know my family would cause her to act this way.” Tamia’s voice quivered.
“Do you regret reachin’ out to us?”
“Not at all. The relationship I have with Cash is great.” She beamed. “And I want ours to be the same way.”
“I’m cool with gettin’ to know you but I don’t know how Cashmere is goin’ to respond to me bein’ her sister. I hated her for stealin’ Ramsey away from me and I know she can’t stand me for settin’ up Ramsey. His family never liked me because I was the thot on our block and as much as I would like to hope for a positive outcome, I really don’t see one.”
“This shit is complicated as fuck.” Tamia buried her face in her hands.
“Do you plan on tellin’ Cashmere about me?”
“If I do that, then I might lose her and if I don’t tell her, she’ll feel like I kept this from her on purpose.” She shook her head. “I’m just going to keep this to myself for a while.”
“I think that would be best because if you told her, I don’t think she would let Brandi and Cassi play together anymore even though they are cousins. Besides the kids at her daycare, Brandi doesn’t have anyone to play with and I don’t have any friends.”
“You mean to tell me you don’t have one friend?”
“Nope. I cut my best friend off in December because I found out that she was extortin’ me for money and tried to break up my relationship with Ramsey when we were together.”
“Damn!”
“Right! So, the only person I have is my mother.”
“Where’s the baby father?”
“In jail. Brandi’s father and Ramsey are cousins.”
“Get the fuck out of here!”
“Real shit.”
“This shit is too much for me to handle right now.” Tamia placed her hand to her chest.
“The last time I saw Cashmere, she asked me to do somethin’ to get Ramsey out of jail because he had spared my life and I told her that she was gonna have to wait for
him to come just like I had to. Her nigga is home and she’s livin’ the life while I’m lonely as fuck out here.” Baylynn sighed.
“Maybe I can talk to Dad about getting’ him released. I did the same thing for Cash.”
“You would do that for me?”
“I’m going to tell you like I told her. That man has a child to raise and he can’t do that if he’s behind bars. So, yes. I’ll do that for you.”
“I really appreciate that Tamia. Thank you.” She smiled.
“No problem, honey.”
They talked and watched the girls play for another hour before they left the play area and went to the food court to have lunch. Baylynn was glad that her visit with Tamia was going better than she expected and the girls were having a ball together. Over the few hours she spent talking to Tamia, she felt as though she could trust her. Tamia seemed genuine and sincere so, Baylynn felt as though she could let her guard down.
When they finished eating their lunch, they decided to go shopping for the girls and after two hours of shopping, the girls had fallen asleep and the woman decided to call it day. Tamia walked Baylynn to her car and helped her with her bags. Baylynn didn’t have a stroller so it was difficult to carry Brandi and her bags at the same time. After the bags where loaded in the car and Brandi was strapped in, Baylynn hugged her sister and promised to hit her up when she got home before getting into the car. As she drove out the parking lot, she was glad that she had someone that she could confide in that didn’t judge her because of what she used to be and what she did. She just hoped that her relationship with Tamia wouldn’t come to an end because of Cashmere.
48
Two weeks had passed since Ramsey’s coming home/engagement party and words couldn’t expressed how good it felt to be home. He had quickly gotten used to waking up, washing and eating when he wanted to instead of the schedule they kept him on while he was in prison. He was getting adjusted to his new home and his new life outside of prison. Ramsey felt like he was a new person. He wanted to leave his old life and way of living in the past, which was something he made a vow to do. He was over the drama, bull shit and the street life. Ramsey wanted to be known as something more than just a street nigga. He wanted to be a man that his future wife, daughter and unborn child could be proud of.
Ramsey spent most of his time in his new home with his family and whatever business he had to handle, he took care of it over the phone. Nick was still running the drug operation and Randall still had the shop on lock but since they were working on a new project, Randall needed his input on things but since he didn’t want to leave his family, he handled it over the phone. Ramsey had been away from his family for months and he wanted to give them the time they deserved to have before he got back on his grind. He felt like he owed them that since they had to deal with the two-hour visits in prison.
It was the beginning of the week and Ramsey woke up with one thing on his mind. Cashmere. They had been fucking each other senseless since he came home from prison and he couldn’t get enough of it. Sex with Cashmere was always the best and to him, it couldn’t get any better but it did. The way that she blessed him with her mouth along with her tight, wet pussy that got even wetter with every stroke had him whipped like a nigga who had just gotten his first taste of pussy. Ramsey wasn’t sure if her freakiness was due to the pregnancy but he couldn’t get enough of it.
Hearing water running in the bathroom, Ramsey tossed the covers off him and walked into the bathroom where Cashmere was brushing her teeth. He wrapped his arms around her rubbing her stomach as he began placing soft kisses on her neck as he watched her in the mirror. Moving his hands from her round belly, he lifted her night shirt and palmed her ass. Knowing what was about to go down, Cashmere spit out her mouth wash to protest against another sex session.
“Not uh, Ramsey. I need a break. We’ve been going strong for two weeks.” She tried to fight him off.
“You know I can’t get enough of that pussy. Now, stop playin’ and bend over.” He whispered in her ear.
“No Ramsey. Now, let me go.” She giggled before moaning.
That was all Ramsey needed hear. Pulling his boxers down, his fully erect dick stood at attention. He smacked it on her ass as he massaged her nipple with his free hand. Cashmere took off her night shirt and bent over allowing Ramsey to enter her. His dick slid in with ease as he pushed deep inside her wetness. Placing his hands on her hips, he began pounding away.
“Yeeesss Daddy! Oh my God!!” she threw her pussy back at him.
“Fuck, Cash! Throw that shit!”
They were in rhythm with each other from their moans to the slapping sound of his balls hitting her pussy. Feeling himself about to cum, Ramsey pulled out replacing his dick with his tongue as he ate her pussy from the back. Cashmere gripped the sink as tight as she could damn near breaking a nail. Ramsey stroked his dick keeping it hard as he made Cashmere cum with his tongue. After lapping up her juices, he rammed his shaft back into her pussy and dicked her down with more force than the first time. Ramsey smacked her ass a few times and the way she moaned had him ready to bust.
“I’m about to cum again!” she panted.
Focused on the sex faces she was making in the mirror, when Cashmere closed her eyes and bit down her lip, Ramsey knew that she had bust and minutes later, he bust as well. Laying her head down on the sink, Ramsey laid his head on her back as he wrapped his arms around her. Once they caught their breath, Ramsey ran the water in the jacuzzi tub and when it was full, he got in first then helped Cashmere in. Sitting between his legs, she leaned back resting her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
As Ramsey rubbed her belly, Ramsey felt something on the right side of her stomach. He kept his hand there and seconds later he, felt it again.
“Ramsey, stop tapping on my stomach. You’re makin’ the baby kick.” Cashmere mumbled half sleep.
“That wasn’t me, bae. That’s the baby. It’s kickin’.” He beamed.
Ramsey placed her hand in the same place he had his and she felt the baby kick her hand for the first time and smiled.
“I don’t think I ever felt a baby kick before.”
“Really?” Cash looked up at him.
“Yeah. I was in the streets so much when you and Baylynn got pregnant that I never had time to spend with y’all. I was younger back then and I didn’t think that things like this mattered. I never knew that a baby’s first kick could make a nigga feel like this.” He kissed her forehead.
“When you’re having a baby with someone special, every part of the pregnancy can be special if you’re there to witness it.”
“I guess you’re right about that. Come on so we can wash up.”
“Baby, I’ve noticed you been spending a lot of time in the house. Is everything okay?” he helped her to her feet.
“Everything is fine, bae. I just wanted to spend some time with you and Cassi before I got started with this project I’m workin’ on with Randall.” He grabbed a rag and lathered it with soap. “I didn’t want you feel like I was neglectin’ you and shit.”
“Well look at you being all considerate and what not.” She placed her hand on her hip.
“I’m always considerate, baby.” He answered cockily. “I had to learn the hard way that shit ain’t always about me and my needs. A nigga can be a little selfish at times and I’m tryin’ to change that.”
“You better stop talking like that. You makin’ me wet again.” She bit her lip. “I appreciate you wanting to spend time with us, Rams but it’s cool if you want to go out and handle your business. Just as long as you bring your ass in this house at a respectable time and call if you’re going to be late getting in.”
“That ain’t a problem, love.”
She kissed his lips and let him finish washing her up. When they were finished in the bathroom, Ramsey walked into the closet to pick out his fit for the day. He decided on a pair of a light denim pair of Balmain jeans, black Polo T-shirt and a pair of high top black
Gucci sneaks. Carrying his clothes out of the closet and placing them on the bed, Ramsey grabbed a fresh pair of boxers and a wife beater from the drawer and got dressed. After putting on his Rolex, he grabbed his phone and shot a text to his brother.
Rams: Bro, I’ll be at the shop by noon so we can discuss the basic of that youth project.
Randall: Oh shit. You finally decided to climb out the pussy my nigga and get back to this business lol
Rams: Lol I had to live in it for a minute but it’s time to get back to business
Randall: I hear that. See ya when you get here
Ramsey tucked his phone in his pocket before he snatched his brush off the dresser to brush his hair. After checking his self out in the mirror, he made his way downstairs and followed the smell of bacon all the way to the kitchen. Ramsey’s eyes landed on Cassi who was in her high chair eating Cherrio’s off the high chair table with her sippy cup in the cup holder. Kissing her cheek, he took a seat at the counter and patiently waited for breakfast to get finished.
After he was finished gulping down his waffles, cheese eggs, grits and bacon, he kissed his queen and princess good-bye and made his way out the door hopping behind the wheel of his 2017 dark blue Mercedes Benz. Revving the engine, he drove down the stone pathway that lead to the street. When he was on the road, he took off towards the expressway weaving in and out of traffic.
Arriving at the shop in the Mount Airy Section of Philly thirty minutes later, Ramsey parked his car in the back of the shop and hopped out. He locked the door with the remote before stepping inside. The male customers instantly showed him love as they told him how good it was to have him home while the female customers seductively greeted him but Tiffany checked their ass by announcing that he was engaged to be married, which caused their flirtatious attitude to stop. Ramsey talked shit with a few of the customers as he waited for Randall to finish cutting a customer’s hair. When he finished fifteen minutes later, they stepped into the oversized office that was decorated with chocolate colored office furnished. Randall sat behind the desk while Ramsey sat in one of the chairs on the opposite side. Powering up his laptop, Randall started the conversation.
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