Checkmate 3: Playtime's Over

by Tiece

  It seemed as if time was moving in slow motion as he contemplated running or manning up. He tried to speak, not even knowing what would come out of his mouth, but Candy instantly slapped the shit out of him. Monty tried to grab her because he saw another lick coming, but it was too late. Candy was striking blows across his head like she had lost her mind. MiKayla tried to pull Monty back inside the house, but Candy was clinging to his shirt, still fighting like a wild bull.

  “Baby, please calm down! I’m sorry!” He managed to say, but Candy kept crying and fighting. She was painfully in tears over his betrayal and didn’t know how else to resolve it except to keep hitting him.

  MiKayla somehow got around Monty as the fighting continued, but as the licks were being thrown Candy struck her in the face. MiKayla was shocked, but wasn’t going to take a lick like that so she hit Candy back and the two women went at it.

  They were going at each other blow for blow with Monty trying to now break them up. Candy pulled her hair then caught her one good time with a quick solid, deserving blow to the face. MiKayla tried to block the lick but was caught by another solid punch to the face then another. Candy was going to try to break MiKayla’s neck if she could. She’d been waiting to get to that ass for months.

  The unexpected occurrence was so wild and crazy that it didn’t even occur to Monty that MiKayla was pregnant at the time until Candy kicked her in the side. MiKayla fell to the ground holding her stomach and then out of nowhere she jumped up and hit Candy in the face with her fist. Candy tried to strike back, but Monty was too quick and picked her up. She was kicking and screaming trying to get down.

  He quickly turned to MiKayla. “Take your ass in the house!” He yelled while trying to hold Candy back, because she was trying to maneuver her way around him to get to MiKayla. MiKayla had clearly lost her mind because she was trying just as hard to get to Candy.

  “Have you forgotten that you’re pregnant?” He blurted out, quickly realizing that he’d spoken his thoughts out loud. Candy abruptly stopped and looked at him. Her eyes were full of water as she looked back over at MiKayla. The disappointed look on her face made MiKayla feel a whole lot better. MiKayla looked at Monty who was not very happy with the situation and she turned to walk back inside her house, but stopped to dig the knife in a little deeper.

  “Bitch you better be glad I’m pregnant or I would’ve really took it to your ass.”

  “Just go in the house!” Monty demanded. He turned back around to look at Candy. Her eyes were red and the tears fell uncontrollably down her face.

  “How could you?” She asked. Monty shook his head. He was disappointed in himself.

  “You don’t have nothing to say, huh?” She wiped her face and straightened her clothes up. She couldn’t stop the infinite tears from falling as he tried to comfort her.

  “Get away from me!” She demanded.

  Monty kept trying to console her. “I’m so sorry baby. I never meant to hurt you.” He said. She wiped her nose with the back of her hand, sniffing. She thought about the brawl that had just taken place and felt angered by Monty’s actions and how stupid he made her look. She snatched away from him and walked off. She didn’t have anything else to say. She was done with him. Their whole relationship was full of lies and deceit.

  Monty tried to stop her before she got to her car. “Baby, please talk to me,” he said.

  “I have nothing further to say to you.” She got inside of her car.

  He blocked the doorway preventing her from leaving. “Baby, I can explain if you’ll let me.” He begged.

  “Monty, please get out of my door!” She yelled and before he could move she had slapped him in the face again. “I’m tired of your shit! Go in there and take care of your responsibilities because I don’t need you in my life no more!” She angrily said.

  Monty was crushed. He knew she was right, but he couldn’t watch her leave him like that. “Please give me a chance,” he pleaded.

  “You’re out of chances.” She sadly said pushing him back and closing her door shut. He stood in the middle of the street and watched her leave him, possibly for good this time.

  Confusion hit as he watched her turn around in the neighbor’s driveway then passing by him quickly. If he hadn’t moved faster to get out of her way she probably would’ve struck him with the front of her car.

  He couldn’t make out what had just happened and how Candy even knew he was over there. Lost in thought, he walked back in the house to check on MiKayla. She seemed to be fine, because she was cursing and tripping about Candy coming to her house.

  “How could you sit out there and talk to her after she came over here and showed her ass. That bitch.”

  Monty interrupted her. “A’ight, that’s enough.”

  “And you’re still gonna defend her after she fought you like that?” She asked. “My baby better be alright or I’ma press charges and then kick that bitch ass again after I’ve deliver!” Monty looked at her. He knew why she was upset but at the moment he didn’t like her disrespecting tone.

  “I think you should calm down.” He said. “I know you’re upset, but just calm down.” MiKayla began putting her clothes and shoes on. “What are you about to do?” He asked.

  “I’m going to the emergency room. I need to make sure that my baby is okay.”

  Monty agreed. “I think that’s a good idea.” He was selfish and didn’t want her to have the baby, but he didn’t want her to miscarry either. “Please go to the emergency room and call me when you get there.” He said.

  “You’re not going with me?” She asked.

  “No I have something to do and then I’m coming.” She knew what his something was and it really pissed her off.

  “You know what Monty, just get the fuck outta my house and when you find out what your priorities are then you call me. Until then, kiss my ass!” She screamed.

  That was his queue and what better time for him to take it and leave. He walked out the door and got inside of his Tahoe. He looked over at MiKayla who was literally right behind him as she was getting inside her car. She didn’t even look his way. She started the engine and backed out of the driveway heading to the emergency room in a hurry.

  Monty sat in her driveway thinking. He still couldn’t believe the events that had taken place. He punched his steering wheel out of anger that he’d fucked up again. He started up his engine, and headed over to Candy’s house.

  Chapter2

  Rico walked inside the house and down the hallway into his bedroom. Surely Mona was still asleep. She’d been sleeping a lot more lately and he knew that it was due to the pregnancy. He sat on the side of the bed and shook her gently. She awakened and smiled when she looked in his handsome face.

  “Hey Baby,” she said, rubbing her eyes.

  “Hey you,” he responded, leaning over and giving her a kiss on the cheek. “I bought you some pancakes from IHop.”

  “Aww, thanks baby.” She slowly sat up in the bed. “Believe it or not I was dreaming about pancakes from the IHop.” They laughed.

  “You see I can read your mind and know what you’re dreaming.” He joked.

  She smiled. “I believe you can.”

  “You didn’t know that your man could do all that, did you?” She laughed as he handed her the takeout box with the pancakes in it. “Make sure you feed my baby, because I want her to come in the world healthy and fed.”

  “Nobody will be happier than me.” Mona stated. “I am so ready to drop this load, it ain’t funny.”

  He grinned. “I know you are baby. I can tell by the way you walk.”

  “Oh so you picking at the way I walk now?” She asked.

  “No, baby, I think it’s cute how you waddle around the house like a gap legged penguin.”

  “I’m so tired of peeing all day. I sneeze I pee, I laugh I pee, I cough I pee.”

  He grinned. “Okay okay, I get it.”

  “That’s the shit that gets on my nerve. I should be the next face for
maxi pads.” Rico laughed out loud.

  “The doctor did tell you that the baby has turned upside down and is pressing more on your bladder. That would explain it.” He tried to comfort her because she looked like she was ready to throw in the towel. She wanted to give birth to their baby right away.

  “Just relax, eat your pancakes and I’ll massage your feet. You know you love when I do that.”

  Mona opened the box and looked at her food. She had a strange look on her face.

  He shook his head. “Don’t tell me they gave you the wrong thing.”

  She grabbed him by the arm. “I feel funny all of sudden. I think I gotta pee.” She irritably stated.

  “That shouldn’t be a surprise.” He teased while sitting her plate on the nightstand then helped her out of bed. He felt sorry for her because it seemed like overnight she’d began to move as slow as a snail. She’d complained of back pains, but took it like a soldier. When he’d insist on taking her to the hospital, she would refuse. She didn’t want them sending her back home due to false labor pretence. Rico was about as ready as she was to have the baby. Not only was he happily awaiting the arrival of his daughter, but he was ready for Mona to open up those legs again and allow him the opportunity to show her what she’d been missing.

  Mona leaned on him while holding on to his arm. She held tightly to the bottom of her stomach and moaned lightly in pain.

  “It’s hurting for some reason, baby.”

  Rico worried a little. “Are you Okay? Do I need to take you to the emergency room?”

  “No, just let me lean on you.” She said slowly making her way to the bathroom with his help. She felt a warm flow of liquid scamper down her leg.

  Damn, I know I ain’t pissed on myself. She looked down and panted for air. “Baby,” she whispered.

  “Yes,” he awkwardly whispered back.

  “I think my water just broke.”

  Rico looked down and noticed the liquid streaming down her legs and onto the carpet. I know she ain’t peeing on herself.

  “Did you hear me? I think my water just broke.” They looked into each other’s face as panic mode set in for Rico. Mona grabbed him tightly by the arm. “We need to go to the emergency room like yesterday.”

  Rico panicked. “Oh shit!” He said. “Shit, shit, shit! Okay, Okay.”

  “Baby just grab a towel and my things.” Rico grabbed her already packed luggage and a towel. The pain hit her hard. “LETS GO!” She shouted. It was piercing and excruciating pain that just came all of a sudden. This in return really wired Rico up and he frantically ran out to the car. He started the engine and began backing out of the driveway only to find Mona waving at him in the doorway.

  “Oh shit, what the hell am I doing?” He pulled back up in the driveway. He was embarrassed, but had no time to feel ashamed. He jumped out of the car and kissed Mona lightly on her lips. “I’m so sorry baby.”

  She grinned a little at how funny he was being. “It’s okay, babe. Let’s get to Trinity in a hurry, but please don’t kill us.” Rico walked her out to the car, helping her get inside it then he hurried to the driver side and sped out of the driveway heading to the hospital.

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  Monty pulled up into Candy’s driveway. His heart was beating fast as hell. He still couldn’t believe what had happened at MiKayla’s house.

  What the fuck was I thinking, continuing to fuck around with MiKayla? Damn I have really fucked up this whole situation. He thought still sitting inside of his Tahoe. He didn’t know why he felt a little scared to get out. He knew that Candy was in there because her car was visibly parked half way in the garage as if she’d gotten out in a hurry. He opened his door and in no time he’d eased his way up on the porch to knock on the door. Candy greeted him with a blow to his jaw.

  “You got some muthafuckin nerve bringing your whorish ass over here!” She yelled.

  “Le’me explain!” Monty shouted, trying to hold her hands down by her side. “Please, baby, I’m sorry!” Candy wasn’t trying to hear it. She cried uncontrollably and he ached for hurting her. He knew that she wasn’t about to forgive him for his infidelity but somehow he just wanted to reason with her.

  “Please, le’me talk to you. Please!” He held her close to him while she cried like a baby. Her face was pressed in his shirt, absorbing all of her pain. The tears seemed as if they wouldn’t stop.

  “Why’d you have to do me like that?” She sobbed heavily making him tear up inside. “What did I ever do to deserve this bullshit?” Her voice shook in between breaths and Monty tried his best to comfort her.

  “I’m so sorry, baby. I’m so sorry.” He held her in his arms knowing that this might be the last time he’d hold her that close to him again. She was clearly hurt and nothing would heal her wounds any time soon.

  “How could you?” She attempted to beat his chest with her fist, but was powerless. Her strength was drained from the embarrassing pain she felt. She looked up at him stone eyed and shook her head.

  “It’s over.” She sadly said, but she wasn’t saying anything that he didn’t already know. His eyes filled with water and before he knew it the tears were streaming down his face like a cascading waterfall. Monty was at a loss of words and knew that it would take a miracle for her to ever forgive him.

  He looked down at his phone as it rang. It was Rico, but he wasn’t in the mood to answer it. He ended the call quickly and Candy rolled her eyes at him.

  “You may as well go to her, because it’s no love over this way anymore.” She commented.

  “It’s Rico, baby.” He explained looking back down at his phone ringing again. Candy’s disappointed expression told her differently. “It’s my mama now.” He tried to show her.

  “Well, answer it.” She insisted. “You know she got my baby with her.” Monty had never heard her refer to MJ as my baby so coldly. He sadly looked at her and answered his phone.

  “Hey Ma, what’s up?” He wiped his face.

  “Your sister is here at Trinity about to have your niece.” She stated with excitement. “Get your butt over here and reach out to Candy for me, because I’m headed in the delivery room. Joe will be in the waiting room with MJ.” She hung up the phone before Monty could say another word. He looked at Candy, she was attempting to walk back inside her house, but he stopped her by gently grabbing her arm.

  “Hey, wait a minute.” He said.

  “What kind of lie do you want to tell me now?” She asked.

  “All I wanted to say was that Mona is at Trinity and she is about to have the baby.”

  She sniffed and wiped her face. “Tell her that I’ll be there when I get myself together.” She instructed then pulled away from his grip. “I think you should leave now.”

  “Damn,” he said. “Can we talk later?”

  “We have nothing else to talk about. Please leave.” She said walking inside her house and slamming the door behind her. Monty stood there for a mere five minutes hoping that she’d open the door up and invite him in, but wishful thinking was getting him nowhere. MiKayla briefly crossed his mind, but it was really just for a brief moment. The woman he whole heartedly loved was done with him and nothing he could do would take back the pain that he had caused her.

  He dropped his head in defeat and walked off of her porch. He got inside his Tahoe and dried his tears. They seemed to fall steadily the more he wiped his eyes. He slowly backed out of the driveway and headed over to the hospital in hopes that his sister would safely have a healthy baby girl and that if nothing else that would lift his spirits.

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  Candy walked into her bedroom still crying. She couldn’t stop the tears for nothing in the world. Monty had been fucking around on her and had the nerve to get a bitch pregnant. She could never forgive him for that. She just couldn’t. The pain seemed to stab deep in her heart and it literally ached. She fell to the floor on her knees in front of the commode and threw up what little breakfast she had consumed earlier. She laid h
er head over the toilet as if she was recovering from a bad hangover. It hurt like hell and she couldn’t control it or make it stop. Eventually, irritable noise was the only thing coming up and she tried her best to calm down before she really made herself sick.

  After coaxing herself and taking in deep breaths after deep breaths she was able to stand to her feet. She felt dizzy and overwhelmed at the thought of another woman sharing Monty and having his baby. Her heart was heavy and the only thing she could do was lay across her bed and pray that things would get better.

  **********

  Rico smiled at the site of watching his daughter being born. He was overly excited standing there pushing Mona’s thigh back as she pushed forward to relieve herself of the baby. A nurse pushed back on her other thigh in hopes of making the delivery easier. Catherine held Mona’s hand tight and squeezed it harder with every thrust. She screamed out loud with the last bit of force inside her and pushed out the baby’s head. The Doctor immediately suctioned the baby’s mouth and a loud cry could be heard coming from her. Rico grinned at the head full of curly hair on the baby’s head. The doctor gently pulled with a firm grip and their baby girl entered the world the day after New Years. The nurse immediately grabbed the baby and wiped her off. Then she laid her on the scale.