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Chapter 15

Nicki pulled up to the house to see cop cars in the driveway and cops walking around the house. She shook her head as she got out the car and walked up the driveway to the little cemented pathway up to the house. Since the cops were here, she figured the door was unlocked. She twisted the knob and pushed the door open to two more cops talking to Candi. She looked distressed and tired. Zuri came around the corner and screamed out her name. She held her arms out and hugged her tight.

"Mommy we were worried about you!"

"OMG, officers she's here."

"Are you okay? Where's Daddy?"

"We're fine that's to Aunt Candi and he's in you guys room."

"Okay."

"Ma'am are you fine?"

"Yes, officers I'm fine. They're overreacting."

"Okay, well we'll get ready to pack up and go."

She nodded then stood up straight and hugged Candi tight. She pulled back and watched Candi look over her. Candi grabbed her face and turned her face side to side then up and down. She hugged her again then turned towards the stairs and yelled for Safaree.

"SAFAREE!"

"Huh? Wha.... Baby!!"

He yelled grabbing Nicki up. She giggled as she wrapped her legs around his body. He kissed her chest up to her neck then passionately kissed her. She was smiling hard physically and emotionally as he held her in his arms as if she was gone for weeks. LJ smiled big mirroring hers as she reached over him because Safaree wasn't putting her down. She grabbed his face and squeezed his cheeks until their lips met.

"Ma?"

He wiped his lips and looked at the lipstick stain on the back of his hand. She pulled back and looked down at her biggest baby as he walked towards the sofa. He sat down and rubbed her thighs, back, stomach and back of her neck. He ran his fingers through her hair as he pulled her face towards him and shared another kiss.

"Mommy, here go OJ."

"Faree.... Stop it."

"Okay."

She grabbed OJ and held him tight. He grabbed her breast hard then squealed before laughing at her sour face. She awed as his laughter increased pulling at her hair. She pushed into Safaree's arms and watch his smile fade then reappear.

"Da Da!"

He pointed to his face then looked at her for reassurance. She nodded with a smile then pointed to herself.

"Ma Ma!"

She clapped as he hide his smile into Safaree's chest. She began push off his lap, but he pulled her back down onto his lap.

"Faree, I'm not leaving the house. You missed me that much?"

"Yes, I'm coming with you."

"Okay.."

She said grabbing OJ and placing him on her hip. She walked through the living room to their bedroom. She pressed the intercom and called for everyone that was in the house. Candi, LJ, Nancy and Zuri walked into the room looking worried.

"Everything fine?"

"Yes, do you guys want to stay in a hotel for a few days? Like two days?"

"REALLY? Why tho?"

"Just to get out the house... Plus I already paid for two suites for a week."

"Then why... Just two days?"

"I don't know if Nancy...."

"I'd love too. We need something different and relaxing."

"I'm glad yawl are fine, let me head home to my kids and Nic don't scare us like that!"

They hugged then she left. She looked back at Safaree packing OJ's baby bag and pulling some of their clothes out.

"Get packed."

******

Nicki and SB had just went to check on Nancy and the kids after they came back from their lunch date. SB's mother came to get OJ because she hadn't seen him since LJ taught him how to say Da Da and Ma Ma two months ago. They walked into the suite to the smell of strawberries and cream candles filling the room with it's aroma. She walked to the balcony and pushed it open. She looked down at the ground with people walking by looking beautiful in the dark. Nicki sighed feeling his arms wrap around her.

"First night alone in a long time."

"Mhmm."

She mumbled leaning back, grabbing his face and kissing him. She smiled then pecked his lips before turning back to the street lights and loud people of NY.

"That spaghetti was good."

"Oh? Was it better than mine?"

"Hell no. It was good not great!"

"Yes, kiss my ass."

"I can do more than kiss it."

"Freak."

"Only for Onika."

"Keep it that way."

She pointed to his face then walked back into the suite. She walked into the bedroom and laid down on the bed on her side. He looked through the booklet of contacts in the suite room for the room service numbers. He dialed down to the kitchen and waited for an answer.

"Can I get whole Red Velvet Cake for suite 106A and a Vanilla cake with Chocolate icing for 106B."

"Thanks."

He hung up and walked into the room. He bounced on the bed and tapped on her ass like it was a drum until she looked back at him. He smiled then crawled over her as she turned to lay on her back.

"You look beautiful in your leggings and pink top."

"What do you want?"

"To stare into your eyes."

"Corny."

"I'm serious."

She kicked his leg causing him to shift and fall into the bed then straddled his lap. She scooted up and sat on his stomach.

"Faree, have you ever loved someone so much that everything feels so right with them, but it's scary."

"You."

"Have you ever wanted to change anything about us?"

"Your last name."

"Anything about how we got this far?"

"Being here from my first child to our last child."

"Do you miss her?"

"No."

"Do you think about her?"

"Sometimes, I wished I didn't do her wrong... We shouldn't have been."

"Meaning?"

"I should of been with you."

"Love me?"

"Always times Forever."

"Kiss me?"

He kissed her as she asked then she pulled back and stared into his chocolate face. There was a knock on the door, so Safaree pushed her to the side while laughing at her face.

"Ass!"

"It's big, you should let me tap."

He chuckled then opened the door for the waiter as Nicki came in, in just her robe. He tipped him a twenty then walked him out the door. He looked back to Nicki then walked over popping her hand.

"Don't touch my stuff."

"Our.. What's yours is mine, what's mine is mine and sometimes yours, but what's yours is ALWAYS mine."

She stated gripping his package and placing her hand on top of the lid of the tray. She pulled it off as she kissed him. He groaned as she pulled her lips away then stared down at her smiling over the cake.

"Aww.. All for me?"

"You not sharing?"

"If you're a good, you can get more than just this cake."

She winked then grabbed a fork and stuck it into the side of the cake and ate it. She took two more bites then her and Safaree ate the cake off the tray and off each other.

Chapter 14

Nicki and LJ sat on the sofa watching Safaree pace back and forth with OJ in his arms crying as if his life was in danger. Her head was laid back against the sofa as she watched him getting frustrated with OJ's crying. He patted his pack, tried feeding him, tried playing with him and now was rocking him, but he continued to cry out.

"Faree, please just give him here."

"No, my son is...."

"You can't force him!"

He sighed then handed OJ over to her and flopped down in the sofa next to them. He huffed hearing him grow quiet as she slowly rocked him side to side. He leaned against the arm of the sofa and looked over his family and smiled.

"We should take some family pictures next week."

"We did take family pictures, remember you're the one who had to work."

"Nic, don't start... I apologized for that."

"I heard you."

She replied looking down into OJ's face. He stared up at her as she ran her fingers through his hair. She looked over at Safaree after feeling the sudden movement on the sofa. He looked pissed, so she reached out and grabbed his shirt. He looked back and yanked out of her grip.

"What's your problem?"

"My own son don't even know who I , but he know his uncles and Mike."

"Well if you stayed home more... Often."

"I have to work! You can sit on your ass all day, but I'm a man."

"What? Sit on my ass?"

OJ started to cry again as he pulled her finger away from his face and yelled out. She breathe in and out slowly to calm herself. I'm on my ass all day, but I'm here with OUR three kids, doing this alone! He has some fucking nerve! I do my work from home just like he can, but he too busy being cheap as fuck and higher niggas who he know will steal from him! Stupid ass. She fussed within as she finally pushed off the sofa.

"LJ get up and go get your soup off the stove. Being it in OJ's room."

"Okay."

He whispered getting up from the sofa feeling like death. He was at home sick with a cold. Nicki stood watching him walk slowly over to the stove then walked down the hall to OJ's room. She placed him on the floor under his music mat and watched his big toothless smile spread across his face. She was admiring her son when he came in and snapped her out of her trance.

"Nic, you heard me? Answer."

"Did you really just ask me that?"

"Don't answer me with a fucking question."

"No, DONT YOU COME IN HERE ACCUSING ME OF NO SHIT LIKE THAT!"

"ONIKA, IM NOT IN THE FUCKING MOOD ANSWER ME OR IM OUT!"

"Like always nothing new."

She stated quietly as she brushed pass him with tears running down her face. He followed behind her feeling like shit for threatening her like that. He groaned loudly at her locking herself in the bathroom and put his head against it.

"Look, I'm not leaving, but I need to know."

"You should already know!"

"How? I was nuts at the time and you come up pregnant."

"Come up? You act like you weren't the one that was in me every night screaming Karens name like I was that bitch!"

"Baby..."

"No, don't fucking baby me!"

She snatched the door open, pointed in his face and calmly spoke.

"Accuse me of anything else, but you won't ever accuse me of cheating on you! I took your abuse for a year and never did I even think about cheating on you!"

She pushed him out the way and stomped off to take care of LJ.

******

"Candi have you seen Nic?"

"No, she called me yesterday.."

"What she say?"

His voice was full of concern because he hasn't seen her in a few hours. OJ was crying, Zuri was pouting and LJ was stretched across the floor coloring in OJ's books.

"Do you need me to come over?"

"Please? He won't stop crying."

"Did you try feeding him?"

"Yeah! He pushed it away."

"Rocking?"

"That too, nothing man."

"I'll be over in thirty minutes."

He sighed and placed OJ down in his rocker. LJ stood up and picked him up and grabbed the bottle to feed him. He instantly latched on. SB threw his arms in the air defeated. He slummed into the rocking chair and just shook his head over and over. He acts like I'm not his father? He looked over at OJ staring at him then let out a big huff.

Candi walked in the door and gave Zuri a look which shut her up. She took OJ from LJ and told him to go clean the dishes while Zuri cleaned the living room that looked a mess. She looked over at Safaree who was on the sofa with his head in his hands.

"What happen between you and Nika?"

"I'm a bad boyfriend."

"You guys argued?"

"Yeah and I haven't seen her since last night when we laid down."

"Did she say anything?"

"She was tired and that she loved me."

"And you?"

"Nothing, I just cuddled up to her."

"This isn't like Nic. Let me call Lauren."

"No, he doesn't like me."

"Safaree hold your son."

He reluctantly took OJ into his arms and sighed of relief when he didn't cry, but they may have been because he was sleep. He stared down into his small brown face and admired his lil nose and long slanted eyes. He slowly rocked him as his thoughts drifted off to Nicki and where she could possibly be. Candi interrupted his thoughts as she cried and rambled.

"Candi, calm down! What Lauren say?"

"That she hasn't seen her, but her car is in the back of the boutique! Her money is gone, ID, purse and all that there is the car."

"The picture of us in the dashboard?"

"Nothing! She looked for any trance of Nic dropping the car off, but it looks like someone dropped it off and snatched her."

His breathing became irregular as his eyes flooded with tears. Candi flew to his side and wrapped her arms around his chest and cried. OJ must of sensed the sudden atmosphere because he too began to cry. He looked over at his watch.

"If she doesn't show up tonight, I'm calling the cops."

"I'll stay here and help you with the kids."

******

She sat in the hotel suite and ate the entire plate of wings feeling guilty about leaving them in the middle of the night, but she needed a break from him and wanted him to experience what she went through daily while he was at work. She sighed heavily missing them already.

"Just one day."

She told herself out loud as she looked around the suite. It was a couples suite that she had paid for, for the whole week. Even though she planned on staying just for that day, she knew that her and SB needed time alone too. He may have been absent during the day and most of the week, but he did whatever the kids wanted to do during the weekend. She looked down in the bathtub and started the water to take a shower.

[After the Shower]

She smiled down at her phone as she read his text messages.

Hubby: I miss you.
Hubby: Are you okay?
Hubby: I'm really worried.
Hubby: Omaree misses you.
Hubby: I can't do this without you.
Hubby: Zuri keeps whinning, what do I do?
Hubby: I promise to change just come home baby.
Hubby: Did someone snatch you?
Hubby: I'm sick without you!

She shook her head then laid in the bed. It was empty without him behind her. God, this is going to be a long night. She called up room service to bring her some extra pillows, so she could fill the emptiness. Just one night without him.

Chapter 13

Nicki smiled down at OJ as he lay still next to a sleeping Safaree. She sat up around two in the morning watching whatever interested her on TV. Just two weeks ago giving birth to her third child she was still on a high. The man she loves was finally here to stay and help fully raise a baby with her unlike the last time. He had no ties to anyone else, but her and their kids. She sighed happily as continued to flip through the channels with a smile on her face. She was startled out of her happy thoughts at the sound of his deep morning voice.

"Beautiful, why aren't you sleep?"

"I can't sleep, Handsome."

"Do you need some warm milk or anything? I can..."

"Shhh, I'm fine. Lay here with your son and go back to sleep."

He looked over her face and reached over to rub the back of his hand over her cheek. She smiled small just enough to make her dimples appear then disappear with the quickness. I have the most beautiful woman in my life with my most beautiful treasures. He pulled her close and pecked her lips then slowly glided his tongue into her mouth to deepen the kiss. She didn't pull away or push him away as the kiss got heated, but he wasn't trying to make this make out session more than what it was anyways. They both pulled away and stared into each others eyes as they held each others cheek. Both of their eyes moved down to OJ's small body stirring in between them. Safaree pushed him over towards Nic as he began to cry. It was about 3am and with his feeding time, he was on schedule. He watched as she pulled her breast out of her shirt and held the back of OJ's head up. He got up out of the bed and got his small pillow and placed it behind his head then got back in bed. She watched the baby's small face for a few minutes before staring into the eyes of her man. He shifted then looked down embarrassed at his penis getting hard at such a nurturing and beautiful moment. She giggled a little then reached over and pulled on his shorts. She tugged hard for him to move closer until they were as close as OJ would let them be.

"I can fix that while he eats."

"Nic, don't be so nasty."

She shook her head at him. He looked at her weird as she reached behind her and grunted pulling OJ's blanket from underneath her. She placed it over his head then reached down and tugged him out if his shorts.

"Oh, shit."

~~~~~~

OJ stared up at LJ and Zuri as they crept into their parents bedroom to get him. He slowly blinked as LJ reached over his mom and picked him up while Zuri quickly and quietly grabbed some of the milk out of the night fridge in the corner of the bedroom. LJ bounced him as he seem to become fussy with the movement from his comfort zone. Zuri rushed over with his pacifier and handed it to him. LJ softly pushed it into his parted lips and watched him calm down. It was now 8am, time for his feeding. The kids made their way out of the room into OJ's room.

"It's time to feed him."

"I got a bottle."

"Okay. Do you want to feed him? I fed him last night."

"Yay, yeah!"

Zuri quickly sat in the rocking chair and placed the white blanket over her left shoulder and waited as LJ rocked him a little more before quickly placing him comfortable and gently into her small arms. He grabbed the bottle warmer and warmed the bottle up. He rubbed through QJ's brown curls to keep him calm until his bottle was warm. He grabbed the bottle, shook it and squirted some on his arm then handed it to Zuri. She beamed up as OJ accepted the bottle with no fight. His eyes stayed closed tightly as he drank his milk.

"I wonder what his milk taste like?"

"Like regular milk DUH."

"Zuri, babies drink different milk than us."

"I bet they don't."

He grabbed the other bottle of milk and looked over it. It reminded him of watered down milk instead of good two percent milk. Zuri watched intently then put OJ over her shoulder and began to burp him as LJ shook some of the milk on his wrist.

"I want to try!"

"Alright."

LJ shook some onto her wrist then looked at her. They both looked at each other then shrugged as they put it to their lips and licked it off. Nicki and SB watched them from the door way as they both shrugged then looked at OJ who had burped then farted causing them to scrunch up their faces.

"So you guys like breast milk."

"WHAT?"

Nicki laughed at their faces turning up as she walked in and grabbed OJ. He cooed then burped again as she rubbed his tiny back in circles then patted it. SB took the bottle from LJ and put it back in the warmer. They both were laughing as the kids raced out the room yelling and acting dramatic.

"Mommy!"

"What?"

"Why didn't you tell us before we tried it?"

"I didn't know you guys would be that curious, but it tasted good until you guys found out it was from my breast."

"That makes it gross!"

"Why aren't you guys getting ready to go?"

"I'm nervous."

"Me too.."

"It's only for a month."

"You promised we'd go home as soon as school started."

"Well, we can't book a flight home with OJ being this small, baby."

Zuri shrugged and grabbed at the ends of her hair showing how much she was anxious. They would be starting school in LA until they got the okay from Nic's temporary doctor that they could go home. LJ looked just as nervous as her.

"What's wrong?"

"It's private school mom, what if we're not as smart as the other kids."

"LJ it's just like your Charter school in NY."

"But you didn't have to pay for..."

"That should be the last of your worries, son. Your mom and I just want the best for you guys."

"No need to be stressed or worried, you guys are smart and will do good in school."

"Okay. It's just a month."

"Yep. Stick it out."

******

[A Month Later]

Nicki sighed pulling her luggage into the house and smiling at the familiar vibe hitting her like a sack of rocks. She looked back to see Safaree holding OJ on his hip and pulling a luggage case behind him. She smiled big as he walked up on her and handed OJ over to her. She watched as he made it back out to the car then turned and walked across the living room and down the hall to her bedroom.

"Mommy, why can't I have a room downstairs like LJ?"

"Because you're going upstairs."

"That's not fair, I don't want to be upstairs by myself."

Nicki sighed as she placed OJ in his bed. He stared up at the spinning stuff animals over his head. She reached into the bed and placed her finger between his small little fist and smiled as he tried to put it in his mouth. Zuri rambled on as Nic watched over OJ slowly being put to sleep by the soft sounds of music coming from the spinning animals. Nicki slowly pulled her finger away as Safaree made his way into the room.

"Yo, I'm bout to go down to the s....."

"We just got here... Can't it wait?"

"I mean.... Alright, can I just make a quick call then?"

"Sure. Zuri go unpack and we'll talk later."

They both watched as she left the room. He turned back to her as she began say something then paused and started again.

"What's work like?"

"Baby, you know I'm a be here."

"Just tell me what's your schedule?"

"Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm."

"Faree, that's most of the fucking day!"

"I got night shift, so you can sleep."

He said in a justified voice. She shook her head at his remark as she rubbed on her feet. God, my feet are hurting. She winced at the pain she was adding to her feet instead of helping it. Safaree walked around to her side and grabbed her feet.

"I don't want you here only at night. You don't even have to go in."

"It's my business, I should have first hands in everything...."

"Alright, I don't want to argue with you."

"Baby, I promise... I'll be here at 6pm everyday."

"Okay, Faree... Hmmmm."

She moaned as he sucked her toes one by one as he rubbed her feet. She giggled as he licked the bottom of her feet from her heel to toes.

"Faree, please.."

"Alright, we got a deal?"

"Yes."

******

Zuri and LJ were laid across Nic and Safaree's king sized bed as she cleaned OJ's behind. He had a mild case of diarrhea which caused a lot of funk in the house. She threw the diaper in the waste basket then placed his new diaper on the bed. They were waiting for Safaree to get home so they could go out to eat.

"Mom, he said he would be here at 4."

"Please, Zuri, not right now."

"Well, I'm hungry!"

"Zuri Amore."

Safaree called walking into the bedroom loosening his tie and placing his brief case near the door. He looked around the room then walked to the closet. Zuri followed behind him and tugged on his pants.

"What?"

"Are we still going out to eat?"

"Yes, give me a few minutes to get dressed and tell your mom to come here."

"Okay, MOMMY DADDY WANTS YOU!"

She shouted as she left out the closet. He tugged off his pants as he listened to Nic talk to LJ about holding OJ up right. She stepped into the closet and looked him over. He pulled on some jeans and a pink V neck that matched Nic's pink "Pink" sweat suit. He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She placed her arms around his back as he pressed his lips against her. They locked lips for a few minutes until she pulled away peering into his tired eyes.

"What's going on?"

"Stressed, you know these people called me in a meeting at 3:30 when I told them I was leaving the office at 3:45? Then tell me that my partner wants to buy my half out."

"What? Are you going to sale?"

"I'm a talk to my lawyer tomorrow. Baby, I spent 20 years building this and he wants to take it."

"How much is he offering?"

"I won't know until my Lawyer gets back to me and after I tell him."

She stood on her tip toes and pecked his lips again then sucked his bottom lip into her part lips. She nibble and sucked on it until she felt him get hard. She walked up closer to him and pulled her face back.

"Calm down, lets go feed the kids then feed ourselves tonight."

She winked as she left him to get himself together.

Children

LJ, Zuri & OJ.