4.
Justin
After dropping my brother off, we headed straight to Yara’s spot. I been getting back to back calls and Text from India, I already know her ass is trying to get me home or wondering where I’m at. But I gotta make sure they’re good and settled in before dipping out.
“This is dope Yara”
I spoke admiring her house from the foyer. I've been busy myself and wasn’t able to check on it like she asked, but my mother did and I can tell the both worked together.
“Misa held it down”
She spoke with a smile. Cutting the lights off downstairs, I walked upstairs, looking into a few rooms and smiling at Drew’s. My baby had s big girl bed. Walking towards he bed, I stripped her down to her diaper, raising the rails on her bed then placing her in the covers.
I smiled, kissing her a few times then walking out. Looking through this the house a bit more, I stood in the frame of Yara’s bedroom and yawned. I really didn’t but wanna go home and deal with India. Shit I even regret moving her in, I don’t know how I let her swindle me into that shit.
“So what we doing tomorrow?”
I questioned. Raising her eyebrow she smirked a bit and chuckled.
“We?”
“Yeah we nigga”
She laughed, getting a bit more comfortable in her bed as I walked to the foot of it and looked down at her.
“Well in the morning, around 9, we have to tour Drew’s new school. She’ll start Monday and she’ll be 3 days a week. Then I have a Ladies brunch with Beats”
“Ight, shoot me the address of her school. I’ll meet you there after my work out, then I’ll take her from there”
She nodded willingly, moving her cheek towards me as I leaned in to kiss it. Beginning to walk out the room, I was stopped at the sound of Yara’s voice.
“Here’s your Key. Gate code, and garage opener. Don’t abuse it please”
I smiled taking the items from her hand and nodded.
Yara
“Ms Shahid. There’s someone here for you”
I listened to one of my house staff speak. Looking at the time, I became pissed off. Seeing that I still had at least 20 more minutes to sleep in.
“I believes it’s an emergency”
Joanne spoke from behind the door. I rolled my eyes, pulling myself from the bed and placing my robe on and walking to the door. opening it, I nodded.
“Hold the person. I’ll be down in one sec”
Walking to my bathroom, I brushed my teeth then washed my face. Who the fuck is at my door. Nobody knows, besides family and close friends like family. Peeking my head into the bathroom down the hall, I blew a kiss at Drew who was receiving a from her nanny Juanita.
I then headed down the dual staircase, and through the kitchen, prepared to cuss someone the fuck out. Stepping into the living room, I grew confused.
“Hi, I’m Yvonne Cole with child protective services” dual staircase, and through the kitchen
I shook her hand cautiously, still confused as to why she was here. And with my younger brother, whom I’ve only met on one occasion. I wasn’t close with my mother at all. In fact, my Iranian father and his family raised my siblings and I. She left when I was 5. I met her 2 years ago for the first time since I was a baby, as well as her son. Jonah.
“What’s going on?”
I questioned her. She exhaled, handing me a folder watching as I opened it and read over the few papers.
“Did you mother, inform you that Jonah was seized and removed from her custody indefinitely for drug use and child abuse?”
I shook my head, looking at Jonah, feeling once again like I did as a child. Why can’t my mother get her shit together for the sake of her kids. Jonah was the result of drugs and sex, but when I seen her while I was pregnant, she told me she was getting herself together.
“No, she didn’t. But why are you-”
“You are the ONLY family he has that SHE listed as reliable. If you can’t take him, he’ll be returned to Texas and placed in the system”
I crossed my arms and shook my head.
“No... no that won’t be necessary”
“Great. If you have 10-15 minutes. We can go over some papers and review some things”
I nodded, still a bit in shook as I sat on the couch, glancing over at Jonah who was totally nonchalant about everything.
Justin
Diddy: Come by the house later, so we can see baby girl
I nodded, following the GPS to Drew’s new school as I spoke to my dad. I got up mad early just to get here on time. I ain’t trynna fall out with Yara about anything. I wanna keep shit as smooth as possible.
Justin: No doubt, Yara has a brunch to go to... so we’ll fall through
Diddy: Iight coo. How you and Yara?
Why was this everybody’s question when referring to the both of us.
Justin: Pops... we just parenting. Trynna figure out how to raise Drew out of the public eye, just trying to do it right
He laughed.
Diddy: Yeah, Iight. I’ll see ya’ll in a bit
Justin: Iight
Pulling up to Drew’s school, I parked and hopped out, tapping on Yara’s dark ass tints. Rolling down her window, she looked stressed and worn out.
“What’s good?”
Stepping out the car she crossed her arms and leaned on the drivers door.
“So this morning, a social worker from child protive services showed up at the door”.
My heart began to race. As my hand was going for the door Yara stopped me and shook her head.
“It’s not Drew foo. It’s Jonah, my brother. From was his case worker was saying, he was removed from my mothers care 2 months ago. They’ve been trying to locate and contact family and people have either declined taking him or not answered at all”
I shook my head. That shit is crazy. I knew her mother was fucked up though. We went to visit her while Yara was pregnant. She said she was clean but I could tell she was high. I think her brother was 4 then so he’s probably 6 now.
“So what’s the problem”
“The problem is. that this is too much and I don’t know what to do. I have enough going on and I’m not trying to get knocked off my pivot”
I crossed my arms and scoffed.
“So why’d you take him”
“Because he’s my blood. What kinda question is that?”
I laughed nd threw my hands up.
“Exactly. So the fuck are you mad for. Your blood. With no other options. I ain’t saying that shit gonna be hard, but you gonna have to man up”
She exhaled, grabbing her temples, wiping the brim of her eye. I put my arm around her shoulder, giving her a hug to calm her down.
“Aye, you moved out here for a reason. I got you back”
Kissing her head, I opened the back door to see Drew and her brother Jonah. Drew’s eyes lit up as she kicked her legs, repeating my name over and over.
“Hey baby... wassup man”
Jonah smiled, dapping up the hand I had held out. Helping the both out, I put my arm around Yara once more before walking into the school.