I was in the booth when I heard Reggie talking to someone. I opened the door and was surprised to see Danni with Kyleigh.
"Trey you didn't tell me your daughter was such a cutie."
Reggie said playing with Kyleigh's fingers. I smiled.
"What are y'all doing here?"
"Well, I brought you guys something to eat because I figured you'd be here for a while."
She said balancing the bag from Popeye's in her hand.
"Reggie can we have a second?"
"Yeah, yeah."
Reggie headed upstairs leaving me with Danni and Kyleigh.
"What's the real reason you came?"
"Look Trey you're always there for me. And I just want to do the same for you. That's all."
He kissed my forehead.
"That means a lot."
"And I know that I've been busy and not there for you, but I just wanted to let you know I care and I support you and I know this is something you're passionate about and we are here for you."
He took Kyleigh from my arms kissing her and causing her to giggle.
"Danni I do this shit for y'all."
"I know you do."
Reggie came back downstairs.
"Aye Regg let her hear the new version of the song."
I sat down on the small couch in the crowded make shift studio sitting Kyleigh on my lap. I bopped my head and smiled. The song ended and I looked up at Trey who was staring at me nervously.
"So what you think?"
Reggie asked.
"I love it. Baby it's amazing."
Trey smiled at me before coming over and grabbing Kyleigh. We stayed for a little while longer before Kyleigh got ancy and I got sleepy. After saying we would see him at home we parted ways. Giving Kyleigh a bath and rubbing her down with baby lotion put her right to sleep. I grabbed my laptop and decided to catch up on some homework. The video chat went off and I wasn't surprised to see Chris waiting. I clicked the box and smiled. He was in a white t-shirt and basketball shorts stuffing his face with cereal.
"Greedy. What are you doing?"
"Should be asking you the same thing , being up this late and all."
"Yeah I just put Kyleigh to bed and I'm trying to do homework but it's not working too well."
He laughed putting the bowl down.
"So where ya baby daddy at? Surprised he not standing over ya shoulder."
laughed.
"He is at the studio, has been all night."
"Hows it going?"
"Good, real good. He's just about done."
"How are you?"
I smiled nervously.
"Okay."
"Uh huh. You miss me?"
"All the time."
"I miss you more."
"Aww."
"You know I'm off this weekend, I'm thinking maybe you, me, Kyleigh we go to the aquarium."
"Wow, that would be really cool. I've never been."
"So it's a date, Saturday, I'll meet you there."
"Definitely."
"Alright, go hit those books. I'm about to go to sleep, I just wanted to say whaddup."
"Okay, I'll text you."
He blew me a kiss before the screen went dark, and I started working on my student observation report. I was almost done when Trey walked in, it was almost 3 in the morning.
"What are you still doing up?"
He said kicking his shoes off.
"Working on this report and I am almost done. Just one more paragraph to proofread and I will be free for tomorrow. So we can do laundry and go shopping and relax."
"Yes."
He said bending over and kissing me. He walked into the kitchen grabbing the bottle of Grey Goose that was in the refrigerator. He poured a shot and swallowed it quickly. I closed my laptop completing my assignment before going and meeting him. I sat on the counter after grabbing some grapes out of the refrigerator.
"Everything okay?"
"You ever just feel stuck? Like you're doing all you can and it's not going anywhere."
I just listened.
"I'm putting my heart and soul into this demo and I'm still struggling, just, I just want to know when my break is."
"It's gonna come baby, you just have to stay focused and be patient."
"I know but I see Chris and he's doing shows and this and that, and I'm frustrated."
"Baby you are Trey and he is him and you cannot compare yourself to him. Your day will come. I know it."
"You don't know how good it is to hear that."
He took the bowl out of my hands wrapping his hands around my waist before hoisting me into the air.
"Its been a long day. Cuddle and sleep?"
"Umm hmm."
I agreed before Trey carried me to bed.
Ayden was going to be 3 next fall and that meant that it was time for daycare and time for me to get him out of diapers and onto a potty. No matter how many books I'd read nothing was helping and I was becoming frustrated. It had been a half an hour I sat across from Ayden on the toilet and he sat on his Cars toilet. He was more amused with flushing it to hear the noise it made rather than using it.
"Ayden will you please just use the potty for mommy. Please."
"Mommy potty."
"Yes Ayden mommy wants you to go potty."
"No."
I shook my head. I was about to give up when Kenny walked in.
"You still haven't used the bathroom Ayden?"
"No Dada, No potty."
"Ayden, you need to use the potty."
"Otay."
I smiled at Kenny and he sat on the edge of the tub, both of us waiting for Ayden to use the bathroom.
"I talked to Trey today."
"What is he up to."
"That night y'all went out, where did you go?"
"Huh why?"
"Its on YouTube, a video from Chris performance. Trey saw it, and he saw him singing to Danni."
I cringed.
"Oh shit."
"He's pissed."
"Neither of them know how to act in a relationship. I swear."
"Well they better learn for Kyleigh's sake."
I was walking into the apartment when my cell phone rang. It was a text from Keyanna. I ignored it when I saw Trey's bags packed, along with Kyleigh's at the door. He came storming down the hallway.
"Whoa, what is going on."
He brushed past me practically knocking me over.
"Okay."
I headed back to the nursery and I didn't see Kyleigh. I walked back down the hall and Trey was coming back upstairs from taking the bags to his car.
"Where is Kyleigh?"
"Fuck you care for?"
"Because she's my daughter."
"Yeah well you haven't been being much of a mother lately so I just figured you wouldn't care if she was here or not."
"Trey I don't know what your problem is, but you need to-"
"Don't tell me what the fuck I need to do."
He barked.
"What is going on?"
"You are a fucking liar, and you been sneaking around with Chris again behind my back."
"Trey what are you-"
"Don't play dumb! I saw the video! You went to his concert, I saw him singing all in your face and you standing there! Like it's okay!"
I just got quiet.
"He wrote a fucking love song to you! My girlfriend! The mother of my child! And you eat the shit up!"
"Oh and you're a saint huh? You've never done anything wrong right?"
"No, I'm not saying that! But I would never disrespect you the way you do me. You know I don't fucking like the idea of you being around him! You know it! But I! I tried to be the bigger person. I had this nigga in my HOUSE DANNI! AND YOU OUT DOING WHATEVER WITH HIM!"
"Trey I swear! Chris and I haven't done anything! We talk on the phone we text I went to the concert, that's it!"
"JUST LIKE THAT WAS IT WITH FUCKING XAVIER RIGHT? JUST LIKE THAT WAS IT THE FIRST TIME YOU STARTED HANGING WITH THIS NIGGA!"
"Trey-"'
"FUCK IT! YOU WANT TO BE SINGLE, YOU WANT TO LIVE THE LIFE AND FORGET YOU GOT A MAN AND A DAUGHTER AT HOME THEN DO IT. BUT LEAVE US THE FUCK OUT OF IT. HERE I AM BUSTING MY ASS AT A JOB I HATE FOR YOU. TRYING MY HARDEST TO BE THE MAN YOU WANT AND ITS STILL NOT ENOUGH. SO I'M DONE. FUCK YOU DANIELA."
The tears came running down my cheeks.
"So you just gonna take my daughter and leave? Where are you going?"
He ignored me picking up the last bag. I grabbed onto the strap trying to hold him back.
"GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME."
He said shoving me so hard I went flying into our living room table. I was angry and confused and I lunged at Trey. I swung wildly and he guarded his face.
"STOP IT!"
He said wrestling with me we were on the ground wrestling with each other when I mushed him. A loud sob followed the sting from the back of his hand across my face. My hands went to covering my face and I just sobbed loudly. We had fought before but it had never gotten physical.