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We Can't Go Back

"Twins Tima, I was happy with one now two?" Mariah said

"How are you feeling?" Fatima asked unsure of what Mariah was hinting at

"I'm happy I am, but I gotta push two of those heads out T, and where the fuck was Troy?"

"Good question, let me call Zac." 

Fatima dials Zac and all he said was just get home. Wrapping up their lunch date and heading back to the house Fatima and Mariah couldn't help but wonder if Troy was ok. They pull up to the house and they notice the cleaners logo on a van parked on the corner. They look at one another and Mariah sighs and leans back in her seat and is prepared for the worst. Grabbing her stomach she says a silent prayer. God please let him be ok. I can't do this alone. I know we'll be fine but just let him be ok. Fatima grabs her hand and says a silent prayer of her own. The drive from the corner to the house seemed like the longest drive ever. Before getting out Fatima turned to Mariah "he's ok, everything is ok" she said in attempt to ease Mariah. As they are walking into the house Dre and Marcus are both pulling up. Marcus gets out his car first, then Dre exits his. Nobody spoke until inside. Mariah's eyes lit up like the sky on Fourth of July relieved that Troy was standing before her she practically ran to him "thank God, I love you so much Troy" she said kissing him and burying herself in his arms. He knew she must've though it was him so he just held her "I'm ok pretty" he said kissing the top of her head. Hitting him she realized he had scared her shitless and missed the appointment "you scared me and where were you, never mind I see it was important. But why didn't you call?" "It's broken shattered when crazy ass tried to run me over thinking I was Zac?" Everyone looked at Zac Fatima walked over and sat across from him. "What happened babe?" Fatima asked Zac not fully prepared for his response. "You remember the brother from the hospital?" He replied "yea what about him" "he happened, he thought Troy was me and tried to run me over" "ok so what happened" "I didn't have time to deal with any more police or any more of that family so I ended him. I'm tired of Devon he's a pest and his brother was becoming one too" Zac said plainly. "Zac...Fatima laughed. You just killed him in front of the house" "Tima why is everything always so funny?" Dre asked "I mean it kinda is. The nigga is crazy he ain't care about a neighbor or nothing Zac baby I'm good but damn give me warning next time" Fatima laughed walking to the kitchen where she could still hear. "Tima the nigga tried to kill me what I'm supposed to do? He came outta nowhere if I don't kill him he keeps talkin and keeps coming by. Who the fuck got time for that. Nigga dead now and his brother will be next" Zac said walking towards the kitchen. "I guess you have a point but baby in the street?" Laughing Zac grabs Fatima "I know but he had to go I woulda got off" "Nigga I was gonna get you off" "the only problem is I have to tell meech not only is one of stashas brothers in the hospital because of me but the other is dead" "yeeeeaaaaa good luck with that buddy". They head back to the living room Marcus and Dre go pay the cleaner and leave. Troy hacked all the ring cameras in a three block radius that he may have passed. Zac is talking to Fatima's stomach as Troy finishes up. "You ready to go home baby?" Troy asks Mariah. "I'm still going to stay here a few days Troy you lied to me like it was nothing. I accept your apologize but I'm not sure you meant it?"  Mariah said looking him directly in the eyes "baby listen to me I am. What do I have to do to prove it?" Troy asked pleading "eat her ass that's what Zac do" Fatima said jokingly "Bro what" Troy said looking at Fatima "Might get you outta the dog house quicker, not a bad idea" Mariah added they all laugh. "And oh yeah, you have two kids" Mariah said with blank look on her face. Troy dropped his head "I'm sorry Riah I'll make it up to you" Fatima and Mariah laugh causing Troys head to jerk "Nigga you having twins what you apologizing for? And here... handing him his lab results. The baby ain't yours God was on your side" she said waking upstairs chasing behind her he grabbed her and picked her up "TWINS!!! I love you" he said kissing her and taking her upstairs "aye don't be apologizing in my house Troy" Fatima said laughing while Troy flipped her off. Zac looked at Fatima and kissed her "what was that for?" "Because I love you. Crazy ass just not phased by nothing" "when it comes to you Zac I never know what I'm gonna get so I'm never surprised when you do something crazy . Besides where you go I go, when you lead I follow. We in this together" she said lovingly. Fatima goes in the kitchen and starts dinner. Zac calls Demetrius and begins to tell him the events of the day without having to say too much Demetrius understood every word.