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[CHAPTER SIX] "Marble floors don't buy class."

Days before the Christmas Cruise
The Webbers New LA Home,

"Have you thought about getting your own shop?" Mariah was sweeping the front area while Vena held baby girl in her arms. Mariah invited her mom over to her pack for the cruise. She had a lot of clothes and a lot of things were in different places. Deandre had a cleaning crew pack and unpack everything and put things up. Mariah couldn't find a lot of things she knew she had. Deandre was trying to make things easier for her so she could work but now things were chaotic.

"I want to be a traveling nail artist, I was doing this for the clientele so I can go around and do nails in different salons or I'll rent a hotel room out and when I'm home, I'll have clients. So it wouldn't make sense for me to get a shop."

"Who's going to make sure you have supplies?"

"Kip said she'll help me. And I'll pay for her to travel with me so that takes care of that."

"I'm happy you have a plan."

"I just have to stop getting pregnant."

"Wrap up!"

"Deandre has a thing about that so we use the pull out method whenever we do it." Mariah rolled her eyes and laughed a little. "It's obviously not working."

"Obviously." Mariah was waiting for Deandre to come home so she and Vena could go to the grocery store. She didn't like going to the store with Zein and Deandre was in a business meeting.

"You need to pay for one of those services that bring your groceries to you instead of waiting on Andre."

"It's fine ma. He should be on his way." While Mariah cleaned and they chatted, Deandre walked into the living room with a bouquet of pink flowers.

"You are so sweet." She smiled while he gave her a kiss. "And you are simply amazing." Deandre was a romantic. He enjoyed big gestures of love.

"You going to the store?" Deandre asked with Zein in his arms. Mariah was getting her wallet together. She had cards and money everywhere. They had gotten a lot of gift cards as wedding gifts. She wanted to use the Traders Joes card and she already used the Gerber cards for some items for Zein.

"Get me one of those fruit drinks you got for the international aisle that one time." Mariah nodded and added it to the list as she sat in the car while Deandre stood at the door and watched Vena get in.

"Don't give her no sweet stuff while we're gone." Vena yelled to Deandre.

"Ma please." Mariah said looking over at her mom. She opened the garage door and blacked out before her mom could say anything else. "Let him feed her what he wants Ma."