Only You

Chapter 16

The baby shower

*Keisha's POV*

November 19, 2011

Anari has been running around Detroit, Michigan like a chicken with its head chopped off for weeks. She has been planning my baby shower all by herself. She asks a few questions, but not much. She's also designing the babies' nurseries. My sister was going to plan the baby shower, but Anari begged my sister to let her do it.

When she came to Darrell and I's house the night Shawn broke up with her, she put up this front like everything was fine. In reality, I knew she was hurting inside. She finally told me what happened one day after she got home from school. She cried until she fell asleep. It broke me seeing her like this, but Darrell still doesn't know.

Anari has been so focused on school, the baby shower, Alexis, and basketball now that it's the season. She rarely sleeps and she waits on me hand and foot. I tell her Darrell can do it, but she's so stubborn.

Darrell is always flirting with Anari, but she turns him down and that is a loyal friend.

Speaking of Darrell.

"Wassup?" He walked in the nursery for my boy. I was sitting on the floor reading a magazine.

"Being pregnant"

"Ohh"

"Yea. Why you home so early?"

"I didn't have a last period."

"Oh ok. We need to talk." I said struggling to get up.

"No. I'll help" he came and picked me up.

"Thanks" he nodded "but as I was saying.. I think Anari and Alexis should go home. When she's here, she sorta... Is a workaholic. She is 18 and not living her life. I want her too. And I'm tired of you flirting with her. "

"I told you about that. I love when she's here. She cooks, clean, does laundry. All dat shìt."

"I can do that too" I mumbled.

"Don't start that jealous shìt and ruin your friendship with Anari because I love her. I mean I love you too.. It's just.."

"No I get it." I said with a slight smile. "You two deserve each other. I know she doesn't like you that way, but you do you buddy." I saw his face change. He frowned, but quickly changed it.

"I'm about to go pick up Alexis" I nodded.

*Anari's POV*

"Come on Smith. Where's your head at girly?" my coach yelled while we were on the court.

"Sorry, rough day" I yelled out of breath. We were doing suicides and they were killing me.

I had a lot to do. It's Monday and the baby shower is on Saturday. I needed to get Keisha and Darrell out of their house for the week. I had painters and crib builders coming to do the babies room. Papa D is paying for all of it.

I designed everything for the rooms. It's a surprise for Darrell and Keisha, but I know they will love it.

"Anari?" One of my teammates came up to me after practice.

"wassup, Yanna?"

"There's a party this Saturday. Everyone's going. I was wondering do you want to go"

"No. I'm sorry. I have Darrell's baby shower."

"At night?" She asked while we were walking outside.

"I don't know. It ends at 8 and I have to clean up the building"

"Oh ok. Bye girl. Have a nice night"