Pure

Chapter 48:

EPILOGUE:

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Arie

"Okay, come on y'all we gotta go." I said to my daughters.

After I had Emoni, who is now 8, I ended up pregnant again soon after with Aerin who is 7.

"Aerin, what are you doing girl?" I ask seeing she was digging through their toy chest and she already had two toys laying in the middle of the floor. "It's time for school mamas."

"But mommy, I wanna play."

"After school." I said and she sighed putting her toys away then grabbing her bookbag. "Them toys ain't going nowhere baby girl."

"Where's Emoni?" She asked.

"Saying bye to daddy." I said.

She gasped taking off running, "I was suppose to say bye first!" I smiled rolling my eyes. They can be so dramatic.

"Have fun, learn, and be good." Michael said kissing up both their cheeks as he does every school morning.

"I will." They both said.

"Go downstairs, I'm right behind y'all." I said to the girls as I grabbed my bag and work ID.

"Go change." Michael said to me.

"Boy," I said flagging him off. "Give me my kiss so I can go.

"No deadass ya skirt is too tight." He said resting one hand on my waist and the other on my ass.

"It's fitted, not tight." I said kissing his lips.

"Same shit." He said.

"If you say so, Michael. Watch my son." I said pointing at him before kissing him again.

"I got my son." He said.

I went over to my side of the bed where our three year old Michael Jr. who we call MJ laid asleep. He sneaks in here every morning while I'm getting the girls and myself ready in the morning since when Michael has to work it's not for a few hours after we leave.

•

"Good morning, bestfriend." I said poking my head into Keith's office.

"Don't come in here acting nice because April done told you I got some donuts in here." He said.

"I didn't know, but now I do." I said entering his office.

"You so damn greedy bitch." He said when I opened the box grabbing a donut.

"Oh you love me." I said.

"That I do. You got clients today?" Keith asked.

"Two just coming in to talk. No actual shopping today so I'm leaving at lunch."

"I guess you deserve a break after a successful week of shopping." He said acting like he was flipping his hair.

"Shut up." I said laughing at him.

"Who got you blushing?" Keith asked when I was texting Michael back.

"Nobody nosy." I said.

"Oh that's husband aka daddy? He got any gay friends yet? Like damn, put me on." Keith said.

"No," I said laughing. "And bitch bye, you got a whole man."

"Oh yeah." He said looking like he was thinking making me laugh.

•

"Where you at?" I ask Michael over the phone.

I came home when I said I was and him and MJ weren't here. I got undressed and got right into my big ol comfy bed.