What You Need (Thug)

Ch. 21 Puffy Ass

*Carter's POV*

After grilling me for the first 10 minutes Jason's dad was basically in love with me. His mom? Not so much.

"So what do you do for a living again?" She asked for maybe the third time. Every time Jason's dad and I had a good conversation going she would cut it and ask about my occupation.

"I work at Walmart full time ma'am and not too long ago I got promoted to General Manager." I replied, I was not ashamed of it. I was given that huge promotion in less than 7 months, it pays a lot more than people think and I can afford a nice lifestyle so I was comfortable but I wouldn't stay there for long, I don't exactly have a plan yet but my plan is to make the best out of where I am then move on.

"Walmart?" She said with much disgust, "How... nice." She said followed by a fake smile.

"How did that happen dear, your young still fresh from high school," his dad said kindly.

"Well sir, I was absent a lot for personal reasons and I basically had to scrape by to graduate, once again personal reasons." I replied suddenly feeling uncomfortable.

I didn't know these people and suddenly they were prying into my life, I haven't even told Jason about this. I shifted uncomfortably in my chair and Jason noticed.

"Anyways, how's life been treating you mom? Have you heard from your chicken head daughter?" Jay asked.

"Don't talk about my daughter like that." His dad butt in with a slight smile on his face. "What's chicken head was the girls you used to bring here when you thought we weren't here" he said shooting him a dirty look. "Carter, when I tell you his girls used to look a mess, I mean, I could count the pieces of weave she got in." His dad continued making me laugh, turning Jason.

"Be quiet." He said mugging me.

"They didn't bag my groceries in Walmart though." His mom scoffed.

My mouth opened then closed, does it really bother her that much that I work at Walmart? My eyes diverted to my hands that I was now twiddling.

"I mean uh- I don't really uh- I don't, um bag groceries, I don't do uh that." I stuttered out.

"Oh you don't? I thought that's how you guys met?" She continued.

"Ma dats enough, them girls I had ain't have a job at all, an I ain't gon sit here an watch you beat down on my girl like dat, cut it out." He said and his mom gave him a dirty look then returned to her food.

"Jay," I whispered, touching his leg to get his attention. "Can we go?" I whispered in his ear, I know it's rude but the longer I stayed at the table the more constructed my chest felt. He nodded and grabbed my hand pulling me up.

"Well, all I wanted was ta be respectful and let you meet my girl, she gone be in ma life fa eva so you can accept ha or naah."
He tried pulling us both up to his room but I shook my head and took his keys going out to the car. I sat in the front passenger seat and started taking deep breathes, those deep breathes turned into hyperventilating, my chest felt so constricted and my every breath was short and I was not receiving enough air. I held on to the dashboard and struggled for air.
My eyes started fluttering but I was able to see Jason walking out with Char in her cage.
"Sor-" he began then noticed my condition, he rushed over to my side opening the door and kneeling to my height in the car. Tears began falling down my cheeks and my breaths became labored as I remembered the dinner. "Baby's breathe." He said wiping my tears and keeping a stern look on his face. He turned me so I was facing him with my legs on the ground and him between them.
"Yuh want Char? Hmm? What yuh call it? Puffy ass? Yea?" He asked I gave him short nods and he got the gist, bringing her over. He sat her on my lap and she just sat still. My hands found their way to her and for some reason I found comfort in her and calmed down slowly.
I pulled her close to my chest and stayed that way the whole ride home. I'm pretty sure I scared Jason so just decided to keep quiet. He pulled into the garage and I got out, going inside the house and straight to the bedroom.

"You gud?" Jason asked taking his shirt off as he walked in the room.

I nodded my head quickly diverting my attention to Char.

"You ain't even lookin at me, how bout you go relax ya self, I a even make you a bath, you can even have the damn rabbit with ya? Sound gud?" He said sounding a little stressed.

I nodded once again petting Chardoné.

He went him the bathroom for a while then came out telling me that the bath was ready.

"Imma step out for a min CC, I just needa check in some." He said kissing my forehead and walking out. 

I undressed and walked into the bathroom with Chardoné under my arm. The bath he had going looked so good, he even had a bath bomb going.

I slipped in the tub, keeping Char in the least amount of water possible cause I think she doesn't like water.

"I don't know what to do Char," I said talking to her, "I like Jason and his dad is nice but his mom doesn't like me, and I don't want him fighting with his mom because of me, what do I do? Im not gonna let him go so easily that's fo sure."
I heard shuffling in the bedroom and Char used her little paw to slap my face. Same Char. SAME.