Your Man Chose Me by Racquel Williams

caller ID and noticed it was my bitch Lori. I was happy to hear from her because she was like the neighborhood newspaper. Whatever was going on, she’d know about it. “Hey, boo.”
    â€œHey, bitch. So you home and didn’t call me?”
    â€œGirl, I’m just trying to adjust to life again; plus, this pain is kicking my ass. They gave me Percocet, but that shit be having me high as hell.”
    â€œI’m just happy you a’ight.”
    â€œYeah, me too. So what’s going on out in the streets?” I inquired.
    â€œShit, same old, same old. Bitch, where Ant at?”
    â€œWhy? What’s going on?”
    â€œBitch, you better not say nothing, but I was over my brother’s house a few days ago and I saw him getting in the car with a pregnant chick. I couldn’t really see her face, but she kind of light skinned.”
    â€œReally? You sure it’s not his sister?”
    â€œBitch, stop playing. His sister is blacker than me and no, this bitch had a big stomach. I saw his mama out there talkin’ to the chick; then she went back into the house and they drove off leaving his car at his mama’s house.”
    I sat up in the bed. What the fuck was this I was hearing? Who the fuck was this bitch Lori was talking about? And she was pregnant? “Listen, are you sure? I can’t figure out who that could possibly be. He only has the one sister,” I said puzzled.
    â€œBitch, I ’ont know who the hell she is, but I know I seen him with a bitch and her ass is pregnant.”
    â€œWell, I ain’t gon’ say shit ’cause you told me. I swear I hope this nigga ain’t fucking around on me.”
    â€œBitch, cut it out. You know how them dope boys are. You ain’t the only bitch he fucking. You better be grateful he wifing your ass. Play your position and shut the hell up before you run his ass off. See, I know Mari be fucking them bitches, but I ’ont trip. I fuck him, suck his dick good, and keep him fed. I am not gon’ lose my nigga behind these bitches.”
    I was irritated. I wasn’t tryin’a hear none of this shit she was preaching right now. Fuck that. I didn’t want to share my baby daddy. I wanted to be the only one he was fucking and eating out.
    â€œWell, I gotta run. I just wanted to see how you was doing and let you know this little piece of info.”
    â€œA’ight, boo. I ’ppreciate you.”
    Tears rolled down my face. This nigga was with a bitch who was pregnant and it wasn’t family, I knew that for sure. I bet his mama had something to do with that shit. The bitch never liked me from day one. She thought her son was too good for me because I used to dance at the club. Shit, that bitch should have been happy I fucked with her son.
    I was fed up. It was time for me to get to the bottom of this shit. For way too long, I’d been hearing rumors of him fucking around. I tried to ignore it, but this shit had gotten out of hand. I hoped he ain’t had no fucking baby on the way. I swore if he did then his ass was gonna feel it.
    * * *
    Ant played the position of the perfect father and man. He would help me around the house and he made sure the girls were taken care of. I sat on the sofa watching him play patty cake with the girls. I smiled as I looked at my perfect little family. He saw me smiling and quickly turned his head away.
    â€œGirls, go to y’all room for a second. Mommy needs to talk to Daddy for a second.”
    â€œBut, Mommy—”
    â€œGo on, little girl,” I snapped.
    â€œDamn, calm down. They were just chilling with their daddy.”
    â€œDaddy? Well, let me ask you a question. What bitch you know who’s pregnant?”
    â€œDamn, what you talkin’ ’bout? I ’ont know no pregnant bitch. Where is this coming from?”
    â€œYou fucking tell me. Somebody saw your ass with a bitch coming out of your mother’s house the other