The Game

New Faces

(Darwin)

Lauren

We walked inside the house quietly. AJ was sleeping on my shoulder. And Ace was carrying a sleeping Abby in his arms.

"I told you to wake her up and let her walk." I closed the front door.

"It's good." He walked upstairs to the guest room.

I went into AJ's bedroom and tucked him in.

I was just about to walk out until he said something.

"Mommy?"

"No I'm not your mommy. I'm Lauren."

"Okay mommy." He said and closed his eyes.

I laughed and walked out of the room closing the door behind me.

I slipped out of my dress and heels and put on my pajamas.

Ace was downstairs on the couch.

"What are you doing?" I asked sitting next to him on the couch.

"Just chilling." He said watching football.

"Oh. I had a great time tonight." I said smiling.

"I did to ma."

I yawned. "Well I'm gonna go to b-"

Before I could even get my sentence out Ace pulled me into a kiss.

"Okay goodnight." He said.

I blushed and went upstairs and had a good sleep thinking about Ace.
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Lauren
"596....597...598..599...600." Ace counted as I walked downstairs. He had stacks of money laid out on the table.

"Morning." I walked to the fridge to get AJ some apple juice.

"Shh. Your gonna mess up my counting."

"Why are you counting money?"

"Child support money."

"For Tisha?"

"Yea. Who else?"

I can't believe she has Ace paying child support when he's the main one taking care of AJ.

"Daddy. Can we go park?" AJ asked Ace.

"Park where?"

"Noooo. Park!"

"Ohh. He wants to go to the park." I said.

"Not right now. Daddy is busy." Ace said.

"I can take him."

"You sure?"

"Yea. It will be fun."

"Okay." Ace tossed me the keys to the Jeep.

"Let's get you dressed little boy."

Ace

As I was counting the rest of this money I got a call from Darwin.

"Talk to me." I said putting the money in an envelope.

"Yo we really need to kill this nigga Dean." Darwin said.

I sighed. "I forgot all about his bitch ass."