It’s 4 in the morning. Q and I are up to give Peri one last bottle…before she ages up to a toddler!
Prosperity ages up with the Independent Aspiration. And just like I predicted, she looks just like her daddy.
Peri won’t have a bed until Michelle comes over later to work on her room. Q and I lay her down on the couch for now, and we all try to get a few more hours of sleep.
Q doesn’t sleep as long as we do. After getting some extra rest, he heads out for his daily jog.
Peri may be older, but she still has a knack for interrupting much-needed sleep. She enters our bedroom soon after Q has left and wakes me up with her loud baby babble.
I slowly climb out of bed.
Alida: *long drawn out sigh* Why aren’t you still sleeping?
Prosperity: *folds arms triumphantly* Gah mah ya de do!
Meanwhile, after Q’s jog…
Roman: What’s up Q!
Quincy: Roe! What up bruh.
They greet each other with a special handshake.
Quincy: C’mon in so you can meet my girl and my daughter, man.
Q enters the house with Roman right behind him. He walks over to Peri and picks her up…
Quincy:*shows her off to Roman* This is my baby girl, Prosperity.
Roman: Aww…she’s beautiful man.
Quincy: Have a seat…I’ll go see where Alida is.
Roman begins walking towards the couch…
Roman: Wait…did you say your girl’s name is A –
I walk out the bathroom before Roman has a chance to finish his sentence.
Alida: What the hell?
Quincy: Hey ma…this is my boy Roe…we attended private school together.
Alida: Private school?
I hurry over to where Roman is sitting…
Alida: This is the ass-hole that messed over Michelle!
Quincy: What?
Roman: *tries to play it off* I didn’t do anything…that was just a misunderstanding!
Alida: *turns to Roman* Was it a misunderstanding when I kicked your ass?
Peri chooses that exact moment to pick up on her first word. She turns towards Roman and calls out…
Prosperity: A-ss! Assss!
…but her words are lost in the commotion. Roman continues trying to explain himself…
Roman: It wasn’t even like that…you might have gotten a few hits in. That’s about it.
I don’t even bother addressing Roman.
Alida: Get him outta here Q!
Q stands there looking confused.
Quincy: *to Roman* You two fought, man?
I speak up before Roman can answer that.
Alida: Yeah and I want his ass outta here! Michelle is supposed to be coming over to start Peri’s room and I don’t want him to be here when she comes!
Roman: I’m cool with Michelle…it’s you I can’t stand!
Alida: Q…you’d better get him before I snatch those tracks out of his head!
Quincy: Sorry Roe…you gon have to dip bro.
Q leads him towards the door. I take a seat and watch him leave.
Alida: You’ll never be welcomed here!
Roman wisely remains quiet until he and Q get outside.
Roman: So that’s who you’re with now? Good luck with that one! She’s like a f*&king piranha!
Quincy: That’s not funny man. I’m not gonna let you insult my girl.
Roman: Whatever happened to bros before hoes Q?
Quincy: See? That’s why she kicked your ass in the first place. I mean…we can still be boys, but I can’t have you back over here anymore. Sorry
Roman: So…it’s like that?
Quincy: It has to be.
(Generation 1a Chapter Summaries)
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