Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on Dec 18, 2005 20:00:02 GMT -5
To michelle: This is for you, chick...sowwy it took so long for me to post though. ;D
Well, six months have passed and things have changed a lot for me and my family: Shelina and Omari are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy, Omarion, Jr. (although she refuses to have any of us call him OJ for short); Michelle and Mark are expecting ANOTHER kid already; and Tiondra is six months into her pregnancy although she didn’t find out she was with child until after the infamous night that we ran into Tamir and his chick on the side who is almost EIGHT months pregnant with his kid as well. Needless to say, he is by his lonesome sorry self for now since Tiondra decided that he had lost all of her trust in him even though Monica is still trying to win him back especially now that she’s having his baby. I know, a bunch of damn drama right? As for me, things are pretty much the same between Mario and me. However, I gotta admit that ever since Rufus has resurfaced I’ve had to really REALLY force myself to leave what he and I used to have in the past behind me although he openly flirts with me at every opportunity he gets even though he knows I’m with Mario.
Speaking of which, my temptation is definitely being put to the test lately since he’s out of town on a 20-city promo tour with Dreamcatchers after his CD was finally released last month; the girls’ CD will be dropping in another two weeks. Anyhoo, Mario’s CD is doing really well on the charts and the relationship between his mother and me is doing much better. I ain’t gotta tell you that at first she wasn’t the least bit thrilled about us being together, but as time has moved on we’ve learned to get along with one another.
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“Hi, sweetie.” I beamed when I received Mario’s call after he reached his hotel room. Tonight, he and the girls did a show in Chicago and tomorrow, they would be going to Detroit before coming back home.
“W’sup. You still miss me?” he grinned as he stretched out on his bed.
“What’chu think, man?” I chuckled. “Anyway, things still goin’ good?”
“Yeah, but I decided to stay in tonight instead of goin’ to the after-party. I’m kinda beat.”
“Awww, my poor baby.”
“Mmm hmm. So what’s been goin’ on back there?”
“Nothin’ much, juss the same ol’ thing; but the girls and I are goin’ to a pool party at Mark and Michelle’s tomorrow afternoon to celebrate the guys CD that’s comin’ out in a couple of weeks.”
“T’s goin’ too?”
“Well, she said she’s still not sure, but she thinks she may go on since we’re friends with the rest of the guys in spite of what Tamir’s dumb ass did.”
“Damn, yall juss ain’t gonna give the brotha a break.”
“And why should he get a damn break?! Shit, he’s the one that did that mess to T! All she ever did was be there for him through thick and thin and look at what he did to her in return! Man, don’t EVEN get me started!” I huffed as I angrily sat back on my pillows.
“Yeah, whateva.” he smirked with a suck of his teeth.
“What? Do you have somethin’ on your mind that you need to share with me?”
“Glow, I’m not even tryna get into all of THEIR business; I was only makin’ a simple statement.”
“Yeah, but it was a statement that coulda been kept to yourself because it sounds to me as if you’re takin’ up for his triflin’ ass!”
“I ain’t takin’ up for nobody so quit puttin’ words in my damn mouth!”
“And on that note, I’m sayin’ bye!”
“Fine, bye!”
“Bye!”
For several seconds we both sat on the phone in silence.
“You still there?”
“Yes.”, I huffed with a roll of my eyes.
We sat in silence for another few seconds before his quiet chuckles turned into laughter which caused me to start laughing.
“I still love you anyway.”
“I still love you too, man.”, I giggled before we told each other goodnight and hung up.
For several minutes, I sat in the middle of my bed listening to the loud silence surrounding me as I sadly thought about the news I had received before I left work regarding good news for Mario but bad news for me: at the last minute he had been added to a year-long tour as the opening act for Lyfe Jennings with 6 months of touring here in the states and 6 months in Europe. However, Mario won’t receive the news until this upcoming Monday when he goes up to the office to go over the itinerary with his managers and whatnot since I was afraid I would break down and cry if I told him over the phone. Besides, I think its best if he finds out from the bigwigs instead of me; no need in spoiling the little bit of time we’re gonna spend together when he gets home.
Ah well…I guess I’ll see what the fans are saying about him on his site that our label’s web designer completed a couple of days ago.
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“Mir, what are you doin’ here?” Tiondra asked after opening the door for him. She was surprised to see him at nearly one o’clock in the morning on her doorstep; especially after they hadn’t talked in close to a month when she shared the latest news on the baby when she went to her last appointment.
“I was drivin’ around and juss kinda ended up here. Can we talk for a lil’ while?” he asked with an indifferent look on his face although she could see in his eyes that he was struggling with something. However, she still hesitated for a second or two before slowly unlocking and opening her screen door to let him inside.
As she made her way across the hall to go into the den, she grabbed her stomach and let out a small sigh.
“You okay?” Tamir asked while quickly grabbing up to her free arm to guide her to the sofa.
“Yeah, I’m fine. Your daughter is juss givin’ me a time with all the kickin’ she wants to do tonight.”, she replied with a faint smile and light nod of her head as they both sat down next to each other. “So w’sup?”
Weakly clearing his throat, Tamir sat back while running his hands down his face before sighing. “Look, I know you keep sayin’ that we can never share what we used to, Tee, but I’m damn near goin’ out of mind bein’ without you.”
“But what about HER?”
“What about her? I told you that juss because she’s carryin’ my baby doesn’t mean I want to be with her anymore although there’s gonna be nothin’ that I won’t do for our child. But c’mon, Tee, you know that it’s you that I love and that I want to be with. Baby, I promise if you give me one last chance, I will NOT fuck up wit’chu anymore. Please, Tee…please.”
For the first time in a long time, Tiondra saw the raw pain, hurt, and sincerity in Tamir’s eyes that were now glistening with tears as they stared at each other. After several seconds of silence between them, she finally spoke up.
“I…I don’t know, Mir…I mean I want to, but…how can I know for sure that you won’t do what you did to me again?” she sighed while purposely not looking at him although she felt him getting closer.
“Because…” he replied as he swiftly knelt down in front of her while reaching into his pocket. In a split second, an opened black velvet box appeared in his hand exposing an engagement ring.
When Tiondra looked down at him, she let out a loud gasp followed by quiet sobs as tears began to quickly roll down her cheeks.
“I love you so much, Tee, that I want to spend the rest of my life with you if say yes.” he stated although he had already started slipping the ring on her finger.
Because she was so choked up at the moment, all she could do was nod her head while continuing to cry.
Tamir proceeded to lean forward and kiss her through their tears before placing his head up against their daughter while wrapping his arms around Tiondra.
“Wait ‘til the girls hear about this?”, she silently thought to herself while gently rubbing his back.
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Well, six months have passed and things have changed a lot for me and my family: Shelina and Omari are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy, Omarion, Jr. (although she refuses to have any of us call him OJ for short); Michelle and Mark are expecting ANOTHER kid already; and Tiondra is six months into her pregnancy although she didn’t find out she was with child until after the infamous night that we ran into Tamir and his chick on the side who is almost EIGHT months pregnant with his kid as well. Needless to say, he is by his lonesome sorry self for now since Tiondra decided that he had lost all of her trust in him even though Monica is still trying to win him back especially now that she’s having his baby. I know, a bunch of damn drama right? As for me, things are pretty much the same between Mario and me. However, I gotta admit that ever since Rufus has resurfaced I’ve had to really REALLY force myself to leave what he and I used to have in the past behind me although he openly flirts with me at every opportunity he gets even though he knows I’m with Mario.
Speaking of which, my temptation is definitely being put to the test lately since he’s out of town on a 20-city promo tour with Dreamcatchers after his CD was finally released last month; the girls’ CD will be dropping in another two weeks. Anyhoo, Mario’s CD is doing really well on the charts and the relationship between his mother and me is doing much better. I ain’t gotta tell you that at first she wasn’t the least bit thrilled about us being together, but as time has moved on we’ve learned to get along with one another.
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“Hi, sweetie.” I beamed when I received Mario’s call after he reached his hotel room. Tonight, he and the girls did a show in Chicago and tomorrow, they would be going to Detroit before coming back home.
“W’sup. You still miss me?” he grinned as he stretched out on his bed.
“What’chu think, man?” I chuckled. “Anyway, things still goin’ good?”
“Yeah, but I decided to stay in tonight instead of goin’ to the after-party. I’m kinda beat.”
“Awww, my poor baby.”
“Mmm hmm. So what’s been goin’ on back there?”
“Nothin’ much, juss the same ol’ thing; but the girls and I are goin’ to a pool party at Mark and Michelle’s tomorrow afternoon to celebrate the guys CD that’s comin’ out in a couple of weeks.”
“T’s goin’ too?”
“Well, she said she’s still not sure, but she thinks she may go on since we’re friends with the rest of the guys in spite of what Tamir’s dumb ass did.”
“Damn, yall juss ain’t gonna give the brotha a break.”
“And why should he get a damn break?! Shit, he’s the one that did that mess to T! All she ever did was be there for him through thick and thin and look at what he did to her in return! Man, don’t EVEN get me started!” I huffed as I angrily sat back on my pillows.
“Yeah, whateva.” he smirked with a suck of his teeth.
“What? Do you have somethin’ on your mind that you need to share with me?”
“Glow, I’m not even tryna get into all of THEIR business; I was only makin’ a simple statement.”
“Yeah, but it was a statement that coulda been kept to yourself because it sounds to me as if you’re takin’ up for his triflin’ ass!”
“I ain’t takin’ up for nobody so quit puttin’ words in my damn mouth!”
“And on that note, I’m sayin’ bye!”
“Fine, bye!”
“Bye!”
For several seconds we both sat on the phone in silence.
“You still there?”
“Yes.”, I huffed with a roll of my eyes.
We sat in silence for another few seconds before his quiet chuckles turned into laughter which caused me to start laughing.
“I still love you anyway.”
“I still love you too, man.”, I giggled before we told each other goodnight and hung up.
For several minutes, I sat in the middle of my bed listening to the loud silence surrounding me as I sadly thought about the news I had received before I left work regarding good news for Mario but bad news for me: at the last minute he had been added to a year-long tour as the opening act for Lyfe Jennings with 6 months of touring here in the states and 6 months in Europe. However, Mario won’t receive the news until this upcoming Monday when he goes up to the office to go over the itinerary with his managers and whatnot since I was afraid I would break down and cry if I told him over the phone. Besides, I think its best if he finds out from the bigwigs instead of me; no need in spoiling the little bit of time we’re gonna spend together when he gets home.
Ah well…I guess I’ll see what the fans are saying about him on his site that our label’s web designer completed a couple of days ago.
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“Mir, what are you doin’ here?” Tiondra asked after opening the door for him. She was surprised to see him at nearly one o’clock in the morning on her doorstep; especially after they hadn’t talked in close to a month when she shared the latest news on the baby when she went to her last appointment.
“I was drivin’ around and juss kinda ended up here. Can we talk for a lil’ while?” he asked with an indifferent look on his face although she could see in his eyes that he was struggling with something. However, she still hesitated for a second or two before slowly unlocking and opening her screen door to let him inside.
As she made her way across the hall to go into the den, she grabbed her stomach and let out a small sigh.
“You okay?” Tamir asked while quickly grabbing up to her free arm to guide her to the sofa.
“Yeah, I’m fine. Your daughter is juss givin’ me a time with all the kickin’ she wants to do tonight.”, she replied with a faint smile and light nod of her head as they both sat down next to each other. “So w’sup?”
Weakly clearing his throat, Tamir sat back while running his hands down his face before sighing. “Look, I know you keep sayin’ that we can never share what we used to, Tee, but I’m damn near goin’ out of mind bein’ without you.”
“But what about HER?”
“What about her? I told you that juss because she’s carryin’ my baby doesn’t mean I want to be with her anymore although there’s gonna be nothin’ that I won’t do for our child. But c’mon, Tee, you know that it’s you that I love and that I want to be with. Baby, I promise if you give me one last chance, I will NOT fuck up wit’chu anymore. Please, Tee…please.”
For the first time in a long time, Tiondra saw the raw pain, hurt, and sincerity in Tamir’s eyes that were now glistening with tears as they stared at each other. After several seconds of silence between them, she finally spoke up.
“I…I don’t know, Mir…I mean I want to, but…how can I know for sure that you won’t do what you did to me again?” she sighed while purposely not looking at him although she felt him getting closer.
“Because…” he replied as he swiftly knelt down in front of her while reaching into his pocket. In a split second, an opened black velvet box appeared in his hand exposing an engagement ring.
When Tiondra looked down at him, she let out a loud gasp followed by quiet sobs as tears began to quickly roll down her cheeks.
“I love you so much, Tee, that I want to spend the rest of my life with you if say yes.” he stated although he had already started slipping the ring on her finger.
Because she was so choked up at the moment, all she could do was nod her head while continuing to cry.
Tamir proceeded to lean forward and kiss her through their tears before placing his head up against their daughter while wrapping his arms around Tiondra.
“Wait ‘til the girls hear about this?”, she silently thought to herself while gently rubbing his back.
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