The Husband

Twelve

Renee

"When can I get out this stupid cell ? I'm having nasuea and I still am in first trimester." I yelled through the holding cell they had me in.

"Lady, can you shut up please ?" the rude officer said. This nigga fat as f**k talking 'bout shut up.

"Aww your wife didn't give you none ? Or is it because they didn't have your favorite donuts ?" everybody oohed in the precinct.

"Watch it, lady." he said.

"Ooh, I'm scared." I said in pure sarcasm and his partner chuckled. I just laughed and sat down.

"Are you Renee, Jim Williams wife ?" some lady that I sat beside asked me.

"Yes why ?" I asked politely.

"I always found you so beautiful. Jim is a lucky man." I just smiled and nodded.

"Renee, you are free to go." the same officer said. I walked out and there stood Chris. I ran to him and he embraced me into a hug.

"I miss you." I said in his shirt.

"I missed you too." he replied and I smiled.

"How are Reign, Christopher, and Raniah ?" I asked as we walked back to the car.

"They are good. But they don't know about you getting arrested. They just thought you went out that's all." I nodded and we drove back home. We got there and Raven, Ramona, Brittany, and Avery were sitting there, watching the kids. I smiled at the sight of them all together.

"Hey you guys." I said. announcing myself. They turned around and pulled me into a group hug. I pulled back and picked up Niah. She wrapped her arms around my neck and I smiled.

"Mommy, why did you leave ?" she asked.

"Oh, I just went out to get fresh air. Next time, I will tell you alright ?" she shook her head and I smothered her with kisses and she giggled loudly.

"Mommy, stop it." she giggled and I put her down. Reign and Christopher were looking at me in disgust. They must have lost their damn mind. I picked both of them up at the same times and looked at them.

"Who y'all think y'all are looking at me like that ?" they looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.

"I need an answer. Now." I said sternly.

"Well, you are treating Raniah like she special or whatever. She ain't even all that." Reign smart little mouth said. I put down Junior and popped her in the mouth. She started crying and I put her in the time-out corner and let her cry.

"What about you, Christopher?" I asked as I kneeled down to his level.

"I'm just jealous. Raniah is the youngest and she gets all the attention. What about me, mommy ?" he is just too cute. I picked him up and smothered him with kisses also.

"Don't ever think mommy forgot about you guys. Remember, I have no favorite. I love you, Junior."

"I love you too, mommy." he gave me a kiss and I put him back down.

Jim

"Aww, that is so cute." Brittany said in a white girl voice and we started laughing. Reign was still crying and it got louder. Renee wasn't paying attention so I walked over to her and calmed her down.

"Reign, calm down." I said as I rocked her back and forth.

"Mommy hit me. She doesn't love me anymore." and she started whining. I stood up and picked her up and she clinged unto me.

"Jim, what you doing ? Put her down." Renee protested. I looked at Reign and her lips were swollen.

"Look what you did to the poor child." I showed her Reign's lips and she shrugged her shoulders like she didn't care and continued talking. I got her a ice pack and placed it on her lips.

"Dad, why is mommy like that to me ?" Reign asked. We were in the kitchen by ourselves so Renee didn't have to interfere.

"I don't know. I guess she was mad about something and took it out on you. Your momma is crazy. Just don't tell her I told you." and she laughed.

"Daddy, your silly." and I smiled at her. She made a stupid face and I made a silly face.

"Wow." I chuckled and picked her up off the counter and we walked to the game room.

"Wanna play a game with me ?" she put the ice pack down and started jumping up and down. "Pick a game and let me bust you up." she shook her head and selected a game. That was easy. She came back and handed me the game.

"Street Fighter ? What you know about this ?"

"I know I could beat you." she stuck her tongue out at me and I gasped in shock and she started laughing.

"Bet." we bumped fists and began to play. She wanted to do 'Intermediate' and started playing. After we stopped, it was 3-5. Reign beat me. I chose all my favorite characters and she stayed with only one.

"Man, how you beat me, man ?"

"Oh, it's called being a boss girl from Virginia." I laughed and she started smiling.

"This is what you call a father and daughter bonding." I held out my fist and she bumped it.

"Right." she ran up the steps and Renee was there, watching TV. Liks she was waiting for me to come back from the basement.

"'Bout time you came back." I sucked my teeth and Reign went upstairs.

"Don't start with me please." I sat down on the other side of the couch and she just stared at me.

"Dinner is ready. Wash up and come back." she got up and went to the kitchen. I went to out bathroom and wash my hands and rinsed cold water over my face. I grabbed a towel and dried my hands and face and walked to the kids room.

"Dinner ready. Hurry up and come downstairs." they put their IPads down and went to the bathroom.

******

We had a appetite downstairs and I'm ready to go to sleep. I got relaxed under the comforter and I heard Renee come and get comfortable under me. She wrapped her arms around my torso and I snaked my arm on her waist.

"Jim, why are you acting like that towards me ?" Renee asked. Oh boy.

"Acting like what ?" she sighed and I looked at her. The room was pitch black but the moon was glistening in the room.

"You just seem rude to me after I hit Reign."

"I know. She shouldn't have hit her in the first place. You should have said watch your mouth. I don't believe in discipline." she sucked her teeth and moved off of me.

"Well, she is a daddy's girl." she said.

"Yes, because I don't hit her." I laid back down and closed my eyes. A few seconds later, I felt the bed move. I opened back my eyes to see Renee leaving.

"And where you think you going ?" I asked, sitting up watching her.

"I'm going to the couch since you wanna act like that." she slammed the door and I went back to sleep. I don't have time for this.