Pirates

Chapter twelve

Men were all the same dare he moves away with her. I let him f**k me when he wanted, now I'm pregnant he ends up married and gone. I want what is supposed to mine. Pacing back and forth rubbing my belly. This baby was killing me. Kind of shocked me when my doctor told me I was pregnant in the first place. I tried to get pregnant before but to come to think of it my ex told me I couldn't have his baby I want woman enough to have his baby so he left me for some woman he met while on a business trip in Cordova. Cordova my hometown wouldn't want me back there anyway. my ex took over with his wife became well know and rich without me. He used me. Took my ideas ran away with them and gotten rich. My doorbell ring my skin covered in goosebumps while I walked to the front door opening it. Breyshere stood at my door hands in his pockets sporting all-black jean outfit headphones in his ears. I moved to the side my body tingled. He really came back to me. Breyshere took his bag off sat on the sofa while I closed the door locking it.

" Breyshere.. you really here," I say softly.

" Gloria I came. for business and I'm tired right now we will talk when I wake up," he says.

He laid. on the sofa closing his eyes. Not to disturb him walking into the kitchen pouring myself a glass of apple juice rubbing my stomach that slowly started to poke out with the life forming in me. Our baby was going to be beautiful. Ever since Breyshere fired me I took up online classes in cosmetology. I wanted to depend on myself more than a man but at the same time, I wanted the life I was robbed of. My momma wasn't lying when she says when you become a mother your life views changed. Taking out fresh vegetables cutting up carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and green apples for sweetness. I didn't expect him to show up unannounced so I took out chicken wings. I knew he loved my fried chicken.  Humming turning on my tunes lightly not to wake him up.  Getting my pans together some else rung my doorbell. I could hear Breyshere groan while I headed to the door opening it my blood rushed from my face. My father stood at the door standing about 6'7 I haven't seen my father since he kicked me out of the family. He walked in looking around before looking at me again.

" Hi, daddy," I say dryly.

" Gloria  I see you're doing well for yourself...I had to come to see if you were pregnant by this chump" he says.

Breyshere was up now rubbing his face standing up. My father had some nerve. Why did he come to her being nosy?

" Daddy, what I do is my business, not yours" roll my eyes at him still holding the door open.

" Watch your mouth I'm still your father-"

" f**k you! You kicked me out of the family and forced me to leave Cordova...fuck off" I hissed.

" You ruined your image for what, Gloria!" He yelled.

" You didn't like I wanted to do what I really wanted, daddy" tears ran down my face.

" I came to drag you back to Cordova....to get an abortion," he says.

An abortion!?! Who did he think was coming to my apartment telling me he was taking me back to Cordova to get an abortion. I wasn't giving up the first person that would love me back unconditionally. I moved from the door backing away. I wasn't going back.

" No Philip this is my home now" I stood my ground.

Breyshere. didn't say anything this whole time. just watched carefully.  Sighing staring at my father.

" Please leave. I am dead to you remember" I reminded him.

" Your mother sent me to fetch for you-"

" Tell my mother I love her but our relationship. I am dead to you"

" Imma gives you two some privacy," Breyshere says leaving my apartment.

Dad stared Breyshere down I loved Breyshere. I stared at my father again before he closed the door.  I walked away to my kitchen   To finish preparing my dinner. My father followed behind.

" Princess what have you learned so far?" He asked.

" Well daddy the browns and Hendricks families are losing money Justina needs to lose more gigs so I need josh to pull more strings to f**k her career up. Breyshere is a different story he hates his brother and Brandon hates him back...daddy y'all can move in and ruin all of them." I answer

My father did kick me out of the family and my ex did marry somebody else using my ideas but now he worked for my father too terrified to look in my direction. My son will or my daughter will love me unconditionally but I had to finish this one job for my father to be fully free from his tight grasp.  He enjoyed taking over businesses by brute force. Breyshere ruined my life by marrying Lyudmila I'll handle her on my own. He wanted all the neighborhoods buying his products not what they selling but drugs.

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"Brandon!" I cried in joy.

The phone call I received about a movie deal made me singing joy skipping through the Manor for his  Office opening the door Brandon was sitting with our sons reading a book to them by the light place. I couldn't wait to share my excitement but right now this was his time with his sons. I watched my boys Relaxing each other. Walking away Brandon hasn't Touched me in weeks I wonder if he still wants Lyudmila instead of me. We sleep together it's not the same with him anymore. We both had work to do. Word on the street Breyshere has come to Quintonia without Lyudmila. I eased away from the office heading up to my bedroom closing the door, entering my walk-in closet locking the door pulling my phone out

" Hey momma"

" Yeah, momma I don't like how things are turning out you sure this would work...brain and Sheldon haven't said s**t much. Now the  business is losing money...we need more income"

My mother had some friends that wanted to use some of our businesses for their own. They are willing to give us fifty percent well my mother fifty percent. We had to pull Lyudmila back into the business and she needed to be taught a lesson. We could use her money to fund ours. Alma, Theresa, and Helena were first to go.

" Momma we have to get messy"

humming pulling my phone out calling my brother. we didn't need our mother pulling all the strings all the darn time. I rushed to take a shower threw on a random red dress with heels before leaving the manor. somehow, my cousin was off the map nobody seems to know where she and Breyshere had run off to. so I would go visit his mother. she has to know where her son went. everyone loved Paula's food. the woman could cook. so heading towards the peach street where her restaurant sat. I noticed Breyshere walking into the shop. so he was in Quntonia where was Lyudmila?   humming I waved at some fans through the window before exiting they swarmed me.

" Hello everyone I did get the leading role for dangers in love... I am so happy to be playing tiffany we will be keeping you all updated" I answered.

few guards came to protect me from my fans or anyone who wasn't a fan but I had to get into Paulas to see what was going on.

" what brings you down here?" asked a reporter.

" I wanted to know why my brother in law's wife my cousin is stalking my husband" I answered,

they all gasped others started slandering Lyudmila knowing that she indeed used to be engaged to Brandon before my pregnancy. I had to seal the deal with my position in the browns family but now I had to bring more money in somehow.  Brandon has been working around the clock making moves the more he brought in the more I took out the accounts to another account at least enough to hide that I was stealing money from him to fund the Hendricks coming that my brothers were running. those two dum asses put all our living in the air good thing the company wasn't placed in my hands I would; 've been sold It and ran off. we didn't care about continuing the old man's dreams we had our own and his money was long enough to please us. walking closer towards Paula's grabbing the knob the door wouldn't open. I tried again but I could see them both looking at me through the window. if that is how they want to play then I would make it worse for them as well.

" HOW EVIL CAN YOU BE!!! TELL LYUDMILA TO LEAVE MY HUSBAND ALONE!!" I yelled.

the media was eating all of this up I could see Breyshere getting on his phone he turned his back I banged on the door.

" How dare they lock out a celebrity this place is shameless," one fan says.

" We shouldn't eat here ever again," another says.

Paula walked over unlocking the door she closed it behind her self standing in front of all of us and the media.

" explain yourself why won't you let Justina Brown in your restaurant!" demanded one of my fans.

Paula looked her up and down rolling her eyes paying her no mind. I hated how much she didn't fold like the others when my fans came in flocks trying to get my way. Breyshere came out as well. the girls all swoon at his tall figure. he used to be a son of brown but now he was a son of Patterson. he cleared his throat.

" my mother has decided to close down her Restaurant to retire..the only party that would be going on in here would be for my wife who is pregnant with my baby..we will also be holding a free concert of all my artists as a goodbye since all my businesses have moved out of quintonia..." he says.

I didn't expect him to say anything like that. she was pregnant with his baby! I knew Gloria would not be happy about hearing this. I couldn't do anything directly so I smiled turning leaving without another word. the reporters stayed asking questions and the fans seemed to be happy about a free concert right there at that damned woman's closing restaurant. where were they all going and why couldn't we place tracking on them. my cellphone rang I answered it.

" hello" 

" why in the hell are you causing trouble?" 

why did Brandon sound so mad at me for? I rolled my eyes thinking of an excuse before sighing into the phone.

"I wanted to know what was keeping all your attention I figured she was harassing you but it seems she was only upset with breyshere since she's pregnant"

he grew silent before I noticed he hung up on me. Really Brandon!? you declared your love to me but ever since my cousin lost her weight you acting like a jealous ex. why did it matter. he was married to me and he loved me right?

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I didn't need my wife meddling in any drama but yet she was. she had too much free time on her hands so I called a few favors to some friends to get her some gigs so she could keep her nose out of others' business. I have been looking for Lyudmila I had to figure out why I was acting this way and I needed to go to the source.  sitting back all I could think about were her green eyes damn, I was obsessing over a woman I did and didn't want. my father would be no help in this situation since he did the same thing I did. couldn't talk to my brother, he married the woman I was happily able to give up now I was regretting it. my phone rang glancing seeing it was my wife I couldn't talk to her right now. I left my home office to head to the headquarters. Sheldon and brian were running the Hendricks business I was going to buy the land right from under their feet making my move. humming to myself I had to focus on the business my mind hasn't ever been clouded like this before and I damn sure didn't like it.

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" That child is so lucky I am not the same ole me when I was her age because I would have beaten that ass all up and down this block," Paula says.

sitting in one of her booths watching my mother pace back and force she flipped her long grey hair over her shoulder I wanted to chuckle but she was dead serious. chewing her bottom lip she turned to me looking at me.

" How could you lie about Mila being pregnant you don't even know if she really is pregnant or not.. and a free concert here as well.. boyyyyyy you playing with my heart" she goes on.

" she will be pregnant once I get back home to her I got one more day out here momma and I told my wife ill to be home three days tops.. and I know she counting every second I am away" I answered.

my mother gave me a sheepish smile and I felt highly uncomfortable. I glared at her wondering why she was grinning like the Chester cat me.

" ma, what's up?" I asked.

"I just find it cute that you love her this much..even when you were a little boy you had a crush on Lyudmila before I had to uproot us away half of your life," she says.

I rolled my eyes trying to not blush. she was indeed right and I couldn't keep my hands off of my prized treasure. my momma headed into the back towards the kitchen I followed right behind her while she took out some steaks, corn, peas, and other things. I'm glad I worked out this woman would fatten you up with her cooking.

" so what you going to do about Gloria and her father?" she asked.

" from the sounds of it. she got disowned for some reason. I haven't really got into her personal business when I only was looking for a nut." I answered.

my mother gave me a deathly look while holding a butcher's knife in hand I slowly backed away from the window from shank reach. I have forgotten whom I was talking to at the slightest moment. black mothers did give you the look of death when you have done wrong. I felt uncomfortable around my mother alone. her stare told me I was dead standing up on borrowed time.

" just looking for a nut got the girl pregnant....now is the baby even yours?" she asked.

"I've never thought about that part...it's why I am here to find out," I answered.

" and you think three days would be enough and you helping me move this stuff as well you gonna need more than  three days or send some boys to help me and you focus on that pregnant business"

the phone rang I answered.

" yo...she doing what....for how long?"

I burst into laughter my wife was indeed special. my mom looked at me as if I was crazy.

" what's so funny?" she asked.

" you send me a video don't let her know you recording her"

I looked at my mother. 

" your daughter in law is turning up"