"See you later babies." Madison says waving

"Say bye princess" Vito responds looking back at Layla in her car seat

"Remember Victor six ounces of water and three scoops of formula." Madison instructs staring at him

"Ivy you said it three times already."

"Because I need you to remember. At work I can't be on my phone to text you so please remember six ounces-

"Three scoops... you do know Layla was on the formula right?" Vito cuts her off

"I just don't want you to give him to much and he won't drink it. Just incase I had milk pumped in the freezer. I packed it in the lunch bag cooler thingy."

"Okay"

"Wait I want to give them some more kisses" she says opening up the back door.

"Your going to be late to work."

Madison plants both amount of kisses on both babies before coming out and closing the door behind her.

"Be safe...please" Madison says pulling some hair behind her ear.

"I hear you"

Madison begins walking to her car but stops when she hears Vito calling out to her.

"Yes" she answers turning in her heels

"You look nice." Vito compliments in reference to her all black belted dress.

"...Thank you."

She makes her way towards her car and unlocks the door. Throwing her purse inside,she takes a seat and closes the door behind her. She pulls the sun visor down looking in the mirror to get a look at herself.

"You look great this morning" she mumbles before smiling. She pushes the visor up and and sticks the car in the ignition.

Vito

I place Layla and Cairo on the bed before barricading his side with pillows.

"Layla are you hungry now?" I asks watching her grab my phone trying to unlock it

"That's daddy's phone." I groan taking it away from her

"Dada eat" she screeches making Cairo stir in his sleep

"Baby sleeping ."

"Babee"

"Yes baby is sleeping"

I stick my hand out and watch as she stands up and grabs it.

"What do we want for breakfast? I'll just ask uncle Dre to bring something."

I grab my phone and unlock it. I click on his contact and press the speaker.

"Yoooo"

"Why are you up so early?" He asks hoarsely

"I have the kids with me and I should have all of yall run my fade. I got booked this morning and none of yall answered. "

"What do you mean you got booked?" He asks

"A rookie cop stopped me on some bs. I hit him and I got booked."

"You better hit your lawyer up."

"Oh I am, this lawsuit would excite me if I ain't have no money but its whatever. Get up and bring me and Lay some food"

"Why can't you do it?" He asks

"My license suspended"

"Damn man." "Why didn't you call one of them other nigga's?" He groans

"Cause your our favorite. Right Princess?"

"Man give me fifteen"

He hangs up the phone and I pick Layla up.

"Dada eat" she says rubbing her belly

"Uncle Dre is going to bring it. You want some strawberries?"

I watch as she claps her hand and starts to make noise.

"Alright Princess Daddy will get your strawberries."

I place her in her in the high chair and closes the table around her.

"Your mommy be giving you fruits?"

I grab the fruit out of the fridge and watch as she squeals.

"Dada eat"

"Layla I know, Let me wash them off and cut them up for you."

I wash off three large strawberries and cut them up small on a cutting board. After slicing them I slide them in a baby bowl.

"Here you go your highness."

I place the bowl in front of her and watch as she sticks her hand in the bowl.

"Your welcome"

I place a kiss on her forehead and pull the high chair in the living room,sitting her far from the television.

I turn the tv on ,which stays on cartoons and make my way in the room to check up on Cairo.

"Cairo you still sleep man?" "Your pops is bored." I crawl unto the bed and place a kiss on his cheek just to feel something sticky.

"what is that?"

I examine his cheek just to see Madison's lipgloss mark.

"Why does your mom feel like this is okay?" I chuckle

I grab a wipe from out of his baby bag and begin wiping his cheek off.

My phone ringing gets my attention. I run out of the room and grab my phone from the counter. I look at my caller id just to see it's Madison. I answered the phone and begin speaking.

"Six ounces and three scoops."

"Actually I was calling to see if everything is okay" she says

"Ivy we just left your crib" I respond chuckling

"I'm just making sure,I miss my babies" she whines

"When you get off of work you will see them and I'm keeping them tonight so you have a free night to yourself"

"Okay well great." She responds

"Ivy why you don't sound to excited?"

"I know what I said earlier but I'm going to miss them still." She mumbles

" thats okay,your the mama bear so its natural but you need to go out. Go take a walk or something"

"Yeah I will."

"Well talk to you later. Have a good day at work."I say before hanging up

My door opening makes me furrow my eyebrows.

"Dre how the hell you get a key to my house?"

"Don't I always find a way." He states coming in with a Dunkin Donuts bag

"What did you get?"

"I got miss fat Layla donuts and you will see when you get it." Dre answers plopping the food on the coffee table.

"Now how'd you get out of jail?"

"Who else you think came and got me?" I question grabbing my food from off the table

"Who your mama?"

"Ivy" I answer knowing he would say every other name but the right name

" Man stop playing who came and got you?"

"Nigga I just told you who."

I rip the wrapper off and bite into my sandwich.

"I though sis would of left you in there." He mumbles shrugging

"Yeah me too,she was my only save for the night. If I ain't beg her to come out of her bed I would still be there."

"You just never getting no cookie" Dre snickers

"Man Ivy is a tough one. This morning she woke me up like. Victor go pee or something. I look down my piece is swole. In my head I'm thinking so fix it."

"Madison don't want no piece of you" Dre taunts

" Bruh I don't know what to do anymore,I told her sorry and its like she just can't get over it. She told me the other day she has dreams about me"

"Okay what's wrong with that?"

"No man like I be killing her in front of the kids." I answer before he could say anything

"Dummy you see what you did. You done traumatize her poor mind."

"I didn't even think she would react like this. Most females love that,seeing your man shoot for you."

"Well she ain't just most woman." Dre answers shaking his head

"Start being nice to her. Calm all that dominant thing down and really be sweet to her. So that means don't be trying to choke her out when she get smart with you and most importantly no shooting niggas in front of her." Dre says biting into his sandwich

"Layla you want your donut?"

I place her donut in her bowl and watch as she immediately begin chowing it down.

"How you so sure your right?" Vito asks looking at him

"You have a lot to learn. For one Madison was raised by a man. She see's through your bs."

"What?" Vito says furrowing his eyebrows

"Think about it. As a man you teach your daughter the ropes of how men are. You teach her to never to settle for less. The reason why Madison rules your ass is because of Morgan. That's why she isn't so quick to accept your apology."

"How can someone so dumb sound so smart?" Vito asks scratching his head

"So what should I ask her out to dinner or lunch?"

"I mean you could but you know her answer already" Dre says shaking his head

"So what the hell should I do?"

"Give her time to like you again. Your not her favorite person right now and cut down on the annoyance,she hates it."

"Annoyance like?" Vito questions

"Stop thinking you know her so well. You under estimate her a lot."

"No I don't"

"Did you know that she was going to never tell you she was pregnant with the baby?" Dre asks before taking another bite of his food

" she mentioned it to me already."

"But I'm saying before that you had no clue. You couldn't believe that she did that to you. Never under estimate a woman and what she can do." Dre explains

"I get what your saying but Ivy isn't right most of the time. Her mood swings be off the wall."

"Bruh all you have to do is think. Females go through the most already with child labor,cycles,and what ever else they go through. Your job is to help her stay away from that,now I'm not saying you can't correct her but most times just let her feel like so won the argument cause later she'll be giving the cook up."

"So did you have a talk with her?" Vito questions

"Oh little miss perfect has been having frequent therapy sessions. She's getting dealt with"

"Since you know so much how come your relationship ain't all that perfect?"

"Man Tati... Tati is way different from what I'm used to. Tati makes you want to strangle yourself after being shot. Now she's the type of woman you got to use force on. As soon as you yell at her she shut her ass up quick. Madison don't need all of that. Just be simple with her and you'll be good."

"How bad is she?"

"Bruh she just nag and whine all of the time." Dre answers

"Ivy whine too but over the stupidest stuff."

" what's stupid to you?"

"She'll be crying if don't give her the baby right away." Vito answers shaking his head

"At least she ain't whining about why she don't have the latest bags out or why her ass ain't in Paris for fashion week. Bruh you got it good,you hit the jackpot just keep it cool."

"How you know so much about her?" Vito asks feeling a bit of jealousy wash over

"That's little sis, I got her whenever she need me." He shrugs

"You really have been around her since we met."

"She isn't bad Victor. I'm telling you the love is their,just be patient." Dre says before taking another bite of his food.

"So she ever said anything about missing me?"

"Recently we haven't had a talk about what happened."

"Well go do your magic tonight. She supposed to come over to see the kids and then leave to have some time to herself. Your job is to destroy alone time and get her talking."

"My guy what did I just say. Be patient, the love is there just not the time. You expect her to sex you as soon as the week done. It don't go like that." Dre chuckles

"You know out of you,Warren,and Smiley I had the most girlfriends."

"That's because you a punk talking about my piece gonna fall off."

"Bruh its call fifty- fifty. That other fifty chance I don't want to take. Take Warren as an example that nigga -

"Yea please don't remind me"

"Yea so I done experienced a lot of different females."

"Member Kia?" Vito asks chuckling

"Man don't get me started on her, Kia crazy as hell."

" talking about some Vito I'm sorry but I'm about to burn your trap house down. This nigga better answer his phone" Vito says in a girl voice

"Kia ass got married to. She tried to invite me but I know the only reason why is because she wanted me to be jealous."

"Are you jealous?" Vito questions

"HELL NO,if anything I feel bad for her husband. He don't know how crazy that woman can get."

"She accused me of cheating that whole relationship." Dre says watching Layla eat her food

"This daughter of yours can eat man."

"She sure can."

Later that day Madison drives in the car slowly towards Vito's house. Rain drops hit the car hood heavy making her desire to get to her destination. She finally reaches his block and see's a spot directly in front of his car.

She parks the car and grabs her purse. She shuts the car down and huffs.

"Where is my umbrella?" She cries

She flat ironed her hair and she didn't want to have to do it all over again. She turns in her seat to look in the back seat for it only to remember she loaned it out to a co worker.

"Darn you Macy"

She grabs her phone and dials Vito's number.

"Ivy"

"I'm outside ,do you by any chance have an umbrella?" She asks hoping he did

"I don't have much here. Let me see if I can find one for you."

Madison sits quiet patiently waiting only to hear shuffling.

"Ivy I don't have one."

"What about a jacket or..."

I have a hoodie. I didn't pack much with me, have to go shopping" he says feeling bad he couldn't help

"You want me to bring that?" He asks

"Yes and a trash bag please"

"A trash bag?"

"For my hair" she mumbles

"Fine."

Madison hangs the phone up and sits in the passenger side waiting patiently on the hoodie and the trash bag. She see's Vito and gets prepared to open the door then closes it. Vito comes around to her side and watch as she opens the door.

"You okay with wearing heels in the rain?" He questions handing her the hoodie and the bag

"I'll live"

Vito runs back in the house and slides his wet sneaks off followed by his drenched socks.

"Damn "

He grabs napkins from off of the table and begins drying his face off.

"Why is it raining so hard." Madison says huffing as she gets in.

She slides off the matte black suede heels from off her feet and places them at the door mat after shutting the door.

"My feet" she cries once her heels begin to throb

She pulls the plastic bag off of her head and slides his hoodie up over her head.

"I'll take that"

Vito grabs both the hoodie and trash bag from her.

"So what are the kids doing?" She asks looking around for the first time at the place

"Cairo is up but Layla just went down for a nap."

"The place looks nice" Madison compliments giving the place another once over

"Thanks, I really only got it furnished for the kids." He shrugs

Vito leaves her for a minute to grab some fresh clothes for her to put on. He comes back to see her standing in the same spot he left her in.

"What you scared to sit down?"

"No" Madison answers cracking a smile

"Here"

He plants the clothes on the couch and exits the living room so she could change. He makes his way to the bathroom and shuts the door behind him. His heart wouldn't stop racing and his middle man wouldn't sit down. Excited to see his once bestfriend.

"Man your doing to much." Vito whispers talking to himself

He opens the door to see Madison at the door with her hand raised as if she was going inside.

"I didn't know you were inside." She says pulling her hands behind her

"You can go in"

Vito steps out of her way and watch as she walks into the bathroom.

"Ivy...Ivy...Ivy" he mumbles

He walks into the room and looks on the bed to see Cairo wide awake.

"Son guess who's here?" He asks picking him up

"Cairo begins making noises and starts to move his hand around."

"My toootttt!" Madison squeals entering his room

Vito hands her Cairo and watches how she interacts with him.

"Toot mommy was thinking about you and your sister allll day"

She places a kiss on his cheek and watch as he tries to chew on her face.

"Toot your giving mommy a kiss?" She asks excitingly

Vito chuckles and lets his eyes engulf her breast in his white beater.

Victor to loss in his thought hadn't heard her.

"Did you hear me Victor?"

"What was that?"

"Did he drink the formula?" She asks again

"He don't want that. Put him back on the breast"

"Cairo mommy's breast are going to be so done for."

"Say Mommy feed me then Daddy will pay for you to get the new tata's" Vito says looking at her

Madison eyes connected with his. No matter how much she wanted to deny it,his face takes her to places.

After seconds Madison breaks the contact and places her eyes back on Cairo.

"Babyyyyy your so adorable" she grins placing another kiss on him, this time on his nose.

" Ivy I just want to say. I don't ever want to do what I did to you a while back. I don't ever want you to feel like the man you love or that loves you want to hurt you. Baby that wasn't me and I'll be dammed if I let myself get out of character like that again." "Come here"

He stretches his hand out and watch as she hesitate to grab his hand. He places a kiss on her hand and pulls her hand softly.

"Your a Queen and I shouldn't have allowed myself to do what I did. I tried to stay away from you because of what you told me and I realize that I can't. The more I stay away is the more depressing I get. You're like my personal drug. I'll wait on you however long it takes for you to forgive me but just know I love you and I got you."

Madison bites the side of her lip before looking away.

"Ivy look at me."

Madison shakes her head,not wanting to look in his eyes.

Vito rises from his spot and places his thumb under her chin,Turning her head.

"You love me?"

Madison kept quite for a while staring at everything else but him.

"Do you love me?" He repeats more softly

Her eyes connects with his before nodding.

"Let me hear you say it."

...I- I love you" she whispers

"Good" he smiles

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