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“Yeah I’ you want, show it to the lady,” I let her know

I probably shouldn’t have told her ass that because she was o crazy in this store, but whatever I worked hard so my kids could have whatever they wanted

I hadn’t heard fro, I pulled my phone out and started a Facetime call I hoped she would answer because whenever I tried to call her on Facetia If I hadn’t seen her in person, I

would’ve thought that she was catfishing a nigga The phone eventually connected, and that’s when her face popped up on the screen Fros, she looked like she was in a kitchen I assurey tank top she had on This was the most laid-back attire that I’d ever seen her in

“I was beginning to think that I needed to buy you a new phone You never answer me when I call you on Facetime,” I spoke into the phone

At the saood look at her background and a in there

She laughed at me and then rolled her eyes

“You always Facetime me at the oddest hours of the day There are ti, writing, and I can’t answer the Facetiht I’ dinner Where are you?” she asked

I could hear whatever she was round From what I was able to see in her kitchen, I could tell that her home was nice Her kitchen looked like one that would be featured in aless froood taste

“I’ a pre-Valentine’s Day hed

“You say soht you didn’t know that Valentine’s Day was toht it up to you, and you pretended like you didn’t knohat I was even talking about,” she said

“Shit, I don’t That’s just what I keep hearing,” I said, all nonchalant, like to deal to me

“These too, Daddy? Can I have these too?” Khari asked, walking over and showing me three pairs of damn shoes

Two of them were sneakers, and the other one was a sandal There was a little couch next to me, which had all kinds of shirts, skirts, and dresses that the saleslady had brought over in Khari’s size, which were all things that she had requested for her to bring She obviously got that shit from her mama because I personally kne much Denim liked to shop

“Yeah, and that’s it What you trying to do? Break my pockets?” I asked