"Nope, come on inside." She cut me off.
"We need to talk anyway." She eyed me, standing to her feet.
I sighed deeply, knowing that I was caught now and I followed close behind her into the house.
We said nothing as we made our way into the dining room and both took seats. I watched as she looked over my face as if she was trying to get an exact answer to the question I knew she had in her mind.
"Yes, Deja." Was all I said and she raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah?"
"Yes." I said again with a simple nod.
"You kept it?" She went onto ask and I shrugged.
"Of course."
"I don't have to do what he says." I shook my head.
"Pause. He said you was the one that asked to get one."
"Yeah well he was the one that gave me the money for it." I sassed.
"He said he only gave you the money because he wanted to see if you was really gon' do it." She went on and I shrugged.
"Doesn't matter why he gave it to me. He gave it to me meaning he wanted me to have an abortion and I was close to it.."
"But I didn't, Deja." I explained to her and she nodded slowly with a smile.
"Look, Tiana."
"I know you and my brother ain't together no more and y'all hate each other and all that other childish shit. But can I please at least be happy about my niece or nephew?" She asked joking and I playfully rolled my eyes.
"Well.."
"I guess you can." I couldn't help but to smile as she did the same.
"And it's a boy. You're going to have a nephew." I broke the news to her and she gasped excitedly.
"For real?"
"Yeah." I couldn't help but to laugh at her, she was so happy. I just hoped that Dominic could take the news like that too and we could settle this like the parents we were both about to be.
"So that's what you here for? You gon' tell him today?" She asked and I nodded slowly.
"That's the plan."
"I just hope he can take it how you just did." I shrugged and she nodded.
"That nigga gon' be aight. He just in his feelings right now."
Moments later, we both quickly looked up once we heard the front door open.
"Tiana here?" I heard Dominic ask and I instantly became nervous but Deja gave me a warning look, mentally telling me to stay calm.
"Stop being so scared of that nigga. He ain't no fuckin' body." She went onto say, making me smile.
Calming myself, I watched as he walked into the dining room and just looked between the both of us.
