(This chapter has 2 parts)
One week later
"Baby you good in there?" Dominic asked me from outside the bathroom door.
"Yeah I'm good. I'll be out in a minute." I lied. I was in the bathroom looking at my wound. Just in disbelief. Embarrassed. This mark will scar me forever. Tears ran down my face as I remembered all the hell I went through over that past month. Being beaten, talked down on, being called dumb for loving Dominic,and even more dumb for having his baby.My self esteem has never felt so low in my life.
I just stared at myself in the mirror and looked at every flaw my body had to offer and cried even more. I shook my head and wiped my tears. Get it together Jenae'. I told myself repeatedly. I grabbed a spare wash cloth and turned the water on and wet the rag. I washed my face until my face didn't seem so puffy and my eyes weren't so red. I looked at myself and tried to smile, in attempt to cheer myself up. It didn't work at all.
I walked into the room. Dom was sitting on the edge of the bed dressing Naomi who was getting ready to go with her grandma, his mother. He looked at me. "You good ma?" He asked after he finished dressing Naomi.
"Yeah." I said with a fake smile.
There was a knock at the door. "Nana's here Mook." Dominic said lifting her up and grabbing her bag and putting it on his shoulder.
We all walked to the door and let Mama Nicole in. "Heeey y'all. There go grandma pretty girl!" She said grabbing Naomi.
Naomi put Mama Nicole's face in her hands and smiled from ear to ear, btw Naomi has the deepest dimples you'd ever seen. "You ready to go hang with Nana and GrandPa." Mama Nicole said in baby talk.
"Here you go. She got a bottle already made and extra outfits if y'all go somewhere. And when she be crying just give her, her pacifier and the teddy bear. She'll be alright." Dom said instructing his mom.
She gave him the look 😒 "I have three kids, I'm not new to this. Besides this my grandbaby. I got her. Say bye bye mommy and daddy."
"See you later Mook, mommy gonna miss you all day long." I said giving Naomi a kiss.
"Give dada kiss." Dom said putting his lips to hers. Then he put his finger in her hand. "See ya later Small Fry." He kissed her hand.
Mama Nicole waved and they left. Dom put his arm around my shoulder as we walked to our room. I sat on the bed as he walked into our closet and grabbed some clothes.. That were mine. "Here you go." He said handing them to me.
I looked at him confused. "Where are we going?"
"Just put it on baby. You'll see in a bit." He said putting his shoes on. He only had on a regular long sleeve t shirt, grey sweats and his Nike slides. He handed me a blue tank top, some jeans, my black jacket, and my black Jordan Flight Flex Trainer 2's. Why am I putting on clothes and he's not??
After getting dressed I walked out into the living room where Dom was waiting on me. "Ready?" He said with a smile.
"Sure." I said still not knowing where we were going.
We locked up and hopped in the Lexus. Dom drove. We drove for like 10 mins of silence. "So where are we going?"
"You'll see, don't worry baby. I got'chu." He said rubbing my thigh.
I just nodded my head and chilled. After 5 mins we pulled up to a salon one of my favorite matter of fact the ONLY places I go to, to get my hair done called "Tiffany's" . I just smiled a little and shook my head.
We got out and Dominic grabbed my hand and we walked in. "Heeeey Jenae' boo where have you been!!" My hair stylist Tiffany said happily skipping to me and hugging me. Tiffany and I go way back. To like my freshman year at BCU. Which makes it almost 6 years I've known her. She's 34 and this is her place. She's from Miami and honey can slay some hair to the God's.
"Girl I've been hiding, but I've come back to show my face." I said.
"I heard about the little situation. I prayed for you all the time. I'm so glad you're home suga!" She said hugging me again.
"Thank you." I said really appreciating the love.
"So what can I do for you baby doll? Please tell me you've come to let me get my hands on this beautiful hair one more time." She said putting her hands through my hair.
"Ask Dom, he drug me here." I said.
"Oh yeah yeah yeah. See I want my baby to get hooked up ya know. Like give her them watcha call them things?" He said snapping his fingers together trying to remember. "INCHES!" He said remembering. "Yeah give her a lot of inches that come all the way down to her booty, and you know, slay her for the Gods!" He said clapping his hands mocking a ghetto girl. "Or whatever it is y'all be saying."
I just looked at him in shock trying to hold back my laugh."What? I want you to look good for daddy." He said nonchalantly like he's not fina spend over a hundred dollars.
"You got all this covered?" I asked.
"Yep, I'll be back later." He said kissing me. "I'll see you later Tiff." He said giving her a hug.
"Alright, see you around hon." She said. And then he walked out.
"Girl, that boy is a trip. "Slay her for the Gods"." She said mocking him as we walked over to the sink to get my hair washed.
"Girl yes, he'll always be goofy." I said.
"How's that GORGEOUS baby girl." She asked as she began to rinse my hair.
"Girl she's perfect. She's with her grandma right now. She's getting so big. And she looks like her daddy more and more everyday."
"Aw, is she crawling yet?" She asked as she began to shampoo.
"Nah not yet. We've been trying. She's getting there though." I said.
"That's good." She said in a sweet voice and she continued to bless my scalp with her magic fingers.
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"Girrrlllll, you have to let me do your hair and make up for your wedding!" Tiffany said as she did my finishing touches.
"No doubt about it, you know you're the only person I trust with my hair and my face!"
"When will it be so I can mark it down?" She asked.
"I don't know. We haven't decided yet. But I was thinking about some time in December." I said.
