Chapter 70 – Ommy

Nef’s POV


Telling my mom made it better. She was disappointed that I got knocked up without being married but she still loved me. The thought of her first grandchild was exciting and her excitement rubbed off on me. My mom, Sasha, and I hid out in my room talking about names. I wanted Qeb, Father of the Earth, but Sasha wanted Tau, lion. My mom agreed with me that Qeb was a good name for a boy. I’m convinced that Sasha only disliked the name Qeb because he had trouble pronouncing it. It was fun to watch him try.

“What about for a girl?” my mom asked.

“Nefetari,” Sasha said without hesitation.

“Come on mom did you really think I would go for anything else?”

Her eyes were glossy when she pulled us into a hug. She then bombarded us with questions about prenatal care, vitamins, my appetite or lack thereof.

“I have to fight with her to eat,” Sasha tattled.

“I’m not hungry. I know when I’m hungry and when I am I eat.”

My mother narrowed her eyes at me. I hadn’t been eating well and there was no hiding that. When I’m overly stressed my appetite is the first thing to go. I could go days without eating. When Sasha was on the road he couldn’t be there to watch me.

“I’ll do better,” I said. I was healthy but as my pregnancy progressed I would have to pay more attention to what I was doing and what I was eating.

We were up pretty late talking. Telling my brothers had been easier than I expected. Khai and Set were excited. They were going to be uncles. Im was more reserved but didn’t like the idea of me possibly moving away with Sasha if it came down to that.

“You better work hard to keep your ass in D.C. because you are not taking my sister away from me.”

My dad didn’t really speak to us again. He remained quiet but my mother spoke enough for all of us. I hadn’t started showing yet but Sasha, my mom, and my brothers couldn’t keep their hands off my stomach.

“I’m not showing yet. Stop it you weirdos!”

We’d cleared the second hurdle. I found myself smiling more. Things seemed lighter now that I had people on my side. “You won’t be alone,” my mother promised. I was lying in bed that night thinking about Christmas day when I heard my door open. Sasha should have been asleep in the guest room not sneaking into my room.

“You’re going to get us into trouble,” I said.

‘Your father already hate me. It can’t get much worse with him.”

Sasha crawled under the covers and curled up beside me. His arms were tight around me.

“Sasha?”

“Huh?”

“I’m happy.” I felt his arms tighten around me even more so and his lips found my temple.

“Me too.”



Sasha’s POV


When I walked into the locker room for our game at Carolina the day after Christmas I saw a two cigars and a lighter sitting in my stall. I looked over at Ovi and he motioned for me to follow him. We went to the equipment loading dock. It was for the most part empty as most people were setting up for the game.

”Nef called and told me I can finally congratulate you.” He handed me a cigar and we lit them.

”I’m going to be a father,” I said. This was the first time I said that out loud. I’d always said Nef’s pregnant or we’re having a baby, never that I was going to be a father. It felt good to finally say it.

I told him that Nef had agreed to move in with me once we got everything figured out, after graduation, after the baby was born, and after I signed a new contract. I told him that if I did end up leaving D.C Nef would come with me if I signed a contract for longer than a year.

”Congratulations, my friend.”

I called Nef so that Ovie could talk to her.

”Mommy!” Ovi said into the phone.

She threatened to kick him in the knees the next time she saw him. Nef is going to be a mother and I’m going to be a father. After the game I called Nef and she broke the news to her roommates.

“So you’re moving in with him?”

“Possibly, if he gets a contract extension in DC then yes. If he signs for more than a year somewhere else I’m going with him.”

“Why a year?” Jackie asked.

“Because it will be the first year of the baby’s life and I don’t want to be without my mom. If he signs for a year I’ll move back home. If it’s longer than a year I’ll move with him and my mom has offered to take a leave of absence from work when the season starts to help out.”

“What about your dad?” Jesse asked.

“Oh he’s no longer speaking to me. He’s happy that we have a workable plan and that we’re staying together but he’s pissed we’re not getting married.”

Both Jackie and Jesse understood that Nef didn’t want to get married because she was pregnant. I had finally gotten her to stop saying she was knocked up.