TAINTED LOVE (PART 1) by Kiera Thomas (the reading list book .TXT) 📕

"GOD is Good. And Yeah I had no idea but After what Mikey did the Doctor's told me. I was in disbelief but it's true and honestly I'm thankful I never wanted to be a mother so soon but this all is in God’s Plans" Laila confidently stated removing her hospital cover

Ebony's eyes filled with tears of joy

Laila’s stomach was in a small basketball form

She placed her hands on Laila’s belly

"Congrats Bitch! I can't believe you having a baby, you better be having it too"

"She Is" Elijah's voice snuck in the room

He walked over to them both holding a bouquet of flowers

"I'm guessing you the Baby Father huh, Congrats forreal I don't know you very well but this is my Sister before anything you hurt her and ima show up to ya residence" Ebony let him know

"Girl cut it out, he's the Best thing that has ever happened to me. He's the reason I stopped dealing with your Brother and told you the truth. He's nothing but Good. Excuse Ebony she's protective" Laila but in

"Well in that case I see your in good hands. Ima let y'all chat I gotta go get my Son. La when you get home holla" Ebony smiled and headed towards the door

"Eb"? Laila called after her

"Yeah"? Ebony answered

"I love you girl . And I'm so sorry about Charles you deserve the best" Laila sincerely announced

"I love you too La, it's all good babe a babyyyy" Ebony nodded Quoting Rapper B.I.G and left

Elijah kissed Laila’s face and placed the Flowers on a near by Counter top. They talked a little about her Job and how everything was going before Elijah shot up ready to leave

"Okay we Leaving I came to take you home since they think I'm Your husband They called me to discharge you, so lets go I want to take you somewhere”

Laila laughed and nodded rising from the bed in baggy sweats

They Drove in his Range rover, windows up and the Heat on. It was getting colder by the day in Ny. Laila had no idea where they was going, but she wish she was still in the hospital. She thought she was too ugly to be outside at that moment, her arm sling was removed but the 5 inch line going across her chest where the doctor had did surgery on her looked like the stitching on a football. Her bruises were going away so they were all a purple brownish color. She felt hideous but said nothing the whole ride.

Elijah drove to Bernards township in Somerset, NJ and arrived at the biggest house Laila had ever seen. It wasn't a mansion but it was way bigger than her 4 bed room residence . It had big glass windows , a stone patio, and a spacious front lawn. The house was already painted in a nice even cream with a Brown roof and shutters . Elijah parked in the drive way and escorted Laila out the car

"Elijah come on now i just came home from the hospital I smell like old ass people and I look nasty the last thing I need is for people to see me" Laila pouted

He took her hand anyways leading her to the door

"It'll be quick Lay I promise" He replied using his new nick name for her knowing she would smile

and she did .

They went inside and Laila was sure she had died and gone to heaven

The floors were shiny Italian wood and it had two rows of stairs , one on each side as if the house were a grand entrance with a gold chandelier in between . To the left Laila could see the kitchen and Dinning room that's was as equally beautiful as the house decked out with some of the Furniture Laila had seen before in the best furniture stores in NY. She was in Aw but confused at why they were there

"Elijah what are we doing here , who's house is this ? And why did we just walk into these people house like this ? Are they even home" Laila’s mouth was going a mile a minute

Elijah still holding hand faced her and let his heart speak for the first time in his life

"Lay, I have to be honest with you . When I met you had no intentions of falling in love with you I really thought you and your shit was out of my Lead. Where I grew up all I ever seen was the ugly but these two months you've shown me nothing but beauty not just your looks but your personality and all. I love you and will never let another man hurt you, disrespect you or degrade you ever again or My child either. After what happened I woke up and realized YOU are all I want and You deserve this…. This is Our house"

Laila began to cry hard. She never heard anybody say the things he had said and was speechless as hell

"Shit don't cry Lay, what I say wrong? You don't like the Crib"? Elijah nervously said kissing her

"Nothing babe everything you said was music to my ears. The house Is beautiful Elijah it really is but I feel bad I don't have nothing to give you " Laila projected

"You gave me enough having my baby real shit all I ever wanted was a family but the streets and my fathers death fucked me up . I never been in love before but I'ma try you feel me. The Doctor told me you was pregnant when I told her I was your Husband, and at the moment I knew what I had to do" Elijah reassured

" I never been either. Mikey fucked my head up along with a bunch of other niggas growing up. I don't know how to love but I do know I love you Elijah I'm just scared that Mikey.."

Laila put her head down not wanting to finish her sentence

"You don't have to worry about him , I took care of that didn't I, now gimme kiss" Elijah smiled that crooked smile sending Laila’s heart into over drive

She knew what Elijah meant by taking care of something so she didn't bother to ask. All she knew is that her life was finally turning around. She looked into his Hazel eyes and planted a big kiss on his nice full lips

5 MONTHS LATER

Tasha ,Ebony and Laila were all on the phone chatting like they use to when they were younger. Tasha gossiped about Nicole and how she loved their relationship, Ebony and Yasin was doing much better without Charles now that the divorce was finalized and Ebony realized she no longer wanted a relation in general all she had was her Son, Niggas ain't do shit for her and that's how she wanted to keep it. Laila explained how she and Elijah were doing sooo good in their new 7 bed room house , Elijah commuted to Ny for work and she'd stay home like he insisted and wanted to Focus on their family they were about to have.

Before everyone knew it the end of Laila’s pregnancy ,she was now 9 months pregnant and Ebony and Tasha Planned her a big baby shower

"Okay everybody get into place" Tasha yelled at the crowd of people crouched down in Laila’s new house

Elijah sent Her on a food run just to keep her out the house so he could allow everyone to get here and she had made her way back

The door made a click Clack sound as the Key entered it and Laila walked through it

Her house was dark

"Babe, I couldn't find Cheeseburger Heaven , I don’t even think they have one of those over here I got tired and came home! I could make you a cheese burger boy I don't know why you wanted that shit in the first place" Laila’s voiced muffled through the house

She walked to her Dinning room and flicked on a light

"SURPRISE"!!!!!!!!! The crowd jumped out and screamed

The whole Dinning room Was decorated with every type of baby shower decoration there was pink and blue everything! Streamers, balloons, baby bottles, pampers and clothes cut ours were on the walls, And confetti was everywhere.

"You Guys are cleaning this shit up" Laila laughed wobbling into the crowd

Everybody was there! Ebony, Yasin, Tasha, Nicole, ChildHood friends , Her Ex-Co workers, Samantha, Elijah of course and even Mama Char!

Thankyou's flew freely in the room like cigarette smoke.

"Look at the big belly you are a beautiful pregnant lady" Mama Char approached reaching her hand out and rubbing her oversized stomach

"Hi Mama, Im surprised to see you here"

"I know Child. But life is too short to hold on to wrongs when you could be doing so much right. I was wrong, I admit that I cant believe what I had done to you, or to our family But hey I'm only 40 I have alot to learn my damn self, your my First and Only child the Harm I put you in is unforgivable but I still love you. I've been clean for a while and Going to Church "Char talked with fun attitude

Laila was more than happy to have her mother back in her life and didn’t care about anything else now that her baby was on its way, she really Did grow up

"I love you too Ma, and I forgive you I have a child of my own to worry about I can't hold on to nomore pain"

"God Bless you" Char gave her blessings and continued to enjoy the party.

Laila moved through the crowd towards her sisters

"I'm ready to drop this Load" Laila exhaled

"We Know" Both Ebony and Tasha said Simultaneously

"Y'all bitches so annoying. But thank Y'all for throwing this party forreal a bitch was given up all hope of y'all remembering this. Y'all got Everybody in here " Laila thanked

"Auntie Auntie When you throwing up my cousin" Yasin Ebony's son came flying pass people came over with his hands out towards Laila’s stomach

The three laughed

"Ya-ya I can't throw him up. I wish but soon baby soon. You got names ready" Laila teased

"Yeahhhhh a whole list" Yasin elated and went on and on about all the names he had picked

"Alright alright shut up boy before you talk Auntie Laila into Labor" Ebony laughed covering her son's mouth

"Anyways you welcome Boo! I'm God mother Alright don't try no bullshit" Tasha joked with a serious look on her face

"The Hell you are! I'm God mother lean Back" Ebony Fought

"Fat joe your career is over" Tasha shot back

Laila started cracking up

"Shut the hell up T, Ima decide when it's time . But my Bitch ain't Fat no more Look at her" Laila pointed towards Ebony who clearly lost like 35 pounds. Ebony spun around with her hands on her hip

"Tell her Ass! Okay! These a size 16 boo"

Ebony complimented herself

"Y'all are crazy lets Eat please" Tasha cut in

The party went on and everybody ate and played all the baby shower games , pin the tale on the diaper, what chocolate is this?, Spin the Bottle and more. The food was great but the cake that Elijah brought was impeccable. It was 4 layers of butter cream goodness, baby shower style . It had a Bootie shapped Finish and was colored yellow with their Names Embedded in the front of the cake

"I want to give a Special thanks to Ebony and Tasha for pulling this together I really was new to this. And everybody That came out for Laila, I Appreciated it" Elijah Preached and began cutting the cake

The party ended later on that night and Laila was exhausted

"I didn't get to Kick it witchu all day" Laila whispered in Elijah's ear as he washed the dishes.

He spun around hands still wet putting them around the pink tank top she had on

"I know, I wanted you to enjoy yourself " he said kissing her forehead

" I did thankyou, but stop