"Dear Lord, thank you for gathering us together even if it's during an unfortunate circumstance. Bre and her baby need a big prayer that only you can hear and grant. We don't know how they ended up in here the way they came in, but we pray that you can keep them well and let them pull through. I don't know Bre personally, but I remember her from when we were little and she always sweet and loving. And I know that she stayed that way because of the way Wayne has talked about her. He loves her, they all love her and want her to pull through. That's their little sister, their sweet little Bre, who is making them aunt again. They don't know what life would be like without her, and I don't want them to experience that either, so please bless them with more time with her. Watch over her and her baby. Watch over the Allen family and let the truth reveal itself in due time. Thank you. Amen." Kay prayed. We all said Amen and let go of hands. I can't lie that prayer made me tear up because Kay was right, I never imagined what life would be like without Bre, and I didn't want to find out. Lord, please give her another chance. Please keep her with us for some more time. I promise I would be a better brother, protector, and guidance for her. I will do whatever you want me to do so that she can pull through. Please.
An hour had passed, and we were still in the waiting room. It was starting to get dark outside, but I didn't care because I had no plans on leaving until I knew Bre was good. My dad and Chianne still were in the back and hadn't come out to get us an update.
"Did anyone call, ma?" I asked as I stretched in my chair.
"I did earlier, but she didn't answer. I guess she's at work." Quel said.
"Where is Alexis?"
"She's at Grandma Pep's house. Dad asked her to pick up her from summer camp since we're all here."
"So grandma knows?"
"Yeah, dad didn't want to mention it to her, but you know she loves to sniff the truth out. Hejust told her that Bre went into labor, though. She probably knows its' half the truth. However, she didn't ask any more questions."
"Good because we don't need her worried. What about Keisha, you know they're close?"
"Yeah, but you know Keisha just left for Atlanta, and she's pregnant too. I didn't want to worry her either."
"Eric!" I heard a very familiar and annoying voice scream. I turned my head and saw Tiffany's crazy-ass stomping over to me. Wayne and Quel had a skeptical look on their face. I can't seem to catch a break with this girl!
"Tiffany, what are you doing here? How did you find me?" I asked as she stood in front of me.
"My dad said that you got a call about your sister being in the hospital, and you weren't answering your phone. I was worried and asked him to find out where you were," She said nonchalantly.
"I get that you were concerned, but I'm with my family right now," I said most nicely.
"I see that, but we're all going to be family soon, so why not get acquainted now, during these sad times."
"Eric, who is this?" Quel asked.
"Hi, I'm Tiffany, his girlfriend, and his future wife." Tiffany then extended her hand to Quel. Quel's eyebrow raised, and she shook her hand while shaking her head.
“Raquel, Eric’s big sister.”
"Nice to meet you."
"Oh, okay, so Bre or Alexis is the one who is pregnant by my stupid-ass cousin Jemar."
"It's Bre, but her baby's father is your cousin?" Quel asked.
"Yeah. Small world, right?"
"Yeah."
"And you must be Wayne? Fine ass men definitely run in your family", She said.
"Excuse me?" Kay barked then grabbed onto Wayne's arm. Wayne looked like he didn't want anything to do with Tiffany.
"Oh, I don't mean anything by it. It's just that he's fine and Eric is fine too. Girl relax, we both swept them up. We're going to be sisters-in-law." Tiffany joked. Kay and Wayne looked at each other like Tiffany had another head growing out of her neck. I was embarrassed. This is not the chick that I wanted to introduce my family to. I gotta find a way to get rid of her and end my business with her father without getting myself and family possibly hurt. I wasn't a street dude, but I wasn't naive either. Tino let me into his operation, even though it was a small part. I was able to learn a little about his business, which made me more involved than I wanted to be. And I was a liability.
"Hey, everybody, y'all good?" I heard a deep voice ask. It was Roon. He looked around, and when his eyes landed on Tiffany, he looked at me and lifted his eyebrow.
"Hey, Roon!" Tiffany excitedly said and somewhat perked her chest up.
"What's up?" Roon said, not really paying her any attention.
"Yeah, did you see my dad?" Quel asked.
"Nah. You hungry?" He asked her as he sat down next to her. I know their history, and I didn't know what was going on now, but I was for it. Roon and Quel were always better together than apart.
"I can't really eat anything right now. I need to know if Bre is good."
"I know. Bre is good and so is the baby. I hollered at Ricky before he left." He then made eye contact with Wayne. I knew that look. It was a look that said they needed to talk afterward. I wanted to be around for that. If it concerned Bre, I needed to know what Ricky shared.
"What did he say?" Quel asked.
"I'll share it with y'all later." Was all Roon said before he reclined back
