Free Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin

incident at Sprull's, Black was overly cautious.Persuading Black to let her have a Christmas party took every trick in the book, but he finally let up. But she could only invite her immediate friends being Nikki, Gwen, and Kelly.
    Meesa didn't have much family and the little she did have stayed out of town. It had only been her and her mother until she met Destiny and the girls. They became her family, they were like the sisters she never had.
    Black invited his immediate family and friends as well, happy that he could finally repay his grandmother for all the things she did for him. He also had planned a surprise for Meesa. Not only were they having a Christmas party, it was also an engagement party. After losing Rick, Black needed Meesa in his life desperately.
    So he planned to propose. He knew that Meesa was down for him and would never leave him, but he wanted to make sure. No one had ever been able to get inside his heart like Meesa. All the things he disliked at first about her, like the cooking, cleaning, and always wanting to be up under him, taking care of him, and playing house were things that he now cherished about her. No other hoe could fuck with Meesa in his eyes. She was drop dead gorgeous, smart, classy, thoughtful, caring, and attentive. She took care of him, herself, and their home. He always wanted to protect her and make sure that she was safe and happy.
    No one or nothing could tear them apart, or so they thought.
    That night Black lay snoring next to Meesa, as usual, but Meesa couldn't sleep. Her symptoms were getting worse and she felt throw up rising in her throat. Quickly running to their bathroom she threw up.
    Twice that Christmas Eve night, she had heaved up food that she devoured over the course of the day. Looking at the calendar hanging on the wall, she saw that her period was late.
    Always keeping a pregnancy test around in case she ever needed one, she drank a glass of water. Seated on the toilet she waited for pee to come. Fifteen minutes later, Meesa peed on thestick. A minute later, a plus sign appeared. Tears of joy filled her. She was having Black's baby.
    Thinking back to when she could have gotten pregnant, Meesa realized she was two months pregnant. When they first moved in their home, Meesa and Black made sure to christen every room in the house. One of those times led to a baby she thought. How would he react to the news was the other question. She knew Black loved her, but would he be happy that she was having his baby. Afraid to tell him she planned on waiting until the perfect time to drop the news. Climbing back into bed, Meesa kissed Black on his cheek and snuggled up close to him, all the while smiling. Meesa rubbed her stomach thinking of the baby to be.
    December 25th, 2002 1:00 p.m., and the house was full. Meesa never realized how much family Black had. His grandmother, five uncles with their girlfriends and wives, two aunts, one with her husband, and cousins were all in attendance. She prayed to God she had enough food to feed them all. Hearing the doorbell ring, Meesa yelled for someone to answer it.
    Black broke himself away from his Xbox game to answer the door. There standing was Meesa's friends Gwen, Nikki, Kelly, and Kelly's son, Jaden Jr. Black hugged and greeted them all. Feeling that Meesa's friends were now his friends, he scooped Jaden Jr. up and walked back into his living room to continue his game. Ten minutes later, Black's friends Perry, Kat, AJ, and Devon arrived. Meesa loved Black's friends. They all treated her like their little sister.
    Black's grandmother, Rose, helped Meesa prepare dinner. Never really getting to know her own grandmother, Meesa was immediately drawn to her. Gwen, Nikki, and Kelly snuck behind Meesa and hugged her. Turning, she hugged them back and almost cried remembering Tamara's face was missing. But she knew that Tamara and Rick were there in spirit. Meesa also prayed the night before that Destiny had a happy and blessed Christmas