RECAP:

"You lot have been acting weird around each other." He side eyed me.

"Are you lot... you know..." He used his fingers to show me what he couldn't say.

No! Gah, no." I rubbed my forehead. He nodded, clearly happy about my answer.

"He uh wouldn't let me." I whispered. He spat out his tea.

"Sam, you just had a kid four months ago and you were trying to get some?" He shuddered.

"I know, I know."

"I thought you would've been off of the idea of having sex more so now that you've given birth."

"Yeah I am. I was. I don't know, he's just... perfect." I realised. I thought back to everything he had done for me. He had protected me from the very beginning. He had been there for me every step of the way. Whenever something went bad he was there to help me and pick me up.

"Perfect?" He asked, after being silent for a while.

"Well, yeah." I repositioned TJ on my lap. He began banging his hands on the table and screaming excitedly at the noise.

"Hmm." Was his only reply. Did I say something wrong?

"What?" I asked. He shook his head.

"Sean, what is it?" He sighed.

"He's a lot better than that fool you were with before but I don't see this turning out well for you."

"What do you mean?"

"He may be all cosy with you right now but remember who he works for."

What he said kinda hit me hard at first. Jake was a part of DDK and as much as I didn't like to think about it, he was tied to my father because of this. My brothers and Reuben were all enemies to this gang and here I was sharing a bed and offering my body to someone we were all supposed to hate.

"He's a good guy though." I came to his defense.

"He's been with me through all my hardships lately. He's provided for my son and been there for him since before I gave birth. I can't just drop him because he works for James."

"I'm not asking you to do that. I'm just saying be wary innit. If it turns out James is making him get close to you and he turns on you yeah, don't say I didn't warn you." He finished his tea. He put his mug in the sink and picked up his bag and keys before I could say anything.

"See you later, yeah?" He didn't wait for me to say bye and left the house. I sighed.

I trusted Jake. I would continue to trust him because he had done nothing bad to me unlike everyone else.

So what if he was a member of an opposing gang? He had my best interest at heart and that's all that really mattered to me right now.

END OF RECAP

Two months later

The past two months had passed by so fast. TJ was gonna be six months old soon. As much as I protested, my brothers decided that we'd have a party to celebrate. I didn't see the point and I'd rather just do something small for his first birthday rather than do a big party like this for him turning six months. He wouldn't even remember it.

My brothers were trying to go all out. When they said they wanted to throw a party for him, I hated the idea. They even said they wanted to book a hall for it. I wouldn't allow it and they wouldn't allow him not to have a party. We decided to have it at the house instead but they still said they would invite a lot of people.

Who were they going to invite anyway? I didn't have friends like that for this to turn into some massive shindig.

It was gonna be a barbecue of course. That already told me it was gonna be big. My brothers had repainted the entire house. They had cleaned the house like crazy for this party.

Courtnee was up in my bedroom with me, helping me to decide what to wear.

"What about this?" She asked for the seventh time and pulled a red low cut dress from my wardrobe. I scoffed.

"No. Hell no." I shook my head. She sighed.

"Why not?" She asked. I pointed to my belly and told her it wasn't my style.

"Well why buy all these clothes if you're not gonna wear them?"

"I didn't buy it." My face fell.

"Sharnell did." I whispered. I sat on my bed.

"I'm sorry." She took the dress off of the hanger and threw it in my bin.

She kept going through my wardrobe before we settled on this grey long sleeved high-neck ribbed midi dress and my white low converses. I didn't want to dress up loads. If I could have, I would've just worn leggings and a hoodie but Courtz wasn't allowing it.

I frowned when I put it on.

"What?" She asked. I pointed to my belly.

"I can't wear this, I've got a mum tum."

"Are you freaking serious? You don't. You look banging." She slapped my bum and I winced before we fell about laughing.

She grabbed my eco styler gel and began applying it to my hair. I hadn't gotten a perm since before I was pregnant and now my relaxed hair was shorter than my natural hair. I sighed at the thickness. She brushed my hair up and tied it into a high ponytail before wrapping my ends into a large bun.

She focused on my edges now, grabbing a clean toothbrush and applying gel. I put a scarf on my head to help my hair stay flat.

The party wasn't gonna start for another half an hour but a few of my brothers friends were already here, helping to set up.

I lay on my bed. Courtnee was wearing a blue playsuit and some white wedges. She went into my jewellery box and put on my matching silver bangle, ring and necklace. She went into her bag and put in her silver studs.

We sat on my bed chilling for a bit.

TJ was with Jake, going to get his mum and sisters.

I rolled my eyes as music from downstairs suddenly turned on. I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbours called the police because it was so loud then it dawned on me that my brothers had invited our entire street. I cringed at the sheer amount of socialising I would be forced to do.

The doorbell rang and I was surprised I had even heard it with how loud the music was. I jogged down the stairs, knowing my brothers would be too occupied with their friends to be bothered to get the door.

I opened the door and screamed as a smile spread on my face.

"Liliya!" I yelled, instantly pulling her in for a hug. She was wearing a purple bodycon dress and white strappy heels. Her blonde hair was straightened perfectly in a middle part, sitting neatly at her waist. She laughed, dropped what she was holding and hugged me tight. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and I gave her one back before hugging her again. When we separated I looked down at the boxes and gift bag she had around her feet.

"Aww you didn't need to get him all of this." I smiled.

"Nonsense." She looked down at what she brought. She picked up the gift bag and shoved it at me.

"But this one's for you." She smiled sincerely. My heart melted. Aww, she was so sweet. I looked behind her and realised she hadn't come alone. Behind her stood Reece. He had his hand on her waist. He wore a black hoodie and black jogging bottoms with some black air maxes. I raised an eyebrow at her.

"We're kind of together now." She whispered in my ear. My eyes widened. They had exchanged numbers the night her and I went to dinner with my parents but I didn't think anything was going to come of it. Reece was never serious about girls. Or anything in life really.

"Word?" I looked at her in disbelief.

"Yes!" She squealed excitedly. I smiled. I was happy for her. I looked up at Reece and he smiled at me.

"What's good." He spudded me before pulling me into a hug.

"I've missed you man. Don't forget to holla at me, yeah?" He hugged me again. I let them into the house and closed the door behind them. They made their way to the kitchen and out to the garden where my brothers were. Everyone cheered upon seeing them together and Liliya blushed while Reece grinned proudly. They were so cute.

I waited for Sean to pour Reece and Liliya a drink before I grabbed her and led her upstairs.

Courtz yelled when she saw her and they hugged before I sat her on my bed and let her spill the beans about her and Reece.

She said that since they met they hadn't stopped speaking. She told us that her father was not happy when he found out about them but he was thoroughly impressed with Reece once they met and now her family had actually approved of him. She said they were planning a trip to Russia next year so Reece could meet the rest of her family. I was so happy for her.

Slowly people started to arrive and I left the front door open as I had grown tired of running up and down the stairs.

Stephie texted me saying they were outside and I put my converses on and took the scarf off of my head. I put on my silver hoop earrings and my silver anklet. I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked alright actually, and smiled at what I saw.

"You see that booty, girl?" Courtz asked in an American accent when she saw me checking myself out. I laughed and told them Jake and his family were downstairs waiting with TJ. They awed and we bundled out of the room, closing the door behind us.

I stepped down the stairs and hugged Stephie. She wore a black top and blue jeans with some sandals. Her sunglasses were placed on her head, holding her red hair back out of her face. I hugged the girls and noticed Auntie Havva. I said hello to her and she hugged me. I grew a little nervous as this definitely wasn't the type of party little kids should have been attending. Also, Jake's family were Muslim so I wasn't sure how Auntie Havva would react to there being so much alcohol here. They didn't seem phased and they headed to the garden. I watched as Amy and Chloe removed their shoes before getting on the bouncy castle. When did that get there?

I turned around. Oh. Jake had TJ on his hip and was staring down at me, a smirk playing on his face. The way he was looking at me made me feel shy and I gave him a small smile. He wore a dark grey jumper, some nice black jeans and air maxes. His silver chain hung from his neck and he had his diamond encrusted watch on one wrist and a silver chain bracelet on the other. His silky hair was in a low ponytail and his signature black beanie stood precariously on his head. I reached up and pulled it on further to secure it.

"Hi." I whispered, barely audible over the boisterous music. He stepped closer to me and wrapped his free arm tightly around my waist. He placed his mouth by my ear.

"You look so stunning right now, babe." His low husky tone was driving me insane. My breathing got faster.

"Thank you." I replied.

"You don't know what you're doing to me right now." His tone grew even deeper and I was about to be cheeky and ask what he meant before he grabbed my bum roughly and gently pushed his hardness on me. I gasped and he moaned so low only I could hear it.

"After this party is finished, you're mine." His voice was dripping with lust and he lay three simple kisses on my neck. I could feel him smiling against my skin. He knew he had turned me on. I gulped and he let my bum go before standing up straight. I was frozen where I stood and didn't realise Lily and Courtz had seen what he did until he looked up the stairs and smirked. I followed his eyes to see the girls staring at us, both of them grinning. He laughed at my frozen horny state and winked at me before walking out to the garden with TJ. I heard everyone cheering once they saw him.

The girls giggled at me as they noticed he had made me horny and I blushed.

The house began to fill up as neighbours, the twins friends and my old classmates arrived. I didn't know my brothers or Courtz had invited so many people. I wondered why there was so much food but now I was wondering if it was going to be enough!

I made an effort to talk to everyone that was here at least once, even if it was a simple "hello" and "thank you for coming". I was pressed to the wall, watching as everyone took turns holding and playing with TJ. The living room was absolutely full and my brothers had even removed the couch and coffee table. Jake had come and stood next to me and was standing with his arm around my waist. I stood sipping my J2O and acted as if he wasn't there. My hips swayed gently to the music. My song suddenly came on and I screamed. I began moving my hips to the music, allowing Jake to move me so I was standing in front of him. I decided to be brave and continued dancing on him lightly. The chorus began and I pressed my bum into him and let my waist move freely to the music. I closed my eyes as I let the music take over me. I felt his grip on my waist tighten dramatically and continued to dance on him.

Once the song was over, I opened my eyes and stopped dancing. To my horror, more eyes were on me than I was comfortable with. They had seen me whining and grinding all over Jake. I felt my face get hot and turned around. Jake's lustful glare had intensified and I buried my face into his chest, embarrassed.

He lifted my chin.

"Oh, nah nah. You don't get to be embarrassed after all that dancing you just did." He looked me in my eyes. You see that look he gives you that makes you flood and want to just jump on him? Yeah, that's how he was looking at me.

"You should've told me they were all staring at me." I frowned.

"The way you were dry humping me, who wouldn't stare?" He laughed.

"Jake." I whined.

"Shanae." He mocked me in the same tone. I huffed and he laughed his sexy laugh.

"Don't worry babe. You won't be frustrated for much longer." He whispered in my ear. I heaved in a breath. This. Boy.

He laughed at me yet again and I wondered what he had in store for me.

I couldn't wait to be alone with him.

All that dancing made me hungry and I went outside to get something to eat. My brothers had made chicken, pork, ribs, burgers and sausages. I picked up one of each and put it on a separate plate. I filled my second plate with fried rice, some jollof rice my brothers friend brought, noodles and salad. Jake stared at my plates.

"Can you eat all of that?" He asked. I nodded. He shook his head.

I made my way upstairs with my food and ate it quickly. Jake looked on in disgust and I laughed.

"I have no idea how you managed to eat all of that."

"I'm a vacuum. Recognise the skills." I said before laughing at myself. I'm hilarious.

I folded my paper plates and stood up, ready to take it down. I looked at Jake who hadn't finished eating his smaller portion of food yet. I burped and excused myself. He raised an eyebrow and I shrugged.

I waited for him to finish eating and we stood up to go downstairs. We put our plates in the bin and I grabbed his hand leading him back into the dark living room.

We danced for a little while longer before Trey came to me with a crying TJ and I took him upstairs to feed him. I put him down in his cot after he fell asleep in my arms.

I danced with the girls a little bit, screaming along to the tunes being played, Jake staring at us humoured.

I smiled at him and he smiled back before looking at something behind me. His smile vanished and was replaced by a look of fury which even frightened me. The muscle in his jaw clenched and I looked down at his now clenched fist. I swallowed.

I stopped dancing and walked to him, putting a hand on his chest. His breathing was hard and I didn't know why.

I looked in the direction his eyes were focused in. I didn't see anyone I knew that he had a problem with but then my eyes locked with his and I couldn't look away. Reuben was here. And I didn't invite him.

Heyyyyyyy lovelies! So. I updated again waheyyy!!! I think I'm gonna carry on writing tonight just so I can pump out a few more chapters. Next chapter should be a lil more interesting. Aww it was nice seeing Liliya innit. And she's with Reece now 💑 cute. Thank you for reading ppl! I know you lot are reading but you guys don't talk to me 🙁 Talk to me, I don't bite. Add me on snap (sammiieet), I'm some any lonely child, I wanna talk to ppl and make more friends but I don't go out 😕
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