Back On Track or Backtracking?

Nicki laid in her bed lazily with her daughter next to her. They had been home for a few days now and things were just ok. Micaiah was still in New York but Nicki insisted on MacKenzie coming home. She was now regretting this.

"Kenny, please." Nicki looked down at MacKenzie who was slapping her chest. Nicki pushed her hand away and MacKenzie held onto Nicki's hand.

"Fine. You can hold Mama's-" MacKenzie tried to pull Nicki's hand into her mouth. Nicki pulled her hand away quickly.

"No, Kenzie. Don't bite Mama." MacKenzie let out a high pitched scream. Nicki frowned and mimicked her. First MacKenzie frowned but then she smiled and screamed again. Nicki screamed again and then MacKenzie.

"Look, I'm not doing this with you ma'am." MacKenzie let out an aggressive scream and began hitting Nicki's chest again. Nicki sat her upright and frowned at her.

"Motherhood is so beautiful they say. There's no love like the love you get from your child they say. Lies. All lies. You do nothing but use and abuse me MacKenzie Grace."

MacKenzie sweetly rested her head on her mothers chest and looked at her.

"Aw. I guess you can be sweet when ya wanna be." She sighed and picked up her phone. "Lets call brody."

"Hello?" Kaitlyn answered.

"Hey, Kai. You watching my baby today, right?"

"Yeah, you wanna talk to him?"

"Yeah."

"Ok. Micaiah!" She yelled. "Oh, and when you gone let me come out there?"

"I told you that you can come whenever." Nicki laughed. "Everytime I try to fly you out you be talking bout you got plans though."

"Imma come with Grams when she drop off ya son."

"Ok."

"Here he go."

"Hi, Ma." Micaiah sighed.

"Hey cupcake."

"Maaaa, don't call me that." He huffed.

She huffed, "Fine. Hello, Micaiah. What are you doing?" She said sarcastically and rolled her eyes.

"I was playing the game but you called and now I'm on the phone with you." He said full of sarcasm, a trait he obtained from his mother.

"Why you acting like you don't wanna talk to me? You be acting real funny sometimes son."

"Nah, you just call me a million times a day."

"I do not." She laughed and watched Mackenzie move down to her stomach and rest her head on it.

"You do." He complained.

"I didn't even wanna talk to you, your siblings did but since you acting all stank-"

"Don't be so melodramatic."

"Oop. Melodramatic? Who up there teaching you big words?"

" Ma, I'm bouta go hoop with my friends."

"Oh, yeah. I heard that you went to a party. What kinda games did you guys play? Were girls there?"

"My Dad told you?" He asked nonchalantly.

"Wh-, Told me what?"

"Yup, he told you." He sighed. "Bye, Ma."

"Caizer." She whined.

"Ma, I gotta go."

"I miss you."

"Hanging up."

"I love you."

"Bye."

She laughed and then hung up. She looked down to see MacKenzie sleep on her stomach. She laid back and decided to try to get some sleep as well before Mackenzie began terrorizing her again.



Nicki tried to quickly dress MacKenzie before Safaree got home. She had just spent hours cleaning the house and cooking for him. She was really determined to get her family back to where it was supposed to be. She heard the front door open and rolled her eyes. Technically he was right on time but he was too early for her.

"Safareeee!" She yelled.

"Yeah?!" He called up the stairs as he walked up them.

"Go sit in Micaiah's room and wait for me to tell you to come out."

"Wh-"

"Please, don't question me." She said loud enough so that he could hear her down the hall.

He waited in Micaiah's room for about ten minutes before he heard the familiar clicking sound of her heels. She appeared in the doorway holding MacKenzie. They were both dressed up. MacKenzie had on a red and white dress with white stockings, black baby doll shoes and a red headband that had a big red bow on it. Nicki wore a simple tight fitting black dress, her hair straight, and her sparkly black Louboutins.

"Wow." He smiled and she giggled.

"Come on." She said. "Here, take her."

She led him downstairs where rose petals led to the kitchen.

"It ain't gone be nothing crazy at the end of this road?" He laughed thinking about the last time she did this.

"No." She laughed. "Put her in her chair and sit down babe."

"Alright. What's the occasion?" He asked after putting MacKenzie down.

"Me and Kenzie are about to outgrow these dresses so I figured we'd dress up but we had no where to go." She said while fixing their plates. "So, then MacKenzie goes, "Why don't we make dinner for Daddy?""

"Did she?" He smiled and looked over Nicki's body as she placed his food in front of him.

"Yup." She smiled at him then went to place her plate in front of her chair then went to grab their drinks and MacKenzie's bottle.

"So, what'd they need you at the shop for?" She asked once she sat down.

"The guys messed up this memorial portrait on this man's car. Well, that's what he says."

"Why couldn't they just fix it?"

"Cause he started going crazy, threatened to shoot my shit up, a customer heard and called the police and I had to go up and see about it."

"I told you don't put that shit in the hood." She laughed.

"That's my top clientele. Besides, its one in the burbs too."

"They ain't shooting up the one in the burbs though."

"They ain't shooting up the one in the hood either."

"Mmm."

"Damn, she tore that bottle up." He laughed.

"I put bananas in it. I'm glad she like it, I didn't think she would."

"Why?"

"Cause Caiah hates bananas."

"Oh." He put his fork down and stared at her.

"Why are you staring?" She smiled and blushed.

"I wanted to tell you something. You know. . .since we tryna get better."

"Go ahead." She gave him a reassuring smile.

"Um, so, Stephanie called me today and she asked to meet up. She said she has something really important to tell me."

Nicki's smile dropped at the mention of her name.

"Why are you still talking to her?"

"I'm not. She just-"

"Fuck it!" She stood and walked over to the sink with her plate. She threw it in the sink and it shattered.

"Nicki."

"You don't wanna work on us!" She screamed in his direction.

"I do." He stood.

"Don't you dare take a step towards me cause its taking everything in me not to try to kill you."

"Nicki."

"What the fuck do you want from me?!"

"You!"

"No! Because you're still talking to her! Why are you talking to her?!" Her New York accent was thicker than ever as she screamed.

"She keeps calling. What was I was supposed to-"

"Block her number dumbass! I'm so done with this sh-"

She looked over at MacKenzie who was sweaty and red in the face. She looked like she couldn't breath. She ran over to her and pulled her out of the high chair.

"Call an ambulance!" She yelled. "NOW!"