55.

April

L.A.

Y/N

It was three in the morning as I was in the fridge getting the jar of pickles out. I then went into the pantry going to get some bread and some peanut butter. I grabbed a cutting board along with a knife beginning to cut my Pickle in half. I then placed smeared the peanut butter onto the two slices of bread that was on the plate. Lola then came tap Dancing into the kitchen as I giggled giving her a slice of bread before placing a knot in the bag. I placed my pickles onto one end of the bread then placed the other slice on top of it and took a bite out of it beginning to do a little dance. I literally had my wedding dress fitting in a matter of hours with my mother and I was just up eating. I always liked pickles but I wasn't a eat straight out of the jar type. Like if it was on my burger I'll eat it but now I just be going ham. Dani recently put me into Pickles and Tajin.

"Ooo tajin" I said to myself trying to get some out of the cabinet but couldn't reach it. "Got dammit Michael " I said to myself. I then jumped onto the counter getting the Tajin bottle and jumped off the counter. I went over to my sandwich opening it up before sprinkling some in it then closed it back up going back to eating the sandwich. I got a water bottle out of the fridge and started washing the food down. "Baby girl!" Michael called out from upstairs. "Yeah!" I shouted back before grabbing my plate, water bottle and turning out the kitchen light. "Hmm?" I hummed standing at the end of the stairs eating my sandwich.

"Why you ain't come and get me out of the movie room?" He questioned rubbing his eyes some as I started walking upstairs. "I was about to come get you so you can get in the bed" I explained finally making it up the stairs. "What are you eating?" He asked "a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. It's good for you. You should try it " I said taking another bite out of my sandwich. Michael just shook his head "let's go to bed" he said nodding his head towards our room as we walked into our room. I climbed up into the bed and sat my pillows up so I can sit up and eat. I turned the tv on as Michael turned the room light out. "Mama it's three" he started off then looked at his phone "three fifty-six in the morning" he brought up looking at me crazy. "I'll keep it down I promise" I started off. "Babe this your fourth night the week so far doing this. You need to get some rest " he said. "But I'm not tired" I brought up as he climbed into the bed next to me getting under the covers.

"Yeah but you need sleep with the way you be dozing off in the middle of the day." He brought up as I just continued eating my sandwich. "So when you done the TV is going off" he said as I sucked my teeth. "Why? I don't have to be anywhere until nine you have to be up in like the next hour or two" I explained. "Because I'm looking out for you. Finish your sandwich and the TV is going off" he explained. I soon finished my sandwich and I couldn't even place my plate down on the nightstand before Michael grabbed the remote and cut the tv off. I sucked my teeth and looked over at him. "Go to bed" he instructed getting comfortable and turning his head the opposite way from me. "And you wonder why your head has been hurting" he added as I mimicked him laying down on my back just looking at the ceiling then closed my eyes.

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"Y/N" I heard Dani call out as she shook me trying to wake me up. "Hmmm?" I hummed a bit aggravated still not opening my eyes up. "Wake your ass up" she started off "you been asleep the whole ride" she expressed as I groaned and opened my eyes. "Dani what the fuck you want?" I simply asked opening my eyes and taking my elbow off the arm rest. "We're fucking here" she answered as we just got out of the car. "Your ass need to start going to sleep instead of staying up" Dani started off. "Danielle suck my dick" I simply said. "Nah I'm too busy sucking my man's off" she shot back. "Well then keep doing that so you can shut up and I can sleep" I said. "I'm going to tell Michael to give you some dick" she said as I ignored her walking into my mothers store.

"Hey baby" my mother greeted. "Hey" I dryly said "what's wrong with you?" She asked. "She's being a bitch right now momma don't even worry about it" Dani said. "Dani fuck you" I calmly said. "You two stop it" my mother instructed as Dani just placed her middle finger up at me and I did it back. "What's wrong with you?" My mother asked me. "I'm exhausted" I expressed. "Ma I slept for three hours yesterday . woke up around 2:30 this morning and been up ever since" I explained. "Michael tried to have me go to sleep but all I could do was lay there" I admitted. "When you're done trying on this dress you need to go get some rest" my mother instructed.

"I was trying to take lunch up to Michael where he's filming at" I brought up. "I'll take it up to him or get Steelo to take it up to him" Dani started off "wait is Jonathan filming?" She asked.

"Lord" my mother said rolling her eyes giggling.

"Michael won't die if you don't bring him his lunch" my mother said. "Okay well I'm ready to try on the dresses" I said with a faint smile. My mother then directed me to the rack of where two custom made wedding dresses hung on. One being for the ceremony and the other being for reception. I pulled one of them off the rack and went into one of the many dressing rooms and started changing.

I got undressed and slipped into the first gown and Dani soon came in zipping it up. "No funny shit" Dani started off as I just looked at my body in the mirror and I realized something was off. "Did you gain weight?!" She asked me in all seriousness. "You see that too right?" I asked looking back at her confused.

"Yeah" Dani said then just looked at me. "Y/N are you pregnant?" Dani asked as I scrunched my face some and shook my head. "No you know i have irregular periods" I reminded as we came out of the dressing room while I held into the hem of the dress.

"You look beautiful" my mother complimented as I smiled going to stand on the stage. "Thank you" I thanked as I looked at myself in the mirror and it was a beautiful dress I feel like this was the best wedding gown my mother has ever made. "You look so pretty" Dani said smiling at me as we grabbed each other hands and I smiled at myself in the mirror once again. Once we came to a conclusion of no adjustments being made to the dress, I went to go change into the other one and soon was on the way back to the house. Dani dropped me off as I gave her Michael's lunch to take to him then went upstairs and went to take a nap.

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I woke up to a bad headache and me still tired. I looked over at my phone on the nightstand before reaching for it. I turned my phone over reading 7:47 PM along with severely missed calls from Michael. I was getting ready to call him back but then heard him yell from downstairs. "BABE!" He shouted as I just held my head. "Yeah!" I semi shouted back. "BABY!" He yelled soon bursting into the door. "Don't yell" I started off. "I've been calling you for the past thirty minutes" he stressed. "Babe my phone was on so not disturb" I admitted. "Well take me off of it because what if it was an emergency" he started off. "I thought something happened to you" he added as I just sighed to myself laying back onto the many pillows on our bed.

"Michael nothing by is wrong" I assured.

"Yo why Dani telling me something is wrong with you and not you?" Michael asked. "Michael I-" I started off but he continued. "I'm your husband you could've shot me a text or something not Dani coming up to where I'm at telling me what's wrong with you" he expressed a little annoyed. "Mike I get what you're saying but you tend to get really worried about me when there's no need to be that worried" I explained.

"So you don't want me to be worried about you?" He questioned as I just sighed and sat up placing my head into my hands. "That's not what I'm saying" I said finally taking my head from out my hands.

"You know what?" I started off "you're right I could've texted you saying I was exhausted" I simply said laying back in the pillows. "Why you got to be sarcastic about it though?" He questioned. "Michael I'm not being sarcastic about it. I'm actually agreeing with you" I stressed in all honesty. "The fuck wrong to where you coming home like this?" I asked looking at him waiting for an answer. "I'm just tired" he admitted. "Then go get washed up and I'll go make you a plate for you to eat so you can go to bed" I simply said dining my leg off the bed so I can get off the bed. I was about to walk past but he grabbed my waist pulling me into his chest. "Where you going?" He asked in my ear as I smiled. "I'm going to downstairs to make you some food" I said feeling him kiss my ear and shoulder which caused me to giggle and place my shoulder on my ear.

His hands then roamed up my shirt as I continued to giggle "I ain't get no kiss just straight attitude" he said placing a kiss on the other side of my neck. "Ain't nobody have an attitude with you" I said through my laugh. "You wasn't being a smart ass?" He questioned playing with the hem of my shirt trying to get it off as I giggled trying to pull it down. "I can be a smart ass if you want me too" I challenged as he chuckled in my ear and kissed my cheek. I tried leaving away from his kiss while laughing but all he did was turn me around and pick me up.

"No put me down" I expressed laughing as he ignored me

Wrapping my thighs a little above his torso area making me laugh.

"Michael" I started off looking down at him As he held my butt. "Put me down" I said as he just smirked and bit down on his bottom lip looking up at me. He went to go lay on the bed with me on top of him. He then motioned my hips to his face as I laughed pulling away. "Boy what is wrong with you?" I asked through a giggle. "I'm trying to eat. Slide those panties to the side" he instructed as I just laughed. "Michael I'm going to make your food first because right now, I'm hungry and I want some ice cream then we can do a little something" I explained looking down at him. "How does that sound?" I asked sliding my butt down his chest slowly leaning in closer to him as he grabbed my butt. "Yeah" he simply answered as I just moved my hips in a circle moving my panty covered pussy against his bulge.

"How does it sound?" I repeated kissing his n neck as he just held my butt. "You always get your way" he said as I smiled. "That's right happy wife, happy life" I said before placing another kiss on his neck before sitting up. "We can now try out that body mirror" I assured while looking down at him as he smirked and licked his lips. I just smiled and moved from off top of him and went to go take a Tylenol before heading down stairs to go make him a plate of left overs from last night which was Lasagna, Texas toast and salad. After about fifteen minutes he came downstairs in a white t-shirt, sweats and a pair of socks rubbing his hands together as I smiled placing his plate in front of him once he was situated at the island.

"You want a beer?" I questioned going to the fridge. "I want you" he said as I laughed. "Michael beer, water or sprite?" I questioned. "A Sprite" he answered as I gave it to him then to my plate out the microwave from hearing it up. I grabbed a water and took a seat next to him. "I'm going to cook tomorrow I'm just tired" I assured. "Nah, baby you good" he started off. "I'll cook tomorrow" he said as I looked at him. "But you're going to be filming" I brought up. "Nah I'm chilling at home tomorrow we're picking up the day after" he informed as I just gave him a look and he laughed. "What'd you tell the team?" I asked out of curiosity. "Something's wrong with my wife I got to make sure she's straight" he answered as I laughed.

"See, this is what I be talking about. I say I'm tired and my head hurts and you automatically stop a day off filming" I expressed. "Babe I've been looking up your symptoms and this could possibly be a brain tumor" Michael said confidentially with his whole chest. "Mike please?" I asked "No hear me out" he started off as I just looked at him. "You got a headache" he started off "you're experiencing fatigue, you have sleep-wake disturbances and you been complaining about feeling nauseous here and there I looked it up" he explained as I just looked at him. "Michael first off" I started "whenever we have kids or something is wrong with you stay your ass off of WebMD and Google" I expressed. "No babe I'm serious it could be a sign of a brain tumor" he stressed. "Baby I'm serious too just tell me the symptoms and I'll schedule an appointment because this is ridiculous" I said through a laugh.

"Y/N I'm trying to get this before it's too late I came too far to lose you" he said. "Michael are you dead ass right now?!" I asked trying not to laugh. "I don't find anything funny" he said in all seriousness. "Babe I probably have insomnia we been traveling back and forth from the west coast to the east coast" I explained. "Or Covid" he suggested. "Eat your fucking food because you about to piss me off" I said through a laugh. "Yeah go ahead and go to the doctors tomorrow and go get tested" he said as I just shook my head laughing to myself. "So I can know if I have to shut down filming for right now" he added continuing to eat his food. "Michael I don't have a brain tumor or fucking Covid." I stressed as he just leaned over some continuing to eat his food. "I don't know what you got" he said placing a fork full of lasagna in his mouth.

"I'm literally an RPN I don't have Covid or a brain tumor" I admitted through a laugh as he pulled his phone out. "Bro Y/N I swear if you have a brain tumor" he said looking over at me in all seriousness. This nigga is for real. "You would tell me if you were seriously ill right?" He asked. "Oh my gosh" I said placing my hand on top of my head. "Babe be for real. You would tell me?" He asked. "No Michael you be fucking for real right now" I said "yes I would tell you. You're my husband you're the one if I can't do it have to make all the decisions but nothings wrong with me. I'm completely healthy" I stressed.

"You can't see a brain tumor developing without a fucking

x-ray Y/N" he stressed. "Michael it's not an x-ray it's an MRI and stop with the brain tumor I don't have one" I started off "see this is why when we get into dinner table talk it be going the way that it be going because you be on some bullshit that don't even make sense" I expressed.

"We had talks about swiper being a Crip and boots being a blood, we had talks about Morgan freeman and his real actual age, killmongers character underneath it all really not being shit and other conversations but this shit right here is the icing on the cake" I admitted laughing. "You didn't understand killmongers character" Michael argued. "Michael he literally killed his own people to kill more of his own people but wanted to save his people from white people" I stressed. "If Thanos has to sacrifice to get rid of half the universe then killmonger has to sacrifice to become king, simple" he explained. "Neither one of those characters made fucking sense in their plans" I expressed. "Good night babe" I said through a laugh grabbing his empty plate along with mine going to the sink.

"Nah seriously for real though" Michael started off coming over to me as I just FaceTimed Dani ignoring him for the moment. "What's up?" Dani asked eating something. "Where's steelo?" I questioned. "He's right here" she said turning the camera as they were both eating. She then propped the phone up. "Y'all tell your best friend I don't have a brain tumor nor Covid please?" I asked "bro" Michael started off as steelo and Dani started laughing. "Bro Mike what makes you think that?" Steelo questioned. "Her symptoms Dani tell him" Michael expressed as Dani was cracking up. "Y/N could honestly be just getting her period" Dani assured as I agreed "or insomnia like I said" I added. "This nigga Mike is stressed too" steelo said in a small laugh. "Thank you he just needed reassurance" I simply said before we said our goodbyes.

Michael was just grabbing the wash cloth to wash the dishes as I leaned on the counter. "Babe" I called out as he looked at me. "Come here" I said as he moved over towards me just standing in front of me.

I just grabbed the hem of his shirt bringing him into me closer while looking up at him in all seriousness. "Nothing that serious is wrong baby" I assured him "okay?" I asked placing my hand on his cheek as he nodded. "I am just very tired because all I got was three hours of sleep" I added. "Nothing is going to happen to me unless God wants it to happen" I assured. "I will make an appointment and see if I can have a squeeze in sometime tomorrow with my doctor" I said grabbing his hand. "Okay?" I asked as he nodded. "You know sometimes people look healthy and they really aren't we seen that with Chadwick" he brought up as my face softened. "I know baby but nothing is wrong with me" I assured. "Okay" he said as we faintly shared a smile and I got on my tippy toes to kiss his lips.

"Stay off of google when it comes to symptoms before you be thinking you're on your way for a heart attack and the whole time it's gas forming in your chest" I said. "Gas can form in your chest?" He questioned. "You men just really be out here?" I asked as he chuckled. "Yes gas can get trapped in your body anywhere" I assured. "Damn so the gas that's in your stomach" he started off. "Babe I'm going to bed you tired me out with the Brain tumor conversation" I informed as he laughed. "Nah we supposed to be naked once I get done with these dishes." He brought up. "Oh no remember I got Covid right?" I asked him. "Babe" he said as I started walking back and smiling at him. "Babe, stop playing" he said behind me as I went upstairs ignoring him.