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asked.
    “Yeah,
my bad, I was just thinking.” Don shook his head and chuckled. “I’ll be down there
soon.” He smiled from ear to ear at the news.
     They
exchanged words and she gave him the address to where she was staying. “Hold
on,” he held the phone up to his ear and drove with one hand. He grabbed a
piece of paper and a pen from between the seats and wrote the info on a piece
of paper as he managed to drive. After all the important information was
exchanged, he hung up the phone. This was going to change things for everyone.
    “Who
the hell was that?” Roy asked noticing a change in his brother’s demeanor.
    “Call
Ms. Price and let her know I will be going out of town for a couple of days. I
need a ticket to Cuba, no make that two round trip tickets.” Don informed his
brother.
    “Yo,
what the fuck Don, we’re not supposed to go to Cuba until next month to re-up.
So why the change of plans bro?”
    “That
was Maria, Vicente’s daughter.” Don smiled, “Something came up that just can’t
wait bro.”
    “Aww
man, what happened?” Roy laughed, he was eager to know.
    “She
just gave birth to my daughter.” Don couldn’t help smiling. His dimples were in
full view, and he was elated. Roy was just as surprised as Don; he couldn’t get
any words out.
     “I
have a daughter, a lovely baby girl.  Mercedes Carter,” Don whispered to
himself.

 
     
    Denial
     
     
    Don
stood near the bed as he bent down and tickled his daughter’s stomach. She wore
a pink onesie and had on a pink headband. Her curly hair was already starting
to grow, enhancing her beauty. He loved the way her bright green eyes popped
out at him. She was the prettiest baby he’d ever seen; she was a Carter baby.
    Don
loved his life, but he loved it even more when he was blessed with a beautiful
baby girl. She and Maria were the missing links to absolute happiness. As he
kept giggling and tickling Mercedes, a cute smile came across her face. Her
gums were in full sight. She was only three months and fifteen days old. He
loved making his daughter smile; it gave him great joy to be her father. Every
time he had a long hard day of hustling, he would come home and Mercedes knew
how to put a smile on his face and warm up his heart.
    Don
could hear his wife walking up the steps. Within seconds Maria emerged into
their master bedroom. She was dressed in a pair of grey sweatpants and a wife
beater. Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail in the center of her
head. She carried the baby’s bottle in her hand along with a pink pacifier. He
looked up and lustfully stared at Maria. He had to admit that she looked
amazing for a woman who just had a baby.
    He
knew other chicks who had babies and lost their perfect bodies. He shook the
sexual thoughts out of his head as he picked Mercedes up and held her in his
arms.  He looked into her green eyes. With every passing day, he learned to
love her more and was prouder to be her father.
    “Is
her bottle ready?” Don asked.
    “Yeah,
I have it right here.” Maria said sarcastically as she held up the bottle and
waved it around. Don screwed up his nose as an awful stench crept into his
nostrils. He turned Mercedes around, she was giggling and full of joy. He
lowered his head next to the back of her diaper.
    “Whew,
I think she pooped.” Don said turning his lips up to his nose, “You need to
change her.” He said in a kind but demanding tone.
    “Why
can’t you change her?”
    Maria’s
eye brows shot up in defiance. Suddenly Don was saved when his phone started
ringing.
    “Come
on Ma, next time.” Don smiled, “My phone ringing, take her.” He handed Mercedes
over to Maria.  Maria’s piercing eyes stayed glued to him.
    “You’re
not off the hook.” Maria said. Don rushed over to his jacket and pulled out his
phone.
     “Hey
beautiful, you ready for mami to change your stinky butt?” Maria smiled as her
daughter giggled at her.
    Maria
laid her down on the bed and began