Two weeks later and her parents would confirm that Maisha Feelgood was definitely giving them hell.
Myles walked into the nursery hearing the baby crying. “Do you want me to take her?” he asked.
Kayla who’d been trying to get her to eat, so she could go back to bed for another couple of hours of sleep, nodded her head. “Babe, I know she’s hungry, but she won’t eat. Yes, can you take her for a little bit? My breasts are leaking, so I’m gonna have to pump to relieve the pressure. Then if she gets hungry, you can feed her for me,” she said handing Maisha over to Myles.
“Ok, baby after you pump, you head back to bed then Sweet Pea and I will have a little bonding time,” he said cradling Maisha to his chest while grinning at her. He knew Kayla felt tired, as she didn’t comment on his bonding time comment. She already felt as if Maisha preferred him over her, since he could calm her when she couldn’t.
Ten minutes later in the nursery, he was feeling as if his usual magic wasn’t working, as he couldn’t get Maisha to eat or calm down. “What’s the matter, Sweet Pea? Daddy got you,” he told her.
Walking into their bedroom, he decided to wake Kayla who’d just managed to get to sleep. “Kayla, I think we need to call the doctor. I can’t get her to calm down or eat either. Maybe there is something wrong,” he said concerned.
Lifting her head up, Kayla retorted, “Or… she is just giving us Hell as she was instructed to do by her God mom. Call Rachel and have her talk to her over the phone. She seems to be able to get her to calm down.” She rolled her eyes in disgust.
Over the past two weeks, Rachel had been spending a lot of time reinforcing her position as Maisha’s God mom. She came over almost daily after work, and she could get Maisha to eat and go to sleep at times when Kayla couldn’t.
Myles shook his head as he dialed Rachel’s number while bouncing Maisha on his shoulder. After four rings, he started to hang up when a male voice answered the phone.
“Hello?”
Myles was caught off guard and paused for a minute.
“Hello?” the voice said again.
Myles put the phone on speaker, “Um, I’m looking for Rachel. This is Kayla’s husband, Myles,” he informed the man as he glanced over at Kayla who’d sat up in the bed, as she also looked baffled by a man answering Rachel’s phone.
“Oh, what’s up Myles? It’s Dashawn, I just rocked her ass to sleep.” He chuckled.
Laughing, Myles tried to ignore his words as Maisha started crying again, “Damn dude, TMI. Can you wake her up? Seems as if she’s the only one that can calm down my Sweet Pea.”
“Nah, you just mad cause baby girl over there wreaking havoc. Don’t hate on me cause I’m still in play. But yeah, give me a second to wake her.” He paused then whispered, “Rachel, wake up Myles is on the phone for you.”
A few minutes later, Rachel spoke into the phone, “What’s up Myles, everything ok?”
“Uh, sorry to wake you Rachel. But it seems as if my daughter is good at following your directions. Can you try and calm her down, so she can eat or go back to sleep or something?” He felt aggravated by having to call someone else to calm down his daughter.
“Sure thing, put the phone on speaker,” Rachel said.
“Ok, she can hear you,” Myles replied as he laid Maisha on the bed between him and Kayla who was sleeping soundly, oblivious to everything.
“Hey Mai, how’s Auntie Rachel’s baby? You just needed to hear my voice didn’t you Pumpkin? I’ll be over to see you soon. Get some rest until then my angel,” she finished cooing.
Myles sat staring between the phone and his daughter amazed to see her calming down. Seems as if Maisha just needed to hear Rachel’s voice as she calmed down and started drifting off to sleep. “Well, I’ll be damned.”
“Don’t hate Myles, I have the ability to make others feel good as well. Now let me get back to sleep. And sorry I missed coming to see Maisha tonight, Dashawn distracted me,” Rachel finished then disconnected the call.
“Maisha, we’re gonna have to talk about your addiction to your Auntie Rachel. Mommy and Daddy are your allies. How come you gotta do us like this?” he asked as he picked her up. Kissing her and holding her tight as he walked her back to the nursery.
After putting his little girl in her bed, Myles walked back into their bedroom.
Kayla turned over and slowly opened her eyes. “Honey, I think we need to have a conversation with our daughter, setting some ground rules about where her loyalties should lie. And Rachel’s ass has taken this God mom title to the extreme, she done turned our daughter against us already. Momma Bear might have to have a talk with God mommy. Shit, I’m the Queen Bee up in here,” she concluded aggravated as well as exhausted.
Myles gazed at his wife and got a glimpse of her fierce determination with Maisha as well as their future children. He realized all over again, that he had married the woman of his dreams. Who knew that an explosive meeting in an airport terminal would become the moment that would change his life.
As he stared at Kayla, he felt, amazed and humbled at where they were now in comparison to where they began. Now, he needed to redirect her hostility before she exploded. “Honey Bee, I think I have an idea that could help you in this moment,” he said walking towards her with purpose, knowing she would realize she was in for some Feelgood magic.
Yes, forever with this woman is going to be amazing.
The End