Timberly, Jamie O: Let's get it in.
Everybody was hooting and hollering for that sixteen year old hottie singing Lloyd's 'Let's get it in' at their high school's talent competition.
The twenty five year old school coach was standing across the stage eyeing the students … this generation was way 'rowdier' than his generation. He laughed to himself at how his old teachers used to complain about the 'boldness' of his generation back when he was a student at his school. He and his football team friends back then were lambs compared to the kids today … you can thank the ever 'bolding' media nowadays.
Pretty boy picked up his girlfriend from the crowd and brought her up on stage.
"Hey! Get her off the stage pretty boy!." He ran over to the stage and pulled the girl back down and out of the crowd.
"Jamie O! what are you doing?." His sixteen year old sister pulled her arm from his clutch.
"You think I'm gonna let you and your pretty ass boyfriend 'grind' up there on stage on school campus?."
"Like you were any better when you were his age." Timberly scoffed.
His features softened, "Look, I'm just lookin' out for you baby girl ok?."
"I'll be fine." She muttered and walked away.
He prayed she would. Timberly was sixteen, turning to a beautiful young lady. Tyra Banks would've taken her to join her show. The one with all those models … she was also naïve, and as much as he hates to think about it, her hormones were raging, so were all the boys after her. He didn't want her to suffer the way he made Trina suffer.
It all happened back in the 12th grade. He was his high school's quarterback, she was that beautiful smart girl. They were in love, they had dreams, they had a future planned out. But it was all thwarted after that one fateful night … it was a night of pleasure, of love. They thought it was ok to cross the line, they were in love anyway, but after every pleasure there had to come pain. And the pain that came to them was the hardest pain of all … the emotional kind, the kind that hits your soul.
Her parents sent her to Queens to live with her aunt, they told him that her aunt needs her. But he couldn't see her, they refused to give him her address.
He graduated high school and got into the college of his choice thanks to his sports scholarship … her fate was still unknown to him, that was until her cousin called him one day.
She told him the full true story behind why she was sent to Queens with her aunt. He asked her why hadn't Trina told him about the baby, it was his baby after all, she couldn't take the full responsibility for it.
She told him Trina was worried it would affect his chances of getting a sports scholarship.
He felt his whole world come tumbling down … "she sacrificed her future for me?."
Jamie O just couldn't forgive himself for this, he may not be able to see her again even if he could, Trina's cousins (the boys) would tear him up to pieces … so he just played the role of the unknown soldier. He risked his college scholarship by secretly getting a part time job and going to Queens every weekend and secretly place the money in her room which was fortunately accessible through the fire exit stairs on the side of the building she lived in. He had to make it up to her no matter what.
He was planning on asking her hand for marriage as soon as he was done with college, but it was too late. She was already engaged to another guy who had his life on track and who loved her and his baby.
"Leave her alone son, for now." His father advised. "Any interruptions now would furthermore ruin her life."
But he loves her and still did, and he wasn't going to cause any more damage to her life. But just for one last time he wanted to let her know that he hasn't forgotten her, and that one day he wants her to tell his baby about her dad … her real dad.
So with one last 'sneak up' to her room this time with a letter and a little heart pendant, he was done. And will be gone from her life for good.
"So that's it? You never heard anything from them ever again?." Timberly asked Her older brother who was sitting beside her on the edge of her bed.
He shook his head, "I've already done enough damage to her life. I told her that if she wanted to, she could tell my baby about me when she's old enough. And that's it."
"Oh … I didn't know you had it hard like that." She sounded genuinely sorry. "I always thought you didn't care about her."
He gave her a weak smile and patted her on the head. "I've always loved her. I always will. And I love you too, Timberly, that's why I'm always lookin' out for you. I don't want you to suffer like Trina did."
She looked down at her feet, "Jamie O?."
He started to get to worried. "Yeah?."
"You really think Jerome would … you know, and then forget about me?."
"What do you think?."
"I've had my doubts on him."
"Has he tried to?." He blood started to boil but he tried to keep his cool.
"No, don't worry. I don't let him."
"Well then, you can dump his sorry butt and find yourself a respectful guy instead. And if he doesn't get off your back remind him that I'm at your school too. And that you're big brother Gerald's comin' to town for sem break next week."
She smiled at him, "You're the best big brother ever Jamie O." and hugged his neck.
He chuckled, "I know. I gotta go now, Prison Break's gonna be on in five."
"Hey Jamie O." she stopped him before he stepped out of her room. "Isn't it her birthday tomorrow?." She asked referring t his daughter.
He gave her a weak smile, "She's turning seven." He said and left.
The next morning.
A knock on his door came and he opened it to find a pretty little girl in a pink dress standing with a tall black man in a suit.
"Can I help you?." Jamie O asked.
"Are you my daddy?." The little girl asked.
Jamie O noticed the pendant the little girl was wearing … it's her! It's my baby!.
He was now looking back and forth at the girl and the man.
"Trina showed me the letter you wrote her six years ago." The man told him. "She kept her promise, she can spend today with you. She can't stay over though. "He kneeled down to the girl and poked her cheek. "Tiffany's got school tomorrow."
The little girl giggled.
Jamie O's eyes were burning now, burning with the hot tears streaming down his face. He knelt over to hug her. "Thank you, thank you." He tried to not choke on the words.
"I'll pick her up by tonight. Sorry it was on a short notice but Trina wanted to make it a surprise." The man took out some money from his wallet and handed it to Jamie O. "This is for her day."
"Na it's ok." Jamie politely refused his offer. "I can handle it."
The man smiled at him as if he was testing him. "Ok." He kissed Tiffany's cheek and walked over to his car. "Be a good girl Tiff."
"I will." She called out to him.
They both watched the man drive away.
"Daddy?."
If only she knew how much those words touched his heart. "Yeah baby?."
"You're really good looking, just like how I imagined you to be." She innocently told him.
He chuckled, "And you're really beautiful, just like how I imagined you to be." He kissed her on the cheek and she giggled.
'She's as ticklish as her mother', he thought. "Hey Tiff, wanna go meet your aunt Timberly and your grandparents?."
"I'd love to." She told him.
And with that they both went inside.
This could be the beginning of a beautiful daddy-daughter relationship.
(MUSIC:NE-YO- DO YOU)
Author's note: I just got the idea to this ficlet as I listened to Lloyd's 'Let's get it in', it sounded so shallow I was disappointed. Any of you heard that song? I mean the beat was great but … that's not the Lloyd I've known.
Also, I've been noticing a lot of views to my fics and yet no one's dropped by to say hi. Reviews are only half of what I like to hear I wanna interact with the people reading my fics! I mean there are over 50 readers everyday and only a couple of reviews. You don't have to post how much you liked it or not liked it, you can discuss a topic or subject I put up in my fics, talk to me about anything … music, religion … whatever I'm game!. You can even post as those anonymous posters I don't care. Just let me know who you are and what you think. You don't have to comment on every chapter I put, just the ones that you really wanna comment on. I can go on writing even with just a couple of reviewers, I'm doing this as a celebration for me finally getting out this serious depression stage I wne through a few months back. And writing again just beats life into my veins. Don't worry, I'm not one of those too busy (or in my opinion, too rude) writers who never answer any of your q's. I hate that. Unless you're anonymous then you'll have to wait for the next chapter to get your reply since I can't do a direct reply to you.
And there you go, Jamie O, I haven't come across a fic about him so I guess this could be the first, to my knowledge that is, hope you liked it.