Thanks to those that reviewed! I got impatient, so this chapter is still kind of short, but at least it's something, haha.
Sappho: Uhh. It's recommended to stop breast feeding at 12 months... not a rule. I was breast fed until I was 2, and it wasn't full time; neither is this. I probably should have stated that it's not an extremely frequent thing. And I haven't said how old she is yet, so... no one knows just how old she really is. I just feel that it would be acceptable for a mother to nurse her child when they're in discomfort and they're upset, as Leilani obviously was. Marti's a mature young lady. I'm pretty sure she understands that it's a comfort process, so why would she feel uncomfortable? Even so, this is just a story... It's not actually happening. And Savannah is most likely used to nursing, seeing as she's been the kid's mother since she was born, so she shouldn't be uncomfortable about it either. It's a fictional story, not based on true events. Thank you for your criticism though; it'll help me progress with my writing.
Savannah knew she was overprotective. She wasn't necessarily hiding Leilani, she just didn't talk about her. She wouldn't mind if everyone knew. She wasn't going to keep her a secret forever. She didn't like the way her ex boyfriend was taking care of her, so she was going to talk to Vanessa about talking to someone from administration to get her to let her keep Leilani with her in hers and Marti's dorm. She still had to talk to Marti about it. She already said she didn't mind her spending the night. She just hoped that she wouldn't think she was just taking her for advantage.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard Leilani squeal, and she looked over to Marti's bed, where her daughter was being tickled. She smiled and she watched them for a few seconds.
"Watcha gonna do now, Lani? I gotcha pinned," Marti said, tickling Leilani's stomach.
"No tickle! I potty!" Leilani shouted between laughs.
"Oh, well, that's no fun," she said as she stopped tickling her. "I still pinned you, I won."
"No, I win."
"Nuh uh, no way."
"Yeah way, I win."
"Nooo."
"Yeah."
"Mommy, she's cheating," Marti said.
Savannah laughed a little. "Hey, she's a baby. I say she wins."
"Pfft, fine, you're both cheaters," she said, getting up from the bed.
"Yeah, sure. Lani, you said you had to go potty."
"I need potty," Leilani said.
"Mommy put your potty chair in the bathroom, go."
Marti smiled, watching Leilani run to the bathroom, and she looked at Savannah. "I have to admit. You're the best mother I've ever seen."
"I doubt it."
"No, really. I mean... My mom doesn't show me that much love. Never has. You show Lani more love in a second than my mother has in my whole life. I can tell you love her more than you love anybody else. That's really special."
"Yeah, I guess..."
"...What's wrong, Savannah?"
Savannah stayed quiet for a few seconds. "Sometimes... I don't feel like I'm being a good enough mother to her. I see her on the weekends. That's it. Nobody knows about her, I feel like I'm hiding her from people."
"Well, has anyone asked you if you have any kids?"
"No."
"Has anyone ever seen a picture of her and asked who she was?"
"They asked her name..."
"Well, you said Leilani right?"
"What else would I say; 'her name is Rapunzel'?"
"Okay, smart ass-"
"Don't curse, she'll pick it up."
"She's in the bathroom."
"Oh, trust me; she hears everything. When I was still with her father, she heard me clim... Nevermind, that's nobody's business. The point is, she was down the hall and the next morning, she repeated exactly what I said."
"Baby heard Mommy and Daddy getting busy, Mommy slips an ungodly word when she orgasms, and baby repeats it."
Savannah bit her lip, slightly embarrassed. "...Yeah, just like that..."
Marti laughed a little. "Hey, don't be embarrassed, alright? Sex happens the same way with everybody. It's not like I didn't know that you've had sex before. You have a kid. If she was made without you having sex, then she is the new baby Jesus."
"...I wonder what the female version of Jesus is..."
"I think the closest name to it is Josephine."
"That's cute."
"Very."
"Mommy, I wet!" Leilani shouted.
Savannah rolled her eyes. "Lani, you have to take your panties off first," she said, starting towards the bathroom.
Marti laughed a little and she shook her head. "I can't wait to have kids..."
"Savannah, what the hell is this kid doing here again?" Alice asked.
Savannah raised her eyebrows. "She is watching us in action, that is what she's doing here."
"Well, can't you like... Get a baby sitter or something? Or give her back to her mother."
"I am her mother," Savannah said, bending backwards.
"What!"
"You heard me."
"You're joking."
"I'm serious," she said, pushing off of the ground and letting her legs suspend in the air.
"Whatever, you're a virgin."
"Am I? I use tampons, you know."
"So what? Virgins can use tampons."
"Super."
"I was using super when I was a virgin."
"When were you ever a virgin?"
Alice pushed Savannah's legs forward, and Savannah stood up after catching herself.
"What the hell, Alice; you could have jarred my back," Savannah said.
"Oh, what was that? Did Super Christian Savannah just curse?" Alice said.
"Shut up, go do something useful. And I don't mean Lewis," she said, walking towards the bleachers.
"You don't have to be a bitch."
"You don't have to sleep around to get your way."
"You don't have to pretend to be someone you're not."
"I'm not pretending."
"You hid your child-if she's really yours."
Savannah looked at Alice. "She looks exactly like me, Alice. You tell me she's not mine."
"She could be your sister."
"My sister looks nothing like me."
"The little one does."
"Charlotte's my little sister."
"I'm talking about the baby."
"She's my daughter."
"Yeah? Who's desperate enough to screw you?"
Savannah pursed her lips, trying to contain her anger, but she failed. "Get away from me!" she shouted, pushing Alice away from her.
"Oh, what? Is Saint Monroe getting peeved?" Alice asked, stepping closer to her.
"Get away from me, Alice."
"Who's gonna make me?"
"Go away."
"Make me," she said, pushing Savannah's shoulder.
Savannah let out an angry breath and she balled her fist up, before bringing it back and letting it connect with Alice's mouth. "Fuck you!" She watched as Alice fell backwards, grabbing her mouth, and she felt someone jerk her backwards.
"Get off me!" she shouted, jerking out of their grip.
"Hey, calm down!" Marti snapped. "You didn't have to do that!"
"She pissed me off!"
"Yeah, I see that! You're better than her, Savannah! You should have just walked away!"
"I tried, she boxed me in!"
"Monroe, Verdura. In my office. Now," Vanessa said.
"Hey Coach, can we get Alice to a doctor first? She's bleeding," Lewis said.
"Go ahead. Savannah. My office."
Savannah's eyes filled with tears and she looked at Marti for a few seconds, before walking off.
"What the hell was that in there?" Vanessa asked, closing the door to the office.
"She made me mad..."
"That's no reason to hit her, Savannah."
"You didn't see what was going on, she was ganging up on me."
"I don't care. You come and tell me when she's being unreasonable, not pick a fight with her. You're supposed to be a good example for that little girl out there; do you really want her growing up, thinking it's alright to hit whoever she doesn't like just because they said something that she didn't like?"
Savannah let tears slide down her cheeks and she sniffled, crossing her arms over her chest. "...No..."
"I don't want you and Alice anywhere near each other. Is that understood?"
"Yes, Ma'am."
"Go save Marti from your little heathen."
Savannah got up from the chair and she walked to the door, opening it.
"Savannah."
"Yeah?" she asked, looking at Vanessa.
"I'm here for you. Whenever you need me."
Savannah nodded. "Thanks..." She walked out of the office, and she wiped her tears from her cheeks. If she couldn't have a mother, at least she had a good mother figure.