Page 82 of Only for Me

"Uh, you might want to look. Go to your account."

Avi was getting fussy so I walked to her portable crib and lifted her into my arms before I made it to the sofa, put the call on speaker, navigated to Skroll, and clicked on my page.

Under the last photo I posted there were already 600 comments.

@winnerofallwinners: @m_phoenix_rising @ifixshidd I thought you fixed shit. Looks like you need to fix yo’ shit.

@m_phoenix_rising is a gold digger. Be safe out here in these streets, y'all.

@m_phoenix_rising how desperate do you have to be to hookup with someone like Hayes. He just made you a single mother

@m_phoenix_rising hope that cash out is worth it cause that nigga is about to ghost your ass

@shezzzzclassy: @omirihayes needs to get a paternity test asap

@sportfanatic213: Hayes probably in some new pussy right now

@nicksss: @sportfanatic213 lmao nah, bro somewhere crashing out because @m_phoenix_rising caught his ass slipping. He's about to do 18 large with a gold digger

@true2thegame: she’s probably one of many. He has money to hide stuff like this.

@lisalisa: shit, sis did her big one. If I could have trapped his fine ass I would have. She's about to cash out hella big. 240 million. She's entitled to half right since they went half on a baby

I went back to the feed and swiped through other posts and the headlines were horrible.

Is Hayes Fit To Be A Father?

Hayes Secret Love Child: Who Is Makari Phoenix

"Tee, what the fuck. This is insane."

"I know, what do you need? I can come get you and Avi. You said they're at your house?"

"Yes." My eyes shot to the door and I sank back against the sofa.

"Why the hell do they care? Do you know how many pro athletes have kids, why are they making a big deal out of this?"

"Because he's a big deal. You see what they're saying…"

He just won a Super Bowl and signed a fat ass contract and now I was in his life. The timing was shit but also wasn't intentional.

"I don't want his damn money. Hell, I didn't even want him in our lives. He pushed for this. I would have been perfectly content with me and Avi living our basic, simple lives. They keep saying I trapped him."

"You didn't."

"I know that but they don't. The way they're posting and pulling all of this together makes me look bad."

"Fuck them, Kari. Real shit, they don't matter."

"It's not even really about them. This is my life, my job. Who the hell do you think is going to want to work with me with all of this out there?"

Avi climbed up my chest and dropped her head on my shoulder like she was trying to comfort me. I rubbed her back and kissed her cheek. My little muffin wanted to give me love.

"I know it looks bad but…"

I glanced at my screen, noticing a call from Omiri.

"It doesn't look bad. Itisbad. I’ll call you back. He's calling me now."