"The first time I caught Big cheating was when he went out to Chicago for a show. When he returned, he was acting weird and he kept checking his pager and then trying to be discreet when returning calls. He'd make a call and then go out of his way to keep his side of the conversation brief and vague."
"I'm a super-sleuth when it comes to sniffing out infidelity. So the next time he got a page and then went to the phone, I made sure I was close by when he was done. He left soon after and I picked up the receiver and hit redial. It was some chick in Chicago."
"Who the f*ck is this?" I asked.
She told me her name and that she had met Big at a show.
"So why are you calling him now?"
"Cause now I'm pregnant," she said.
I confronted Big as soon as he came home. "Who the f*ck is this b*tch talking about she's pregnant?"
Big sucked his teeth. "Ain't nobody pregnant by me!"
I told him about the phone call, and he just walked away from me. "Who is this girl?" I asked.
"Just some chick I met after the show."
"Well, did you have sex with her?"
"Yeah, Faith. I did.
I was stunned. He just admitted without hesitation that he'd cheated on me and he looked me right in the eye when he said it, too. This was my first introduction to how Big could be brutally, painfully honest.
"So how do you know she's not pregnant by you?" I asked.
"Cause I know," he said.
He went to the phone and dialed a number. I didn't realize he'd called the girl in Chicago until I heard him cursing her out.
I never heard her name or anything else about her again.
Another time, I flew out to Daytona to see him and before I could even settle in the room, I saw a notepad with a girl's name and phone number on it. I called the number. The girl's name was Maria and she was staying at the same hotel. "You need to come up to our room," I told her. Big needs to talk to you.
While I waited for the girl, I slipped into bed with Big and woke him up. "Your little friend Maria is on her way up. Big didn't miss a beat. "Oh word? Cool."
Maria knocked on the door. I got up and opened it, then got in bed with Big. Maria came into the room and just looked at the two of us. "My husband has something he wants to tell you," I said.
Big sat up a little bit. "Yo, shorty. This right here is my wife. So you need to know I ain't fucking with you like that." I gave Maria a smile. "Now get out," I said. "And close the door behind you."
