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  "Shit," I heard him say. I put my phone on mute so I could hear who he was talking to. Yeah, I was being nosey, but he should have never butt dialed me.

  "Oooh damn Ashanti" I heard him moan. I felt my heart sink to the bottom of my stomach, was this really happening?

  "Ugggg, shit Kaylee," he moaned really loud. "Did he really just call this bitch my name," I asked Yanni. She ignored me and snatched the phone from my hand and was getting ready to hang up.

  "No hold on,” I said snatching the phone back out her hand.

  I heard her slap Rashaan "Don't ever fucking disrespect me like that again. Are you fucking crazy?" I heard her screaming at him. He started screaming back at her. Next thing I heard what seemed like a car door slam before I hung up.

  "I can't fucking believe him, I swear I was actually, going to give him a chance." I said out loud. "Glad to know he's still fucking with Ashanti." I got up off the bed and went to the bathroom.

  I needed to get myself together. I refused to cry over any Nigga. It just wasn't worth it. It is what it is. Another lesson learned. I knew that he'd be coming to get me soon, but I wasn't leaving with him.

  "Yanni?" I called out, "where are you going?" I asked her. Kyanni had put on some sweat pants and some sneakers.

  "To fuck Rashaan and Ashanti up," she walked back into her closet and come back out with another pair of Jordan's, "here you not wearing heels to a fight." She tied her scarf to her head and went walked towards the front door. I grabbed her arm before she could open it.

  "Wait Yanni, I know Rashaan is on his way cause he just text me. When he gets here, tell him, I'm not here and that I left walking I don't have time for his ass right now."

  "Okay," she said, "but if he get crazy I'm popping on his ass," she said.

  Five minutes later there was a knock on the door. I jumped up and ran to Kyanni room. I could hear her talking to Ra.

  "Wassup?" She asked him.

  "Wassup, where is Kaylee?" He asked.

  "She left like ten minutes ago," she lied.

  "Shit," I heard him tell.

  "You're a fucked up nigga, I just think you should know. That's the problem with you niggas you don't realize when you have a down ass chick. You can let yourself out now though," I heard her tell him.

  Soon as the front door closed my cell started ringing. It was Rashaan I sent him to voicemail. I didn't have anything to say to him. I'm not even mad that he was just with Ashanti, She was here first. I'm mad that he led me on. I'm mad that he had just fucked me a few hours ago then he’s fucking with the next Bitch. My mind was telling me not to fuck with Rashaan from the beginning. My heart was screaming a different story. Fuck it though it is what it is, another lesson learned.

  "You welcomed to stay here for the night if you want,” Yanni said.

  "Thanks," I replied dryly.

  "I text my mother, she agreed to meet with us tomorrow," she said without looking at me.

  "Us?" I asked

  "You said you'd come with me."

  "Yeah, I did huh, what you got to drink?" I needed a shot or two of something strong.

  "Juice," she laughed

  "No, bitch I need alcohol," I said seriously. Yanni got up and went into the kitchen. She came back with a bottle of the new pineapple Cîroc.

  "This that new shit right?" I said even though I already knew what it was.

  "Yes, now pour us some shots," she said as she lined up eight shot glasses.

  Verse SI’mmonds "Boo Thang" started playing, and I knew it was Rashaan calling because that was the ringtone that I had assigned for him. I sent him to voicemail we had to reason to be having a conversation.

  "He going to keep calling until you pick up cause he thinks that you're somewhere in the streets," Yanni said after she took one of the shots.

  "Anyways," I didn't feel like talking about Rashaan anymore. I had other stuff to deal with. My mind traveled back to earlier this morning when I was leaving the cemetery and ran into my so called "aunt". I wasn't going to tell anyone about this lady but it was bothering me so I told Yanni everything.

  "So are you going to call her?" She asked me.

  "I don't know KYanni, I've never meet this lady a day in my life and Inc I did I don't remember who she is. Yanni my mother died a few months after I turned two, I'm gonna be eighteen in a few months. Where has this Bitch been for fifteen years? Fuck that, she wasn't around when Brittany and I needed family the most we don't need her now. Our family is you, Ms.Jackie, and Draya. Fuck the rest."

  "Damn that's crazy, today has just been a crazy day. I think we need some more shots." Yanni started making us some more shots.

  My phone started ringing this time it was Brittany, I answered.

  "Wassup Britt?" I spoke into the phone.

  "Where are you?" She asked. I heard Rashaan in the background talking to Draya.

  "Brittany I'm fine I love you and I will see you tomorrow."

  "Okay, I love you too, call me of you need me, I don't care what time it is" she said sounding like the big sister instead of the baby sister.

  "Okay."

  After hanging up with Brittany, I laid back on the couch, the eight shots that I had taken were starting to take control. I grabbed a pill from the other end of the couch and passed out.

  Chapter Eighteen - Rashaan

  My plan was to go to Ashanti crib to talk about the situation with the baby. When she pulled out my dick and started bobbing and weaving I wasn't gonna stop her, that’s free head. I know I fucked up because Kaylee was on the phone, my dumb ass butt dialed her. I know Kyanni is lying about her not being there cause I done drove all over looking for her. I decided to go back to my mother's and see if Brittany or Draya heard from her.

  "Dray," I called up the stairs.

  "Nigga it's going on midnight why you yelling! Mommy probably sleep," she yelled back.

  "Look at you talking about me yelling your ass is yelling, too," I said once I mad it upstairs.

  "Yeah, yeah, what you want?" She asked.

  “You heard from Kaylee?"

  "No, she left with you," she said before tapping Brittany, who was facing the wall with her headphones in listening to music.

  "You speak to your sister?" Draya asked her. She jumped up in a frantic.

  "What the fuck you mean, did I speak to her, Rashaan where is Kaylee?" She asked

  "Damn yo, aight so she asked me to drop her off with Yanni because they needed to talk," I stopped and looked at Brittany. She had put her sneakers on and was calling someone. I finished telling Draya what happened. "So I dropped her off and went to see Ashanti."

  "You what?" Both Draya and Britt yelled.

  "Chill out yo, I only went to see her because she sent a text message talking about she gonna kill my seed and shit. So I went over there, and one thing led to another. She was giving me head and I called her Kaylee, she slapped the shit out of me. So I leave and get in my whip and I notice that I had been on the phone with Kaylee. I don't know how much she heard." I said shaking my head.

  "That's fucked up Ra," Draya said, "When Kaylee first came here she wasn't happy, you could see it in her eyes. These past few weeks she has been walking around with a smile on her face and we all know it was because of you. It seems to me like you fucked up. You better fix this bro. She ain't like the rest she's different, you can see it in her," Draya schooled me telling me almost the same thing my mother told me,

  "Okay, I love you too, call me of you need me, I don't care what time it is" I heard Brittany tell someone who I assumed to be Kaylee.

  "Where is she?" I asked soon as she hung up.

  "She didn't tell me. She did say that she's fine and she will see me tomorrow," she said with a serious attitude.

  "I'm out," I said before walking out the room and the house.

  "Wassup Kari," I said soon as he picked up.

  "Ain't shit laid up,” he said sounding like he was sleeping.

  "I was just at your house a little while ago."r />
  "Nah, I'm with Kiaja," he chuckled.

  I didn't bother speaking on that. He had a shorty at home, but he was laid up with the next bitch. "Me and Kaylee got into it, I think she at your Shit with Yanni but of course Yanni ain't gonna tell me that."

  "Well, I'm about to head over there, I'm leaving now meet me at my shit in twenty minutes." He said before hanging up.

  I sat in my whip smoking the blunt that I had rolled at Ashanti shit before heading to Ja'Kari crib. I pulled up at the same time as him.

  "Wassup boy?" He said as we dapped hands.

  "Ain't shit, stressed bro." I said as we headed inside the house. We walked in and I noticed Kaylee passed out on the couch. I shook my head and went and stood in front of her, She looked so peaceful. I turned around because I heard her phone vibrating on the table. Her phone was locked, so I didn't even bother picking it up. I didn't notice a bottle of Cîroc and some shot glasses which told me that she was in here getting fucked up. I knew Yanni wasn't drinking because she was pregnant. I went to the back to find Ja'Kari.

  "Yo bro I'm out I'm going to grab Kaylee, you can lock ya shit behind me."

  "Aight," he said following me into the living room. I picked Kaylee up and walked to my out to my car. Ja'Kari opened the passenger side door, and I place her inside.

  "Aight bro, good looking. I'll holla at you tomorrow" I dapped him before getting into the car and pulling off.

  After undressing Kaylee and laying her in my bed, I went into the living room to Lay down on the couch. I was feeling fucked up about what happened. No, me and Ashanti didn't fuck. I just let her suck my dick but I still feel like I hurt Kaylee.

  I was getting ready to close my eyes to get some muh needed sleep when I heard Kaylee screaming for somebody to stop. I jumped up and ran to my room. She was still sleeping but having a nightmare.

  "Wake up baby girl," I shook her softly until she opened her eyes. She immediately started to cry when she looked up at me.

  "I gotta go," she tried to stand up but I gently laid her back.” I need to get to my sister please" she begged.

  "What's going on Kaylee? I was just with Brittany she's fine," I assured her.

  "I fucking hate nate, why did any of this ever have to happen to me." She cried out.

  "What I tell you before? I got you, right ? I swear I'm here for you" I hugged her and let her cry on my shoulder.

  "Lay with me," she whispered in my ear. I did as she asked. I laid next to her and rubbed her soft dark brown hair until she fell back asleep. Once I knew she was in a deep sleep I cuddled closer to her and knocked out.

  Chapter Nineteen - Kaylee

  I woke up the next morning with a serious headache and wondered how the hell I got into bed with Rashaan. I moved his arm from around me and went to the bathroom. I started throwing up like crazy. After I finished I immediately jumped in the shower and washed up. I got out and went into Ra’s extra room to get dressed. I was just finishing up when there was a knock on the door. I knew it was Rashaan, so I choose to ignore it. I put on my shirt and walked to the door and opened it.

  “What?” I said with a slight attitude.

  “You gonna let me in or come out so we can talk?” He said standing at the door looking sexy ass ever. I opened the door wider and walked out the room and into the living room with Ra following closely behind me. I sat down on the couch and crossed my legs. Rashaan sat down next to me, just staring at me.

  “Look you don’t gotta explain yourself to me, I’m not your shorty,” I uncrossed my legs and stood up. “Can you bring me back to your mother?” he didn’t say anything, “Fuck it i’ll walk,” I went back to the back room to grab my things.

  “Kaylee chill out Ma,” he said stopping me before i got to the front door, “I know I fucked up, but me and Ashanti didn't fuck. She just gave me head” he said like that was better. I couldn't do anything, but laugh.

  “You good, I’m not your girl and plus Ashanti was here first. Now if you will excuse me I’m ready to go.”

  “I’ma let you go and, but I let him talk, “from the first night you came down those stairs i knew I had to get to know you and make you mine and shit. I know I fucked how by even going to Ashanti crib, but you was at my moms crib that day shorty came there talking about she pregnant or what not, so she text me and was like if you dont come over I’m going to kill the baby and shit. So, I went over to see what was up with this crazy chick and some how she ended up on her knees. I fucks with you hard, shit I’m in love with your ass. You came into my life and changed me for the better, you’re the reason I’m a better me. I want to be more than your best friend Kaylee, I want to be your man.”

  I was still stuck on the fact that he had just said he was in love with me, “What about Ashanti? Do I gotta worry about you sneaking off with her?” I asked him. One part of me was telling me not to fuck with Rashaan, because even though we weren't in a relationship he already knew what it was and the other part was telling me to stop playing around with him and give him another chance.

  “Trust me ma, what’s done in the dark is dead to me. I’m only looking at what’s ahead of me. So wassup you gonna forgive me and let me be your man?” he asked me.

  “Yeah, we can try it, but play with me and I won't hesitate to fuck you up,” I said before I playfully punched him in his chest. He started laughing and I joined in. We started play fighting all over the living room.

  “Okay, okay okay. I’m done. I’m sorry,” he said. I lifted my head up and kissed his full soft lips.

  “Now move before this turn into something else. You gotta earn this pussy back.” I laughed and went running back to his room.

  “Yeah okay, you know that’s my shit! I get it when and wherever I want,” he screamed from the living room.

  I backed into the living room after I grabbed my phone from off his nightstand. He was finishing up his phone conversation.

  “I don’t like Ja’Kari” I admitted to him as i sat down on the couch.

  “Why?” he asked.

  “First he cheated on Kyanni with that bitch Kiaja from the club that night. Then she found out and confronted them the night of my graduation. Kyanni and that bitch ended up fighting and from what I heard your punk ass friend jumped in. I can’t stand a nigga that hits a bitch,” I felt myself getting upset, “She lost the baby that night and his punk ass doesn’t even know it,” my heart got real heavy at the thought of her going that.

  “Wow I didn’t even know about that shit,” he said, “I’m sorry for her lost and shit,” he said sounding real sincere. I changed the subject because talking about it would cause me to get even madder, and I didn’t have time for that.

  “You cooking me breakfast?” I asked him.

  “Let’s go to IHOP,” he suggested.

  “Okay, my treat though. I still got that money you gave me for graduation,” I said standing up.

  “Wait, where is your ring?” He asked me. I had forgotten that i took it off last night at Yanni’s house.

  “It’s in my bag,” I said slowly.

  “Oh I didn’t know i brought that for your bag,” he said walking out the front door. I followed behind him and got in the car.

  “I don’t get why you have an attitude, when you gave me that ring you made a promise to never hurt me. Believe it or not Rashaan listening to you and your EX girlfriend doing what y’all was doing HURT me. One because we had just had sex before you left, two because now I feel as if I wasn’t good enough for you and three because although I never physically said, “ I love you. I’m pretty sure you knew that I did.” I expressed to him.

  “But I don’t love her,” he said

  “You don’t get it, and I’m done trying to get you to understand,” I said before turning up the radio. We pulled into IHOP and it was packed as hell. I was hungry so I was willing to wait I didn’t know if he was.

  “Its pack, we gonna wait or you wanna go somewhere else?” I turned the music down and asked him.

 
; “There’s a diner that has pretty decent food around the corner, but if you want to wait we can wait,” he responded

  “Come on let’s just go,” I said,

  We went to the diner and was seated right away. I noticed Victoria, Nancy’s daughter, was the waitress.

  “Hey, Kaylee,” said smiling, “Can I start y’all off with something to drink?

  “I’ll take a orange juice, babe what you want?” I asked Rashaan.

  “Lemme get a orange juice too but hold the ice,” he said.

  “I thought you worked at Josie's?” I asked her before she walked away to get our drinks.

  “I work there at night,” she said before walking way.

  Looking down at my vibrating phone I noticed I had a text message from Brittany asking that I come and see her cause she needs to talk to me. I told her I would be there after I finished breakfast with Ra.

  “Why you looking at your phone like that,” Rashaan asked me.

  “Nothing Brittany wants me to come to the house after we leave here, she wants to see me,” I told him.

  “Oh okay.”

  Victoria came back and we placed our orders. Waiting for our food we made small talk. I decide to tell him about my visit to the cemetery.

  “I went to the cemetery the other day to visit my mother,” I said.

  “Oh yeah? How did that go,” he asked. I contemplated on if I should tell him my so called aunt Tammy.

  “Well I basically just sat there and talked to my mother about everything,” I stopped talking because our food came.

  “Finish talking bae,” Rashaan said.

  “Well I just told her everything that has been happening with Brittany and me. I wish she would have gotten the chance to meet Britt.”

  “Wait Brittany never met her,” he asked in shock.

  “She died right after giving birth to her,” I shook my head at the thought of it. “Nate says she suffered a heart attack. Well, I told her about my graduation, I told her about Ms. Jackie taking us in and treating us a one of her child.”

  “Yo, my mom dead ass love you and Brittnay,” he laughed, “She told me your the one for me.”