Three Is A Crowd

by Chenell Parker

  “Umm,” Mariah moaned as she laid back in the bed.

  She snorted all three lines and she was feeling good. Damien got up and grabbed one of the dingy looking glasses that the run down motel provided for the guests. He filled it halfway with the Hennessey that he bought there and dropped a Molly inside. He mixed a little coke with his creation and walked it over to Mariah.

  “Drink up,” he said while handing her the glass.

  He smiled when she sat up and grabbed the glass. In one gulp, she drained the glass and didn’t even frown as the liquid went down. Damien stood there stroking his erection as he watched all the drugs do what they were known to do. After a few minutes, Mariah started fanning herself like she was burning up. Her eyes looked wild and crazy as she looked around the room. Damien pulled her up from the bed and pushed her down on her knees. He sat on the bed and grabbed her by her hair.

  “I’m so hot,” Mariah said as sweat poured from her body.

  “You’ll be okay. If you make me feel good, I just might find a few pills to give you,” Damien smirked.

  “Really?” Mariah asked excitedly. When Damien nodded his head, she rushed over to him and took him into her mouth.

  Damien looked at her with hate filled eyes as she sucked and slurped him like he was her favorite lollypop. He started to make another video of her but he had something better in mind. His girl would never do anything so extreme and he would never ask her to. Damien pulled Mariah’s hair, signaling her to stop. He lifted his legs in the air and pushed her face in his ass. Most women would have been repulsed but Mariah was high as a kite. He moaned like a bitch as she stuck her tongue out and gave him pleasure like never before. Damien stroked himself while Mariah’s tongue darted in and out of his asshole. She was moaning just as much as he was and she seemed to be enjoying it. She spread his legs wider and tried to put her whole face in it. Damien’s eyes rolled up to the ceiling as he enjoyed the feeling. Mariah was a whole ass freak and he wasn’t letting her go no time soon. He regretted not recording her because he would have loved to go back and watch it later. Mariah would die if she knew that she was the star in a few of his home made movies. If ever she tried to get out of line, Damien was sure that the videos would get her mind right.

  “Fuck! Keep going,” Damien moaned as he stroked himself faster.

  Most niggas wouldn’t be cause dead with their legs up in the air while a bitch licked them the way Mariah was doing him. Damien was usually the one doing the licking but it felt good to be on the receiving end for once. He didn’t care about how he looked because it felt damn good. When he felt himself about to cum, Damien put his legs down and grabbed Mariah by the hair once again. Seeing how wet her face was turned him on even more. He forced himself back into her mouth. She sucked him for a few more seconds before he erupted like a volcano. Mariah swallowed every drop before she fell back on the dirty carpet and closed her eyes. She was too doped up to know what she had just done and Damien planned to keep her that way. She was his new favorite toy and he planned to play with her for as long as he could. Before long, she was snoring and he went and hopped in the shower. Once he was done, he grabbed Mariah’s car keys and decided to ride in style. He would be back long before she woke up so she probably wouldn’t even know.

  Blake walked into his house and turned his nose up in disgust. The place appeared to be clean but it had a foul order coming from somewhere. When he walked into the kitchen, he saw exactly where it was coming from. The trash was overflowing and hadn’t been taken out in a while. Blake put on some gloves and took both bags outside. He sprayed air freshener in the can before he put another garbage bag inside.

  “What are you doing here?” Mariah asked as she entered the kitchen looking like a mess. Her hair was all over her head and she looked like she hadn’t bathed in days. She had dark rings around her eyes and she had lost a significant amount of weight.

  “This is my house. I should be asking you that. Have you found another place to stay yet? I’m being nice but your time is running out,” Blake warned.

  “Where am I supposed to go Blake? I don’t have any money and you made sure of that,” Mariah cried.

  “I didn’t put a gun to your head to make you sign the prenup. You did it at your own free will. And wherever you go is of no concern to me,” Blake said.

  “Where are my girls? I haven’t seen them in weeks. That’s not fair Blake,” Mariah sobbed.

  “You mean the same girls that you tried to kill? I hope you remember their faces because you’ll never see them again,” Blake promised.

  “They’re my damn kids!” Mariah yelled.

  “Take me to court then. Let’s see how that works out for you,” Blake taunted.

  “I can’t believe that you’re doing this to me. All behind an affair that you started. Is she that important to you?” Mariah asked.

  “I only came here to get the girls some clothes Mariah. I’m not in the mood for anything else,” Blake replied as he walked away.

  He had been staying at his penthouse but he hadn’t seen Jersi in a minute. She never answered his calls and she blocked just about every number that he called from. Blake had a few females that he entertained from time to time but the penthouse was reserved for Jersi only. All of her stuff was still there and Blake was confident that she’d be back. They had the kind of chemistry that neither of them could just walk away from. At least that’s what he was hoping. Their parents seemed to be moving in a different direction but he didn’t want that for him and Jersi.

  “When can I see them?” Mariah asked, referring to her daughters.

  “You can’t,” Blake replied.

  Truthfully, he barely saw his kids and they didn’t seem to care. According to his mother, they never even asked about him and Mariah. Even they saw how rocky things got in the end and they were just happy to be with their grandmother. After they got out of the hospital, Eva didn’t even let them out of her sight for too long. She was upset with Blake for not getting the police involved but he had his reasons. Divorcing Mariah and leaving her with nothing would hurt more than sending her to prison.

  “Blake, please don’t do this to me. I’m sorry for what I did but I miss my kids. You can do supervised visits if you want to. I just want to see them,” Mariah begged.

  “I’ll see,” Blake replied.

  Her father was right about everything that he’d said about him. Blake was in control of the finances and everything else. Her father always told her that he would use that against her one day and he was right. She had to play by his rules and she didn’t even have a say in anything. The house was his and so was her car. Mariah was thankful that he hadn’t asked for it back yet. The only thing that seemed to make her happy lately was the drugs that Damien provided her with. Sleeping with him was the worst part of it all. Damien had changed a lot since they were together. Some of the things that he liked to do just didn’t sit well with her. The drugs had Mariah behaving in a way that she wasn’t proud of. She wouldn’t be caught dead putting her mouth anywhere near someone’s asshole had she been in her right mind. It wasn’t until she came down off her high did the embarrassment start to set in.

  “I need a few things Blake. I don’t have any food or sanitary items in here,” Mariah said as she stood there and watched him look through their daughter’s closet.

  “Why is any of that my problem Mariah? I filed for divorce and I am no longer obligated to provide for you. Call your father. As a matter of fact, you need to be asking him if you can stay there for a while. My patience is running thin,” Blake snapped.

  He was having a hard time finding something for his girls. Mariah usually did that but she was useless to him now. Blake decided to go take a shower and hit the mall. He would buy his girls whatever they needed and pick up a few things for himself too. He wasn’t good with shopping for them but he would get someone in the store to help him. Mariah sat in the living room in a daze as Blake moved around the house. When she heard the shower water tur
n on, she got up to go see where he’d left his wallet. Blake took long showers, so she knew that she had lots of time.

  “Bastard treating me like I’m a bitch on the streets. Fuck him. I’m taking what I want,” Mariah fumed.

  Blake had a few hundreds in wallet and Mariah grabbed three of them. She took one of his credit cards and was about to close his wallet until something else got her attention. There was a funny looking key that was sticking out of it and she was curious as to what it was for. Her first mind told her that it was for a safe or a safety deposit box. That was something that would come in handy one day. She quickly snatched it up before putting his wallet back where she found it. She grabbed both of his phones and entered their daughter’s birthday in them to see just what her husband had been up to. Mariah wasn’t even surprised to see that he was talking to multiple women. She read a few of the messages but there was nothing that interested her. She was looking for something from Jersi but there was nothing. The last message that Jersi sent him wasn’t a friendly one. She told him that she was in a relationship and he needed to stop bothering her.

  “That’s good for his ass,” Mariah smiled triumphantly.

  Blake treated her like shit for Jersi and she ended up moving on to somebody else. As bad as she felt before, that gave her a little comfort. All the other women were probably just for sex but he genuinely loved Jersi. Mariah still hated her but at least she and Blake were no longer together. Mariah continued to snoop as she came across some more valuable information that she jotted down. She made sure to put all of Blake’s things back exactly how she found them before going back to the living room.

  About thirty minutes later, Blake walked out of the room and straight out the front door. He didn’t even give Mariah a second glance and that broke her heart. She and Blake were so happy and in love and she was sad to see it come to an end. She still loved her husband but the feelings were obviously not mutual.

  Blake got into his car and pulled away from a house that he no longer considered a home. As much as he loved Mariah before, he had come to despise her now. Honestly, he knew that they could have recovered from his infidelity with Jersi but her trying to kill his kids was the final straw. They were perfect and innocent and she tried to end their lives just to hurt him. Blake couldn’t even trust their own mother around them so he knew that having another woman around wasn’t happening. Truthfully, he didn’t even know if he was cut out to be a single father. His mother wanted to keep them and he was seriously considering it. They would be much better off.

  After finding a place to park, Blake got out of his car and entered Lakeside Mall through Macy’s. It was sad that he had to call his mother to see what size his kids wore. He went to the children’s department and stood there in awe. He didn’t even know where to start, so he looked around for a sales rep.

  “Blake? What are you doing in here looking lost?” Talena asked as she walked up to him.

  She had just started her part time job in Macy’s but she usually worked in the stocking department. She still worked from home but she hated being inside all the time. She needed the extra money so that worked out fine. Blake looked lost and she could tell that he needed help.

  “Man, you just don’t know how happy I am to see you. I need to get a few things for my girls and I don’t even know here to start,” Blake replied.

  “Well, first of all, this is the big girls section. Come over here and I can help you,” Talena offered as she walked over to the section that carried the clothes for smaller girls.

  Blake told her what size they wore in clothes and shoes and Talena got right to work. She picked out underclothes and pajamas too, even though they had lots of that at home already. There was no need for her to ask where Mariah was because she already knew.

  “Thanks Talena. You were a real life saver,” Blake smiled as they walked to the register.

  “No problem,” Talena replied.

  “How is Jersi? I haven’t heard from her in while,” Blake said as he waited to be checked out.

  “Fuck Jersi! She got in her feelings because I called her man ugly. The bitch is married now though,” Talena noted.

  “Married?” Blake repeated as his heart took a swine dive in his chest.

  “Yep and she didn’t even invite me and Tabby to her dinner. My auntie Toni slipped and said something about it. I really wasn’t expecting an invite but she didn’t have to do my mama like that. It’s all good though. I’m done with her ass,” Talena fumed.

  “How long has she been knowing that dude? I didn’t even think it was that deep,” Blake said.

  “It’s been a minute but I honestly didn’t see them getting married so soon,” Talena replied.

  “That makes two of us. We were just together a few months ago. I can’t believe she married somebody else,” Blake huffed angrily.

  “She did what she planned to do with you and dipped,” Talena countered.

  “What do you mean?” Blake questioned.

  “Her goal was to get you to fall in love with her again and come in between you and Mariah. Once that was done, she didn’t have no more use for you. Jersi was never interested in y’all getting back together. The bitch used to fake like she was on her period so she didn’t have to have sex with you. She just wanted to hurt you and Mariah the same way that y’all hurt her,” Talena said, spilling all the tea.

  Tears pooled in Blake’s eyes but he refused to let them fall. He gave Jersi his heart only for her to throw it away like it was day old trash. So many emotions were going through his head but hurt was right there at the forefront. He knew that what Talena said had to be true. He and Jersi had sex once in all the months that they had been messing around. He went down on her more than anything because she always had an excuse as to why they couldn’t sleep together. Blake was livid. He wanted to confront her but he didn’t know where she lived. He didn’t even know where she worked but he was going to find out. He wasn’t going to rest until she looked him in the eye and told him the truth. He ruined his marriage for Jersi but it was all a game to her.

  “It’s all good. I wish her all the best,” Blake said as he sat his stuff on the counter. He didn’t mean a word he said but he had to save face.

  “You can use my discount if you want to,” Talena offered.

  “The fuck?” Blake questioned as he looked through his wallet for his credit card. He could have sworn that he had it earlier but maybe he left it at the penthouse. He was always taking it out to order food and he probably forgot to put it back in. He had a few more to choose from but he had one that he liked to use the most.

  “What’s wrong?” Talena asked.

  “Nothing, I’m good,” he replied.

  Once he paid for his stuff, Blake went back to his car with a heavy heart. He felt like a fool and he probably looked like one to Jersi. He was deeply in love with her and it hurt to know that she belonged to someone else. His mind told him to count his loss and move on. Unfortunately his heart just wasn’t set up like that.

  “G ive me twenty minutes baby. I’m coming through there and wreck some shit,” Memphis said to Jersi over the phone.

  “I don’t want you to get yours hopes up Memphis. I’ve been on birth control faithfully since I was eighteen years old. Just because I’m ovulating doesn’t mean that I’m gonna get pregnant right away,” Jersi pointed out.

  Memphis was dead ass serious about starting a family right away. Jersi was down but she didn’t want him to get discouraged if it didn’t happen right away. Before him, she had never even engaged in unprotected sex with anyone. She was serious about not having kids until she was ready. Since they were married, she stopped taking her pills and started using an ovulation kit. He stayed on her about using it and he called to make sure that she did. As soon as Jersi told him the results, he was ready to come home and go half on a baby.

  “I’m not getting my hopes up. I know that it’ll happen when it’s the right time. I can’t lie and say that I’m not having fun t
rying though,” he said.

  “Me too,” Jersi laughed.

  “I’m just going drop some money off to my auntie and I’ll be home,” Memphis assured her.

  “Okay baby,” Jersi replied before she hung up.

  Memphis had been at the gym all day assisting the personal trainer that he’d hired. He was about to cut back on working so much and focus on spending more time with his wife. Jersi didn’t work nights or weekends and he wanted his schedule to mimic hers. It was after seven and he was on his way home before his auntie called him. She had some plumbing issues and she was stressing about the amount that she was being charged. Memphis told her to set the appointment and he would drop the money off to her. When he pulled up, he groaned when he saw Juan’s truck parked out front. Memphis still wasn’t fucking with him but Juan’s mother was his favorite auntie. Juanita wasn’t feeling them being at odds with one another. She called Memphis over there and made them squash the beef in front of her. Memphis did it just to appease her but he still didn’t fuck with her son. He was a hoe and Memphis wasn’t feeling him.