Breaking the silence she introduced herself, “Hi I’m Jayla…Gavin’s girl friend.”
Snorting loudly at her statement, Gavin poured him a drink from one of the many bottles at the table and took it to the head.
“Hello,” was Nicole’s response and Gio just sent her a head nod not bothering to speak.
The confidence that she once possessed was long gone as she sat at the table feeling like an outcast. They all sat at the table talking and joking never bothering to include her, not even Gavin. Then who she assumed to be the birthday girl came over and rudely asked, “Who the hell is she?” Jayla was about to reply but Gavin cut her off telling Gia she was just one of the homies not making her feel any better either.
The night before when Gavin first told her they were going out she was so excited. They were actually having their first date, well second if you count the night at the hotel, but as she sat at the table with them her excitement changed to anger. When it was just them two he didn’t treat her like this so why was he showing out for his friends? Since when was she just the homie, he needed to let everyone know that she was the love of his life and they were official, it was time to let the world know. He had one more chance to get it right or else… Jayla thought.
She didn’t want to ruin the night so she excused herself telling Gavin she was going over to the bar and without so much of a response he just shrugged her off.
Shut it down…
“Where ya girl going?”
“Fuck outta here, y’all know damn where that is not my damn girl,” Gavin spat.
“Not what she said when she introduced herself, if I’m not mistaken she said hi I’m Gavin’s girlfriend,” Nicole joked.
“And as you see I didn’t pay her simple ass no attention.”
“Oh whatever enough about the hoe, where the hell is Aniya?” Gia asked.
Looking down at her phone before answering, Nicole replied, “I texted her a while ago and she said her and…” throwing a glance at Gavin and just like she thought he was hanging onto every word she said. “She said she on her way, so she should be here any minute now.”
“Well she need to hurry up, I thought the birthday girl was supposed to make the grand entrance not the best friend.”
“Looks like y’all spoke her up,” Gio interrupted.
Wasting no time Gavin quickly turned around to look at her. There she was heading towards them, beauty at its finest. She was the epitome of sexy, unlike Jayla she didn’t have to try hard to be sexy because it came naturally. Like now she commanded everyone’s attention even being dressed in a simple halter top peached color baby doll dress. The dress was simple but the way it fit her body made it appealing. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her, he didn’t even care that she was on the arm of another man either, he continued to gawk at her as she made her way to the table.
“Hey guys, this is my date Kendrick for those who don’t know,” Aniya greeted them. Everyone greeted her back and said hello to Kendrick besides Gavin, he just continue to stare at her as if he was in a trance. Gia had to be the one throw out a smart remark, “About time ya damn ass got her, miss I want to show up all late and shit.”
“Hush up, being how I had to be up all early with ya ass my ass needed a nap, but I’m here now so it’s time to party.”
Sitting at the table, everyone conversed with Kendrick except Gavin and Gio, something about him didn’t sit right with him but he couldn’t put his finger on it. Gavin didn’t give a fuck about his existence and continued to blatantly disrespect him by keeping his eyes locked on Aniya. She felt his gaze but ignored him on purpose, never bothering to look his way and to add salt to his game she would flirt with Kendrick on purpose. Blowing him kisses, winking at him, falling on him as she laughed, just to piss him off and it was working. Hearing her song, Rihanna’s Rude Boy, she got up out of the booth pulling Kendrick to the middle of the floor with her.
Gavin sat with a pissed off look on his face as he watched her dance up on him. She stood with her back against Kendrick’s whining along to the beat. Dropping down low she looked at the table, eyes connecting with Gavin’s. Never losing the hold, she popped her butt and bit her lip before taking it back up. As she continued dancing with him, she and Gavin kept each other’s gaze. Little did Gavin know he wasn’t the only one watching someone, sitting at the bar with her drink in her hand Jayla watched the entire thing. Fuming Jayla threw deadly looks at both Aniya and Gavin. Who did this hoe think she was? Trying to put on a show to keep Gavin’s attention, she just didn’t get it, Gavin was hers. For the first time, Jayla was actually mad at Gavin. Who in the fuck do he think he is? The moment she walk in here he can’t take his eyes off of her but I’m his date and he don’t even pay me no mind. I’m his girlfriend yet he still on that bitch! I got something for him…Jayla thought as she turned her attention towards the guys who been sending her drinks since the first sat at the bar……
As the night went on everyone lived it up, after dancing with Kendrick for a few songs Aniya pulled her girls to the middle of the floor and danced with them. They even got Gio to dance with them, Jayla was living it up at the bar with her new guy friend Ralph. Everyone was enjoying themselves except for Gavin who never moved from his seat. Nicole and Gia tried to get him out on the floor but he refused to move. Before anyone knew it was five minutes to twelve, grabbing a mic Gio commanded everyone’s attention. He started his speech by thanking everyone for coming out to celebrate his little sister’s birthday with her before calling Gia to the front of the room. Once she stood next to him he wished her a happy birthday, “Gia my sister, I love you with all the air in my lungs, you are more than my sister you are my best friend, no other girl will be able to take your place. I watched you grow from a teeny little girl to a young lady into a fully grown beautiful woman. There are many times that you get on my last nerves but I wouldn’t trade you for anything in the world. Today is all about you. I love you and happy birthday. This party is only the first part of your birthday. Your real birthday gift is in this box,” Gio said as two men rolled in a box that was bigger than her and pushed it right next to her. She couldn’t imagine what was in it, she just stood next to it staring at it.
“Go ahead pulled the ribbon off of it,” Gio said. Doing as she was told, she pulled the ribbon and all four of the sides fell down.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh oh my god,” Gia screamed as she rushed into Kaiden’s arms.
“Oh my god baby what are you doing here?” Gia asked as she hugged onto him for dear life with tears rapidly falling out of her eyes.
Hugging her back just as tight, “It’s your birthday, I know you didn’t think I would miss my baby girls’ birthday.”
Go, go, go, go…Go, go, go shorty
It's your birthday, we gon' party like it's yo birthday, We gon' sip Bacardi like it's yo birthday
The deejay played 50 Cent’s In da Club as everyone screamed happy birthday to Gia but she was in her own world wrapped up in Kaiden’s arms.
Switching it up to Justin Timberlake and Beyonce’s Until the end of time, the deejay yelled into the mic, “This one is for the lovers.”
Pulling Gia into the middle of the floor he wrapped her up in his arms as they swayed back and forth to the music. To the left of them Aniya was wrapped up in Kendrick’s arms even Nicole was in the middle of the dance floor dancing with Gio.
It’s about to go…DOWN!
By this time Gavin finally come to realize that he didn’t come to the party alone, looking around for Jayla he spotted her at the bar and begin making his way over to her. He noticed the guy sitting next to her being extra friendly but paid it no mind.
“Aye ma you good over here?”
Feeling the drinks, she sucked her teeth at him.
“Hell is your problem Jay?” he asked with much attitude.
“I don’t have a problem, I’m just surprised you remembered who the hell I am.”
“The fuck you talking about?”
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�Nothing…” She replied hearing the bass in his voice.
“Nah don’t say nothing now, here I am coming over here checking on ya ungrateful ass and you got smart shit to say, so continue what the fuck you over here talking about.”
“I’m just saying I’ve been sitting here most of the night and you didn’t even bother to check on me before, the whole time you was sitting there watching that bitch right there.”
“Aye watch ya mouth.”
“No fuck that! I’m your girl and you play me to the left for a bitch that is paying you no damn mind,” she loudly stated before chugging the rest of her drink back.
“I don’t know how many times I have to tell you but you are not my chick and why you worrying about her? Sounding like you mad and shit.”
“Fuck HER, ain’t no one mad at that whack bitch! She wish she was as bad as me! You know I’m the best you ever had that’s why you can’t leave me alone!” Jayla yelled back at him, gaining everyone’s attention.
“No you ain’t bad, you just know how to suck a mean dick! That’s why I keep coming back!” by now the music had stop and everyone had heard Gavin’s last remark. Hearing the commotion Aniya, Gia, and Nicole headed towards it. Standing off the side of them Nicole looked at the girl Gavin was arguing with like really looked at her and something about her was familiar. Aniya was about to go and tell them to take it outside but Kendrick pulled her to the side telling her he needed to speak with her.
“Whatever Gavin I don’t hear you complaining, you just mad cause ya old hoe couldn’t do it like me. I’m that bitch and shorty wish she could be me.”
“Why you keep bringing her up? You want her or something?”
“Nope fuck that hoe Aniya! Fuck her life!”
Hearing her name being thrown out there Aniya was getting ready to go approach the girl but Nicole stopped her.
“Niya, look at her, don’t she look familiar?”
Staring at her for a second Aniya remembered her as the girl she fought in the mall.
“Oh hell no, why the hell is that hood rat here?” she asked
“That’s Gavin’s date!” Nicole confirmed.
Walking up to them, Aniya asked, “Why is my name in your mouth no wait how do you even know my name? That ass kicking I gave you before wasn’t enough for you?”
“You know her?” Gavin asked surprised.
“No I don’t know her but remember that time I fought this was the little hoe I fought,” she said finally acknowledging Gavin for the first time that night.
“Fuck outta here bitch if anyone got an ass kicking it was you and I’m the bitch that took ya man from you since you wasn’t woman enough to keep him,” Jayla snapped.
“Oh no the fuck she didn’t,” Gia yelled as she made a move to attack but only to be pulled back by Kaiden who whispered in her ear to calm down.
Comprehension clicked in Aniya’s head, turning her fury to Gavin she asked while pointing at Jayla, “This is the bitch you cheated on me with? This whack ass hoe right here?”
“Niy….how many times do I have to tell you I didn’t cheat on you.”
“Yup he did and what you gonna do? You can’t be mad at no one but ya self, not my fault you couldn’t keep ya man,” Jayla stated.
“Ayo Jayla shut the fuck up and stop with the lies!”
Enough was enough, this bitch was bold, Aniya was done with talking plus she owed her an ass kicking. Making a move towards her, Gavin caught her just in time as she was about to knock Jayla’s head off.
“Niy chill….she’s not worth it I’m telling you don’t even bother.”
“Gavin get the fuck off of me! I told you, let me find out and I’m fucking her up! I don’t care how long it’s been I owe her an ass whooping so let me go.”
Realizing they were making a scene in the VIP, Gio announced on the mic that the party was over and everyone had to leave.
“Bitch please I wish you would touch me, I will mop the floor with ya ass,” Jayla yelled as she hopped up off the stool. Aniya fought hard trying to break out of Gavin’s grasp to get to Jayla but he wasn’t budging.
Getting up in Jayla’s face, Gio told her “Look shorty I don’t care if you with Gavin but you got to go and now. You can either leave on ya own free will or I’m going to throw you out.”
“Nigga fuck you! Gavin you really going to let him kick me out? Huh? You going to sweat that bitch instead of me?” Jayla yelled over Gio’s shoulder, but Gavin was paying her no mind as he focused on trying to calm Aniya down.
Not trying to go out like a punk she told all of them to fuck off and that she would see them in the street before walking out. Not having a way home she stood out front trying to figure out who she could call, as she was approached by the same guy from the bar…
Inside of the building world war three was about to go down as Gavin and Aniya went at it. They had to be broken up as her fury switched from Jayla to him, she was on one side of the room being held back by Nicole and Gia as Gio and Kaiden stood on the other side talking to Gavin. All Aniya saw was red, they tried to get her to calm down but she wasn’t hearing anything. All the past event came back to mind pissing her off even more, so this Jayla was the same chick who was playing on her phone, that’s who those panties probably belonged to that she found in the car. And that day in the mall, Jayla knew who she was that’s why she said all of that shit. Gavin had her walking around like some damn fool acting like he was madly in love while he had a side bitch. A whack ass one at that, Aniya thought.
“Nic just let me go, I swear I just need to hit him one good time and then I’m going to be good I promise.”
“No Niya, what would that solve?”
“It would solve a lot so let me go!” Aniya yelled.
“No Niya, she’s right, just let it go! Forget about it you moved on so you don’t have to worry about it, matter fact, where is Kendrick?”
“He had to go to work…Gavin I fucking hate you I swear, you ain’t shit and you lucky they won’t let me go because I would fuck you up!” Aniya yelled across the room.
Pushing away from Gio and Kaiden Gavin begin walking towards the girls, “Um G I wouldn’t go over there if I was you,” Gio called out but Gavin ignored him.
“Get away Gavin before she hurt you,” Nicole warned.
“She’s not going to do anything I just need to explain everything to her.”
“Fuck you and you can shove ya explanation up ya ass because I don’t want to hear it.”
“Too bad you’re going to listen,” Gavin said as he got a couple of inches away from Aniya. Once he got in arm’s length Aniya swung at him but he caught her fist, and spun her around pulling her into his body and holding her arms folded tightly across her chest.
“Get off of me Gavin, I don’t want you touching me!”
“Nah lil mama I need you to listen to me,”
“Well I’m not trying to listen to ya bullshit that you spitting, so save it!” she said as she struggled against him.
“Aniya let me…”
“No fuck you! And I mean that, now let me go I don’t have shit else to say to you I swear I don’t.” With that her tears started falling, that’s when both Gia and Nicole walked back over to them telling Gavin that it would be best if he let her go. He didn’t want to but he wasn’t getting nowhere, by now Gio and Kaiden was by his side telling him to let her calm down and to try again. Looking at her one last time he let her go before walking to the exit. Gio quickly followed behind him as Kaiden told him he would get each of the girls home safe.
Aniya stood off in the corner with her best friends as they said comforting words to her but at this moment her feelings were numb, she told herself that she cried her last tears for him. Wiping her eyes she apologized to Gia for ruining her party but Gia told her that she didn’t ruined it she was ready for niggas to leave and she helped kick them out. Laughing loudly, only Gia could make a joke out of a moment like that. Knowing Gia and Kaiden wanted to spend as much time as t
ogether as they could before he had to leave tomorrow night Aniya grabbed her things and told them to drop her off home…
Will you…
Her twenty-third birthday was her best birthday yet even with all that happened. She still couldn’t get over the fact that somehow Gio was able to get Kaiden to show up. She found out that Kaiden told his general that he had a family emergency and they gave him a two-day pass to come home. Once they dropped Aniya and Nicole home, he took her to the hotel suite that he had reserved for them. He surprised her with a dimly lit room with rose petals scattered all over the floor, walking into the bedroom the petals were spread out in the middle of the floor spelling out will you marry me. At a loss for words Gia turned around to find Kaiden down on one knee with an engagement ring in his hand.
“Baby girl I love you more than words can explain, you are my life line, and you mean more to me than anyone in this world. The moment I met you was the greatest day of my life. You the Bonnie to my Clyde and forever I will be grateful. Will you do me the honor of making me the happiest man in the world and becoming Mrs. Kaiden Ricky Jones?”
Tears streamed down her face as her hands shook, she imagined this day so many times in her head but never did she imagined it would come true.
“Gianni will you marry me?”
“Yes! Yes baby I will or course, I will marry you!”
Placing the ring on her finger he got up off the floor and pulled her into his arms and kissed her deeply. Pulling back slightly he looked down into her eyes and told her, “I love you baby girl.”
“I love you more.”
Taking her hand he led her over to the bed. Sitting at the foot of it he pulled her in between his opened legs and began rubbing his hands down her body. Letting his head rest against her stomach he inhaled her scent, as she rubbed her fingers through his short cropped hair. Pulling his head back she stared into his eyes. This man before her was her world, he was her God, no one could compare to him. He stood six foot even, with skin the same color as caramel. Gorgeous hazel eyes, his facial hair was always cut low making him looked rugged but she loved it. His body was cut up from always working out. Bending down slightly she grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head, taking in his body. The only tattoo he had was the one of her name on the left side of his chest.
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