by Tina J
Colby
When Brielle text me her ex was at Starbucks, I wasn’t mad or pressed to get there because her new security was on point. Some may wonder why her previous one wasn’t and to be honest, no one is perfect. We’re hood royalty with bodyguards. We don’t have the got damn secret service and even then, they make mistakes. People fuck up, you handle it and move on, which is exactly what’s about to happen with Ja. He knew the consequences of fucking with me.
“Take him to the hotel.” I told the guys with me and called my wife to make sure nothing else happened. It still sounded crazy referencing her as such, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
“You done yet?” Brielle questioned as soon as she answered. We didn’t live too far from here so I knew she was home.
“I’ma get rid of him and be home. Why?”
“I’m about to FaceTime you.” I hung up and answered right away.
“You play too much.” Brielle had the phone on the bathroom sink as she stripped.
“Well, I think my husband needs to...” She stopped speaking and covered herself.
“Needs to what?”
“Who’s at your door?” I turned to the side and sucked my teeth. Why is this bitch even here?
“I’ll be home in a few and make sure you’re ready.”
“Colby don’t get yourself stabbed.”
“Huh?” I was confused because not only did I have security and could handle myself, but Ciara wasn’t crazy.
“If you touch that bitch, I promise to stab you in your sleep.” I busted out laughing and put the phone on the seat. Brielle didn’t have anything to worry about.
I opened the door, stepped out, gripped Ciara’s arm and drug her to her car. I’m not about to play games with her; especially when my wife at home waiting on me.
“How could you marry her?” She cried and tried to hug me.
“I told you before Ciara, it wasn’t meant for us to be together. I mean, you were fucking me when I had a girl. You expect me to believe had I chosen you, your ass wouldn’t have dipped out? Or better yet, I would’ve done the same to you.”
“Colby please don’t do this. I’ll be your side chick again and you know I won’t say anything.” I shook my head at her desperation.
“Ciara, find another man who’ll love and treat you right.” I opened the door for her.
“I don’t want any man. I want my child’s father.” I had to clean my ears out because I know damn well, she didn’t say what I think she did. Ain’t no way in hell I got her pregnant; did I?
“How is that my baby? You’re not showing and...” She opened her jacket and sure enough, her stomach was round and poking out. I ran my hand over my head.
“When did this happen?” I leaned against the car with my arms folded.
“Outside your house the night Brielle came to mention Aniya waking up.”
“I wore a condom Ciara. What you tryna gain outta making up stories?” I went to walk away.
“My how we forget.” She had a smirk on her face.
“What?”
“Remember I sucked you off and right before you came, I hopped on and rode you before you stopped and put the condom on?”
“Ok, but I didn’t even nut.”
“Pre cum can get you pregnant too.” I swear my tongue was caught in my throat because a nigga felt like he was choking. That’s when it hit me that my wife was gonna be fucked up over this.
“What you want Ciara? You need a ride to terminate it?”
“Terminate it.” She tossed her head back laughing.
“It’s too late for termination. This baby is coming and since you don’t want me, I suggest you tell the wife, she’s about to be another stepmother.” Ciara closed the car door and sped off.
“FUCKKKKK!” I was so mad; I punched the back window out.
I sat in the car and laid my head on the seat tryna figure out how to tell Brielle. Blood was dripping from the gash in my hand; yet, all I could think about it my wife and how I’m about to have another kid, with another woman.
I went to pull off when I heard sniffling through my Bluetooth. I glanced at the screen and noticed my wife’s number was on it and the time read over ten minutes, which meant it’s a possibility she heard everything. The phone was face down and as bad as I didn’t want to turn it over, I had to.
“Brielle.” I saw her on the bathroom floor with her knees to her chest. The shower was still going and the tears were streaming down her face.
“If you waited for me this would’ve never happened.” She cried.
“I’m sorry.” I felt like shit and my heart was breaking because she heard everything. I couldn’t soften the blow or even comfort her at the moment.
“We’ve been through so much together and even though I walked up on you two, never in a million years did I think a child was made. Colby did you hate me that much?”
“I never hated you Brielle and I’m sorry this happened. Give me a few minutes and I’ll be there.”
“I’ll be gone by then.” I saw her getting off the floor.
“WHAT?” I shouted pulling out the parking lot. I heard the two beeps letting me know she hung up and raced home. By the time I arrived, her car was gone.
DAMN!
***********************
“You look like shit.” Armonie said when I stopped by to get Aniya.
For the last week, Brielle hasn’t been home. I know where she is and I’m tryna give her time to process the possibility of me having another child, but I miss the hell outta her. Everyone keeps saying it’s a lot to take in; especially now that she’s expecting but fuck that. I want my wife home with me and her daughter. She’s not neglecting Aniya but I’m another story.
“Whatever.” I moved past her and went in the living room. Aniya and my niece were on the floor playing.
“If it makes you feel any better, she looks like shit too.” Armonie went in the kitchen.
“Is she eating?”
“Even if Brielle didn’t want to, her mom is gonna make her. You know her mom ain’t having that.”
“Yea. Where’s your husband?”
“Sleep. I wore him out last night.” I almost choked on the water.
“Tha fuck Monie?” She thought it was hilarious.
“She did bro. Your sister gets freakier every day.” VJ walked up behind her.
“A’ight. I’m out.”
“Come smoke real quick.” I mushed my sister and followed.
“Let me find out you about to have three baby mamas.” I waved him off and sat in one of the lawn chairs.
“I’m gonna tell you something and it’s only because you’re my brother in law and I love you. Anyone else, I wouldn’t have done this for or gave a fuck about.” I looked at him light the blunt.
“The baby isn’t yours.” He said taking a pull.
“Say what?”
“Monie bring me the brown envelope on my desk in please.” He yelled in the door. A few minutes later, my sister handed him the envelope, in which he handed it to me.
“What’s that babe?” She asked him and once I opened them, mad wasn’t the word for how I felt.
“Colby wait! I’m coming.” My sister said after she saw the photos.
“No the hell you not. My baby is not about to suffer.” VJ pulled her back.
“Hold the fuck up. Monie, I know you not pregnant again.” She shrugged.
“What the fuck nigga? Can she go a year without being knocked up?”
“It’s not my fault her shit is explosive and like I always say, I’m never pulling out.” I shook my head.
“Sis, I love you but it’s time to get on the pill or the shot. This shit is ridiculous.” They both started laughing.
“Where’s Vanity?”
“Oh, Antoine definitely knocked her up again. Shit, I don’t think any of our women are able to come.” VJ thought the shit was hysterical.
“Fine. I’ll go on my own but make sure your phones are on b
ecause I’m gonna kill her.” I stormed out and raced to Ciara’s house. I kicked her door down and what do ya know? The bitch was on her knees giving my best friend head.
“What the...? Oh shit. Colby it’s not what it looks like.” Nay pleaded and pulled his clothes up.
“That’s funny because it sure as hell looks like my ex side chick giving you head.” I put my gun to his temple.
“How long you been fucking her?”
“This is second time. She came to me crying in the club, we started drinking and man I fucked up. I’m sorry.” I could tell he felt remorseful.
“You fucked Jacinta too?”
“HELL NO! Colby she is the only one I slept with.”
“Ok.”
BAM! I punched him in the face over and over. He tried to fight back but not really. Nay, ain’t no slouch and I truly think he didn’t fight back because he knew how wrong he was.
“And you.” I grabbed Ciara out the corner by her hair.
“Why the fuck you lie?”
“Colby please let go.” She tried getting my hands off her.
“Nah bitch. Tell me why you lied and then, you’re gonna call my wife and tell her too.”
“She doesn’t have to.” I turned and both Brielle and her brother were standing there. VJ or Monie must’ve called them.
“Why did you lie to my husband?” My wife walked over to us.
“Fuck you bitch. Colby is my man.” Ciara lifted her foot to kick Brielle in the stomach and I snapped.
“COLBY STOP!” Marco pulled me off and I looked to see Nay helping him.
“Get the fuck off me Nay. Girl or not, you broke the code and I can’t fuck with you like that no more.” I grabbed Brielle’s hand.
I glanced down at Ciara and she was fucked up. I didn’t mean to beat on her, but she was about to cause my wife to lose my kid and possibly her own life. So many things could’ve gone wrong and in my head in that split second, they did. I couldn’t risk it.
“I got this.” Marco Jr. said as I headed to the door.
“You’re my daughters fucking godfather. Was her pussy really worth our friendship; our brotherhood?” He put his head down. Even with the shit his brother did, Nay never did me dirty or turned his back on me.
“I fucked up Colby.”
“You fucked out real bad and the only reason I didn’t kill you is because of our history but know this.” I went to walk over to him, and Brielle held me back.
“I won’t ever let nobody fuck with you because I valued our brotherhood but don’t say shit to me ever again.”
“Colby.”
“Don’t apologize again because if you really were sorry, you wouldn’t have continued sleeping with her or been ok with her tryna pin a child on me.”
“Say what? I don’t know shit about no baby.” He barked and looked over at her. Blood was streaming down his face.
“She pregnant by somebody and it ain’t me. Peace.” I led my wife out the door, made her get in the car with me, went home and made up for the week she was gone.
Jacinta
“Fuck! Where is Jaquan?” I paced the motel room I was in.
Sadly, after I tried to kill Brielle and Aniya, my ass skipped town. It was that or take the chance of getting caught. I refused to let Colby kill me over some damn kid he didn’t even want in the beginning. All of a sudden, he wants to kill for her. And he calls me unstable.
Anyway, I ended up in some town I can’t even name. All I had was two hundred dollars to last me until whenever. I found a bar, met some guy and been shacked up with him ever since.
His sex was good as hell and for some reason he paid for the motel. I didn’t want for food or clothes because he brought me the stuff. The only thing I had to do is stay put and if I went out in public; not to mention his name. I could care less what type of shady shit he’s in to. As long as I’m safe, I could care less.
“Hello.” The bitch spoke in the phone like she had an attitude.
“Why isn’t mommy answering the phone?” I questioned my sister.
“Hello.” I took the phone away from my ear to see if she hung up.
“Bitch, why isn’t she answering for me?” I heard shuffling on the phone and then a male voice spoke.
“Your mother will never answer the phone again: thanks to you.” He said.
“Excuse me. Who is this?”
“It doesn’t matter who I am. Just know you killed your mother.” The phone fell out my hand when he said those words. It’s no way Colby murdered my mother. He wouldn’t do that; would he? I picked the phone back up.
“I wanna speak to my sister.”
“Well she was about to ride my dick to release some stress, but I’ll give her a minute.” I sucked my teeth. The whole family ignorant.
“What Jacinta?”
“Is it true? Is mommy really dead?” I questioned again because I couldn’t believe it.
“I found out this morning.”
“Who did it?”
“I think you know the answer but let me fill you in in case you don’t.” I could hear the aggravation in her voice.
“Callie, don’t tell her shit if you’re gonna get upset.” I could anger in the guy’s voice.
“I’m ok baby.”
“You sure because the bitch shouldn’t even be on your line.”
“I’m ok.” I could hear them kissing and cleared my throat.
“How did she die?” I asked with tears running down my face.
“I don’t know Jacinta but your ex is the one who did it.”
“Why don’t you know? What kinda sister are you not to find out how she died?” Now I was aggravated.
“The same sister who Colby almost killed because he assumed, I knew where you were. The same sister he told his cousin not to have kids with because I may kill the baby like my crazy ass sister. And the same sister who harbors nothing but hate for you after tryna kill my niece.”
“Callie, I...”
“I don’t wanna hear it Jacinta. Our family is suffering, all because you won’t come around and face your consequences. Mommy’s dead, Abuela is still tryna recover from you breaking her hip and every day, I wake up hoping and praying my man won’t leave me over your shit. You put all of us in a fucked-up situation and the sad part is you don’t even care.”
“Fuck Jax. If he loved you, he wouldn’t make you feel like he would leave you. As far as Abuela, she was in my way. Nobody told her to try and block me from leaving. But mommy? How could you let him kill her?”
“YOU GOT HER KILLED JACINTA. YOU DID.” She screamed and I could feel more tears falling down my face.
“So what? I’m supposed to let him kill me?”
“Yo! Don’t hit my girl line no more.” Jax didn’t even allow y sister to answer.
“Who the fuck are you talking to? She’s my sister and...”
“And she’s my girl. You not about to stress her out with my baby in her stomach.”
“Say what?” I started laughing.
“You better watch Callie. Crazy may run in our family.” I joked.
“Nah. My girl good over here and you know why?”
“Why?”
“Because I got her back and so does my family. Any type of therapy she needs or postpartum she may have; we’ll be right here to help her through it.”
“Whatever.”
“You’re so stupid because had you told my cousin you were going through something; you would’ve received the same.” I thought about what he said. Colby may have helped me, but he didn’t want me and fuck that. He should’ve stayed with me.
“Now like I said, don’t hit her line again and we’ll be seeing you soon.”
“Whatever.”
“You want me to bring her when my cousin kills you?” He laughed.
“He’ll never find me.” I tainted.
“He already has.” The phone disconnected and my heart started beating fast.
BOOM! BOOM! Someone banged on the door. I litera
lly slid my ass under the bed and felt my body shaking.
BOOM! BOOM! The banging continued.
“Jacinta, open the door.” The guy I’ve been seeing called through the door. I hurried from under the bed, checked myself over and peeked out the window before opening it.
“Why didn’t you use your key?” I went to close the door and some chick kicked it opened.
“So this the bitch you cheating on me with?” Some ratchet looking chick ran up and started punching him in the chest.
“Yo! We not fucking. Calm yo ass down.” He pushed the chick against the wall. She looked at me, noticed his T-shirt and lost it. The two of us started going blow for blow. I couldn’t really see her out the one eye due to Colby making me blind, but I was hitting her for sure.
“Break this shit up.” He struggled pulling us off because we both had each other’s hair.
“How could you cheat on me?” The woman was crying.
“It happened one time.”
“One time.” She glanced over at me.
“One time.” I went with the story because she looked like someone who believed anything he said. Who am I to change her mind?
He dropped the other key on the bed and told me it was over. I had to figure out my next move. Him and the chick left together and that was the last time I saw him. Now what am I gonna do for money?
**********************
“I’m sorry this happened to you mommy.” I bent down and kissed her cheek before walking back to my seat. It was the beginning of the wake and not one person had arrived yet. I came early to say my goodbyes and to sit all the way in the back.
Within the next hour, the place began to fill up with family members and people she knew. I saw her neighbors, church members and some I didn’t know. Right before the service started, in walked my sister wearing a fitted black dress showing off her small belly. I couldn’t believe she was actually having a kid with a member of the Banks family.
Anyway, she had on a big hat, black sunglasses and some nice ass shoes. I knew exactly who Jax was and he looked casket sharp. He stayed close to her the whole time and if a man was her space, he made sure to give a look making them back away. Secretly, I was hating and wanted to say something. However; I couldn’t give any inclination that my presence was here.
