Love Was the Case That They Gave Me

by Mz. Lady P

  “Throw that ass back,” I said as I tugged on her hair, causing her to buck like a horse. Bella was throwing that shit back and it had a nigga releasing all in her. I had to hold her body up because I could feel her legs collapsing. I lifted her up on the bed and laid next to her.

  “Don’t you ever do that to me again Jayceon. You don’t make that type of decision for us. We’re one. I love you and you love me and that’s all that matters.” Bella had climbed on top of and was straddling me.

  “I only did what I did because I can’t stand to see you losing shit because of me. You love owning your own business. I feel like shit because you lost it for loving me.” She bent down and kissed me on the lips.

  “If push came to shove I’ll probably lose more for loving you, but I don’t care because you’re all I want and I don’t doubt your love for me. It makes me feel good being your future wife. Just knowing that you would go out of your way to make sure I’m happy is all the confirmation I need, in regards to being with you. As far as my business goes, we are going to start our own realty business. Bennett Realty. How does that sound? After all, pretty soon I will be Mrs. Jayceon Bennett.”

  “That sounds great Ma. I’m down for whatever makes you happy.” She bent down and we kissed passionately. We laid in bed and just stared in each other’s eyes. I looked at Bella and listened to what she was saying. Here she was still planning for the future with me in it. Yet in reality, I was out robbing banks and pulling off capers. Bella had me considering walking away from that life and going legit. She’s too much of a good girl to be fucking with a nigga that’s in my line of work. She’s willing to lose everything for me. It’s only right I stop robbing banks for her and focus on my businesses. After all, she earned it.

  Chapter 12- Bella

  Waking up in Jayceon’s arms was the best feeling in the world. I know that we had only been apart for a day, but that shit felt like forever. My love for him was just that strong. I needed him like I needed air to breathe. I don’t think it’s possible to love someone the way that I love him. The look on his face when he walked in last night was priceless. I definitely have to do that shit more often.

  “What you got going on this morning beautiful lady?” Jayceon was walking around the room getting ready to head to his office.

  “I need to go shopping and grab a couple of things. Dillard’s finally has those Michael Kors sandals I’ve been wanting.”

  “Here. Get them in all colors. You know how much I love to look at your pretty feet.” Jayceon came over to the bed and handed me a knot so big I could barely hold it in my hand. He kissed me on the lips before grabbing his keys and leaving out of the door.

  “Thanks bae. Don’t forget we’re having dinner at your mom’s tonight. Try not to be late,” I yelled, hoping that he heard me. Yesterday Ms. Tina called and said she wanted to invite everybody over for dinner. I was glad she called because I still hadn’t found the courage to call her and apologize for coming to her house unannounced. I felt even better when she told me that things were cool between us. During our conversation, I told her about all of the events with my parents. I made sure to tell her about Jayceon taking me home to their asses, too. It warmed my heart when she assured me that she would always be here if I needed her. Since getting with Jayceon, she has always been very nice to me. At first, she wasn’t too happy about our age difference, but eventually she saw that the love we have for one another is real.

  I was happy Jayceon had finally left. I could now get dressed and head over to the jeweler I had set up an appointment with. Yes, I was still purchasing him the ring like I said I would. He didn’t want me too but what’s a proposal without a ring.

  *****

  “Thank you so much, Mr. G, for seeing me on such a short notice.”

  “No problem Ms. Santos. I’ve done a lot of business with your father over the years. So, I was more than willing to open up for you today.” Mr. G was one of the biggest jewelers and diamond importers in the world. I knew that he would have the perfect ring I wanted for Jayceon. I made sure not to tell his ass what it was for. For all I knew he was a spy for my father. I didn’t need them in my business like that. Not that it mattered because I was marrying him regardless.

  “Let me show you some items that I just got in.” We sat down in front of the jewelry case and he pulled out a huge briefcase and opened it. I was in awe at all the damn bling that was shining. It was going to be hard to pick out only one. They all complemented my baby so well. I kept skimming over the rings and one caught my eye; I knew I had to have it. It was a Pave` Signet ring in black titanium surrounded with nothing but diamonds.

  “I want this one. Wrap it up for me please.”

  “Are you aware of the cost Ms. Santos? That ring is $20,000.”

  “The cost only matters when you can’t afford it,” I said as I handed him my black card. I know my money wasn’t as long as my parents, but I had a nice bank account. He’s lucky I want this ring or I would walk straight out of this motherfucker. He just insulted me with his old ass. The urge to pee came all of sudden. I hated to use bathrooms out in public but I couldn’t hold it. Lately, I’ve been pissing like crazy.

  “Can I please use your bathroom while you finalize the sale?”

  “Of course Ms. Santos. Right this way. Here is your card. I’ll have it all wrapped and ready to go when you come out.” He showed me to the bathroom and I couldn’t wait to use it. To my surprise it was clean and smelled fresh. As I used the bathroom, I checked my messages and notifications. I hadn’t missed anything so I placed my phone back inside of my purse.

  What the fuck was that? I thought to myself as I flushed the toilet. It sounded like gunshots but I quickly shrugged it off. I headed out of the bathroom and that’s when I came face to face with what I assumed was a man wearing a ski mask and a damn assault rifle pointed at me.

  “Ahhhh! Please don’t hurt me.” The gun man just stared at me without saying a word. His eyes were so mesmerizing. It was as if I saw them before. He took my phone from my hand and put a finger up to his lips telling me to be quiet. I could hear things crashing and being knocked over in the store. He pushed me back inside the bathroom door and closed it. I was so fucking scared I was trembling. It seemed like things were constantly being broken. All I could hear was glass breaking. I was paralyzed in fear, and scared to move. Even after there were no sounds or movements going on, I was still too damn scared to move. Not long after I could hear footsteps coming towards the door, and I felt like I was pissing on myself I was so damn scared. When the door flung open it was the police pointing their damn gun at me.

  “Please don’t hurt me.”

  “We’re not going to hurt you, Ma’am. Come with us. We need to get you to the hospital and get you checked out.”

  “No I’m fine. I just want to go home. Can I please call my boyfriend?” All I wanted was Jayceon. Twice in one day I’ve had guns pointed at me and my heart can’t take no more. I’m not use to that type of shit.

  “I’m sorry, Ma’am, we need to take you down to the precinct for questioning, but first you need to go to the hospital because you’re bleeding.” He looked down at my legs and I had blood running down them. The sight of it made me became so dizzy that I passed out in the officers arms.

  Chapter 13- Jayceon

  Out of all the jewelry stores for Bella to go to, she would go to the one we were robbing. My heart dropped in my shoes as I came face to face with her. The fact that I was ready to pull the trigger as soon as I turned the corner had me shaking like a motherfucking leaf. I don’t know what it was but I felt like someone else was inside the store. I just had no damn idea it was Bella. After pushing her back inside the door, I continued with the heist. After blowing the safe and retrieving the diamonds, I was ready to get the fuck out of dodge. On our way out I noticed a receipt and a black velvet bag. I looked at and it had her name printed on with her card info. I immediately grabbed it and exited out the door with the rest of the crew.
I didn’t even tell them about Bella being in the store. She never saw any of our faces so she has no clue that we were the ones robbing the store. I had been seriously contemplating retiring from this shit. After seeing my baby, Bella and how close I came to shooting her, this was all the confirmation I needed. After the armored car job, I was done.

  “Do you see all these fucking diamonds Blockka?” Tech said as he along with Dominic, Rashad, and Fatima all played with the diamonds. Those motherfuckers were shining bright as fuck. I couldn’t even enjoy the fact that we had pulled that shit off. We had been working on it for months. This was the moment I was waiting for, but all I could think about was Bella.

  “Yo Blockka! Can I holla at you for a minute?” Fatima called me breaking me out of my thoughts. The fact that she called me Blockka had me looking at her like she was crazy. She never called me that. I got up and we went inside the office.

  “What’s up Tima?” I said in an aggravated tone. I didn’t mean to channel my anger at her, I just didn’t have time for her games today.

  “I remember when you were saying how you wanted to give Bella that huge rock. Well today I got this for you when we were in the store. It’s just a token from me and Angelica. I know that you love her and we’re over. So, you and her have my blessing. Plus, I’m trying to fuck with Rashad.” Fatima handed me the ring and kissed me on the jaw. She winked her eye and left out. I knew something was going on between them. I just wanted to see who was going to come out with it first. Maybe they thought I would be mad but I wasn’t. They have my blessing as well. Fatima deserves to be happy and Rashad needs him a rider like her. I twirled the ring in my hands and it was everything that I wanted in a ring for Bella. I appreciated the gesture, but what I look like giving my girl a ring that my ex-bitch picked out.

  “Let’s ride Jayceon. Bella just called my phone. She’s been trying to hit you up. She’s in the hospital,” Tech said and I jumped up to leave. The whole ride over to the hospital I was praying she didn’t get hit by a stray bullet when I killed Mr. G’s ass.

  *****

  I was already in a bad mood but when I made it to the hospital I was livid. Skylar had her ass up there with the some new nigga. I swear I was going to kill her, as if she was a damn THOT. Then my mother was ice grilling me and I had no idea why. Shit went from bad to worse when I watched Bella’s parents rush inside the emergency room doors. I knew they were on bullshit as they walked towards me.

  “This is exactly why I didn’t want my daughter with your gangbanging ass!” her mother said as she put her finger in my face.

  “Wait one motherfucking minute you bourgeois ass bitch. Don’t get fucked up about this one right here. I’ll beat your ass behind something that came out my pussy at ten motherfucking pounds and two ounces. Back the fuck up out his face. My son hasn’t done anything but love Bella. She loves him too. You might be able to control what she does, but I have the final say-so win it comes to mine.” My mother pushed the shit out of Mrs. Santos and she didn’t do shit.

  “You better tell her momma, before she catches a Bennett beat down.” Skylar was now standing up and ready for whatever. We went hard for one another. These motherfuckers had us twisted with all this fucking disrespect.

  “I can’t believe my daughter wants to be a part of this ghetto family,” Mr. Santos said and all I did was laugh at his ass.

  “What, you mad because she’s calling somebody else Daddy? Get the fuck out my face.” I muffed the shit out of him and sat the fuck down. They both left without even checking on Bella. They could care less about her. I don’t know why they even front like they really give a fuck.

  “This shit don’t make no sense. This girl back there sick and they want to act crazy.” My mother got up and walked outside. She always needed to smoke a damn Newport when she was pissed off.

  “You all can go back and check on Ms. Santos now,” the nurse came out and informed us. My heart sped up as I headed to the back. I walked in and she was sleeping. She was hooked up to different monitors. I walked over to the bed and kissed her on the lips. Her eyes fluttered open and she started to cry. She was holding to me for dear life.

  “I was so scared Jayceon.” I felt like shit as I felt her tears on my neck.

  “It’s okay, Ma, I’m here now.” As soon as the words left my mouth, a plain-clothed officer came into her room. The officer stared me up and down for a minute. I ice grilled his ass right back. I’ve been in the interrogation room plenty of times. I was not easily intimidated. I’m not racist or anything but I hated when a black detective did the most. This was an Uncle Tom ass nigga standing right here.

  “Hello again, Ms. Santos, I’m Officer Braxton and I’m investigating the robbery at the jewelry store. I would like to ask you some questions if you’re feeling up to it. Do you think you can answer a couple of questions now?” He came and stood closer to the bed.

  “Yeah I can.” Bella sat all the way up in bed.

  “Is there anything you can tell me about the robbers?” The detective had pulled his pen and paper out.

  “I didn’t even see the robbers as they actually committed the crime. I was on my way out of the bathroom and a man dressed in all black with a ski mask on, was pointing an assault rifle in my face. He never even spoke to me. He just put his finger up to his lips telling me to be quiet and he pushed me back into the bathroom. That’s where I stayed until you came in and found me bleeding.” My eyes got wide hearing that she was bleeding.

  “What exactly were you in the store for?” Bella looked at me before answering the question.

  “I was there purchasing a ring for my fiancée. I guess the robbers took it because Mr. G was wrapping it up for me. If you would like to check my bank records you’ll see that I purchased it. I really don’t know what else I can tell you. I’m not feeling too well right now. Can you leave a card or something and I’ll call you if I remember anything.”

  “Of course, Ms. Santos, feel free to use my number anytime,” he smirked, and winked his eye at the same time. This nigga had balls flirting with her right in front of me.

  “Don’t get fucked up!” I told his ass as he left out smirking.

  “Calm down Jayceon.” Bella grabbed my hand and started to rub it.

  “Don’t tell me to motherfucking calm down. That bitch ass nigga crossed the line coming at you while your nigga sitting here.” I pulled up a chair up close to Bella’s bed. I wanted to find out what the hell made her have to be admitted into the hospital. The doctor ended up coming in before I could ask her anything. I was becoming frustrated and aggravated as fuck because I couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

  “I’m glad you’re awake, Ms. Santos. You gave me quite a scare when they brought you in. Hi, I’m Dr. Eggleston.” He extended his hand and we both shook it.

  “Can you please tell me why my wife was brought in?”

  “Yes sir. She’s twelve weeks pregnant. The stress caused her to bleed and faint. You need to take it easy Ms. Santos. You’re high risk; the baby can’t handle any more stress. You need to relax for the next six months. No working. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Here is my card; call my office so that we can set up an appointment to start your prenatal care. Here is a prescription for prenatal vitamins and discharge instructions. Congratulations again.” The doctor left and we both just sat there looking at each other, speechless. I couldn’t believe I was about to be a father. That shit had a nigga feeling proud as hell. I had knocked my baby up. Bella was about to give me the greatest gift in the world.

  “So you having my baby, huh?” I said as I kissed her stomach and she rubbed my head

  “It looks like it. Are you happy?”

  “Happy ain’t the word. Let me get you and my son home.”

  “This is a girl.”

  “Yeah, we’ll see.” We both laughed. I wanted it to be a boy so badly. We needed a boy in the family there were too many damn girls. I couldn’t wait to tell my mother and Sky about the baby; they were goi
ng to be so happy. As we drove home, all I could think about was the day’s events and my future with Bella. I loved Bella and I needed to make her my wife before she had my seed. I couldn’t have it any other way. When I made it home, I got Bella situated in our bedroom. She might as well get ready because her ass wasn’t doing shit. I needed to hire a damn maid and a nanny to get the house in order for the baby. All I know is Bella is making a nigga want to change his life around. I know her ass got me all off my fucking square. I pulled off a fucking jewelry heist this morning and I still have the same fucking clothes on. Bella has a nigga off his square and the shit is scary.

  Chapter 14- Skylar

  I knew it was about to be some shit when I saw Tech walk in with my brother. If looks could kill I would be a dead ass bitch. Tech didn’t say shit to me. He just stared at my ass. I mean the nutty motherfucker didn’t even blink. I was pissed when he told my friend to leave the hospital. This was the second time their ass had run off one of my male friends and I was getting pissed off at them. This motherfucker calls himself having an attitude with me because I’m with a nigga, but the streets is saying this hoe, Aisha, is living in his crib now. Yeah, Tristan got me fucked up on so many levels. He must thought I was playing when I said I wasn’t fucking with him until he got his shit together. I don’t even like these niggas I’m entertaining. I’m just using them to get over his dog ass. I want us to be together and build a family, but I’m not about to sweat his ass either. He really in his feelings because I changed all the locks and the code to the security system. Ain’t no more popping up at my crib like shit sweet. I needed to use the bathroom so I left his ass sitting in the waiting room, looking like a sad ass puppy. I was enjoying treating him like shit. I didn’t even get all the way in the bathroom before this nigga rushed me.

  “You think I’m some type of motherfucking joke?” Tech had my face pressing into the mirror in the bathroom.