Lost in His Love 3

by Shantay

  They both walked out of the resort that was located on the beach. Along the boardwalk there were many stores and bars as they walked by. Of course Kaylen had to stop in all of them and pick up souvenirs. When they finally got to the bar they started to order drinks until Kaylen was feeling tipsy. They say a drunken mouth always speaks a sober mind.

  “Whatever you got going at home needs to stop Ice. I’m tired of playing with you. I want you,” Kaylen said as she drunk her liquor.

  Ice already knew what was going on with Kaylen. He always stayed three steps ahead of her. Even though there was no one in his life he would never let her know that. He just listened as she rambled on about her feelings for him. He was well aware of the feelings that she had for him it was just good to hear it come out of her mouth for the first time.

  Kaylen was tipsy but she wasn’t drunk yet. She knew that she was letting her guard down by telling Ice her true feelings all with the help of her liquor. She felt comfortable and it was the right time. Even though Ice wasn’t saying anything she knew he understood because their souls connected. With Ice she felt a deeper bond with him than anyone else. They had the type of relationship where they didn’t need to talk much because they could read each other.

  “Let’s go back to the room before I have to carry you from out of here,” Ice said paying the tab on their bill.

  “You promise?” Kaylen winked.

  Ice shook his head and followed behind Kaylen as they made it back to their room. Jasmine, Jared, Mariah, and Donte were all resting before they all had dinner. They were jet lagged and wanted to chill for a few before they joined the festivities. The trip was for Kaylen and Ice anyways so they weren’t missing out on anything.

  When Kaylen made it back into her room she dropped her purse down on the couch and went to undress from her booty shorts that she had on. Ice went his separate way in his room. She was going to order a bottle of champagne and fruit for them. She turned on the Jacuzzi in her bathroom and filled it to the top with water. After her champagne and fruit tray she ordered came she went to find Ice. She tiptoed into his room because she didn’t knock at first. She found Ice on his balcony rolling a neat blunt.

  “Hey you,” she said wearing only her bikini.

  “What you doing in here?” Ice asked as he took a puff from his blunt.

  “I came to get you,” she innocently said.

  Ice looked at her strangely since she was being so nice. Kaylen grabbed one of his hands and led him into her room through their adjacent bedroom door. Ice looked around her bathroom noticing how much she was thinking of him. He couldn’t lie he did like it and was happy about the time they were spending together alone.

  “Come in,” she said as Ice helped her into the Jacuzzi then he followed behind.

  Kaylen handed Ice the bottle of champagne as she held the two champagne glasses. Ice poured champagne to the rim and they toasted to a great trip. Kaylen laid back on one end of the tub as Ice laid back on the other.

  “Is this enough to show you that I am through with all of the bullshit?” Kaylen asked.

  “Come here,” Ice said as Kaylen stood in between his legs. He finally kissed her lips and that was something he wanted to do for over a year. They weren’t in a relationship but they were going to date and see what one another had to offer.

  Chapter 7

  Everyone was seated at dinner looking over the menu. It was a weird feeling for Jasmine and Mariah noticing how cool Ice and Kaylen were. They weren’t acting childish towards each other and they were communicating like adults.

  “I guess it’s safe to say that y’all fuck with each other now,” Jasmine said.

  “You’re so damn nosey,” Kaylen said.

  “We straight,” Ice spoke up.

  In actuality they were better than straight. They were on a fresh start of something new. They both had the potential to turn their friendship into a relationship. Kaylen was happy inside but she didn’t let it show. She was going to tell Jasmine and Mariah all about it in private later but for now they were going to enjoy their night. Everyone ordered their food and discussed their hopes for the trip. Their was so many things that they wanted to try and do.

  “Let’s go to the club tomorrow,” Kaylen suggested.

  “Yes I can’t wait to show these people how I get down,” Mariah said dancing in her seat while Donte gave her a side eye as he drunk his beer.

  “You will be showing nothing before your daddy beats your ass,” Kaylen sarcastically said.

  “Yeah okay you’ll know who your daddy is soon,” Mariah said referring to Ice. Kaylen flipped her the middle finger.

  “We could walk on the beach after this,” Jasmine suggested and everyone agreed.

  Their dinner went by fast and smooth. Jared, Donte, and Ice had all of the ladies on their backs laughing so hard. It was good to have adult conversations when the children weren’t around. After dinner they all took a walk on the beach. It was late and dark but still they were all up for it. Ice noticed how cold it was getting and Kaylen was shaking a little so he gave her his jacket. He wrapped his arm her waist as they walked for a little then ran into the water to get their feet wet.

  Kaylen brought out a weaker side of Ice. She humbled him in ways he didn’t understand yet. He was young and still learning the ropes of loving a woman as he went along. He wasn’t perfect but he was willing to give love a try. He knew what he wanted and it was all worth it because in the end he planned on having his own family.

  “Are you my girl?” Ice asked in between kisses.

  “If you want me to be,” Kaylen responded back on her tippy toes.

  Ice was truly enjoying her company. It was different from what he was used to. He knew for sure that he changed and slowed down so much because if he didn’t he would have fucked Kaylen so long ago then dogged her out. Now he was acting like a man and taking care of business. He didn’t know how to take it slow but he was slowly just going with the flow. As much as he wanted sex with her he knew he wouldn’t respect her if they did it too soon.

  They all went back to their rooms for a nightcap. For Jasmine and Jared as soon as they locked their door their clothes came off. Being that they were parents of three they didn’t have time to waste. Whenever they had time to pleasure each other they took it without a doubt since they were always so busy with the kids or work.

  Mariah on the other hand wasn’t too pleased with Donte. She planned on enjoying her mini vacation but as soon as they entered in their room Donte’s phone went off with a random bitch calling him. She didn’t know what it looked like on his end but on her end she wanted to be mad and go off but then there’s a part of her that felt secured. She shouldn’t have to keep addressing women over her man. Then again, she started to feel like the women that kept interest was the reason why he didn’t marry her yet.

  ***

  Monday morning everyone flew back to Los Angeles after their long weekend. They wished they could’ve stayed longer but they all had work to tend to. Ice went home with Kaylen since he was flying back to Oakland in the morning. He knew he couldn’t stay away for too long.

  “I had fun this weekend did you?” Kaylen asked as she drove back to her condo.

  “Yeah it was straight. It was different though.”

  “How so?”

  “I’m just not used to this shit.”

  “Just because you’re from the hood doesn’t mean you have to only be in the hood. Get out more and enjoy what’s out here,” Kaylen said.

  “Well then what’s out here?” he asked.

  “Well for starters you could spend the night with me and we could go from there,” she suggested.

  “Aight sounds like a plan.”

  Kaylen looked at Ice for a second before she turned back to the road. She captured a mental picture of him in her mind. She felt like sometimes the things Ice say or when he puts her up on game about life is what she cherishes. She takes the things that he taught her over anything else he could off
er. She never had that kind of relationship before. Even though Alonzo treated her well for his time being he never taught her anything though. Even though Kaylen was a grown woman and there wasn’t much you could say to her it just wasn’t anything like when your man schools you about life or break something down to where only you could understand. With Ice he made everything possible for Kaylen.

  When Kaylen pulled up into her parking spot Ice took out their luggage. They were both ready to just relax and take it easy for the remainder of the day. Their weekend trip still consumed so much of them that they were feeling lazy. At the moment Kaylen wasn’t trying to get too attached since something always went wrong and plus she knew he was going back home very soon. She never really put too much thought into how a relationship could work when they lived so far apart.

  “Have you thought about how we could work with you being in Oakland and I’m here in L.A.?” Kaylen asked as she unpacked her luggage.

  “If this is what we both want we’ll make it work and nothing will be able to keep me away from you,” he said and she smiled.

  “That was a damn good answer!” she laughed.

  “I’m leaving from here tomorrow though,” Ice said deciding it was time to get back to his grind.

  “Why so soon?” she asked.

  “You know I can’t stay away from my money for too long,” he said. He sensed her attitude about it and knew she didn’t want him to leave but he had to. He couldn’t stop his cash flow for anyone.

  “I’ll be here for your grand opening okay?” he said trying to cheer her up a little.

  “That’s three weeks away,” she said counting down already.

  “Look you just gonna have to deal with it,” he said.

  Apart of him wanted Kaylen to come to Oakland but then again he didn’t want her coming because his whole life was located back in Oakland. He felt like if she came he wouldn’t be at home because he would be hustling then at the same time he wouldn’t feel safe knowing that she’s around. She was an open target so he felt like he should keep her on the low for her own safety.

  “Maybe one day,” she simply said.

  Kaylen left it alone since she didn’t want to start an argument between them. She knew he would be back soon. Going to Oakland wasn’t an option for her right now. She was just going to enjoy the rest of her night before Ice left.

  “You wanna go to a movie or something tonight since you’re leaving?” she asked.

  “How about you cook and we watch a movie right here,” he said. Ice wasn’t into parading women around town. He felt like it wasn’t cool since niggas was aiming at him everyday. It didn’t matter if he wasn’t in Oakland or not he wasn’t going to just be chilling with his guard down.

  “Okay we can do that.”

  Chapter 8

  Ice landed on Oakland soil and felt right at home again. He knew he messed up when he called Natasha to come pick him up from the airport. Natasha was his ex girlfriend that was like his main chick. They had a complicated relationship since they had so much history but they understood what it was. In Ice’s mind she was his ex but he never actually called quits with her. Natasha knew how Ice was and the games he loved to play. She was well aware that he was a hoe. He had her heart but she couldn’t help who she loved.

  Ice walked outside and saw her pink Range Rover he had given her as a gift a few years back. Natasha was 5’6”, she had wide hips, her breasts weren’t gigantic but it was enough to fit her thick frame, and her skin was a smooth complexion of Hershey’s chocolate.

  “Wassup Tasha?” Ice asked when he opened the car door.

  “Hi fake ass,” Natasha said calling him the name that she always called him.

  “Man here we go,” Ice said sitting back as Natasha drove off already annoyed.

  “Here we go nothing Ice I don’t really have anything to say this time.”

  “Man you always got something to say so just say it.”

  Ice and Natasha used to roll heavy together. She was always his main girl and even though Natasha never treated him bad or cheated on him he just fell off from loving her. She still had a big spot in his heart but he wasn’t in love with her anymore. Natasha was a dope girl but he felt like her damaged her too much to still want to be with her. He made it clear to her that he had love for her and she’ll always be in his heart but he couldn’t be faithful to her.

  “I swear I’m good Ice I don’t wanna argue with you today,” Natasha said but she was cut off when his phone rung. Ice saw it was Kaylen calling but he answered it anyways. He didn’t feel like he had anything to hide because Natasha wasn’t his woman anymore.

  “Wassup?” Ice asked when he answered the phone.

  “How was your flight?” Kaylen asked.

  “It was straight I just landed too.”

  “I was just calling to check on you.”

  Natasha knew her mind had to be tripping out on her because it couldn’t be a woman on the other end of the phone. She listened closely and it was indeed a woman on the phone. That’s why she couldn’t fuck with Ice like that because he always had another woman and didn’t care about being disrespectful. She had enough of his shit and she wasn’t going to keep letting him walk over her.

  “Really Ice that’s a bitch on the phone?” Natasha yelled loudly attempting to snatch away his cellphone.

  “Man what the fuck?” Ice yelled as Natasha swerved in and out of lanes on the highway.

  “I’m so fucking sick of you and your shit!” she yelled with tears rolling down her cheeks.

  For five years she put up with his shit. She was there for Ice from before he started to sell drugs. She was with him when he only had lint in his pockets. At one point they were homeless together and she stuck it out him. Natasha was always his ride or die. Whenever he was down she picked him up and vice versa. Her and Ice used to be family at one point. They knew each other since middle school but they didn’t date until they were both adults. Both of their family loved each other and she couldn’t see why he would want to break it up.

  Kaylen was in utter shock as she listened to an unknown woman and Ice argued on the phone. It sounded like they were fighting so she hung up the phone. Her feelings were truly hurt. She had bad luck when it came to men. It was like men were only drawn to her to end up hurting her in the end.

  Ice wanted to fuck Natasha’s ass up so bad but he couldn’t. He wouldn’t lay a finger on her but anyone else he definitely would. He couldn’t understand what she didn’t understand. He didn’t see a reason for her to be so mad. In his eyes he didn’t do anything wrong for her to be tripping out on him.

  “Take the next exit and pull over!” Ice yelled at her.

  Natasha was in her feelings and at the moment she didn’t trust herself. She pressed her foot on the gas pedal as hard as she could to make her truck go faster. She had tears rolling down her cheek soaking her blouse.

  “I said pull the fuck over!” Ice yelled snatching her right hand off of the steering wheel and squeezing as tight as he could. Natasha winced in pain and did as he said. As soon as she pulled over Ice got out of the truck. He wasn’t fucking with her from this day forth.

  “Get back in the car where are you going?” Natasha yelled when he got out of her truck.

  “Fuck you Natasha get the fuck away from me before I really beat yo’ ass!” Ice said calling his right hand man Jayceon to pick him up.

  “Fuck me up then! I wish you would Zion!” she said calling him by his real name.

  Natasha wasn’t giving up. She felt like he was playing her so she wanted him to feel how hurt she felt. She wasn’t going to run him over but she was going to push the car bumper on him lightly so he could get his ass in the car. As soon as she did it the first time Ice turned around with death in his eyes.

  “Get in the fucking car!” she yelled again.

  Ice still didn’t get in the car so she did it again but this time Ice had enough of her shit. There was only so much he could take and since it was co
ming from Natasha it pained him to even have to treat her like the rest of bitches he would normally dog out. He turned around and snatched the passenger door open and yanked her from out of the car. It was still in drive and he didn’t give a fuck at this point. All of this shit she was doing was pointless. She knew how much he hated when she made a scene in public. Natasha yelled as he yanked her roughly from out of the car. She was still trying her best to hold on so she kept her foot on the gas pedal. Half of her body was in the car and the other half was being pulled by Ice.

  “Get the fuck off of me Ice!” she yelled and pushed the gas pedal hard.

  Natasha’s Range Rover was burning rubber through the parking lot. There were a few bystanders watching and some people were probably calling the police by now. Ice didn’t stop as he continued to choke Natasha to stop the truck but she wasn’t stopping. When Ice finally let go of her he fell back on his ass and watched her car take off. For a second it looked like she was going to crash but she caught the wheel fast and sped off from the parking lot.

  Ice was furious! He didn’t know what to do with himself at the moment. When he really caught up Natasha he promised he was going to put his foot up her ass. Natasha was speeding on the Oakland streets. She was trying to get the fuck away from Ice. Moments like these is when she wished that she could be with her mom since she was the only one who truly had her back. Her mom lived in Chicago and Natasha only visited her a few times out of the year. The closest person Natasha has, as a mom was Ice’s mom. Natasha knew Ice’s family since she was about twelve and they were her second family.

  It took Natasha about twenty minutes to get to Ice’s mom’s house. She didn’t live in the hood so it was a little far. When Natasha pulled up in the driveway she pulled her hair behind her ears to look halfway decent since her and Ice did just get into it. She got out of the car and knocked on the door.

  “Hey baby,” Ice’s mom said.

  “Hey ma,” Natasha said walking inside.

  “What happened to you?” she asked curious.