by Tynessa
“So, because I want to go on trips and spend time with you, it justifies you cheating on me?” Jazz asked, she couldn’t believe the nerve of this nigga.
“Not at all. I will never say that my actions were right, but I do know that I fell out of love with you way before I slept with her.”
“We have a child to think about.”
Gambino knew exactly where she was headed with this. He knew she was going to pull this. He reflected back to the doctor’s visit they had the day before they left Buffalo. The doctor confirmed that Jazz was indeed pregnant, the problem was that she was four months pregnant. She and Gambino hadn’t slept together since the night before they returned from the first trip to ATL and that was almost six months ago. They barely seen each other since they had been back because Gambino was tying up loose ends as far as his businesses went and getting Biggs situated with his takeover. He barely seen Jazz but he knew something was funny because she had been acting off since her trip to NJ to see her family. She went to see them about four months ago, but Gambino was gonna let the cards play themselves out.
“I’m headed to kick it with Zywon for a lil’ while. I will see you later.” Gambino grabbed his keys and left the house.
Chapter 23
At the hospital, Teyana sat stunned. She didn’t know what was worse, having Tyriq damn near kill her, leave her for dead and take her son, or finding out she’s pregnant by Gambino who showed up to her hospital room with his pregnant girlfriend.To make matters worse, the bitch showed out and flipped on him about cheating on her with Teyana.
She knew she was pregnant by Gambino because she and Tyriq hadn’t had sex since before her encounter with Gambino in the bathroom at the club. She had gotten her cycle in between the encounters.
She didn’t know what she was going to do. She couldn’t hide it from Gambino because he already knew, but she was pissed with him for bringing his bitch to her hospital room. It was bad enough she was laying there behind her careless actions with him.
She still had no clue where those pictures came from and at this point she didn’t even care. She just wanted to get her son back and get away from all this bullshit.
“Sevyn, where is Camari?” Teyana asked. She needed to see her son. She was hoping that Tyriq would at least bring him to see her or at least felt bad for putting her there.
“Teyana baby, Camari don’t need to see you like this, but I did call Tyriq and he said since the wedding is in a couple weeks, he is giving you the time you need to finish planning the wedding and you can see Camari when you meet him at the altar.” Sevyn replied with sorrow in her voice.
“He can’t keep my baby away from me for two weeks and what makes him think I will still marry him after this bullshit. He left me for dead.” Teyana was on the verge of crying. She didn’t know what she had done in her past life to be dealt the hand she was given. She didn’t know how much more she could take.
“Look, he will not keep Camari away from you. If Zywon and Gambino have to kill Tyriq ass, you will have your son back before you leave this hospital. This was the last straw. I will not allow you to keep forcing yourself to deal with this bastard all on the strength that y’all have a child together. If he really gave a fuck about Camari, he wouldn’t keep hurting you,” Sevyn said. Teyana didn’t reply because she knew that she was telling the truth.
“Sevyn, I don’t want Gambino nowhere near me. I’m done with him and I’m done with Tyriq. I will take care of my kids by my damn self. Gambino can see this child whenever he pleases but that’s it. I will not deal with anymore drama in my life.”
“Honey, I know that Gambino pissed you off by bringing her up here, but when Zywon called him, they were out shopping. He could’ve either taken the forty-five minute drive to take her home but he opted to take the 10 minute drive to ensure you were okay. He left her ass sitting in the waiting room but she followed him anyway.”
“I don’t wanna hear it. He is toxic. I’m laid up in this hospital because somebody from Buffalo, posted pictures of me and him on instagram. I don’t know where or who posted them or how they knew who I was to tag me, but it got back to Tyriq and he damn near killed me.”
“Wait, what? Tyriq did this off of pictures that he seen?” Sevyn was confused.
“Yes, he came in asking, why I told him I was with you and your family when I was with another nigga.” Teyana laid her head back down. She was starting to get a headache and she couldn’t understand how her life kept going from shit to pure shit.
Sevyn texted Zywon and told him to bring Gambino to the hospital. She knew Teyana was gonna be mad, but they needed to talk. She needed to stop fighting her feelings and let him know how she felt. She seen that Teyana was drifting off to sleep and decided that Gambino was the face she needed to see when she woke up.
******
“Man, where the fuck do this nigga hang at?” Gambino asked Zywon as the passed the blunt back and forth between each other. Zywon was telling Gambino everything that Sevyn said Teyana told her. Gambino was ready to paint the streets of ATL red.
“I got my niggas watching the house now, they think that nigga gone take his ass back home. Soon as we get word, we going over there. Only thing I want to remind you of is the fact that he has Camari with him. Sevyn claim the nigga told her that Teyana couldn’t get Camari back until he met her at the wedding in two weeks.”
“I know this nigga don’t think she still going to marry him after this fuck shit he just pulled, and let’s not forget that she carrying my seed. Even if she wanted to get back with that nigga, I ain’t about to let that shit go down.”
“Speaking of which, you went from having no kids to two on the way. Fuck, you gone do about Jazz my nigga?” Zywon said as the finished off the blunt. They both stood to head out the house. They were about to head to the hospital and Zywon was gone ride back with Sevyn.
“Man, I only got one kid on the way. Jazz is only four months and I ain’t smash her in six months, so unless a nigga got super sperm, she ain’t carrying my seed.”
“Wait, you mean to tell me you know she stepped out, is lying to you about this kid and you ain’t put her out yet?”
“Nah cuz, you know I ain’t that type of nigga. I hope she will tell me the truth before its too late but if not, her plane ticket is ready. I’m sending her ass back on the first thing smoking. I wanna get this shit with me and Teyana straight first.” Gambino knew he was playing with fire.He was hoping that when he told Teyana his plans that she would go along with them and help him push them through. He knew he had some ass kissing to do for bringing Jazz to her hospital room but he was hoping she would let him explain, believe that he didn’t have a choice. He needed to know that she was okay.
When they pulled up to the hospital, Zywon got the called that Tyriq had made it back to the house. He shot a text up to Sevyn and told her that they had to make a run and that they would be back. They pulled back out the parking garage and took the twenty minute ride to the house Teyana shared with Tyriq.
Gambino check the clip of is nine millimeter and slid it back in his waistband. When they pulled up to the house, Zywon reminded him about Camari being in there with him and they got out the car. Zywon’s two workers, Mickey and Speedy, hopped out their cars behind them and the four of them walked up to the door. Zywon rung the doorbell and after a few seconds of waiting, Tyriq swung the door open.
“Zy… Zywon, what are you doing here man?” Tyriq stuttered.
“Don’t play dumb nigga,” Gambino stepped in view and kicked the door opened. Tyriq stumbled back and they all walked in.
“Who the fuck are you? Wait, you the nigga that’s in all these damn pictures with Teyana hoe ass. If that’s why y’all here, you can have the bitch. I’m not about to fight over no hoe.”
“Oh, I know I can have her, nigga. That’s why you can’t have her.” Gambino laughed. Who the fuck was this nigga fooling, he couldn’t give him something that he already had.
“Man, fuck
you and her. I will take my son and keep it fucking moving.”
“You won’t be taking Camari nowhere but to his mother. When she is released from the hospital she will be at Zywon and Sevyn’s crib. You will take him to her when she calls you to do so. All that wedding bullshit you was talking is fucking done! Don’t even breathe when you get near her. Drop her son off and get the fuck out of dodge before bullets start flying your way.”
Gambino didn’t even have to pull his nine out for that nigga. He knew he was gone be a pussy just off GP that he liked to hit females, but he didn’t know the shit was going to be this damn easy. Tyriq showed fear in his face but not nearly as much as he had on the inside. He was hoping like hell that they left before he pissed on himself because he was definitely about to.
Gambino delivered a few blows to Tyriq’s face to make sure he understood that he was serious about him leaving Teyana alone and then walked out the house. Tyriq laid on the floor a few more minutes rubbing his face thinking of a plan to kill Teyana and whoever this nigga was that decided to play captain save-a-hoe.
Chapter 24
Teyana didn’t know how long she had been asleep but she felt a little refreshed. She looked to her left to see that the space where Sevyn had once been had been replaced with Gambino. She wanted to be mad at him but seeing his sexy ass sitting there had her forgetting why she was mad in the first place.
Yea, him bringing Jazz to her room was wrong but it wasn’t the end of the world. As much as she hated to admit it. She loved this man and she was sick without him. He was toxic but she was willing to get sick just to be with him.
“Why are you staring at me?” Gambino asked, never talking his gaze off the television.
“Because I can! So where is Jazz- I’m sorry, I meant Jazmine!?” Teyana chuckled. She would be lying if she said she wasn’t happy he was there but she didn’t need a recap of what happened the day before.
“Man, I don’t wanna get into all that right now. How are you feeling?” His only concerned at the moment was Teyana.
“Fine under the circumstances,” she replied.
So many questions was going through Gambino’s head as he stared at Teyana. First and foremost, he wanted to apologize for the little performance Jazz put on.Though, mainly he wanted Teyana to know that he wasn’t on no disrespectful type shit when he brought her to the hospital.
“Yo, I’m sorry about what happened the other day. I don’t know what came over me. When Zy hit me up letting me know you were here we was already out and I wasn’t thinking. I just jumped on the highway and came straight here,” Gambino explained. He was looking into Teyana’s eyes, letting her know he meant every word he’d spoken. Teyana didn’t say anything, she just turned her attention back to the TV, but unbeknownst to him, Teyana had already forgiven him.
“So, why you didn’t tell me?” Gambino asked, breaking the awkward silence.
Teyana knew he was referring to the baby. Truth was, she didn’t even know she was pregnant. Had she known, she wasn’t sure if she would have told him or not being that they were in the predicament they were in. After what seemed like forever and Teyana still hadn’t said a word, Gambino asked, “Well, is it mine?”
“Of course it’s yours, Terrean. I hadn’t been with Tyriq like that since we’d gotten together,” Teyana explained. Gambino didn’t know why but he felt he didn’t need to question her any further. He felt deep down that the baby Teyana was carrying was indeed his. It was too bad he couldn’t say the same about Jazz.
“Say no more!” Gambino nodded his head up and down as they both sat there in their own thoughts. “So, why did he do it?” was all Gambino wanted to know. Tyriq putting his hands on her while she was pregnant with his baby made Gambino’s blood boil. The more he looked into Teyana’s bruised face the more livid he became.
“Just let it go Gambino, please. I don’t need shit more complicated than it already is. All I want is my son back with me, and I don’t want that bullshit ass wedding or nothing. Whatever happens, happens, I don’t even give a fuck anymore. If he kills me, then so be.” Teyana hunched her shoulders. “As long as Sevyn and Zy watch over my baby I’m good.” She ratted on.
That shit touched Gambino to the heart just hearing Teyana talking like that. Her mentioning Tyriq killing her made Gambino want to go finish his ass off. Rubbing his hand down his face, Gambino lookedover at Teyana as she was staring off at nothing in particular. He tried to read her facial expression but couldn’t make nothing of it.
“Don’t even talk like that, boo. Just by you saying some shit like that make me wanna go off that nigga. I’m trying to give homeboy a free pass but that shit is hard as hell. I’m letting you know now, if he don’t have Camari to you when you get out then I’m gunning for that nigga head,” Gambino let her know. He didn’t feel the need to mention that he’d beat Tyriq’s ass, he was leaving that on a need to know basis.
“Gambino, I’m asking you to leave this shit alone. You don’t need to be risking your freedom over the bullshit that I’m going through.” Teyana tried to be rational with him. Gambino heard what she was saying but it was damn sure falling on deaf ears. He needed to protect Teyana and he was going to do it at all cost.
“Fuck that!” Gambino yelled out as he stood and begin pacing around the room. “You just don’t understand Teyana. I love yo’ ass and if me losing my freedom keeps him from hurting you, then that’s what the fuck I’m gonna do. What kind of man would I be to sit here and let that fuck nigga continue to do that shit? Fuck that! I’m a real ass man and I’m gonna protect what’s mines.” Gambino stopped pacing and was then looking her directly in the eyes. Teyana blinked a couple of times, trying to hold back the tears that was forming in her eyes. It was no use because the more she blinked the more her vision became blurry. It was then she realized how much Gambino cared about her. With him speaking on how he was willing to risk his own freedom for her safety spoke a million words.
“Come here, Terrean.” Teyana patted a spot next to her and he walked over to her with no hesitation. Taking a seat, Teyana cupped his face and kissed him passionately. After what seemed like forever she finally pulled back.
“I love you so much, Terrean, and I’m tired of this shit. I can’t continue to hide this shit because of Tyriq and Jazz. If we’re going to be together then let’s be together. No Jazz, no Tyriq! I can’t and will not continue with this love triangle. I don’t mind raising this baby alone if I have to.” Teyana looked him in the eyes as she spoke without a blink. Gambino just nodded his head as he stood.
“That’s all you had to say.” He leaned down and gave her a peck on the lips. “I’ll be back to check on you.” With that Gambino walked out the door without a second look or before Teyana could respond. She couldn’t help but wonder what he was about to do.
******
Gambino walked into the darkened house to soft music. Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia was arguing over a man. Whenever Jazz was in her feelings and thought Gambino was cheating she would play I’m His Only Woman by the two female artists. He couldn’t do anything but shake his head as he entered the living room. He knew Jazz was in there because he smelled weed and that pissed him off.
“What the fuck you in here doing, Jazz? Don’t make me beat the fuck outta yo’ inconsiderate ass.” Gambino snatched the blunt out of her hand and put it out. Jazz jumped up and got in his face.
“I’m inconsiderate?” She yelled.
“That’s what the fuck I said! Yo’ ass sitting there smoking and shit like you don’t have a baby in there.” Pointed at her stomach.
“Don’t fucking worry about what the fuck I do. You ain’t shit but a selfish ass bastard, Gambino. I swear to God I wish I never met you. I don’t know why I stuck around this long.” Jazz raised her hand to slap him but he grabbed her wrist.
“I don’t know why you stayed either. Why don’t you do us both a favor and save us the headache. Pack yo’ shit and go back to New York. I already got you a plan ticket a
nd a bank account set up. Get everything you need for the baby and when you have her hit my line.” Gambino said, giving her, her walking papers. Surprisingly, Jazz just smiled.
“Gladly,” she said and wobbled off.
Gambino watched her walk off, she took that too well. He was pretty sure she would put up a tantrum but something about her smile struck him the wrong way. Gambino knew her too well and knew he had to watch his back.
Gambino called his realtor and told her that he wanted to put this house back on the market and for her to send him some new places to look at. Something about Jazz was off and he wasn’t about to bring Teyana in blind. They both were going to get a fresh start together.
Chapter 25
Teyana was sitting up in her hospital bed wondering why her life was falling apart. She didn’t know where she went wrong or what she did wrong but she was ready to right all her wrongs. Thinking she had been doing everything right anyways, she had the slightest idea on where to start. She took care of Camari and loved him with every breath in her body. She treated Tyriq like a husband only for him to treat her like shit. Tyriq was a grown ass man still nickel and dime hustling weed, and she accepted that because she loved him. He never brought home money and Teyana position as a bank manager is what kept a roof over their head, at least that’s what she had him believing. She still had her trust fund and that’s what she was gonna use to start her life over.
She knew that Gambino was gonna try to move her in with him or Sevyn was going to want her to stay with her but she was tired of being a burden on people. Ever since the day she met Gambino, he had been rescuing her. She grabbed her phone and immediately starting looking through the classifieds for a realtor.
