shit. My head was hurting along with my stomach. I waited for my car to come around and hopped in heading home, not knowing what to expect because Rayna hadn’t called me about the incident. Maybe the pictures hadn’t reached her phone or something. I don’t know, I just had this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. I drove for a little while longer before reaching my gates. They opened and I drove in. Security greeted me, and I walked inside my house. Rayna and Rico were sitting at the table waiting for the chefs to finish lunch. Rico looked up from his iPad.
“Wassup Ace, how was the trip?” he said, dapping me up.
“Horrible,” I said, looking past him at Rayna, who had her head down. I’m guessing she was beyond angry with me. “Rayna, can I talk to you upstairs please?”
“Yeah,” she said, getting up from the table and walking up the stairs. She walked in the room and I closed the door, staring down at her and trying to figure out how I was going to explain all of this.
“I know you saw those pictures that were sent to you last night.”
“I did,” she said, sitting on the sofa. “Explain,” she said, raising her eyebrow at me and waiting for a response. She was so damn calm with it though, and that was strange because her attitude was usually out of this world when she felt disrespected.
“I don’t remember much. We were at the bar discussing business, and after that it’s like I blacked out. I don’t remember anything else.”
“So you got drunk with a bitch you barely know?” she said, squinting her eyes.
“Rayna, I only had one drink. That’s why this shit ain’t adding up. I woke up with her naked in my bed and a condom on. I don’t remember shit that happened, but by the things she was saying the next morning I’m beyond sure that she put something in my drink. I choked her to the point where I almost took her life.”
She looked at me sideways for a few seconds. “Okay,” she said, like she didn’t have a care in the world.
“Okay?” I said, feeling that she must have mistaken what she said.
“Yea, okay. You had no control over what was done.” This shit was weirding me out.
“You forgive me?”
“Yes, Anthony,” she mumbled.
“Prove it,” I said, bending down and looking her in her eyes. She kissed me passionately, causing me to want more. I laid her down on the couch and opened her legs. “Are those hickeys on your thighs?” I asked, about to get angry.
“No. When I was with Chris and Karen, T-they,” she said, getting choked up. “It’s okay. My bad, just forget it,” I said, feeling bad for even bringing something like that up right now. I laid on top of her and started kissing her lips. I grabbed her leg and placed it behind my back. “Daddy’s home,” I said, kissing her neck.
We went at it for about thirty minutes before we climaxed together. Laying down, I felt like something was different with her, but maybe I was just still shocked at how she reacted to my news about Veronica. Yeah, that must be it. I looked over, and she was fast asleep. I pulled her close to me and let sleep take over me.
Chapter 11:
Gena
“Hello to you too,” I said as Slick barged through my door.
“Girl, ain’t nobody stun yo ass,” he said, sitting down on the couch. “Where is my princess?” he asked, looking around.
“She’s taking a nap, my nigga.” Just as that left my mouth, I heard her crying “Damn, she must have smelled yo black ass.” He got up and went into her room; she came out with her little six-month chunky face balled up.
“Hey mama,” her daddy said, holding her up and looking her in her eyes. Her whole face lit up and she started smiling, letting slob fall over her dad’s face. “Ewwwwww Kenyah,” he said, wiping his face with his hand. “You better be glad I love you, girl,” he said, kissing her cheeks. “I want to take her to the zoo,” he said, looking at me.
“Okay, well you can take her on your day. Today
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