What I Learned In L.A. (Sequel to What I learned at Hope Springs)

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Brittany

I sat at the table drinking a glass of water. Micheal had been gone for 6 hours,it was now 2 in the morning. After throwing up at Chris house, then on the way home, I made up my mind to take a pregnancy test. Well, that test was positive. I sighed, where the hell was this nigga. I picked up my phone dialing his office again but his receptionist told me the same thing for the Fourth time. He's on a conference call. I knew that was a lie. I stared at the test in my hand, really wish this wasn't happening. I texted Chris and told him, he was on his way over here.

"Aye, you okay?" I heard his voice behind me. "I don't know man." I said. He sat at the table with me. "Maybe it's not legit." I looked at him, and shrugged my shoulders. "Where yo man at?" "I don't know." "Does he know?" I shook my head no. I wanted to cry but I refused to, if I cried I would get in my feelings then I'd want to cut or scratch, so I was trying to keep calm. "Listen, if you are, it will be okay." Chris said putting his hand over mine. I sighed, this was not a good time for this at all. I got up from the table going into the living room. I sat on the couch, and Chris sat on the floor in front of the couch, laying his head back on my legs. I rubbed his hair, why for the life of me did he dye his hair all these colors, I thought.

"Your head looks like a snow cone." I said laughing. He burst out laughing at me. "So what, take a bite." He said. I nudged him still laughing. We watched some crazy ass Russian movie on Netflix and I dozed off, holding Chris hand. I guess he fell asleep too, After climbing on the couch with me. "The fuck is this shit?" I heard, and then I heard a thud. I jumped up, Chris was on the floor, holding his nose. Micheal was standing over him, red faced with his fist clenched.

"The hell is wrong with you!" I yelled jumping up. "With me? What the hell is wrong with y'all?" He yelled back. I didn't answer instead I helped Chris from the floor. "So it's nothing wrong with me coming in here seeing y'all all cuddled on the couch like this, huh?" This nigga was out of his mind. "Like it was nothing wrong with me walking in on you screwing HIS pregnant girlfriend? Fuck outta here Micheal." I said grabbing Chris hand so I could take him outta there to see if his nose was broken or not.
"I'm talking to you, don't walk away from me Brittany." "Nigga fuck you! You fucking breaking noses and we didn't even do anything. Where the fuck were you at? Huh?" "The office." He said calmly. "Yea, Jasmine was too." Chris said. I shook my head at him and chuckled a little, "Micheal, you just. Stay away from me." I picked up my bag, "come on Chris." I said. "Where you going?" He asked. "The hospital."

Micheal

Yea it was fucked up but I was attracted to Jasmine. I don't know where this attraction came from though. Maybe it was always there, and neither of showed ot out of respect. I sighed, going to the kitchen and grabbing a bottle of Brown liquor taking it back from to the living room. I just sat there and sipped from the bottle. I really needed to start thinking about what I'm gonna do about this situation. A few hours later once the bottle was empty I walked back in the kitchen. I sat the empty bottle on the table next to something that was sitting there. "The fuck.is this?" I asked myself out loud as I picked it up. I stared at as my eyes started to water. "Fuck!" I yelled. How could I be so stupid, why didn't I notice. I sat at the table holding the test in my hand.

"Micheal, wake up We need to talk." I forced my eyes.open looking up at Brittany. What time was it? The clock on the stove said 7. Its 7 in the morning. Brittany sat at the table next to me. "You pregnant?" I asked. "Yea." She said. "You happy?" She shrugged her shoulders. "I'm sorry." I said, "the thing with Jasmine, I honestly don't know what that was." I confessed, "all I know is that at the moment or probably even before I was attracted to her, she was vulnerable, and she wanted me. I wanted her so we did what we did. Yes I slept with her last night, but I want you." I said. She dropped her head. I expected her to be upset and cry, anything but the reaction she gave me. She looked up smiling. "Whats funny?" "I fucked Chris. So, I guess we even." She got up from the table walking away.