Love's Unexpected | 𝐽𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚

[chapter 19]

Fake Cafe, Fake Address.

Jayson's heart raced with a combination of anxiety and anticipation as Caroline and Meko shared the news they had about De'Asia's whereabouts. Without hesitation, he impulsively reached for his phone and immediately dialed his mother's number, inviting her to join them at a fine local cafe in the heart of St. Louis, he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope that this meeting would bring them closer to finding De'Asia.

Craveyard Goodings.

"talk yo shit, i need to find my woman." jayson didn't bother to take a seat. it's explaining and him running to find her.

"please, can you have a seat. we don't want to draw any more attention." caroline pleads as she glanced at the people sitting around us. meko on her right extending his hand to guide the two to be seated. jayson huffed and took a seat, as his mother did too.

"let's make this fast and short, ella took me to the house she plans to raise your son and the child she's carrying. i am positively sure de'asia is there, and it's been some days that i've been there — i'm clueless about her plan, but I'm certain she's got company by her side., when i walked into the house someone greeted me, like already knew my name by heart. almost sounded like you to be honest." meko breathed, then continued. "1578 Matterlane Avenue that's all of the address I r—" he was cut off by jayson getting up from his chair.

"wait!" meko yelled, causing everyone in the building to stop eating and look at him. jayson was already speed walking out, while mama brandy was trying to catch up.

"come on, caroline." he hissed throwing a couple bills on the table and jogged after the two people who had left.

meko reached jayson's car and stood in front of it blocking him from leaving. "cmon man, please. this isn't the way we should go about things!"

"fuck what y'all on, y'all want this broad to have her life saved, ion got time for that shit. fuck her, i got somebody to find that i'm trynna spend my life with." his knuckles turning white as he gripped the steering wheel and his jaw clenching.

"and we understand that wholeheartedly but you cannot just go up there without protection." carolina approaches his side of the vehicle. "we are not on her side either, we just want to go through things the right way that's all. we have to lure towards us, so that woman you love can live."

"jayson sweetheart, we should just listen.." mama brandy whispered making his crook his neck and look at her in shock. "mama?"

"please."

jayson sighed softly and nods towards caroline, "we will do it your way but if it doesn't fall through don't be mad when hands get thrown." he then gestures her and meko to back away so he could pull off. as he did, he spoke up, "what was that back there?" he questioned.

"playing in their face, that's what honey." his mother held up her phone, showing the length of the recording. "they came to you, instead of involving the police — they want to do things their own way , why not we have our own without them knowing?"

jayson couldn't help but smile. that's exactly why she's his manager.

De'asia's POV
Matterlane Ave

1:15 am

"i'm back how's it going so far?" ella whispered as she appeared by derek's side seeing him watch his foster sister lay on the ground in weakness.

"what happened?" her eyebrows furrowed.

"been feeding her spicy food, she has gallstone issues and too much of spicy, and fatty foods can cause her to get sick quicker."

ella smirked, "good job, d." lowering her head as their lips connect she handed him his bag of food. "i'm going to go get prepared for a shower, join me in a few?"

"be there baby." he eyes her as she sashays away.

and with that conversation, i heard it all. it was never jayson & i should've known it wasn't him when my stomach didn't do flips .

꒱࿐♡ ˚.*ೃ

1. y'all think meko and caroline plan will fall through?
2. derek and ella together?

it's a bad bitch birthday! 🥳🖤