Mell POV
I walked downstairs and saw Tyler and Uncle LJ on the couch. I looked more closely and saw Lucas playing with Uncle LJ chain.
"Hey Tyler, wassup Unc ?"
"Hey Mell.", Tyler said.
"Wassup Mell."
I walked over to Uncle LJ and picked up Lucas, "Hey buddy."
He laughed and tried to squirm himself out my arms, "Hi Mell."
"You aren't tired? It's really early for you."
"I want to play with doggy !"
"We don't have a dog."
"Ever since Allysa bought this yappy ass mutt, he's been in love with dogs ever since.", Uncle LJ said.
I sat him down and he ran out of my arms and somewhere around the house.
"Well he's active."
I walked to the kitchen and saw it was empty. No breakfast, no pancakes, no Mom- no mom ?
"Hey where's Mom ?"
"She went to meet up with Aunt Chey and Aunt Allysa."
"She had the nerve to not at least cook breakfast ?", Tyler said.
Wow, smart move Mom.
"We have cereal and waffles if you want that."
"Nah I'm good. I'm going to go get something from Waffle House."
I heard yelling and I saw London walking downstairs pouting with Lucas grabbing her leg.
"Mell get him !", She said.
"He's just playing with you.", I laughed.
"He yanked my hair in my sleep and keeps calling me a freaking dog !"
"Watch your mouth London.", Tyler said.
I picked Lucas up, "Quit being a brat.", I told London.
"Shut up."
"Doggy !", He giggled, reaching out to London.
"I ain't no dang dog.", London said.
I walked back downstairs and put Lucas back on the ground.
"I'll be back."
I grabbed my keys off the hook and walked out the door.
....
"It's like 8:30 in the morning and you randomly bought me breakfast."
I sat the bags on her living room table and sat on the couch as she sat next to me.
"May I ask why ?", She asked.
"I thought about doing a good deed.", I shrugged.
I took out the peanut butter waffles and passed it to her.
"I remember when my Mom bought us waffles all the time and you always loved to get the peanut butter ones even though I thought they were nasty as hell."
She laughed, "Thank you."
She pushed the waffles to the side.
"Are you not hungry ?"
"What's your status with your girlfriend."
"Jasmine-"
"I just want to know."
"We're still together as far as I know."
"Maybe we need some time apart. You know, just until you fix the situation with your girlfriend fixed."
"What do I need to fix ?"
"Zarmell you kissed me yesterday after I told you my feelings and you basically said you felt the same. Then you're going to ask what you need to fix with your girlfriend ? You're acting like yesterday didn't happen at all."
"Jasmine what do you want me to do ?"
"I want you to leave."
"You and I both know that is not what you want."
"You don't know what I want. you don't even know who you want."
"So what the fuck do you want me to do ? I can't just let her go like that Jasmine. You don't understand our situation so you need to stay your ass outta it."
"Get out my house Zarmell."
She got up and walked to the door, "You don't talk to me like that."
"So full of shit.", I mumbled.
I walked out her house and slammed the door behind me.
She don't know shit.
..... ...
I walked down towards the basement and with water and food.
I took the cuffs off Adrian and slid the resources to him. I knows he's too weak to try shit, but I need to keep him alive.
As he ate I took my gun out and pointed it to his forehead. I let the steel make contact with his head before he froze.
"Call your wife."
I held the phone to his ear with my other hand.
When he finished I hung up the phone, "Tell me about X."
I pressed record on my phone and set it on the table while I cuffed his arms and legs back on the chair.
