WHAT IF?

Back And Forth Part 2

"So, how you doing, Lylah?" Larry said as he got comfortable on the couch.
"I'm good now that you're here." Lylah replied and kissed his hand.

A little girl ran out of the bathroom and ran to Larry's arms.

"LILO!" Larry happily shouted.
"Papa!" Lilo happily yelled and kissed Larry's cheek.
"How my little princess?" Larry asked as he place her on his lap.
"Good. Papa, you staying?" Lilo asked with puppy eyes.

Larry looked at Lylah. Lylah shrugged her shoulders.

"Sweetie, let me talk to mami for a minute." Larry kindly said.

Lilo nodded her head and ran into her room.

"She's beautiful. Just like her mami." Larry complimented.
"Why are you here?" Lylah asked with an attitude.
"Laurent and I got into a really bad argument and I need a place to stay for awhile." Larry lied.
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Lylah yelled.
"Lower your voice." Larry demanded.

Lylah lowered her voice and said,

"You didn't tell Laurent about us, did you?"

Larry shook his head and replied,

"I couldn't. It would devastate him."
"As your brother he has the right to know. You are so foul." Lylah said with folded arms.
"Please don't be like that. You know I love you and Lilo." Larry said as he stood up to hug Lylah.

Lylah looked into Larry's eyes and said,

"I love you too. And I don't want to share you anymore. Either you tell Laurent and let him go. Or I'm taking Lilo and disappearing. You got a week to make up your mind." Lylah replied and walked away from Larry.

Larry flopped on the couch and covered his face.

Meanwhile, Laurent slowly stepped out the closet. He walked back to the studio, sat down, looked up and asked,

"Why did this have to happen to me?"

The more he looked up, he noticed a camera. The camera record light was blinking. He ran out the studio searched the mansion for a tv station room. When he found it, he rewinded the tape to the last 24 hours. He took the disk out. Laurent needed to talk to someone. Someone he trusted. But who? He took a set of keys and went to Dr. Dre's garage. The keys belonged to a 2016 red Mercedes Benz. Laurent drove downtown and pulled up in front of a house. Laurent twisted the doorknob to find it was unlocked.

"Hello? Is anyone home?" Laurent called out as he walked through the house.

He walked into the bedroom where he found a woman brushing her hair.

"Candi?" Laurent asked.

The woman turned around and said,

"Lau? Oh my god!"

She stood and embraced Laurent with a hug. Candi's full name is Candice Pillay. They've been friends since they were ten years old.

"What are you doing here? You should have called me." Candi asked.
"I was in the neighborhood. By the way, you're front door was unlock." Laurent mentioned.

Candi looked embarrassed. As Laurent sat down, Candi noticed he was moving as if he was in pain.

"You okay?" Candi asked.
"I've had better days." Laurent replied.
"Tell me." Candi asked.
"I don't think so." Laurent said and shook his head.
"Come on, you know I can keep a secret." Candi added as she hand gestured crossing her heart.

Laurent took a deep breath and said,

"I was... I was...uh."