*Aery POV*
Its my first day at work and I was excited! I love how I don't have to wear a uniform.. I put on my black jeggings that made my booty look like POW, My white cheetah print lips tee and my black Red and white letterman jacket. I wore my hair in loose curls. To top it off I put on my 'Hustle First' snapback that's black and red. I was looking rite!! I applied my makeup and before I knew it it was time to go. I grabbed my phone and purse and headed to work. I walked into Manhattan's about 10 minutes early. I didn't have nothing to do so I started to refold clothes that had been messed over.
"Ah..Aeryelle. I see you jump right into your work. And early I must add." My manager said.
"Yea..I wasn't busy so I decided I would straighten a couple things out."
"You are starting off very well with this job. I can tell you will be one of our best employees."
"Well thank you sir."
"You are very welcome. So, today you will be working the cash register." He said leading me to it. He showed me how everything worked. He rung up some customers and let me watch. I caught on pretty quick and he went back to the back.
I was listening to the in store music wen this dude with piss colored dreads came in. He was light skinned and cute. He had his lip pierced too. He looked around and spotted me.
"Wassup..?" he said licking his lips.
"How may I help you sir?"
"You can start of by giving me your number.." I ain't got time.
"Is there anything ELSE I can help you with sir?"
"Damn..Shorty. I'm just tryna be friendly. But yu can help me find something to wear for this function tonight." I remember Tan telling me something about a party tonight.
"Okay..now that I can do. If yu don't mind me asking..where is the party??" I asked walking over to the clothes racks.
"Uhh..wat yu say..I was doin something... but damn...You got a fatty." He said lookin at my ass.
"Tha party nigga. Where is it?" I said getting irritated.
"Its by my nigga Beez house..and don't be getting saucy widd ya lil fiesty ass."
"Watever. And I might swing by..Beez my nigga." I said picking out some camo cargo shorts.
"Ohh forreal?? You'll dance widd me?"
"I don't think my boyfriend would appreciate that."
"He prolly a busta anyway. Yu need to get widd a nigga like me.." I let out a chuckle.
"Wats your size??"
"9..9 1/2 inches.." He said with a smirk leaning against the rack.
"Ohmygawid..I was talking about your pants!!"
"An I was talking about wass in my pants!!"
"I can deal with you right now! You to much..." I said handing him the outfit I picked out and laughing.
"But yu can handle me can't yu??" He said tryna touch my hair. I popped his hand.
"Boy..get over there." I said pointing to the register.
"Why you so short??" He said making his way to the register.
"Cuz my mama short." I said stepping behind the counter.
"You look like yo mama??"
"Why??" I said ringing him up.
"Cuz I think I seen somebody that look like yu by Flacko house..but she ain't sound like yu."
"That was prolly my moms then...but wat she doing over there??"
"Uhh...I-iown know.."
"Okay..well your total is $43.76." He have me a fifty dollar bill and told me to keep the change.
"Well lil mama I guess I'll see yu at the party..."
"Okay. Have a nice day.. .."
"I'm Mike."
"Have a nice day Mike.."
"Yu too beautiful."
He walked out of the store and I sighed. He a fool. I feel like he knew more about my mama being at Flacko house tho. Imma have to talk to him tonight at the party.
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*Mimi POV*
Me and Beez had a nice time at the beach. It was nice and peaceful. I don't feel any different toward Beez tho. I love him..but I'm not in love with him. I need to tell him before this gets any further.
"Hey babe." He said as I entered the living room to find him moving furniture back.
"Hey..Can I talk to you about someth-"
"Wait !! Let me give you this first.." he pulled a box out of his pocket. He opened it and it was a diamond bracelet. I couldn't say anything..I was surprised
"I been waiting about a week to give this to you. I bought it before we went to the beach... I have never meet a female as smart, beautiful,honest, and kind as you. I love you so much." He said looking me in my eyes. I started to cry.. I knew I was about to break his heart.
He was about to put the bracelet on my wrist when I jerked my arm away.
"Wat yu doing?" He asked me obviously confused.
"Beez I can't do this. I can't pretend anymore." I said with my hands over my face.
"TF you mean pretend??"
"Beez. I don't love you like you love me.. I never have. I just went along with it. I love you but I'm not in love with you. I'm sorry. I'm sooooo sorry..I didn't mean to hurt you and I never meant for this to go on this long. But I can't be with you no more." He was quiet for a while.
"So yu tryna tell me that the beach didn't mean nothing to you? And That every night we 'made love' and watched the sun come up while lying in each others arms meant not a damn thing to you? You are one selfish bitch. Why would you lead me on for this long? Instead of telling me that you just wanted to be friends in the begging you chose to lead me on and you let me catch feelings. After I told you that I lov-" He cut himself off and sighed hard. He put his hands in a praying position. He stayed quiet.
"Beez...?" He didn't answer..still in the same position.
"Beez..I'm sorry...I know how you feel. If I could take it bac-"
"NO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL!! DO YOU THINK I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY?? BITCH, YO APOLOGY DON'T DO SHIT NOR MEAN SHIT TO ME...JUST LIKE I DO YOU." He threw the bracelet at the wall. I looked in his eyes and they had turned pitch black. This was not the Beez I knew. He paced back and forth in front of me.
" Beez please stop...you're scaring me.." He stopped pacing and walked over to me, backing me into a corner.
"Bitch you ain't seen scared yet .." I stood confused until he grabbed my throat and bashed my head into the wall. I yelled for him to stop and he slapped me. I was still yelling so he punched me in the mouth. I stopped yelling wen I started to taste blood in my mouth.I just stood there crying. He released my throat and I slid down the wall. He threw my stuff at me and looked at me in disgust.
"Get the fvck out my house."
I quickly got up and walked to the nearest bus station. I started to think about the situation that had occurred. I have never seen that side of Beez before. It was scary. Looking back...some things he did in the past are starting to make sense. Like..the time we were at the beach and we had a rude waiter that kept making snide comments about Beez ...he got into that same praying position. We ended up leaving that restaurant and just ordering room service back at the hotel. I laughed looking back at all the good times we had. During the trip..I was to busy worrying about how much I wasn't in love with Beez instead of getting to know him more.It took an ass wooopin to make me see things clearly. I know this sounds stupid..but I think I'm falling in love with Beez.
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*Beez POV*
I can't believe I just put my hands on Mimi. The women that I loved with all my heart just 15 minutes ago. And I still do. I know that I have anger problems but wat I just did was inexcusable for anybody. I know she don't love me but I gotta go apologize because I still love her. I grabbed my hoodie and opened the door to see Mimi about to knock. I looked at her for a minute and then I engulfed her in a hug.
"I'm so sorry." I said whispering in her ear.
"I'm sorry too..and.. I-I love you Beez." She said looking me in my eyes.
I carried her in the house.
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*Ray POV*
I was watchin TV in the living room when I seen Aeryelle walk in. She looked RIGHT too.
"Hey baby."
"Hey!!!"
"Haha..Excited much??" I asked her. She was turnt for nothing lol.
"Hell yes!! I love my job babe!" She said laying on the couch widd me. Making sure not to bump my wounds.
"I'm glad you like it bae. So wat they got you doing??" I asked curious of her duties.
"Well..I gotta work the register..straighten up the clothes that get messed up on the shelves..and my favorite part is helping people pick out outfits. Its just an all around perfect job for me." She was right about that. Aeryelle has always liked clothes and that makeup shit.
"True. But have you been thinking about wat you wanna do for your birthday?? "
"I totally forgot about my birthday...its been so much going on lately that I ain't had time to think about nothing like dat..but Iown know."
"I think I know wat imma do for you.."
"Wat??"
"I can't tell you, girl!"
"You know I hate it wen people do that."
"I'm sorry..." I said with a slight shrug.
It was quiet for a minute until somebody knocked on the door.
"Come In!!" Aery said yelling all in my ear widd her loud ass.
"Damn Aeryelle.Tryna break a nigga eardrum and shit."
"I'm so-" She said cutting herself off. She was looking at the door and I heard sniffling. I turned to the door and Kaymine was crying.
I forgot that I had been shot and I tried to get up. I hurt myself.
"Wats wrong? Is something wrong with the baby?? You alright?" I asked highly concerned. I was getting kinda scared. Aery helped Kaymine over to the couch.
"Wats wrong Kaymine??" Aery asked her wiping her face with a tissue.
"He keeps beating me.." she said in a whisper.
"Who ?? " I said..highly agitated.
"Ohh my God..who???" Aery said hugging her. Feeling her pain.
"Khalil..."
"On God. If that nigga hurt my baby I got something for his ass!! " I said not giving a fvck about my wounds. I got up.
"No..He didn't hit the baby Ray. I promise. I was curled into a ball the whole time so he couldn't. He tried to tho."
I punched the wall. If this nigga tried to kill my seed...we most definitely got a fvckin problem.
"Ray..please don't get angry" She said in a soft voice.
"Ray you gone hurt yourself! You gone have to go back to the hospital!! " Aery yelled at me. She was right so I sat back down..
"Why TF you wit that nigga if he beating yo ass??"
"Cuz the first time he apologized and said he wasn't gone do it no more. But then he did it a second time...then it turned into everytime he was mad..sometimes not even at me." She looked down at the ground. I couldn't help but feel guilty. Like all this was my fault. I was running her life.
"You need to leave him before you end up dead somewhere.." I said.
"You do need to leave. Do go back for any of your shit unless a nigga wit yu..." Aery said thinking about her own experience..
"I did...I left him already and I have my stuff." she said.
"Well where you gone go Kaymine??" Kaymine started to cry..
"That's the part I don't know..My mama kicked me out wen she found out I was pregnant. She ignores my phone calls and text messages. I stop by and she won't let me in the house. She hates me. I ain't got nowhere to go." Kaymine said..letting it all out.
"Yes you do. You staying here. My brothers old room still has his stuff in it but we can move it out and get new stuff. We need to get baby stuff too."I said. I couldn't leave my baby mama on the streets. It was the least I could do since all this was my fault. I got up and walked to the door
"Ray, Where you going??" Aeryelle said standing up too
"To get her bags.." I said.
"Now..you know good and damn well you can't get no bags. Get yo ass back in here and sit down." Aery said stepping out of the house. I swear to God I love Aeryelle. She sticking with me through watever life comes my way.. She my rider forreal.
Me and Kaymine was now alone. We were both standing up
"Ray. Thank you so much. I didn't want to come here but I had no choice. I don't wanna make Aeryelle think I'm tryna intrude or nothin...I jus-"
"It is perfectly okay. Now we can be a dysfunctional ass family now that we under the same roof." We shared a laugh. I placed my hand on her firm belly.
"We gone be alright. You, me, this baby and Aery gone be alright." I said kissing her forehead. And I made my way upstairs. Leaving Kaymine standing there.