~Bethany~
As soon as the pilot announced we'd be landing in about 10 mintues, the nerves started.
First, a little tremble in my hands.
Then, my foot started tapping, followed by my leg bouncing.
I looked over at August to see him rubbing his hands together.
He caught my eyes and winked.
I rolled my eyes, and glanced at Nathan to see if he saw, but he's still rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
Good. I don't have to explain that.
About half an hour later, we were in a car on the way to August's rent house.
"How far is it?" I asked, handing Angel a snack.
"Not far," August replied simply, making a left turn.
A heavy feeling settled in my stomach, and I realized the houses begin to look familiar.
The car pulled into a driveway and stopped.
"Nice house."
"August, I am not staying here." Nathan and I said at the same time.
"Thanks man." August replied, ignoring me.
I know he ain't just...
"August I know you heard me."
August pressed a button and pulled into the garage as it opened.
"B, don't start. It's a house okay?" He replied, turning the car off and getting out.
"What's wrong with this house?" Nathan questioned, glancing between me and August.
August chuckled as he popped the trunk and pulled out our suitcases.
"Let's just say, Bethany's been here before." He chuckled again.
"And what do you mean by that?"
August popped up the handle of his suitcase and hefted his carry-on bag into his shoulder, before replying.
"This is my house. It's the house Bethany and I were gonna raise our family in."
August opened the door into the house and walked in, pressed the button to let the garage down.
I roll my eyes.
He did not have to say that.
"This dude..." Nathan sucked his teeth and opened the car door, unbuckling Angel from her car seat and taking her out as well.
I sighed.
Well this day went south fast.
I helped Nathan get the rest of the bags out and followed him into the house.
Surprisingly, I wasn't overtaken with past memories in this house as I walked through it.
Nathan took a seat on the couch downstairs while Angel and I walked upstairs.
I nearly bumped into August who walked out a doorway, closing it behind him.
"Oh, uh..." He paused. "I was just...uh."
I gave him a skeptical look.
"Just what?"
He sighed.
"Do you remember this room?" He gestured at the closed door.
It dawned on me that I did, and a pain went through my chest.
"This was...our son's room." I replied quietly.
August nodded with a pained look.
Angel looked up from her doll and stared at August.
August immediately smiled as she reached her hands to him.
"Hey babygirl." He cooed, kissing her cheek.
She giggled and placed her hand on his face.
I smiled softly and turn edto go back downstairs when August called my name.
"There um...I'm assuming you and Nathan are sleeping together?"
I felt my face heat up with embarrassment.
"I'm actually no we're not, um, we don't..." I chuckled nervously.
"Sooo y'all not sleeping in the same room?" He raised an eyebrow.
OH
"Oh you mean..." I laughed. "I thought you meant were we sleeping together, as in sex."
August scrunched his face up.
"Why in the hel-heck," He glanced down at Angel. "Why the heck would I ask about y'all sex life. Ew."
I shrugged.
"Anyway, y'all room is right here." I followed him down the hallway until we reached a closed door.
He opened the door to reveal a large bedroom.
"Thank you August. And don't think I forgot you didn't tell me we were staying here." I narrowed my eyes at him, and he smirked.
"I probably shoulda asked before we got here but," He shrugged with one shoulder, Angel's head laying on the other, " I figured maybe you would take it easy on me, seeing as I just found out my mom is still alive."
He faked a shy face, to which I rolled my eyes.
"You won't be able to use that as an excuse forever. And you have a horrible sense of humor, who jokes about something like that!"
We shared a laugh, and he followed me back downstairs.
Nathan looked up from his place on the couch then turned back to the TV.
"Hey, Nate. Can I talk to ya for a minute? Won't take long."
Come again.
Talk about what?
"Uh..." Nate glanced at me. "Yeah sure."
August nodded and stood Angel up on the carpet.
She immediately did her best to run to me and I took a seat beside the couch and sat her in my lap.
Nathan leaned down to peck my temple and mumbled, "I'll be good, I promise."
I grunted in response and he pecked my lips, then tickled Angel's belly before standing to follow August.
"Make yourself comfortable B. I got a bunch of TV channels, or Netflix if ya want." August said before leading Nate down a hallway.
God, don't let them kill each other. I pray silently.
"What do you wanna watch, love?" I asked Angel.
"Bah baby." She said immediately, making me groan in my head.
Of course.
This child watches this movie at least 3 times a day.
I sighed and found the movie Boss Baby and pressed play.
~Nathan~
I followed August down a hallway before he stopped at a room and pulled a key from his pocket to unlock it.
The hell kind of freaky shit is this?
He walked in and held the door open for me as I stood still and stared at him.
"Come in man, I ain't gone lay a hand on ya. The shit we gotta discuss is deeper than us."
I cautiously walked in and he closes the door behind me.
As soon as I heard the lock click, I squinted at him.
"Aye man, look-" I started.
"Relax, nigga," He chuckled, and walked deeper into the room taking a seat at a large wooden desk. "Like I said, this ain't bout no beef with you."
Didn't I apologize to this nigga and squash the damn beef a couple weeks ago?
He waved his hand at a seat in front of the desk.
"Sit."
"Excuse me?"
He made a face that says Really nigga, sit the fuck down.
I sat.
He locked his fingers together and sat them on the desk, staring down at them in silence for a couple minutes.
"No matter what problems me and you may have, we have one thing in common." He pointed at the door. "And that's that we love them two women out there, and I'm sure you'd also lay down ya life for em too."
"Damn right, without a doubt." I responded immediately, and he grinned.
"Good." The grin disappeard, replaced with a stern face. "With that being said, it seems we have an issue."
"And what is that?" I questioned, leaning forward to rest my elbows on my knees.
"When Bethany and I lived here, over a year ago," He paused, I guess to see if that'll piss me off; nope. "Some people was scheming tryna break us up, tryna hurt Bethany. I didn't find out bout this lil threat til after Bethany and I had already separated. Ain't even know the threat existed. Long story short, the threat is still here and even worse now. And that's a problem."
The hell kind of 'threat' is he talking about?
Could he know about...
Nah, B said she didn't even tell him.
So what...
"Aight, so, cut the story time," I tilted my head and stared him dead in his eyes. "What am I doing here? Besides the fact that I want to protect Bethany and Angel."
He returned the eye contact with a sly smirk.
"I been watching you Nate. Since I came back in Bethany's life and saw how close the two of you were. I looked your ass up, didn't find anything, but," He shrugged nonchalantly," I know you know about Terrance."
I sat back in the chair, caught off guard.
Okay, so he does know.
"Also, you're here to help me catch his ass."
Catch him?
"Catch him?" I voiced out loud. "Then what?"
"Then," He chuckled, so dark it made the hairs on my arm raise, "then we gone kill and burn that sick son of a bitch, and dance on his ma'fuckin ashes."
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