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3 weeks later...

Angel

"Girl your hair is gonna be sooooo bomb..." I said to Stephanie as she sat in the chair.

"I hope so.." She said as she played on her phone.

We were at the hair salon getting our hair done; we have a flight first thing in the morning to New Orleans to visit Stephanie's parents for Christmas.

"Are you excited about going to see your parents?" I smiled at her and she frowned. "I don't know... I mean, I talked to them and am they seem pretty excited about us coming, but I just don't know if I can spend a whole week with them..." She sighed.

"Well best friend, we'll make the best time out of it. And whenever you're ready to leave, we'll come home." She slightly smiled at me.

"How do you think they're going to react to Jaceyon?" I raised my eyebrows at her. "I'm sure they'll love him Steph!" I assured her.

"I don't know, I'm kind of nervous about it... The only guy they've met is Glenn and they really liked him for some reason. Even though he treated me like shit." She said as she held her head down as Drita curled her hair.

"Awww babe, they'll love his silly ass. I know they will." I held her hand and she sighed again.

She seems so down. I know she probably hates the fact that she has to go inside the house where she was abused most of her life in, but me, Dave, Jaceyon, and even Kairi are going to make sure she has an amazing time.

"Where's my TT Baby?" She asked excitedly.

I rolled my eyes. "Girl, with her damn daddy." She laughed seeing how irritated I became.

"No Steph seriously! That nigga hogs her 25/8, like damn... Mommy wants her time too..." I said frowning.

"Well at you have a baby father that wants to spend time with they child." Steph said.

"Okay. Bitch I can't even get mine to pick my kids up from school." Drita co-signed. We all laughed.

"You trust Mya around Kairi?" Stephanie asked as she furrowed her brows.

"I mean.... I KNOW Dave wouldn't let anything happen to her. Hell, he won't even let her out his sight." I said.

She nodded her head. "Yeah, you're right."

My phone buzzed.

Kairi's Daddy 👶🏽👣:

We miss you ❤️

"Awwwww oh my gosh..." I whined looking at the picture. "What??" Steph asked.

I leaned over and showed her. "AWWWWW!" She exclaimed. "They're literally twins..." She said.

"Yeah they are..." I smiled.

Kairi's Mommy 👶🏽💕: I miss you guys too 😍😩 Do you have everything packed David? 🤨

Kairi's Daddy 👶🏽👣: Yes 🙄

Kairi's Mommy 👶🏽💕: Alright now...

Kairi's Daddy 👶🏽👣: When you think you gonna be done with your hair? Me and the crew going over Jd's house to discuss business.

Kairi's Mommy 👶🏽💕: I'm done now I'm just waiting on Stephanie to get done.

Kairi's Daddy 👶🏽👣: Alright, let me know when you get home. I'll drop her off on my way there.

Kairi's Mommy 👶🏽💕: Alright!

Kairi's Daddy 👶🏽👣: Alright sexy Mama 😉

Kairi's Mommy 👶🏽💕: Bye bitch 🙄

I laughed locking my phone. "He so damn crazy."

"What his ass was talking about? And I hope he got everything packed. We don't have time to be missing our flight for his ass." Steph said Drita combed out her curls.

"Girl he say he got everything packed. But he said him and the crew going over Jd's house to 'discuss business'."

She squinted her eyes. "Jaceyon ain't say any-" She stopped and looked at her phone. "Oh this him now." She chuckled.

"You gonna be there while they there? Girl them a lot of niggas." I asked her. She nodded her head. "Yeah girl, they do this all the time. I just stay upstairs while they in the 'man cave' or his 'office'." We both chuckled.

She got up and looked at herself in the mirror.

"Ooohhhh I like this... Thank you Drita!" She said paying her.

"You're welcome!" She said back and hugged the both of us.

"Come on girl. Let's get out of here." I said and I grabbed her hand.

Dave

"Yo Mya shut the fuck up with all that damn laughing! My baby tryna sleep!" I whispered yelled as I bounced her up and down.

Kairi began to whine. I know she's irritated, because hell I am.

"Whatever.." She waved me off. I squinted my eyes at her smiling as she tapped in her phone.

She's been doing this for the past few months. I  always brushed it off but now I'm getting sick of this shit.

I walked into Kairi's room and laid her down in her crib. She was finally asleep.

I walked back into my room, seeing Mya still doing the same thing. I eased my way over to her and snatched her phone out her hand.

"Dave what the fuck?!" She yelled and tried to grab her phone back. I pushed her hands away.

I looked at the phone. She was texting somebody she had saved as "G ☺️". I scrolled up and read the text messages.

"Yo who the fuck is this?!" I yelled. "My friend!" She yelled back.

"What fucking friend?! You never told me about no friend named G! And what the fuck?! 'Yeah I miss you had fun with you yesterday' What the fuck did you do yesterday?! You said you were going to get your nails done!" I threw the phone on the bed.

"I did! We went out to eat afterwards! Why you tripping?! That's just my friend! I don't say anything when you be with Angel! You claim that's your friend!" She pointed her finger in my face.

"YO WE JUST HAD A FUCKING BABY!!! I HAVE TO SPEND TIME WI-" I scoffed. "You know what, I'm gone. I'll be back later." I said picking up my keys.

"Fine." She shrugged her shoulders.

I went in Kairi's room and picked her up. My phone began to ring.

Kairi's Mommy 👶🏽💕 is calling...

"Hello?" I answered. "Hey! I'm at home. Bring me mommy baby." Her sweet voice rung through my ears.

"Alright, we on the way." I said gathering our things.

Stephanie

I sighed walking into the house noticing that I beat Jaceyon and his crew to the house. "I guess I'll get me some snacks since I'm going to be camping out upstairs tonight." I said excitedly jogging to the pantry.

I opened the door instantly getting happy looking at all the snacks and candy that filled the whole pantry.

I pulled out all the snacks and put them on the counter. "I don't know what they ass gone eat. It's no way I'm cooking dinner for 20+ niggas." I said to myself.

I stopped. Should I cook them dinner?

I groaned. Alright, I'll do it just be nice.

***

I sat the hot pan of lasagna and garlic bread on the stove.

I cleaned up and grabbed my snacks and my bottle of wine and carried everything upstairs.

I walked in and sat everything down on the dresser. I looked at the suitcases sitting by the door. He packed his clothes like I told him to do before I left the house this morning.

"Good boy..." I smirked. I pulled my phone out.

My Wife ❤️: Hey babe, I cooked y'all dinner. I'll be upstairs if you need me.

Daddy 😍💦: Thank you mama 😘 What would I do without you? 😏

My Wife ❤️: Idk 🤷🏾‍♀️😌

Daddy 😍💦: Lol, love you sweet girl... ❤️

My wife ❤️: Love you more babe... ❤️

I smiled locking my phone. I miss him so much... I haven't seen his sexy face all day.

I walked into the closet to finish packing my clothes. I found everything I needed and began to walk out.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I was snatched up from behind and pulled back in.

I tried to scream and struggle but they put their hands over my mouth. I began to cry.

They closed the door and locked it. They pressed a knife against my neck.

"Don't say one word. You scream and I kill you right here." My eyes bucked.

I know that voice anywhere. That voice belonged to Glenn...

He took his hand from my mouth. "How did you find me?" I whimpered.

"I've been following you. A little birdie may have told me where you were..." He smirked as he gripped my butt. I closed my eyes tight.

"Now that's none of your business is it?" He slightly ran the knife on my throat.

"Glenn what do you want? Why are you here?" Tears ran down my face.

"I'm here to finish what I started. I'm going to kill your little boyfriend and for good this time. And once I'm done, you're coming with me." He said into my ear.

"Glenn please... You don't have t-"

"Yo Steph!" I heard Jd's voice in the bedroom. My eyes shot open.

Glenn tightened up his grip on me. "Don't say a fucking word... I will you Stephanie. And if you don't believe me, try it." He whispered.

"YO BABE!" Jd called out again.

I began to whimper. Glenn sat the knife down on the counter. He put his arm around my neck and began to choke me.

"Come on Steph stop playing all the time. I know you in here... You want me to look for you huh?" Jaceyon chuckled.

Come on Jaceyon... You read my mind any other time, please do it now. Just please come to the closet...

My vision became blurry as he choked me harder and harder.

The door knob began to jiggle.

I stepped up a little and threw my elbow into his groin area. He let out a loud groan and fell onto the floor.

"IM IN HERE JACEYON! IM IN HERE!" I screamed and grabbed the knife. "STEPH!" He yelled back.

I ran to the door and unlocked it. I flew into his arms crying. He held me as I screamed. "GLENN... CAME AND AND.." I said in between sobs. He then looked into the room and saw Glenn laying on the floor, holding himself.

"Yo, Yo Steph! GET OUT THE WAY!" He yelled and pushed me with everything in him. I went flying to the other side of the room.

POW

A gun went off.

My back hit the wall. My head was pounding. My vision became blurry. I heard them fighting.

"SHE'S MINE! I WANT HER BACK!" Glenn yelled. "YOU NOT GETTING HER BACK! SHE MINE NOW! STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER!" Jaceyon yelled back.

The gun went off again and again. Silence then took over.

My eyes grew wide thinking the worst. I held my head as I stumbled towards the closet.

"No no no..." I whispered. "No Jaceyon.." I began to cry. I walked into the closet seeing Jd standing over Glenn.

I ran to him and threw my arms around him. "Thank you God!" I screamed. He held my face and pecked my lips repeatedly.

"I thought I lost you again..." I whispered.

"You okay? Did he touch you?" He pulled me back and searched my body for any wounds.

I nodded my head. "I'm fine now... He touched my butt and choked me." He pulled me back into his chest.

"Baby I'm sorry... I'm so sorry.. You should've never been here by yourself anyway." He said as he kissed my forehead.

He covered my eyes as we walked out the closet.

We jumped when his crew ran into the bedroom with their guns up and cocked.

"YO WHAT THE FUCK GOING ON IN HERE?!" Dave yelled.

"I came in here and Glenn was laying on the floor!" Jd yelled. I told them the whole story.

Rico and Que ran to the closet and stopped once they saw his dead body. "Awe shit..." They whispered.

"I thought y'all said that nigga was ducked off!" Jd yelled at all the niggas standing in the bedroom.

"Boss he was! That's why we here!" Big G yelled. "Yeah we heard the nigga was somewhere in Atlanta! We was going there once we left the meeting!" Slim yelled.

"That nigga touched my girl! HE ALMOST KILLED HER! He said somebody told him where she was! Don't nobody know where I live but y'all! Who the fuck told him that shit? Hmm?" Silence went around the room.

"Yo Jd... You don't think we told him any of that shit do you?" Trey asked softly.

Jaceyon pulled a gun from his pants and cocked it. "WHO TOLD HIM THAT SHIT?!" He yelled.

"YO B YOU BUGGING! CHILL THE FUCK OUT!" Dave yelled. I grabbed his arm. "Babe, babe it's okay.." I said.

"NO THE FUCK IT AINT!" He yelled at me and I jumped. He's never talked to me like that.

POW

He shot the gun and everybody jumped. "YALL THINK IM FUCKING PLAYING?!"

POW

He shot the gun again. I've never seen him like this. I began to cry. G came over and hugged me.

"JD YOU SCARING STEPHANIE! JUST CHILL!" Evan yelled trying to calm him down.

"WHOEVER DID THAT SHIT BETTER SPEAK UP NOW!" Jd yelled.

"YO I GET IT YOU MAD BUT NIGGA WE WOULDN'T DO THAT SHIT TO YOU! YOU TRIPPING!" Mack screamed.

"YEAH AND BESIDES WE COULDN'T HAVE TOLD HIM! THE NIGGA WOULDN'T BE DUMB ENOUGH TO COME HERE TONIGHT IF HE KNEW WE WAS COMING!" Kasey yelled.

"WORD!" All of them yelled in unison.

"I can't believe this shit man!" Jd said. Dave walked over to him and pulled him in a hug. He let him go and Rondo threw his arm around him, leading him out the door.

"Yo y'all I got Steph, just go talk to that nigga.." Dave said. G let me go and followed behind everyone.

"Yo Steph, I'm really sorry you had to see that... He's just upset right now." He wiped my face.

"I-I've never seen him act like that..." I said shaking. "I know, I know... Me either... I mean I've seen him bug out before but never like that... But look just calm down okay? We gonna take care of everything.. Just go talk to Angel and y'all go shopping or something." He pulled out a wad of cash and placed hundreds in my hands.

I nodded my head. "Thank you..." I whispered. "You're welcome..." He hugged me tight. I picked up my purse off the nightstand and grabbed my keys.

"Hey Steph?" Dave called out. I turned around. "Yeah?"

"I hate you so much." He smirked and we chuckled. "Fuck you bitch." I walked out the door.

***

"Damn.... That's a lot..." Angel said as she picked up another outfit.

I sighed. "I just never seen him act that way... It scared me."

"Listen Pooh, I know you may have been scared but you have to understand. He feels like he should've protected you more. He was acting off of emotions. Just put yourself in his shoes: You come home and find Kelis IN YOUR HOUSE about to kill Jd in the process of trying to kill you. If they can't protect you from something and you get hurt, men blame themselves for that. They're put on this earth to be protecters and providers. He's not angry with you, the crew, or even Glenn. He's angry with himself because he feel like he should've protected you more..." She said as she picked up a cute orange shirt.

"I never thought about it like that..."

She pointed at me. "See, aren't you glad you have me around?" I smiled. "Yeah, I am.." I hugged her.

***

I pulled up to the house and all the cars were gone... I guess everyone left.

I carefully stepped into the dark house and sat all the bags down by the door.

"Babe?" Jaceyon said softly. I turned around and saw him standing there with puppy dog eyes.

I just looked at him. He had his hands behind his back. He slowly walked up to me.

I took in his presence as his sweet cologne filled my nose. He leaned down and looked into my eyes.

"I'm sorry..." He whispered. I softened up. "I'm sorry for talking you the way I did... I'm sorry you had to see me act that way. I never want you to see that. Not unless I'm protecting you and you have no other choice but to see it. I'm sorry for scaring you... I'm even sorry for pushing you so hard; I was trying to save you. If I wouldn't have pushed you out the way, you probably wouldn't be standing here right now. I was mad because I felt like I should've protected you more. If anything ever happened to you especially if it's something I can stop, I wouldn't be able to live with myself... Babe I'm sorry I really am... You're the last person who I want to be afraid of me..."

"I forgive you Bear... I understand." He looked at my lips and softly pecked them.

He pulled the big box of flowers from behind his back.

[S/N: I love flowers 😩 Idk why I just do... I think it's because my grandma loves them and she had a garden. I used to help her in it. I love it when a nigga buy me flowers 😭 Some men today feel like it's "basic" or pointless. 🙄]

I gasped looking at the huge flowers and all the pretty colors. He knows I love flowers. "Oooh babe! These are beautiful..." I said taking one out, twirling it.

He took one out and put it in my hair. We giggled as I looked in the mirror.

"I like your hair... I never got to tell you." He hugged me from behind. I smiled. "Thank you baby..."

"You're welcome.. I messed it up a little bit from earlier." He flattened some pieces down and leaned down and kissed my ears.

"Come on. Let's go finish packing." He grabbed my hand and pulled me upstairs.

Who do y'all think told Glenn where Stephanie lived?

& Sorry I didn't update yesterday. I was at the nail salon all day.

These the only pictures I could get 🤷🏾‍♀️

Love you guys! ❤️❤️❤️