“Your nigga?” I asked just to clarify what she said before I finally put her in her place. Yeah, I was wrong to mess with Havoc in the beginning, especially after believing that they were together like that, but she wasn’t going to act like I was the only one who did something wrong.
“Yes, bitch! My man, and you must be out of your fucking mind to think I’m gonna let you marry him!”
“Was he your man when you were fucking Sony?” I blurted out. Ocean gasped and stepped back from me. Her reaction alone told me that my assumption was right. I didn’t have any proof, but she just unintentionally gave it to me.
Something about the way she was reacting at my house that night Sony came with his dad to kill mine. She was acting more bothered than River was, and every time she saw me, she had something to say. Ocean was coming for me long before I evermet Havoc, and that shit always bothered me until I suspected that she was probably sleeping with him too. Her lack of a comeback right now did nothing but prove me right.
She then laughed, laced with denial.
“Whatever, you don’t know what you’re talking about,” she shrugged. Ocean tried to look confident, but her wavering eyes gave her away.
“Anyway, enjoy it while it lasts. He won’t stay yours forever,” she said, trying to get under my skin.
“Let’s see what Makari has to say about that,” I said before I pulled my phone out and called him on speakerphone.
“Hey, baby, you found a dress already?” he answered. Ocean’s face flashed red. In all the time I’d seen her claim this man as her own, I had never heard or seen him call her anything other than her name. The tears welling in her eyes told me that she picked up on that too.
I wasn’t trying to be a bitch, and this was so out of character for me, but I’d just had enough of her coming for me and threatening my family. And if this was the only way to get rid of her, then so be it.
I was standing up for myself.
“Uh, no, not yet. Your friend doesn’t seem to want to help me,” I said, now looking at the girl.
“Hmmm,” Havoc said then chuckled. “It’s all good. I just texted her manager, and she will deal with it. But you better not leave that place without a dress, Kairi. I don’t care how much it costs. I’m not playing with you. I’ll marry you buck ass naked if I have to,” he said, laughing.
I heard someone say something in the background, and I rolled my eyes, knowing it was Shakur minding our business.
“I wish to hell you would, Havoc! Kairi, you better find a fucking dress!”
“Your brother is hating, but remember what I said, Mrs. Sanchez. I gotta go, we having a meeting. Hurry up, I miss you,” Makari cooed, making my heart flutter.
“Nigga, get off the phone!” Shakur screamed, making us both laugh.
Just as I hung up the phone, the door opened again, and who I assumed to be this girl’s manager stepped through the door.
“Mrs. Sanchez, I am so sorry for the issues. Angelica, please go collect your things. Security is waiting to escort you off the premises.”
“No, wait. I’m sorry!” Angelica hollered, but her manager asked security to take her out of the room.
Ocean looked at me. I could see it in her eyes that she wanted to do something; however, we both knew that she couldn’t.
“Can you also take this young lady out?” the manager said to another security guard. The man immediately grabbed Ocean by her upper arm and pulled her out of the room as she stared at me in complete awe.
“Now, Mrs. Sanchez, let’s find you the perfect dress and get you married, shall we?”
I smiled and said, “Yes. I’m ready.”
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
TRINI COLEMAN
SIX WEEKS LATER
Ifound myself stepping into a place I never thought I would ever go again—a church. I hadn’t been inside a church since I laid my parents to rest when I was only sixteen years old.
That wasn’t to say that I didn’t believe in God because I did. I spent many nights crying out to Him, wondering why He allowed me to survive instead of going with my parents. But since the last time I went to church, I was left feeling alone, I vowed never to go back again.
Only Havoc could make me do something I promised never to do again, and that just showed how much I really did love him.
