“I’m not lying about anything,” I calmly told him, hearing Raven’s advice in my head.
He sucked his teeth. “Bae, I saw you on the fuckin’ cameras when you walked up. Your eyes were puffy as hell, and they only look like that when you’ve been crying or you’re sick. You’re not sick, so why you been crying?”
“Me and Raven watchedSelena.”
That part wasn’t a lie, we actually did watch it since it’s our favorite movie. I cried at the ending every single time, even though I knew what was coming.
“Your period started yet?” He pressed, squinting at me like he could see right through my wall of bullshit.
Now here was the real pressure cooker. I was a terrible liar, so whatever came out of my mouth next had the ability to make or break my night.Lie like there’s six keys of coke up your pussy.
“It’s about to start,” I blurted, sounding hella unsure of myself. “I’ve been cramping all day.”
“Angel,” he thumbed his nose and humorlessly chuckled. “Your cramps start the weekbeforeyour period. You weren’t cramping last week, but you gon’ sit here and tell me you’re cramping today? C’mon now. If you gon’ lie, at least make the shit believable.”
Sucking my teeth, I settled further into the couch like I was trying to hide. I always thought it was so cute to have a nigga know everything about me until he truly kneweverythingabout me. Gahdamn.
“Bye, Xyleek.”
“Bye is right. I’m on the way home with a pregnancy test.”
“I’m not taking it!”
“Baby, I don’t care if I have to tie you up, spread them lil’ pussy lips open, andmakeyou piss my fuckin’ self. Either way, you gon’ piss on a stick this gahdamn day. Matter fact, don’t even worry about it because I know for a fact you pregnant,” he folded his arms across his chest and mugged me.
“You don’t know shit,” I scoffed, my thumb hovering over the button to end the call.
“Actually, Ido. Those stupid ass packs of birth control? Yeah, fuckin’ sugar pills, Angel,” a gratified, arrogant smirk stretched his lips.
I shot straight up, similar to his dick whenever he was in my presence. “What the fuck did you just say?”
“You’ve been having that look in your eyes like you need something more from me, Angel. Like my words don’t mean as much as they used to, so I figured what better way to show you I’m serious than a baby?” He smoothly questioned as if he wasn’t telling me the most insane shit ever.
“I’m sorry,” I shook my head like bees were flying around me. “Run that by meone more time. Because I know good and gahdamn well I didn’t hear what IthinkI heard.”
“Drek, I—”
“And repeat that shit slow, like I’m stupid, nigga, because I just fuckin’ know you didn’t say that. You didn’t say that,” I laughed, tossing the blanket off me. “Nah, I’m delusional.”
He blinked casually, taking a seat at his desk. “I said what better way to show you how serious I am this time than to give us a baby.”
“US?!” I shouted from the deepest part of my gut. “The fuck do you mean,us,Xyleek? I didn’t consent to this shit! How did you switch out my birth control? I just went to the doctor a month ago for a refill.”
“I know your pharmacist, Angel. Shit, I know every member of your medical network,” he grinned, again, as if what he was saying was no big deal. “Why do you think everyone that treats you is a woman? You think I wantanyniggas being that close in your personal space? Hell nah.”
My eyes bucked as my mouth fell open. I was stunned into complete silence at all of these shocking revelations. First, the nigga freely admitted to trapping me, and on top of that…he knew every member of my damn medical team? How the fuck did I not see this level of crazy in him? Killing somebody for me? Okay, that was kinda romantic, but PUTTING A BABY IN ME?! That was criminal, and I wanted him arrested eeeeeeeemejiaaaatellyyyyy.
“Sophia is a very sweet woman,” he said thoughtfully. “That’s your pharmacist, in case you didn’t know. Two beautiful twin boys and a loser of a fuckin’ husband. It just reminds me of everything I never want to be for you, Angel. I’m going to be the best husband and father. I was planning to propose onValentine’s Day but fuck it. I’m coming home with the ring right now. I’ll see you in a minute, wifey.”
He dropped all that shit on me and then hung up as if he hadn’t just admitted to committing three gahdamn felonies. I screamed at the top of my lungs out of frustration, irritation, confusion, and some other fucked up emotion that I couldn’t name. Realizing that he said he was on his way home, I quickly sent Rae and Makenna a text that I was getting ghost for a while and to let my parents know.
The thought of staying in this God forsaken house made my titties itch. I had to get away and get awayquick. Did I know the consequences of running off on Xy again? I did. Virginia was about to turn into murderville, but at this point, I did not give a single solitary fuck. Running was the only option I had, so I had to go.
Chapter Nineteen
Xy
“I’m pulling the plug on the entire fuckin’ city, I don’t give a fuck!” I loudly raged, beating against my chest in the room full of foot soldiers under Blow and Jah’s command.
