“This is between me and my wife.”
“Ex-wife! Kendrick, I hope you didn’t come here to start shit, because I’m not with it. Did you forget that we amicably agreed to go our separate ways? I’m still piecing my life together because of the shit you pulled. I’m just starting to repair my life. I don’t need you coming around, tearing it back down.”
“I know what you’ve been up to, Harper.”
“What are you even talking about?”
“I know about you and the doctor. Now I see why you were so eager to jump ship. You had it made and yet you still couldn’t let this muthafucka go. You couldn’t wait to run back down here to your weak ass baby daddy. Harper, this nigga didn’t give a fuck about you when you were out here scraping and trying to raise y’all’s son on your own. Who picked up the pieces when he left you broken? Do you remember who took care of you? I did. I knew you still carried a torch for Cameron’s father, and I still tried to give you everything.”
My hearing seemed to go out as Jordy’s head whipped in my direction. I grabbed the doorframe to balance myself. Even with my head spinning a hundred miles per hour, I couldn’t help but shrink under his glare.
“What the fuck is he talking about, Harper?”
“Oh, now daddy wants to show up!” Kendrick raved.
“JoJo, I’m so sorry. I was gonna tell you, but I could never find the right time.”
“What the fuck is he talking about, Harper? This shit is not making sense. Somebody better start making this shit make sense.”
“What’s going on?” Another voice drew everyone’s attention, making us look to the street as Jase marched up the driveway.
“Kendrick, please just go!” I begged.
“You don’t have to plead with him to do shit. You heard what she said,” Jase stated as he got closer.
Jase’s appearance seemed to disarm Kendrick, which was a good thing, but I could still feel Jordy’s eyes on me. This was not the way I wanted this conversation to go. Jordy and I turned to Kendrick at the same time.
“You need to leave,” Jordy sneered.
“You think you can just come back into her life after all this time. Who do you think she’s been with while you were living your life without a care in the world? I’ve been taking care of your son while you were out here living it up, turning young girls out and having orgies and shit.”
“Again, what the hell are you talking about? Harper, you need to be talking. Is that my fucking son?”
“He’s mine,” Jase interjected, causing everyone’s head to snap in his direction.
“Jase, you don’t have to do that,” I said, holding up my hand to stop him.
“I had him tested, Harp.”
“What the fuck!” Jordy’s hands shot to his head.
“Bro, I just found out. I didn’t know if I should tell you or not. I see how you are with him, but I love him too.”
“So, wait! You was fucking both of these niggas! No wonder they didn’t want your mutt ass. Then you came to me playing that innocent role and singing a sad ass song, making me fall for you. I should have known you were just a low-down dirty slut that got caught up in your own bullshit.”
By the time Kendrick realized that JoJo was about to hit him, he was on the way down. That didn’t stop him from firing off two more.
“JoJo!” I shrieked, rushing to his side.
There was so much blood that I didn’t know if it was coming from his hand or Kendrick’s mouth.
“You been keeping this shit from me,” Jordy bellowed as he charged at Jase.
Jase held his hands up defensively. “I just found out. I didn’t know what to do with it yet.”
I thought Jordy was going to hit him, too, but instead, he pushed past him and kept moving down the driveway.
“Jordy!” I called as I raced behind him. His steps never slowed as I moved in front of him. His eyes were blazing red when they finally zeroed in on me. “Baby, wait.”
