“Okay.” I said not really knowing what to say after that.
“I feel that you are worth a fight. I don’t invest my time with just anybody. That shit is non-refundable and no amount of money can give it back. I want you. Not as just my lover or my friend. I need you to be my woman.”
“Uh, don’t do this to me.” I laughed. “Let’s just enjoy each other for now.”
“A’ight, but you’re crazy if you think that you won’t be mine.”
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“Daddy, I want you to come with us.” Jahrein Junior whined.
I was sitting back observing the children play with Jahrein. We’d met at Red’s and they were overjoyed to see him.
“Daddy is going to take y’all home.” Jahrein told Junior. I started to tell him off, but I didn’t want to come off as the bad guy.
Jahrein had been throwing me some glares, but I tried to ignore them. I was tired of being made to feel like the villain. I was the one breaking up our family. Wasn’t that a crock of bullshit?
I was tired and just wanted to take a nap, but I couldn’t since Ray-Ray’s ass had left. I didn’t trust Jahrein with the kids. He could try to leave with them and I couldn’t chance that.
After an hour I began dozing off, anyway. I guess that’s when Jahrein got to questioning the kids about my male friends.
“Bitch, wake up!” Jahrein gritted as he sat on top of me with his hands wrapped around my neck. “You been having that nigga around my kids!” he yelled sounding like he was hyperventilating.
I couldn’t answer because he was crushing my wind pipe. I was trying to fight him off with all of my might.
“You’s a bold bitch, huh? Talk that shit.” he growled.
“Let. Me. Go.” I struggled to get out as I tried to pry his hands from my neck.
“Shut up!” he shouted as he slapped me repeatedly.
“Get off of her!” Red yelled as she tried to pull him off of me.
“Move mama. I gots this.” he yelled.
“Jahrein, don’t make me call the police on your ass.” Red threatened. Finally he released me.
I was coughing while trying to catch my breath.
“Bitch, you better thank God that my mama saved your trashy ass.” Jahrein spat.
I peered around and realized that the kids were nowhere in sight. I frantically searched the room with my eyes. “Jahrein Junior! Jhyrah!” I shouted. They didn’t answer, so I struggled to my feet and ran out the front door only to find that they weren’t out there, either.
“Where are my kids?” I asked Jahrein as I ran back in the house.
“They gone, bitch. I got somebody to take them home while you were sleep.” Jahrein seethed. He caught me slipping. Those Xanax pills really took me off note.
“Jahrein, don’t do this. Just let me have my kids. That’s all I want.” I cried. I was tired of playing games with the kids. As much as I liked having freedom I couldn’t be apart from them in good conscience.
“You think I don’t want my kids too? Is it okay for you to keep them from me for a whole month? You kept them away so that you could fuck with that nigga. You aint putting them first. My kids hate when he comes over there. So, they aint gotta be there when he comes no more.” Jahrein said as he tried to exit the door.
“You not leaving like this!” I screamed as I tried to pull his arm.
“Let me go!” he yelled as he yanked his arm away so hard that it made me lose my balance.
I quickly recovered and followed him outside. “Jahrein, I’m coming for my kids!”
He turned around. “And when you do my mama won’t be there to save you.”
