Page 84 of The Plus One

“I was trying to save you!”

After that, all bets were off. Tiana tried to get up, but Sierra kicked her in the chest. I grabbed her arm when she tried to swing again, and for the next ten minutes, we beat that woman’s ass together in her apartment complex hallway.

By the time it was over, my nail was broken, Sierra’s bonnet was hanging off the side of her head and Tiana was sitting against her door breathing hard. I pointed at her. “Next time you think to post about me... Don't. I'm gon' fuck you up every time I see you.”

Tiana glared at us. “Both of y’all get the fuck away from my house.”

We giggled and started walking away. “That was already the plan Lady Featherton."

When we made it back to the car we both looked in the mirror. “That bitch gone slap me. I oughta go beat her ass again.”

“Sisi, drive before somebody calls the police.” She started the car and pulled away from the curb. “Stephen cannot find out about this,” she said.

“Ace damn sure can’t.”

“What are you going to tell him about your face?”

“I’ll think of something.”

“What am I going to tell Stephen?”

“That you fell.”

“On what?”

“I don’t know. Another bitch’s fist.”

Sierra looked at me before we both burst into laughter. When we reached my house, Ace’s car was outside. I had forgotten he and Stephen were bringing the boxes from my office. “Shit,” Sierra whispered.

“Maybe they won’t notice.”

She looked at my swollen lip. “Ace notices everything about you.”

That nigga really did. I unlocked the door and walked inside. Ace and Stephen were sitting in the living room surrounded by my office boxes. Stephen looked up first. His eyes widened when he saw Sierra. “What the fuck happened to you?”

“Nothing.”

Ace stood and looked at my face. “Kema.”

“I’m fine.”

"I know like hell aint nobody put they hands on you."

Sierra pointed at me. “This was her idea.”

I looked at her. “Bitch!”

“I’m married. I can’t have Stephen mad at me.”

“You hit her too!”

“Because she slapped me!”

Stephen slowly stood. “Who slapped you?”

“Nobody,” Sierra said.

“Tiana,” I said at the same time.