by Lexi Reign
"You're happy with Lorenzo," Olivia asked. I smiled and nodded.
"Yes," I said.
"I can tell he's happy with you, too," she said as we spotted them. Lorenzo looked at me and smiled. I walked towards him and he grabbed my hand. We started to walk down the streets.
"LORENZO" I heard some guy yell. He ran up and Lorenzo had an irritated look on his face. He squeezed my hand.
"Man, I haven't seen you in years. You look good" the dude said as he cut his eyes at me.
"Wassup Sam," Lorenzo said to him.
"You still haven't forgotten about me, have it," he asked. Lorenzo chuckled.
"Nah, I haven't but I'm with my family, now. I'll holler at you" Lorenzo said as he pulled me.
"Who was that," I asked.
"Some dude from high school," he said as he continued to look behind us.
"You want some" Lorenzo asked as he walked to a food truck. Everyone else kept walking. CJ, Vedo, Olivia, and Lucky were together and Lorenzo's parents and Vera and Turner were together. I'm guessing Maurice and Terry have ran off somewhere.
"What are you getting," I asked.
"Nah, get your own. Don't worry about what I'm getting" he said chuckling. I smacked my lips.
"Probably a smoked turkey leg," he said. That does sound good.
"I want nachos with peppers, a loaded polish sausage, and cotton candy," I said.
"That's junk," he said.
"You don't need the peppers and the polish sausage is pork," Lorenzo said. I sighed.
"Lorenzo, I haven't had a polish sausage in years, so you better hush. Quit trying to be my daddy" I said. He chuckled.
"I don't care about you, I'm worried about my son," he said rubbing my belly. I rolled my eyes as he placed our orders.
"How do you know we're having a son? I'm sure it's a girl" I said to him.
We sat down at the picnic table area and started to eat.
"Who is Oliver," I asked. Lorenzo shrugged.
"Why," he asked.
"I saw a picture in your aunt's picture room. They had a baby in an incubator named Oliver Summerville-White" I said to him. He shrugged.
"I don't know," he said. I bit my lip.
"What? You look like you have something else to say" he said staring at me.
"I saw his birth certificate. It said that Jacqueline Summerville-Woods was the mother and Turner White were the parents" I said as Lorenzo chuckled.
"I don't put shit past my moms. Every day she disappoints me more and more" said sighing. I felt him looking past me. I turned around and I didn't see anything.
"What are you looking at," I asked.
"Nothing, baby. So you sure you saw what you saw" he asked. I nodded.
"Yeah, it was framed and the album belonged to your Uncle," I said.
"Man, I know for a fact my aunt Vera doesn't know about this. That means that my mama slept with my unc" Lorenzo said as CJ and Vedo walked up.
"It never fails. Every time I see you, you eating" CJ said making Vedo laugh.
"I'll be back," Lorenzo said as he stood up and walked past me.
"What's wrong with him," CJ asked as he and Vedo sat down. I started to tell them about what I saw.
"I don't care what nobody says Lo has a crazy, dysfunctional ass family and y'all wanted to have a baby. Good luck" CJ said.
"They are for real. I think everybody should just fight one good time and blow off some steam, '' Vedo said, making me laugh. I slowly drank my icy as I just talked with CJ and Vedo.
Lorenzo's POV
2:30 pm
I'm sure what Nia telling me is true. My family has always had secrets. Buried secrets. It's time for everything to come out and I'm going to make sure of that. I come from a lying ass family who never is honest. All my life, all they ever did was cause me pain, especially my moms. She will rather die than be honest. My family is the reason why it's always hard for me to trust people and hard for me to love. Loving people shouldn't cause pain.
I walked inside the corner store and met eyes with this female I used to fuck around with. She smirked at me and started staring at me. I love Nia, so I'm not going to cheat on her. I walked to the freezers and she opened the one next to me. I grabbed an energy drink.
"Lorenzo Woods," she said smirking:
"Wassup Tasia," I said to her. She smiled. She was cute, but she doesn't have anything on Nia.
"How have you been? I haven't seen you in years" she asked.
"I've been good. I'm just down here for the weekend" I said as she turned around and walked down the aisle.
She had on a crop top with some booty shorts. Her ass was fat as hell. I bit my lip. Damn, she didn't even look this good back in the day. Her long legs were smooth and her thighs were thick as hell. I just want to grab that ass.
"I see you're not married. I always thought you would be snatched up by now" she said laughing as she grabbed a bag of Hot Cheetos.
"Nah, I'm not married," I said to her.
"Good cause you still look good," she said biting her lip as she walked to the counter.
"You still live around here," I asked.
"No, I live in Atlanta, now. I'm just here for this festival and to visit my grandma" she said. I nodded.
"Can I get a pack of Swishers, the peach kind?" she asked the Arab dude.
"Oh, you smoke," I asked.
"Boy, I am grown," she said smiling. I laughed.
"You are smoking the wrong gars," I said to her.
"And I'll show you a boy," I said to her chuckling.
"Hmm and I like these, they taste a whole lot better than any other flavor they make," she blushed as she started to pay for her snacks. She dropped her card and bent down to pick it up.
"Damn" I grunted.
"I got you," I said to her as I put my drink up there.
"Let me get a box of the Game Berry Blast and add all this with her stuff," I said to the dude as I pulled out my card.
"Lorenzo, you don't have to," she said.
"I got it. You just repay me by letting me see you before we both go back home" I said smirking as I moved her hair out of her face. She blushed.
"I'll like that," she said smiling as the dude handed me my receipt. Tasia wrote her number down on the back of it and I noticed Vedo coming inside the store.
"Call me," she said smiling as she walked out. I waited a few seconds and walked out with Vedo.
"You lucky I came. Nia was about to come" Vedo said. I chuckled.
"I wasn't doing anything," I said to him. He chuckled.
"Man, I know you. You had that mack look on your face and that girl was definitely into you. Her ass could've melted" he said making me laugh.
"Who's that," he asked.
"Tasia. Some girl I used to know" I said.
"Know or fuck," Vedo asked.
"We ain't never fucked around, but I knew she wanted me," I said cockily.
"Ok, better not let Nia find out," Vedo said.
"I ain't, keep this between us," I said.
"You know I don't get in folks business but Nia loves you, bruh and she's pregnant with your kid. Don't do any shit you're going to regret. Hoes come and go" Vedo said as we crossed the street. Nia frowned at me and we all started to walk down the street.
Chapter 33: Love Hurts
Lorenzo's POV
February 13th
8:00 pm
Right now, we all are just getting back to my auntie's crib. I've been drinking with CJ and Lucky all evening. We are all drunk and it's time for me to find out the truth.
I sat at the bar as I watched everyone sit down.
"You good," my pops asked. I nodded.
"No, you ain't, son. I see that look in your eye. Whatever it is, let it go" he said.
"I can't do that, pops," I said.
"You're just like me and we haven't really talked much lately. But I want you to know, no matter what happens or has happened, you are my firstborn son and I love you" he said to me which brought te
ars to my eyes.
"This ain't fair, pops," I said to him.
"I know, son. But we can't change what your mother has done. I already had accepted that she cheated on me. I've done my dirt, too. But it doesn't matter" he said.
"Nah, it doesn't because you raised me into the man I am. If it wasn't for you, I don't know" I said getting choked up. I have to stop drinking so much.
"I know," he said hugging me as he patted me on my back. I met eyes with Nia. She was watching me. She walked over and I quickly wiped my eyes. My pops walked off. Nia wrapped her arms around me tightly.
"I love you" she whispered.
"I love you more," I said looking down at her. I cupped her face. I love this girl with everything in me.
BUZZZ BUZZZ
My phone vibrated on the counter and Nia picked it up. I snatched it from her quickly.
"I got it," I said to her.
I looked down at it to see a text from Tasia. I quickly locked my phone back.
BUZZZ BUZZZ
This girl better not be on no worrying me type of shit. I looked at my phone again and it was Maurice.
Text Message
Maurice: Let me use your truck.
Me: For what?
Maurice: Business. I ain't got my whip.
Me: Fuck you, my keys in the whip. What time are you coming back?
Maurice: You acting like you got somewhere to go.
Me: I do. Hurry up with my shit. Be back no later than 12.
Maurice: Lmao, you giving me a curfew but bet
I quickly texted Tasia back.
Text Message
Tasia: I'm really looking forward to seeing you.
Me: Yeah, me too. I'll be headed there around 12
"Who you smiling at," Nia asked raising her eyebrow
"Maurice," I said quickly.
"Mhmm, where is he by the way," she asked.
"Outside with Terry. He wants my car" I said chuckling. She was staring at me as if she didn't believe me.
"What? You don't believe me?" I asked.
"I didn't say that, but it bet not be no bitch or ima bat you in yo shit," she said mugging me.
"Aggressive much," I asked, smirking. She playfully slapped me.
I grabbed her wrists and kissed her lips. I deepened the kiss. I placed my hands on her ass and she let out a moan. She and I haven't had sex in so long. Ima end up with blue balls fucking around with her.
"Come on," I said nodding towards upstairs. She giggled.
"No, I am not having sex with you in your auntie's house and you're drunk," she said. I groaned and smacked her ass.
"Nephew, you feeling good ain't ya," my unc said. I chuckled and nodded.
"I need to holler at you and auntie," I said to him.
"You wanna go on the front," he asked. I nodded my head.
"I'll be back, baby," I said to Nia as my uncle and auntie headed out the door. Nia grabbed my arm.
"Lorenzo, I don't think this is a good idea. You are drunk and you know how you get when you are drunk" she said sternly.
"I'm fine, girl. I got me. You just worry about my son" I said to her kissing her lips as I pulled my pants up. I walked outside and they were both sitting on the bench.
"Where your truck," my unc asked.
"Maurice in it," I said. I sighed.
"I just wanted to know some. I saw a birth certificate earlier, who's Oliver" I asked. I ain't putting Nia's name in it at all because I don't need anybody stepping to her.
"Birth certificate? What birth certificate" my auntie asked looking confused. I looked at my unc and saw nothing but guilt in his face.
"Lorenzo, don't play with me, boy. You got somebody else pregnant" she asked squinting her eyes. I chuckled. She was tipsy as hell.
"Nah, auntie. I saw the birth certificate upstairs" I said.
"Unc," I asked as my auntie looked at him.
"What is he talking about, Turner," my auntie asked. He shrugged.
"The hell if I know, Vera. Lorenzo, save this for tomorrow, son" my unc said.
"I'm tired of being left in the dark about everything that goes on in this family," I said to him.
"This has nothing to do with you," my uncle said as he stared me in the eyes. I could tell he was hiding something.
"Turner, what is he talking about? Show me" my auntie said as I nodded. I walked into the house and flew past everyone towards upstairs.
"YO, LO" Lucky's drunk ass hollered.
"Baby" Nia asked as she was hot on my heels.
"They said they want to see. Find it" I said to her. She walked towards the stand and looked through it.
"It's not here," she said.
"What do you mean it's not there? Where did you put it" I asked semi-yelling at her.
"Listen, I get that you are frustrated, right now, but don't yell at me," she said. I sighed.
"I'm sorry," I said to her.
"And I sat it right here. Maybe somebody moved it" she said as I walked to the computer desk. I saw a photo album.
"This it," I asked. She nodded quickly as she started to flip through it.
"It's gone. I stuck it right back here and even the baby picture is gone" she said as I quickly ran downstairs.
"Lorenzo, what's going on," my mama asked as I walked into the living room where everyone was. My auntie and uncle were on the couch.
"WHERE IS IT," I asked my uncle.
"Boy, if you don't lower your tone" he spat at me.
"Yo, get out of his face like that," Lucky said, stepping to me.
"Lucky, this ain't the time" I spat at him.
"It is for me," he said as he got in my face. I stared at him. I don't get what's his problem with me. All my life he always hated me. I ignored him.
"Lorenzo, what's going on," my pops asked.
"Mama and unc hiding something," I said to my pops as I looked at my uncle.
"What's going on, Turner," my pops asked.
"Larenz, this has nothing to do with you or Lorenzo," my uncle said as my mama stayed quiet. I walked towards her.
"All my life you've been lying to me. Tell me you didn't sleep with him" I said to my mama. She looked as if she was guilty. She slapped me.
"Aw, shit" I heard CJ say.
"How dare you accuse me of that," she asked.
"I saw the fucking birth certificate. It had your name on it and his" I said.
"WHO THE FUCK IS OLIVER," I asked yelling.
"Fine. You want the fucking truth, Lorenzo. You're always digging for answers. This is why I don't like you. Look in the damn mirror" she said to me as I felt my heart drop.
"What," I asked.
"You heard me. Look in the damn mirror, Oliver" she said to me as I felt the room spin.
"WHAT THE FUCK YOU MEAN" I heard my pops yell.
"YOU SLEPT WITH HIM. THAT'S WHO YOU CHEATED ON ME WITH" my pops yelled to my mom as he punched the hell out of Turner. CJ and Vedo started to break them apart. My auntie walked towards my mama.
"I knew it. All these years, bitch. I'm your sister for God's sake. I'm not going to hit you because you deserve everything you're going to get back from this and for treating Lorenzo badly. You slept with my husband and you had a son by him and lied for years to everybody" my auntie Vera said with tears in her eyes.
"I hate you, Jackie. You don't ever have to worry about me again. We are not sisters anymore and Turner, I want you out of this damn house" my auntie said as she cried harder. Lucky tried to console her but she pushed him out of the way and headed upstairs.
Everyone just stared at me, my pops, and my moms. Nia was sitting at the bar with Olivia and Vedo.
I couldn't even feel anything anymore. I watched as my pops stood in the corner shaking. I felt my heart crush. Like I always say, my mama disappoints me more and more.
I can't even process this shit. This means Turner is my biological dad. My uncle is my daddy.
"Mama" I started to say.