by K NICOLE
“I know he ain’t!” I cried out.
This crazy ass nigga was having the car the bought me towed! He was so in his fucking feelings he was being petty as fuck! I was shaking so bad, I felt as if I moved, I would fall to the ground.
“Man, nah. Hold up!” Zeus called out to the man. He was shirtless. His basketball shorts hung a little off his hips showing his briefs, and he socks and slides on. “Let her get whatever she needs out of that car.”
“This car is in my damn name,” I called out. When I calmed down, I gathered my thoughts together. Everything was in my name. My car. My house. I made sure Roman didn’t have his name anywhere so how did he think he could go about taking shit away from me just because he was in his fucking feelings?
“Say. I don’t know how much my brother paid you, but she can show you that this car belongs to her. If his name ain’t on shit, you don’t have the fuckin’ authority to tow shit over on my damn grounds. I do’t even fuck with the laws, but if you don’t get the fuck off my property, I’m gon’ call them hoes,” Zeus barked at the little scrawny white man. He appeared so scared of Zeus, he unhooked my car and took off.
“Thank you so much,” I breathed. I didn’t try to step into his space because I knew he was a little upset with me. I tried sparing Roman’s feelings, but I also wasn’t trying to miss out on this good man either. I followed Zeus back in the house.
“Zeus,” I started, but he lifted a finger to silence me. He had his phone on speaker and it was ringing.
“Man, what?” an angry Roman answered.
“You that fucking petty you tried to have her car towed. You must have forgotten her name on that shit and as far as her home, fuck that home, she coming to stay with me!” Zeus barked, and my head flew back. Stay with him? He hung up the phone.
“Ummm... what?” I asked, confused. I was not used to living with no man and even though I wouldn’t mind waking up and going to sleep with Zeus every night, was I ready to live with him?
“Until you find you a spot, put yo’ shit in storage and stay with me. If you’re uncomfortable after I done seen all your goodies, you can pick one of the guest rooms, but ain’t no bed like mine,” Zeus winked. “C’mon. Let me show you.” Smiling and shaking my head slowly, I followed Zeus to his bedroom to see what that mouth do.
ROMAN
Diah was rocking the baby to sleep in the living room when I arrived back home. My wife didn’t even look up at me when I entered. She wore a frown on her face as she watched TV, but I knew she really wasn’t watching it. Diah didn’t have proof that I was cheating on her, but she had an idea, and it was fucking with her. All kinds of shit were probably swimming in her head. I was still going to keep my lie going. Maybe all this was happening for a reason. I don’t know. It was still fucked up. Zeus could fuck any bitch he wanted to, and he ended up fucking mine. That shit was crazy, and it was sitting right with me.
“You need me to do anything?” I asked Diah. I heard the kids in the back, but if she needed me to get the baby so she could rest, I would. I needed to kiss Diah’s ass I see. The next several days, I planned on staying at the crib more so she could get that cheating shit out of her head.
“Nope,” she spoke dryly, popping the p sound with her lips.
I let out an exaggerated sigh of frustration. This was my fault that she felt insecure of her place in my life, and it was only right I grew her trust back. She still was doing all of this with actual proof.
“Listen Diah. I haven’t stepped out on you,” I lied, “I love you and my family. I wouldn’t risk losing my family, so please stop acting cold towards me.” Even though she said no, I took Celeste from her arms. “I know you’re tired. Go get you some rest, or if you have work to get done, go handle that. Anything you need Diah, let me know.”
I let her downstairs and went upstairs with Celeste. After checking on the other kids, I put Celeste in her crib and then trekked to the bathroom to shower and then chill for the rest of the night. I didn’t even want to think about Perri and Zeus betraying me. Right now, I just wanted to chill with my family and get some much needed rest myself.
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“Roman. Roman.”
“Hmmm?” I groaned, waking up to Diah shaking me.
“Zeus called. He said your mom fell and is at Kindred Hospital,” she said, with concern in her tone. I tossed the covers off my body and leaped out of the bed. My eyes fell onto the alarm clock. “What was she doing at the house at three in the morning but sleeping?” I mumbled.
My mom was mine and my brother’s heart. Our backbone. She was in good health, so hearing that she fell and that she was in the hospital really had me worried. After I had sweats and a white shirt on, I sauntered to the bathroom to piss, brush my teeth and wash my face. When I was finished, I grabbed my Nike slides on the way out the bathroom, grabbed some socks and sat down on the bed to put them on.
“Let me know if Mama Harriet is okay,” Diah’s soft voice rang out.
“I will.” I stood and walked over to Diah’s side of the bed. Leaning over, I kissed her on the forehead before leaving the house.
With one hand on the wheel, no music playing, just the sounds of the tires on the road and the air blowing from the A/C, I drove carefully to the hospital. One thing I didn’t do was play with the laws. My car didn’t have shit in it, but I still wasn’t trying to give them pigs nothing to harass me about. The goal was to go see about mama and then go home to my family – in one piece.
I had noticed Zeus never called or texted my phone. He went straight to Diah. I was going to make sure to address that shit when I saw him. If he had Perri with him...
Breathe Roman. Breathe.
Zeus better not disrespect and bring that hoe around my damn mama. I’ll show my black ass at that hospital. It took me fifteen minutes to reach Kindred. I found a close parking spot and once I turned the engine off, I climbed out and locked my shit up before jogging to the entrance of the ER.
I didn’t see Zeus in the waiting room, so I swaggered over to the desk and placed my hands on it.
“Harriet Baker.”
“Give me one second to pull her up,” the young white girl told me. I just nodded.
“She is in room 665. There is already a visitor with her,” she said, glancing up from the laptop.
“Just one other person?” I asked her, being nosey.
She nodded. “Yes. You can go back there since she isn’t in ICU.”
I tapped on the desk and told her, “Bet,” and then took off towards the elevators. I knew my way around this hospital somewhat because Diah gave birth to all four of our kids here. It took me no time to get to the third floor. Once I found the room that she was in, I knocked just in case she was naked or something. That was a sight I did not want to see.
“Come in!” Zeus’s deep, baritone voice called out. It annoyed me so much to hear that nigga’s voice. If it wasn’t for my mama being the one laying in the hospital bed, I would have turned my ass around and went back home to my wife and kids. Turning the doorknob, I pushed the heavy door and entered the cold room. Zeus was sitting on the couch across from the bed our mother was laying in. I didn’t say shit to him. Instead, I ambled right up to my mama and grabbed her hand.
“What happened ma?” I asked. I leaned down and kissed her cold cheek? “You aren't cold?
“Well hello to you rude ass. You don’t see your brother right there? You know damn well you speak to everyone when you walk in a room,” she chastised.
Putting my pride to the side just to make her happy and off my back, I mumbled, “’Sup,” to Zeus. His response was just as dry as mine was. “Now what happened mama?” She pursed her lips at first and looked from me to Zeus and then her worried eyes found mine again.
“I was on a stool in the kitchen trying to grab a can of green beans. I don’t know why I even put those cans up there so high, but I did.” She coughed. “I lost my balance and fell.”
“You break anything?
“My hip is broken. They say I may have to have surgery and then probably go to a rehabilitation center to get better,” she sighed. “I would hate to leave my home to go stay with them people.”
“You don’t have to mama. You can come stay with me. I have extra room,” Zeus stated, and I frowned, but kept my comments to myself to keep peace in the same room as mama. His house was the best option because I had kids and they wouldn’t let my mama rest over there, but I also didn’t want Perri around my mama. Zeus never brought females to meet mama but the way he tried to fight over Perri, he might have a change of heart.
“I’d like that sweetie, but I don’t want to impose on your life. I can always go home, and you can hire someone to watch over me. I actually rather do that because I love my damn bed,” she chuckled.
Zeus nodded. “We can do that.”
It was as if they were having a conversation between themselves, and I had no say. I opened my mouth to speak but that was interrupted by a knock on the door, and it being opened.
“Morning,” two female nurses spoke at the same time. One was black and hella thick so you know my eyes were wondering. My mama cleared her throat, and I darted my eyes away. I was a nigga and was gon’ look.
Mama grunted “Good morning back.”
“We’re here to take you to prep you for surgery and then Dr. Barillo will perform it,” the thin white girl with no lips said.
“Already?” I asked.
“I’m ready,” mama spoke up. “The faster we get this over with, the quicker I can get back home to my bed. Let's go. Go back home to your family Roman. Zeus is here. I love you.”
Damn. That shit kind of stung. I went ahead and kissed my mama once again and left the hospital without another word.
ZEUS
Making sure my mama was good was my main concern the last few days. I hadn’t had time for Perri who had moved into my house yesterday. It was my mama and getting bread. I hired movers because I didn’t have the time, but now that my mama was straight and comfortable and I also hired a 24/7, round the clock nurse to attend to her.
“How’s your mom?” Perri asked me, when I trekked into the kitchen. She was in a pink cotton fit and the shorts showed her ass cheeks. Perri was fixing herself a cup of coffee so I had gotten an eye full as had her back to me. I walked up on her and pressed my front into her back. I rubbed my hands down her arms and kissed her neck. Perri pushed her ass into me and moaned, causing me to chuckle. We hadn’t had time to have sex either. I knew we were both horny ass fuck.
“She good. She doesn’t want me hovering over her all day. All she wants is that TV so she could watch her messy shows,” I scoffed, pecking her neck once more to see her squirm.
“Zeuuuus, stoooop,” she exhaled.
I was just getting started. Pulling my dick out my shorts, I yanked her panties and shorts down, leaned her over and pushed my dick inside of what was now mine.
“Uhn,” Perri moaned.
Just like I figured, her pussy was soaking wet. I lifted her shirt and ran my tongue up her damn spine, then grabbed her hips and began pounding the fuck out of her good ass pussy.
“Fuck Zeus! Shit!”
“Take this shit bae. Gah damn. Throw that ass back on it.”
I looked down and watched Perri’s ass twerk and jiggle on my dick. I watched my dick disappear in her pussy and come out coated with her sticky nectar. I was a veery sanitary ass nigga and would never fuck a hoe in my kitchen. Perri had me doing shit I ain’t never did. She had to be my damn soulmate.
After Perri got her first orgasm, I picked her up and slammed her small ass back down on my dick and carried her to the bedroom. If my mama had taken me up on my offer to stay with me while she healed, this wouldn’t between me and Perri would even be happening right now. I’m thankful she loved her bed more than her own kids.
Perri grabbed my face and brought it down to hers. She snaked her tongue in my mouth and sucked on my tongue. The way her mouth felt and the way her pussy squeezed my dick, I was on the verge of asking her to marry me.
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I was chillin’ in the bed with Perri after we had gotten cleaned up and had a nap together when my phone rang. It was Diah so I picked it up.
“’Sup Diah,” I answered.
Perri was laying on my stomach watching a movie on Amazon Prime, but she wouldn’t be a female if she wasn’t ear hustling.
“Hey bro. I just wanted to call you and let you know we’re having Rome’s birthday party at our house on Saturday. You know he still pissed you whooped him the last time you were over,” she laughed, and I grinned, “but I know he would want his Uncle Zeus at his party. I didn’t know if Roman had told you already or not. I’m leaving your mama’s house now. Had to check on her and make sure she was good.”
“Yeah, I’ll be there. She aight?” I asked, ignoring the comment about Roman. Diah may have her suspicions about Roman, but I still wasn’t a snitch. She would have to find out those details on her own and when she did, I hoped she directed her anger towards her husband and not my lady.
“She's fine. Cussed me out for being out this late to check on her, but that nurse you have for her is a good one.”
I ran my hand over my waves. “That’s good to hear, but yeah sis, I’ll be there. Can I bring a date if she wants to come?” I asked.
“You know you can. It's about time yo’ ass settle down. Can’t wait to meet her.” I could hear the smile in Diah’s voice and I could also feel Perri’s body tense up.
“Bet. You’ll love her,” I found myself saying.
“I’ll be the judge of that. See you this weekend,” she said and ended the call.
“Really Zeus?” Perri sat up and mugged me with her pretty ass.
I shrugged. “What? I know it’s early and I know it’s a little fucked up, but I want you around. You’re not Roman’s other woman anymore, you’re my woman,” I said, rubbing her leg. “If he doesn't pop off and say shit,” I shrugged again, “I won’t.”
Perri let out a long sigh and stood. I reached out and grabbed her by her waist and brought her back down into my lap.
“Listen, I don’t even do this shit but you have me wanting to be up under you. What the fuck you doin’ to me bruh?” I chuckled, licking my lips as I ran my eyes down her body. Me and Perri been vibing and fucking, but she was still looking for her own crib. We weren’t ready to live with each other because like I said, this relationship was still early. I was enjoying her little ass around the house though.
Perri smiled real wide and replied with a playful roll of her eyes, “I ain’t doin’ nothin’ to youuuu. What are you doing to me?”
I let out a short breath of air. “Shit, whatever you want me to do to you. Whatever.”I could tell Perri attempted to stifle her laughter but she couldn’t hold it.
“You’re such a perv,” she grinned, running a soft, manicured hand down the side of my face and it ended cupping my chin and bringing my face to hers. Perri poked her lips out and I pecked those soft muthafuckas. “I can’t lie and say I’m not nervous about going to this birthday party with you, but I trust you got me if she goes left.”
“Fa sho. That’s my blood. My brother. I love his ass but I’m doing his ass a favor too by taking your beautiful ass off his hands. Diah doesn't deserve that shit either. He tell you she’s pregnant?”
Perri’s mouthed,” Wow. Yeah, I was dumb as fuck believing he was goin’ to leave her for me.”
“It’s all good. Shit happens for a reason,” I let her know. Scooping her up, I sauntered to the room while pulling my dick out at the same time. “Shit, let’s go make our own baby,” I joked. It was definitely a joke. I wasn’t ready for that at all, but I wasn’t opposed to it in the future.
PERRI
I left the leasing office with a smile on my face and keys to my new condo. It was closer to where Zeus lived, and he was satisfied about that. Roman didn’t know where I lived and wouldn’t. I hadn’t told Zeus, but Roman had been cal
ling me, texting me, and messaging me on social media. All in my DMs. It got to the point where I had blocked him from everything, so going to his son’s birthday party is going to be awkward as fuck and I wished I could back out but Zeus was adamant about me going with him. Hopefully it was because he really wanted me there with him and not to rub it in Roman’s face.
I’ve seen Roman’s wife. She was beautiful. Niggas fuck over good women all the time. Just because they want to. The fact that she was carrying their fifth baby and he was steadily trying to reach out to me made me want to go off on him. He really thought we could keep what we were doing going while she was poppin’ his kids out? Crazy tail self.
Hopping in the car that I almost lost, I closed the door and turned the air on. Instead of pulling off right then, I FaceTimed Wes who I hadn’t talked to in a few days. I chalked it up to Paul being in town and him giving him all of his attention because Paul was in town. My mind was crazy only because I was dealing with a married man, but Paul was out of town so much, it had me wondering if he was cheating. I never mentioned it to Wes because I didn’t want to put no negativity in my friend’s head if that wasn’t true about Paul. I still kept it in the back of my mind thought, every time Wes says he is out of town. Ain’t nobody booking his ass like that, in my opinion. But let me shut up. It could just be me hating because I wasn’t sure what I wanted out of life and Paul was successful. I mean, that big ass house Wes was laid up in was from his success.
“Hey friiiiiiend,” Wes answered. “What the fuck you been up to bitch? I haven’t heard from you in like two damn weeks.
“Hey boo.” I sighed. “A lot has happened.”
The phone dropped and Wes was moving around and it had me squinting. When he came back, he was breathing hard.
“Sorry bitch. I had to get comfortable in this damn bed for this tea. Paul is gone and I’ve just been sleeping my damn life away. Now, carry on.”