Trap Fever Trilogy

by MJ Cannabliss

  When she walked up to the casket, she felt nothing as she looked at Milasia’s body laying inside. Aleesha actually wanted to slap her. But as she continued to stare, her heart got heavy and she started crying. She didn’t know where it came from but it came, and it came hard. She hadn’t even noticed that Cali was there but he came up and pulled her into him.

  “It’s okay Leelee,” he said as he comforted her.

  She stood and cried in his arms for a few minutes until she was finally able to stop. “Thank you,” she said, giving him a big bear hug.

  “You know I got you. Did you get the results yet?” he asked her, reminding her about the DNA test.

  “Oh shit. I almost forgot about that. I’ll call them.”

  Aleesha searched for her phone in her purse until she found it. She hurriedly searched through her contacts for the number and pressed the phone icon to dial the number. It rang for about a minute before the receptionist answered. She put Aleesha on hold for a few minutes and finally the doctor answered. He told her the results were in so she told him she would be there within the next hour.

  “You wanna meet me there?” she asked Cali, putting her phone away.

  “I’m a pallbearer, so I can’t leave.”

  “Oh okay,” she said, looking away with disappointment in her voice. “I’ll just call you and let you know I guess.”

  “Look, just go get the results and wait for me to call you,” Cali instructed. “If we need to figure anything out we can do it from there.”

  “Okay,” Aleesha agreed before giving him a hug and leaving.

  Aleesha raced to the clinic. When she got there she hurriedly parked her car and rushed inside. She signed in and had a seat to wait for her name to be called. She waited for over an hour until she was finally called into the back.

  “Sorry for the wait, Mrs. Williams, it’s been a very busy day,” the doctor said coming into the room and taking a seat behind his desk.

  “I understand,” Aleesha coolly replied.

  “Will Mr. Davis be joining us?” he asked pulling out a manila envelope.

  “No it’s just me.”

  “So are you ready for the test results?” he asked, looking back up at her with a smile.

  Aleesha let out a sigh. “Yes.”

  ***

  Aleesha drove north all the way up Waterman Avenue until she came to a dirt patch on her left side. She hurriedly swerved through the oncoming traffic lane and parked her car. She got out and walked over to some boulders that sat on the ledge of a cliff. She had a clear view of all of San Bernardino and it looked so beautiful to her. No matter how bad the crime in San Bernardino was, she loved the city. She grew up there and it’s where she had some of the best memories and experiences. She had brought a container of $100 OG, a pack of Pineapple Express Splittarillos and a lighter with her, and began to roll her up a blunt. Then she smoked as she sat and enjoyed the city view, which was breathtaking. The setting sun gave everything an orange glow, and the air was cool and breezy.

  Aleesha didn’t even know how much time had passed before her phone distracted her from her thoughts. She thought it would be Cali but it was Savage. “Hey babe,” she happily sang into the phone.

  “Hey mommy you good?” he asked with concern.

  “Yeah I’m good babe. I just needed a piece of mind—”

  “Say no more mommy. If you need me I’m here.”

  “I know babe. What are you doing?” she asked, noticing a lot of noise in the background.

  “Shit I got tired of sitting in the house so I took the kids to the park. I got them on the swings.”

  “Aww. I can’t wait for this one to be out of me. Your son is giving me the blues.” The phone beeped in Aleesha’s ear, notifying her another call was coming in. It was Cali. “Babe I’m about to go, someone from 4Twenty is calling. I’ll call you when I’m on my way home. Give my babies kisses for me.”

  “You know I will. I love you Aleesha.”

  “I love you too Savage.” Aleesha swiped the phone icon on her screen to the right to answer Cali’s call. “Hello?”

  “So what’s the deal?” he casually asked.

  “Are you free?”

  “Yeah.”

  “Can you meet me somewhere?”

  “Where at?”

  “Remember the view up Waterman you would take me to?”

  “Yeah.”

  “There,” she said.

  “Damn. I won’t make it up there for about another hour.”

  “That’s fine. I’ll be here waiting.” Aleesha hung up her phone and continued to stare at the view. She was happy thinking this would be her last and final time having to be in contact with Cali.

  An hour and a half later Cali was pulling up. He parked next to Aleesha’s car and made his way over to her. “My bad Leelee. I got caught up in some shit,” he explained as he approached her.

  “It’s cool. I was enjoying my alone time,” she said smiling at him before looking back at the view. The sun had set and the city lights were now lighting up the sky.

  “Aight. You feeling better?” he asked, taking a seat next to her.

  “Yeah. I’m actually at peace right now.”

  “I love hearing that. So what’s the word?”

  “Word on what?” she asked looking at him with a confused look on her face.

  “On if the boy you carrying is mine.”

  “About that,” she said looking away.

  “He ain’t mine?” he disappointingly asked.

  “Well, according to the document I got from the doctor Christopher Davis,” she said as she pulled a paper from out her pocket, “Your blood is a 99.99% percent match up with the fetus in my womb.”

  Cali’s eyes got wide. “Oh shit. Cuh, swear to God.”

  “I swear,” she said handing him the paper.

  “Damnnnnnn,” he said looking over the paper. “I’m finally havin’ a boy,” he said as a huge smile spread across his face.

  “Yeah. We need to talk about that though.”

  “About what?” he asked looking up from the paper.

  “I was wondering if you could sign over your rights as his father?” she casually asked.

  “Cuh,” he said putting his head down. “I know you didn’t just try some white people shit,” he said looking back up at her, unable to believe what he just heard.

  “Cali, I’m serious.”

  “No Aleesha,” he adamantly replied.

  “Please Cali,” she begged.

  “Cuh, what the fuck I look like lettin’ another nigga raise my child as his own?” he angrily asked. “What the fuck is wrong with you to even suggest some shit like that?”

  “Nothing is fucking wrong with me,” Aleesha defensively stated. “I’m trying to think about what’s best for my child.”

  “And what’s best is me being in his life. My kids won’t ever think I’m just some dead beat ass nigga.”

  “He will never know,” she explained.

  “No Aleesha,” he said, his voice stern.

  “Cali, what am I supposed to do?” she sadly asked.

  “I don’t know,” he carelessly answered shrugging his shoulders, “but you better figure it out. From here on out I’m gon’ be in my child’s life. You know me better than that Aleesha,” he said with a look of disappointment.

  “How am I supposed to tell my husband?” she asked, her voice becoming faint.

  “You already know how I feel about that. You can leave that nigga for all I care.”

  “I need to go.” Aleesha got off the rocks and started walking toward her car.

  Cali got off the ledge and watched her walk away. “I’ll be callin’ you to check up on my son BM!” he yelled out after her.

  Aleesha stopped and turned around. “You think this shit is real fucking funny don’t you?” she angrily asked walking up to him. She stopped when she was a few feet away.

  “Nah,” he nonchalantly replied. He couldn’t help but to smile and be amu
sed at how cute Aleesha looked while she was mad.

  “I fucking hate you Cali,” she seethed through clenched teeth.

  “Come here BM,” he said trying to reach out for her.

  “NO!” she yelled slapping his hand away. “And stop calling me that.”

  “Man Aleesha, come here,” he demanded. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into him and she turned her head and stared at the floor. “So you not gon’ look at me?” he asked with a laugh.

  “Nope.”

  “Aleesha, look at me,” he said in a more serious tone. She kept looking away so he turned her face with his thumb and index finger so she was looking up at him. “You can hate me all you want to, but you wanted this, remember?”

  “I didn’t want none of this!” she angrily stated.

  “Yes you did. You got shit started that night. You led us to the room,” he reminded.

  Aleesha’s eyebrows furrowed. “Fuck you Cali.”

  “Don’t temp me. That’s why you pregnant now,” he said with a crafty smirk.

  “Uggggggggg,” Aleesha heatedly groaned.

  “Damn calm down I’m just playin’ Leelee,” he said with a playful smile. “I know this is hard for you, but it’s somethin’ we all just finna have to deal with, rather we like it or not. But what I can’t have you doin’ is stressin’ over it. We can deal with the bullshit later just keep yoself right so my son can make it.”

  “He’s going to make it,” she said, rolling her eyes. “Anyway, I really need to go.” She removed his arms from around her and turned around and began walking away.

  “Aight, I’ll holla at you later.”

  Cali watched Aleesha as she walked away and got in her car. He took a seat on the boulders and prayed to God, thanking him for blessing him with a son and even more so that Aleesha was having him. Afterwards, he just stared in amazement at the paper with the results on it.

  A Much Needed Break

  The months seemed to come and go and Aleesha’s pregnancy didn’t start taking its full effect on her until she was about to be seven months along. She still hadn’t told Savage that the son she was carrying wasn’t his and it was beginning to stress her out, even though she tried not to show it.

  While Savage was visiting, he could tell just by looking at his wife that something was wrong, especially when she began yelling at the twins. She never raised her voice or got mad at them but every little thing they did would agitate her, so Savage decided to give her a break. Since he was leaving to New Orleans that night, he was going to take the twins with him. Of course Aleesha was reluctant at first but he reassured her that it was for the better.

  The next day, Aleesha didn’t have a clue in mind as to what to do. She felt like she really needed to talk to someone, so she called her mom and invited her over for some mother daughter time.

  Renee arrived with plates of Mongolian barbeque and could instantly tell something wasn’t right with her daughter. She was walking around moping and wasn’t her usual happy self. They took a seat on the couch and Renee gave Aleesha a plate of food and a fork and kept the other one for herself. She opened the food container and as soon as she took a bite, Aleesha began talking.

  “Mom, I messed up,” Aleesha said, setting her plate of food on the coffee table.

  “What do you mean?” Renee asked once she finished chewing. She sat her plate on the coffee table and turned to face her daughter.

  Aleesha looked away. “I messed up and I cheated on Savage.”

  Renee was taken aback. She never knew her daughter had it in her. “Are you cheating on him or was it one time?”

  Aleesha looked at her mom through the corners of her eyes. “Technically I’m still cheating on him because I’m sleeping with Sensi.”

  “The girl that works for you?”

  Aleesha looked her mom in the eyes and nodded her head. “Yeah. But he knows about that.”

  “And he’s okay with it?”

  “Yeah.”

  “Wow, my daughter’s a little freak,” Renee playfully said making them laugh. “So what’s the problem?”

  Aleesha’s tone became serious again. “I cheated on him with Cali.”

  Renee shook her head. “And?”

  Aleesha looked down and closed her eyes. “I’m pregnant with his baby.”

  “Aleesha!” Renee said, shocked.

  “I know mom,” Aleesha said looking back up at her. “I know.”

  “So I’m guessing you haven’t told your husband yet?” Renee asked, even though she already knew the answer.

  “I don’t know how,” she said, her voice becoming faint. “I lied to him about it when it happened. What am I going to do mom?”

  “You have to tell him Aleesha. One of the worst things you can do is have a man believing a child is his when it isn’t. Does Cali know?”

  “Yeah, we had a blood test done.”

  “How does Cali feel?”

  “He’s thrilled about it. But he told me I better tell Savage by the time I go into labor because he’s going to be in the hospital when my son is born.”

  “Aww baby,” Renee said, coddling Aleesha. “You have to tell your husband. If he’s not able to accept it then it wasn’t meant to be.”

  “I love him though mom,” Aleesha whined on the verge of tears.

  “I know, but you either still love Cali or you don’t love Savage as much as you keep saying you do.”

  “I do love Savage, a whole lot.”

  “Why?” Renee questioned.

  “What do you mean why?” Aleesha asked, confused. “Because I do.”

  “So tell me why you love him,” Renee demanded.

  “Because he was my first everything and he taught me a lot. I love how motivated and funny he is and that’s really my partner in crime. We can party together and still handle business when it’s time to. He’s a great husband and an even better father, and he knows me. He knows what makes me happy, sad, excited, all that. He knows when something is on my mind, he knows when I don’t feel good. And I love the way he loves me. I don’t have to ask him for anything because he does everything. He loves my body and makes me feel beautiful every time he sees me. And now that we live in different states, every time he comes back or I go out there I get butterflies when I see him. I fall in love all over again every single time.”

  “Then why is Cali still in your life?” Renee gravely asked.

  “Because I still love him,” Aleesha admitted. “It’s like a different type of love though. He made sure somebody would never be able to hurt me again. I was able to sleep peacefully again.”

  “Who hurt you?” Renee asked with confusion and concern in her voice. “And why weren’t you sleeping well?”

  Aleesha had never told her mom about her being raped and she was getting emotional thinking about it now. She didn’t want to talk about it but she knew she couldn’t always run from it and pretend it didn’t happen. “I was raped and beaten when I was 19,” she started. She could hear her mom gasp but she continued. “He threatened to kill me if I told anyone but I ended up telling Cali and he did what he had to do to make sure the guy never had the chance to do anything else to me. But even after that I would still have bad nightmares and Cali helped me through it.”

  “Oh my God Aleesha,” Renee sadly exclaimed putting her hand over her heart. “Baby, why didn’t you ever tell me?”

  “Mom, I couldn’t. I felt so ashamed that it happened,” Aleesha confessed. “I felt like I should have done something different that night to protect myself.”

  “Never blame yourself for that,” Renee angrily advised. “There was no way you could have even known it would have happened.”

  “But why me?” Aleesha sadly questioned.

  “Somethings we will never know the answer to. Some people are really just sick in the head,” Renee fumed. “That’s nothing to ever feel ashamed about. You are a beautiful being that someone took advantage of. But I see now why you hold on to Cali so much,” she understandingl
y stated. “You feel like he’s always going to protect you.”

  “Because he does,” Aleesha admitted. “No matter what we go through or no matter how bad me and Cali get into it, whenever I need him, he’s there. And I’m fearless when I’m around him. Like his whole vibe just reassures me that I’m okay.”

  “I understand that, Aleesha, but Savage is your husband and your protector now. You have to let him be the man you need. You’re letting events of the past control your life and it’s bringing too many burdens on you. Give everything to God, tell Savage about the baby, and start taking the necessary steps to restore your marriage baby,” Renee instructed.

  Aleesha began crying hysterically. She knew she couldn’t keep living her life with all those lies. She was scared of losing her husband, but her mom was right. If it was true love, they were going to stay together.

  ***

  Aleesha forgot that she had a bi-weekly lunch date to go to, so after spending another hour talking to her mom, she got dressed and was headed out the door.

  She arrived at Angelini Osteria in LA a little over an hour later. She already had a reservation so once she was inside she was shown to her table. She waited a little over ten minutes until she finally saw him walking through the door. He was led over to her table and gave her a kiss on the cheek before he sat down across from her.

  “You lookin’ real good ma,” he complimented her as he gave her the once-over.

  “Thank you Sincere,” she said, smiling from ear to ear. “How have you been holding up?”

  “You know me, just taking it one day at a time,” he casually stated.

  “That’s good to hear. How’s work, did you get that contract you were hoping for?” she excitedly asked.

  “Yeah, we’re closing the deal Monday,” Sincere proudly stated. He was a contractor with his own construction company, and had just got a government contract to build a new prison.

  “That’s amazing,” Aleesha replied in awe.

  The two continued to make small talk until they ordered their meal. They talked about any and everything that was on their mind throughout the lunch. They made plans as to where their next lunch would be and after Sincere paid the bill, he left. He had to make sure he was back to work on time and he was almost running late. Aleesha finished her dessert before getting up to leave and as soon as she was walking out, she received a call from Cali.