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“What the fuck is wrong with you…and think long and hard before you lie to me again. Cause I ain’t goin’ for you lying to my face twice.”
“I’m okay Marlo, I am.” I tried to say with a straight face, I still couldn’t look him in the eyes.
“Lie to me again Solana, can’t nothing keep me from getting in ya ass.” He gave me a death glare, daring me to lie again. He wanted me to lie so he’d have a reason to do something to me.
Stubbornly I sat there weighing my options on whether I wanted to tell Marlo or keep my mouth shut. I didn’t even know why I didn’t want to tell him. I guess I didn’t want him to pity me or feel bad for me. Marlo would want to help me fix all my problems and as bad as I wanted to let him, it wasn't his responsibility. He didn’t have to save me every time I had an issue. He wasn’t my man; he didn't owe me anything. But evenif I tried to explain my reasoning to Marlo he wouldn’t listen to anything I had to say. He’d only hear what he wanted to hear.
I smacked my lips annoyed because I knew I only had one option and that was to tell Marlo the truth. He would eventually find out somehow. “Somebody called child services on me, and they were at Sunshyne’s school.” I blurted out everything and Marlo didn’t flinch. He looked unfazed by my words.
“What you scared for?” Marlo asked through squinted eyes.
“What you mean?” I replied feeling offended that he was acting like this wasn’t a big deal.
“I’m sayin’ you scared for what? You take care of Sunshyne right?” I nodded my head Yes in reply. “She don’t want for shit, she got clothes on her back, shoes on her feet and food in her belly. Y’all got a place to lay y’all’s head?”
“Yeah,” I lowly replied twirling my thumbs together. For some reason hearing Marlo speak I felt silly for being worried. When I had nothing to be worried about.
“So, what the fuck you scared for?”
I shrugged my shoulders, hating how goofy I felt for having doubt in my ability to take care of Sunshyne. “I guess, dealing with this by myself made me nervous…”
“Fuck that, you wanted to deal with this shit alone cause you wanted to. You know you should have come to me,” He grunted at me with his lip turned up angrily.
“For what though? I’m not your problem. It’s not your responsibility to fix all my problems. I can fix my own issues sometimes.” I was annoyed as I finally met his angry gaze.
“You sound dumb as fuck! If you got somebody willing to help ya stupid ass out take the shit!” He yelled at me, raising his voice at me.
“I don’t need your fucking pity!” I screamed right back at him. Marlo had me fucked up if he thought he was going to make me feel bad for protecting myself and my child. He couldn’t alwaysbe there for me, and I wasn’t about to set myself up for failure depending on anybody.
“I ain’t never pitied ya silly ass until now. God damn, how many more times do I have to tell you I got you and Imma always be there for you ‘til you believe that shit? Ion want shit from you Solana but to be there for you. Fuck, you really think Imma let anybody take Sunshyne from you. You know me better than that. I’m annoyed as fuck with you cause I should have been the first person you called. Yet you hiding from me.” Marlo’s eyes bored into mine and my heart sped up.
“Marlo,” I breathlessly said, my shoulders dropping in defeat. I had so many words I wanted to say but nothing came out of my mouth.
“Ion wanna hear shit else unless it’s an apology,” He grunted angrily.
“Apology? For what?”
“Keepin’ shit from me. We don’t do that,” Marlo said pulling me into a deep hug that I needed. The next thing I knew I was crying in Marlo’s arms and he held me, consoling me as I cried like a baby. “It’s gonna be alright I got you.” Marlo tenderly stroked my back while he was rocking me in his arms.
I hated this was my safe space but there was nothing I could do about it. Being in Marlo’s arms easily wiped away any fears I had. He gave me the extra reassurance to know everything was going to be alright. With Marlo I was in a sticky situation that I saw no end to anytime soon. If I was being truthful I didn’t want it to ever end. Marlo was becoming a permanent fixture in my life that I never wanted to lose. I knew everything he had with him was a recipe for disaster. But disasters could be beautiful…Right?
Chapter 19
Marlo Watton
Fallon had been blowing my phone up like the world was finna end. I knew her ass didn’t want shit but to get on my nerves. She was acting like Braxton was the hardest baby in the world to deal with. Fallon stayed calling me for the dumbest shit you in the world. She dead ass called me yesterday freaking out cause Braxton had the fucking hiccups. When I got to the house I let her ass have it. She knew I was at work. I didn’t care if I was the boss. I still worked just as hard as any of my employees. I didn’t play that lazy shit cause I was the owner. Ion know where this clueless shit came from, but it was annoying as fuck. I would even understand if she acted like this if this was our first kid. With Mason and Mallory, she acted like super mom, and I wasn’t one of them niggas who didn’t help with they seeds. I made sure I was hands on with all my seeds. Despite how I was feeling about Braxton I still treated him the same. I fed him, changed him, gave him baths, and got up in the middle of the night. Idid all that shit, but it didn’t seem like it was enough for her. Fallon really only had to take care of Braxton alone when I was at work and since she started back working the week before my mom had been keeping him during the day. Then I’d pick him up from there most of the time I didn’t bring him home. I started bringing Braxton with me when I kicked it with Solana just so I could have peace without Fallon blowin’ a nigga up. All the little nigga did was sleep only time he cried was when he wanted a bottle. Forreal he was the calmest outta of all our kids when they were babies.
I really felt like Fallon knew a nigga wasn’t fucking with her like that and she was tryna use Braxton as leverage. Ever since Solana and I came to an understanding about us being best friends, that’s where I ‘d been spending most of my time. We’d chill in her skoolie, or we’d take the kids to do something. I hated having to go back home without Solana. I damn near wanted to wake up with her in my house. Friends could live together and the way I was feeling we was finna be roommates. The more time I spent with Solana the less patience I had for Fallon. Anytime I was around her and we weren’t fuckin’ she got on my last fucking nerves. She’d always been kind of annoying to me but damn the shit was outta control. If my dick wasn’t in Fallon’s mouth I didn’t like her and that shit was starting to wear off. Fallon almost lost her mind this morning when my dick wouldn’t stay up. She swore up and down a nigga was cheating. I wasn’t, I hadn’t fucked another bitch in a long time. She just didn’t do it for me, and it wasn’t cause of her looks. Fallon was still fine even after having three kids her snap back was tight. She hit the gym as soon as they released her from the hospital. The problem was my dick wanted someone we couldn’t have. Not yet anyway.
Fallon texted me talking shit all day and she made sure she left work early to get Baxton. She did that shit so she could have more reason to call my fucking phone. Fallon irritated mecalling me non-stop and I ended up telling Solana we’d was gonna have to do our movie night another day. Seeing her face drop when I canceled on her pissed me off even more cause I know Solana needed me more than anything right now. She’d been tryna put on like she wasn’t bothered by the child services shit, but I could see right through her. Solana was walking around looking sad as fuck and not like her usual normal bubbly personality. I couldn’t give a good reason why, but I wanted to do everything in my power to handle that situation for her. Solana was a bomb ass mom and if it really was Sunshyne’s hating ass grandparents. I might finally take Mikael up on his offer about killing somebody. Cause them bitches fucked with the wrong one. Solana wasn’t bothering a soul and if she was it still didn’t matter because I had her. She could do what she wanted.
“Took you long enough,” Fallon snarled as soon as I stepped foot in the house. She was barely dressed in her short pink, silk night gown that stopped at the top of her thighs. She took a sip out of her wine glass.
“Don’t start that stupid shit. What the fuck you want?” I asked walking around her, looking for the kids. Our house was never this quiet, not when the girls were home. I walked into the living room the tv was off and Braxton wasn’t in his swing like he normally would be. “Where the kids?” I asked, turning around to find Fallon breathing down my neck.
“Spending time with my parents sowecan spend some time together. It seems like since I had the baby we haven’t been on the same page,” Fallon dragged her finger from the top of my chest, giving me a lustful gaze. That didn’t move me, I just stared at her blankly.
“So, you been calling me for the last hour claiming something is wrong with Braxton only for him tonotbe here?” I gritted out trying to keep my composure together. I was moreannoyed with the fact that I could have been chilling with Solana.
