Chapter 13
Lyrix
After having to spend two nights in the county jail, my lawyer showed up bright and early Monday morning to bail me out. Unfortunately for me, bitch ass Drey decided to press charges, but I wasn’t sweating it. I actually expected it when I made the decision to beat his ass.
When I walked in the room to find my little man all scratched up and looking terrified, I almost cried.
He looked genuinely relieved to see me. All I had to do was open my arms for him, and he mimicked my motion.
With his head on my chest, I never got the chance to say anything, because he told me everything in detail in one breath.
By the time he blurted his last word, anger had my mind in a vice grip.
Nothing was going to stop me from putting my hands on that bitch.
I couldn’t even call him a man, because he wasn’t that.
He was a fucking joke, and I was so thankful Bubbles had finally left his sorry ass.
I told Loh I would be back and made my way straight to the lobby.
I saw the fear in his eyes when he saw me approaching while cracking my knuckles.
The grin on my face was genuine because I knew I would love every moment of rearranging his face.
And I did. As I walked toward him, he knew what I was going to do, and I knew what he was going to do.
There was no reason to be upset, other than the fact that I had to be away from Grai and my boys for a few days.
My lawyer was chatting about court dates when we exited the courthouse.
However, I caught a whiff of amber on the wind that had my eyes going haywire as I tried to locate her.
I found her leaning against a pillar, waiting for me.
Her arms were folded over her chest, and she had the nastiest scowl on her face.
I gulped and brushed my hand over my waves. She was pissed with me.
“Aight, I’ll catch you later,” I told my lawyer. Thankfully, he walked off without another word because I was more focused on the thunderstorm I saw brewing in the depths of Grai’s brown eyes. I knew it would be a bad one because her pupils nearly looked black as coal.
I walked up on her coolly. “Wassup, Bubbles?”
She scoffed, rolled her eyes, and stomped away. I chuckled, expecting nothing less from her. This wasn’t our first time being in a situation where Grai was pissed about something I did. I knew when she was ready to talk, she would, and for now, it was best to wait for the steam to blow.
Trailing behind her, I couldn’t help but to look at her fat ass in the jeans she wore.
It wasn’t right to squeeze all that fat in there and be walking around with it looking like a full-course meal.
My dick bricked up without any effort on my part.
Grai could make anything look good. I licked my lips, admiring the way her fitted crop top exposed her tramp stamp tattoo and back dimple piercings.
It read ‘MADE IN HEAVEN’ in red ink, and I just knew that’s exactly where she came from.
I couldn’t even front like I hadn’t envisioned hitting her from the back with that tattoo smiling up at me.
When we made it to the car, she used the key to unlock the doors.
She yanked open the passenger door, climbed inside, and slammed it without so much as a word to me.
I shook my head, rounded the car, and got in too.
Since it was a push-to-start, all I had to do was hit the brake and press the button.
As soon as the car started, she went out of her way to turn up the radio.
Still, I remained quiet, patiently waiting for it all to spill out.
I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel, rapping along with some of the songs to come on.
I could tell Grai hated that because she flexed her fists every time I opened my mouth.
She really thought her little ass scared somebody, and of course, I laughed every time she did it.
Her fists weren’t even bigger than plums. Eventually, I started mumbling shit on the songs I didn’t know just to fuck with her.
She became fed up and shut off the entire radio while her leg bounced in place.
The last fifteen minutes of the drive were long, silent, and tense.
I could feel the heat radiating off her body.
When we made it into the yard, I parked and turned to her, but she quickly unclicked her seatbelt and hopped out.
So, I did the same and trailed behind her.
I was so close that she stumbled up the steps, and that was when she finally snapped.
Spinning around, she pushed me in the chest, making me fall down a step. “Leave me alone, Lyrix. I’m not in the mood to talk right now.”
She made her way up on the porch, but I ran around her to stop her from going inside. The fire in her eyes didn’t move me, because I knew what I saw bubbling beneath was from a deeper source. “Nah, we gon’ talk now. What’s on your mind?”
Her chest heaved up and down for a minute before she let me have it.
“Why the fuck would you do that, Lyrix? The boys have been worried sick about you, and so have me and your mama. You know how Drey is! But, no, you had to take matters into your own hands.” Tears began to spill down her cheeks.
I took a step forward, ready to wipe them away, but she wouldn’t allow me to.
“No, don’t touch me. I couldn’t sleep a lick, knowing you were locked in there, and there was nothing I could do.
You’re in this situation because of me.”
I shook my head. “Nah, I’m in this shit because of me. You’re right. I knew the nigga was going to press charges, but he deserved it. You don’t always have to agree with my decisions, Grai, but when it comes to you and my boys, I am always going to protect and defend y’all.”
I tried to walk to her again, but once again, she stepped away.
I sighed, allowing my shoulders to fall.
“Bubbles . . .” She ignored me, turning to give me her back and look out at the trees in the distance.
I used the opportunity to ease up behind her.
“I hate seeing you upset, but anything could’ve happened to the boys, and then he had the nerve to be sitting in the lobby, bitchin’ about his fucking car.
That shit ate me up, Bubbles. I had no choice but to do what I did.
I’m willing to accept the consequences.”
Her shoulders shuddered seconds before she spun around to face me.
“And what about us? What are we supposed to do without you here? Your decisions are not just yours to carry. They impact me and the boys you claim to love so much. What about us, Poppa? We need you. I need you.” Her voice trembled at the end.
She shook her head and held up a hand. “I . . . I can’t. ”
Without another word or backward glance, she marched around me and into the house. “Fuck!” I cursed as her words sank into my spirit. Every one of them was eating me up because she was right. I was ready to accept my consequences, but I hadn’t considered how my actions would impact them.
I took a seat in one of the rocking chairs and studied the sky.
Our lives were already entangled, and I’d made things a little more difficult.
I didn’t think I’d fucked up until I saw the sadness in Grai’s eyes.
She was truly afraid I would have to be away from them.
Until the moment she asked me what about them, I hadn’t considered the weight of my choice, but now it was all I could feel pressing down on my shoulders.