Chapter 14 Tyreek Jr #3
Her saying that made me remember my purpose for even coming here in the first place.
Stepping toward her, I looked her over. Blossom was always dressed to the nines, and I hated it.
My girl was bad as hell, and if I could see it, I knew other niggas could too.
Her small curves and beautiful face could bring the strongest man to his knees if she wanted him to be there.
“Can we go inside your office and talk?” I pleaded into her cold eyes. “I just want to talk to you.”
Holding my stare, I was worried before she sighed and relented. “Stacy, hold my calls for about ten minutes. I’m sure this won’t take long.”
Turning on her heels, she left me standing in the lobby. She’d never been so dry with me before, so I was taken aback a little by her attitude. Once inside her office, she slammed the door.
Whap!
Before I could even say anything, she’d smacked the shit out of me.
“How dare you come here after everything you’ve done?” She hissed with fire in her eyes. “Do you take me for a fuckin’ fool?”
“Baby, did you just put your hands on me?” I rubbed the soreness of my cheek. She had never been this mad to the point that she’d hit me. “I came here to bring you flowers and to talk to you. What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“With me?” She grimaced angrily, walking back over toward her desk. Snatching up her cell phone, she put in her code before shoving it into my face. “Your cheating ass is what’s wrong with me!”
I stood there, swiping picture after picture of Lisa and me.
From nights at each other’s homes to dates out in public to pictures of where I’d put my hands on her, I shuddered as the pictures of her and me didn’t end.
Blossom had caught me red-handed, and there was no way I could get out of this shit.
“Baby, I don’t love her.” I sighed and handed her the phone back. “I’m a man with needs—”
“The only thing you need to do is get the hell outta my office,” she spoke with so much heat in her tone.
I could see the hurt in her eyes, and that fucked me up.
“There’s nothing to explain or justify, TJ.
I don’t like liars, cheaters, or woman beaters.
Rowan was right, you don’t give a fuck about me.
Get out of my office and get the fuck out of my life. ”
Blossom had always been a meek woman. She never wanted to show her hand or show you know what she was feeling.
She had learned how to mask her emotions and use her words to convey her mood and thoughts.
Having spent years as a politician’s daughter, she had mastered the skill.
The woman before me now, though, was full of rage.
She was emotionless and yet pissed the fuck off.
I could feel the wrath rolling off her. Her silence is what scared me more than anything.
If she hit me again, or even cursed me out and cried, I would know where she and I stood. However, now, I wasn’t so sure.
“I know you’re upset, but baby, I love you.” I stepped toward her, causing her to take one back. It made me clench my fist, but I deserved her reaction. “You’re my heart, Blossom. You can’t leave me.”
“Leave you?” She shook her head, opening her office door.
“I never had you to begin with. No man of mine would ever do the things you’ve done.
If this were all about sex, I did right by keeping the most sacred part of me to myself.
You’re a selfish man, Tyreek, and I hope karma tears your ass up.
It’s bad enough that I don’t know the man that’s stalking me, but I don’t know you either. ”
“Stalker?” I stared at her face, which was void of emotion. “Why is this my first time hearing about this?”
Crossing her arms, she said nothing. We engaged in a stare-off before I decided to leave. Blossom was stubborn, and if she didn’t want to talk, she wouldn’t. Dropping my shoulders, I decided it was best to go.
“Here, these are for you.” I stopped before leaving her office, handing her the lilies. “I’m going to make this shit right. I know I fucked up, and for that, I’m sorry. I love you.”
Snatching the flowers, she jerked her head back and curved me as I moved in to kiss her cheek. I clenched my teeth in anger, but this shit was on me. Lisa was on my shit list, and I couldn’t wait to leave here and find her ass.
“To the left… To the left…” Stacy sang as I made my way through the lobby. “Good riddance.”
Ignoring her smiles, I tucked my tail and left the suite.
This day was going to shit, and it was no one’s fault but my own.
Looking down at my watch, I had the entire day ahead of me.
Stress and anger caused me to roll my shoulders to relieve the pressure.
This shit could not be happening. I could not lose my job or my girl.
Between wanting to kill the McKnights, Lisa going to the cops on me, and this shit with Blossom, I was going crazy.
Nothing was going right for me. Blossom might’ve thought this shit was over, but she had no idea what lengths I was willing to go to keep her.
I would give her time to cool off, but there was no ending with us.
Somebody was going to pay for the day I was having, and since Lisa felt big enough to run her mouth, I hope she was ready for the attention she was about to receive.
Too bad it wasn’t going to be the type of attention she wanted.