Chapter 171
After going to see Too Low, I felt like a boulder had been lifted of my shoulders. And now, I was about to go upstairs, love on my man, maybe give him a shot of head, before taking a nice nap.
When I stepped into our room, I slowed my stride, realizing that something wasn’t right. There were clothes strewn across the bed. Shoes scattered across the floor. And that wasn’t how the room looked when I left. Then Face was sitting on the bench at the foot of the bed, appearing disconnected.
“Bae, what’s going on?” I quizzed, while stepping closer, and soon realized that those were my clothes sitting on the bed.
He lifted his head, and glared at me. “I got a call today.” My heart skipped a beat. “Okay?”
“Yeah, it was my nigga. He told me that his cousin saw you in visitation today.”
I gulped.
“And I was so fucking pissed. Cause you lied to me. Had me seeing red. So, I came in here to pack your shit. Then the girls came in, and asked what was going on. I told them that you were leaving—”
I gasped. “Face—”
“Nah, let me finish,” he snarled. “I told them that you were leaving, and they cried their eyes out. I aint never seen them so upset. So, I told them that it was a prank, then called my mama to pick them up.”
“So, you sent them away to put me out?” My heart pounded in my chest.
“Nah.” He shook my head. “I had pulled out way more clothes than this. Then I started putting shit back, and got tired. I sent the girls away, because I needed to clear my head. Had to be honest with myself. Shit aint that simple. The girls love you. You’re having my babies.
And I would never want you in any type of discomfort.
So, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night, if you wasn’t