7. Sage #4
“Go ahead and make sure you found everything you needed, baby doll,” KD instructed.
“You got my baby girl calling you sir, son?” Sebastian asked, making me wish I could disappear into thin air. I was beyond mortified as I turned to head back into the house. How much had he heard?
“Bash, you know I would never do anything fucked up to your daughter.”
“I know you know better. Nah, you know what, Sage. Stay right there. You and Jaylen break up, and I gotta find out through an email?”
Not this again. Jaylen and his freaking emails!
“An email? What email?” I asked.
“I got the most interesting surprise when I opened a video attachment showing footage of this knucklehead right here yelling and claiming that you are his wife. Jaylen seems to think you’ve been pretending he was like a brother to you and fucking him right under his nose the whole time.
” Sebastian chuckled dryly as his eyes shifted between the two of us.
Neither of us spoke. “Care to explain what the hell is going on? Because from what I heard a few minutes ago, you two have a hell of a lot more going on than just being friends.”
Taking a step forward, KD spoke first. “Bash, it’s not like that. It’s never been like that.”
“My question was directed to my daughter. Since she wants to come out here to defend you, she can speak for herself. She wants to be in the conversation, so let her answer the damn question. Is this why you and Jaylen broke up? Have you been sneaking around with KD behind everyone’s back this whole time, and now you’re so bold that you’re fucking him in this man’s house? ”
“No,” I said, shaking my head as tears pooled in my eyes.
“Jaylen was cheating on me with Rebecca. I don’t know how long it’s been going on, but she’s pregnant.
He bought her a house, and to make matters worse, I got a foreclosure notice for this one.
He has some nerve accessing our home cameras to see what I’m doing when he won’t even answer the freaking phone for me. ”
Bash was on his feet before I could finish my statement. The rage in his eyes made me nervous.
“Why the fuck didn’t you tell me, baby? I swear I’m shooting that bastard in the head as soon as I see him.”
“See, Daddy, that’s why I didn’t tell you. I didn’t want you to do anything irrational. Jaylen isn’t worth it. I already went to jail behind his shit.”
“Jail?” he asked, swinging around to glare at me.
“Yeah.” I dropped my eyes to my feet. “KD bailed me out.”
“Fuck you went to jail for, Sage?” my dad roared.
“Breaking and entering and vandalism, I think. She was calling and sending me pictures of them in bed and showing off their new house, and I just lost it. I went and tore up his trophy room with a fire poker. She called the cops on me, and Jaylen just stood there like a bitch. I called Klever to get me out.”
“Are you two really married?” Sebastian asked.
A few seconds of silence was enough of an answer to get him moving in KD’s direction. I held my hands up to stop him as I jumped in front of him.
“Daddy, no.”
“Yes, we really are married, Sebastian,” KD clarified as if it was needed at this point. His confession only seemed to add fuel to the fire.
“What the fuck?” Bash growled.
“It was a long time ago. Way back when she found out that she was pregnant with JJ. She was terrified to tell you, and Jaylen tried to make her get rid of him. I wanted to take care of her and show her that I was the man for her. I loved her. I love her.”
“Boy, you know I should kill you three times for taking my baby without my permission. I was never gon’ let Jaylen Jackson’s bitch ass marry her, and he knew it too. All you had to do was man the fuck up and come to me.”
“I know, man, but you know how I feel about her,” KD said, pulling me to his side.
“I can take care of her, Bash. He left her high and dry, B. That fuck-ass nigga is trying to sell the dance studio right from under her and move on with Becky like Sage ain’t a whole fucking trophy.
I know I didn’t come to you right, but I’m coming to you right now.
I love your daughter to death, and I’m going to make her happy for the rest of her life, if she lets me. ”
My eyes stayed on Sebastian, even though KD had a tight grip on my waist. Sebastian chuckled and shook his head as he plopped back down in his seat.
“Go ahead and do what you were about to do, baby girl. Sit down, son. I’m not all that fucked up about you being with her.
You think I don’t see the way you look at my baby?
I know you love her. I’m just a little thrown off after being blindsided with this news, then I come over here to talk to her and hear y’all fucking like rabid dogs.
I can’t believe her mean ass called you sir.
I don’t even want to start unpacking that, ever.
In fact, I’ll probably drink myself to sleep for the rest of the week.
I’m not gon’ kill you though. That’s a lot more than I can say for Supreme. ”
“Let me tell him, Bash,” KD requested.
“Have at it. You just better not let Jaylen’s soft ass get to him first.”