Page 14 of R&B Mixtape

He stepped away and I picked up my glass to finish off the rest of what was in my glass. As I sipped a notification came through on his phone that I didn’t even realize he left. I had his password and everything but never went through it. I felt like that was immature in every way, however, tonight, I grabbed it without hesitation just because. When it said it was a message from Toni, I got curious because I knew all of his friends and family and Toni wasn’t mentioned once.

Sometimes you just needed to mind your business because when you go snooping you find what you’re looking for. Malika would say time and time again that Kase was too good to be true and it seemed as if she was right.

Toni: You’re my husband so ditch your side piece, come home, and show me some attention. I missed the dick anyway.

My blood was boiling before I could finish reading the sentence. I was no dummy and knew that her message was a response, so I opened up the entire message and was in for a rude awakening. To say that he fooled me was an understatement. That man entertained me the way a circus would a child and I was pissed the fuck off.

Tears fell without permission and before I could clean my face up, he returned to the table. What I wanted to do was smack the taste out his mouth, but I cared about my image in the public light. He wouldn’t get that satisfaction out of me.

“Baby why you crying? What happened that fast?”

Swiping away the tears, I handed the phone back with the messages still open. I grabbed my clutch and coat and left him where he stood. I had nothing to say to him. It was clear that whatever we shared was a joke to him. He didn’t even have the decency to hide it. I scurried out the restaurant immediately trying to flag down a taxi.

“Vee, wait!” I ignored his request and stood waving my hand to be noticed. “Baby give me a minute to explain.”

“Explain Kase but the result is the same. I know my worth and I refuse to stay anywhere where my presence, time, and affection isn’t appreciated.”

“Me and Toni have an open marriage. We’re both free to do whatever we want to do. That text didn’t mean shit.”

“Kase, from what I read and what I know now… you are a muthafuckin’ clown. Please leave me alone.”

“I ain’t never been that. I understand you’re mad but don’t get it twisted. That disrespectful shit gon’ only last for so long.”

I looked at him unbothered by his words. Kase didn’t scare me the way he thought he did. He was caught up and couldn’t take that spotlight, so he was trying to direct the attention to something else. He was and always would be Bobo to me from this day forward.

A taxi finally pulled up and I opened the door all for him to snatch me back and slammed the door. The driver wasn’t there for any drama, so she pulled off without questioning anything. The reaction he was looking for wasn’t in me. I knew he probably wanted me to scream and shout about my feelings being hurt but the embarrassment was too much. He played me and that was that. I was getting the hell away from him and this relationship.

“Kase I would appreciate it if you got out of my way so I can go on about my business. You have a wife to go and tend to.”

I pulled out my phone and facetime Prez not caring what Kase was about to spew out of his mouth. It wasn’t anything but more lies and I quite frankly wasn’t in the mood to hear them.

“Aveena, you ain’t gon’ let me run this shit down for you? It’s not what you think.”

“I saw that woman tell you to ditch me and come home. There’s nothing more for me to think. The proof is in the pudding, and I don’t want to deal with the mess. You’re thehusband to someone else which means we’re done. What’s there to run down stink?”

I was over the bullshit with him and wanted to dip out as fast as I could. I rolled my eyes and diverted my focus back to the call. Prez was on the screen already walking out the crib. I couldn’t recall when the connection was even made.

“Where you at?” was all he asked when we made eye contact.

“The Palm.”

“I’m on the way.”

The call disconnected and that pissed Kase off. His gentle ways were no longer in him. He turned into a mad man as if I was the one that was married. He had some nerve to react the way he was.

“You really gon’ call that nigga in front of me. Yo’ hoe ass probably been fuckin’ him too.”

“Whatever makes you feel better sir.”

I began to scroll through social media when my phone was smacked out of my hand. I chuckled and bent down to pick it up. He was losing so he was doing whatever would bring him satisfaction. Walking away casually, I was pulled back and thrown into the wall. I was still unbothered by his tactics.

“Why you playing with me Vee? You know I love you.”

“So I’ve heard. Can I go now?” I asked with a smirk on my face.

That man was losing his shit, and I couldn’t help but find it amusing. Was I going to break down in the car? Of course! However, letting him see me cry for him again was a no-no.

“Don’t make me show my ass, Vee.”