Page 21 of Session 25

The baby started screaming again, pissing me off. I had finally got him settled, and here he was yelling again like he was the one put in a fucked up position.

“Damn Koi. I just got him quiet.”

“I don’t give a fuck, you and him get the fuck out. You lost your rabbit ass mind if you think you about to play daddy under the same roof as me-” She paced back and forth, “you smoking more than just weed.” The rage plastered on her face quickly turned to hurt. She scoffed, turned on her heels, and left the bedroom.

Accepting the fact that I was the cause of her pain was making me regret ever stepping foot in that party that night. Koi didn’t deserve this shit, but right about now, I needed her to be patient with me until her stupid ass cousin pulled through. I was determined to win her back, whether she was with it or not.

There wasn’t a weak ass bone in my body. And I’d be damned if I let another nigga come in and swoop her off her feet. Niggas loved a damsel in distress. Well, muthafuckas, this wasn’t that. Me and my woman were just having some issues, and that was that.

“I can’t do this. I’m leaving because obviously you won’t.” She stood by the door, eyes puffy and red, her light colored skin flushed from crying. “You win.” She shook her head, swiped at her tears before walking away.

“Koi, don’t leave. I need you.”

“Too bad. You should have thought of that when there were nights where I needed you, but you were slanging dick.” She poked out her chest. “I hate that I ever stayed. I hate that you’re the one who had my heart all these years. I hate that right now I’m hurting behind such a stupid ass nigga who probably wasn’t even worth me giving a chance to.” Our eyes met. Silence. “All these years I thought my biggest hater was outside those doors, not knowing I was sleeping beside him every night.”

I couldn’t chase behind her. By the time I was out the bedroom door, the front door was slamming shut.

“Fuck! Ash, little man, it ain’t you, my boy, it’s me.” I bounced him in my arms. “You gotta lay here real quick. My brain is all over the damn place.” I put him back in his car seat, sat on the edge of the bed, placing my head in my hands. “Shit is wicked.” I didn’t hear the noise behind me, but I sure felt the whack against my back.

I hopped up off the bed, back arched, yelling at the top of my lungs. Koi stood there with her Gucci belt in hand. “Move, and I’m gonna tear your ass up! I can’t believe I let you play in my fucking face!” She swung the belt, hitting me across my chest. Not fast enough, Koi landed another slap on my shoulder.

“What the fuck?!” I charged at her. Koi’s adrenaline must have been rushing because her ass moved swiftly, running down the hallway and around the island in the kitchen. She was on one side, me on the other, as she continued to swing the belt. I tried to dodge every hit while hoping to grab it.

“Muthafucka, if you try to take this belt from me, the next weapon will be a knife. Choose your battles wisely.” Her voice was calm. Too damn calm. Her eyes were demanding, glaring at me as her nose flared out. I had never seen this side of Koi before.

“I said I was sorry, what the fuck? I can’t take the shit back!”

“Sorry! Sorry? Are you serious? Sorry can’t push that baby back up in your nut sack. Sorry can’t change the fact you stuck ya dick in my cousin and then in me! Sorry, can't make me forget what kind of dusty bastard you are.” I lifted up my hands in a surrendering manner, making it my last mistake. Koi swung the belt, popping me in my face with the buckle, splitting my lip.

I grabbed at my face, backing up out of the kitchen before running back into the bedroom, locking the door behind me.

“What?” I waited for Koi’s mother to answer the phone. “Why the fuck are you calling me?”

“Koi is losing her mind. I need you to come get her, please.” I wasn’t no sucker ass nigga, but Koi had fucked me up. Here it was, I was on the phone crying like a bitch to her mother.

“You lucky your ass is alive. I’m not coming to get shit, leave nigga if you can’t stand the heat.” The beeps in my ear let me know she had hung up. Frustrated, I swiped at my lip that was leaking. The fact that she hit me with the gold double G buckle had me livid. If I was a woman beater, I would have dragged her ass, but my heart just wouldn’t allow me to hit her back.

Koi was hurting, and although I didn't want her ass hitting on me, I did need to let her get her steam off. The sooner she healed, the faster we could move past this and work on us.

“Koi, you win. I’ll do whatever it is you want yo,” I yelled out from where I was sitting.

“I want you dead. That’s what I want.” She was close; her voice was loud and clear. “If you can’t do that, then I’m going to make your life a living hell.”

“Koi, you know if it was my choice, things would be different, right? You know that, Koi.” I heard shuffling on the other end. “What are you doing?”

“I’m about to come in that room if you don’t come out. Did you forget I have a key to the door?” Her shadow showed from under the door. She was right. She did have the key, but I had hoped that leaving Ashton in here with me, she wouldn’t fuck with me. Obviously, I was wrong.

“Just don’t hit me. We can talk, but don’t put ya hands on me.” I unlocked the door, opened it, and stuck my head out. I saw Duke, but it was too late. By the time my reflexes kicked in, I was being pulled out of the room. Him and Drew pounced on me as if I was their next lick.

I only saw hands and feet, and I tried to shield my head and face from the blows.

“Did you really think we weren’t going to fuck you up? I’m tired of you playing in my sister's face.” The fact that Rika’s brother was fucking me up behind Koi made it very clear that no one fucked with her ass, and I had just signed my own death certificate.

“Kick his ass!” Koi coached. “And this baby ain’t staying here, and neither are you.” I must have blacked out from the pain. When I came to, everyone was gone, and I didn’t hear Ash.

“Argh,” I groaned, rolling over to my side. Blood spilled from my mouth, and my eye throbbed. These niggas came in my house and wore me out. Koi had crossed the line. She knew that Duke was enough, but having Drew step in too was wild as fuck. I was gonna see them, but right now I needed to check on Ash and call Taj or Bear.

“Yo, them niggas jumped me, and they took Ashton. I need to go to the fucking hospital, bro.” I managed to pull myself up on the bed. My body ached all over.