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“Excuse you?”

“You heard me.”

I cocked my head to the side. “And why the fuck would I do that?”

“Because I leave yo’ ass alone for a couple hours, and this the type of shit you do.”

“Who the fuck you think you are, my daddy?”

“Nah, but since you don’t know how to act when I leave you alone, apparently I gotta start putting yo’ ass on punishment.”

“Punishment?” I snapped my head back and sized his ass up. “Nigga, I am a grown ass fucking woman. I don’t need to be on no damn punishment.”

“Whatever.” He held his hand out again. “Give me yo’ phone.”

Cassian stared at me before a laugh slipped out. I should’ve known that shit meant trouble.

Before I could move, he reached over and snatched the phone right out my hand.

“Cassian!”

I reached for it, but his tall ass lifted it over his head, knowing damn well I couldn’t reach that shit.

I jumped for it anyway. All that did was make his ass laugh harder.

“Oooh, I don’t like you.” I stopped reaching and sucked my teeth.

“Okay.” He looked down at me, still wearing that irritating ass smirk. “That’s supposed to make me feel some type of way?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Well, damn.” He shrugged. “Hate to break it to you, mama, but it don’t.”

I stared at his ass for a minute before rolling my eyes.

“Whatever.”

I turned around and stormed toward the stairs before I ended up doing some shit that would probably have this nigga putting me on another damn punishment.

I could hear him and his friend laughing behind me, which only made me walk faster. This motherfucker was getting on my last nerve.

But one thing was for damn sure. I wasn’t about to sit around this house forever while Cassian decided when I could and couldn’t leave.

Phone or no phone, I was going to figure out a way to get my ass up out of here.

Iwatched shorty storm upstairs until she disappeared around the corner.

“You know she hate yo’ ass, right?” Kendric asked behind me.

I looked down at the phone still in my hand before slipping it into my pocket.

“She’ll be aight.”

“Nah, nigga.” He laughed. “That girl just called the fucking police on you, and yo’ response was to take her phone. You got issues.”

I turned and looked at his ass. “You finished?”

“Not even close.” Kendric shook his head. “How long you planning on keeping her here?”