Hookup Culture

Derrek

6 p.m

"We have to say something at this point Lilly"

laying in the bed with her on my chest, we had just got done smoking a blunt.
She had some cartoon shit playing on the t.v while I was scrolling through youtube on my phone.

Lilly looked scared for a second.
"They are gunna be pissed off and look at us different D! Why cant you understand that!?"  She said back, sitting, up looking down at me; still laying down.

It was a shame to be honest especially with how everything went down, but I genuinely care for Lilly and who gunna take better care of Kens family then someone who looked up to him like a father figure?!

"Ill take the ass beating they giving me, I aint backing down from shit, as long as they know ima hit they ass back, I love my niggas... but I cant deny I been had feelings for you."

Lilly shook her head smiling.
"This is crazy" she said coving her face.
"I feel the same way... now"

I grabbed her laughing.
"Ima good ass nigga aint no wrong gunna come to you long as ima round."

"Boy hush" she laughed.

Hearing baby Ino starting to wake up Lilly got up going to get her.
Going to the kitchen I watched as Lilly thick self bent over to put Ino in her bouncer.
She was so cute, chocolate like her dad eyes, nose, cheeks, all Kens.
She only had Lilly's lips and face shape, her hair wasn't really long yet so it was hard to see the texture.
Grabbing a bowl of cereal, I thought about how much the guys could just kill my ass, but was it really that deep?
"Lilly When you think we should say some?"
She looked at me from infront of the t.v putting the channel 'Noggin' on.
"You cant be serious Derrek?!"

"I really am,"

She sighed hard.
"Derrek I just Lost My son and Husband, dont you think this is a little much? Can we just not?"

I clenched my jaw eatting my cereal.

She right, thats cool... we'll wait, but them niggas aint fucking stupid.

•••

"Hold up this Gio"
"Its 10 at night?"
"So"
Getting up from the bed I walked into the hallway answering my phone.
"Yo, you good?"
"Hell yeah, you gotta work tonight? We got some important shit to talk about."
"Iight bro, whea at?"
"My apartment."
"Bet"
"Iight"
Hanging up i went back in the room jumping into the shower real quick.
"Where you going?" Lilly followed me.
" Gios real quick, ill be back."
"Oh what yall bouts ta' do?"
"Ion know, he said we gotta talk."
"Oh" she relaxed going back to Baby Ino, who was in her rocking crib beside the bed playing with some toys laughing.
"Please Be carefully Derrek."
"Of course Lilly"
Washing up I got out, getting dressed quickly.
I walked over to Lilly giving her a kiss.
"Ill be back ok, don't look so sad." I nudged her smiling.
"I aint! I just dont wanna be alone." She fell back on the bed.
I took her words personal but I ain't say nothing bout it, I understand where she coming from.
"Ill be back shortly."
Walking out I left quickly hopping in my new whip I been saving up for.
It wasn't nothing but a lil Hoppie but shit was better then nothing.
Don't ask why no one helped me out either.
I ain't accepting nothing from no one.
I got everything I own By myself so cant no one tell me shit.
I was tired of having to wait on other niggas for shit, an once I start feeling like a nuisance i fix the issue with myself.
Im not saying people had an issue giving me rides, I just know at times it could have been an inconvenience.
Getting to Gio house i saw his car in the parking lot, parking next to his car I got out making sure to lock the doors.
Making my way up to the second floor I turned right to his door noticing it was slightly open.
"The fuck?" I mumbled scrunching my brows, pulling my Glock Gen 4 out immediately.
Point it downward I walked in with an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.
His living room was trashed.
The couch was flipped over, his pillows ripped open from knife stabs.
"GIO?!" I called out.
"Yo?!" Trent Called from the door way making me jump.
"Nigga-"
"The fuck happened here?!" He cut me off walking in taking a look around.
"Ion fucking know, but we finna find out."
"Where Gio?"
"Ion know bruh." I said shaking my head.
Looking around I looked for anything that looked like it could of had a camera in it.
"What you doing?" Trent asked.

"Looking for a Camera, know my boy not living Dolo without a video surveillance."

Trent shook his head immediately catching on following my lead.
"Hell nah Bruh-" Trent shook his head.
"Mutha fuckers bet not be fucking playing with my Cuzo"

I bit my cheek Annoyed, ion get involved in that killing shit to much because I dead ass have a whole Career in from of me. I just started working as an permit secretary for a huge law firm here in the city. I been doing intern work for 6 months now so shit finally taking off.

But if they..., anyone even playing with my boy Ima Turn Heads Loose.