Crumbling Paradise

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Ight this was trash. I feel like I fucked up this whole plot. Sigh😪

Excuse mistakes😭

BRIZY P.O.V💚

"I brought you something to eat." Stokeley walked into the bedroom with a tray of food. Jahseh didn't touch the previous tray which was still on the dresser.

"I'm not hungry." Jahseh mumbled. He had his eyes closed hands absent mindedly rubbing on his stomach.

"I wasn't asking. Sit up. Come on." And Stokeley was now helping him sit up after he put the tray down. Jahseh groaned letting out a sigh but still sat up all the same. Stokeley put a bunch of pillows behind him. "You comfortable?"

"Yeah. Thanks."

"Okay time to eat. I made your favorite. Mashed potatoes and fried chicken with collard greens." Stokeley smiled wide putting the tray on Jahseh's lap. "Ouuu this brings back some old memories like the time we spent in Aspen. Remember that? You woke up at 3 in the morning and forced me to make this shit. I was so mad but I did it anyways." Laughter filled the whole room. It was just Stokeley laughing though. Jahseh gave a tight lipped smile. Of course he remembers. He remembers everything they did together. All of it. From the moment they met to the moment their paradise came crumbling down.

"Stokeley-." Jahseh inhaled taking the fork from the man's hand and putting it down. "What happened earlier-the kiss I mean-"

"It was just a reflex. You were panicking and I dint know what to do. That just came to my head first." Stokeley butted in.

" It can't happen again. Nothing has changed between us. Matter of fact there's nothing between us any more. You know that right?" Jahseh continued. Stokeley looked off to the side. An awkward silence filled the air.

"I still love you Jahseh. Everything I did, I did because I was hurt and none of this is our fault. We were set up." And when Stokeley looked back again there were tears in his eyes. "I regret it all."

"Monique had nothing to do with you hitting me Stokeley." Jahseh felt his voice crack no matter how hard he tried not to.

"I-" Stokeley looked away again too ashamed. He remembered that day at the motel. "I'm fucking sorry Jah. I swear I don't know what came over me. I didn't mean it." He explained desperately.

"You still did it and a bunch of other hurtful shit." Jahseh blinked and the tears came rolling.

"I was hurting Jahseh. Monique planned it all perfectly. The evidence was there. I reacted in the only way I could at that time." Stokeley defended. "But now that we know the truth, we can make it right, okay. Start over. A fresh start-"

"I love someone else now." Jahseh cut him off. Stokeley froze before slowly letting go of Jahseh's hand that he'd grabbed minutes before.

"You don't mean that. No, you jus saying that to hurt me."he shook his head in denial.

"I'm not. I mean it. What we had is gone. You made sure of that-"

"Bullshit!" Stokeley stood up ." Is no way you can stop loving me in seven months!-everything we been through! Twelve years of knowing each other and six years of marriage! You just can't!"

"I did not forget and I still love you. I'll always love you. I'm just in love with someone else now. You-"

"No! I don't wanna hear it!" Stokeley shook his head  storming out. Jahseh sighed wiping his face. He put the tray aside and got off the bed following after the man. This was a small space and they would have to talk about it sooner or later. They were trapped in here after all.