Loving You {UNDER CONSTRUCTION}

Chapter 9

TW//RACISM

Anthony's POV
The next day I woke up to a loud alarm clock going off. I turned it off and looked down at who was next to me.

My God, she's beautiful even when she sleeps.

I quietly got up, put some underwear on, and headed downstairs. When I got downstairs, I made Jasmine some breakfast. As I was cooking, I felt someone hug me from behind. I turned to see her, wearing my shirt and some underwear. I turned around, and kissed her on the head saying, "Good morning, baby." She started to protest, saying, "What did I say about-" but I cut her off by kissing her. I picked her up, put her on the counter, took off her shirt, and trailed kisses up and down her neck. I heard a loud, "AHEM" from behind us and jumped. When I turned around, I saw Renée and Groff standing behind us.

"Remind me to never eat you guys' food." Groff said. Jasmine giggled and got off the counter. She kissed me goodbye and went to hang out with her friends.

Jasmine's POV
This morning, I woke up to a nice smell in the kitchen. I slipped on a bra, some underwear, and Ant's shirt. I went downstairs to see Anthony cooking in his underwear.

How dangerous. Does he not know one wrong pop can end his whole career?

I quietly ran up to him and hugged him from behind. He turned and said, "Good morning, baby." while kissing my head.

"What did I say about-" I said, attempting to protest but I was cut off by a kiss. He picked me up, put me on the counter, and took off the shirt as we were kissing. He started to trail kisses up and down my neck when we heard a loud, "AHEM." come from behind us. I opened my eyes to see Renée and Groff looking at us.

"Remind me to ever eat you guys' food." he said. I giggled and hopped off the counter. I said bye to Ant and kissed him on the cheek. I got ready and went to hang out with my friends.

—AN HOUR LATER—

By now, it was time to head to the theater to get ready for tonight's show. I ran home, showered, got ready, and ran out the door and to the theater.

"Hey, beautiful." someone said. I just ignored it and kept walking. "Hey!" the man said. He started running and so did I. I ran into the theater, shut the doors, and when I turned around, I saw Adam. I ran into the boys' dressing room and into Ant.

"Hey, woah, what's wrong?" he asked.

"Outside. Adam. Chased me." I said in between breaths. He got up, said something to Daveed and Oak, and told me, "Stay here." I was confused until I heard Adam say, "Let me in, Freckles." I went to run out but when I opened the door, Chris was there and he wouldn't let me out. I got an idea.

Anthony's POV
After Jasmine told me how Adam had chased her here, I went out and brought Daveed and Oak with me.

"Yo! Freckles! How's life?" he said.

"Great, I'm dating someone new." I replied.

"Listen, you need to go." Daveed said. Adam turned to Daveed and pushed him saying, "Fuck off, Freddy Douglass. I'm here for my girl."

"She isn't your girl. You need to go before some shit goes down." I said.

"Oh. I see what's going on here. What the hell happened to bro code? Bros before Hoes? I always knew you wanted to fuck my girl. Let me in, Freckles. I just want to say hi." he said as he grabbed the door handle. I grabbed his hand and pushed him back.

"1. Jasmine is not a hoe. Don't you ever let the words 'Jasmine' and 'hoe' be in the same sentence again. 2. I'm not letting you in not because you're banned. But because I don't ever want to hear or see from you again. 3. I have a name and it isn't 'Freckles'. He has a name and it is not 'Freddy Douglass'. 4. You're gonna leave on foot or in a stretcher. Your choice. 5. Jasmine is no girl. She's a woman, a beautiful one. And she's my woman. So you need to go before I beat the shit out of you." Adam stood up, got in my face, and said, "WE'LL SEE WHO LEAVES ON THE DAMN STRETCHER." and pushed me. I ran up and punched the life out of him. I went to kick him, but Oak pulled me back. Adam just stayed on the ground while Oak called the police.

I ran back to the dressing room with a bloody hand to check in on Jasmine. She wasn't there. I ran up to Chris, who was clutching his balls, and I understood what happened. "Where is she, Chris. I told you to keep her in my dressing room." I asked. "When you get power kicked in the balls all you can do is fall to the ground. She went to her dressing room." Chris replied. I laughed a little at his pain and ran past him and into her dressing room. I ran up to her and just hugged her.

"What the hell did you guys do?" Jasmine asked.

"Nothing important." I said.

"Nothing important doesn't buy you a bloody hand, Anthony, WHAT DID YOU DO.", she yelled as she pushed me back and held up my broken hand. This caused Renée and Pippa to look up and Groff to peek his head into the room.

"I did my best to defend you. He pushed me, I punched him. That's it." I said. I wasn't lying but I wasn't telling her everything.

"Is your hand broken?" she said.

"Probably. Hard as I punched him, he's still on the pavement." I replied.

"Did you kill him?" Groff said.

"No, but I should've." I replied.

"Is he alone? He may run off. Did you call the police?" Pippa said.

"No, Daveed and Oak are out there with him to make sure he stays and yes, we called the police." I replied. "We're gonna push charges. He attacked me, stalked you, and trespassed the theater. That's gotta be like 6 years alone. It'll be more if he had a past record." I continued.

"Guys give us a minute, please.", Jasmine said. Everyone nodded and left. "The full story. Now." she said.

She's cute when she's upset. Hold up, why is she defending him?

"He called you a hoe and tried to get in. I defended you, defended myself and Daveed, then made a few threats. After that, he pushed me and I punched him. He fell to the ground and when he did I went to kick him but Oak held me back. That's everything. Are you done being on his side now?", I said.

"Okay, I'm not defending him. I heard everything through your window and wanted to hear the full story, from you. If I were ever on his side, I definitely wouldn't have brought this relationship as far as it is and I definitely would not have had sex with you last night." she said. I heard a few squeals from outside the door.

"Well, at least we're okay. If he bothers you, let me know." I said as I hugged her. We heard sirens outside and Oak talking to law enforcement, informing them what happened.