"Wear a vest for the killers, nothin' less cause its realer/In the Big Apple, where it's quick to get your sh*t tackled." -Big Pun ft. Donell Jones, "It's So Hard"
Teyana and Dame had laid a blanket on top of the fur rug with Julian to watch Paw Patrol. Teyana fed Julian some organic apple sauce. He had little bits of drool running down the sides of his lips. She was getting the hang of it after day two. Dame lay back way more into the movie than Julian. Teyana shook her head and gave Julian some apple sauce. He was loving it so much he couldn't pay attention to the movie. Teyana smiled as she helped him finish off the apple sauce.
"This is a cool little movie," Dame said as he crossed his arms and got comfortable.
"Yeah, we can see that," Teyana laughed.
"What? You can't lie this movie cool!" Dame said serious. Teyana ignored him and sat the finished apple sauce down. She ruffled Julian's curls and placed his hair in a loose ponytail. She used the napkin to wipe the corners of his mouth and adjusted him to see the movie. Teyana ate some popcorn and tried to get into the movie. Not even five minutes later Dame's phone rang. Teyana looked at him and rolled her eyes.
She had asked him to put it on vibrate and seen he failed to listen. He didn't have any standing business obligations. She heard someone speaking on the phone and she seen Dame's face drop and then go motionless.
He stepped away and went to the bedroom where he continued his conversation in a low voice. She sat Julian in her lap and tried to stay calm, but she really wanted to go eavesdrop. Not even five minutes later Dame emerged from the room. She pretended like she was watching the movie. Dame seemed to teleport over to where she was and whisper in her ear.
"There's been an emergency. I got to go, stay here and don't leave." She turned to look at him, but he was already at the door with his keys in hand. Teyana wanted to question him and ask what the emergency was, but she had to play it cool until she had the chance. Her body was there watching Paw Patrol with Julian, her mind was in space, and her heart had just walked out the door.
Her phone vibrated on the couch next to her wakening Teyana from her stir. She hadn't realized that somewhere along the lines of Dame leaving, she had fallen asleep. Both Teyana and Julian were laid out cold on the black plush furry blanket. Julian was still sleep and the television was dark. She hurriedly answered her phone.
"Teyana where the hell are you girl?" Giselle asked.
"I'm at home...babysitting," Teyana whispered.
"Baby what?" Giselle asked.
"Remember...we took in Julian for the weekend," Teyana said.
"Oh yeah, well it's hot right now in Brooklyn..." Giselle said.
"Somebody got shot?" Teyana asked.
"Yeah somebody," Giselle said in a lower tone.
"Giselle tell me girl!" Teyana tried to lower her tone again.
"They are saying it was Tee..." Giselle said. Teyana couldn't hear anything else. She wanted to scream. She looked over to see a peaceful sleeping, Julian. Some of his curls were covering a chubby cheek. His life didn't deserve to be disrupted like this. She knew then why Dame had left so abruptly.
"Teyana, are you still there?" Giselle asked. Teyana slumped back against the couch. She couldn't believe Tee had been shot.
"I'm still here," she managed to say in a low voice just above a whisper, "What happened?"
"Girl, all I know was they were saying he was ambushed and shot, no word if he's dead or not," Giselle explained.
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Below The Belt
Roman d'amourDame is the world's newest boxing champion around. His new undefeated status has placed him into a world he could never imagine. Dame's career has given him everything and has allowed him to bring his woman Teyana into the fold. The new life they've...
