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Chapter 18.

"I don't get girls man, why tf she break up with me? I mean I get she going to college but we can do the long distance shit. You feel me?" Jace explained himself. He hit my phone talking about he got news, he come over with this shit.

"Ha. No I don't feel you. The first month Ryan gone and yo ass hitting the strip club and in the bed with the next bitch. Gone somewhere."  I responded to his question taking another hit of my blunt and watching the basketball game.

"Nigga you trippin'. I'll never give another bitch the satisfaction. Pass me the blunt." Jace shook his head leaning back into the couch as I took my last puff and handed it over to Jace.

"Hmph. Is you gone tell me the news or what? And not this high-school lovey shit." I shot him a blank stare with a frown in my forehead, because right now he wasting my time.

"Oh yea. My fault. So, I heard the detectives pulled up on Jayda yesterday on her way home. They asked if she could come down to the station, what happened I don't know. But, from what I heard it got a lil tense, I just know we can't get them involved in any of this shit. We have to clear this shit up now." Jace told me as he passed the blunt back to me. I took one last puff and past it back to him before getting up and leaving.

"Where u goin, this time of night!?" Jace asked with his arms crossed waiting for an answer. I shook my head and laughed, this man really think he my mama.

"You just lock my door when I leave." I aim my hands up like a Glock at him before leaving and getting into my car.

I took a minute because I didn't know what exactly what I was doing, I didn't know if this person wanted to see me or not. I turned my Car Play on and blasted the music to "Love All" by Drake ft. Jay Z.

I made my way on the highway all the way on the other side of town. I parked outside the house, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing here. If we want to clear this shit up and keep Jayda and Ryan out of it, I gotta know what's been going on. I opened my messages up and called Jayda, it was already after two in the morning, she probably don't want nothing to do with me. The phone rang on its second answer until I heard her voice fill my car speaker. "Hello?"

"Come outside." I answered her.

It was a long pause between us before I could say anything else, she hung up the phone. I assumed she was coming out in a minimum of five minutes, but she had me wait here for about fifteen minutes before I took my phone out again and texted her "please."

And this time the shit didn't send, I figured she had blocked this number after I called her bout three times and it went to voicemail. I groaned and tooted my horn. "Fuck this shit." I tooted again but this time a light one.

I watched as the front door open and she walked out with her robe and fuzzy Ugg slippers. I rolled my window down as she made her way to my car. "What took you so damn long?"

"I was never coming." Jayda struggled her shoulders standing outside the car of the passenger. I licked over my lips and unlocked the car door. "Get in." I told her.

"Why?" Jayda asked

"I need to talk to you. You letting all my AC out just standing there. And it's hot as hell out here so get in." I responded. I put my car in park and turned the headlights off, I didn't want to draw any attention and good thing I got tints for this shit.

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Jayda

I rolled my eyes and opened the passenger door to get in, and closed the door behind me. I heard the car door automatically lock as I leaned back in the seat with my arms folded and legs crossed. I kept my focus out onto the quiet street and the moon shining beam. I could feel all his tension on me, I wish I had my hair down and not in a ponytail at least that will block half of him out of my sight.

"Jace told me the detectives came to ask you a couple questions. How that go?" Khalil asked me as I played with my nails, damn should of brought my phone. I took a deep breath in and let it out.

"They wanted to see how much I knew Trey and you. That's it." I responded short, I was really sleepy and I had to finish planning things for my graduation, college and my birthday for this month.

"I heard things got tense. What they ask you?"

"Didn't you just ask me that question and I answered you? You high as hell." I finally turned to look at him. I could feel all my insides just turn to buffer flies, I didn't want this feeling to come back so, I tried my best to ignore him.

"I'm sorry, i just heard "intense" and felt like some shit was about to get stirred up, so I had to come and check in. And that's what I'm trying to do. Look I don't want you or Ryan anywhere near this shit. All I ask is for your corporation so I can clear this mess up!" He shouted as he twisted the AC up higher making me shiver, I wasn't a big fan of being really cold and I know he knew that. He took off his orange hoodie and threw it over to me. "Damn it's hot." I heard him mumble.

I was hesitant to put the the hoodie on but I had on this thin silk robe that just wasn't making me any warmer. I put the hoodie on and rubbed my arms trying to warm myself up. It was completely silence, nothing but the air "blasting through the vent. "They wanted to know if... if Trey have left any money behind before he was killed, because maybe that could've been the motive. Also, if maybe he gave any to me to hide." I explained myself before rubbing my eyes.

"Did he?" Khalil asked.
"No." I replied.
"Is that it?" I heard him say as he shifted his body closer to me, resting his arm on the arm rest. So, the tip of his fingers just a few inches away from contact with my thigh.
"Yeah."

The car grew silence once again, and I wasn't planning on moving to do anything, until he move so, I can get some sleep.
"You got another nigga?" He asked me bluntly. I hesitated to say anything because I didn't want the conversation to go left and I wanted to start being honest with myself.

I smirked and shook my head. "No."
He let out a deep breath, and turned the AC down. He looked at me licking over his lips once again, we connected eye contact.
"You miss me?" Khalil asked again. At this point I'm starting to think he playing 21 questions. I wasn't expecting that question, I knew the answer but I didn't want to say, because again I don't know if I was being honest for myself or for him, so I just shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't know." I answered breaking eye contact with him and putting my hands in the hoodie pocket pinching the hell out of myself.
"I miss you." Khalil said gratifying. "And I know you miss me too but you not gone tell me, but it's coo."

"So, you say." I murmured under my breath.
I felt his warm hand grasp behind my neck as he pulled himself into me wrapping his other arm around my waist. "I'm sorry, for all the shit that I done did. I'm sorry for hurting you... I love you." Khalil whispered in my ear, not sure if he meant it or if he just saying shit cause he high, I didn't want to fall into it, but he squeezed my waist tighter. I looked at him and look over at the time on the display and realized it was almost five. I pulled away from him. "I got to go before the birds wake up." I chuckled, I also heard him laugh too. I unlocked the door, "take care of yourself." I told him before leaving out the car and into the house.

I lock the door behind me and went into my room and laid down. I was ready to sleep like a baby and realized I still had on his hoodie.