Grown Enough (On Hold)

Chapter Thirteen

— I'm sorry for the wait. 🌱

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"Yeah... I'm nocturnal, baby. It's where I thrive." Harvey snatched me away.

"Get the fuck away.. from her." I heard a clutter of shit falling and Aubree groaning, it's apparent he's in pain.

"You ought to stop tryna be crimson chin and stay your ass down, my boy." Harvey laughed. "You know I couldn't see you toe to toe but I'll see bout all that now. Back up, dawg."

I quietly aided Aubree. He held onto my hand.

"Aaliyah, let's go, girl." Harvey cut his laugh off and snapped his fingers. "Did you find us a way out of here already?"

"Already? What?" Aubree questioned as his breathing changed, snatching away from me.

"No, I was never going with him—"

"You goin' leave me?" Aubree confusingly questioned me.

"No!" I yelled as both of them tried to speak.

"Harvey, stop. You know that's not—"

"Get up or Ima kill him right here, right now." I stopped speaking.

I didn't know what to do as I supported Aubree's head.

"Do I needa show you I ain't playin'?!" He cocked the gun.

"No! No, no! You don't have to! I'm getting— I'm getting up."

I gently laid's Aubree's head down, kissing his lips but he didn't kiss mine.

"I'm so sorry, baby. I—"

"Get up, Aaliyah."

I got up, finding my way to Harvey.

"Let's go. You got some keys or something?" He questioned as he patted all over me.

"No." I replied.

"What was that comment you made... About fuckin' her, Mr. Alonsso?" Harvey questioned. "Yeah, back at you."

I didn't know what to do. I just waited for the moment when Luke would save the day as I played along so he wouldn't kill Aubree before that.

"Aaliyah. I need a favor." Harvey slightly tightened his grip on my arm.

"W-what?"

"Give me a kiss before we go. I just needa know it's real, baby, cause I did all of this for us."

I stood there shocked. I couldn't kiss him. I wouldn't dare.

"I can just kill all of us right here, and you know who ima start with. It ain't like he's going anywhere... So, what was up with that kiss, Mrs. Winetop?"

"Harvey, I can't..."

"I am not a man that repeats myself. I'll blow him across this room if I say it again." His tone changed, I could feel as he extended his arm with the gun and aimed it.

I closed the space between our bodies as I quietly kissed his cheek.

"Now kiss me." He snatched me right back, smashing our lips together.

I immediately snatched away until I realized.

"Yeah. Don't be foolish." He leaned back in.

He pecked me a few times before he dove in.  

I felt disgusting as he made sure Aubree could hear it all.

I didn't want to go through with this but he never once dropped that gun.