Her Story

7

Few days later

Rayna
I was getting ready for my date when my doorbell rung I furrowed my eyebrows then I walked out of my room I made my way downstairs and over to the door. I opened the door seeing Donovan I rolled my eyes and closed the door in his face.

"Open the door Rayna."

I sighed and opened the door and Donovan walked in.

"No one told you to walk in," I spoke as I closed the door.

I followed behind Donovan.

"Bro what the fuck are you doing," I asked.

Donovan ignored me and made his way upstairs to my room. I should've told my guards to not let his ass in. I walked into my room seeing him with my phone.

"Put my phone down. What are you doing with my phone anyways?"

"Canceled your lil date."

"Why would you do that?"

"Because we need to talk."

"There isn't anything for us to talk about."

"Yes there is."

"Ugh."

"So that guy at the club the other night who is he."

"None of your concern."

"It is my concern when it involves you."

"You're not my nigga so it's not your concern."

"But we're business partners and best friends so it is my concern."

"So you want to know the truth?"

"Yes."

"The real hard truth," I asked again.

"Yep."

I sighed.

"That guy from the club is my ex Roman I haven't seen him in years he moved away but I guess he's back."

"Go on."

I bit my lip and nodded.

"I met Roman when I was 18 and he was 20 everything was fine between us he treated me right did everything a boyfriend was supposed to do until he got fired from his job he started drinking and that's when I became his punching bag. Everyday he would be beat my ass until I had enough and I escaped and went back home to my parents. But it wasn't long before he kidnapped me and started back beating my ass and having his way with me I was pregnant twice and both times I suffered a miscarriage because he accused me of cheating in one of his drunken ways. I ended up finding an old phone of his I immediately called my dad once he found out that I found the phone he beat my ass until I became unconscious. Next thing I know I'm waking up in the hospital I learned from my parents that I was in a coma for 4 months with a messed up face and I was shot in the back 3 times. I had to have surgery on my face because he crushed my nose and broke my jaw into three places. Then I had to learn how to walk again which took another 4 months so altogether I was in the hospital for 8 months total."

Donovan didn't say anything.

"Yes I'm a survivor of domestic violence I could've died but I didn't once I was free from Roman because he got locked up and was sent back to Memphis for doing the same thing that he did to me to another woman I vowed to never ever let a man get close to me or my heart ever again and then you came along and got close to me and my heart-," Donovan cut me off.

"And I broke your heart I hurt you deeply, I can see your pain Ray hell I can feel that shit and from the bottom of my heart I'm so sorry for hurting you that wasn't my intention at all. Also I'm sorry that you went through what you went through."

"I'm fine."

I walked into the bathroom I closed the door behind me and I let out a breath I looked down at my shaking hands I'm not trying to cry.

Donovan
I walked over to the bathroom and opened the door seeing Rayna with her eyes closed.

"Ray."

"Donovan leave out please."

"I'm not going anywhere."

I walked closer to Rayna and I pulled her into me.

"I'm sorry Ray I'm so sorry."

Rayna didn't say anything I felt her quivering in my arms which let me know that she was crying. I just held Rayna in my arms not saying anything letting her get it all out.

A few minutes passed and Rayna pulled away from me she wiped her eyes and sniffed. I got some tissue and handed it to her.

"I'm sorry for crying and messing up your shirt."

"I'm not worried about this shirt and you're fine."

She nodded.

"Moree and Pleasure are the only ones that know what happened to me besides my parents."

"How Pleasure know before me?"

"Because when you left me hanging I ended up going out with them one day and I stayed over to Moree house I had a flashback and was in tears Moree knew what was wrong but Pleasure didn't know so I didn't have no choice but to tell him."

"Oh."

Rayna walked over to the sink and washed her face I stood back and watched her taking in all of her natural beauty.

"You look beautiful."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Ray can I take you on a date?"

"Like a friend date that we've been doing before?"

"No like a real date."

"Okay."

I went in my pocket I pulled out a couple hundreds and passed them over to Rayna.

"What's this for?"

"Go get your hair and nails did on me I know you got the money but don't spend your money just keep it."

"Um okay."

"Matter fact Ima tag along with you."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

Rayna nodded and walked passed me I smacked her ass she looked back at me and I smiled and followed her out of the bathroom. I let her slide a few days ago after she kicked me out of the house and her ass went on a date and once I saw the pictures I damn near had a heart attack looking at her smiling and shit. Which is why I popped up on her ass and canceled her date I gotta lock her down forreal this time before someone else come in and try and lock her down and I lose out on her like I did a few days ago.