Need of Happiness

4

I slowly walked to the car as De'quan played his loud music. I opened the car door and easily slid in. When I closed the door De'quan immediately drove off into the road not caring for the car we just cut off.
Not even five minutes away from my mother house, I got tired of his music. I turned down his radio which got me glares. "Did anyone tell you to touch my radio?" He pressed the button on his steering wheel to turn up the radio, but I just turned back down.

"It's to early to be listening to this crap." I said.
"If you wasn't at your mother house, than you wouldn't be listening to this so called crap. Why was you there anyway?"

Is he kidding? I hope he's kidding.

"Are you fucking kidding me!?" I spat.
"You better calm yourself down!" He yelled.
I turn my body towards him. "No. I won't calm down. Did you even come home last night?"
He sucked his teeth. "Nia, you know I was busy."
"Doing what?! Sucking on a hoes nipple?"
"Don't start this shit mane."

I scoffed. "I was in jail, De'quan."
"Really? For what?"
"For you not taming your crew and bitches. Someone ratted you out. So while you was dicking a hoe, I was in jail; sitting in a cell with hookers that smell like piss and sex while sitting on uncomfortable benches."

"Damn."
I raise and eyebrow. "Damn? That's all you gotta say."
"What do you want Nia? A fucking cookie. You knew some day you would go to jail for me, that was part of your agreement when you took those vows."
I nod. "I know, but when I took that vow I expected some day my husband would be the one picking me up not my brother."

He didn't say anything after that. The car ride was silent; not really a awkward silent but the angry silence that we do. When De'quan pulled up to the drive way I immediately got out while he was taking his slow ass time. When he took out his keys I instantly snatched it out of his hands to open the door.

I threw the keys on the small table by the door.
"You need to stop disrespecting me." De'quan said as he slammed the door closed.
I ignored his statement and proceeded to look around the house. It look like everything was not look into, I guess Cynthia came to clean up. I walked upstairs to the bathroom so I can take a hot shower to clean myself off from the cell funk.

As I was taking a shower the glass door openable closed and I felt arms wrap around me. "Get. Off." I ordered.
He disobeyed and started to kiss on my neck. I turn and pushed him away; not to hard nor soft, just enough to move and him not to make him fall.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"
"I'm not in the mood De'quan."
He shook his head and sucked his teeth. "You never in the mood."
"Oh I'm sorry that I don't want your dick: thats been in other girls recently inside me." I turn back around to rinse myself off.
"Fuck you." he mumbled before getting out the shower.

"Fuck you too nigga!" I yelled.
The slam of the bathroom door was his response back. I turned off the shower before carefully stepping out the shower and wrapping my body with a fluffy red towel. I stepped out the bathroom to see De'quan putting his shoes on.

"Where you going?" I asked.
"Out." he responded as he put his phone in his pocket and grabbed his keys.
"Oh, to probably see your side bitch." I shifted my weight on my right foot and put my hand on my hip.
De'quan didn't respond, all he did was put on his shirt and walking out the room. I heard the front door open and close and his car starting.

I dried myself off and put in some clothes to leave. I made sure I grabbed my phone and keys to my car. I jogged downstairs with my phone to my ear.
"Hello." she answered.
"Hey bestie." I greeted as I got in my car and started the engine.
"Hey, what's up?"
I pull out the drive way and into the street. "Can I come over?"
"Of course."
"Okay, I'll be there in ten minutes."
"I'll be here."
"Cool." I hanged up the phone and threw it on the passenger seat.

I pulled up to her house. I parked my car on the curb in front of her town house. I turned off my engine and got out the car before locking it. She opened her front with two glasses of red wine.
"You know me well." I said as I took a glass and giving her a hug.
"When you called I knew something was wrong." we sat down on her black leather couch. "Let me guess, it's about De'quan."
I nod. "Yes. I went to jail-"

She cut me off. "-When? Why? What happened? Are you okay?" She put her glass on her coffee table.
"I'm fine Diana."

Diana and I met in freshmen year of college, we was roommates. We instantly became friends. She's like another me; independent, strong, intelligent, and has a attitude. You can say we're like twins.

"What did De'quan do?" She asked before taking a sip of her drink.
I rolled my eyes. "He was with his side bitch, my brother had to save the day."
She shook her head. "I told you De'quan was bad news."
"Everyone says that. But you don't really understand him like I do."
Diana shrugged. "I'm going to get some more wine. BRB." she got up and walked to her question.

I took a sip of my wine. The vibrations of her phone took me away from gulping down the whole glass in five seconds. I picked up her phone and pressed answer before putting up to my ear.

"Hey baby, I'm bout to swing by so make sure your wet for me." De'quan voice filled my ear. "Baby? Are you there?"
I removed the phone from my ear and pressed end. I gulped down the east of the wine.

"I'm back." Diana said with a huge smile on her face, which disappeared when she saw me giving her my signature death glares and her phone in my hand.
"Nia-"
"So your the side bitch." I chuckled. I stood up and put the glass on the coffee table. I grabbed my phone and keys. "I hope you're wet, you don't want to disappoint him."
"Nia, I'm so sorry. It wasn't my attentions t-"

"-Save it Diana. Your just a bitch. How long has it been going on?" I shut my eyes as I wait for the answer.
"S-six years. At first it was a mistake, but it became a weekly thing."
I let go the breath that I was trying to hold in. Tears slide down my cheeks. "Why would you do this? You knew I love him."

"I'm sor-"
"No! Go fuck yourself." With that I stormed out her house and to my car. I immediately drove off.
Ten minutes on the road to some where I had to pull my car to the side because my vision was getting blurry from all the tears.

I was there for hours, since the sun was going down. I wiped my tears and got back on to the road. I drove to the only person that I can really trust.
I parked my car in front of their apartment building before turning off the engine. I got out the car and locked the doors before walking into the building and up three flights of stairs to get to room 305.

I knock on their door while looking around. Seconds later I heard the locks and saw the door open revealing him.
"Nia, what are you doing here?"
"Hi, I'm sorry did I wake you?"

He shook his head. "No, I was just reading some books. Why? What's up?"
"Is Lindsey here?"
He sighed and shook his head. "We broke up."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."
"What's wrong Nia?" He rubbed his eyes.
I took a deep breath before replying.

"I need you, Mathew."

Channel, Mathew and Diana in m/m in that order..