I Luv It(On Hold)

Chapter Twenty Four

Mariah

"Mariah?" Kevin screamed my name from the hallway. "Mariah!" He screamed again once I hadn't respond.

"What?" I smacked my lips and flipped through the channels.

"Why you ain't answer me the first time?" Kevin came into the room filled with attitude, but the way I have been feeling lately, I don't give a fuck.

"Because, I did not want to." I rolled my eyes, never looking his way. I kept my eyes focused on 'House Hunters'.

"Bitch.." He mumbled under his breath. See, in the past few days Kevin and I have come to an understanding. I understand that he will kill me and himself before he lets me go, but he now understands that I will fight his ass the whole way.

"Your mother is the bitch, Bitch!" I rolled my eyes.

"Yea, yern's too!" He walked over to the bed. He reached under the covers and grabbed my ankles. "Bust that thang open. I need some of that shit." He started to unbuckle his pants. Now see this shit, I will never get used too

."No Kevin. I'm hurting." I whined, pulling the covers back on my feet. The last time Kevin assaulted me,he wasn't as gentle.

"Mariah, you think I give a damn!" He laughed. "Come here!" He rushed over to me and got in between my legs. "I thought I told your ass to stop wearing drawls?" He choked me as he started to take off my lace panties. I didn't respond, hell I didn't need too. What was I gonna say?

"I can't breathe!" I gripped his hand, forcing him to move it.

"You know I love you right?" He whispered in my ear.

"Just like the devil, huh." I sneered.

"I'm not playing Mariah! I love you!"

August

Sitting on my sofa, I kept replaying memories of Ri in my head. Going south of the border was a bust because she wasn't there. All I can do is sit back and wait on some shit to shake. I'm not giving up on her though. Never that. She's my entire heart.

"Baby, come eat something!" Ri's mother called from the kitchen. She's been staying with me ever since Ri's been gone. It's like we are using each other for strength.

"How can you eat?" I made my way to the kitchen and sat at the table.

"Because a mother knows her child...and I'm a Christian woman. Last night I was sleeping.." She came and placed my food in front of me and took a seat. "Something came to me and told me, my baby, was fine. She's not exactly happy where ever she is, but she's making do." She mixed the cheese in her grits.

"How's that supposed to make me feel?" I questioned.

"And it also told me to tell you, Mariah loves you!" She looked up and me. I mean I knew that shit already, but....I guess that does make me feel a little better hearing that Mariah loves me. I love her!

"Just relax. She will return home! We will get our baby back!" Adele smiled.

"But she's pregnant!" I reminded her.

"And I know that, but I know my child is doing whatever she can to protect that baby! That's one thing I know for sure!" She nodded her head, agreeing with her own self. "You know Ri is a fighter."

"Yea" I laughed to myself. "That girl do like to fight."

"Aye, don't talk about my child!" Adele hit me.

"You brought it up!" I laughed.We sat in silence and finished our food. I thought about everything and the possibilities of what could be the outcome between Ri and I.

  Once I was done my food, I got up and placed my plate in the sink before going up to my room. I all of  a sudden got really sleepy. I could hardly walk I, I felt like I was about to faint. I barely made it to my room, then to my bed, before I crashed.

"August!" Ri screamed. I heard her voice and I kept trying to go to it, but I couldn't reach her. "August, I know you fucking hear me calling your damn name!" Mariah's voice got closer. "Wake the fuck up! You moving! You gon knock me off the bed, and I'm pregnant. If I fall you are going to jail!" She pushed me.

"Ri.....?" I opened my eyes, blinking to get a clear vision. "Bae.....?" I sat up, looking at my wife.

 She sat in the bed, mad as ever, and boy wasn't I happy as hell to see her. She mugged me with her arms folded. The tank top she had on couldn't cover her entire swollen belly and the matching shorts couldn't possibly be pulled up high enough. The bun on top of her head moved every time she bucked her eyes and rolled her neck.

"You gon move over?" She slapped her thigh and quickly folded her arms again.

"Baby, you won't believe the dream I just had."

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Author's Note++++++++++++++++++++++++++

As I told you all before, I really am at a cross road with this story because I'm not as into August as I used to be. I thank every one of you for supporting me through this book, but I don't think I'm ending it with this chapter. I do plan on finishing this book, but for right now "I Luv It" is on hold.

Once again, I thank you!

-Kayla

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