𝖫 𝖤 𝖬 • 𝖮 • 𝖭 𝖠 𝖣 𝖤

IX: Forward

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"Something is missing.

So many young women, they tell you, "I want me a hu - see, all them make me feel better than you." So how we supposed to lead our children to the future? What do we do? How do we lead them? Love. L-O-V-E, love. Mm-mmm-mmm. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. I just love the Lord, I'm sorry, brother. I love the Lord. That's all I got. When your back gets against the wall and your wall against your back, who you call? Hey! Who you call? Who you call? You gotta call Him. You gotta call Jesus. You gotta call Him. You gotta call Him 'cause you ain't got another hope. You are terrifying ... and strange and beautiful. Magic."

_ _ _

"So, she pregnant?" Anthony, a friend of Chris's since college, asked while they sat at the long business table after their last meeting.

"Did you hear anything he just said?" Michael questioned looking at his coworker with his eyes squinted.

"Yeah, that shorty was pregnant or something."

"I said she took a pregnancy test not that she was pregnant." Chris rolled his eyes and ran a hand down his face making Anthony not understand what the big issue was, very confused.

"Okay, so she not pregnant?" He asked again and this time Michael tossed a pen at him making him laugh. "I'm confused."

"No, she not pregnant. She just took a test and it's fucking me up,"

"Aight but why? Wifey not expecting and y'all not even in the best place to even have a child right now so it works out well especially with her setting boundaries and friendzoning you-" Michael stated making Anthony sit up in his seat at that with his mouth agape looking at Chris.

"Yo' wife friendzoned you?! I ain't never heard no shit like that before. Oh, she definitely getting her lick back."

"What?" Chris scrunched his face up and shook his head. "Nah, Tayla not like that. She don't just go fucking and sucking every nigga."

"She not like you is what you mean," Michael joked making Chris stare at him blankly and he raised his hands defensively. "I'm just saying you getting down and dirty with that girl -"

"You make it sound like I'm a hoe and that's something I'm not." Chris responded letting out a sigh while standing up from the table and walking to the window that overlooked West Los Angeles and the hills. "I only dated two people and that's my wife and Savannah from college when Tay and me was broken up and I moved. My body count only up to five women so I'm not just fucking and sucking just anybody."

Chris back in college wasn't much of the playboy everybody from his highschool and his mother had thought he'd be. He was the complete opposite, actually. He actually paid close attention to his studies which was why he held the CEO position he did now. But of course he lived a little and had his fair share of three one night stands during that time.

Tayla was his first official girlfriend he'd ever had if you don't count the girl from seventh grade who he dated for two weeks until he broke up with her at the dance. Then after him and Tayla ended things, he met Savannah. A girl who had attended USC the same year as him and was a film major. But they dated for a good six months before Tayla popped back in the picture and he was hooked all over again over her.

"He butthurt, Ant." Michael teased causing Chris to roll his eyes. "Tayla definitely think you a hoe and since you had your cake and ate it too, she probably want her a slice too."