14. Legacy (The "Happy" Ending)

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Marshall's P.O.V.

" The notorious murder couple, dubbed the new Bonnie & Clyde, Marshall Mathers and Destiny Wright have both been gunned out today in a deadly shoouthout with the police," the newscaster announces from the TV screen while I smirk to myself and wrap my arm lazily around Destiny, bringing her closer to me and kissing the side of her head.

Somw of my joy evaporates when I sense her immediately tense up.

Fuck man, I hate for her to react this way to me cause I fucking love her so much. She seems to be so uncomfortable around me lately though and it kills me.

Still though, we've managed to do the damn thing. Stage our own deaths. So that now we could disappear.

"You cool, baby?" I ask Destiny weakly.

"I'm alright, Marshall," she responds, staring ahead of her with an unreadable expression on her face. Fuck man, she is literally killing me...

I know she feels different about me now as opposed to how she used to feel before, yet, I refuse to accept it cause at the end of the day, she's my girl for life and I sure as fuck can fix it.

Even Hailie has picked up on the weird ass dynamic between us the other day though.

She's asked me, "Daddy, why is Destiny always so sad lately? Is she upset with us?"

"She isn't upset with you, baby girl," I reply back.

Making a mental note to myself to make Destiny not act like this around my kid, cause I don't want Hai feeling conflicted and upset.

What came out of my little girl's mouth next almost brought me to tears though.

"I miss mommy, dad. When is she coming back?"

Now see, for the most part, Hailie has forgotten almost all about Kim. But clearly not all 100%. Now, she might be a mere five year old that's easy to redirect. Bit not for too long and not forever. There are still instances when she misses her momma.

"Now Hai, I've already told you about that. Mommy ain't coming back," I say to her sadly, patting her little head.

"Is it because of Destiny, dad?" Hailie then asks me tearfully and I'm wondering where the fuck did that come from. "Is it cause you love Destiny too much, more than you've loved mommy?"

"Now look Hailie," I laugh nervously, pulling my daughter on my lap and speaking to her softly. "Destiny had nothing to do with this, aight? Your mommy, she just... chose to live a different life, aight? But... you do live Destiny too, don't you?"

"Of course, daddy. Very much."

And I hope that she does.

Hell, I hope that Destiny loves Hai too. And that she still loves me. All I want us to be is a perfect family.

Which is exactly why I had turned Dre down when he approached me with his offer earlier today.

"Ayo, Slim, let me talk to you right quick," Dre says approaching me just as Destiny and I are in the middle of a heated ass argument over that very thing she's told me she wants me to do in order for me to forgive her. Something I ain't wanna do. Like at all.

So Dre approaching me right now, that's as good excuse as any for me to just get the hell away from her.

I follow Dre to his study, feeling my girl's eyes at me the whole time, burning into my back. She's so fucking furious with me that all I really wanna do is snatch her up and fuck the shit out of her, fix that attitude right up. Tie her ass up and make her beg for it. Shit. I really am a sick fuck.

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