Chapter 14: Without You
*Prince/Rae*
“Let go of my hand Princeton.” Rae yells, yanking her hand away. “You were wrong for hitting Roc. You were wrong for yelling at me. And you were wrong for yelling at your brothers, we care so much about you. I think you do need anger management.” Rae says softly.
Prince nose flares, “What? How can you be on their side?” He says hostility in his voice. "You are my wife."
“I’m on your side Prince, I just think you need to get some help!” Rae cries.
“So you’re against me too Rae? You know what fuck you, bitch!” Prince says his veins popping out.
Rae is stunned. “Princeton….” Her voice breaks, “ You don’t mean that.” Rae says a tear rolling down her cheek.
“Yes I do. I’m done with you, Mb, this marriage I’m just done. Fuck it all.”
“Prince… please… don’t” Rae begs, sobs are racking her body now.
“This is all your fault, if you would have listened to me about getting a fucking nanny none of this shit would have happened anyway.” Prince screams in her face.
“Prince, I-I’m sorry it is my fault.” Rae feels guilty for a moment, if she hadn’t of hired Mya this would have never happened.
“Yeah. I know it is. If you would have come in the room, when it was happening, and helped me instead of going to get Roc maybe you would have stopped Mya from raping me.” His words are cutting her deep, making her feel awful for the choices she made.
“How do you know that?” Rae asks, speechless.
“Don’t worry about how I know. Just know, I know.”
Her guilt is short lived, and rage replaces it. “Maybe you should have fought back then! You can’t blame me for that shit! I didn't tell that bitch to rape you. If you had of been more of a man and handled it you wouldn’t have gotten………..” A slap across Rae’s face shatters the rest of her sentence. Blood drips from where he hit her.
“I’m a man now huh? That's how I should have handeled it? I’m done with you.” Prince says leaving her hanging. Rae is completely stunned that he hit her, she grabs her face, crying. She sits there sobbing in the parking lot of Mb’s rehearsal studio, until she calls herself a cab, and checks into a hotel. The hotel clerk’s are looking at Rae as if she’s crazy because she has a nasty bruise on her face.
*Ray/Laurielle*
Laurielle is lying in bed thinking about the events that happened with her and Ray earlier. She sighs. Dwayne was a major jerk, she should have never gotten involved with him in the first place. She can’t help but think about how good Ray looked at the restaurant, maybe she shouldn’t have given it up. Maybe they could try to work through their issues. She knows he will never forgive her for the miscarriage, she doesn’t know if she has forgiven herself yet. She lays there staring at the ceiling rubbing her belly. Soon she falls into a deep sleep. She wakes up in a pool of liquid.
“What the hell? I know I did not pee on herself.” She says sleepily. Her eye get big, when she suddenly snapping wide awake. Pain shoots through her pelvic area, “My water broke. It’s time to have the baby.” She squeals.
She reaches for her phone to call Ray, only to get no answer. She keeps calling him, getting no answer every time. She knows she needs to get to the hospital immediately. She dresses herself as best as she can in trying to ignore the pain. She feels a needle of pain shoot through her. She grabs her overnight bag, and gets into the car. Sweat is dripping from her forehead. She tries to remember her breathing lesson, she learned in lamaze.
She continues to call Ray on the way to the hospital. She can barely concentrate on the road, tears are forming in her eyes, and the pain shooting through her stomach. "Why won't he answer the phone!" She screams. When she sees the car that hits her head on its too late. Everything goes black, and she doesn't make it to the hospital.
*Roc/SiSi*
“Thanks for having my back tonight babe,” Roc tells SiSi as they are getting ready for bed. He is icing his face from where Princeton punched him.
“Um hm,” SiSi mumbles, ignoring him.
“I love you so much babe, thank you for everything you do for me.” He says kissing her on the cheek.
“Whatever.” She says, pulling away.
“I got you something.” He says smiling.
“What? Another baby by another woman?” She asks sarcastically.
“I’m going to ignore that.” He pulls a box out of the dresser and hands it to her.
“What is this?” She side-eyes him.
“Just open it.” He says, with a smile.
Sierra opens it, her face falls. “Wow.” She whispers.
“I had the paternity test reordered. This time its correct. Megan’s son is mine.” He smiles, his voice cheery.
A tear escapes Sierra’s eye. “You’re actually happy about this?” Sierra says malice in her voice.
“I mean. I thought it would make you feel better… knowing that it was my child. You were pissed earlier when you thought it wasn't.”
“No. It doesn’t Roc. It doesn’t make me feel better. But I'm glad you feel better. I’m happy, you’re getting your son.” SiSi says coldly.
“But ba-”
Sierra interrupts, “You can be really inconsiderate at times you know that? You better be glad Princeton beat that ass, otherwise I would beat it. I think you’ve had your ass kicked enough for one night, Princeton whopped you for both of us.” Sierra hands him his pillow off of the bed.
“What’s this for?”
“Sleep on the couch. Enjoy yourself.” She fake smiles, and pushes him out of the room, leaving him standing in the hallway dumbfounded.
“What did I do wrong?” He mumbles going to the couch.
*Prod/Dalia*
Prodigy has been calling Dalia’s phone for two hours straight, only to be hit with her voicemail every time. He is driving himself crazy worrying about her. Little does he know Dalia is in more trouble than he can imagine, and she cannot answer the phone, because someone won't allow her to.
Stay tuned -Rae
