Hate That I Love You

15

Damian

I waited all night until my brother returned. I was getting ready to leave when he finally came through the door at 5am. "You reek of sex." I informed to him.

"It ain't like that. Where's Nia?"

"She left with Lei... six hours ago. Where were you at?"

"I don't wanna talk about it, Dame. I just wanna go to sleep."

"Fine, but I'm grabbing you later to go to the gym. You know we ain't doing none of the moping around shit. Get it together by then."

He nods and falls onto the couch. I shook my head at him and removed myself from the house. I returned to Ava's house. I'm feeling real skeptical as to what Leila wanted to tell me. It seemed serious. When I pulled up, I see some gray Tesla pulling off. What the fuck? I quickly hopped out of my car and fast walked to the door and knocked on it. She doesn't answer immediately. I continuously pushed her doorbell until I hear her shout. "I'm coming!" She finally unlocks and opens the door. "Did you forget s- Damian!"

"Yeah, Damian." I aggressively mocked and rushed in. "Who the fuck was that?"

"Wh-who?"

"Ava. Don't fuckin play with me. Who the fuck just drove off in a Tesla at six o'clock in the fucking morning?"

"Oh! That was my father, Damian."

I relaxed my body and stared her down. I'm not buying this shit at all. "You think I'm stupid or somethin'?"

"Damian, that was just my fa- where are you going?"
I looked all around her apartment. "What are you doing? Why are you touching my stuff??" She goes to grab for my arm.

"Don't touch me." I warned.

"Damian, you're scaring me." I ignored her victim mentality and paused for a minute. I had a split thought. I looked at her then jogged upstairs. Ava follows. "Damian, there's nothing going on!"

I spun around and yelled. "Yeah? You're telling me you was with your dad? In that?" Ava was wearing some red, skimpy robe that shows off her ass. She attempts to cover herself. "Don't try to be holy now."

"I put this on after he left! Damian, I wasn't doing anything."

I ignored her again and went straight for the bedroom. She tries to pull on me, but I overpowered her. I looked all around the room to find any evidence of another man being here. I checked the bed and it was undone. Strike one. I went to her bathroom and found that her toilet seat was up. Strike two. I came out of the bathroom. I've been here multiple times to know that Ava has OCD and doesn't like her shit out of place.

"Found what you were looking for?"

I calmed down. Alright, Damian. I could be tweaking, but I know I'm not cause that Tesla is still questionable. Take a deep breath, man.

"Damian, you look exhausted, baby. Why don't we just lay down and get some sleep." Something's telling me not to trust her, but I have no proof of what's going on. "Come on, honey." She sits on the bed and pats it lightly.

I let out an exhausted breath and accepted her offer. When I sat down, she starts to massage my shoulders. "See, doesn't that feel good."

"Mhm."

"You wanna tell me about what happened with your brother last night?"

"Not really. I just want this day to end already."

"Must've been rough." She continued to massage my shoulders. "We should go out tonight. Just me and you."

"Oh yeah? What you have in mind?"