Stay with Me (A Roc Royal Lovestory)

Memory Lane

Setting: Couch (Roc's House)

Time: 11:34

Imani's Pov

_I'm sorry please don't hi- *slap*_

_Hakiem...I didn't mean too! *Punch*_

_No. Please don't rape me......._

I woke up screaming with sweat on my face. I looked around and saw I was still at Chres's house and everyone around me was still sleep. Somebody must have taken the kids upstairs, but Jacob was at my feet, Ray was on the floor, and Chres was in 'his' chair with it reclined all the way back and a pillow under him. So I guess he took the kids upst- oh sh*t what time is it? I looked at my phone and saw a lot of miss calls from Hakiem. D_mn I'm finna get my a** tore up. Its almost 12 and I'm still here. I called back and he answered before the second ring could even finish.

"Hel-"

"Where the hell are you?" Oh yes he was p-ssed.

"I fell asleep at Craig's House" wasn't a complete lie...I mean this use to be his house.

"Are his friends there?" What he mean't to say was 'is Chresanto over there?'

"No"

"When are you gonna be back here?"

"Can I stay? I don't feel like driving"

"I can come over and get you"

"Noo I'm really comfortable. I just need sleep and my body is hurting really bad from this morning...I think a rib is cracked." Hopefully the guilty card works....hopefully.

".........Oh..sorry" He mumbled as if saying it killed him. "Go back to sleep and I'll call you in the morning...Baby I love you"

"...I love you too bye" The second I hung up I called Prod.

"Hey Craig I need a favor"

"Its midnight" He said in a monotone voice.

"Yea...I know that anyway Hakiem's bout to call you keep it in three way so he does't know I'm lying bout being there"

"Ard-" I heard the beep from his loud a** phone and I knew it had to be him. "Its him. Stay quiet....hello?"

"Hey man is Imani over there?"

"Yea she came over crying and everything"

"Really?"

"Yup really. So why are you calling me at midnight?"

"Just checking up on my future" ughh he is so delusional.

"Um ok"

"Can I talk to her?"

"Yea hold on"

I waited for 30 seconds before I said anything. "Hello?"

"Hey babe"

"I thought we already talked?"

"We did I was just...making sure you were okay."

"I'm fine"

"Ard bye"

"Bye" he hung up.

"Goodnight Imani"

"Good night" I hung up and went to check on the kids. I went to my old room and saw that it was exactly the same. Juanita was sleeping with her thumb in her mouth while Janai was close to rolling off the bed. I pushed her back on,kissed both their foreheads, and went to Chreanto's room.

I laid down on the bed for a little bit and just started thinking about everything the way it use to be.

_"Rooc it hurts"...."I'm right here tho I'm not going anywhere" "Oh ma God she's gorgeous" I whispered. "I Know".. "What about Juanita".."that would be good. What about middle name or names"... "I don't know maybe Chresana- Aaliyah?"... "Ok and whose last name will she get?"... "umm yours" ... "good"... "mommy loves you Juani"_

_"Shhh it's okay don't cry" He started wiping tears but it wasn't working. I grabbed him tighter and kept crying. He put his hand on my face and kissed my tears. "I'll never leave you. Even if we can't be together physically, I'll be with you mentally. I love and nothing can change that. Nothing and no one. I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you" He kept repeating it until I fell asleep in his arms._

_"Chresanto, I swear to God you better not push me in th- Aauuuughhhh"_ I smiled as I remembered the trip to Kings Dominion. He pushed me into the water and when I got back up he was one knee with a promise ring....best vacation ever.

_"Dada" We turned and looked at a smiling Juani. "Her first word was dada ohh yeah buddy I feel special." Chres said doing his dance in the seat. "You are special...in two very different ways baby"..."I love you too" he said being a smart a**. I sighed and laughed "yea I love you too"_

"Imani?"

I snapped out if my thoughts and saw Chresanto leaning in the doorway. "Uh hey"

"If you miss it so bad, why won't you just stay?" He sat next to me and played in my hair.

"Its not that simple. I thought you understood that by now"

"I do, but I know that there is something we can do to keep our family safe."

"Yup. There sure is and I'm doing it now....well not at this very moment. What I'm doing now is actually reckless but staying away from you has kept everybody good so far"

"Its kept everyone but _you_ safe."

"I don't need to be protected, I can handle it myself"

"I'm so tired of hearing that. Obviously you can't handle it by yourself and you don't have to. You never did"

I sighed and rolled over so my head was on his lap. "I can't stay....not yet Chresanto"

"Why won't you let me help?"

"You are helping....you just don't know it yet" I said smiling.

"What's the outcome suppose to be?"

"I want him dead.... And if I can't have that then I don't know....did you believe me when I said I'd be back?"

"..yes for the longest time. I only stopped believing like a couple weeks ago."

"And then I came back...interesting."

"Imani I love you too much to know you're with him"

"Chres I-"

"Just listen. I'll let you do whatever it is that your doing but there is no way I'm letting you out of my life again." Before I could even say anything he was on his knee with a black box in his hand.

"Chres?"

"I remember when we went to Kings Dominion and I asked you what the perfect proposal would be..." We both laughed a little bit before he continued. "You told me that you weren't into all that lovey dovey stuff and that if its suppose to be a proposal a n*gga need to propose and shut the f**k up. I don't know if you still feel that way, but if so...will you marry me?"

"Uh....OmG yesssss"

Tehehe so yes yall get what yall want (for now...) Chresanto and Imani are back! Team Chresani team Chresani!

Anyway um my book on Wattpad has been temporarily canceled. It will be on Miss literati soon (hopefully) annnnd umm yea I'll let yall know. Btw don't forget if you wnt a shoutout for your story, comment.