A new dawn (Fragility 2)

15. Apologies

As Talia got outside of the building and went to her car, she sat for a moment, her mother was just a woman who she knew now, there was no glimmer of a bond or love from her. Talia was hurt so deeply by this. She shed a few tears alone as she sat there.
Never had she felt so alone, so helpless.

a car screeched up and pulled across the front of her car blocking her in. She looked up to see that it was Mason. She shook her head as he got out of the car. "I will ram the side of your fucking car if you do not move it I swear to god!..." she snapped.

"We need to talk...

"Have you come to have a go at me some more...cos I really don't need this shit right now!."

"Talia...

"No... no fuck you Mason.. you made me feel like I'm a ho... I'm not a HO!." She snapped. "I did what I had to do for my family!." She added almost in tears. "And the things you said..."

He got into the passenger seat of her car and turned to look at her. "I took it hard... you know why, cos I want you... I don't wanna know about you and Tyson... or Theo... I WANT YOU!."

"And I didn't tell you about me and Tyson ... Rizz did... I did what I had to do at that time.... you left me with nothing and I had to feed my siblings.... I don't even know why the fuck I am explaining myself to you... you came out of jail... after having conjugal visits with me and your wife... you went to the fucking club and screwed Jasmine!... get out of the car.... GET OUT!.." she pulled her gun.

"Really!.. you're gonna shoot me here in broad daylight in front of people going back and forth to their cars?..." he sniggered. "You get I know you... you're angry and I'm sorry...

"How did you know I was here?.."

"There is a tracker in the car... it's part of my fleet so they all got trackers!.." he told her. He looked at the building she had come from. "If that's yo mama's place of work in there.. then I know who her husband is." He said.

"She threw me out... like I was a dirty stain on her white Gucci dress suit... what the fuck did I ever do to her...

"I'll go in there right now if you want me to.." he told her.

"No, what I want you to do is leave me the fuck alone... get out of my car..." she said to him. "I'm not fucking around with you Mason.." she added.

"You have a dinner date with me and my daughter tonight... I still very much want that..

"Really!.. you still want this slut to meet your baby girl.." she said to him with her eyebrows raised. "Cos in front of everyone else you wanted me gone!.."

"It was in the heat of the moment... I'm apologising here..." he told her.

As they sat talking so the time passed and Talia went quiet as she spotted her mother getting into a chauffeur driven car outside of the building. "Who is she married to?." Talia asked him, not taking her eyes off of the car as they drove past them and away.

"He's a businessman in his day job but not a legit businessman on his other side... he dabbles in shit that we do... he supplies to me... but he's not the only one in his market...

"What does he supply?." She asked.

"Arms and ammunition... but he is the owner of the one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies across the world... so he can hide his illegal transactions and shipments easily..."

"So she went from a man in the hood to a man who does nothing more than street shit but on a more corporate level..."

"Yep, that's it in a nutshell...." he saw her look away out of the window, he hooked her chin with his finger and thumb and brought her to face him. "I'm sorry I went off... the truth is I love you... and I go from zero to a hundred and think about it after... I want you to meet my daughter..." he told her. "I want us to be together properly as soon as possible so the whole world knows..." he paused. "But I am gonna lay Tyson out... I want him to know that I know...

"Good, because he has been holding it over me as did Rizz..."

"Rizz is an asshole... it's the reason he ain't got a real girl... he's fucking with Lita but that will end up come to nothing cos he don't know how to deal with women..." he said. "Please just be honest with me... there are no more secrets right?.."

She shook her head. "You know everything"

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"... you wanted to see me...

Theo looked at Constance. "Sit down... something has been brought to my attention... and we need to talk.."

Constance felt herself perspiring. She sat opposite him, and she forced a smile. "How can I help?."

"When were you gonna tell me... how long did you think you could keep it from me?.."

"I didn't... I didn't do it intentionally...

"You know how I feel about it..

"I don't divulge business to him...
Theo looked at her and frowned.
"I was working for you before I realised that you and him are against each other.... He's my cousin...

"What the fuck are you talking about?." He said.

She looked at him like a rabbit caught in the headlights when she realised that he hadn't been talking about Mason at all. She swallowed hard. "CONSTANCE!.. who the fuck is yo cousin?.."

She took a deep breath. "... it's nothing... what were you talking about?.."

"... who is yo fucking cousin?.." he said with meaning.

She knew there was no way out of this. "Mason Farrow." She said the words leaving her mouth with caution.

He just stared at her. "What the actual fuck!.. you fucking low down bitch... all this time... all this fucking time!...

"I didn't want to be a part of the beef that you 2 have had.." she told him. "I work for you...

"Bullshit.. cos now it all makes sense.. Deangelo.. how fucking Mason knows everything and is always a step ahead... it's you.. you're fucking giving him all the Intel..

Constance looked at him and a tear dropped on to her cheek. "What are you gonna do?..."

"I'm gonna end you... but first you're gonna switch this.. and now you're gonna get me in front of his ass... and you'll be watched every step of the way... I also want to see Talia and you're gonna arrange that too, cos I know you had something to do with that situation too." he told her. "And when I'm done with you giving me what I need... I'll decide yo fate!."

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Talia went back to her apartment, she had asked Mason to give her a little space, before she made her decision about dinner. She was glad that Amelia was out she needed the peace. Seeing her mother act the way that she did towards her hurt her more than anything.
She sat on the sofa and curled her feet up under her. She sighed as there was a knock on the door. She walked over to the door and opened it.
She stood open mouthed as her mother stood looking back at her.