Later that night
Erika's POV
"I was hoping you would change your mind about not coming to the barbecue today." Sammy said.
"I am not going to let what happened today affect me anymore and I just want to move forward." I told him.
As we made our way to the backyard, he wrapped his arm around me. The air was filled with the aroma of grilled food and music filled the air.
"Anyway, why did Devin decide to throw a barbecue?" I asked.
Sammy shrugged. "I wish I knew."
"Aren't you guys still in the playoffs?"
"Yeah that is in two days from now."
"You wish you were still playing don't you?"
He released his arm and sighed. "I'll go grab us some food and drinks."
"Okay."
After Sammy left, Aaliyah, Devin's girlfriend, came up to me.
"Finally, you're here! I can't listen to Jordan's new girlfriend anymore," Aaliyah exclaimed.
I replied. "He has a girlfriend?'"
"She gives me a dirty look every time I talk to her and also there is something about her that yells trouble ." She said.
"What is her name?"
"Peyton."
Peyton? That name sounds familiar but there are people with that same exact name.
"And she is visiting from Arizona."
Please don't tell me that is the same woman just please don't.
"Do you know her because the look on your face shows that you are very familiar with her."
"I only met her like once and she is Sammy's ex."
"Wow and does Jordan knows that they dated?"
I shrugged. "I don't know."
"Speaking of someone, look at her walking to us right now." Aaliyah said.
I turned around to see Peyton coming towards me and I rolled my eyes.
"Nice to see you....um whatever your name is but I don't care." Peyton said.
"Nice to see you again. I said with a fake smile.
"A little birdie told me that you are engaged, congrats but I know it is not going to last long." She said.
I scoffed. "You just hate that my relationship with Sammy is longer than yours was right?"
I am starting to think she is using Jordan to try to get Sammy back or make him angry but Peyton got to give up and just move on from him.
"If you that what you think it is then maybe." She replied.
"Look I am not wasting my time and energy on you so just fuck off please"
"Okay then and have a good day." She says before leaving.
"She is up to something." Aaliyah told me.
"Yeah I know." I spoke.
Matter of fact where is Sammy because it doesn't take that long to get some food.
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Sammy's POV
I opened the new bag of ice and dumped it in the cooler.
"Thanks for helping me man." Devin said.
"No problem." I told him as I grabbed a beer from the cooler.
"Something bothering you and I can't have that sad depressing mood at my barbecue." He said.
I laughed. "I am fine man that's all."
"You know you are not."
"Okay it just I feel like I want to go back on the field and play than just watching it you know."
"Yeah I get it Sammy and its suck but don't worry you will be back there like you always have been."
I took a sip of my beer and sighed. "I hope so."
"Devin where is our daughter?" Aaliyah asked as her and Erika walked to us.
"Relax baby, she is with Clarence." Devin said, pointing at the bouncy house where their four years old daughter and Clarence are at.
"That's good to know and how are you doing Sammy?" Aaliyah said.
"I'm good." I replied.
"Can we talk in private babe?" Erika asked.
"Yeah su-" I was cuts off my phone vibrating in my pocket and I took my phone out and a message from unknown popped up on my screen.
I clicked on the message and it was something I wasn't expecting at all.
"Hey did y'all know that Jordan was dating an ex of mine?"
