The aftermath || A Ja Morant story

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Maria awoke in a cold sweat with Kaari and Temetrius next to her.

Temetrius was laid on his back with Kaari placed onto of him.

Placing her hand on her chest Maria let out a breath of relief.

"Shit." she looked around with wide eyes.

This whole time, Maria had been a part of another sick, fucked up dream.

Maria knew that now was the time to confront Temetrius.

It was somewhere around 2 in the morning, but the dream was proof she couldn't handle keeping it a secret anymore.

It was beginning to weight her down at this point.

Shaking his body, Maria called out his name to wake him.

"Metri." she whispered in order not to wake Kaari.

"Temetrius." she sat to face him "I know you cheated on me." she spoke barely loud enough for him to hear.

Temetrius lifted his head looking dazed and confused.

Maria watched as he laid Kaari down in the empty spot on the right side of him.

Now fully awake, Temetrius looks at Maria "What?" he questioned.

He sat up in bed "How?" he squinted.

"I hid cameras all around the house before my trip. I set the trap and you laid in it." Maria hit him.

Temetrius pinned her hands to the bed to prevent her from hitting him again.

"Why you ain't say nothing sooner?"

"Because I wanted you to confess." she pulled her wrists away.

"Damn man." Temetrius pushed his dreads back.

"I swear I regretted it right after." he threw his hands up.

"Always quick to regret it, huh?" Maria got out of bed "But never quick enough to stop yourself."

Temetrius tried to grab her but was too slow.

"Maria get back in bed. Don't be like that." he plead.

Maria walked to the door, ready to walk out.

"Where you going?" Temetrius asked.

"I need a moment." Maria sighed "There's nothing you can say or do right now to make me wanna stay around you." she said.

"Lets be adults and talk about this, Ria." Temetrius begged.

Maria rolled her tired eyes.

"I don't think this can be talked out Ja. You fucked up one too many times and me taking you back is me letting the same process repeat over and over. My heart physically can't take it anymore."

"But you know I love you, Ria." Temetrius sat on the edge of the bed "And you know I wanna be with you." he spoke.

Maria sat on the edge of the bed next to him.

"But you're in love with Kk. It's ok to admit." her head tilted down slightly "I realized that maybe it's time we move on with our lives."

Temetrius shook his head "I ain't in love with Kk."

Maria stared at him.

Her eyes had looks of sadness and defeat in them.

"Look me dead in my eyes and say it again." she grabbed his face.

Temetrius looked at her but said nothing.

"Exactly like I thought." Maria's voice cracked.

Without another word, Maria began to pack her clothes.

She had nothing else to say to Temetrius.

Everything that needed to be said was already off of her chest.

"Maria, come on. This ain't shit but another bump in the road." Temetrius plead even harder than before.

"It's not." her head shook, "We were never meant to last for real. You needed an escape from Kk for the time being."

Maria sniffled as she got together the rest of what she was taking with her.

Temetrius couldn't help but be overcome with guilt.

He clung onto her arm as tight as he could without hurting her.

"We got a whole baby on the way, Ria." he pulled her in close to him.

She pushed herself away.

"It won't be here for another 2 months, we have time." Maria spoke.

Temetrius stood up from the bed, "We not raising our child from a broken home. I barely wanna do that with Kk." he whispered.

Thankfully, Kaari was still fully asleep.

"You won't have to. That dream made me realize I don't want this baby. I don't need a constant reminder of what could've been but couldn't be."

Maria could hardly get through that sentence without breaking down.

"So what you saying?" Temetrius sat back down on the bed in shock of what he was hearing.

"I might be considering adoption." Maria spoke as she collected the last of her things.

"That way, you and Kk both get what you want."

No fight or anything, she was surrendering.

"I'll be leaving in the morning." and with that she took her bag downstairs with her.

Temetrius threw himself back on the bed before Kk walked in, staring at him.

"She's leaving?" she sat on the side of the bed Kaari slept on.

"Nah, she just need time to think." Temetrius sat up.

Even though Kk disagreed she chose to keep her opinion to herself.

"What now? I mean, Maria obviously knows what we did and is pissed about it." she shrugged.

Temetrius sighed as he pulled himself up.

He already had his game plan written out in his mind.

"I'ma let her sleep it off and in the morning convince her to stay." he spoke, so sure of himself.

"And if that doesn't work?" Kk questioned.

"If you waiting to hear we getting back together, it ain't happening." he laid back in his previous sleeping spot.

Although he may have been in love with Kk he only wanted to be with Maria.

His action just didn't allow him to see it until it was too late.