No Letting Go [Completed]

Eighteen

"Yo Kap. What was that about?" Michael asks.

"Nothin man. Lets just get this over with."

"Maybe we should all just meet back tomorrow. Your head obviously isn't straight." He says.

"Hey, I'm good. We're all here, lets get some reps in and get our shit together for next season." No one tries to argue it. We take a couple hours doing some conditioning and working on routes. Everyone's lookin good.

After my workout, I go home, shower and head over to Aaliyah's. I knock and her roommate answers the door.

"Aaliyah and Riley here?"

"Aaliyah's in class, and Riley's at school."

"Actually, I'm right here." I look over and Aaliyah's walking towards us. "What's up, what are you doing here?"

"Came to talk to you." I say walking in the apartment behind her.

"What about?"

"Lets go in the room and talk about it."

"Okay..."

We walk into the room and I close the door behind us.

"Who the fuck is Quinton? Don't try and say nobody, I saw you texting him."

"You're kinda nosy aren't you?"

"Who the fuck is he?"

"Someone I like, that likes me back and acts like a grown ass man. That's who Quinton is."

"And how long you been seein this clown?"

"Really?"

"Answer my question."

"A couple months."

"Oh so you were with him when you came to visit....when I give you some dick before you left."

"Colin. Just leave."

"I ain't goin no where."

"Fine. I'll just call the cops then." She says and pulls her phone out her pocket, I snatch it from her hand and throw it hard at the wall."

"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MIND!?" She says walking over to pick up her phone.

"Nah. I haven't."

"You're gonna get me a new phone?"

"I ain't gettin you shit. Tell that nigga Quinton to buy you one....he betta not be around Riley either."

"He hasn't met her yet."

"Yet? Did you not just hear what I said. Ain't no yet."

"He cares about me, and he's earned that right to meet her."

"You heard what I said."

"I did hear you. Does that mean I'm gonna listen? Probably not."

"You must have forgotten who you're talking to."

"Colin Kaepernick. The asshole who thinks he can have it his way or it's no way at all."

"Yeah, and this is also the asshole you've been running to when you needed money for books this semester, or when you needed me to help you make rent, or pay your fucking car note, so don't act like this asshole ain't been doin shit for you over the past 6 months."

"You were doing all of that because of Riley."

"No I wasn't. I did it because I care for you. Riley coulda stayed right at home with me, and so could you. But you came to me and asked. What was I suppose to say, no...and have you evicted, or your car repossessed. So think real hard before you call me an asshole. You know what, matter fact, have him take care of you. If it's not something for Riley, don't fuckin ask."