In Love With a Thug✔️

Chapter 28

Waking up in Jonah's arms was something I didn't know I missed. Grabbing my phone I had a couple of messages and missed calls from Malique. I got up from Jonah's bed and searched for my clothes, waking him up in the process. He watched me like a hawk as I got dressed in front of him.

I went over to him and kissed him on his lips. "You know I love you right."

"Yeah I know, and I love you. But you got a nigga." He chuckled lowly as he held my but in his hands.

"Yeah I do. I don't regret this though."

"I would hope not." We kissed one more time. "But you should get home."

The ride home was something. Some people have thought I wasn't shit for doing to Malique what he did to me but I thought I had gotten lucky. I would never sacrifice my body for the sake of getting back at a man. But Jonah wasn't some stranger, some random fuck. He was my first love. And I don't regret it.

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"Yo Imani really. You just gonna be out all night." Malique scolded me the second I walked through the door.

"Not a good feeling huh. Your partner not coming home." I walked past him and into the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth.

"You going straight to the bathroom and shit. Where the fuck you been?"

"Minding my damn business. Let me shower." I snapped at him.

"Yeah alright." He walked away and I enjoyed the peace and quiet.

Once I was out the shower I got dressed and went to see about my son. He was sleep peacefully in his bassinet.

"I'm sorry my love." I whisper, I was more sorry for my son than I was Malique for cheating on him. Even though he didn't know what was happening, I felt sorry for him.

"Imani." I heard my name and rolled my eyes. Closing my son's bedroom door I walked to the front of the house to see a fully clothed Malique.

"What?" I shrug, wanting to get the conversation over with.

"Where did you go yesterday?"

"Jonah's." I was honest. Shit ain't no point in lying about cheating when you want him to know what that feels like.

"You slept with him?"

"Yep." I nodded and sat down on the couch, unraveling the bag of hot cheetos that were there.

"Imani are you fucking serious." He said horsley.

"Yeah." I chomped down on a chip looking at him.

"Alright lemme get away from you."

"You just better hope me and my son will be here when you get back." I threw out.

"Shit you left him to go fuck some nigga."

"I mean shit, he can stay here with you if you want." I shrugged. If we broke up and he decided he wanted his son to live with him that would be fine with me. Ain't nothing wrong with kids being with their fathers. He didn't say anything, so I took it as he didn't wanna keep Jr by himself. "That's what I thought." I chomped on another chip.

"You're not taking my son anywhere. You're not going anywhere." He called out and I snickered lowly.

"You so sure I will be here when you get back."

"No, actually I'm not. I'm afraid to walk out that door because I'm afraid that when I come back you won't be here." he says. "But I can't stay here right now, because if I stay I'm liable to forget what you mean to me and put my hands on you." And with that he walked out the door, making me roll my eyes.

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~4 hrs later~

I was holding my son as he looked up at me with big brown eyes. He was so gorgeous. The door opened and Malique walked in with a bag of food.

"I got you seafood." He sat it on the kitchen table, and came and sat next to me. He smiled as soon as he saw Jr and Jr smiled back at his dad.

"I'm willing to move forward if you are." Malique looked me in the eyes. "I was wrong, for cheating on you. I should've never even let Eliana think she could get that close to me. I hate that you went out and slept with that nigga. Cause I know y'all have something that we'll never have." He trailed off, looking away from me as the tears brimmed in his eyes. Malique NEVER cries. "You gave me a taste of my own medicine and I ain't like that shit one bit. Do you think we can move forward?"

"Yes." I continued, "no more cheating, on either of our ends. Promise?"

"Promise." He leaned in to kiss me. Our kiss was soon interrupted by Jr placing his hands on Maliques face.

As much as I loved Jonah, and I know he loves me, but this.

Yeah, I wanted this forever.