𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐃 | 𝐃𝐄

XII.

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛𝚜 ❌

Do you guys like when I use pictures throughout the book?

𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒊

"Here's a tip for you man, sorry for wasting your time." I handed the uber driver two hundred bucks and shut the door.

"Kai stop, you're so annoying." Maya attempted to pull away.

"Come here man. Stop being stubborn, I'm sorry for talking shit. Alright, I was pissed off but that ain't no excuse for talking crazy. You gone stop being mean and forgive your man?" I grabbed her chin making her look up at me.

"Yes Malakai, I forgive you." She playfully rolled her eyes.

Communication was something I see what both needed to work on. I didn't want us using our words out of emotion and causing pain to each other. For once I wanted things to be different for me and Maya. Not all the fighting, screaming and saying hurtful shit.

I've done that once and I did not want to do it again.

"Baby may I ask you something?" I joined Maya on the couch.

Placing her phone onto the table, she turned to me giving me her undivided attention.

"Would you like if we went to couples therapy together? And before you say no, just think about what we came from. How much trauma that left us with and how trauma plays a role in all your relationships going forward. Maya you mean the world to me and before we jump to being toxic and saying hurtful shit like we just did, I'd like for us to try therapy together." I further explained.

Most men in today's world didn't do shit like therapy. They fought against their emotions by doing things like smoking weed, clubbing every weekend or sleeping with multiple women. See, that's not the outcome I wanted for myself. Betrayal was one of the worst experiences any human could experience. Though I hardly ever shared my feelings with Maya or my mom. If I was going to give myself fully, I had to not only be true to myself but true to the women I loved as well.

"I'd love that baby. I think it'll be great for us, especially given what we've recently been through. Look at me baby, I'm sorry if I've cut you with my words. Even in anger I should be loving you, not hurting you. After all those years of abuse and trauma, the only response I know is anger. But that's no excuse. Besides with you Kai it's different, you make me feel things I have never felt before. I love me some you." She held onto my hand and smiled so sweetly.

"Oh and before I forget, ask for space again and watch your ass get cut." She jogged upstairs to unpack her suitcase.

Feeling like weight has been lifted off of my shoulders, I poured myself another glass of bourbon and watched sports center until I was dozed off. Moments like this made me wish my father was still here. I would have been picked up the phone and asked for his advice. My father was a wise man beyond his years, he gave me so much game growing up.

I missed him everyday.

𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒂

𝙻𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝

"Hey baby." Mrs. Davis startled me.

"I am so sorry, you've been so quiet I forgot you were here, no offense Mrs. Davis." I smiled

Kai's mother came to New York to escape the loneliness she faced back home. His mother was strikingly beautiful and didn't look her age. Her voice was soft and she always well put together.

"Kai tells me you and your late husband have been married for over thirty years. How did you two manage? Us young people now and days be so ready to throw it all away over one disagreement." I admitted.

Call me crazy but I didn't see myself without Malakai. Hell let me shut up because at one point in time I too felt that way about Amir.

"The problem with the world today is that everything comes too easy for you young people. You get to getting on these phones and swiping left, sleeping with men you just met at the club and I'm not talking about you baby. I'm just saying that's what the young people are doing now. You got to make these men work for you, men don't like what comes easy. Stand on business as you kids be saying now and days. If that man isn't talking about marrying you or building a future with you, learn to respect yourself enough to walk away. But what I will tell you, I see how you treat my Kai. My baby's been through a lot this past year, he needs someone like you in his life. Now do I wish you two hadn't moved so fast? Yes but I can't talk, me and his daddy married in less than a year. I see a lot of my younger self in you, you're a sweet girl Maya. Just be a little more patient with each other and hold onto one another. Most importantly put God first, always. Everything else will follow. Anyways, I only came down here to get myself a glass of cold water, you have a goodnight baby." Mrs. Davis hugged me before retrieving back to her guest room.

Finishing up with tidying the kitchen, I turned off the lights and joined Malakai who had been sound asleep. He looked at peace as I placed a soft kiss on his forehead before turning in myself.

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Be patient with them, they a figuring it out!

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