A Compton Story Book 2 :Mercedes

Chapter 6 - Long Beach

After dropping Shanita off I hurried home to get dress for my date with Eric. When I walked into the bedroom visions of Walter came to me. I gotta shake this shit off but I just don't know how. I feel like I have to watch my back everytime I turn a corner. I fear that I would wake up in the middle of the night with him on top of me raping me and choking me. I knew he wanted me dead he's just waiting for the right time. As I slipped on my hot pink dress the phone rang. I ran to the phone like a track star.

"Hello?"

"Sup ma I was just making sure you got home ok you still up for that walk on the beach?"  said Eric

"Yes" I said smiling

"Ok I'll be there in a minute"

"Ok" I said hanging up

Five minutes later Eric was parked in front of my house. As I walked down the steps of my porch I saw a green pontiac GT in the distance running with the head lights off. Fear instantly struck my heart as I picked up my pace and got into Eric's car.  

"Hey Eric" I said

"Wuz up baby"

As Eric pulled off I looked in the side view mirror to make sure that pontiac wasn't following us. I sighed as we got further and further way from the car. I got comfortable in Eric's car now that I knew I was safe.

"So what beach are we going too?" I said striking up a conversation

"Long Beach"

"Awwwwww Eric that sounds so romantic I heard people fall in love when they go there"

"Is that right?..well maybe if I'm lucky you'll fall in love with a nigga huh?" he said smiling and looking at me

Little did he know I was already in love with him

"Eric you a trip" I said smiling back at him

"Don't front like you aint feelin a nigga"

"I admit I'm feelin you...you just my type"

I could see him starting to blush.

"Well if it makes you feel better I'm feelin you too" he said

My heart skipped a few beats when he said that. Every moment that we are together I start to fall more and more in love with him. I wanted him to take me away from all this. Get me away from Walter's psychopath ass. When we finally pulled up to the beach he helped me out of the car.

"Thank you" I said getting out "The sun is so beautiful" I said as we walked on the beach together.

My toes in the warm sand and the sound of the ocean. Just me and him against the world.I felt so safe with him and I wanted to feel like this all the time. There was just one thing that bothered me though. I still had a gut feeling that this nigga has kids. It was just something about him.

"Eric something tells me you have kids" I said

He let out a sigh.

"To be honest yeah I do...I got seven to be exact"

"Wow..." I said in disappontment. I wasnt hurt that  he had kids. I was hurt that he lied to me. I bet he was a dead beat.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to lie to you I just know most women don't fuck with niggas with kids but I love all my kids and I'll to anything for them I take care of all of them"

It didn't matter to me though I still cared strongly for him and I loved him alot. Just as long as he always had some time for me and his baby mommas were in check I wasn't  tripping.

"Hey it's ok I think it sexy that a man knows his priorities"

"Thanks" he said blushing

"I saw you were talking to Dre what was that about ?"

"I need him to help me with something"

"With what? if you don' t mind me asking"

"I wanna start a record company"

"Really? that's great Eric what's the name going to be?"

"Ruthless Records...but there's only one problem"

"And what's what?"

We stopped walking and stood in the middle of the beach.

"I need a strong woman to help me keep things in line"

"Well I think I can help you with that" I said smiling

We held each other as we kissed. I felt him move his hands down my waist and grab my ass.

"Eric ! that's not yours!"

"I can make it mine" he said smiling and putting his nose to mine

"and how you goin do that?"

"All I gotta do is ask you to be my girl and your answer would be?"

"Yes" I said giggling and kissing him

Eric was my man and I had him all to myself.