Bad Boy Gone Good

39. Recognize

"There's a lot of unsaid things, okay? I just wanted everyone to have a good life. What about me? I have been holding the secrets, making my heart feel heavier and heavier each day. I am not right for causing all this, but I am trying to make it right! Do you guys want me to die? If that clears everyone's heart I have one bullet and a backyard!" We all stood there silently as he started to breathe heavily. Erica finally stood up and grabbed Vincent with tears struggling to fall out her eyes, but her voice remained strong.

"No.. I understand we are all mad at Vincent right now. He didn't admit a thing about me and I am upset with him still. But, one thing I will not let y'all do is make him believe that it is okay to kill himself, for the benefit of everyone! He has worked hard to make sure that y'all are good. Especially you Josh. At the end of the day, we all have to deal with it because we are a family. Nova, baby girl, without Vincent you would not have ever known or even seen Amelia; I promise you that. Vincent, you're my little brother and I love you forever and a day. But, you can't keep hurting the people you love. It's not right and it is not benefiting anyone anymore. We are all in too deep now and we have to kill a bitch that decided that it is okay to do whatever she wants with us. Vin, you have to tell us everything now. There is no moving back, only forward at this point." Erica said as we all listened, because we all knew that she was right at the end.

"So what do you think we should do then Erica?" Mel asked.

"Play the same damn game, she's playing with us. Illusion. Plain and simple." She said with a smirk as she held Vincent closely to her.

"Look everyone, I'm sorry. None of this was my intention. Lets get this bitch and then if you guys forgive me or not. I understand either decision." He said as he began to tear up and I couldn't handle his tears.

I walked up to him with tears of my own forming, I held his face and I didn't have any words to say to him. I only looked into his face, continuing to hold his face. He managed to let one tear slip out of his eyes, but didn't want the rest to follow.

"Vincent, we need to get through this. You hurt us, especially me, really deep. Lets get through this first and we will see what happens from there."

"I love you Nova." He said as tears from his chin hit my forehead due to the height difference. He kissed my forehead and my lips. I felt good through that and I felt that he really did love me, despite of all that he did.

"I'll see about that after we get this bitch out of our lives." I said sweetly to him.

"I like it when you get angry like this, it's sexy." He smirked at me, but it soon turned into a peaceful smile that his lips were clearly uncomfortable with because he hasn't smiled that genuinely in a while.

"Alright, y'all can stop now. We know what we got to do, we are just waiting on her next move." Tristan said with a smile on his face as I hugged him while he planted a gentle kiss on my temple.

My little princess slowly walked down the stairs, walking towards me with a smile on her face. I picked her up and I gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"Wait, who's going to have Lia?" Mel asked. We all stood silent for a second and looked at Erica.

"Y'all looking at me? Better refresh them eyes."

"Erica, come on." Tristan said, standing next to her, well more like over her.

"Fine, I'll get baby girl. Somebody better be watching my back or I'll be smacking bitches left and right. I promise that to all of y'all, I am catching her faster than fire spreads."

We all laughed, but Vincent held my hand and sat on the chair as I stood in the middle of his legs. I blushed and smiled as he gently caressed my body in admiration.

"I should treat you better than I have been the last couple of weeks." He whispered into my ear.

"Yes, you should have."

"I'm sorry, you're always looking out for me and making sure I do the right thing. Please forgive me."

"If Ice forgives you, then I will. What you said was too far and you should never say that to your best friend, even if he was making you upset."

"I didn't mean to, I just didn't like everyone attacking me all at once." He said ashamed.

"Vincent, you're eighteen going on nineteen. Get it together. This is reality, it's going to happen. I don't like everyone talking to me at once. But, when I'm getting a job in my field, I got to deal with it." I said while looking into his eyes as he smiled at me and kissed my forehead.

"I missed you Givoanna. A lot." He said as he looked down at his feet, avoiding to make eye contact with me.

I smiled at him, kissing his hand that he held with mine. Making him finally look up and actually realized that I am that ride or die girlfriend, probably even wife. But, he knows that I wasn't going anywhere unless Vanessa wants to try me with her own two hands.

And I will tell anybody on her team this; I wish a bitch would.

I looked at Mel and she had fear in her eyes, Melanie might try and act like she is tough, but in all reality she hates dangerous situations such as this one.

"Is this really going to happen?" Mel said while holding onto Josh.

"She is stepping her foot into our lives. I'm ready to pull her through the door. I'm ready to give her the worse of it." I said as I picked up Amelia and smiled at her.

It's been about two months and Vanessa has slowly revealed herself to us. It's been frustrating, we all have slowly forgiven Vincent at this point. Realized that she is the enemy and not him. Vanessa's bitch, I mean best friend, is playing with Melanie's head. Texting her, calling her, just doing the stalker type of thing. No one knows how she's doing this and who is helping her do this. All we have right now is each other.