Tempted

Chapter 27

Chris

I sat in the car for a few before I had the courage to knock on Nia's door.

After I left Michael's party I headed straight home to shower and change clothes. I had smelled like weed and alcohol. Nia would get in my ass even more if she knew what I was doing last night.

I climbed out the car and locked my doors. I walked over to Nia's and knocked on the door. Ariana answered the door.

"Hi Chris, heads up my mom is angry at you." Ari whispered.

"Hey chump, I know." I chuckled as I hugged her.

"Where is your mom?" I walked in and locked the doors behind myself.

"She's upstairs feeding Kristyn."

I nodded my head as I walked upstairs. I peeped in Nia's room, she wasn't in there.

I walked further down the hall to see Nia rocking Kristyn in a rocking chair, she hummed a lullaby as she fed her.

I stood in the doorway as I watched her, I didn't want to interrupt the moment so I figured I'd wait until she see me.

Nia must've felt a presence in the room with her because she looked up at me and rolled her eyes.

"What are you even doing here?" Nia mumbled.

"I came to talk to you." I stuck my hands in my pocket.

"Give me a second." Nia whispered.

I watched her as she kissed Kristyn on the forehead and placed her in the crib.

Nia brushed past me and I followed her into her room. I closed the door behind us, so we wouldn't wake up our baby.

Nia looked at me with her arms folded across her chest.

"Look I apologize for last night. I went to a party last night, I had a couple of drinks and fell asleep." I truthly told her.

Nia shook her head. "Chris you're a father now. You can't party like you used too. I'm not saying you can't have fun anymore, but at least be somewhere near your phone."

I nodded my head understanding. "All this father shit is new to me, so bare with me." I scratched my head. "What happened last night?"

"I'm trying to understand that Chris, you're still young but at least try for Kristyn okay?" She rubbed my cheek. "Anyways she was really cranky last night, she wouldn't stop crying. I thought maybe she was sick, but I called a nurse for advice. Everything was fine."

I let out a sigh of relief. "You had a nigga worried."

"Good, you should be worried." She chuckled.

"You had all that attitude over the phone last night." I pecked her lips. "That shit was unacceptable." I kissed her again as I backed her up against the wall.

"What's wrong cat got your tongue now?" I smirked as i sucked on her neck.

"Chris.." She barely said above a whisper.

"Yeah?" I answered as my hands traveled up and down her body.

"Stop.." She tried pushing me off.

"Aight." I purposely let go of her and walked away.

"Why'd you stop?" She whined.

"You told me too." I messed with her.

"Any other time you don't listen, so why would you listen to me this time?"

"I just wanted to teach you a little lesson." I winked at her.

Sanaa

"I'm going to ask you again. What made you do this to Nia and Christopher?" The detective asked me.

I silently played with my fingers, Chris's mom still haven't paid me my money and I am so close to snitching on her.

"Sanaa we know someone was involved in this with you, so who was it?"

I twirled my hair around my finger. "Christopher's mom. Joyce Hawkins."

"Are you telling the truth Sanaa?"

"Do it look like I would fuckin' lie to you." I blurted out. These detectives try to act slow, knowing damn well they know everything.

"Calm down Sanaa." The officer warned me.

I sucked my teeth and smirked as I watched the officer call for back up. Wherever Joyce is she better join that little moment of freedom until she's behind bars with me.

Joyce

I was on my way to Chris's house, I seen his car parked in the drive way. I was just about to step out the car until I seen police lights flashing behind me. I furrowed an eyebrow as I seen the officer step out the car.

"Joyce, step out of the car and put your hands above your head."

I stepped out of my car and placed my hands above my head.

I seen Chris running out the house next door to him, assuming it's Nia's house.

"Ma, what's going on?" Chris asked.

I was at a lost for words, I couldn't even open my mouth to say anything.

"Joyce, you're under the arrest for attempted murder."

Chris gave me a weird look. "My mother would never do anything like that, right ma?" Chris yelled.

"Sir I'm going to ask you to step back." The officer said.

"Ma say it ain't so." Chris choked up.

"Baby, just do what the officer said." A tear slipped from my eye.

Chris looked at me and shook his head. "I'm so lost I don't know what the fuck is going on, and no one will tell me shit!" Chris kicked side of the curb.

"Christopher." I called him and he looked at me, his chest was heaving up and down, his face was red, tears were streaming down his face. "I'm sorry, I love you baby." I held my head down in shame as the officer put me in the back of his car.