Caught Up (SERIES PT. 3)

Pt. 2

Later that day ....

Feels so good to be home, after hearing what Mr. Perry said I had to get back on my game. I went upstairs changed my clothes and got right to work. Frankie has been out all day so I texted her on my way home asking her to pick up Innocence from daycare and let Kayden take the bus home. Once I changed I went right to work getting as much as I can done today while Frankie aint here working my nerves and distracting me from my real focus right now.

Kayden came home and went straight to his room. Then coming in mine saying that he was hungry.

"Ma who food in that container?".

"Frankie's. Dont touch it you know how she is. You better call her first, and why you aint eat? All them food places around your school".

"Everybody be everywhere. Lines be too long, besides I wanted to come home and get on the game".

"Well you better call Frankie and make sure you clean up your room today, tired of it looking that way". He left the room and I got more accomplished today than what I would in 2 days. I already had my mind set on what I wanted and what the sellers would be looking for. I was real confident about this and with be being satisfied I stopped and was going to tweak it tomorrow on my day off.

A few moments later Frankie walked in the house. Part of me wants to talk to her but the other part of me wasn't in the mood to even hold a conversation. Innocence came running in the room and just lit up my entire mood. She jumped in the bed with me and I kissed all over her.

"Hi sweetie, did you have fun today?". She nodded her head and went into her book bag and showed me a picture she drew. "Awe look at this, you made mommy look fat though I look like this foreal?". I said playfully frowning my face.

"Noooo". She laughed covering her face.

"Go put your stuff away and change out them clothes". She gave me a kiss and went out the room, as soon as she did Frankie came in and I went straight on my phone. I could feel her looking at me as if I was suppose to budge but I didn't.

"Can you start acting your age? What you doing is so dam childish". She started taking her shoes off and I wanted to jump up and choke her from behind, I had a quick vision of me doing it.

"I don't know what your talking about. What im doing? Im on my phone, whats wrong with that?".

"No its the fact that you giving me this silent treatment, you act like im not here, that's what your doing. Once again childish. Thought we were able to set aside our feelings and work shit out".

"Theres nothing to work out Frankie im good, we good. Sooooo like I said I don't know what your talking about". Playing hard ball was killing me but I didn't want her to think that im gone jump in her arms every time we going through something. She was about to walk out the room but she stopped and got in the bed. Taking my phone put it on the night stand beside her and then wrapping her arms across my stomach. She started giving me this look that I hated cause it made me want to listen to what she has to say, its like this spell. I stared at the ceiling and she made me turn my head towards her but I snatched away from her.

"Frankie im not doing this with you, can you move please?". I tried to get up but she pulled me back down. Why fight, so I just laid there letting what she said go in one ear and out the other.

"I'm not letting you go nowhere without hearing me out. Now listen I wanna tell you this and I want you to look at me when I say this". I tried to fight it but I couldn't, I never could. "Nothing happened that night ok? She was with us and messing around with Kevin in our section. Whatever you heard aint true. And not to pin this on your cousin but you know she don't like me and never will. I don't want no one to come between us. I love you more than you will ever know and I will never disrespect you like that or in any kind of way and you know that". As much as I wanted to believe her I didn't want to look like a fool. You know how I would look though? Completely crazy. Tears started rolling down my face and im just like why does she do this to me all the time. Make me so vulnerable and cave into her words. She always gets me in this position. I hate the way all this feels because I know people talk when they see me and her because they know Frankie for who she was back in the day. But I know who she is now and it kills me because i hear what people say and I believe it but I know I cant do that because I know she has changed and she doesn't give that impression to me.

"I just don't want to look stupid at the end of the day that's all". I sniffed and she wiped a tear away that was falling.

"And you wont. Like I said I would never disrespect you like that or in any kind of way. Just relax and stop listening to what you hear in the streets. Im here for you, gave up everything for you, why would I jeopardize all that and having someone like you by my side? You know me better than that Lana, come on now. So stop crying please?". She started kissing me all over my face and I could not help but enjoy it because I miss my best friend and all this fighting we been doing lately aint healthy at all. I cant even remember the last time we fought this much, its sad. But I do gotta stop listening to what I hear in the streets, even if it did come through my cousin. " You love me?"

"Of course I do, what type of question is that?". Kind of threw me off to why she asked that.

"Babe im just asking aint nothing to it. Just want you to tell me you love me, haven't hear those words in a minute".

"I love you Frankie". She told me to say it again and i did two more times. She leaned in and kissed me and this time I didn't feel any type of way, felt like I was a teenage girl kissing her crush. It felt good not feeling some type of way towards her, literally forgot how this actually felt. To be with someone you know you cant live without.

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*phone rings*

It was Des calling me and Frankie handed me my phone. Deep down I knew how Des felt towards her cause of the recent situation. I answered the phone and always she extra for no reason.

Me: Hello?

Des: Uh uh this my second time calling yo big head ass, what you doing?

Me: Laid up with my baby why? What you trying to get into?

Des: Hmm .. Anyway Layana gone be at Flex tonight and we need to go!

Me: You with this last minute stuff, but that's my bitch so ima go. I gotta find something to where though, you know I am picky about outfits

Des: Bihh who you trying to impress? You better throw something on

Me: she might pull a real nigga up on stage !

Des: Lmao girl bye. Get dressed, i'll be over there at 9

We hung up and I was too excited. To see my other wife live? Up close? Layana done fucked up coming around here believe that.

"Where yall supposedly going?". Frankie asked
cutting her eye at me.

"Des just invited me out that's all".

"Come on babe, don't go out tonight".

"I haven't been out in a while though, and I don't wanna sound slick but this is the perfect time to go out. Please I promise i'll make it up to you later ok? Thats my word". She started thinking about it and insisted that I go. But it didn't matter cause I was gone go whether she agreed or not and believe me I was not gone miss out on this possible once in a life time moment. I gave Frankie a kiss then got up to figure out what ima put on. And Des know how I am about my clothes. Im not the wearing the same outfit twice type chick nope, I know too many people out here and its people that dam sure know me. Everything I pulled out to see if I was in the mood to wear Frankie disapproved which pissed me off a little bit because she started getting out of hand. But I didn't cause a scene, wasn't going to argue tonight so I let it go and went on about my business. I took a shower, got dressed, and waited for Des to come through.