My Right Hand 2

Aleah

I wake up to my phone vibrating. "Good morning." I answer. "Good morning. Where you been at girl?" "Trust me these last few days have been crazy." "Let's link you. I miss yo broke ass." "I ain't broke anymore." "Uh oh the come up real." "Yeah it is. Take me apartment hunting." "I guess I would." "Thanks Ty." August walks in the room. "You're welcome ma. Lunch on you today though." I laugh, "I guess I can make that happen." "Alright see you shortly." "Okay." We hang up.

"Where you going?" "Apartment hunting with Ty." ""What's up with that?" "What's up with your wife?" "Nothing what you mean?" "Same for me and Ty we're just friends." He sits on the bed. He doesn't like the idea of me being around another guy, it's all over his face. "So mama saw us this morning." I turn around, "What she say?" "Just lectured me on the decisions I've made." "Well some things don't change."

"A lot hasn't changed. Aleah... I'm still in love with you." "August you can use words like that loosely." He grabs my hand, "I'm serious. I think I made a mistake marrying Mackenzie." "Don't say things like that. You needed one night to get it out of your system, it's out." "Aleah you ain't just a one night stand." "Aug she's your wife. Your wife. W I F E. I just your so called best friend. You secret is safe with me and mama."

I don't need to keep getting more stretched and emotionally invested in this shit. I still love him too but it won't ever be anything more. Who the hell am I to think he'd leave his wife for me? Years ago I would know with no hesitation but this nigga I'm looking at now isn't the best friend I've grown to love. The old him
Reappears here and there but he's not the same August. I'm not the same Aleah either.

"So what it meant nothing to you?" It meant everything to me. "I have to go get dressed." "Aleah." "August just let it go, that's what you tell me right?" I don't want to push him away but being realistic it would never be an Aleah and August. It would be crazy to tell myself otherwise. I grab my clothes and walk out the room.

"Hey." Amaya says. I look at her, damn she looks like me and August ass. "Hey." "Low low said your my real mama not the lady I call mama now." "Um well-" "I'm your father and she's your mother." August says coming up behind me. Amaya hugs me. I hug her back. "I can't do her the same way I tried to Angelique."  August whispers. "So Amaya this just means you have two mommies." "I think I like having two."

It's feels like a weird ass dream seeing her and how she's so big now and beautiful. "Daddy so are we sisters now?" Angelique asks. "Yes you two are forreal now." "Yes! We gone be best friends forreal now Amaya. Come lets go finish writing these letters." "What are writing letters for?" August asks. "To Leah and my mama." "Well okay. Go finish that and Ima talk to Aleah."

They walk off and I turn around. He looks down the hall and turns back to me. He kisses me. I push him off. "August what is up with you? Seriously what's up?" "Nothing man I've just-" "Hold that thought... Hello?" "I'm outside." "Here I come." I hang up and look at Aug. "Later Aug." Is he really clenching his damn jaw? "Later."

I walk out the house and get inside Ty car. "What's up broke ass?" "Hey Ty." "What area you tryna live in?" "Somewhere near here."
"Alright so you got Albany Landings, Emerald Estates, CrossRidge..." "Um lets try Emerald estates. "Okay. How you doing today?" "I'm straight." "You look off?" "Can I tell you something and you not judge me?" "You can tell me anything Aleah and I won't judge you." He says as we drove off.   

"I slept with August last night." "That's a married man Aleah." "I know and I tried to say no but I couldn't resist." "How would you feel if your husband had a best friend and they slept together?" "I would be mad as hell.." "And would you really be trying to hear that bullshit ass excuse about it?" "Not really. It was wrong I know but I'm not doing that again ever." "Who you trying to convince me or yourself?"

"Both... Ty it was incredible." "Aleah I don't give a damn if that shit had yo ass on the fucking moon. One, I'm a guy not one of your homegirls. Two, don't be that girl who listens to all the bullshit lies and end up being a home wrecker. You're better than that." Somebody better be passionate about this shit. "I got you Ty. What's up with the attitude with it?" "I've been in the same position he's in."

"Which position is that?" "I was married 5 years ago. Shit got rough, I ended up cheating on her and then we ended up splitting. I got with the girl I cheated on her with and shit wasn't what I expected. She cheated on me and ended up pregnant and shit by the nigga. So you see it's a never ending cycle. Just make sure you tell Aug the green isn't always greener on the other side." "Damn Ty I never knew you were married." "Most don't."

" so what should I do?" "Leave him alone no may her how long hard it is. Until it's not a Mrs attached to him or none of that shit but you just step all the way away from that shit."

We ride over to each place and grab a the applications. So far most of them seem like the price is right. I get back to the house and of course Mackenzie is there. "Hey mommy." "Hey Amaya." "Aleah... Come talk to me in the other room." I follow him inside the room. "I got you can apartment." I suck my teeth, "August I didn't want that shit." "All the places around here would've did a background check, the shit you went down for, they would've rejected yo ass fast." Damn I didn't think about that shit. I'm still mad he bought it.

"It's fully furnished all you need to do is get whatever is here there and whatever else you want it in." "I guess... thanks August." "No problem best friend." I smile at him. "So you really quitting as my assistant?" "Nah how I have to save money for rent." "Well not yet I paid for it for a year in a half." "August!" "What? I didn't want you to be worrying about anything." "You all too kind..." "What happened last night can't happen again." I know he isn't saying this shit as if I was the who pursued him.

"Aug you started that shit." "Now I'm ending that." I can't believe he's switching this shit around. "August dont do that like I was the one who was after you. I kept telling you no." "Okay Aleah but I'm just saying." "Alright whatever Aug." It's a knock on the door,Why she knocking it's open. "What's up Kenzie?" I look up at him. "Hey Aleah listen I just need to know... Are you still in love with him?" I look at her, the truth is a bitch. Be extra careful what you ask for. "I am."

I walk out of the room. "Aleah why you starting trouble?" My mother whispers. "I'm not she asked a question I gave her an honest answer mother." "You can't sleep with a married man you know better." "Mama it takes two to tango." "And it takes one mistake to ruin an entire marriage." Blah, blah, blah.