The Forbidden Hit

Chapter 9

Jamaal reversed all the way back up the hill and blocked in Jayla just as she was pulling out. He parked and got out his car. "Open the door Jayla." He said lowly. "What?" She said stubbornly. "Open the door." He said more sternly. She opened the door and he climbed in. "What you want Jamaal? I got shit to do." She said looking out her window. "Fuck you doin' over here?" She watched him like he was crazy, "I could ask you the same thing!" He sighed hard. "Answer the question." She frowned, "I don't have to answer to you. You kicked ME out your life remember?!" He turned to face her. "But you over here rollin' around in a car that I paid for, not YOU!" Jayla pulled the keys out the ignition and tossed them at his face. "Have the fucking car. I don't care." She stated nonchalantly. "That didn't mean you had to give it back." He said in a calm voice. She shrugged, "I don't need it." She stated as she got out. Jamaal followed her lead. "Aiight. How you feelin?" He said hinting toward her stomach. "I'm about 8 pounds lighter." Jamaal frowned, "What?" She looked at him, "Why the fuck you so concerned about what's goin' on with me?" He shook his head and looked away from her, "I'm not." Jayla blinked away stray tears. "Exactly. So why you playin 20 questions with me?" Jamaal approached her staring down into her eyes that burned with anger and curiosity." Her breath got caught in her throat as his breath fanned her face. "Cause you comin' out of my boy's condo complex. Fuck you think I'm thinkin'?" Jayla frowned. "Your boy? I don't know none of your people. Who dat?" He looked at her intently, "Mikey." Jayla's eyes popped out her head. "So you ARE fuckin' him." Jayla shook her head and got closer to Jamaal. "Listen to me. Gimmie back my keys and I'll explain how I know him when we reach my place." Jamaal brushed her off. "Fuck nah! Fuck I gotta say to you?" Jayla frowned, "Just do it. Now, throw the keys back at me then act like you pissed. I'mma slap you and when I storm off to my car and drive in the in the opposite direction, wait a few minutes in your car then, drive to the address in your GPS." Jamaal frowned, "What?!" Jayla slapped him and he threw the keys at her. "Fuck you Jamaal." She said as she bent to pick up her keys and stormed off to her car. "Yea whatever." He said as she sped away in her car. He hopped back into his car and  and just like she said, an address popped up in his GPS and he pulled off.

When they arrived at the baby blue and tan, two story Villa, Jamal got out and followed Jayla. "Why you bring me here?" Jayla pointed to her couch and when into the kitchen. She pulled down two glasses from her cupboard and fixed them drinks, "Because we have a common friend." Jamaal sat back, "Yea? Who dat?" Jayla slammed the glasses on the table, "Mikey." Jamaal stood and shook his head, "Nah. You don't know Mikey." Jayla walked over to him, "Mikey is paralyzed from the waist down from a shot to his penis." Jamaal stepped to her. "Who did it?" She chuckled as she grabbed the back of his head and tiptoed to his ear, "I did." Jamaal blinked in disbelief, "Fam said it was one of his crazy exes." Jayla shook her head, "Well, looks like our boy is lying." Jamaal shook his head, "Nah. That bullet was-" Jayla cut him off, "9 centimeter away from the head of his dick? I'm aware." Jamaal blinked, "Shit! Jayla what you do that for?" Jayla frowned, "You don't know?" Jamaal shook his head, "Know what?" Jayla frowned, "We both worked for Brick when he was alive." Jamaal's blood started to boil. "WHAT?!!" Jayla chugged her drink, "I don't stutter." She backed out his face and put her head down. "So I've had a snake in my garden my whole life..FUCK." Jayla rubbed her arm as she kept her head down. Jamaal stepped closer to her, "J...I'm so sorry....I should've asked ques-" Jayla put her hand up, "I would've cut me off too.." Jamaal put his hand out to touch her and she shook her head, "No Jamaal. Whatever we had is gone. The spark isn't there anymore." He hung his tall frame over her short one and gently rubbed her cheek, "Tell me you don't feel that spark of energy when I touch you." She stanmered to get any words out. "Tell me you don't want me and you won't see me no more, hear from me, nothing." He continued to rub her cheek as hewaited for her answer. She put both hands on the sides of his face and planted a tender kiss on her lips. "When you touch me it's like I'm under your spell....what if we try and it still doesn't work?" Jayla asked. "Who cares? All we got is each other." Just then Jamaal's phone rang. "It's him." Jayla nodded, "Answer it on speaker." Jamaal did as he was told.