An unexpected Surprise

Chapter 23

Two days later

Mya's POV

I locked my car door as I headed to the door. I used my key before entering my mom's house.

"Ma!"

"In the kitchen" I headed to the kitchen following the scent and noticed my mom taking out a fresh pan of sugar cookies. I quickly grabbed one and took a bite before turning my attention to her.

"Why is it every time I see you your in the kitchen?"

"Why is it every time I see you your eating my food?"

"Touché" I reached in for another one and she smacked my hand away. "What?"

"What happened with you and Desmond?"

"Nothing Ma"

"Mya" she said in a warning tone and I sighed before taking a seat.

"If I'm going to tell you I'm going to need a cookie" she rolled her eyes and handed me two.

"Well as you know I was acting as a mother to Jazmine while Kelly, Jazmine's real mom did god knows what. And at that time of me helping out I started feeling him and he said that the feeling was mutual" I took a bite out of my cookie "Then Kelly comes back ready to take over everything that I did and he just allows her. Then he shows up to my hotel saying he loves me and now I don't know what to think"

"Do you love him?"

"I can't love him ma"

"Can't or won't?" She asked

"What is with everyone and asking me that? I can't love him"

"And why is that?"

"Because he has already hurt me once, why would I put myself through that again"

"Hun that's apart of falling in love. Sometimes you get hurt but not willing to try is even worse than getting hurt because you'll never know the feeling of being in love"

"So your telling me I'm in love with Desmond?" I asked to confirm

"No I'm not telling you that. I'm telling you don't lose a good one because your afraid of being hurt" I nodded understanding before changing the topic.

"So have you met Aliyah's boyfriend Antonio?"

"Yes, he is such a gentlemen" she said in an approving tone "Just like Desmond"

"Oh yeah, when did you meet Desmond?"

"He came over here two days ago"

"What did he want?"

"To talk about you" she said and I knew I wouldn't get anymore information out of her.

"Well I gotta go" we said our goodbyes before I got in my car and drove off.

***

"Good morning Miss Summers" the guy at the front desk said

"Morning" I headed to the elevator and caught it right before it closed. I stood beside a woman who wasn't much taller than me and when I got a good look I realized it was Kelly.  We didn't say anything to each other and by the time the elevator door opened someone had called her. She gave me a quick look before answering it and running down the hallway. Curiosity struck me hard and I found myself following her. When I got close enough I heard her talking so I pulled out my phone and started recording.

"Baby I think I have a way to get back into his life... Yes I know I left my husband at home..... Babe chill all I need to do is grab Jazmine and the custody papers I left behind and then have Denise make up some wild story about him abusing Jazmine and were good to go... Yes.. Okay... Alright later" Before I could stop myself I was heading down the hallway and tapped her.

"Oh great it's you, what do you want Mya" I decided to play it cool

"Aw don't get mad at me because Desmond kicked your sorry ass to the curb"

"He didn't kick me to the curb, we just took a small break"

"Call it what you want"

"Look, Mya, Desmond and I are getting back together and there is nothing you can do about it after all he did choose me over you and we both know he will do it again". She smirked and I don't know if it was the fact she had the audacity to bring that up or the fact she secretly had or husband or maybe because I had all this built in anger since she said hello but I pulled my arm back and connected my fist with her nose.

"Ow! what the fuck, I think you broke my nose!" 

"I don't do well with threats" i shoved her into the wall before playing my recording out loud. Her eyes widened and I felt a smirk falling onto my face. "If you are even 5 feet near Desmond or Jazmine, I will personally whoop your ass and get you set to jail. Do we understand each other?" She didn't say anything so i pressed my arm into her neck "Do we understand each other?"

"Yes" she managed to get out before I moved away causing her to drop. I sent her a wave and one of my million dollar model smiles before heading to my room. Once I was inside I shook off my right hand that was aching with pain. That girl has a nose of steel. I grabbed one of the frozen ice packs out of the freezer before applying it to my hand with a lot running in my mind. Did I love Desmond? Well you just beat up his baby mama. Then again I've been dying to do that for weeks. My moms words ran through my mind: Don't lose a good one because your afraid of being hurt. Was I willing to open my heart up to Desmond? That I wasn't sure of.