Man even after a two and half years of meeting Rome at my moms funeral we were still inseparable. We had been through thick and thin but always seemed to come out on top. "Hey Faith what you doing after class because I know this new place just opened and I've been dying to go. You wanna go" this guy from my class asked. "See I actually have plans aight" I told him as I walked out the door and headed to my baby's new 2014 Cadillac. As I walked around the car slowly dragging my fingers along the aqua blue paint. "Faith if you don't quit playing and get in the car" Rome yelled as he rolled the window down. "I'm coming babe damn hold your drawers up" I said as I got in and kissed his thick ass lips. Over time I learned that he was mixed with Porto Rican, Indian, German, Italian,and black. While I was mixed with Indian, Cuasian, Italian and black. Man our kids was gone be one helluva a mixture, but they were gone be beautiful. As we drove to the apartment we shared I pulled out my phone and starting putting in codes to see if any hackable systems were available that were worth a lot of money, I worked alongside some of the roughest niggas in Brooklyn I was a major part in their large stacks of money because I could get into any computer, safe, or bank trans actions that were being used and take what didn't belong to me nor them. I learned my computer skills from basically being on my own since I was little. "Faith you seriously bringing that shit home with us. I thought we'd agreed on not doing that." he said reaching over and taking the phone from me. "I don't remember that being said" I said while reaching for the extra phone I kept on my side for emergencies. He just looked over and shook his head he knew I was very crafty when it came to what I did and how I did it. "Faith I wanna start a family when you gone remember that huh" he said making me feel guilty for not remembering him telling me that he wanted to talk about us being together permanently and starting a family. I just shook my head pushing our problems to the back of my head. "Hey what did dude tell you about doing that job cause I know he kept calling me about that" I said trying to change the subject but from the look on his face he knew what I was doing and wasn't gonna let that happen. "Faith don't try and change the subject and no he didn't tell me nothing but I'll see but when you think you gone be able to do that" he said driving into our driveway. "I'll get right on that tonight" I said giggling while giving him a kiss than running to open the door. "So Keenea you don't know how to contact someone who's been there since you were in diapers" I heard someone say as I came in the door. I instantly jumped and reached for my 9mm I kept in the plant by the door. "You looking for these I know you didn't plan on trying to use these on me, I thought I taught you better than that" the person said as I turned the lights on and realized it was my stepdad sitting in my house after almost 3 years he looked like shit. "Ok question is how the hell did you get in here when my door was locked" I said as Rome came up behind me wrapping his arms around my waist. "Now Keenea you of all people should know that locks ain't always gone hold a person from what's within" he said rising up to his full 6'3 height, man growing up just him rising up to his full height would scare the hell out of me but not anymore I've seen men bigger and more powerful than he ever was. "Well aight than who do we have here Faith? You not gone introduce us" Rome asked as I tried to shake off the state of shock and embarrassment I was still in. "Well I guess not I'm Keenea's father or stepfather as she likes to put it" my stepdad said as he shook Rome's hand. "Well what's up I'm Rome Faith's boyfriend practically her husband" Rome said putting emphasizes on my name which made me smile because everyone who knew me knew that only when something was serious that would use my government name and this wasn't serious not at all, and that he was serious about loving me. "Well Rome did you ask her to marry you did you put a ring on her finger yet" my stepdad asked. "No but I plan to.." Rome started but was cut off by my stepdad laughing. "Well son unless you put a ring on her finger than you can't claim the spot of being a husband yet. That's not how it works" he said making me cringe as I felt Rome's arms tighten around my waist I felt his protective side started to show. "You know what I need something to drink who else wants something" I said trying to get out of Rome's vise like grip but failing to remove his arms or pull him towards the kitchen. I turned around and whispered something to Rome. He shook his head no but still let me go. I walked to the kitchen and stood in front of the open fridge taking deep breaths. I thought I left this man and my old life behind but I guess the skeletons always seem to come out the closet when you least expected them to and lord knows I didn't want this one to come out. "Faith what the hell is this man sitting here talking about cause I could've sworn you told me your stepdad was dead" Rome said giving me that look of distrust. "I did because he technically was dead in my mind I was done with him when I left him behind and my mom died. He no longer held any type of hold on me nor my life" I said wiping tears from my eyes. I felt my heart beating faster and faster as Rome looked at me and frowned, I could feel the tears coming down faster and faster. "Faith look at me baby I got you no matter what. We a team aight" Rome said as he wrapped his arms around me. I couldn't help loving him even in the worst of times. "Good because I need you more than ever I can't do this on my own" I said turning around and kissing his thick lips. We were still kissing when I realized my stepdad was watching in the doorway and the cold chill I felt was from the open fridge door.
