What's your Sign?

Chapter 50 - Devalued Love

Teyana

"Of course I came" he spoke as he walked in and my eyes wouldn't leave his frame. He threw the pink roses on the bed, gently. Some pedals fell off on to the bed as he retrained my attention to him.

"I didn't think you would come" he nodded and closed the door behind him, making sure it was okay with me to close the door. He smiled as he walked over grabbing me in a hug.

When I first extended the invitation to him; I was so intoxicated. I regretted it when I seen it the morning after. I was embarrassed and highly confused what sent my mind to do such. Maybe the Hennessy.

" congratulations on everything" he spoke with a smile.

"Thank you" I spoke as I wrapped my arms around my small frame and pushed some hair behind my ear.

"I was wondering if I could take you out.. A little celebration?"

"A date?" I tensed up "I'm not doing those"

"Nah nah, friends shit" he spoke "ice cream or something"

"I don't know"

"You can take your son" he spoke and I shot my head up "Jermaine wouldn't mind, doesn't he have a new girl anyways?"

"It's about time for my son to go to bed, and don't downplay my baby's father, I know what's he doing and we aren't together so I could careless"

"So that's a no?" He asked and I nodded.

"I have mommy duties and I'm beat, but thank you for coming by Trey" I spoke and I grabbed on to the end of the couch.

"No problem ma" he spoke as he walked over towards me and just looked at me "I heard what he did"

"Yup" I nodded, as he annoyingly reminded me "so does everyone know?"

"Nah ..." He lied "I mean just around these parts, and upper east side and I mean some other places but..."

"Oh welp, how embarrassing?" I laughed and I shrugged my shoulders.

he nodded and the room fell silent. Embarrassment sunk in and I just was hoping that he was leaving soon, because it was happening again. I can not bare embarrassment, it's like someone ripping out your guts.

"But I know he loves you" he spoke and I shot my head up, confusingly.

"How do you know that, you guys don't talk"

"We don't, but everyone knows he does"

"Welp, sometimes I think he does and sometimes I think he couldn't have"

"I know I shouldn't be the one to tell you this, but I feel like it's reason for everything and you should talk to him so you can finally exhale ma" he spoke truthfully "because just looking at the way you standing there and looking, it's some unfinished business that ya need to take care of"

I shrugged it off and he chuckled.

"Well I got some shit to handle, so I will check
on later" he spoke and walked up to me and grabbed me into a hug. I laid my head on his chest.

I walked him out, down stairs to where my whole family sat and spoke among themselves. My grandmother gave him a side eye as he told everyone goodbye. I closed the door behind him.

I was really hating the fact that everyone was on Jermaine's side. Like he was the damn victim. I'm the one that fell in love with a fucking snake. I'm the one that get reminded of him every time I wake up, and that moment where reality hasn't hit yet and I hope to see him when my eyes open, and get reminded of the truth. Constantly getting reminded of something I want to change so bad, but I can't.