Best Bitches

XII: She Knows

Chresanto

Shaking my head, I stepped back inside. Eve was sitting on my sofa, and I forced myself to smile. I could see the worry in her eyes. I wasn't ready to fuck up what we had going. I knew I treated her bad, but she was the only woman putting up with my shit.

"Chres," she spoke softly as I sat beside her. Her hand rested on my thigh, and I eyed her lips. Damn, they were looking good right now.

Without giving myself time to think, I kissed her. As her fingers gripped my curls, I pulled her across my lap. Her hands flew to my zipper, and I paused, pulling away from her.

"I need to tell you something," I whispered. I closed my eyes. I didn't want to see her face when I broke the news.

She smirked against my skin. "What is it, baby?"

"I.. I have this STD," I mumbled.

For a second, she froze, but she quickly recovered. She looked at me, her eyebrows knitting together in confusion. I could see all the questions swirling around, yet I didn't want to answer them.

"You're funny," she laughed. "If you didn't want to do anything, you should've just said something."

Shaking my head, I sighed. "I"m serious, Eve. I have Chlamydia."

The silence that followed felt deafeningly loud. She looked away from me, and a tear rolled down her cheek. I moved my hand to wipe it, but she jerked away from my touch.

"Don't touch me," she screamed. She stood up, angrily stomping away.

I looked at her in shock. Was she leaving? I followed her, grabbing her arm to prevent her from walking away.

"Eve-"

"Shut the fuck up, OK?" she screamed. She yanked her arm out of my grasp. More tears were falling down her face, and I just wanted to hold her. "Why? Was I not good enough for you?" she questioned. "Did you think I wasn't enough, so you decided to go and fuck some other hoe?"

I looked down. I didn't mean to hurt her like this. I just wanted to get back at Jamie. "I'm so-"

"Didn't I say shut up," she yelled. She wiped her tears away. "I'm a dumbass," she mumbled. "I should've known I couldn't compete with Jamie."

Before I could stop her, she stormed out. Shocked, I rested my head against the wall. Damn. I hadn't meant to hurt her. I hadn't even meant to fall for her, and now that she was gone, I just wanted her back.

Eve

I stumbled into Ray's apartment, pulling him in for a kiss. He responded eagerly, his arms securing my body to his. I could feel him shutting the door behind us, and I pulled away from him long enough for him to start kissing my neck.