Burn

Chapter 14

Usher -

   As soon as I made it in the house Taraji was on my back. "We're have you been?" She asked as she followed me into our walk-in closet.

"Out Taraji," I replied as I grabbed a shirt and a pair of boxers out of my top drawer. "Out were Usher? Don't you think I was worried about you, just be honest with me admit where the hell you been?!" She yelled as she pushed me.

I turned around staring her down she jerked back the minute I raised my hand. I shook my head and walked away. "Yeah you better not put yo hands on me! Where the fuck you was at Usher?!" She yelled as she pushed me into the bathroom.

"You really wanna fucking know where I was at?" I asked as I backed her into the hallway wall.

"Chili asked me to come to the park and see her so I did we talked, laughed, ate left period nothing more nothing less," I said shaking my head.

"Wow so I'm in here pregnant with you're kids and you out meeting up with your ex? I swear to God you a triflin nigga," she yelled as she pushed me again.

"Yo you gone stop pushing me for real man" I said as I grabbed my tooth brush. "Whatever Usher don't even bother bringing yo dog ass in this bedroom either you could go back to chili house!" She yelled as she walked in the room and slammed the door.

I sighed and finished brushing my teeth. Once I finished I gargled. Then I washed my face and hopped in the shower. After I was done I hopped out and dried off.

I threw on some deodorant along with one of my wife beaters and a pair of boxers. I grabbed my phone and headed down stairs. I popped me some pop corn along with popping in a movie.

Just as I came back in the kitchen from grabbing my pop corn I heard Taraji coming down stairs. I reached behind the couch and grabbed my blanket.

Taraji walked in and came over moving the cover back. "What did you and Chili talk about?" She asked as she climbed in my lap.

"The past, she claimed she wanted closure, she wanted to know what we were," I replied as I put some pop corn in my mouth.

"So what are you guys?" She asked. I took a deep breath as I reached for the remote turning the tv off. I pulled her off me and got up.

"Usher, baby I'm sorry," she said as she grabbed my arm. I turned around and she put her puppy eyes. I shook my head as we both started laughing.

"Baby I'm sorry, I just got jealous, I mean how would you feel if I was having private meetings with my ex?" She asked as I wrapped my arms around her waist.

"Okay baby I mean I should of told you yes but it wasn't nothing private all we did was have a meet up at the park a public place baby, but I didn't want you stressing, I want my babies to be healthy, babe," I replied as I grabbed her chin gently.

"I'm sorry baby for flipping off but I know how slick these hoes can be especially an ex she probably still thinks she has leverage and don't want that I don't wanna share my man with nobody else," she replied as she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I know baby and I'm sorry, you forgive me?" I asked as I poked out my lips giving her the puppy eyes.

"Yes I forgive you baby, but I don't want us keeping secrets, I want you to be open and honest and I'll do the same," she said as she ran her fingers through my hair.

"Alright well since we being open and honest we do need to talk," I sighed.

"What's going on?" She asked with a confused look on my face.

"Me and Tameeka, we got history," I said as I rubbed the bridge of my nose. "What type of history?" She asked.

"She's the cause of a lot of my failed relationships, I don't know it's something about her that I don't know how to shake her sometimes," I replied while shaking my head.

"Is she going to be a problem with us because I need to know Usher I don't-"

"Baby she's not going to be a problem, I promise you she's not. You're the only woman I want to be with baby, the only woman I want to spend the rest of my life with, she's not going to be a problem," I replied.

"Okay," she replied. "You believe me?" I asked. "Yes I believe you," she replied. I pecked her lips and watched her as she walked off into the kitchen. I knew she didn't fully trust me.

I hoped like hell I would be able to shake loose from Tameeka's strong holds because this is the woman that I want to build with. This is the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with. I hope like I hell I don't fuck shit up.