Dricki: Boyfriend For Hire

Chapter 22

When I laid my eyes on Aubrey, the first thing I read was surprise. But when he looked at me from head to toe, fury took over him. At first I thought it was because he saw me considering he made it pretty clear that he never wanted to see me ever again, but him looking back and forth between me and Ty made me nervous.

Why the fuck that I just say that? OR better yet, why did I ever come out of that room?

That tension in the air was quickly broken by the sound of Aubrey's fist that came in heavy contact with Ty's left cheek which lead him to tumble hard to the ground.

"Do I even need to ask why?" Tyga groans writhing in pain. Now I see that his nose has been bleeding for some time now.

"What is she doing here?" His words carried such indignation, yet I still stood still without any reaction. "Don't tell me you had lasagna to accompany that wine..."

"What are you talking about?" Tyga seems really confused, maybe the loss of blood was starting to affect him.

"Don't play dumb. I know how your seduction games work. But couldn't your victim be your actual girlfriend and not her?"

The cold accusations spat by him took me out of my trance. Was he seriously flouting me like that? Wasn't humiliating me that day enough, now he had to do it in public, in front of my co-worker?

I furrow my eyebrows and cross my arms. "What's that supposed to mean?" I catch both men's attention.

"I meant exactly what I said!"

"Oh, so you think I'm easy? That I'm just sleep around with men, let alone my co-workers. I wouldn't sleep with him even if he was the last man on earth!"

"Hey hey hey!" Tyga objects making me want to laugh but now is not the time.

"No offense Ty." I apologise looking down at him for a second.

"I didn't mean like that. I just don't approve him hitting on you. I mean, look at who you are." Aubrey tries to defend. Miserable fail.

That was the last straw before my eyes landed on the decorative vase on the corner table and Aubrey's face as a target.

Unfortunately for my luck and alcohol in my system I wasn't fast enough so he dodges before he could get hit.

"Are you crazy, woman?" Aubrey asked wide eyed.

"Yes, yes I am. I'm going show you insane if you don't shut the fuck up. Who do you think you are for first, calling easy then call me a nobody? But you know what, FUCK YOU! What happened between me and Ty is OUR business. And since you think I'm easy (air quotes) , know that there are people that actually like to bear me. So get this into your hard head, I don't ever want to see you again. BYE!"

I've never felt such relief my whole life. It feels like a big weigh was taken off my shoulders. The look on Aubrey's face was everything I ever wanted in the moment. Speechless.

"Yo Drake, I think it's best for you to leave, man." Ty speaks calmly like his friend was some child. "I don't want anything more breaking in my house, Chy's going to kill me."

"It's getting late though, I better get going too." I say.

"No no, don't worry about me. I don't want to ruin your night." He tries his best to mask his cracking voice and defeatedly he shows himself out of the house walking pass the pile of the cracked earthen vase.

"I think you might have irritated him." Ty says seconds after Aubrey graced us with his absence.

I look down at him to see him still on the floor. I laugh at him and stick out my hand to help him up. He looks at me with these curious eyes but I wasn't going to tell him anything.

It would be awkward having to repeat what Aubrey had said to me back at the hospital. Worse, after this humiliating scene that had taken place a few minutes again.

"I don't care! What I said was true, I don't want to see him again."

He nods.

"Aye, why was that all about when you came down the stairs?"

"I don't know, I thought it would be funny." I shrug and chuckle silently and nervously.

"I guess the joke's on you now, huh?"

I roll my eyes at him. "Are you asking for another punch?"

"No no, I'm fine, thank you." He walks over to the kitchen and I follow his steps. As he looked for some paper tower, I got ice from the fridge. We start operating on his nose.

"How did he know what we ate?" It was something that had caught my attention.

"We're friends for long time, he really knows my seduction game."

I raise an eyebrow inquisitively. "That is so cute and sad."

"What do you mean?"

"You were planning a romantic dinner with your girlfriend but she wasn't here."

"Oh well, it certainly wasn't the last lasagna I was gonna make."

I nod in agreement.

I finish helping him as he claimed he could take care of it from now on.

I dispose the used paper towels in the trash bin then wash my eyes at the sink.

My visit at Tyga's ended with us working the broom and dustpan.

Before I left his house, we discussed some more about the song, apparently he wants to releasing as soon as possible.

When I get inside my car, I check the rear-view mirror, my belongings in my purse, even my wet clothes were inside a plastic sack. Note to self, dry clean Ty's shirt and end it to his house.

Forty minutes into a calm driving and I was home. The radio had been in a low volume but it still kept me company.

Distracted as ever, I walk over to my front porch, maybe that's why I didn't see the sly smile that directed at me. But when I notice the human figure sitting on the steps, all the colour on my face drained.

"What are you doing here Aubrey?"