The Girl Next Door || J. Cole & Taraji P. Henson

T h i r t y - T w o

Taraji -

"Cori, oh my god long time no see!" I said as I let go of Jermaine hand and walked up giving Cori a hug.

"How you been ?" He asked giving that smile that I used to be in love with.

"I'm good, I'm good, I see you doing good," he said as he looked me up and down and then looked over at Jermaine.

"Yeah I am, so how things been going with your mom last I heard she had breast cancer," I asked.

"Yeah she doing good she had all her treatments," he smiled.

"Good good," I said right before hearing Jermaine huff and walk off.

I knew he was upset by the way he threw his cup at the trash can knocking it over. I sighed and looked away. It just completely got awkward.

"So that's your new boyfriend?" He asked. "Yeah," I replied. He nodded his head along with putting it down.

"I just want to apologize for how shit went down with us, What I did was wrong, and I didn't think about how it would affect you in the end. I never got the chance to apologize. I'm happy you doing well," he smiled.

"Thank you, what you did really did hurt me, and I accept your apology," I smiled.

"Daddy!" A cute little girl squealed as she ran up to Cori giving him a hug. She looked just like him.

"Hey princess," he said as he kissed her cheek. "Daddy who's that lady?" She asked as she pointed to me.

I smiled as her as I fixed my zipper on my jacket. "She's an old friend pumpkin, where's mommy?" He asked.

"By the go -carts were waiting on you to come back daddy," she smiled. When he touched her cheek I saw a ring on his wedding ring finger.

"Your married now?" I asked shocked. "Yeah, last year to be exact," he replied.

"Well congratulations, I have to go check on my boyfriend," I said looking off to see where Jermaine went.

"Alright well I was good seeing you," he smiled.

"Good seeing you too," I replied as I pulled out my phone and started walking off. I called Jermaine but he didn't answer it went straight to voicemail.

"Come on baby please pick up," I said as I called him again. I searched the whole theme park looking for him until I got tired suddenly and went to the car where he was.

I rolled my eyes as I saw him sitting near the car smoking a blunt. I walked up to him and knocked it out his hand. "I just walked the whole fucking theme park looking for you, why would you leave me like that?" I asked.

"What you couldn't get a ride back with Cori?" He asked. "Ugh?! I hate you we are not about to go there, take me to get some to eat," I said as I walked to my side of the car. My feet and my back was hurting like crazy and I had to pee really bad.

He got in the car and we drove off. I rolled down the window and rubbed my stomach. He turned the radio all the way up and I turned it down which only made him turn it back up.

I gave his ass the side eye, and he grinned as he rolled my window back up. I rolled it down and he rolled it back up. "Baby stop," I whined poking out my lips.

He looked at me and rolled his eyes making me slap him upside his head. "Stupid," I said as i turned to look out the window.
"You stupid," he said rolling his eyes. The minute he pulled over in the parking lot I jumped up on him like a tiger.

"Girl gone," he laughed as he pinched my arm. "No, why are you-" before I could finish I opened the door and threw up.

"I'm so glad you ain't throw up in mama car," he said as he did a Hail Mary. I gave him a side eye and he laughed as he gave me some napkins.