Mr. & Mrs. Perez *Trilogy To Ready 4 Love*

Fifty Thousand

~Nia's POV

I was watching tv on the couch downstairs. Makayla was in the kitchen watching Dora on my IPad. Jacob was getting dressed for work and should be down any second.

I changed positions on the couch and my leg touched the remote changing the channel to the news. I groaned in annoyance and got the remote ready to change it back to the real house wives.

Suddenly Jacob's stepfathers face popped up on tv. It was a mug shot of him so I watched hoping the motherfucker was in jail. The reporter came back on.

"Fredrick James, some called him Fred died yesterday January 19 here in the woods. He was shot three times, two in both sides of his chest and one in the leg. He was shot by a CZ-75 handgun. Investigators suspect that the shooter is a size thirteen in timberland boots. Further updates will be shown later tonight."

My jaw drops in shock. Jacob had a CZ-75. I remember when he bought it, I almost killed him but he said it for protection. And I know he has two timberland boots that is a size fifteen. He has big feet.

I turn back to the steps to see Jacob's eyes glued to the tv with a slight smirk. I'm not gonna excuse him until I find some evidence.

"Hey baby." He comes and kisses me.

I look in his eyes wondering if he could actually kill someone. I know Jacob has a huge hatred for him but he wouldn't do this. How could he do this?

"Nia you ok?" He ask.

I nod my head assuring him. "Yeah, I just can't believe he is dead."

"He deserves it."

I shrug. "You should get to work."

He grabs my cup of coffee. "Can I get this?"

"Yeah sure."

He kisses my cheek. "Thanks babe."

I look at him put on his coat. I don't believe it. Jacob wouldn't do that. He is a lawyer for crying out loud. My mom always did say lawyers were liars but not killers!

"MAKAYLA!" Jacob screams snapping me out of my thoughts.

Makayla runs out the kitchen with my IPad and her book bag. She comes to me and gives me a hug.

"Here you go mommy." She hands me my IPad.

I kiss her cheek. "Thank you bunny. I love you."

She kissed me. "I luv you too."

She wraps her little arms around me before jumping off my lap and going to Jacob. He puts on her coat and her butterfly hat then picks her up along with my coffee.

"Bye mommy!" Both Makayla and Jacob say at the same time.

I wave at them and Jacob walks out the door closing it behind him. I get up and run to our walk in closet. I get a chair and climb on top of it looking for his briefcase. I know he has it somewhere in here. I kept looking but it was no where to be found.

I climb down and remember that he loosened the floor boards in a special area so that he can put stuff in there. I went over to his side of the bed and with a knife I pick up the wood to find a black duffel bag.

Caught his ass!

I pull it out expecting to find bloody clothes, a gun, something but it was nothing. It was like a emergency bag full with all of our passports and clothes, tooth brushes, and a phone. What the hell is this? I dug to the bottom to find wads of cash. I take out all the shit and pick up the thousands of dollars. They were bundled up in stakes of one thousand. My eyes went out of my head.

I grab my iPhone and call Jacob.

~Jacob's POV

I was walking out of Makayla's school about to head to work and my phone rings. I take it out of my pocket and see that its Nia.

"Baby!" I say.

"Get your Mexican ass home! I swear on my mother fucking life I'm about to kill you!"

I get in the car. "What did I do?"

She hangs up and I groan. I ain't do shit. I called my assistant and informed her about my tardiness. I did a U-turn and speeded home.

When I got there I was hesitant to go in but I gotta go in before she rips my head off. I walk in and she was on the couch surrounded by stakes of money. And I know where she got that from.

"What are you doing with this!" I go over to her and start picking them up.

"Where did you get this!"

I roll my eyes at her. "A dragon gave it to me."

"Fine!" She bust the strand around a pile and throws it in the air.

Nia gets up from the couch and I grab her wrist pulling her back to me. "What is wrong with you! Why are you snooping around my stuff!"

"Because you have fifty thousand dollars in a fucking duffle bag!" She hits my hand and I can barely feel it since my coat is on. "Let me go!"

I let her go. "Pick this shit up and put it back where you found it. NOW!"

"No! Who do you think you are."

I grab her wrist and twist it around so she turns around with her arm behind her. Nia tries to move but she knows it hurts to much. I get a tighter grip.

"Jacob let go!" She screams.

"Are you gonna put my stuff back now?" I growl.

Nia shakes her head yes. I let her go. She turns around and smacks me across my face. Without even thinking I smack her so hard she falls to the floor holding her cheek.

It was like everything stopped right then. What did I do. I put my hands on my wife. I became like my step father. The image of my mother getting slapped when I was little replayed in my head.

Nia sat there crying with her hand over her cheek. Before I could say anything she got up and ran up the stairs. I ran after her but she got into Makayla's room and locked the door.

I wiggled the door knob. "Baby I'm sorry!"

There was silence. I went into our room and got the key to Makayla's room. I don't know why she ran in there. Doesn't make any sense. I unlocked the door and she was balled up in a corner crying.

I squatted down to her. "Baby..." I brushed her hair out of her face.

Nia jumped at my touch and started to shiver.

"Nia I'm sorry. I don't know what happen to me."

She looks completely forward not at me but at the things behind me. "You killed him."

I sigh lightly running my hands through my afro. "He deserved it."

"Why? Because he made mistakes?"

I get up in anger. "What he did was not a mistake!"

Nia hides her face in her arms. I go back down to her. "Look I'm sorry I didn't mean to yell... or hit you. I'm just mad."

I kiss her cheek that isn't hurt. Out of no where she gets up and runs down the stairs. I run after her and she held a phone in her hand. I snatch the phone out of her hand and look down to it

9-1

She was gonna call the cops at me. I throw the phone down on the floor smashing it. Nia backs up in fright.


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