Gay. (Royce)

Chapter 14.

Things between Craig and Imani were getting heated pretty quickly. Imani was getting thrown against the wall as Craig wrapped her legs around his torso. They attacked each other's lips, groaning and moaning each other's names.

"Craig..." Imani moaned. "Babe..."

"I have to stop." He mumbled on her lips as he rubbed her waist. "My daughter is downstairs."

Imani laughed and pulled away. She blushed and looked down. Craig smiled and kissed her cheek. Imani looked at him and smiled.

"We need to work on us." Craig said, smiling. "I want you to be comfortable with Annabelle. She's very important in my life."

"Who's her mom?" Imani asked. "I mean if it isn't a problem to ask you that."

Craig decided he should tell her the story of how the two met and had Annabelle. No one knew this story. Just know that Craig is seventeen right now.

Flashback....

Craig was sitting with his girlfriend, Annabelle. Yup, his daughter is named after her mother. Annabelle was a beautiful young lady who, just like Craig, was fourteen at the time. They were in love. They had that ghetto love. Like taking 'cuffing' photos and posting it on Instagram ® and Facebook ®. They, of course, were exploring each other's bodies. They had sex numerous times.

"Craig!" She moaned out, clutching onto his back. "Babe. I love you."

"I love you too." He smiled.

They both climaxed at the same time. That was the night Annabelle The Second, was conceived. A few months later, Annabelle was born on August 17th. Craig was overjoyed, as well as his and her parents who took the news pretty well.

But something happened that night that Craig will never forget.

"She so beautiful." Craig cried, holding baby Annabelle in his arms. "What do you want to name her?"

He didn't get a response.

"Annabelle?" He said in a panic tone. "Annabelle!? DOCTORS!?!? She's no-"

Flatline.

"Oh my god!" Craig yelled out.

The nurse gently took the baby from Craig as the doctors pushed him out to tend to a dying Annabelle.

"God." Craig prayed. "Please eat Annabelle live."

God did let Annabelle live. But not Craig's love, but his daughter. That's why Craig named her after her mother. She died giving birth to Annabelle The Second.

Is is because Annabelle wasn't the right female for him?

Flashback Over....

"Oh my!" Imani gasped. "I'm so sorry for asking."

"It's alright." Craig sighed. "You learn how to cope with it after a while."

"It's not alright!" Imani yelled. "I'm judging you w-"

"You had a right too." Craig said, cracking a smiled. He stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I hated gays until you talked to me about it when we worked out that day."

Flashback II....

Imani and Craig were in the basement working out with Daniel. Daniel decided to leave to go home because he knew Craig would say some gay slur to him as he has done to Jacob.

"You know..." Imani said. "It ain't bad to be gay."

"I know?" He lied, just to fool Imani Imani into liking him.

"Have you ever loved anyone to the point where you'd kill for them?" Imani snapped, placing the weights down. "Because I was in love with a female when I was younger and I knew what being a lesbian is. You still like me Craig!?"

"What?" He said in a shocked tone. "You were?"

"In love!" She scoffed. "Just because the person you are dating is the same sex as you, doesn't mean they are incapable of being able to love!"

"It's just not right! How are you suppose to reproduce?" Craig yelled. "There's no way to do that with a man and man or a woman and woman."

"What about the kids that have no home because men and women GAVE them up!?" Imani yelled. "Why can't we take and nourish them?"

Craig was silent. That was the best point made about gays he's ever heard. Imani shook her head and sighed.

"I can't believe I even THO-"

"I get it." Craig said. "I get it now, okay!? Being gay doesn't make you any less humane."

Flashback Over....

"Finally." Imani smiled. "You finally saw?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "But do you wanna go color with Annabelle?"

"Sure." She shrugged.

Meanwhile, Chresanto was sitting with his mother back at his house. He introduced Jacob to her. He has been respecting her ever since he caught feelings for Jacob. While in mid-movie, they heard a knock on the door and news came that changed his life forever.

Two Men In Uniforms Were Holding A Picture Of His Father.

His Father Died Fighting In The War.