Playing With Fire

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"I gotta tell you somethin', and you ain't gone like it."

Arnell looked down at Damitri. "What are you talking about?"

"Hold on." He said pulling his phone out. He squinted at his screen and sighed. "I gotta take this call."

Damitri walked over to the patio and stepped outside. Arnell took it upon herself to give herself a tour. She slowly walked down the long hallway which led to the master bedroom.

The first thing she saw when she walked in was his California king bed. Arnell stared in awe at the hundred inch TV he had mounted onto the wall.

She walked over to the bathroom and turned on the light. She sat on the edge of the tub. She thought about how relaxing it would be to take a bath in it.

Arnell opened the mirror cabinet and dropped her jaw when she saw a shiny pistol just sitting there right next to the toothpaste like it was nothing. She carefully reached in to picked it up. It was heavier than it looked.

"What the hell you doin' wit dat?!" Damitri said making Arnell jump.

"I-I um.."

"Gimme dat." He walked over to Arnell and snatched the gun out of her hand.

"I'm sorry." Arnell apologized.

He shook his head.

"Why do you have a gun in there?" She asked.

"Why you goin' through my shit?!" He shot back.

Arnell didn't respond. She just stared at him with the gun in his hand.

"Can I hold it?" She asked.

He shook his head. "It's too much for you to handle."

"How do you know what I can and can't handle?" She asked.

He furrowed his eyebrows but then walked back over to her. "Be careful." He said handing it to her.

She examined the gun and noticed that the safety wasn't on. It was like he was ready to shoot. He took the gun from her and she watched as he put it back in the mirror cabinet.

"Ima jump in the shower real quick." She stated.

He nodded and left the bathroom. Arnell turned on the shower and began taking her clothes off. She got in the shower and let the water soak her hair.

She opened her eyes when she heard the bathroom door open. Arnell peaked out of the curtain and saw Damitri stripping down out of his clothes.

"What you doing?" She asked.

"I'm getting in there wit you." He replied. "Scoot over."

She shrugged and let him get into the shower. She laid her head on his chest. He pulled her in closer.

"You never told me why you have a gun in your bathroom." Arnell explained lifting her head up. "What, you brush your teeth with it or somethin'?"