Aria and Aubrey { A TLS} : Book Two

Chapter Eight: It's Been A Long Time

**Aubrey's POV**

Something told me not to come to Hartford. Something told me not to come to this party. But no, here I was being stubborn in Hartford at the party. When me and the crew arrived,We all dispersed into different sections of the party, trying to find that one guy we needed to get information from. I decided to go and get myself tatted up real quick while on the look out. I was heading towards the station when I felt someone bump into me. The moment I looked down at her, my mind instantly began to race. Holy shit, no...this can’t be her. I’m not supposed to see her...what the hell am I going to say? I can’t just move now, she’s already seen me! But damn, she does look sexy as fuck though. Looks like time has been good to her.

“A-Aubrey?” Aria croaked. We were so close to one another that I could feel her breath. I looked into her bright green eyes, never faltering the stare. She clutched her stomach as her face became a mixture of pain and heartache.

“W-Wassup?” I cleared my throat, becoming motionless.

“How...why...Why are you here? You should be in Cali, n-not here.” She swallowed.

“I’m just doing me, Ma. Just out her swingin’...” I chuckled. Aria’s face was set in stone.

“You can’t be here. I don’t want you here.” Her words were cold, stabbing me in my heart.

I shook my head. “I’m not going anywhere.” I took another step forward and crashed my lips into hers. She fought with me, trying to pull herself away but with no success. Our lips worked together, our tongues fighting for dominance. She pushed me away and gave me a look of disgust.

“I hate you Aubrey. LEAVE! I DON’T WANT YOU HERE!” Aria screeched. One of the guys hopped up from his station and rushed over to her. He took one look at me and instantly stood in front of Ari.

“Nigga, the fuck you think you doing with my girl? You’re time is over playboy. Get the fuck out.” His jaw was set as his fists clenched.

I chuckled as my boys came up behind me. “Nigga please. Your girl still loves me, she still wants me. She’s just using you as a filler right now man. Don’t sweat it.”

“I DON’T WANT YOU ANYMORE! YOU’RE A PIECE OF SHIT AUBREY! THAT’S IT.” Aria hissed from behind the guy.

I laughed some more and shook my head. “Riiiight, and so that’s why you kissed me back right?” I heard Miguel say “Daaaamn..” behind me.

The guy spoke up again this time. “Nigga you what?” He took his gloves off, taking a few steps towards me.

“Don’t get fucked up nigga. I promise you. You don’t want this shit right here.” I took a few steps and came face to face with him. I practically towered over the nigga, with his short ass self.

“Ace. Just let him go. He’s not worth it.” Aria crossed her arms. Her eyes were a dull green which meant that she was mad as fuck.

“Nah bae, this nigga isn’t even supposed to be here and he sittin’ up here kissin’ on you, trying to get with you again. It’s time someone reminded him what his place is.”

I sighed and held my hands up to my face in a praying motion. “My nigga. You don’t want this shit right here. I keep tellin’ you that, but it looks like you learn by experience.” I back slapped Ace and he fell to the floor with a thud. I told this nigga he doesn’t want it.... I saw that he was trying to get up and I kicked him down. Aria was screaming at me to stop while everyone else was chanting for me to kick his ass. Abel came up from behind me and stomped on Ace’s head. Miguel crouched down and began beating the shit out of Ace’s body. I just sat there with Tyga and Trey, watching all  of this shit unfold.

“Stop it! Get off of him!” Aria cried out. I told the guys to stop and she instantly crawled up to his side.

I was in pure anger mode now. How the fuck could she leave me for some nigga like this? He’s weak as fuck. “You really left me Ari? For this piece of shit? I missed your ass every single day that you were gone...and you go and find this shit?!” I seethed. I kicked Ace again and he started coughing up blood. He had dark blue and purple bruises on his face with blood running down his chin.

“Damnit! I said STOP AUBREY. STOP IT.” Aria looked up at me, tears falling from her eyes. “I loved you with every fiber of my being when we were together, but who fucked up? YOU. NOT ME AUBREY. YOU. I can’t be with someone who likes to fuck around!” She started sniffling as she looked away from me to Ace. The crowd around us was makin’ comments sayin’ : “Daaamn...” or “He fucked up big time!” I felt my anger rising with each passing second that she sat there on that fuckin’ floor with him, coddling him like a fuckin’ baby. Aria is my girl. Not his, and certainly not anybody else's.

“That’s bullshit Aria and you know it.” I said through clenched teeth. “You’ve never given me a chance to explain myself, a chance to make things better.”

“Shut the hell up Aubrey. You shouldn’t have to explain yourself at all. You should have just left the bitch alone, instead of getting her ass pregnant in the process.” She went back to Ace and checked his face, making sure he was okay.

My hands began to shake and my chest began to cave in. I didn’t mean for Aria to feel the way that she does, I never meant to make her hate me so much. I love her so much, and I’ve missed her too. I shook my head and walked away, going towards the front so I could be outside. I needed time to get my thoughts together..fuck, even get myself together. Seeing Aria like that just brought back a lot of fucking emotions that I didn’t want to face. I don’t know why I kissed her, or why I even tried to be casual with her, but something is telling me it’s because she still holds a place in my heart, it’s because she still needs to be mine.