Aria and Aubrey { A TLS} : Book Two

Chapter Ten: Jealousy Can Make A Nigga Crazy...

**Ace's POV**

“Ugh, f*ck!” I groaned. Tammy sat beside me, trying to calm me down so I wouldn’t focus so much on the pain.

“Ace just calm down and take some breaths. Aria will be back in a minute.”

“I know but damn, this shit hurts like hell! You know...I wasn’t planning on getting f*cked up today, nor was I planning on running into her ex today either.” I laid back and stared up into the ceiling. I swear, niggas act like they can’t be a man and face their own issues by themselves. It sickened me that Aria actually was in a relationship with this dude....and most importantly even engaged to him. I turned my head and looked past Tammy towards the shop windows. I could see Aria speed walking to our car....with Drake trailing right behind her. I sat up real quick but then winced as Tammy pushed me back down. “You saw that too right? I’m not hallucinating anything?”

Tammy nodded and bit her lip. “Yeah...I saw it. But listen, we can’t do anything about it. We have to just let them talk. You know, get their issues out before they have anymore to deal with. Besides, your banged up anyways, so I don’t know what the hell you were planning on doing when you got out there.”

I sucked my teeth. “It doesn’t matter what I planned to do. What matters is the fact that his ass doesn’t need to be talking to her. And she doesn’t need to be talking to him, especially after what this nigga did to me. I mean what if he is trying to sweet talk her again, or at least trying to get all up in her mind, making her believe that he’s “changed” and that he’s willing to do anything to take her back.” I paused and stared out the window. I could see Ari leaning on the car with her arms crossed, bitching at Drake. My fists began to clench, but I un clenched them because I knew Ari was a mature woman. She can handle this shit on her own, without me or Tammy’s help. She was just that independent, which was one of the things I loved most about her.

“I just...I just don’t want him to brainwash her again. You know what she told me?” I gave Tammy an expectant eyebrow.

“No, what?”

“She told me that living with me and being with me was the best thing that ever happened to her. Ever.”

“Really? She never told me that...she tells me everything. Damn, I’m feelin’ kind of salty now. But seriously though, I’m actually kind of happy she said that. I’d rather have her be happy with you then to be sad and depressed with him. He seems exactly how she said he was: shallow, disgusting, and persistent.” Tammy shook her head as she inspected what as going on outside.

I nodded in agreement. “Yeah I could have kind of told that by the way the nigga pimp slapped me. I swear...if I wasn’t so messed up, his ass would be mine. No jumping, no weapons, just me and him with our fists. Then we’d see who the bitch ass nigga really is.”

Tammy sighed. “Ace, I know you want to fuck him up. To be honest, I want you too. But right now I just think it’s better to get yourself healthy and let shit go. You got beat up, so what? You still have Aria and that’s all that should matter.”

“Yeah, you’re right, you’re right. It’s just...I guess we have two different views of revenge then, because my hands are still itching to knock his ass out.”

“True. Wait, what the hell? Why are they so close together?” Tammy leaned up a little bit to get a clear view. “Hell no! Ace, he’s getting her number. And she’s giving it to him! Oh fuck no, when she comes back in here, I’m about to slap her ass silly. The fuck does she think she’s doing?!”

Now my stomach was clenching in knots again, and my mind was racing with all kind of negative thoughts. What if he’s trying to take her on a date? What if he’s going to become like a stalker towards her...or even worse, maybe kidnap her and take her back to California with him? Nah, this shit isn’t cool with me. I can’t just let her give her number out and expect not to have any problems. This Drake dude is already creating problems in our relationship, exactly more than we need. If he’s going to be in town, then I have to tighten the reigns on what’s mine....

A/N: Sorry this chapter is so damn short, it's been kind of hectic lately.  But listen, if i get five votes and at least five comments on this chapter, I'll post the next one tonight. Thanks for the love :)