Aria and Aubrey { A TLS} : Book Two

Chapter Fifteen: That Unexpected Shit

**Aria’s POV**

--Saturday evening--

“Iight, I’ll see you later Aubrey.” I kept my focus straight, not trying to look into his eyes.

Aubrey leaned over and pecked my cheek. “I love you.” He whispered into my ear. Goosebumps arose and it made me shiver. I re-adjusted myself and clenched my jaw.

“Bye Aubrey.” My words were cold, but only because I felt like complete shit. Here I was cheating on my man, with the man that cheated on me...what kind of shit is that? I gripped the wheel of my car, feeling Aubrey’s eyes pierced into the side of my face.

“Word? You gone play me like that baby girl? You wasn’t acting like this when I was hittin’ that shit just right…makin' you moan and scream my na-”

“Aubrey. Leave.”

He sucked his teeth and opened the car door. “Just remember, when you f*cking with him, my face is the one you gonna be thinking about.” With that he left and went back into the hotel. I swallowed my tears because he was right. Aubrey and I had a connection that made our love making special..hell everything we do-did- together was special. It was like, even if Aubrey and I were thousands and thousands of miles apart, we’d STILL see each other. It was this gravitational pull on both of us that just made it so hard for us to leave each other alone.

Ty Dolla Sign’s “Paranoid” started playing from my phone, notifying me that I had a phone call. I swiped the answer button without looking at the caller I.D.

“Hello?”

“Hi baby! Are you coming soon?” My mother’s sweet voice asked me.

I smiled and started my car. “Yes Ma, I’m on my way. Okay?”

“Oh good, good. I really have to talk to you Honey. It’s important.”

I picked up on the urgency in my mother’s tone. Something’s wrong. “Ah..Alright Ma. I’m coming now. Look out for me.”

“Okay baby.” My mother and I hung up. I started out of the hotel parking lot and on my way home. In my heart I could feel that something wasn’t right. Something was wrong and my mother was scared. I didn’t know what it could be, but I was just hoping it wasn’t something as serious as I don’t know...Cancer maybe. Everything’s gonna be alright...maybe she just has some money issues or Robbie is acting up again. Nothing major I hope. Everything is all good…. It took thirty minutes for me to get to her house from the hotel. As soon as I pulled up, I put the car in park and rushed out towards the front door. I rang the bell like three times before my mother answered. She was still in her night gown and her hair was wrapped up in a leopard printed scarf. She smiled at me warmly with dull eyes. The fuck is going on?

“Hi Honey. Come on in. I was just making some tea. I have a horrible as headache.” She opened the door wide enough for me to come in. I gave her a peck on the lips and walked into the house towards the kitchen. I sat down at the table and waited for my mom to finish up her tea. “You want some Honey? You’ve been kind of quiet.”

I shook my head. “Nah, I’m good Ma. So wassup? What’s wrong?”

She turned to me and smiled. “You know what? Why don’t we talk about you and Ace? Hmm? How are you two? Is he still treating you well? I hope I get some grandkids out of ya’ll….Oooo, I know I’ma spoil the hell out them lil kids-”

“MA. TALK TO ME. Wassup?” I stared at her.

She sighed and sat down at the table next to me with her tea. She took a few sips before looking me in the eyes. “I-....I have Lupus Aria.”