Sequel to the first book Exchange. Elia is older with a child and a life, but is she wiser?
Can past experience help her or destroy her.
Is love the strongest disease ever? Is love a healer or a killer?
"He's sleeping," Devin said as he walked into Elia home. Placing their son on the couch.
"Thanks. Where'd you guys go?"
"Its a guy code. We can't tell."
"Okay bye."
"Wait, I meant to ask you earlier. Lia what happened to your lip?", he questioned her.
"I bite down on it."
"Elia that's not going to fool me. I'm not a kid you know! Did that dude put his hands on you?"
"Yes. But, we are not together anymore."
"Give me that nigga address. I'll fucking kill him."
"Devin clam down. We're not together anymore meaning I never have to see him again. So, I don't want to speak of him."
"Okay."
"Now, you should get going. Don't you have to go take care of your other kids?"
"Haha," he pinned her against the wall. "Elia you're the only girl I have a child by and the only girl I want to have a child by." He bite down on his bottom lip.
"I honestly can't wait til' we have our next child. You want a girl? Because I can make that happen for you."
He rubbed his finger across her swollen lip. "I'm angry that your lip is like this." Then, he eventually kissed her bruised lips. "Goodnight baby."
Devin left her home. He left her with a "Omar Epps" smile from the movie juice.
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••••• "And, bitch you mean to tell me y'all just kissed?"
Elia shakes her head in agreement.
"And, you nor Devin tried to make baby number 2?"
She shook her head no. "Haha! Let's just say we are now getting on good terms about baby number 1."
"Oh my god yes!!! Now, we can double date and get alone with out fighting. Perfect!"
"No, no, no me and Devin are not a couple. And, as far as we will go is co-parenting."
"Huh? I didn't understand the bullshit that just came out of your mouth."
"It wasn't bullshit it was facts. Lamia let go of the past, I did."
"Blah, blah, blah. The past is what help you direct your future. Either the past follow you, or don't. Obviously your past is following you idiot."
"Well, it can leave idiot." She spat back at her friend.
"Elia you take a whole lot of mess. You'll be falling under Devin spell tonight."
"Why tonight?"
"Oh! I forgot to mention he asked me to watch Armani while he take you on a date. Who knows what'll happen after the date. Need a condom or should I say condoms?"
She smiled at her friend.
"Where the hell you get a condom from? And what you need it for?"
Tyler yelled from the dining room.
"Mind yo business Ty. I'm not fucking nobody, but you for sure."
"Okay! You better be only "fucking" me. And, get rid of them condoms we don't need them."
He kissed her on her lips before going to the backyard to play with the kids.
"Back to you Missy, you want the condoms? Yes or no!"
"No, I don't because I'm not having sex. I'm like Gandhi I'm celibate."
"Yeah! I'll like to think other wise. Just let me know how good the dick was."
Lamia walked off and Elia had a look of salt on her face. She knew nothing was going to happen, she just had to make sure Devin did too.
