2 months later
Jacob
"I heard Chres crying last night. Has everything been okay between y'all?" Elijah inquired.
"No." I mumbled.
"What happened?" He asked.
"I think you pretty much heard what happened from Mike." I stated.
"Yeah, but I want to hear how you feel about the whole situation." He pressed.
"Elijah, I'm done. I'm done playing with Chres. I'm done having him play with my emotions. I can't do it anymore. I'm leaving." I ranted.
"What do you mean 'leaving'?" He questioned.
"I'm leaving town. I can't keep having my heart played with like some toy. I'm leaving, Elijah." I said bitterly.
"Have you ever took in consideration how Chres feels about all of this?" He questioned.
"I don't care how he feels, Elijah. Everything I do has been about him and Royal. For once, I would like to do something that benefits me." I sighed.
"I hear you, Jake, but you know with Jacquees being in jail and all..." He trailed off.
"He's in jail?" I asked in shock.
"Yup. A couple of months ago the police harassed him on his way home. They found weed on him and locked him up for weed possession." He answered.
"Damn. Chres must be devastated." I muttered.
"He doesn't know." Elijah replied.
"What do you mean he doesn't know? If he doesn't know, how did you find out?" I questioned, confused.
"Heard it from a friend." He shrugged.
"Well, it doesn't matter now. I don't care anymore." I stated.
"So your telling me that your not in love with Chres anymore?" He inquired.
"No, I'll always love him. I just don't care enough to keep putting up with his shit anymore." I said honestly.
"What about Royal?" He countered.
"What about him? He's not my son." I said nonchalantly.
"Jacob, don't be like that. You've been helping Chres take care of Royal since he was born. Are you really going to abandon him like that just because your mad at Chres? Your only punishing Royal, Jacob." He reasoned.
"If Chres wanted a real father figure for Royal, he wouldn't of slept with Jacquees!" I exclaimed.
"Jacob, my question is. Why are you doing all of this now? I mean, Chres has done this many times before and, after everything was said and done, you stayed by his side. What's the difference between this fuck up and all the others?" He questioned.
"I was going to propose to him, Elijah, and he fucked me over, so I'm leaving." I shouted, shedding a few tears.
"But-" He started before I cut him off.
