Trouble in Paradise

Chapter 22 - Busted

Jackson thought about his last meeting with Mya. How is it that she has such a great affect on him after all this time? Even while she's pregnant? He knew that couldn't be the last time he'd see her and he knew that as long as he had Destiny, he would be able to see Mya. 

Although Allie said she'll help him get back to Mya, she hadn't done anything to help him once. It didn't bother him because he had Destiny. 

Everytime Allie would call or text him saying that she needed to go see Trenton that was his cue to find a way to get Destiny to go out with him somewhere and stay out as long as Allie wanted them to. Today was one of those days, but something has been bothering him.

Jackson couldn't quite understand why Allie would want to take another woman's man, but when he actually thought about it, he was doing the same thing. He wanted Mya, but Mya was married and she was certainly not trying to leave her husband. He caught himself thinking that he was in love, but was he truly in love with Mya? Would he do whatever it takes to get her to leave her husband and win her forever?

Maybe Allie was really in love with Trenton, but why wouldn't Trenton leave Destiny? Was he in love with her? He couldn't have been. The scars and bruises on her skins proves that he doesn't. Jackson wasn't sure if Destiny was horrible at covering her marks, or if she didn't care whether someone sees them or not, but he wasn't going to continue to hang with her if he didn't know what was up.

"Can I ask you something?" Jackson broke the silence between the two of them in the car. They'd just left meeting with the party planner for some last minute things to put together. "It's kind of personal."

Destiny stared at him, blankly. Not knowing what's so personal that he has to ask her. "What's up?"

"Why are you still with him?" He asked.

"What?" She frowned.

"Why are you still with a nigga that puts his hands on you?"

"I see Allie's been talking." She rolled her eyes and stared out the window.

"No, Allie hadn't told me anything. The marks on your body says it all." He said. 

Destiny scanned her arms and legs to see what Jackson is seeing. She though she covered up enough that no one would notice.

"Listen, I don't want to get in your personal business, but-"

"Then don't." She cut him off. "I have enough people on my back about that and I don't need another person's two cents." She snapped.

"You obviouly do if you hadn't listened to what someone else told you before." Jackson said. "I don't see why any woman would want to be with a jerk like that."

"I don't know who asked you to voice your opinion." 

"Nobody had to ask me anything. If I have something to say, I'd say it. No woman should be with him, not even you." Jackson didn't get why a gorgous girl like Destiny would settle for someone who would abuse her. Then it dawned on him that his own cousin was trying to be with the same man. He wasn't going to allow her to put herself in Destiny's shoes.

"Allie, fuck!" He mumbled.

Destiny stared at him, confused at his outburst. "What did you say that for?" She asked.

He didn't realize she'd heard him. "Um, no reason."

"Well, since we're pretty much done here,  You can take me back home." She said.

Jackson tried not to be so jumpy when she said that. He pulled out his phone to text Allie telling her Destiny was ready to come home and Allie replied immeadiately telling him to stall her.