Everything That Shines Ain't Always Gold

Chapter 18: Things Come Tumbling Down

Three months later....

Marcus's POV

"This has gotta stop." I say as I fix my clothes.

"But we were just getting closer, daddy." Angela says.

I've been fucking Angela for about two months now. I met her at the strip while making one of my drops. I know cheating on Roz is wrong, but she's been so caught up in her work and we haven't even been having sex lately. She's also becoming very suspicious, so now I really have to end things with Angela.

"Nobody was getting close to you. I just used you to get my dick wet, hoe." I retorted.

"You're going to regret ever fucking with me." Angela spat as I walked out of the front door.

I laughed to myself. She wouldn't be there first to pose an empty threat.

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As I walk into me and Roz's apartment, I seen that she was sitting on the couch scrolling through her Instagram.

"Hey, babe." She greets me.

"Hey. " I headed straight to the bathroom to take a shower.

As I was in the shower, I heard a lot of movement going on in the bedroom, so I cut my shower short and dried off, wrapping a towel around my waist.

"Roz, what are you doing?" I asked as I seen her putting clothes in a suitcase.

"I knew that you were lying to me, but I just got the official confirmation." She cried.

"What are you talking about?"

She held her phone up and showed me a picture of me and Angela in bed together. Ain't this a bitch, I thought to myself. I guess the threat wasn't empty.

"And don't try to tell me that it's old because the date that she took is in the picture. I trusted you with my heart and you broke it, Marcus. How could you do this to me?"

"Look, Roz, it was a mistake. Two months ago I met her at the strip club while I was doing a drop. It wasn't supposed to turn out like that. I'm sorry. I love you." I say trying to explain.

"I wish I could believe that you love me." A tear slid her cheek and I tried to wipe it, but she turned her head away from me. "You know everything that I've been through, yet you decide to do some fucked up shit like this."

"Roz, please don't leave. We can work this out. I don't want to give up on our relationship." I begged.

"I need some space, alright? I need some time to think."

"Alright, but please don't give up on us."

"Ok."

"Can I at least have a kiss before you leave?"

She sighed. "One kiss."

I leaned down and kissed her passionately. At first she hesitated to kiss me back, but she eventually wrapped her arms around my neck. I picked her up and backed her against the wall. She pulled away from me.

"Stop, Marcus."

"Please, Roz." I begged.

She shook her head. "I gotta go."

She pulled away from me and grabbed her things. Then, she left.

I really fucked up......