Love Lock Down

Chapter 13 (Leroi)

I saw mama get out the car with Navette what the hell was really good? I opened the door for mama only to see Navette mugging from across the street, but forget her I tried to make it up to her.

"Mama where you been at with her?" I said taking her purse off her shoulder.

She walked over to her sewing machine and  clasped her hands together.

"What the hell happened today at school? I had to look at that childs face and pretend I didn't see her bruises."

"Ma they got into it on the bus I didn't have nothing to do with it. I was tryin to...

"Look here", said mama cutting me off,"I don't like Ari and I know she started with Navette cause she that kind of person. You need to leave this hood rats alone. I told you that girl was trouble when you first brought her around and--"

We were interrupted by a knock on the door. I opened the screen and saw Shayla standing there smiling. 

"Hi cutie." I said squatting down to her height.

"Hi. My sissy wanted me to give you this back." She said handing me my phone.

Damn this girl was really too dramatic maybe I was better off leaving her alone cause all this extra shit was for the birds. Why would she give this back unless she really is through with me which would be petty. Mama walked over to the door behind me to meddle so I slipped the phone in my pocket.

"Who is this little baby?" Mama cooed pushing me out the way.

"Im Shayla."

"Well Shayla you are so cute. I see you got a big bow on your head. Come on in and let me see if I can find you another one."

"I can't go into strangers houses cause sissy will get me."

"You know what you are right. Wait right there while I go look through my stuff."

Mama ran over to her work area and started opening boxes and drawers. I just smiled at her. Mama was always trying to give somebody something. She came back to the door with one of those cookie tins that everybody always keeps for barrettes and it was full of all kinds of hair bows and ribbons. She  normally sold those, but she pushed me out the way and handed the whole tin to Shayla who wasted no time opening it.

"Oooooh you got Tinker Bell, and Minnie Mouse in her!!!" She screamed jumping up and down. Thank you!!"

"You're welcome baby." Mama said smiling and stepping back into the house.

"I gotta go cause sissy is waiting on me, but thank you again." She said hugging mama and running off to her house.

I watched as she ran into the door and then looked the opposite direction and saw Curtis walking up from the parking lot. I sighed cause I was not feeling him right now. Hell my day had been long enough. He had on his usual Dockers, penny loafers, and plaid button down. There was nothing unpredictable about him. He had short curly, hair thanks to a kit and he would not let hair grow on his face at all. Dude even did his eyebrows claiming cause they grew together, but I suspect different. He switched up to the mailbox and sorted through it looking around before putting a letter in his pocket. Yeah I gotta watch this nigga, I moved out of the way so he could come in the house.

"Honey I'm homeeeeeee! He yelled like Ricky Ricardo.

Ugh so feminine I thought as I walked to the kitchen.

"Hi baby how did it go today?" Said mama kissing him on the cheek.

"Well  it did not go as I planned. They are not really trying to cut me any breaks here."

"Its okay baby everything will be alright. If we have to stay here another year then we will." Mama said sitting down on the couch.

"It's just that I want to be a better provider for you and I don't want you to have to go into your money any more than you already have. I just feel like I am less of a man if I cannot properly provide for my wife and son.

"Uh step son." I said correcting him.

He better not ever think I am his son just cause he lay dick to my mama. He just rolled his eyes and turned back to mama.

"Well anyways like I was saying before sir rude interrupted me, I think I am going to need a little more money."

Mama looked worried, but she said "Okay, we will discuss it later on. Right now I am going  to find something to make for yall to eat for dinner."

"yes I am famished." He said helping her off the couch.

As soon as they walked away I made my move,

I was mad when I heard about the money cause I could've swore whatever he was doin in that room was making them some money. Mama had planned on holding off touching her disability settlement until we were going to need it for a house. Yeah something was definitely up and I was about to get to the bottom of it. while they sat downstairs making small talk I ran upstairs and turned the knob to their bedroom door. I had to be careful because their room sat right above the living room. My first thought was to go to the computer, but I figured I wouldn't have the time. I scanned the room and it dawned on me to look under the bed. Never ever look under your parents bed. I reached under and felt something rubbery and slick.I pulled it out and it was a huge pink dildo. Ugh!!!I After seeing that I decided to look in the closet. There were three shelves above the clothes rack and I wasn't quite tall enough to reach the top shelf. I picked up the desk chair and sat it right in front of the closet. Mama had a million shoe boxes and purses up there, but one box sat pushed to the back so much that I had to strain to reach it. It was a Stacy Adams shoe box so I knew it had to  be his. Most of his shoes were kept in the downstairs closet since there wasn't much room in this one so this made me curious. I managed to grab it just as I heard Curtis talking by the steps.

"Okay dear you can make me a turkey burger. That beef is much too fattening." He said walking up the steps.

I jumped out the chair rolled it in front of the desk and had just enough time to make it to my room only because Curtis stopped on the steps to ask mama something. My heart was beating out of my chest when I closed my door. I locked it and sat on my bad wondering what the hell I was about to find in this box. I just opened the lid when I heard a knock at my door.

"Who is it?'

"It's your stepfather. Why is this door locked young man?' He said jiggling the knob.

Oh shit!