Is It Worth It? (Sequel to 12th Avenue)

19

*yeah it's a short chapter*

LAUREN

I cheated, am I happy? No. Have I felt like crap inside and out? Yes. I'm gonna tell her cause she deserves to know, but when? That's TBD. I walk hand in hand with her to Luke's office, trying to avoid running into Natalie. I haven't seen her since and I don't plan on it.

"What's up with you?" Normani asks.

"Why you think something's up?" I ask a little too quickly.

"Well for one, your palm sweat is all over my hand."

I wipe my hands over my joggers, "Sorry. I paid this guy half the amount already and I guess I'm just anxious about it."

I didn't entirely not tell the truth, although that's true, the reason I'm jittery and shit is cause I'm not ready for her to find out. We go into Luke's office and of course the bitch is in here. I avoid eye contact with her and go to dap Luke.

"Wassup witcha?" I ask.

I take the blunt from him and sit on the desk, I smoke the whole thing while he talks without a single care.

Luke eyes the blunt then me, "Slow your roll, smokey the bear ass nigga."

I chuckle and pull out my wallet, I grab a twenty and place it in his desk.

"You wanna catch this fade, b?" I ask.

He waves me off, "You don't want this fade."

"Yeah, whatever."

"I need you to do this drop though," He says.

I nod, "Aight."

He hands me an envelope of money, "Get the rest when you done. The bags are in the kitchen."

"Where is it," I ask.

"In the parking lot of Cielo," He says.

"I gotchu."

I go down to get the bags and as I'm walking through the hallway to the door, I'm pulled off to the side.

"Who the fu-"

"Relax, it's me," Natalie says.

"Gee, like that's relaxing. What do you want?" I ask.

She sucks her teeth, "Now you wanna act like we not cool?"

"I gotta go, what you want?" I ask again.

She puts her arms around my neck and steps closer to me, "You know what."

"Yo, ain't none of that happening with my wife around."

She leans in to my lips, "She's not gonna find out."

I back her off me, "Ain't no next time."

I walk out and put the bags in the backseat of the car. I get in the drivers seat and shake my head, this is fucked up.