Just When Everybody Gets Their Lives Back On Track, A New Enemy Steps In And Turns Everyone Lives Upside Down.
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Dean Clarke
Six Months Earlier
"Why can't I go with you?" Talia asked me. "This involves me just as much as it involves you. She tried to kill all of us and I refuse to let you have all the fun and kill that bitch!"
"I'd rather you stay here with Bella and let me handle it, okay? Besides...I'm the one that brought her into our lives, and I want to be the one that removes her from it. Permanently." I told her.
"Technically...Quanie brought her into my life, but you just so happened to a bonus." I chuckled and looked back at her.
"A bonus huh?"
"That's what I said, didn't I?" She smiled. I turned and walked over towards her, standing in between her legs as I leaned down and kissed her.
"I got this. After tonight, we won't have to worry about Jocelyn or anybody else. It'll just be you, me, and Bella...like it's supposed to be." I assured her. She smiled and grabbed my face, kissing me once again.
"At least torture her a little bit. Make her regret ever trying to kill me and our daughter." She mumbled against my lips.
"Ima have her ass begging for mercy before I put a bullet in between her eyes." She nodded her head and let me go, laying down next to Bella. "I won't be long. I love you."
"I love you too. Be careful."
*
After leaving the house, I typed the address into my GPS and headed towards the secluded location where I was going to meet Jocelyn. I can't believe how things ended up between us, especially when we use to be so in love. Where the hell did things go wrong? Better yet...what the hell did I do that made her confide in another man? Was it my sex game? Or did she not like the way I treated her? All these thoughts were circulating in my head as I neared the destination. Seeing a car in the distance, I saw someone get out and once I got closer, I knew that it was Jocelyn. She was obviously alone and I was now ready to get this over with.
"Jocelyn?" I called out. Her eyes widened when she heard my voice, as she turned and tried to run, but I grabbed her and yanked her ass back. I wrapped my hands around her neck, choking the shit out of her while she tried to pry my hands away from her neck.
"Dean please!" She screamed. Please? Did this bitch really just say please? I gripped her neck tighter, slamming her ass down against the roof of her car.
"Please what? PLEASE WHAT?" I shouted. "You thought you were going to try and kill me and my family, and I wouldn't come for your ass?" Tears were streaming from her eyes as she tried to talk, but the grip I had on her ass way too strong. As soon as I saw her face change colors, I let her neck go and watched as she dropped to the ground.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill your ass right now?" I shouted, grabbing a handful of her hair. She screamed and grabbed on to my hand, trying her best to loosen the grip I had on her.
"I-I...You have every right to want to kill me, Dean, but I swear...I didn't mean to..." Before she could even finish her bullshit ass sentence, my fist connected with her mouth. She cried out in pain and grabbed her moth, looking up at me with a shocking expression on her face.
"Don't you dare sit here and lie to me! You did mean to and you almost killed my girl and our child!" I snapped. That was the moment when I started to feel bad. I wasn't the type of person to put my hands on any woman, especially someone that I still somewhat had love for.
"I'm sorry! I know that means nothing to you, but I am!"
"Yo ass ain't sorry, but when I get done with you...you will be." I warned her. I grabbed her and pulled her up, slamming her ass against the car.
"Dean please! I just want to leave the country and I promise...you'll never see or hear from me again!" She pleaded. "I don't blame you if you do decide to kill me, but please...please let me go." We stared at each other for a hot minute, before I let her go and took a step back. Fuck! Once again, those eyes of hers made me cave.
"If I let you go Jocelyn...you better not ever show your face around here again. Do you hear me?" I grumbled, pointing at her.
"Yes! You have my word, Dean!" I then reached into my back pocket, pulling out an envelope that had money, a passport, and a plane ticket. Before things between me and Jocelyn went south, I had plans to surprise her and take her to Italy for a one month vacation. That is, until I found out about her and Quanie. I still had the plane ticket and the passport, which I decided to give her along with some money, in hopes that she won't take my kindness for weakness and come back.
"Everything you need is in there. Plane ticket, passport, and cash." I told her.
"Thank you so much, Dean." She said.
"Thank me by leaving and never coming back!" I spat, turning around to leave. Something deep down inside of me told me that I was going to regret this decision, but I ignored that feeling and prayed that this would be a wake up call for Jocelyn. If she did decided to come back one day, I wouldn't hesitate to kill her ass the next time around, and that was on BOTH my parents graves.
*
When I arrived back home, Talia was still wide awake and watching TV, while Bella slept soundly next to her. Just seeing my beautiful family made me smile, but I knew that if Talia found out that I let Jocelyn live...she'd probably leave and take Bella with her. I refused to let that happen and I hope Jocelyn keeps her end of the bargain and stays gone. My relationship depended on it.
"Hey baby." Talia whispered. "How'd it go?"
"I handled it baby. We won't have to worry about her ever again." I assured her.
