Lani
I laid in bed watching tv while Alex made breakfast. All last night I couldn't stop thinking about what Alex asked me. This pit in my stomach just keeps getting deeper and deeper. I don't want to feel like I'm doing wrong because what Niah and I did was a one-time thing!
I went into the bathroom washing my face and brushed my teeth, I slipped my glasses on preparing myself for what's to come. "We need to talk," I said sitting down on the couch. I waited for her to come out into the living room.
I'm becoming paranoid with this whole situation, so paranoid that I told Scarlett what happened before I went to bed. She forgives me and believes I don't have any feelings for Niah and Niah doesn't have any for me.
"My bad for going off on you last night." Alex sat next to me kissing my cheek softly, everything she does makes it hard. "You know I love you and hurting you in any way is not my intention." I held her hand looking down at the floor. "I love you too," Alex mumbled making my heartbreak.
"If you feel hurt just let me know and we'll figure something out." I took a deep breath closing my eyes trying not to smile as Alex tickled my palms.
"I don't wanna know if it's gonna hurt me." She said softly pulling me closer to her. "I have to tell you or else everything's gonna go wrong." I scooted back into my corner lifting my glasses up and rubbed my eyes.
"While you were gone I had sex with Niah." I looked at Alex still holding her hand. "I said I h-." Alex covered my mouth before letting out a loud sigh, she moved her hand and ran her fingers through her hair.
"I should punch you but I'm not gonna put my hands on you. I literally have nothing to say to you."
"Alex, stop," I mumbled.
"All my friends wanna fuck you, Carmen, Niah, man who else. You let both of them have a chance." "I said stop." I mumbled looking down at my fingers." "Look at me when I'm talking to you." Alex pulled my hair bringing me closer to her face.
"Did you like it?"Alex yelled at me as I covered my mouth silently crying. "I'm not married to you and me sure as hell don't got a baby with you!" Alex pulled me off the couch dragging me outside.
I cried trying to push her out the way so I could go inside. "50 bills to have sex with my wife!" Alex yelled holding me firmly by the arms, I clenched on my robe as she tried to open it.
"What is this?!" Scarlett's Mercedes drove onto the grass as Alex pushed me inside and I ran to the room crying.
I sniffled wiping my tears away, this just isn't for me. I have my house signed under my name, I can take Lucas with me and just collect myself. I jumped as the door flew open. "Where you boutta go?" Alex pushed me against the wall, roughly grabbing my arms.
I tensed up even harder than before, Alex has promised me that she would never pull her gun out on me and here she is breaking that promise.
"Take off the ring."
I ignored her looking up at the ceiling. "I said take it off." She pressed it against my stomach and I sighed sliding it off my finger and rested it in her hand.
As many times as Alex hurts me, I've never gone to extreme measures. I try my best to please Alex and make her happy. I've been with her since senior year of high school and never have I ever thought. 'Fuck this relationship.'
Angry or not, I don't deserve to be treated like this. I've never seen anyone as an enemy because I always look for the good in someone but believe me when I say I'm done, there's no good left in Alex.
Alex
I laid on the couch watching tv, I know what you're thinking of me right now. I know what a lot of people think of me and to be honest, I don't really care.
"What I did was wrong, I'll admit but she messed up too," I mumbled as Scarlett scoffed hiding her face in her hands. "You've messed up with Lani so many times I've lost count." Scarlett lifted her head looking over at me. "At least she had the courage to tell you. All her life you've pushed her around and she messes up once and you think what you did was appropriate?"
"Niah's my bro!" I sat up folding my hands in my lap. "Deja's her cousin! Do you remember that?" Scarlett stood up walking over to me.
"Lani tries with you, Alex. I don't how she does it but she tries. She got engaged with you, then went off and had a baby with you! That girl lost her parents and went to you! Get your head out your ass and appreciate her for once."
"Lani has never hurt you in any way possible, She went three years without dirtying your name and here you are." Scarlett paced back and forth then sat down, I won't say she's right because that would be me going out bad.
"What do you want me to do?" I rubbed my eyes putting the tv on mute.
"What do you think you should do?"
I have to much pride and as hard as I try to put it away it always comes back to me. "Lani doesn't like me right now," I said softly."Figure it out. Apologize to her, do something that shows her you're not some selfish asswipe."
We looked at each other and I let out a groan before face palming myself. I never took Lani serious in high school, I was always playing with her. I know Lani wants me to be the same person from our tutoring session but that was the old me.
"Fix it," Scarlett said bluntly before putting on her jacket and left.
How exactly do you fix a situation like that?
Boom
Did Lani do the right thing by telling Alex?
Was Alex wrong for acting how she did?
