Behind Closed Doors ( editing )

Chapter Seven ( edited )

7

Darkayla sat on the couch looking at all the unread text messages and missed calls that were on her phone . Most of them were from Quan half of them were him threatening her and the other half were him apologizing and begging her to come home because he missed her .

She had some from her siblings and Big Zo asking when she was coming over again because they missed her but she ignored them too because she was too emotional at the moment and she didn't want to have a breakdown in front of them because she knew she wouldn't be able to lie to them.

She'd been staying with Lance for a week now and she basically had the apartment to herself because Lance was gone most of the day . He'd come home for a few minutes throughout the day to check on her and bring her food and snacks but other than that he was running the streets so she was left alone to cry in peace .

As foolish as it sounds she missed Quan , the Quan that he was when they first got together and she believed that , that Quan was still in him somewhere .

She heard the key turning in the door snapping her out of her thoughts causing her to stare at the door until Lance walked in carrying a chic fil-a bag under his arm and holding a cup holder in his hand .

She walked over to him and grabbed the bag from under his arm to help him out as she sat it on the table and opened it up . " Why didn't you get any food for yourself ? " She asked him seeing only enough food to feed herself .

" I ate it on the way here " He said as she handed her the cookies and cream milkshake that he knew she liked .

" Thank you " She said as she took a seat on the table and started eating her food . Lance left out the door and she thought he was about to finish handling business but instead he came back inside carrying two shopping bags .

" I got you some shit so you don't gotta keep wearing my clothes " He told her as he sat the bag on the couch . He'd went to walmart the night he first brought her over and got her some toiletries and undergarments but she was wearing his shirts and pants .

" Thank you Lance " She smiled . He was so sweet and thoughtful reminding her of how Quan was in the beginning of their relationship.

After eating her food she walked over to him and started going through the bag pulling out the contents . " I just brought you some sets and shit to wear around the house " He said and she nodded .

She put everything back into the bag and carried it to the guest bedroom that he had set up for her two days ago . At first it was an empty room with all his junk thrown all over but he'd brought a bedroom set and a tv for her .

Lance walked into her bedroom and stood in the doorway watching her fold up everything and put it in the dresser . " You can stay here as long as you like Darkayla but you don't have to hide in the house all day everyday because you're afraid of Quan , ill handle him if you want me to " He offered . 

Everyone thought that Lance just pushed weight which he did sell pills and weed but that was just to coverup what he really did . Lance was a hitman who was hired to kill whoever people wanted dead from politicians to drug dealers . He was very discrete with what he did and he had never even been in questioning for drug or homicide a day in his life and no one had caught on to what he was doing .

Lance wasn't the type of nigga to flaunt his money and brag on what he had because that's how most people got caught up , trying to impress other niggas but he didn't like to people to know how much money he was sitting on because that'll make him a target  .