The Love She Always Wanted

Chapter 11

Jordan POV

"Look at my messy baby." Marianna says as she picks Armani up out of her high chair. "I gotta get you cleaned up." She kissed her cheeks causing Armani to laugh.

"I can do it. I-If you don't mind." Jennell says as she stands up. She and I haven't said a word to each other since she step foot in the house a few hours ago.

"Yeah, sure." Marianna says as she hands Armani over to her. "You know where everything is?"

Jennell nods. "Dinner was really good by the way." She said with a smile.

"Thanks!" Marianna smiled as she picked up the dishes and carried them to the sink in the kitchen. Once I was sure that Jennell made it upstairs, I walked into the kitchen.

"So?" I said to Marianna, waiting for her to tell me what happened.

"Sooooo...?" She says back while looking at me confused.

I sighed in frustration. "What happened?" I asked her.

She breaks eye contact with me as she puts the dishes in the dishwasher. "I can't tell you."

"Uh...why the hell not?" I asked, trying to keep myself calm.

"Because I promised her that I wouldn't, okay?" She says as she tries to push past me. I grabbed her arm and pulled her into me.

"Look, I don't give a fuck what you promised her. That's my sister, aight?" I said as I looked down at her. "Now, somebody better tell me something. Or I'mma just go find out myself."

"Well then I guess that's just what you're gonna have to do." She said, looking me in my eyes before pushing past me. I sighed before rubbing my face. I went upstairs into our bedroom. I walked into my walk-in closet and started looking for the box with all my old stuff in it.

"Hey, babe. Can you take out the trash?" I heard Marianna's voice. "What are you doing?" I didn't turn around to look at her. I finally found the box and opened it. "You don't hear me talkin to you, nigga?" She says as she stands in front of me.

"Leave me alone, Mari." I said as I started looking through the box. I tucked all this shit away when I promised Marianna that I was done with this lifestyle.

"Jordan, stop!" Marianna says as she tries to close the box. I gently moved her hands away. I wasn't mad at Mari or Jennell. I just wasn't gonna let shit go or sit back and mind my business.

"Marianna, leave me alone." I said while looking at her before continuing to go through the box. I stumbled across my guns, some money I stashed away, and all kinds of shit, but I was looking for my old phone. I just needed a number so I could make a call.

"Jordan, you promised." She said, I could hear in her voice how upset she was.

"I'm not going back to the old me." I said, still refusing to make eye contact with her. "I promised you that."

Marianna grabbed my hand and tried to pull me up off the floor. I chuckled as I watched her. She rolled her eyes making me smack her thigh. I hate when she does that shit.

"Ow!" She whined. "You know what? Fine, bitch!" She says as she walks out and continues to cuss me out. I sighed before getting up and following her into our bedroom. I grabbed her arm, trying to get her to face me but she snatched it away. "Don't touch me!"

"I'm sorry, mommy." I said as I hugged her from behind and kissed her shoulders.

"Move, hoe!" She said before elbowing me in the stomach. "Be happy I don't whoop yo ass, nigga!" She said before changing out of her clothes so that she was only in her bra and panties. I decided to let her have this one as I rubbed my stomach.