I Know You Can't Speak

Lawrence's Lies Part Two:

When I walked in, all the lights were off and Lawrence was nowhere in sight. Wondering where he was , I dismissed it as I quickly made my way to his bedroom in search of signs that he had been cheating. His bed was made which was odd because he never made his bed. He never even changed his sheets let alone make his bed when he got out of it. I looked on his dresser and everything seemed to be in place which wasn't normally for him either. I noticed that, a pair of earrings I had left on his night side table were now hiding behind a bottle of lotion on his dresser. All of my belongings that I had left over there had been tucked away someplace because they were nowhere in sight like I had left them. His TV was on and was paused on the movie 'Love Jones' which was my favorite movie.

"This muthafcka really had a bitch in here and was watching my favorite movie with her.." I said under my breath as tears welled up in my eyes. Just then, I heard his front door open. Quickly trying to think of somewhere to hide, I hid under his bed where there were a pair of panties and an earring. Just then, Lawrence came in the room and flicked the light on.

"Awe you made my bed, thank you baby" I heard him say.

"Yeah since you never do. You're welcome babe" the female said as she laughed. She sat on the bed as she kicked her shoes off and her shirt and pants followed.

"I'm about to get in the shower" she said as I heard her kiss him.

"Okay when you get out just come in the kitchen" he told her as I heard him slap her ass.

"You don't wanna come?" She said seductively.

"Oh I'm going to" he said as they both began to laugh.

My blood began to boil and tears began to fall as what I had been thinking, had been confirmed. I waited until they were both out of the room again before I came from under the bed. I sat on the bed trying to gather my thoughts just as I heard the shower cut off and the bathroom door open.

"Babe roll up and pour me a glass of wine " I heard the female voice say. She made her way to the kitchen and I watched her from behind as she sat on the barstool.

"Damn you just gonna come out here in ya towel?" Lawrence said to her as he walked around the counter she started kissing her. I quickly pulled my phone out, calling him to see if he would ignore or answer me. I sadly watched as he ignored my call and began to orally please the woman. Not being able to contain myself anymore, I bust out of his room.

"Lawrence what the fuck?! How could you!" I said through tears as I ran towards him and started punching on him.

"Babe, Jas what the fuck you doing here?!" He said startled as he looked like he had saw a ghost. I was so focused on him I didn't pay attention to who the woman was. At first.

"Don't worry about what the fuck I'm doing here! The question is who the fuck is this!" I said as I turned to the woman. At first I thought I was seeing things until I realized I wasn't.

"Mercedes?"

"Jasmine?" She said just as shocked as I was.

"Y'all know each other?" Lawrence said just as shocked as the both of us combined.

"What the fuck is going on here!" I yelled. There was an eerie silence in the room before Mercedes broke it.

"Well me & Lawrence have been seeing each other for some time now so I'm confused" she told me as she walked into the room and emerged a couple seconds later with her clothes on. By then me and Lawrence were arguing.

"So this is what's been going on with all them naps and other bullshit lies you been telling me?" I snapped.

"Listen Jas I can explain! She's lying!"

"I ain't lying shit! Explain to me too Lawrence cus I ain't know you had no girlfriend!" Mercedes stated as she walked up to Lawrence and slapped him.

"This is bullshit! Y'all set me up!" He said tryna flip it on us.

"Nigga now how the fuck we do that? We ain't know shit about one another!" Mercedes said as I stood there in a state of shock.

"Yes you did! You came on to me when I told you who my girlfriend was!" Lawrence pleaded as I looked at Mercedes in disbelief.

"Jas I know we haven't spoken in some time and all that but I didn't know he had a girlfriend he never told me shit! We been talking for months now. He never mentioned you!" She stated.

"Lawrence I can't believe you..." was all I could muster up through tears as I sat on the couch with my hands in my head.

"We met one day downtown and we've been talking ever since. The way he act and treat me I would've never guessed" Mercedes continued as she put her arms in the air.

Lawrence just stood there, dumbfounded.

"Mercedes we're engaged! Lawrence we're engaged!" I snapped at him as if he had forgot.

"Jas she's lying. She don't mean shit to me! You do!" He said pleading in front of Mercedes as she began to laugh.

"Lawrence you crazy as shit!" Mercedes said as she began to put her coat on.

"Jas fuck him. Let's go" Mercedes said in her same demanding tone that she had always had.

"Jas please don't go. She's lying!" Lawrence pleaded.

I looked at him with disgust then at Mercedes as I walked past the both of them and headed out of Lawrence's apartment.

"Jas wait!" I heard the both of them yell behind me. I tuned them out as I kept walking until I felt somebody's hand grab me.

"Jas wait!" Mercedes voice yelled out again as she pulled my arm.

"No Mercedes! Just let me go! I don't have anything to say to either of you!" I told her as I pulled away.

"Jas just listen and let me apologize! Don't let a nigga come between us again!" She said chasing after me.

"Lawrence I told you about everything how could you?" I said as he walked up towards me. 

"Come on back inside let's talk about this! Babe she came on to me I swear. I would've never did this if I would have known who she was!" He said as he pulled me towards his apartment.

"No, you should've never done it at all Lawrence. That's the whole thing." I said as I pulled away from him and got in my car, pulling off and leaving the both of them standing there looking like they had lost their Bestfriend.