Love I Thought You Had My Back

Chapter 9: Left In The Dark

Marcus

I sat on the foot of my bed with red in my eyes and anger in my heart. Hearing Darnell's voice on the other end of that phone and God only knowing what he could be putting my babygirl through had me enraged. There was no way in hell I was going back into business with that man and I definitely was not getting back involved with drugs. That part of me was long gone, I made my share of mistakes before, though I thought I had dealt with them it seems like things always found their way back. I needed to get to Darnell before he did anything stupid, I will kill that man blood or not. Camille my wife walked into our bedroom with a look of worry, only knowing that she could see the look on my face as my phone sat in my hand. "Baby what's wrong ,is it Harmony? Please tell me she called" I knew I could not keep this phone call from Camille, but I also knew that she would lose her mind but I had no choice because I had to get our daughter one way or another,  "That was Darnell, he has her and wants $5,000 in cash in 24 hours ,he  wants me to reconnect him with Angelo and his boys but he also wants me back in business with him  or he threatened me with saying goodbye to Harmony if I didn't get this done" tears started to flow from Camille's eyes "My baby oh my gosh Marcus this is ridiculous he better not hurt my Harmony. This is all your fault, You get my daughter back in one piece. She is in danger because of your carelessness and you better not even think about touching any drugs or you can just pack your bags now" Camille stormed out of our room and slammed the door but before she hit the stairs she yelled out once  more "And Marcus I swear you better not touch any of my money, I don't care what you have to conjure up but that is my money and my daughter and he is not getting a dime from me and if you can't get that done I  will do it myself"  I threw my phone across the room out of anger, what was I supposed to do, I know Darnell is crazy and I knew he was dead serious. If things didn't go his way he would really cause damage and that would be to my own child.

It seemed as if I had been zoned out for some time since Camille stormed out the room, walking downstairs I noticed the house was quiet. I assumed she left not wanting to be in the house with me because she was upset. Camille hated showing her emotions and I knew this was eating her up inside, I just pray she didn't go telling her mom and sisters about this. That was the last thing I needed. After them finding out about my affair with Valerie and her possibly being pregnant by me as well, They thought poorly of me and never changed their minds since. I know Camille did not want me dipping into our joint account but what she didn't know is that I had over 2 million stashed away. After Darnell getting wind of the affair and Valerie's sudden death I knew I had to part ways before I lost my life over my mistakes. I never looked back but always knew that things would catch up to me and I needed to be prepared for when it did. When I first decided I was leaving the business I knew that I would take a  dramatic financial loss so I started putting money to the side, so once Camille and I moved into our home I found the perfect spot to hide the money. Beneath the wood floors in our kitchen  was an entire compartment that would lift up and my money sat right there. I didn't consider this keeping money away from Camille but this was our rainy day savings and boy was it pouring. Opening the panel on the floor I sat and counted out the $5,000 I needed, Part of me wanted to just drop the money off and add in extra so that I could could pay this man off and never hear from him again.

Omar

I shot Simone a text to let her know I would be coming over to drop toys off to Milani and see her for a few. I had been at Target for some time picking out some toys and cute little outfits for her. I had assistance from one of the employees who gained interest fast after learning I was shopping for my daughter and she couldn't help but follow me around the store wanting to help me pick out everything. Shorty was kind of cute and desperate so I just let her help but it wouldn't be right if I didn't thank her correctly. We found our way to the men's fitting room and she went down on me without hesitation. That lasted all of 3 minutes , When I say weak I mean weak and she was really killing my vibe and  I had to go. I grabbed her arm signaling her to come up and get herself together. Fixing my pants in the process I walked out of the  fitting room ahead of her that way no one would see us and I headed for the register. I didn't catch her name but I didn't really care, but I appreciated her help. About 20 minutes later I was pulling up to Simone's condo , Things were pretty complicated with Milani having two dads and I just hoped that sooner than later  we wouldn't have to play this game. I walked up to her home with the 3 shopping bags full of toys for my babygirl, Milani deserved the world and not this confusing life she was born into. Damien is my brother and I know the whole situation is messed up but I just can not risk this getting out. With Simone threatening me with this secret every chance she got, I was always walking on egg shells with her.  I used my key to open the door since I am the one that pays the bills here, as soon as I stepped inside I instantly heard laughter that I knew was Lani playing around and I knew as soon as she saw me walk in with toys her whole world would light up. I walked through the hallway passing the kitchen and the look on Simones face was filled with worry "Omar what are you doing..." Simone was cut off by Lani screaming "Daddy" and running straight to the bags in my hands "Yo what the f*ck going on? why the hell my daughter calling you daddy" Damien glared at Simone and I  with death in his eyes and my heart just sank, I can not believe this b*tch just set me up.

Leila

Waking up this morning felt like a nightmare, I cried the entire ride home last night and even cried myself to sleep. The words from Dr. Vango "You are definitely 6 weeks pregnant " ran through my head over and over and I just felt so sick. What now, I don't have the money to get an abortion and I knew magic wouldn't help me at all but I knew it was worth the try. I through on a pair of sweats and a hoodie not caring how I looked and ordered an uber so I could head to the club and talk to magic.
The uber arrived abruptly and the entire ride my stomach was in knots, I didn't really ever know what magic would say or do but I do know if I am stuck with this baby my life is pretty much over. I hadn't even finished school or lived the life that I always dreamed of. I was just a girl who wanted to live a perfect life and find the man of her dreams and one day have a family the right way but this was my reality. I was so deep in thought that I didn't realize we were stopped in front of the club already and the driver was just staring at me awkwardly through the mirror. " Sorry, here you go" I tipped the man and got out the car. Walking up to the door I was ready and I was calm, it was time to put my big girl panties on and pray for the best. The club was quiet of course during the day, the cleaning company would come in and out daily to clean up while Magic and some of his workers prepped for the night time. I asked for these two days off and knew that I had to be back on stage tomorrow but at this rate I just couldn't. Walking through the hallway I felt uneasy again, knocking on his door I waited patiently. Magic opened the door with a big toothy smile and embraced me "My princess I haven't seen you in a minute, I'm so happy you're back" I wanted to shove him off of me but that wouldn't end well. "Look Im not back I just had to tell you something"
Magic pushed me back slightly and I was now out of his arms, "Girl if you think you leaving this club, you dumb as hell" Growing irritated I just blurted it out "I am pregnant!" The tears started again and I could not control it. "Pregnant!? Awww damn I guess you can just do some bartending then that way you're not putting yourself in danger on that stage, you'll get hella tips still" Was this man serious right now, not that I expected different " Magic I am pregnant with YOUR baby, I can not have this baby I need money to get rid of it" making sure I empathized that it was his. Magic's entire demeanor changed as he walked over and grabbed my face. "You carrying my baby, thats all I could ask for so theres no way in hell you're getting rid of anything not under my watch and I'll be sure of that. Your hoe of a mama played the wrong one, having a baby on me with my brother and you princess now have to pay for her mistakes and give me a little blessing that I never got to have" Magic and I stared eye to eye and chest to chest. I wanted to kill him and see his blood lieing all over his office but I was hurt, I was confused and I was lost. Even more angry that he called my mother a hoe but What did he mean my mom had a baby on him and why did I have to pay? What was really going on? My mom was no longer here with us so I couldn't ask her. This was too much. "I gotta go" I practically ran out of that office filled with confusion and anger, I needed my friend and Harmony was nowhere to be found, countless text and calls and still nothing. I had no choice but to get in contact with my grandma. I just prayed that she still had the same number and could help me get some answers