The Cover Up

~59~

*Jacob's P.O.V*
We all got in our cars and made our way to the club that was a couple blocks away.

"Jacob where did you go today?" Aniyah asked looking at me

"I went to Tevin's house. You know he just had a baby and moved up here." I said

"Ohh that's nice. What did you do with Tevin?" She asked me

"Nothing we just chilled and talked. What's on ya mind?" I asked her

"Ohh nothing. I hope you're telling the truth." She said looking out the window

"I am Niyah." I said with a confused look

"What you thinking about?" I asked her as I grabbed her hand

"I don't know Jacob I'm just tired of all the mess we have going on everyday. I swear I feel like if one more thing goes wrong right now I would probably just slip into a depression or something. I literally can't take nothing else." She said

"Nothing is going to happen. We've been doing good and we gone continue to do good. Nothing is gonna happen." I said giving her a reinsuring smile.

"Ok Jacob. I really hope you didn't go out starting trouble tonight." She said

"Oh so you think I just start trouble whenever we are into something?" I asked her

"No I'm just saying I'm hoping you didn't tonight." She said still looking out the window

"Well Aniyah I'm telling you I didn't. I really don't care if you believe it or not but I didn't." I said shrugging my shoulders and continued driving

She just sighed and leaned the seat back.

I can't really be mad at her for thinking I start stuff because sometimes I do actually start stuff. Living the way we do everyday you really don't have a choice but to be in something. All of this just really makes me feel terrible about what I really did today. What I had Tevin to do.... what I arranged with Aniyah. I can't let them do it. I can't really do that to her.

"Baby." I said to her as we pulled up into the club parking lot.

"Huh?" She asked

"We gone be fine. We gone enjoy tonight then start to enjoy every day we have together with each other. All of the mess, this life, all of it... we can get rid of it and leave it alone if you want to." I said turning to look her in her eyes.

"Jacob you know it's not that easy to do. It's like almost impossible to get out of the life when you're soo deep into it. And how are you gonna make money? I can't ask you to do that for me. I mean I've only been here for a month and a half. And you would really do that for me?" She asked me

"Only if you knew what I would do for you. Aniyah you were the woman of my dreams. I've told you, I knew about you yearsss before I even met you face to face and I was already in love. I'll do anything for you so yes. If you wanted to leave this alone and go off the radar and be normal we will. I'll do it just for you." I told her

"No.. I don't want you to. Everything that happened we found a way out of it. I think we were meant for this life and I feel like it'll be even worse trying to run from it. So no... I'll make it. We're all in this together so we can do it." She said

"Ok." I said giving her a kiss

"Go ahead I'll meet you inside. I'm finna talk to the boys for a second. Just tell them you're here with me. They should let y'all in." I said to her