Shambles

Chapter 23: Ember

Ding Dong

"Who the hell is that?" Kita asks, watching me make us a banana and strawberry smoothie.

"Now you know I don't know. You and Gabe are the only two people who come over and both of you have keys."

"So you going to the door?"

"I'm busy you go." I screech out.

"I ain't the damn maid. This is your got damn house."

Shaking my head I grab a paper towel to wipe off my hands and hurry to the door.

Ding Dong

"I'm coming."

Swinging the door open I find Net. My eyes roam over her. "She looks fine, so why is she here?" I wonder.

"What the fuck took you so long. I tried to use my key but it didn't work?"

"Why are you here?" I ask, ignore all the other shit she said.

"I can't come by...it's like that?"

"You do remember the whole bringing Grady to my house?" Looking past her I see my old Range Rover sitting in the driveway.

"Are you still on that shit. I promise he does not want your ass. Get over yourself."

"I never said he did want me, but I didn't want him at my house either. You knew he was looking for me for whatever reason, so why the fuck would you bring him here?"

"He-"

"Why the fuck you got your ass over here?" I hear Kita ask behind me - cutting off whatever it was Net was about to say. "I thought we talked about this shit."

Net huffs. "I want to get Papa for a few weeks. Grady doesn't think I'm wife material because I don't have my son. He's always talking about how Ember took care of his kids and her kids, and shit like that."

"Hell naw you not taking my baby over there. Bitch, I can't believe you came over here with that shit. You better get your dumb ass out here before I knock the shit out you," Kita says, walking up on Net. She looks past her at the truck and then back to her. "Bitch yo ass so desperate for Grady ass to want you....yo stupid ass driving the truck he bought your sister for her fucking birthday. His balling ass couldn't buy you - your own shit?"

Net glares down at Kita. "He's my got damn son, why the fuck can't I get him," She yells in Kita's face.

Before I know anything Kita reaches back and hits Net so got damn hard she hits the ground with a loud thump. The cracking noise the hit made has me worried for Net. "Bitch don't you ever as long as God gives you breath, get in my face and fuckin yell. Have you lost your damn mind? Now I said you can't take him. Because if sucking his dick ain't made him want to marry your ass taking my baby ain't"

Kita pushes me back causing me to stumble and closes the door. She storms off toward the den. "Stupid Bitch gonna bring her ass over here. I will kill that hoe. Who the fuck does she think she fucking with?" Kita says as she is walking off.

Rushing to the window I look out and see Net getting in the car. She sits there for a minute before peeling off.

"Is that Bitch gone?" I jump hearing Kita's voice.

"Yes. She just pulled off."

"Good cause I didn't want these whites folks to see me act a fool out here. I'm going to get me some cigarettes, I'll be back."

Nodding I watch her walk out the door to her new Nissan Maxima we got her last week.

"I don't want to go with her?" Turning suddenly I see Papa standing at the top of the steps.