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Thirty Two

Thirty Two
If Not Me, Then No one

"If she likes him, let her. Let her be happy."

ONE WEEK PRIOR

Omniscient

Tyler, Tahj, and Travis sat at the airport patiently waiting for their private flight back to Houston. Tension was high amongst them. Tahj had a secret, Tyler was worried about Charlie's new 'friend', and Travis was worried about Mark. They knew that eyes were on them and people would be listening so nobody spoke until it was time to board the plane. Tyler hadn't unclenched his jaw in about an hour and his brothers were starting to get worried. Tyler could easily slip into demon time and they were worried it was too late.

They boarded Tyler's plane and waited to take flight. "What's up bro. What's on your mind?" Travis broke the silence. "You've got that look in your eye." He continued. "It's Charlie. If y'all knew something y'all would tell me right?" Tahj kissed his teeth annoyed at the question. He felt his brother should have known them better than that.

"Don't start that paranoid shit! Ask what you want to know straight up." Tahj and Tyler butted heads the most. They were two years apart and had the same short fuse. Tahj just had a more laid back approachable personality. "I'm asking do y'all know anything about this dude she's been having around?"

"I don't know too much about him. He was the cousin of that rat we had the Haitians pop. The girls thought he could pass as you so she thought it would be a good idea to make him think she was all in love with him so he would do what she asks. I'm under the impression you're supposed to lay low and handle business while they're out of the country so he could pose as you. Nothing says 'I didn't do it' like not even being in the country at the time of an incident." Travis said.

"That much I know. I sent her to Italy with him so I could take care of the last witness. That crooked cop Stokes had his partner involved. I know he knows something. I'm thinking this guy Charlie is dealing with is a problem. I think she's really feeling him. I just know her." Tahj and Travis exchanged a confused look.

"You're worried she likes him for real? Y'all are getting divorced let her go." Tahj said. He was the king of moving on. He cheated on Mariah and after he begged her back for 3 days he gave up and said fuck it. If she wanted to be just friends then they would. It turned out things worked out better for them that way.

"I'm not letting shit go. What's Mariah been saying?" "She's sticking to that girl code shit. Not saying much. You might be on to something. She may like him"

Tahj debated on whether he should tell his brother about the positive pregnancy test he found in her office.

"She's gone out of her way to protect him. I know that much. I told her she should've killed him at her secret house she had him at when she got the drop on his cousin. She was adamant about keeping him alive. I don't know though. If she likes him then let her. Let her be happy." Travis added. Tyler wasn't trying to hear any of that from his brothers. He was getting aggravated that they weren't more on his side.

"She hasn't been giving you any hope that y'all will get back together right? Y'all haven't been fucking again or anything?"

"We haven't had sex in months. She won't let me touch her because of Lauren." Tahj ran his hands across his face. He was hoping that Tyler said yes so there could be a chance Charlie's baby would be his. He knew this information would send his brother off of the rails, but he figured him not knowing was just making him crazy. He had become obsessed with Charlie and her mystery friend.