I needed to talk to Jaire, while I completely understand his anger... hell I'd be angry too if my ex showed up in the middle of the night, drunk as fuck, and causing a scene. I get it, Cash was hurting and Jaire was.... whew Lord but he didn't have anyone to blame but himself and right now Jaire was living his best life, especially since Halo went back to his mom. But I believed in forgiveness, I'm not saying I want them back together... if I had it my way, Jaire would keep doing whatever he was doing with Niño and Samson because my loyalty would always be to Jaire and I can honestly say that he just seemed happier. His skin was glowing, he laughed a lot more, and his ass was even getting fatter; Jaire was in a good place and I wanted to keep him there, so if that meant I had to let Cash know that what he did was fucked up then I would do just that because Jaire would do the same to me. But Cash was a cool dude so hopefully he realized what he did was foul and apologize, I pulled up to Jaire's house and he was sitting out front wearing nothing but boxers watching Blue run around the yard, seeing that dog made me miss Kilo and Mafia but I wanted to wait until De'Vaugh was a little older before me and Duron even thought about getting some more dogs.
"I think I was able to get through to him...." I said and Jaire raised his eyebrow. "Okay he wasn't trying to hear shyt I had to say but I know Cash regrets what happened, he's not that person.... he's just hurting right now." I said wondering to myself why I was defending Cash.
"He better be lucky I was able to stop Niño and Samson from coming outside.... I get that he's hurting or whatever but he has no one to blame but himself, I wasn't the one who cheated." Jaire said as Blue ran up to the porch and started licking my hand.
"But you are the one who got with him knowing you wanted me.... you're also the one who went over there in the middle of the night to give him some drunk dick. Jaire you had a role to play in this as much as Cash does." I said and Jaire smacked his lips.
"I get that but he really needs to chill.... no one told him to come over here and once he saw that I wasn't trying to fuck him he flipped out, he knew what it was when I fucked him that last time.... I mean that's like Luka popping up over your house wanting to fuck on some drunk shyt while Duron is there and then getting mad and showing his ass because you ain't fuckin with him like that." Jaire said.
"Yeah but Luka wouldn't do so much shyt like that..... Look maybe you need to talk to Cash in a one on one setting, put everything out there on the table; make some rules, and don't cross those lines with him again." I said and Jaire seemed uninterested in what I was saying. "Well it's your decision.... let's go over to Serenity's house and check on Roy." I said and Jaire nodded before taking Blue in the house.
"Is everything going good with you and Duron?" Jaire asked as I drove to my sister's house, I nodded and Jaire nodded as well. "Coo... coo.... I guess he's not as bad as I initially thought but I still want you to be careful, not saying this to disrespect that nigga or anything but it's easy to fall back into old traps especially when you look like him..... though I look better." Jaire said smirking.
"Whatever.... and I'm not worried about Duron, I know it sounds crazy but he.... he's different and yeah I know he has dudes all on his dick or whatever but unlike before Duron actually enjoys being home. It's like the last time we were together it was just us.... and he had way more opportunities to stray, but now I can tell he's all about his family and it's his driving force to making things work." I said and Jaire nodded again. "Thanks for your concern though, but what you need to be worrying about is how you plan on managing two dudes.... Niño and Samson seem like they might be more than you can handle." I said smirking.
"Yeah aight.... you must not know." Jaire said and I may not know but I would love to find out, not on no joining them type shyt but I would watch. We got to Serenity's apartment and I just felt this ominous chill go down my back, like there was something in the air.
"Elijah I need you to babysit your niece for a couple of hours.... please." Serenity said damn near in tears. "Jaire do you want to watch your goddaughter." Serenity said before I could even answer, I walked into the house and followed the sound of the crying to find both Roy and my niece Talaijah crying.
"Give her here...." I said taking the baby and instantly she settled down.
"My daughter hates me...." Roy said crying, now I loved Roy and Serenity but all this crying was about to have me leave because it was all too much. "This nigga walks in and she instantly stops crying, but whenever I try to hold her she starts screaming.... I've been a father less than a month and I've already failed." Roy said burying his head in his hands and weeping loudly.
"Roy you haven't failed.... she's just letting it be known who runs shyt, she isn't sick is she?" I asked and Roy shook his head.
"No we took her to the doctors and they said she's fine.... I don't know why she won't stop crying." Roy said wiping his face. "Are you going to watch her, just for a couple of hours.... we really need some sleep because she's been crying for three days straight." Roy said and he looked like he was going to pass out any second.
"I got you bruh...." Jaire said walking into the room and taking the baby from my arms. "Do y'all got all her stuff?" He asked and Roy jumped up and started running around the room tossing everything she owned in the bag. "Roy you got this bro.. being a first time parent is rough, hell I just found out about my son and I'm still struggling, watch by the time you get to baby number three you'll be a pro." Jaire said.
"Man why would you say that....." I asked as Roy began crying again. "If you have any issues, just call me don't call Serenity and Roy unless it's an emergency....." I said once we left Serenity and Roy's place, I was dropping him off back at home and the entire time Talaijah was quiet.
"Man I got this... we're going to be chillin, I'll probably take her back in a couple of days, give them plenty of time to refresh and relax." Jaire said, taking everything out of the car. "I'll hit you up a little later though." Jaire said and I waited until he walked into the house before pulling out. As I exited the driveway, I got that same chill from earlier and shook it off.... maybe I was trippin, yeah that's it....." I thought to myself before taking my ass home.
When I got home it was completely silent, DJ was still at school and De'Vaughn was at daycare... I had a couple of hours before I had to go and get them so I figured I'd just watch some t.v. until it was time to go and pick them up. I flipped through the channels stopping on a news report about a fire that broke out, leaving one person dead and another in serious condition. I quickly changed the channel because that stuff always broke my heart, I settled on one of the court shows and closed my eyes. When my alarm went off I saw that it was almost time to pick up DJ and De'Vaughn, still that cold feeling was with me, like a lead cloak it was weighing me down. I got up and walked upstairs to wash my face and brush my teeth before heading out.
"ELIJAH!!!!!" De'Veon yelled as I was walking out the bathroom drying my face. I noticed he already DJ and De'Vaughn and I appreciated him for saving me from having to drive. "Look, Mateo is on his way over here.... but I need you to remain perfectly calm aight...." De'Veon said and those words sent my heart racing. "Just sit down, I'm about to put DJ and De'Vaughn in their rooms......" De'Veon said leaving me wondering what the fuck was going on.
"De'Veon what's going on?" I asked following him but it was clear he was ignoring me. "DE'VEON!!!!" I yelled as he closed De'Vaughn's door.
"Elijah, I need you to calm down.... he's going to be alright, Duron is tough." De'Veon said trying to keep his voice from cracking but I wasn't getting any answers and I was really about to beat his ass. "Look I'm just waiting for Mateo to get here because I don't think I can tell the story twice and I don't have all the details......" De'Veon said and I was reaching my limit.
"AYO!!!!" Mateo yelled from downstairs and De'Veon rushed past me. "What happened?" Mateo asked his face burning with rage.
"This is all I know.... there was a fire and Duron ran inside and...... he's......." Before De'Veon could finish I was in the car pulling off, I didn't know which hospital Duron was in but I really didn't care, I needed to get to him.... I needed to see him..... I needed to know that he was.........
