Thugs Don't Fall (Lucas Coly, Zendaya and August Alsina Fanfic)

Chapter 18

Lucas's POV
(1 month later, December 2nd)

"You real quiet." I told August. He looked up at me and shook his head with a laugh.

We were in Maree's backyard grilling. Or I was grilling and August was playing with the dog he got Maree.

"I'm just focused on Noon." He said as he threw the frisbee into the air.

"Why did y'all name him noon, out of all names?" I laughed.

"That was Maree. I wanted to name him Jax, short for Jackson but shorty said nawl, I want noon." I laughed to myself before flipping the burgers on the grill.

"Wussup with you and Ree?" I asked August.
I noticed they were distant. It looked more as if Maree was sick or something. She wouldn't come out the room and when I went in there, she was always sleep.

"To be honest, I don't know." He sighed as he poured us cups of Hennessy.

"Preciate you." I mumbled, taking a sip.

"Yeah, but she had a dream about a month ago of her old foster dad telling her all this bullsh*t. Basically saying that she wasn't worth nothing. She took that sh*t to heart and she's been like that ever since. I've tried to cheer her up, and she got a little better when we got noon. Then when Kayden went back home with Tiana she was back to not talking, barely eating, and barely moving."

"Damn." I chuckled as I scratched my head. "That's a lot."

August nodded, then chugged the whole cup of Hennessy he had. Then poured another.

"Ah hell." I mumbled, shaking my head at him. I just knew he was about to get slumped.

"Can you back off a little bit. Just a little. My girl is coming over and I'd like for at least one of y'all to be sane." I told August. He nodded, and went into the house.

It's been almost a month since I've been with my girlfriend. Her name is Amber.

I met her here in Atlanta, but she's from Texas. I saw her on ig and I just dmd her and shoot, now we're here.

I didn't think is could be happy if it wasn't with Maree but......I am.
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August's POV

"Hey baby." I smiled standing in Maree's doorway. She looked up at me and gave me a small smile.

I walked to her, tripping a little over the rug.

Maree turned to me and she had an uncertain look on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." She mumbled before walking past me. I turned around and gently grabbed her hand.

"Kiss?" I asked with a smile. She stared at me for a second before stepping back, making my hand drop from hers.

"I'll be downstairs." She turned around once more to walk out the door, leaving me confused.

I followed her into the hall before stopping her again.

"What's wrong? I can't have a kiss?"

"August I don't want to kiss you." She said lowly. 
I scrunched up my eyebrows at her.

"Why? Do I stink?" I asked smelling my shirt.

"No it's not that. I just don't want to." The way she looked at me, it looked as if she wasn't interested; like she didn't love me anymore.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Maree talk to me." I begged her, nervousness building up in my body.

She looked down at her hands, then looked back up at me.