 
## A Boss Chic: A Love Story

## Shantay

Copyright 2015 Shantay

Published by Sullivan Productions, LLC at Smashwords

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## Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Epilogue

# CHAPTER 1

## Jasmine

"I brought sand to the beach 'cause my beach is better

You can keep ya beach cause that beach whatever"

I sang along with Jay-Z while I was cruising on the 405 freeway. The thing about me was that I had the prettiest honey brown eyes that caught your attention the moment you looked into them. I was a bad bitch. Standing at only 5'3" I had curly hair and a brown complexion. I had a slim-thick body and definitely was a head turner. At only 19 years old I was a boss and running my own thing. I always had a "go-getter" mentality, mainly because my mom always tried to shape me into a housewife. At a young age I realized that I didn't want to stay home and have babies and only take care of the house. I was addicted to the thrill of life. I loved rocking my own shit and walking into stores buying whatever I liked with cash because I had it like that. I was going to college at the University of Southern California and running my own business. I owned Luscious Hair Extensions and had a store on Melrose and a website that shipped worldwide. I was racking up stacks at the end of each month for it to just be me and my workers at the store. We all received a fat paycheck every week. I kept my head on my shoulders and remained focused so I could stay on top. The only thing that I was missing was a male companion. It wasn't that I couldn't get one; just that none of them were my caliber. Every time I met someone new, they either were too cocky or wasn't worth shit. I'm not big headed; I'm humble and understood that not everybody was blessed like me. But it was upsetting when a nigga needed for me to pay his bills and put up with his baby mama drama. I didn't have time for that shit. What made me so different was the fact that I was still a virgin, raw and untouched. I told myself that I'd wait until I got married or fell in love. Every nigga I'd been with tried to have sex with me. Some even took it as far as telling people they had me bent over, but that's the type of shit little niggas did. I wanted a real man.

It was Friday night and I decided on going out to dinner with my childhood best friend Aaliyah. We chose to meet up at Red Lobster. As we were being seated, I caught eyes with this sexy 6'4" chocolate man who resembled Morris Chestnut in his younger days. I couldn't help but to smile back when I saw him looking. I had to tell myself0 _This man is sexy as fuck_.

"Fix your face, bitch. You looking real thirsty!" Aaliyah said, laughing. I laughed it off but I was actually mesmerized by his demeanor. Everything about him screamed "boss."

"Anyways, how was your day, bestie?" I asked Aaliyah.

"It was actually a good day at the store. It's time to do inventory, though. We almost ran out of hair. Today was a real busy day," Aaliyah said.

"Good. That's what I love to hear. That means money is rolling in," I said happily and did a quick silly dance.

Aaliyah gasped and whispered, "Jas! Sexy is coming over here. Be ready!" I sat there acting as if I didn't have a care in the world but inside I was nervous as hell! It was a weird feeling that came over me. It was something about this man that had my head gone already and I didn't even know his name.

## Jared

I was looking at this bad ass shawty and her friend walking into Red Lobster. I didn't stop looking because I didn't give a fuck. I wanted her to see me looking at her. The whole time I was watching I was planning how I was gonna approach her when I got to her table. When she was walking she looked back at me and smiled. I automatically had to adjust myself because a nigga was feeling hard already. _Shawty bad as fuck_ , I thought to myself.

My brother, Donte, was laughing until his dumb ass couldn't breathe. "Damn, bruh, that broad got you slipping." I shot him a look of death that said "don't fuck with me." I focused my attention back to my brother, mainly because there was a reason why he called me up there in the first place.

"Shut the fuck up, Tay. So what was so important you couldn't tell me over the phone?" I asked with concern.

"Well, I got good news and bad news. I'll start off with the bad news first. Javier is talking about cutting back on our packages if we don't pay more. That shit don't make no sense. We already pay a lot. On top of that, we pay on time, so I told him we not doing business no more with him. Good news is that I have a meeting set up with Ricardo, a Colombian connect. I heard his shit is pure gold and he's giving us 20 keys for 300 large." Instantly I got stressed out.

I don't play when it comes to my money. With us being without a connect, that means money not coming in and our product will start running low eventually.

"When is the meeting? And where did you find this nigga?" I definitely had to ask.

"On Thursday. I use to be in jail with one of his soldiers and I hit him up the other day and told him to get us a meeting and he came through with it," he said proudly.

"Alright, Donte. We'll meet up at the spot on 179th and bring the crew. Monday we have to discuss this with everybody," I said, giving instructions. I may have been the younger brother but I'd always been running shit. At 23 I could handle my own; I owned a legit tattoo shop and a barbershop, as well as a big mansion. I was definitely a boss! I started out on the block hustling when I was 14. I've always been money motivated. When me and Donte's dad walked out on us when were young, I was only 12 years old. I told myself that I'd never walk out on my wife. I hated to see how my mom struggled to raise two boys. I did everything I could to help her. My mom is my rock, but she wouldn't take no handouts. When I turned 14 I realized that my mom was starting to get sick and she couldn't handle everything all on her own. I started hustling on the blocks first, and then I started selling weed at school. I was making money and helping my mom until I got caught by the police one day at school and got sent to juvenile when I was 17, and then to county when I turned 18. I wasn't released until I was 19 and the whole time I was locked up I made myself a promise that when I got out of that hell hole I wasn't going back. By 21 I owned the blocks of South Central. I had corners on lock everywhere. I had so much money that I lost count. I kept my mom flourished with money and nothing but the best, but it only brought on haters and gold-digging, money-hungry hos.

My mind went back to the sexy lady at the table. I had to get up to go check her out.

## Aaliyah

Since me and Jas had been in the Red Lobster, we'd been getting approached. Already three dudes had come to the table tryna holla, and we hadn't ordered our food yet! Jasmine was a bad bitch but I could hold my own, too. I worked as the manager of Luscious Hair Extensions. I'm on the skinny side with a light skin complexion, 5'5", with perky 30C breasts. My long 28" Brazilian weave flowed down my back and all the niggas loved it. You know how they say "birds of a feather flock together," Well, bad bitches flock together, too. This Morris Chestnut look-alike had been on our bumper since we walked in. I was gonna have to get his name and number before we left.

Jasmine

"What's up, beautiful? I couldn't help but come over here and get your name," Jared said.

I was grinning from ear to ear as I reached out to shake his hand. "Jasmine, but everybody calls me Jas. And your name is?"

He took my hand and lifted it up to his lips and kissed it. "Jared, but everybody calls me Jay." At that point my panties were soaked and I couldn't contain myself. I couldn't let this man see me knocked off my square, though, so I played it cool.

"Nice to meet you, Jared," I smiled, and then he grabbed a seat at the table. Aaliyah and I looked at each other and laughed. We thought it was a big move on his part, but everything about him said he was that nigga.

I spoke first. "Jared, I would like you to meet my best friend, Aaliyah."

"Hello, Ms. Aaliyah," Jared said.

"Hi, Jared," Aaliyah said with a little too much lust in her voice.

"Would you ladies mind if me and my brother joined you guys for dinner tonight?" he asked with a pouty face.

"Not at all," we said in unison. With that being said, Jared walked off in search of his brother. Aaliyah and I patiently waited at the table, talking about how good Jared looked and hoped his brother looked just as good as him. As we finished talking about them Jared approached the table with his brother who was just as sexy as him. Donte was 25 years old, 6'5", and had a smooth, dark skin complexion, a goatee, and long dreads. He dressed like he had money. He looked similar to Jared. He had a baby face. but you could still tell that he was the older one. Jarred introduced his brother to us and he instantly hit it off with Aaliyah. We all ate, drank, talked, and laughed with each other. The entire time, Jared and me were giving each other the look and exchanged numbers with plans on talking after we left the restaurant. Jared paid for the bill and walked me to me to my car while Donte walked Aaliyah to her car. I drove to my condo in Ladera, smiling from ear to ear. When I made it home I texted Jared to let him know that I made it home safely. I went to my bedroom and gathered my clothes for my bubble bath. I sat in the hot tub soaking and I couldn't help but think about Jared. Everything about him was sexy; the way he looked at me, how he smiled at me, and how intelligent he sounded. That was so sexy. It was a turn on. I had to tell myself to calm down. It wasn't nothing serious, because we just met. After I got out the tub I got dressed and lotioned myself, I checked my phone and saw the missed call from Jared. I sat there and debated if I really wanted to talk to him or not. I called him back and waited for him to answer.

"What's up, mami? I thought you was asleep," Jared said sexily when he picked up the phone.

"No, I just got done taking a bath."

"What are you doing right now?" he asked

"Nothing. Lying in bed trying to find something on TV to watch."

"Can you get on FaceTime?" he asked. Shit, I didn't hesitate with saying yes. I quickly turned on my Mac laptop and waited for his call.

"You look so beautiful right now," Jared told me.

"Thank you," I said while blushing. Damn there he was with that complementing shit that had my head gone. It was already hard staring at his sexy ass in his wife beater. Everything in me wanted to tell him to take his shirt off. I had to catch myself quickly because that was not like me...or was it?

"I just had to see you again. I barely know you and you already got a soft spot in a niggas heart," he admitted. Boom! There it was. I knew he was feeling me just from the way he kept looking at me. He's probably like every nigga, though. Just trying to run game. I laughed like a little school girl. He really was flattering. He was talking up a good game, though, and in reality, I liked it. We continued to get to know each other until 4 in the morning, then I started to drift off to sleep.

We ended our FaceTime session. Since I was sleeping, he texted me so I could read it when I woke up: Good night, beautiful. Sleep tight. I already like you and I just met you. This could go far. You already wifey in my eyes.

# CHAPTER 2

## Jasmine

Eight AM, bright and early, the sound of my alarm woke me up from my sleep. I was so tired from being up all night with Jared. I must admit, that it was fun and I loved his company. I just hoped it was the start of a new thing and not just a momentary thing, 'cause I didn't mind dogging his ass if need be. I grabbed my phone to turn off the alarm, then I read Jared's text. I blushed hard as hell and said, "Awww."

I texted him back: **Good morning, Jared. I had a great time with you last night.** I put my phone back down on my nightstand and got up to get ready for my busy day at work. I was dressed in a crop top and a simple pair of cut jeans with sandals and my hair in a messy bun. I wasn't ready for this long day of doing inventory and ordering new shipments, but if I didn't do it who would? I'd rather do it myself than to have one of my many workers fucking up my shit that I worked so hard putting together.

On my way out Jared texted me back: **Good morning, beautiful. I had fun last night, too. What are you getting yourself into today?**

I texted him back while walking to my all black drop top Mercedes-Benz: On **my way to my store. I have to do inventory today.**

Jared texted me back while I was driving. My iPhone read it out loud on my stereo system: **You're a busy woman I see. Is there any way that you can make time today to see me again? I can't get you off my mind.**

I told Siri to text Jared: **No. Today I have a busy schedule**.

I had to laugh. He just met me last night and already tryna put a ring on it. "My shit is addicting," I said, laughing to myself. I continued driving and smiling, thinking about the day I was about to have. When I got to work I immediately went to work. I double-checked everything and made sure all my shipments were in order for the next day. I wanted to see Jared, but I had to play with him a little bit before I decided whether to let him in or not. I walked back to my office and called Jared.

"What's up, beautiful? I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon," Jared said.

"Me either. I just finished inventory and reorganizing the store. I'm taking a break before I go to the post office and ship off everything."

"You're a business woman. That's attractive about you."

I blushed. "I have to be about my business. My bills won't pay themselves."

"I can't believe you're only 19 and still in school doing it big. I would have never believed that if anybody would of told me," he said.

I laughed. "Correction, I'm almost 20 but still, I'm about my money and I can get it myself."

Jared laughed. "Feisty, mami. I love it. That's why I'm interested in you. You doing things better than women twice your age. I respect that."

I smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Jared."

He asked, "When are you planning to come over or let me take you out?"

"Well, I want to get to know you first before I see you again. Then maybe I'll squeeze you into in my schedule."

"Okay, mami. I can't wait to see you handle your business. I'm always a phone call away."

"Me too. Bye, Jared."

I put away all my paperwork and locked my office up; I left instructions with Aaliyah and headed to the post office. I always hated doing shipments. Something always went wrong and my customers are always nagging about when they'd receive their packages. I hated doing it but it made me the most money because I shipped worldwide. I unloaded my car with the box I had and walked in the post office. It was crowded, as usual, and that was another thing I hated. When it was finally my turn to be called, I put my package in the vault and closed it so the lady could take it out on the other end. She scanned everything and I paid for it and left. I was happy to be out of there and to go back home, but I still had a few more errands to run.

I stopped by my mom's house to pay her a visit and mess with my dad. I drove all the way to my parent's home; I pulled up and used my key to walk in. I didn't see my parents so I figured they must have been in their room. I walked in and they were lying down talking.

"Hey, Mommy. Hey, Daddy." I gave each of them a hug and a kiss and jumped in bed with them.

"Hey, baby girl," my dad said.

"We was just talking about you, Jas," my mom said.

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" I asked.

"It's a good thing, baby," my dad said.

"We was just talking about your birthday that is coming up," my mom said. Fourth of July is my birthday and it was always sparked. Since I was a little girl my mom and dad always made sure I had the best birthday possible and each year they never let me down.

"What do you want to do this year?" my mom asked.

"I don't know yet. I haven't thought of anything," I said. I kind of just wanted to stay in and watch the fireworks. It was getting late so I decided to go home. I told my mom and dad bye and that I'd call them tomorrow.

The drive back to my house was at least 45 minutes away. I was about 20 minutes away from home when my car broke down. I was scared as shit. It was after midnight and I was in the 'hood. I locked my doors and called AAA. A tow truck wouldn't come until another 45 minutes.

I prayed, "God, please work a miracle and get me home safe and in one piece tonight. Amen." I called Jared, hoping he would be awake.

"What's up, Jas?" he said when he answered.

"Hey Jared. My car broke down. Can you come help me, please?" I begged.

"You don't have to beg Jas. Where are you at?" he asked me.

"I'm on Slauson and I don't know the other cross street. I cant see it and I'm too scared to get out the car to check," I told him.

"No, don't get out. What stores are you by?" he asked me.

"I see a donut shop and a fish store," I said.

"I know where you at. I'll be there in 10 minutes. Don't open your door for nobody," he said .

"Okay," I said and hung up. People kept walking past and looking at me. I was scared somebody was going to shoot me in my car. Five minutes passed and Jared wasn't there yet. I almost had a heart attack when this big black man in all black knocked on my window.

"Ma'am, can you roll down your window?" the man asked and I grabbed my mace.

"No, I can't," I said, watching him and my surroundings.

"I just want to use your phone to call my girlfriend to pick me up," he said, not taking his eyes off me.

"I said no." Then he tried to open my door. I started to scream, then I saw Jared pistol-whipping the man. I was thankful that he came at the right time. I was so scared.

"Didn't she tell you no?" Jared asked in between hits.

"Aaahhhh!" the man continued to yell. His face was unrecognizable as Jared kept going. I was still scared because I didn't know if I should be scared of Jared or not. When he finally stopped, the man couldn't move.

"Jasmine, get your stuff. You need and get in my car," he told me, and I did just as he said. I grabbed my phone, paperwork, and charger. I threw it in my purse, locked up my car, and gave him the key, walking to his black Range Rover. I saw him watching his surroundings and then he got in the car with me. He pulled out his phone and called somebody.

Jared

When Jasmine called me to help her out I got up with no hesitation. I don't know why she would be out in these streets at this time of the night by herself. I put on my Jordan slippers and got my phone and keys to go find her. I drove as fast as I could because I knew the area she was in was not a safe place for her to be in. When I drove past her car I saw a man at her window. I had to bust a U-turn to get to her side. When I saw the man yelling and pulling on the door handle I hopped out and grabbed my gun. He didn't see me sneak up behind him and I hit him upside his head with the butt of my gun. I didn't stop. I wanted this nigga to understand that Jasmine said no and he kept messing with her. Jasmine's screams got louder. I couldn't even hear her anymore because I was into kicking the nigga's ass. I stopped because he wasn't moving anymore. I told Jasmine to get her shit and get in my car. When I got in the car I called my homie Troy. He was a tow truck driver and I knew he'd be able to get her car to her house fast.

"What up, my nigga? I need a tow," I said.

"Fa'sho, bruh. Text me the address. I'm on my way."

"Thanks, bruh," I said then hung up and texted him where we were, the kind of car Jasmine had, and the address where I wanted him to bring her car.

"Mami, what are you doing out here so late?" I asked.

"I was on my way home from my parents' house and my car broke down," she said.

"It gets rough around here this time of night."

"I'm lucky you came at the time you did. I was scared but I was ready to mace that motherfucka' if need be," she said, making me laugh.

"Don't mace me. I'm on your side," I said, still laughing. She sat in the passenger seat pouting. I didn't realize until then how sexy she really was. She looked so sexy in a half shirt and jeans. I knew she had to be cold. It was winter in Los Angeles.

"Are you cold?" I asked

"Yeah, I am," she said. I turned on the heater and drove off.

"I'm going to wait with you at your house until Troy comes with your car," I told her.

"Okay," she said. I know she was sleepy because she looked tired. I drove all the way to her house, which wasn't that far from my house. We walked into her place and it was decorated nicely.

"You sure it's okay for me to be here? I don't want your nigga coming in trying to shoot me," I said, laughing.

"Boy, shut up," she said laughing too.

"I'm about to go take a shower. It's much needed. Help yourself to anything in the kitchen. I'll be back in a minute," she said. I grabbed a water out of the refrigerator and watched TV. I was watching TV for about 10 minutes and then Troy called me telling me he was outside. I went downstairs to get the car from him.

"Thanks, bruh. It's much appreciated," I said,

"I got you, bruh," he said. I took out my wallet and gave him $200 then went back upstairs. Jasmine was in the kitchen standing in front of the stove making something in a pair of shorts and tank top. She was looking sexy as fuck but I wasn't about to disrespect her.

"Troy just dropped off your car. I'll call my mechanic in the morning and he can come check it out for you," I said.

"Thanks, Jared. I would probably still be waiting for AAA slow ass if it wasn't for you," she said.

"No problem, ma. I'm about to go back home now. Goodnight, Jas," I told her. She came over to me and gave me a hug.

"Thanks, Jared, for everything. Goodnight."

I had to get up out of her house. She was looking too good for me to control my actions.

Jasmine

I'm glad that I didn't have class today 'cause I would have been fucked. I got up and washed my face and brushed my teeth. I made a milkshake and waited on Jared to call me. When I was cleaning up the mess in the kitchen from my shake, my phone rang.

"Good morning," I said.

"Good morning, Jasmine. My mechanic said he'll be there in an hour and he'll call me when he gets outside, then I'll call you," Jared said.

"Thanks a lot," I said.

"It's cool. I know what it is like when you gotta do everything by yourself," he said.

"It's hard work when there's no one to help," I said.

"I'll holla at you later. I know you got stuff to handle," he said.

"Yeah, okay," I said, not really wanting to hang up, but I did anyway. I went to my room and pulled out my laptop and rented a 2013 Escalade for four days since I was out of a car for the time being. Then I called Aaliyah to ask her to drop me off to get the car. I got ready to get my day started and when I was done getting dressed Aaliyah called to tell me she was outside.

"Hey, bestie," I said, getting in the car.

"Hey boo. What happened to your car?" she asked.

"It broke down last night when I was coming back from seeing my mom and dad," I said.

"Dang, that sucks. So what are you going to do about your car?" she asked.

"I have a mechanic coming by the house in an hour to check it out so I rented a truck in the meanwhile."

"Okay, well that's good that you wont be carless," she said. We talked a little while longer until she pulled up in front of Hertz. I thanked her and went inside. I walked over to the automatic machine to pay for the truck since I booked it online. I got my confirmation code and walked to the back to retrieve my keys and the truck. While I was waiting Jared called me.

"Hey," I said.

"What's up? The mechanic said he's on his way right now."

"I'm at Hertz right now picking up a truck until my car gets fixed."

"Why didn't you tell me, Jas? You could have used one of my cars. It wouldn't have been a problem."

"It's cool, Jared. You done enough already, but thanks anyways."

"Alright then, Jas," he said and then hung up. He was probably mad; for what reason, I don't know. It didn't take long for them to have the truck ready for me. I inspected the truck to make sure everything was good before I pulled off. I headed back home to wait for the mechanic. To my surprise Jared was there with the mechanic.

I parked the truck and got out. "Hey, guys," I said, walking up to them.

"Hey," they both said.

"Looks like I already found the problem. Your transmission blew out. I can fix it for you, but it will take a week," the mechanic said.

"Okay, thanks. I'll come down to your shop to pay."

The mechanic called his tow truck to get my car to his shop. "Okay, ma'am, the tow truck should be here in 15 minutes," the mechanic said.

"Okay, no rush," I said, smiling.

"Alright, you handling business," Jared said.

"I got to."

"You want me to go with you to the shop or you can handle that by yourself, too?" he asked in a sarcastic tone.

"I mean, you can come with me if you want to, but what's your problem?"

Jared walked over to his truck and told me to get in. "I don't got a problem," he said.

"Could've fooled me," I said.

"Nah, I felt like if you needed a car I should have been able to provide that for you. I'm just trying to help, Jasmine." He was thoughtful but I didn't think that would have ticked him off like that.

"Well, I didn't know that would have been a problem with you. I rented the truck until Thursday so can I please use one of your cars?" I asked, trying to make peace with him.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," he said, laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" I asked

"You, 'cause you acting like you're miss independent."

"What you mean acting like I am miss independent?" I asked, laughing.

"I'm just playing with you, girl," he said, then he drove off to the mechanic's shop. When we got there my car was just pulling up on the tow truck. I went inside and found the mechanic.

"Okay, so how much is everything going to cost?" I asked.

The mechanic said it would be $2,200 and I told him I'd pay cash. Then Jared stepped up. "Jas, I'll pay for it," he said.

"No, I'll pay for it, but thanks, though."

"Look, you about to be my girl soon so I might as well help you out," he said.

"Jared, it's cool. It's nothing to a boss," I said, laughing. I walked inside the shop, paid, and we left.

"Well, can I at least take you out to lunch?" Jared asked.

"Okay, that will be fine before I go to the gym," I said.

"Where do you wanna go?"

"It doesn't matter. Wherever you wanna go."

He didn't tell me where we were going. He just drove. We ended up at Chili's. He helped me out the truck and we walked in. It wasn't crowded so we were able to get a table fast. The waitress showed us our table and we ordered our drinks. We both got burgers and fries.

"What's up, Jasmine?" a familiar voice asked, catching me completely off guard.

"Luke?" It was my ex boyfriend, Luke, and I was automatically irritated. When we were dating he tried to play me so I broke up with him and ever since he's been trying to get back with me.

"I been calling and texting you, Jas. Why haven't you been answering?" he asked like he was mad.

"Because I blocked your ass. Does that answer your question? Now get the fuck out of my face and away from my table," I said, mad as hell that he was still standing there and still trying to talk to me.

"Didn't you hear my lady say get out of her face?" Jared asked, standing up, almost yelling at Luke. His tone was loud with authority in it and I kinda liked it. I could tell Luke was intimated by Jared because he left.

"Sorry about that," I said, annoyed.

"It's alright, mami. You could lose that attitude now 'cause you with me," he said, making me smile. Our food came and we ate and talked until we were ready to go. He paid the bill and he drove me back to my house.

"What are you about to do, Jas?" he asked me

"I'm about to go take a shower and get ready to go the gym."

"You look like you don't need to go to the gym."

"Well, I like my body so I gotta keep it up."

"Well, don't be out late again and be safe. Call me if you need me," he said. I leaned over and gave him a hug and got out the truck.

"I will. Bye," I said and walked into my house. I settled in first and laid on the couch. I was tired already but the gym was calling me. I went into the bathroom to take a shower. I lotioned up and found my yoga pants and matching shirt. I put on my work out sweater and tied up my Nike shoes. I went into the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of water and headed out the door. The gym wasn't too far from my house; that's why I was able to come every other day. I got my waters and headphones and locked up the truck and went inside. After I signed in I went inside and worked out. An hour later I came out feeling good. I drove back home and took another shower and got ready for bed. I had school in the morning.

Jared

I spent most of my day with Jasmine. She was cool company. I already found myself liking her. I like that she was independent and had her own. She didn't have her hand out and that's why I fucked with her. I was trying my best to help her out but it looked like she didn't need it. I respected it. I rolled up a blunt and chilled for the rest of the day. I had to get my mindset right for the meeting Donte and me had in a couple of days. Until then I was staying away from Jas because I needed to be on my toes I couldn't go in there blind. I called up one of my hos, Tina. She always came through when I needed my dick sucked and to be fucked.

"What up?" I asked when she answered the phone.

"Hey, daddy," she said.

"I need to come through."

"Come on. I'll be waiting." She I hung up I got up and headed to her house.

I needed to let some stress go and Tina was the right one to help me. I got in my truck and drove to her little house in the 'hood. I pulled up and knocked on her door. She was ready for me because she didn't have on any clothes and was waiting on me. I closed the door and she was already taking my dick out of my jeans. That's what I liked about Tina. She wasted no time, because time was money. I lifted her up and took her to the couch so we could be comfortable.

"You want me to take care of you, daddy?" Tina asked me.

"Yeah, handle that for me," I told her. She always gave the best head. My whole dick disappeared into her mouth and she had it so hard.

"Suck it just like that," I told her. I grabbed her head and fucked her mouth.

"Ride me," I said. She took my dick out of her mouth and I rolled on a condom. She rode me like she was a champion, tightening her pussy walls on me.

"Stop playing with me," I told her and smacked her ass.

"I'm about to cum on daddy's dick," she moaned.

"Cum for me," I said, then I came in the condom.

"Aaah, that pussy felt good," I said, getting up to go to the bathroom to flush the condom down the toilet. I fixed myself up and went back into the living room. I took my wallet out and gave her $200 for her services and walked out the door.

"Good looking, ma," I said and left. I went back to my house, took a shower, and smoked some more. That's all I needed was some pussy and Jasmine was playing like she didn't want me, so fuck her. I was feeling myself right now and I didn't need her.

***

It had been about two weeks and I hadn't heard from Jasmine. She was supposed to call me when she needed me to bring her one of my cars but she never did call. Oh well. She was doing her and I was doing me. She was cool up until she stopped fucking with me. The meeting with the Colombian connect went good and his shit was pure gold like Donte said. Since we switched to him we had to re-up every week. Everything sold faster than our last product. We were bringing double the money and I loved it. I was just chilling. I'd been in the trap every day for the last couple of weeks making sure everything was straight.

# CHAPTER 3

##  Jasmine

It had been two whole weeks since Jared last saw me or talked to me. I honestly missed him, but fuck him. I was starting to feel him until I got that phone call. I knew it was crazy to be feeling jealous knowing that we only knew each other for a couple of days, but I thought we would have been something to each other. The night I got back home from the gym I was sending out tracking numbers for my shipments when I got a phone call from Jared. I answered the phone and it obviously had to be a mistake that he called me because he was fucking some bitch. I heard her moaning and yelling and him grunting. I was mad at first but then I was like fuck it. That wasn't my nigga in the first place. He called me the first two days after that but I never answered my phone. I didn't have time to be a part of his games. He wanted pussy and I wasn't giving mine up. I was supposed to call him to use one of his cars for the rest of the week since that's what he wanted, but after the phone call thing I called Hertz and paid for a couple more days. I got my car out of the mechanic's shop and it was working like brand new. I was back on my grind and it was still _fuck niggas_.

I was going to the mall to splurge on myself because I deserved it. I was looking sexy as hell, too. My natural hair was flat ironed and it was 28" long. I had on a blue maxi dress that showed every curve and would make your wife give a divorce in a second. My whole back was out and I had on my matching Prada sandals. I was walking through the mall feeling myself, one, because I could go in any store and buy whatever I wanted, and two, because I looked sexy as fuck. I thought I was going crazy when I heard Jared call out my name.

"Jasmine, slow down," Jared said.

"What do you want, Jared?" I asked, pretty much annoyed.

"Why the fuck you got an attitude?" he asked, pissing me off.

"I don't know. Why don't you ask Tina?" I knew he was shocked because his jaw dropped. I didn't want to hear anything else he had to say so I just walked off. He was looking sexy, though. I kind of did wish he was mine but he fucked that up.

Jared

I was walking in the mall when I saw Jasmine. I tried to holla at her sexy ass, but she shut me down that quick. I don't know how the fuck she found out about Tina. I didn't even try to go after her when she told me that. That explained why she never answered when I called her. She made her decision to stop fucking with me so, oh well. I kept walking through the mall and every store I went into, she was there. It was hard not looking at her sexy ass, but I knew she wasn't fucking with me so I kept my distance.

We were in the True Religion store and I saw this nigga in her face making her smile. My blood was boiling. That shit made me hot and she wasn't even my girl. I saw him giving her his number and I went over there.

"Aye, homie, dead that shit. She already taken," I said, sending that nigga on his way.

"Why would you do that?" she asked. I already knew she was pissed.

"Because you not about to be in another nigga's face while I'm standing right fucking here!" I yelled.

"You not about to be talking to me and fucking on bitches at the same time!" she yelled back. "You know what? You not gonna be talking to me any way you want to, and fuck you. Get the fuck out of my face!" she yelled. She walked off and went to pay for her clothes and left. I didn't know I fucked up that bad until then. I didn't even want to be at the mall anymore so I just drove home.

When I got home I was still mad so I rolled a blunt and took it to my face. I still was thinking about Jas and I didn't even know that I fucked up. I grabbed my keys and went to her house. I saw her car outside so I knew she was home. I knocked on her door and moved to the side so she wouldn't see me. She opened the door.

"Don't open up the door when you don't know who it is," I said, walking in, not giving her a chance to protest.

"Jared, please leave. I don't want to argue with you," she said.

"I don't want to argue with you either. Can we please talk, Jas?" I asked, damn near begging.

"You got five seconds," she said.

"Look, I don't know how you know about Tina and I don't know why you're so mad about it," I said.

"I don't know why you were so mad when that boy was trying to get my number," she said, smirking.

"Jasmine, cut that shit out. Don't fucking play with me," I said, getting mad.

"Look, you good. You want to have bitches and it's cool. I'm glad you showed who you are now before we got ourselves into anything. You want a bitch you can fuck on. You don't want a woman. I'm cool off you. Do you, boo," she said and opened the door for me to leave. I walked to the door, closed it, and sat back down.

"No, Jasmine. We not about to keep playing these games. You can't look me in the eyes and tell me that you don't want me."

She couldn't say anything. "Exactly. Now stop with that bullshit. How did you find out about Tina?" I asked.

"You called me," she said

"Huh?" I asked, confused.

"Y'all was fucking and you called me accidently, I guess, and you were calling out her name and I heard all the noises and moans."

"Damn, I promise that wasn't meant for me to hurt you."

"Look at me, Jas. Me and you weren't together, and I don't even know if we'll ever be together, but I'm sorry. I fucked her. She's just somebody I call up when I need to fuck and give her a little dough, then I get on. I wasn't about to ask you for sex. So it is what it is. Like I said, I didn't mean to hurt you," I said, getting up and kissing her on her forehead. I left because there was nothing left to be said.

Jasmine

I swear this nigga comes with more surprises each time. When I saw him at the mall my heart felt heavy and I was over the situation. Then he had the nerve to yell at me about niggas talking to me and I'm not even his girl. But when he came to my house it showed me that he cared. It felt like we were in a relationship for a minute. When he told me to look him in the eyes and tell him that I don't want him I couldn't do it. I wanted him from the night at the restaurant. Then we became cool until the Tina situation. I couldn't really get him off of my mind. There was just something about him that left me mesmerized. But I just needed to focus on school and if it was meant to be it would be. I had enough for one day. I couldn't handle anything else, so I just took my ass to sleep and hoped the following day would be better.

I woke up and felt refreshed. I had to go to school and I didn't have classes until 12 o'clock. I was a junior in college studying to be a doctor. I got up and took a shower and got ready for my long day. After I got dressed, I made a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal. I ate my breakfast and packed my bag for school. I grabbed everything I needed and went to school. When I got there I walked to my class and turned off my phone. I was happy when class was over because I was tired and hungry.

It was 5 o'clock so it was happy hour somewhere. I called Aaliyah and she said she was busy, so I decided to drive through a drive-thru and then go home. I chose Jack in the Box and quickly ordered something. When I got my food, I turned the music up to block out everything I was feeling.

"Got me wishing that we did the things we didn't do

And right now I want to sex you, baby

Has anybody sexed you lately?"

As I sang along with Bando Jonez my mind drifted back to Jared. That man was so sexy. He would tear my little ass up. I kinda missed him but it was best to keep him away. I got home and put all my stuff on the counter. I ate all my food and threw away the trash then went into my bedroom to gather my stuff for a much needed bubble bath. I wanted to relax and not stress myself out so much. I went into the bathroom and set my bath water with bubbles. I went into the shower and washed myself with Sweet Pea shower gel from Bath and Body Works. After I got out the shower, I sat in the warm bubble bath. I turned on my iHome in the bathroom and listened to El Debarge sing about his perfect lover.

"Tell me how can you love me so much, girl?

Put up with all of the crazy things that I do

How can you love me so much, baby?

I can always count on you

I think you're trying to tame me"

The song reminded me so much of Jared. I knew we weren't in a relationship and I shouldn't have been so mad, but I caught feelings for him that fast. I knew he cared as well, because last night he was looking like a sad puppy. I wanted to call him but my pride wouldn't let me. I continued to lay in the tub soaking and thinking about my next move. I didn't want to regret messing up something that could have had so much potential, but at the same time I didn't want to waste my time. I rinsed off the bubbles, grabbed my towel, and laid across my bed. I didn't feel like drying off. I just wanted to lie there. I grabbed my phone and unblocked Jared's number.

Then I sent him a text: **Hey you**.

It was worth the try. I laid there for another 15 minutes and my phone alerted me that I had a text: **Oh shit, you unblocked a nigga. I feel special.**

I had to laugh because he always said something stupid that made me laugh.

I texted him back: **Shut up, fool. What are you doing?**

He replied: **Thinking about life. I'm sorry, Jas.**

Me: **I'm sorry, too. Come over so we can talk.**

Jared: **I'm on my way.**

I was actually happy that he was coming over. Maybe we could work this out. I got up, lotioned myself up, and threw on a pair of gray leggings and a T-shirt. Just when I was done getting myself together he knocked on the door.

"Hey," I said, stepping to the side so he could come in.

"Hey, Jas," he said, walking in.

"I miss you," I said, speaking first, letting my feelings come out.

"I miss you, too," he said, smiling and walking over to me. He gave on of the hugs that I'd missed. I always liked the way I felt in his arms. My 5'3" frame fit perfectly on his 6'4" frame.

"Look, Jas, I was wrong for yelling at you like I did. It shouldn't have bothered me like that, but it did. I wanted you since the first day I saw you, but hey, I was just being a nigga. Pussy gets thrown at me every day all day while I'm out in the streets. Yeah, we weren't together but I didn't know you were feeling me as much as I was feeling you. If we could start all over again, I would," he said, making my heart feel heavy.

"Yeah, we can do this again, Jared," I said, letting him know I felt the same way. I was just saying _fuck him_ and now I was trying to get back right with him. There was something about him that I just wanted to explore. I loved his demeanor. He was a thug and that alone turned me on. He gave me another hug but this time he held me and didn't let me go.

"Jas, it's already been pointed out that we got something that neither of us wants to let go just yet. We can take it slow and start over from the beginning. I'm in no rush. Like I told you before, you're wifey in my eyes already," he said.

# CHAPTER 4uHH

## Jared

I hadn't seen Jas in person since the night I went over to her house. It had been about a month and I was ready to see her. We talked every day on the phone and we FaceTimed every night before she went to sleep. We wanted to start over and keep our relationship fresh. It wasn't official that we were in a relationship, but it was clear that she belonged to me. I hadn't even talked to another bitch because I didn't want her finding out.

She was finally coming over and it would be our first official date. I got excited when Jas texted me saying she was on her way. I went to take a shower while I was waiting on her. I couldn't help but to think how perfect she was. I had to say "damn" shaking my head. I already knew that I was feeling her. She had me every time she smiled at me. I thought back to the night before when we were on FaceTime. I told myself I would do anything to have her in my bed in my arms as I watched her sleep peacefully. I got out the shower and decided to throw on my black True Religion jeans with the matching black and white shirt, and I wore my matching Jordan Concord 11s. I sprayed my favorite YSL cologne on and threw on my gold Rolex. I went to sit in the living room to wait on Jas.

When Jasmine pulled up she looked lost, like she had the wrong address. My house was so big it was a mansion. She knew she was in the right place, though, because she saw my white Lexus in the driveway. She called me to let me know she was outside. I opened the door and smiled at her and she smiled back.

"What's up, beautiful. Took you long enough," I said, laughing. She gave me a hug.

"Hey, Jared. Shut up. I couldn't just look any kind of way," she said. The smell from her perfume made me want to rip her clothes off right there and then. When I saw her waling up to the door I couldn't help but notice how sexy she looked. It was like she was playing with my manhood. This would be harder than I thought. I walked her into the house and gave her a tour.

"You want anything to drink, Jas?" I asked.

"Mmm, yeah. You have pineapple juice?"

I laughed. "Does that stuff really work?" I asked while pouring her juice.

"Does what work?" she asked

"You know, pineapple juice making your pussy taste good?"

Jas burst out laughing because of how blunt I was. "I would have no idea if it works or not," she said.

I looked at her strange. "What you mean?" I questioned.

"I'm still a virgin. I haven't had sex and I've never gotten ate out."

I was beyond shocked that she was still a virgin. I was definitely putting a ring on her finger. She was wifey already.

"Wow, Jas, why? Not to be rude."

She sighed because she knew the question was coming. "I stay very closed up to protect myself. I got a lot going for myself and I don't want to confuse it with sex. I want to give my virginity to someone I trust. It's something that I'll never get back," she said, sounding so sexy and intelligent to me. I knew right then and there she was the one.

## Jasmine

We decided on me cooking for the both of us and watching a movie in the den for the rest of the night. I looked through his refrigerator and pantry and decided to make lasagna and garlic bread.

"Jas, do you really know how to cook or are you bullshitting?" Jared asked, teasing me.

"Shut up, fool. I can cook. As a matter of fact, you'll see," I said, confidently.

"Are you sure I won't be sick tomorrow?" he asked, laughing at me.

"Yeah, asshole" I said, sticking my middle finger out at him and laughing. He helped me prepare the food, and while it was in the oven we decided to set the table. When the lasagna and garlic bread was out of the oven Jared complimented me.

"Okay, Jas, this smells good. I have to give you your props," he said while he carried the hot dish to the dining room.

I laughed and brushed my shoulders off, causing him to laugh ."Thanks. I told you don't sleep on me." I know he took that serious because there were a lot of surprises to me. I began serving our food as he sat, back getting ready to feast on my delicious food. Jared took a bite of his food and he was actually impressed. I was the total package. I knew he was surprised that nobody hadn't snatched me up and made me wifey yet.

"Jas, this is bomb. You gonna have to make this all the time! What else can you cook?" he asked.

"I can pretty much make anything. My mom taught me how to cook at a young age. She been trying to shape me into a housewife that I'll never be." I said.

"What'chu mean by a housewife that you'll never be?" he asked

"I mean, I have the qualities of a wife—I can cook, clean, and take care of home—but I don't wanna just do that. I want to work and bring home my own bacon. I mean, I'm still gonna do my wifely duties. I just want to have my own and not live off of my husband," I said. That made him realize how independent I was.

"Check you out. Lemme find out you a hustler," he said jokingly.

"Alright, so what about you? Tell me why you have this big ass mansion and it's just you living here," I said, really wanting to know.

"I hustle hard for mine and when I had enough money to afford it, I bought me and my mom mansions. I live here by myself 'cause I haven't found the right one to share it with. It's home but it's not home because I have nobody worth coming home to every night. I mean I could get a bitch—as many as I want—but I don't want a bitch. I want one solid woman that I can come home to every night and wake up to every morning." I sat in silence and let everything he'd just said process. That was deep.

"Let me find out you got a heart," I smirked. We talked about life a little while longer. I washed and he dried the dishes until the kitchen was clean. We went to the den to watch a movie until I saw his PS4. I really wanted to play. I had an obsession with those games even though I didn't know how to play.

"You not ready for this, mami," he teased me.

"Ha-ha, not funny. I just wanna play. Are you gonna teach me or what?"

"Anything you want me to do, mami," he said. He turned on the big screen, gave me a controller, and showed me how to work it. We played Call of Duty until it was dark outside.

"Dang, mami, I had fun with you. I swear this is the type of stuff I need in my life," Jared said, confessing what he wanted to say all day. I listened and didn't say anything, and then he spoke again. "It's getting real late. It's already after 12 o'clock. Why don't you stay the night with me?"

I looked at him and raised my eyebrows. _Come again?_ I couldn't believe he had just asked me to spend the night. The nigga was really addicted. "I don't know, Jared. I don't think that's a good idea." I looked him directly in the eyes.

"Jas, you could sleep in my room. I'll stay in the guest room and you could lock the door, too. Nothing is going to happen. I respect you too much, Jas," he said with so much sincerity in his eyes. I had to think about it. It was late for me to drive back home by myself. I tried to give myself every reason why it was right and why I should do it.

"But I don't have any clothes," I told him. He took my hands and led me upstairs to his room. You could sleep in any of my shirts. The bathroom is in here so you could take a shower, if you want. I have an extra toothbrush."

I smiled at him. "Okay, I'll stay," I said. I hoped I didn't regret it.

## Jared

As late as it was I wouldn't have let Jas drive all the way back home by herself. My place was the perfect place for her to be she's safe. I wouldn't want to risk her leaving and something happening to her. I had to show her I was a real nigga about mine and sex wasn't the first thing on my mind. As much as I wanted to sleep next to her, I took it slow and let her know that she still had her space. She was already mine. I let her have my room to herself. I wanted her to be comfortable.

I was lying in the guest bedroom and I couldn't sleep. I was just thinking about her. She was young but she was a woman. I could tell she was not a gold digger. Even better was that she was still a virgin. I wa gonna give her the world—believe that. She was raised right. I was gonna have to meet her mom and pops soon.

_Knock-knock._ The knocking on the door brought me out of my thinking.

"Hey, Jas, is something wrong?" I asked Jasmine

"No, I just can't sleep. I missed you already. Do you mind if I sleep in the bed with you?" she asked me innocently. Damn. She looked sexy as fuck in my Nike T-shirt. I wouldn't mind her wearing my clothes every night.

"Naw, come on." I moved over and made space for her. It was quiet for a minute as both of us were lost in our own thoughts.

"Thanks, Jared, for letting me spend the night," she said.

"Jas, you don't have to thank me. I wouldn't want to hear that anything happened to you because it's late at night," I said telling her the truth. She looked at me lying at the end of the bed. She scooted over to me and laid in my arms. Both of our hearts beating fast, not knowing what was going to happen next. I'd been wanting her in my arms since I saw her fall asleep on FaceTime. Her hair smelled good. I could definitely get use to laying up with her.

"Jas, you alright?" I questioned, making sure it was something she really wanted to do.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Your room is just too big and I got lonely. You not scared or nothing?" she joked.

"Okay, your little ass got jokes," I said, joking back. We hugged each other until we both fell asleep. The chemistry between us was so strong.

## Jasmine

I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. I was hoping Jared would still be in bed with me. I didn't know what came over me to go lay in his bed with him. After he left out the room I locked door and found one of his T-shirts. His was room was nice. His California king bed was really fit for a king. I was in Heaven! He had so many pictures on his wall and dresser of him, Donte, and an older women I was sure was his Mother. He looked just like her. I could see where he got all of his good looks from. I was beginning to think I trusted him. I had to trust and feel comfortable enough to get into his bed. I felt good when I was with him.

I got up and went to Jared's room to use the bathroom. I washed my face, brushed my teeth, and brushed my hair. I heard noises coming from the kitchen and smelled the aroma of bacon frying. I knew it was Jared making us breakfast. How sweet was that?

I slowly crept downstairs and snuck up behind him. "Boo!" I laughed, trying to scare him.

"You are not slick. I heard your loud ass coming down the stairs."

We both laughed. "Good morning, beautiful," Jared said, bringing me into his arms.

"Good morning, Jay," I said, blushing.

"I made waffles, eggs, and bacon. What kind of juice do you want?" Jared asked.

"Apple or orange; doesn't matter," I answered. Jared had set the table and sat my plate and juice in front of me.

"Thanks, Jared. I might be impressed. I hope I don't find eggshells in my food," I said cracking up.

He looked at me and mimicked me laughing. "Hahahaha."

"Awww, little baby can't handle a joke?" I asked, sticking my tongue out at him.

"I could handle..." He stopped himself and smirked at me. That shit made my heart drop! I wanted to know what he was going to say but I was glad at the same time, because if he did, I probably would have knocked everything off the table and demanded him to take all of me right there! I just smirked back at him and continued to eat my food. It was actually good and I didn't find any eggshells. We ate our breakfast, secretly not wanting to leave each other.

After the kitchen was cleaned I said, "Well, thanks for yesterday and the breakfast. I had a great time being around you." Jared got up and pulled me close to him and kissed my lips.

"No, thank you for coming over and cooking me dinner," he said, smiling at me. I looked back up at him and this time I kissed him and slipped my tongue into his mouth. Low moans escaped my mouth while he was biting on my lips. I wanted to feel his lips and tongue on every inch of my body. _Damn, Jas, stop while you are ahead_ , the little angel on my shoulder told me. The devil on my other shoulder told me to rip his clothes off and throw it back on him. The kiss seemed like forever. We didn't want to let go until Jared's phone started ringing. _Good!_ I thought. We stopped kissing.

"Umm, answer your phone," I told him, trying to catch my breath.

"What up, my nigga?" Jared spoke into the phone.

While he was on the phone I took the time to head upstairs and gather all of my belongings to go home. It was much needed. From upstairs I could hear Jared barking into the phone. He sounded mad as hell. I would've hated to be that person on the other end of the phone call. Jared hung up the phone. I could hear his footsteps making his way up to his room.

"Jared, you okay?" I asked, truly concerned.

"One of my spots got hit last night," he said. I didn't know what to say after that so I walked over to him and grabbed his face for another kiss, this time with more passion than the last.

"Go handle your business. I'm going home. Call me later," I said in the most understanding tone.

"Damn, ma, you better stop while you're ahead," he said, laughing and licking his lips. _There he goes again with all that sexy shit_. Ugh, I couldn't seem to understand why it was so hard for me. Maybe it was because he was truly sexy and he kept my attention. Jared locked up the house and walked me to my car.

"Text me when you get home, beautiful," he said, kissing me one last time like he'd never see me again. Shit, I was hoping he saw me again. He hit the roof of my car and stepped back, then I pulled off.

# CHAPTER 5

## Donte

1:52 AM

Who the fuck was calling my phone? I pulled my iPhone off the charger and saw J.J., one of my young niggas, calling me. For him to call me this late it could only mean one thing: _Trouble_. I answered the phone.

"What you want, nigga?"

"Donte, you have to come to the trap on 179th. We just got hit!" J.J. said.

You could tell he was mad. "Nigga, how the fuck did that happen? I pay your ass to stand guard! And you calling me tell me you weren't fucking standing guard?" I shouted, mad as fuck.

"Just get here fast, Donte. I'll tell you what happened," J.J. pleaded. I had to call Jay and let him know. I called about 10 times before giving up. _This nigga must be deep in some pussy for him not to be answering_ , I thought. I got up and strapped up then headed out the trap.

"Them streets, they fuck with me strong

Mad them bitches gon' fuck just because money long

You know that I know, I know, I know

Well, you know that I know it, I know it, I know"

Rich Homie Quan blared through my speakers while I was pushing 90 on the 110 freeway. I pulled up to the trap and called Jay one more time. Still no answer. I walked up to the front and Derrick, another young nigga, was there with his guns, standing his post. I nodded at him and kept walking through until I saw J.J. walking towards me.

"Nigga, how much did they take?" I asked, pissed off.

"Two-fifty large and a couple of kilos," he said. I was so mad I knocked him right upside his fucking head. "It wasn't my fault, Donte! It was a setup," he said.

I had to stop to hear this ridiculous shit. "Shoot," I said, telling him to go on.

"Dre did this shit, man. He was in the back and I heard him on the phone telling someone _they all here_. Before I could even go into the room to press him, the back door was knocked down. It was like three or four niggas in all black with ski masks. When all that shit went down Dre was not at his post like he was supposed to be. That nigga didn't even come out to help blaze them niggas up. It was me and Derrick. We shot two of their niggas. I called the cleanup crew already. They already took the bodies out. They just left. Now Dre snake ass slipped out. He not here," J.J. said, breaking everything down.

I was mad as fuck. I wanted Dre dead. I wanted to personally put two bullets in his head for fucking with my money.

"Close this shit up and meet back here tomorrow at 12. We're closed for now. And put out the word that there's $100,000 for anybody that bring me that dusty nigga dead or alive," I said. I walked out the trap, watching my back, and sped off going back to my house.

When I got inside, I took off my shirt, kept on my basketball shorts, and went back to sleep. When I woke up the next morning I was still mad. I checked my phone to see if Jared called yet. Still nothing. _What the fuck is up with this nigga?_ I called him again, hoping this he would answer. Just when I was about to hang up, he answered.

"What up, my nigga?" he said, sounding like I interrupted something.

"Nigga, I been calling your ass. Get out of the pussy and pick up the motherfucking phone. The spot on 179th got hit last night," I told him.

"What?!" he shouted.

"Nigga, you heard me. Meet up at the spot at 12. You know I don't discuss anything over the phone," I told Jared and hung up.

## Jasmine

I pulled off from Jared's house, speechless. I felt refreshed and renewed. Jared gave off the type of energy that I needed in my life. He was already established and he was nothing but a gentleman to me, but a thug at the same time. He was really the definition of thug passion. I couldn't help but to laugh at myself while I was driving. I thought about his kisses and how good his tongue felt inside of my mouth. "Mmm," I slowly said. I had to shake him from my brain at the moment. I needed to get ready and put my focus back on school for tomorrow. I pulled up in front of my condo and made my way upstairs.

I walked inside and texted Jared: **Made it home in one piece, Don't stress yourself out and be safe, Jared.**

I went into my bedroom and pulled out my clothes to take a long much needed hot shower. My mind kept drifting back to Jared and the way he held me last night and the scent from his cologne. I never felt so hot and bothered before. I was already finding myself falling for that man.

## Jared

I watched as Jasmine pulled off and I missed her already. I hopped into my all black Range Rover and made my way to the spot. Immediately, I was pissed. It was time to shake those niggas up.

I stepped out my whip and made it inside where I found Donte pistol whipping Dre. Dre was a known block boy. He'd never be nothing more than a block boy because his smart ass mouth was always getting him fucked up. He was always caught slipping. He'd fucked up one too many times. I was ready to murk his ass.

"Nigga, you think this is a fucking game?!" Donte yelled. _Slap! Slap!_

"Noooo!" Dre cried out from the pain. "I didn't set you up." That was all I needed to hear.

"Donte, move back," I said with so much authority in my voice. I pulled out my .34 mm and turned the silencer on. I shot three to Dre's dome and instantly he was dead.

"Let this shit be a lesson to you motherfuckas if you think you can sit at my table and eat off me then go behind my back and steal from me!" I yelled, far beyond pissed that I had to get my hands dirty.

"I'm not about to sit up here and have conversations with you niggas. I'll send you to your maker," I added.

"J.J., call the cleanup crew and get his ass tossed," I instructed. I had to take a minute to cool off before I spoke to everyone. I went outside and back to my truck to cool off for a minute before I went back and shot up everybody in sight except Donte. I felt my phone vibrate. I pulled it out and saw Jas' text. I smiled. Look at her, caring about a nigga and shit.

I texted her back: **I'm straight, mami. I had to handle business. But the real question is when am I gonna see you again?**

I locked my phone and put it in the cup holder. Then there was a knocking at my window. I looked over to see Serenity, this ho I fucked when I needed some pussy. Her ho ass had five kids by every nigga and all her baby daddies weren't shit. One time she thought she was smart by poking a hole in my condom. I'd never in a million years fuck any of these bitches raw. I don't know what the fuck they got. When I caught her I pistol whipped her ass and I stopped fucking with her ever since. I don't put my hands on women, but that bitch deserved an ass whooping.

"Bitch, what the fuck you want?" I asked her with disgust and irritation written all over my face.

"Nothing, Jay, I just came over to see if I could make daddy feel better," she said, trying her hardest to sound sexy.

"Bitch, you got me fucked up if you think I'll ever let you touch my dick." The look on her face was a killer. After I told her that I just rolled up my window. I saw that Jas texted me back **: I don't know. I have school tomorrow that's where my attention needs to be, Jay.**

Honestly, I liked that about her. That made me wanna chase her little sexy ass, so I played her game.

I texted her back: **Well, how about I come over tonight and bring take out?**

She texted me back fast **: Sorry, I can't. I gotta study. Another time, I promise.**

I texted her back: **I respect it, mami. Do your thang and hit me when you not busy. Talk to you later, beautiful.**

I ended the conversation there. I actually missed her already. I grabbed my phone and got out the truck. I locked it up and headed back into the trap.

## Aaliyah

I knew Jas was my best friend and I might have been wrong for wanting Jared. That night at the table it was clear that the two of them were feeling each other. I could admit I was feeling a little salty, but what the hell, that man was fine! Just thinking about him made me horny. Jas wouldn't know what to do with Jared. Shit, she hadn't even broken her cherry yet. Jared needed a real woman like me. I watched Jas run out the store, telling me how excited she was to see him. I wanted to slap the dog shit out of her for wanting him. He belonged to me and I was not going to stop until I had him laid up in my bed. Yeah, Donte was cool but I just planned on using his as my cover up so I could get close to Jared. I just hoped it all worked out in my favor.

## Donte

Seeing my little brother go off like that I knew he was pissed. Shit, I was pissed too. He got Dre good, though. That nigga deserved it. When he walked out the door I didn't even bother checking on him. He was a fucking hothead when he was mad. I was just gonna let him cool off until he was ready.

Then I thought back to Aaliyah, Jasmine's light-skinned friend. She was cool that night, but she had been blowing up my phone. I couldn't stand a thirsty ho. Something about her just didn't seem right or well put together. I didn't trust her.

# CHAPTER 6

## Jasmine

"I love when you pulling up in your jeep

Bumpin all your beats

J's on, with your shades on

Just to bring me something to eat

You the man up in these streets

But when it comes to my heart

That don't mean a thing, no"

I had the music turned all the way up on my iHome, singing my heart out with Sevyn Streeter. I was making mac and cheese and fried chicken for dinner. I wanted to see Jared again, but I needed to study for my finals tomorrow. I refused to fail and let the cause of it come from a man that was not even mine. It was only 3 o'clock. I had cooked, cleaned, and studied, and then I had nothing else to do. I decided to call Jared to see what he was up to.

"What's up, mami?" he asked, like he just woke up.

"Hey, am I interrupting you?"

"Never think that," he said.

"Okay. What'chu doing?"

"Rolling up a fat blunt," he said. laughing. I had to shake my head he makes everything funny. Even things that you're not supposed to laugh at.

"I finished studying. If you have time you can come over."

"I'll swing through after I smoke this joint."

"Okay." I was really excited about seeing him again. There was just something about him that brought this naughty side out of me. I ran to my room and pulled out a white tank top, gray boy shorts, and a matching pink bra and panty set. I went to the bathroom and showered. When I got out of the shower I lotioned and sprayed my skin with Pure Seduction from Victoria's Secret. I let my wet hair fall down my back and I put on some lip gloss for a little shine. I went into the living room, making sure everything was in order. I lit a few candles and placed them around the room. All I had to do was wait for him to show up. God, I couldn't wait to see his sexy self. I wanted him to grab me and kiss me again. I wanted the scent of his cologne all over me.

## Jared

When I walked back into the trap Donte was counting money.

"Close the trap down for today but get y'all asses back on track tomorrow bright and early," I said before walking out. I headed out to my truck to go home. All I wanted to do was go chill in the crib and take a couple of blunts to my face. I drove so fast I made it home in less than 15 minutes. I threw my keys on the counter and went to the refrigerator to grab a Corona. I went up to my room and took off my clothes and threw on some basketball shorts. I laid back and watched the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers game and rolled up a blunt.

My phone started to ring and I picked it up off the nightstand. Seeing Jas calling I automatically started smiling. When she told me that I could come over I was definitely taking her up on her offer. I wanted to finish what we started earlier. I took the whole blunt to my face thinking about Jas. My dick swelled up thinking about the way her ass switched when she walked, and how when she spoke, she looked directly into my eyes every time. I couldn't wait to get over there and kiss on her. There was something about her lips that made me want more every time she kissed me. I liked the way I felt inside her mouth. I had to laugh 'cause I wanted to fuck, but I would take things slow. I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth, then I took a shower and and dried off. I was just going to chill, so I threw on a black T-shirt with black and blue basketball shorts and my brand new LeBron 11s. I headed out, got into the car, and turned up my radio. August Alsina's "Get Money" blared through my speakers.

"They don't ever see you like I do

First thing when you wake up

Before you put on your make up

And they don't really know you like I do"

As I listened to the song it remind me of Jas. She was so simple but she killed every bitch off. It was too easy for her. I'd never seen her with a face full of makeup. She stayed natural and I liked that about her.

I got to Jas' house fast. She literally lived down the street from me. I walked up to her door and I could hear the music playing. I knocked twice. I waited for about a minute then she opened up the door. She knew she was playing with me looking sexy as hell. I almost turned around and left. My dick was hard as a brick. I walked inside and shut the door. I grabbed her sexy ass and brought her close to me. I know she felt how hard my dick was because she looked up to me with her eyes wide open. I kissed her and grabbed her ass at the same time, and then her tongue went into my mouth. I lifted her up and we fell back on the couch. She was on top of me and sitting on my rock hard dick, kissing on my neck. She should have never done that 'cause we were going to have to get into something. I grabbed her ass and held her tight as she put her arms around my neck and held onto me. I laid her on the couch and lifted up her shirt and she unsnapped her pink bra for me. I took each one of her breasts into my mouth. I took my time and I looked up at her. Jas had her head leaned back, moaning. I kissed her from her breasts all the way down to her thighs and I could hear her moaning. I stopped because maybe I was taking things too far. I didn't want her to feel like I was pressuring or using her.

## Jasmine

_Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God_ , is all I could say in my head. I couldn't believe it was really happening. Everything about it felt so right. When he started sucking on my titties my head was gone. Then I felt his kisses and bites trailing down to my thighs. I almost died when he stopped. I jumped up to see why he stopped. He was already looking at me and I looked pissed. I know he could tell because he started laughing.

"Stop teasing me. Why would you do all that then stop?" I really had to ask because I needed answers fast.

"I didn't mean to take it where it went. I really don't want to disrespect you like that," he told me. I loved the fact that he thought about my feelings like that, but I was a grown woman and I could handle myself. I didn't have a problem with him wanting to eat my pussy. Shit I'd been imagining how his lips would feel on me anyways.

"Thank you for considering my feelings, Jared, but don't ever let that happen again," I told him, letting him know how serious I was. He looked at me and smiled and I couldn't help but to smile back. He got up and carried me to my bedroom. He laid me on my bed and gave me a back massage. I hope he didn't think he was trying to be slick, because I felt him rubbing my booty and a couple of times I felt his hands go lower and rub on my pussy. I was so fucking wet. I was wondering when was he going to stop playing with me. When he started kissing the back of my neck I felt chills run down my spine. I already knew I was in love because my body never responded this way to anybody like that before. Then he flipped me over and started kissing me and I kissed him back. He was perfection in my eyes and couldn't anybody tell me otherwise. He started kissing on my neck, then he started biting on my neck. I was so sure that I'd have hickies everywhere on me. I felt his hands slide into my panties and his thumb met my clit. I was moaning loud and I didn't care at that point. Then I felt him slide one of his fingers into my pussy. I almost shouted because I was so hyped. He had me moaning so loud I knew my neighbors heard me. I didn't give a fuck. I know they're freaks too. He took his hands out of my shorts and sucked all my juices off his finger. I looked at him like I was so in love. There was no way that I was letting him go. He was mine. I felt his tongue all over me, licking my neck, then around my belly button, licking and biting my thighs. Then he came back up to my neck biting me again.

He whispered in my ear, "Baby, you want me to eat your pussy?" I almost screamed out yes but the words couldn't come out of my mouth so I just nodded my head. Jared kissed me on my neck again and I felt him trying to pull my shorts and panties off, so I lifted up to help him. When his tongue flicked back and forth on my clit I lost my mind. The warmth from his tongue made it so much better. I could have sworn on my life that all I saw was stars and Heaven opening the gates for me; that's just how bomb his tongue game was. He was biting on each one of my lips then went back to sucking my clit. He even slid his tongue inside my pussy. He started going slow, then he went faster and faster. I was so happy because he kept repeating that same move then he starting fingering me. He pulled his fingers out and put them in my mouth. I sucked all my juices off his fingers. I felt my legs get weak and my heart starting beating faster. I knew I was about to cum in his mouth. I grabbed his head and grinded on his tongue. I was screaming out in ecstasy. That shit felt too good. I came all in his mouth and he sucked every last drop of my juices out of my pussy. I'd never had an experience like that before and I hadn't even had the dick yet. I just laid there breathing hard because I honestly couldn't move. Jared took off his shoes and laid next to me on the bed. He pulled me into his arms and we cuddled in silence. No words needed to be said because he said and did enough already. When I finally gained my composure I got up out of the bed and went into the bathroom to take a shower. I needed to do something before I somehow ended up on top of his dick.

# CHAPTER 7

## Jared

I already knew Jasmine was wifey because I didn't eat just anybody's pussy. Her pussy was sweet and the way she kept yelling out my name made me want to go more. I thought she was about to get up and fight me the way she looked at me when I stopped. I wasn't going to fuck her. She wasn't ready for that yet. I wanted her to feel the pleasure when she fucked with a real nigga. I wanted to leave her with more and more each and every time. Baby steps first because this big pill is too hard to swallow. I wanted her to be sure that sex was what she wanted from me. I was not about to just put it on her like that and leave her. I got into bed with her and pulled her next to me. I wanted her to know that she would always be safe in my arms. We didn't even say anything to each other. We just hugged the whole entire time. She was probably looking at my dick through my basketball shorts, but I wasn't trying to hide it. I wanted her to see what she was in for. She got up and went to the bathroom, then I heard the shower water running. I was laughing because I sucked her speechless, literally. I fell asleep in her bed.

Jasmine

The hot water on my body felt so good, I didn't even know how long I'd been in the shower. I turned off the water, grabbed my towel, and walked back into my room. Jared was spread across my bed, knocked out. I laughed because my pussy was so good he tapped out. I grabbed another set of shorts and a shirt out of my drawer to put on after I lotioned up. I laid next to him for a minute just staring at him. He looked so tired and peaceful I decided to let him sleep. I spread the blanket on him, turned off the lights, and walked out the room. I went into the kitchen to warm up the fried chicken and mac and cheese I'd made earlier. I was starving after everything I just went through. After I took out my food, I sat on the couch watching _Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta_ laughing at how funny Joseline was. Then I heard Jared in the bathroom and about a minute later he came out and laid on my lap. I loved the moments we spent like that. It had always been the little things that counted. He finally spoke.

"Jas, what did you cook?" he asked. "I made fried chicken and mac and cheese. You want me to make you a plate?" I asked him.

"That shit smell bomb," he said. I got up and walked to the kitchen to take out his food, then I felt him behind me and his hands around my waist. I loved the position we were in. I put his food in the microwave and turned to face him. I looked him in the eyes while putting my arms around his neck. He kissed me so softly and slowly and I kissed him back. The beeping from the microwave saved me from another trip to the shower again. I placed his food on the table and grabbed him a Sprite out of the refrigerator.

I laughed and watch him eat like he hadn't eaten in years. "Damn, you look like you haven't ate in years," I told him.

"I haven't ate all day, plus I wouldn't go in the kitchen and cook for myself," he said.

"You just ate," I said, smirking. He gave me a look that said he'd do it again if I wanted him to, and I would not have minded if he did. Jared washed and put up the dishes for me. We laid on the couch watching _Snapped_.

"Okay, now I'm starting to question if you gonna snap on me and kill my ass," he said, making me burst out laughing; only he would say something ridiculous like that.

"No, nigga, I wouldn't hurt you. I just would ride for you on some Bonnie and Clyde type of shit," I said, telling him the truth. I knew I had the qualities of being a down chick, but I wasn't about to ride for just anybody. But for Jared, I definitely would.

## Jared

That was the kind of thing I'd been missing out on in my life. Chilling with my baby girl, Jas, made everything feel so much better. We ended up falling asleep right there on the couch.

I woke up in the middle of the night and carried Jas to her bed and then she woke up.

"You leaving?" she asked.

"Depends on if you want me to stay or not," I told her.

"Can you come cuddle with me, please?" That's all she had to say.

The next morning I was so tired that I didn't even know that Jas left.

She left a note on the bed: **Good morning, sleepy head. I'm surprised you didn't wake up with all the noise I was "accidently" making. I had to go to class but I'll be home by 12. You could stay if you like. There's an extra key on the coffee table. Consider it yours. I made you breakfast. It's in the microwave. Take off the foil paper and heat it up, just in case you didn't know haha. I'll call you when I get into my car. Talk to you later, baby.**

That's how thoughtful she was. I got up and went to the bathroom to pee and brush my teeth. I went into the living room and found the key exactly where she said it would be. Then I walked into the kitchen to warm up the food she left. She made pancakes, eggs, sausages, and oatmeal. She didn't play; she made me a whole meal. I ate breakfast and cleaned the kitchen back up so I could head out. I wanted to go home to go take a shower and grab a few clothes. I was thinking of doing something nice for her when she came home from school. She was in school studying to be a doctor; that's why she was so attentive to my needs. I hopped in my car and drove off. I got home faster than it took for me to get to her house. I went straight upstairs to my bedroom and hopped in the shower. I felt refreshed when I was done. I grabbed my towel and walked into my room and sat on my bed. I was brainstorming on what I should do for her. That's when the idea hit me. I pulled out my phone and called my homie, Aaron, who owned an upscale restaurant in Beverly Hills called Elegance. It was a very high end restaurant.

"What up bruh" Aaron said speaking into the phone.

"What up, my nigga?" I asked.

"You must need something to be calling my phone this early," he joked.

"Shut up, nigga," I said, laughing. "I need reservations for me and my girl tonight in one of your private rooms."

"One of the private rooms? She must be special because you never brought nobody here. Just you and moms every time," he said, telling the truth.

"Yeah, she's the one, bruh. I need flowers and the whole 9 yards," I told him.

"I gotcha, bruh. Come at 8 o'clock."

"Thanks, bruh. I'll holla at you later," I told him then hung up. I decided to go to the mall and pick up an outfit for Jas to wear. I packed an overnight bag with everything I needed then got dressed. I threw on some blue Levi's jeans and a white T-shirt with my Jordan 3s. I drove my all white 2014 Camaro to the mall. It took about 30 minutes for me to get there. I went into every store buying things I knew she would love. I wanted to spoil her because she was my girl.

I knew she had money to buy her own but that was my baby. I went into Gucci and bought her a red strapless dress that would stop right above her knees. I couldn't wait to see her wear it. I got myself a black and red suit that would match her fly. I bought her a pair of all-black matte Louboutin red bottoms and I got matching shoes as well. Then I went into the Hermes store and bought her three of the newest Birkin bags they had in black, red, and pink. I knew she didn't have them because they had just come out the day before. Before I left the mall I went to Foot Locker and picked up five new pairs of shoes. I went to the flower shop and bought four dozen red and white roses and some rose petals. It was already 11:30 by the time I was finished and I knew she would be home soon. I headed back to my house and switched cars. I chose my black Range Rover. I didn't want her to see all the bags in the car. I went back to her condo and waited for her. I was lying in her bed watching the sports channel when she came walking through the door.

"Hey, babe," I said, getting up to hug and kiss her.

"Hey, baby," she replied, smiling at me.

"How was school?"

"I know I passed my final. It was too easy. I'm happy that it's finally over with. Now I can relax."

"Well, I'll give you an hour to relax but I got something for you so get dressed," I said.

She looked at me smiled. "Okay, baby. I'll go with what I'm wearing." She had on a black crop top, jeans, and Jordan 12s. She looked so sexy. That's what I loved about her. She didn't have to dress up or go above and beyond like insecure hos. We started to watch a Madea play before it was time to go. I walked her over to my Range Rover and opened the door for her to get in then I got in. I pulled off, going to Chick-Fil-A for her to get something to eat before we started to make moves. After she ate I took her to a spa my auntie owned. I was sure she was going to like it because my auntie was going to take good care of her.

When we pulled up in front of the spa she looked at me and smiled. "You don't have to do this," she said.

"I don't have to do this, but I want to do this. Baby, you deserve this and so much more," I told her, meaning every last word. I got out of the truck and went to help her get out. We walked into the spa holding hands. I spotted my auntie and she came running over to hug me.

"Is that my baby? Oh my gosh, Jared, I haven't seen you in months!" she said, punching me in the arm.

"Sorry, Auntie. I been busy. Auntie, I want you to meet my girlfriend, Jasmine," I told her. She smiled at me and hugged Jas.

"Hey, baby, you are beautiful. Jared, you out did yourself this time, boy," she said, causing all of us to laugh.

"So to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, Jared?" she asked.

"Auntie, I need you to give Jas the full treatment. Give her anything she wants," I told my auntie, then I told Jas, "Baby, you are in good hands. I'm sure of that. Auntie will take care of you and get your body right. Just relax like you said and have fun. I'll come back to pick you up when you're finished. Auntie, call me when you're done." I hugged my auntie then I turned to kiss Jas. "See you later, baby," I said, kissing her one more time.

"Bye, babe," she said, walking off with my auntie. I got in the truck and went to my barbershop to check on business and get a cut while I was there. I walked into the barbershop and it was busy, as usual. I walked into the back office to check the bank statements and, as usual, money was good. I went back outside and sat in my barber Corey's chair.

"What's up, boss?" he asked.

"What up, Corey?" I asked. "I need a lineup." I sat back and he put the black apron around me and got his clippers.

"What you up to, boss?" He started making conversation.

"I got a special day planned for my little lady," I told him.

"That's nice, boss. I hope y'all have fun."

"Thanks," I said as we continued talking about the shop until he was finished. I tipped him and left. I went back to my house to switch cars. I drove the Camaro back to her house and decorated the living room and her room. I placed rose petals all over the living room and I put one Birkin bag on the couch then I made a trail of rose petals to her room and made a heart in front of her bed. On her bed I laid out her outfit, her Gucci dress and Louboutins. On the other side of the bed were the other two Birkin bags. I grabbed my overnight bag and pulled out my shower essentials. I went to take a shower before it was time to go back and pick her up. I didn't want her to know about everything I had planned so I only changed into my basketball shorts, a wife beater, and my Nike slippers. Jas called the moment I was done changing my clothes. I put my suit and shoes with my overnight bag in the guest bedroom. I wanted her to be able to change her clothes without me being in there. I grabbed my phone, wallet, and keys then headed out to go pick up my queen. When I pulled up to the spa I knew Jas would be happy. I walked inside and told the receptionist to go get Auntie and Jas. When they came out from the back I almost didn't recognize Jas. Her brown complexion was glowing, her natural curly hair was pressed out long as fuck, and her nails and eyebrows were done too. When she saw me she came straight to me and gave me hugs and kisses

"Thank you so much, baby. I had a good time with Auntie Debra," she told me and that made me smile.

"You're welcome, baby," I said, kissing her again.

"Thanks, Auntie, for keeping my girl happy and making her feel good. You know I got you," I told her.

"No problem, nephew. She's family now," she said.

"Auntie, I'll call you later. I need to take Jas home," I said, ending the conversation. Me and Jas each gave her a hug and a kiss and we left. While we were walking to the car Jas told me how much of a good time she had. I helped her into the truck and closed the door and then I got in. I took the roses from the back seat and gave them to her and gave her a kiss at the same time.

"Awwww, baby, thank you so much. You're going to make me cry," she said with sincerity in her eyes.

"Baby, you don't have to thank me for doing my job." I couldn't wait to get back to her place so she could see the next surprise. Jas was staring out the window looking spaced out the whole entire time. We pulled up to her condo and I helped her get out. She unlocked the door and when she walked into the living room she started crying. I really appreciated her and to see her cry I knew she appreciated me too.

"Stop crying, mami," I said but she was still crying. "Baby, look at me." She turned around and looked at me. "Jas, this is only the beginning. You'll have this plus more. Trust me, baby. I got you." All she could do was smile.

"Jared, I appreciate you. You've only been in my life for this short period of time and I feel like I've known you my whole entire life. Thank you for everything, baby," she told me and it touched my heart. I could really see myself growing old with her and having kids with her. She walked to the couch and her jaw dropped when she realized it was a Birkin bag.

"You deserve only the best," I told her. She gave me a hug and a kiss I told her to go into the bathroom to dry off her face. She headed to her bathroom that's in her room and when she turned on the lights I heard her start crying again. When I walked into to the room she jumped into my arms and kissed me all over my face. I loved seeing her happy. It was even better knowing I was the one that put the smiles on her face.

"Baby, put on the clothes that are on the bed and meet me outside when you're done. Take your time and stop crying, mami," I told her then she started kissing me. I had to get out the room before I put another one her like I did last night. I closed her door and went into the guest bedroom to change. I'd already taken my shower so the only thing I had to do was get dressed. I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth then went into to the room to lotion up. I put on my slacks, then my red button-up shirt, then on my socks and walked over to the bed to put on my red bottom loafers. I sprayed my Armani cologne on and added my jewelry. I had to stop to look in the mirror and make sure I looked right since I'd be matching with Jas. I walked over to the bed and put my blazer on and walked out of the room. I sat in the living room for about 10 minutes before she came out.

# CHAPTER 8

## Jasmine

When Jared told me to relax and to get ready I knew he had something up his sleeve but I didn't think it would be that extravagant. When he left me at his auntie's spa I had a blast. She treated me like family and nothing less. I got a facial, a full body massage, a manicure and pedicure, and a silk press. I felt so pretty and Auntie made sure I looked pretty. I was so happy for the treatment because God knows I'd been stressed out, especially with school. To see him happy because I was happy was truly a blessing. When he came to pick me up I was so happy to see him. I ran over to him and was kissing him until I couldn't breathe. I loved everything about that man. The way he worked his tongue, his soft lips, his tattoos, and how he treated me. As the days went by I was falling in love for the first time. He walked me back to the truck and helped me get in. I sat back in the seat smiling from ear to ear like a little idiot. When he got in and pulled out four dozen white and red roses, I wanted to cry. He was so thoughtful and he didn't even know how much I loved roses. I felt so comfortable around him that I could let my guard down and be me. When he was driving us back to my house I couldn't look at him. I was staring out of the window silently crying. I was crying because I was so happy to be with a man that wanted to be with me for me and only me. When we were walking to the door he said he forgot his key that I left him so I had to open the door. When I turned on the lights and saw rose petals everywhere and a bag on the couch I couldn't help but cry. He pulled me in his arms and kept telling me not to cry but I couldn't stop. Then when I saw it was a Birkin bag I was beyond shocked and happy for the simple fact that he got it for me. I appreciated this man in more ways than one. He told me to go to the bathroom to dry my face off and when I got to my room I almost went ballistic. There was a heart made out of rose petals in front of my bed and two more Birkin bags on the bed. I didn't even notice the dress and the heels on the bed until he told me to get dressed and put the on. I had to calm down first. I wrapped my hair up and went to take a shower. I didn't want to take a long time because I knew he was waiting for me. It seemed like the day was only getting better and better. I wondered where we were going since he wanted me to dress up. I got out the shower, wrapped the towel around me. and went into my bedroom to get a matching Victoria's Secret undergarment set. I lotioned my skin to make sure I smelled good enough to eat. I put on my robe and sat in front of the mirror and did my makeup. It didn't take long because I didn't use much makeup. My makeup was neutral but I did apply red lipstick to match my dress. I got up and walked over to my bed to put on my dress. It was a beautiful Gucci dress; I already knew I'm going to get into trouble that night because of the dress. It was a beautiful shade of red and had a long strip of mesh that went from between my breasts down to my belly button and it was strapless. I slipped into to my dress and I loved how it fit. It showed every curve that I had. Then I pulled my heels from out of the box. They were black matte open-toed shoes that matched perfectly with my dress. I added my diamond necklace and diamond stud earrings, and put my tennis bracelet on my left wrist. I sprayed my perfume on and took my hair out of the wrap. I brushed my long 28" straight hair and then I was ready to go. I grabbed my clutch, turned off the lights, and walked into the living room. When Jared saw me he was sitting on the couch then he walked over to me. He looked so sexy I wanted to let him have his way with me. His suit and Louboutins matched my outfit. He definitely had taste.

"Baby, you look so beautiful," he said, never taking his eyes off of me.

"You look handsome, babe," I said, walking closer to give him a kiss.

"Let's go. I have a special night planned for us," he said. making me wonder where we were going. We walked to his Range Rover and he helped me get in. He got in and drove off. He held my hand the entire time. He kept telling me it was a surprise and he knew I was going to love it. We pulled up in front of Elegance and I gave him a look that said _no you didn't_.

"Really, baby ,we're gonna eat here?" I asked him, really surprised. Elegance was an upscale restaurant in Beverly Hills. It literally took a month for you to get reservations because it was always crowded. I'd always wanted to go there but I could never get reservations.

"Nothing but the best for my queen," he told me and that melted my heart. Jared got out on his side and came to help me out, then he gave his keys to valet. We walked in and it was crowded, as usual. I knew it would be a long time before we got to the front desk. Jared grabbed my hand and we walked all the way to the back of the restaurant and stopped at a door that said Jared Carter. I was so confused and excited at the same time. There was a man at the door that I guessed was our waiter.

"Mr. Carter. it's good to see you. Right this way," he said, and opened the door. It was a private room with dim lights and rose petals everywhere. It had a big window where we could see everybody in the restaurant, but they couldn't see us. The place was so nice; I kept my eyes opened because I didn't want to miss anything. Then there was a knock at the door and a man came in.

"Finally you made it," he said, walking towards Jared.

"You know I was coming. I just had to make sure my baby was straight first. Aaron, I want you to meet my soon-to-be wife, Jasmine." He reached out to shake my hand. "Baby, I want you to meet my brother, Aaron. He owns Elegance," Jared said.

"Nice to meet you, Aaron," I said. Everything made sense. Aaron left the room and Jared walked me over to the table. He pulled out my seat then he sat down.

"I really love this place, babe. It's so nice. I don't know how many more times I'm going to tell you thank you because I'm really happy," I said.

"Baby, you don't have to tell me anything because the look in your eyes says it all." We sat there staring at each other until a waitress came in with our menus. I ordered a steak and lobster and Jared ordered filet mignon and mashed potatoes. After the waitress left we continued to sit in silence.

"Baby, you look breathtaking," Jared told me.

"You look so handsome, babe," I replied. I felt overwhelmed because no one has ever gone to such extreme measures to make me happy like Jared did. I almost flipped out when Alicia Keys walked in and sat at the piano. She started to play the piano and sing her song _Diary_. Jared put his hands out to dance with me and I grabbed them to stand up. He held me close while Alicia was singing

"Lay your head on my pillow

Here you can be yourself

No one has to know what you are feeling

No one but me and you"

My eyes were filled with tears. He wiped them away with his thumbs and kissed me.

"Mami, stop crying. You're my heart already and you don't even know it yet. Know that when you with me I don't even want to see you crying tears of joy. No real nigga wants to see their queen cry. Jas, you fill the empty void that's in my heart. You give my life a better meaning. I'd never do anything to jeopardize you or us. Give us some time and a ring will be on your finger. Believe me, you're already wifey," he told me and it only made me cry harder. I laid my head on his chest and he hugged me tight. Jared came to me from God because there is no way he wasn't made for me.

## Jared

I know I told Aaron to give me the whole nine yards but I didn't expect him to hook it up that nice. I owed him big time. I couldn't help but look at how beautiful my baby girl was. Her eyes told her soul. Jas had me weak and open. I wasn't scared to love. I wanted a real woman to hold me down. I just never met a woman that had it like Jas. She was everything a man wanted all in one. Perfect wasn't even the word to describe her. She was beautiful, funny, had her own, and she was her own boss. I couldn't wait for Jas to graduate college so I could build her her own hospital or something. She was sitting at the table smiling and taking everything in. When Alicia Keys walked in she almost flipped. I'm not even gonna lie. When I saw her I couldn't believe it either. Then she started singing and the lights were already dim so I got up to ask Jas to dance. She started to cry harder and harder. I comforted her and let her know I was right by her side.

"Baby, you make so happy. Words can't express how happy you make me feel. You're going to give me a heart attack with all of these surprises. Everything about you and being with you feels so right. I know you was truly sent from Heaven because I can feel it in my heart," she told me. She brought the soft side out of me. Who would have ever thought the thug that kills niggas and sends them to their maker actually had a heart? When she told me that she'd ride for me I knew she was telling me truth because I had no reason to believe she would lie to me. Ever since the night I ate her pussy I made it clear to her that she was my woman.

"I won't tell your secrets

Your secrets are safe with me

I will keep your secrets

Just think of me as the pages in your diary"

Alicia continued to sing. It was the start of the rest of our lives. I hoped when our problems got big she would continue to ride for a nigga and not take her love away. The waitress came back with all of our food. We stopped dancing and walked back to the table and I pulled out her chair.

"Jas, I need to know that in the long run you're going to be here. I'm not perfect but I do try to live my life right. Give me some time and I'll get out the game. I need to know that I can come home to you every night from a long day's worth of thuggin'. Hold me down through thick and thin. Me my rider, best friend, and all of that. Just be there for me, baby, because I'm going to be there for you. Stay faithful to me and I'ma stay faithful to you. Just because I'm a thug nigga don't mean I'm a ho nigga either. You just never met a real one before," I told her, letting her know what was up.

"Baby, I'm going to ride for you until the wheels fall off. You already got me. I'm putting all my trust and love into you. Just don't let me down. I should be your only best friend. All I ask for is when we have a problem come to me first before anyone else," she said.

"Babe, you're my only friend and that's all I need," I said, telling her the truth. We continued to eat our food then we ordered white truffle cheesecake for dessert. After we ate everything Jas said she was ready to go home because she was tired. We left the restaurant holding hands, going to valet to pick my truck up. I opened the door and helped her get in then I walked over to my side and got in. Jas was already sleeping before we got to her house. I got out and picked her up.

"Go back to sleep, baby," I told her when she started to wake up. I opened the door and put her on the bed. I took off her dress and heels and put a shirt and shorts on her. I tucked her in and then I went to go take a shower. I was tired. It was already after 12 o'clock. I rubbed the soap on my body and rinsed it off. I brushed my teeth while I was in the shower. I got out and grabbed my towel and dried off. I put on only my boxers and when I got on the bed I pulled her in my arms and went to sleep.

# CHAPTER 9

## Jasmine

I couldn't believe it was 10 o'clock in the morning. Me and Jared were really knocked out. I woke up in his arms and I couldn't help but to smile. I loved my new spot. I got up to take my shower; I went into the bathroom to turn on the water. While I was waiting I brushed my teeth and wrapped my hair. I got in the shower and washed up with my sweet pea shower gel and rinsed off. I went to my room to dry off and my king was already awake.

"Good morning, baby," I said, walking towards my dresser to grab my bra and panties.

"Good morning, babe," he said, looking at me. "You want me to leave the room?" he asked me.

"No, you good. It's not like you haven't seen all this before," I said, teasing him and causing us both to laugh.

I sat on the edge of the bed drying off and putting on lotion. "What do you have planned today, baby" he asked me.

"Nothing important. Just stopping by the store to check on business. What are you about to do?" I asked.

"Nothing. I'm going to check on my mom today," he said.

"Is she okay?" I said

"Yeah, she's fine. I take her out at least once week. One minute she could be here then the next minute she could be gone. I'm just cherishing every moment I have with her," he said.

"Aww, that's sweet, baby," I told him, loving the way he loved his mom.

I went to my closet to pick out what I was going to wear. I decided on a black sundress and sandals. Jared went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and I went into the kitchen to start on breakfast. I made eggs, bacon, grits, and toast for him. I made me a bowl of cereal because I didn't like to eat heavy food before I started my day. I was putting his food on a plate when he came in the kitchen.

"Don't worry, babe, I'll clean it up," he said. "I don't mind cleaning up after you cook. You already do enough." I appreciated that.

We sat at the table eating and talking about our day. "What time are you coming home?" he asked me.

"It's hot today so most likely I'll come home early," I said.

"Well, let's do something at my house then," he said.

"Like what?"

"It is hot today. I'll get the pool cleaned and throw some meat on the grill. I can call up Donte and you can bring Aaliyah and our families. It's about time we all meet."

"Okay, and I can make the sides."

"Alright, 3 or 4 o'clock?" he asked.

"Four o'clock. That should give us enough time to get everything done. I'm about to go now so I can hurry up. I'll meet you at your place," I said.

"No, baby, _our_ place. And okay, I love you, mami," he said, getting up to kiss me.

"See you later, boo," I said, grabbing my bag and keys. I got in my car and plugged up my phone to call my mom. I started up the car while I waited for my mom to answer.

"Hey, Jas," my mom said.

"Hey, Ma. How are you?" I asked.

"I'm fine, baby. Just trying to get your lazy ass daddy to clean out the garage."

"You know you'll be begging for at least another 15 more minutes," I said, laughing.

"Ain't that the truth! I know you didn't call just to talk so what's up, Jasmine?" My mother knew me well.

"I called to invite the whole family over today to my boyfriend Jared's house. We're having a barbecue and his whole family will be there."

"So we finally get to meet this special guy that got you so busy that you can't answer the phone when we call," my mom said

"Mommy, it's not even like that. I just been busy," I said, lying through my teeth because I'd been up under Jared spending every second I could with him.

"I'm just playing, baby. Just text us the address and we're coming," my mom said.

"Yay! I can't wait for you guys to come. I've missed you, Mommy." I loved my mom. She always brought out the little girl in me, and as long as my parents are living I'm still their little girl.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, Jas. I'm just playing. I love you and I'll see you later. I'm about to make my potato salad and peach cobbler," she said.

"You're making me hungry, Ma, and I just ate. Make sure you make a lot," I said.

"Girl, I know how to cook for a party. Let me get off the phone so I can start cooking," she said.

"Okay, Ma, see you later," I said, hanging up. I pulled up in front of my store and I sat in the car calling my brother, Michael, and my sister, Cheyenne, on three way. Michael is the oldest at 27 years old. He's a lawyer and married. His wife, Kira, was the perfect match to be able to put up with his annoying ass. They completed each other and I thought it was beautiful how they could stay in love after all they have been through. They had a two-year-old daughter, my niece, Kennedy. She was spoiled rotten. Michael answered the phone on the third ring.

"Sup, baby sis?" he asked.

"Hey, big head. Hold on while I call Cheyenne," I said, switching over to call my big sister. Cheyenne was the best big sister anyone could possibly ask for. We were more like best friends than sisters, mainly because we were closer in age. She was 21 years old. She was the hardest one to catch because she was always busy with Ricky, her high school sweetheart who's now her fiancé. She answered the phone.

"Hey, sissy," I said.

"Hey, Jassy," she said.

"Hold on. I have Michael on the other line let me connect the calls," I said, then I checked to see if the calls connected.

"Hello," I said.

"What's up, Jas," Michael said.

"Yes, Jasmine," Cheyenne said.

"I called to invite you guys to my boyfriend Jared's house today for a barbecue. Mom and Dad are coming. I'm hoping that you guys will be there with your family."

"Baby sis finally got a man. I'm going to have to check him out," Michael said.

"Duh, I'ma be there. I have to tell y'all something but since I'm going to see everybody later I'll tell you guys then," Cheyenne said.

"Is everything okay with you and Ricky?" I asked since that's the only thing I could think of.

"Yeah, we're fine. You'll find out later. I just want to tell everyone at the same time," Cheyenne said.

"Okay, I'll text you guys the address. Make sure you bring my niecy pooh and don't forget your swimsuits," I said. We hung up the phone and I went inside the store.

When I walked in Aaliyah was assisting a customer so I walked to the back and texted Jared: **My family is coming. I should be done in about an hour.** I walked back outside to make sure the store was in intact. When Aaliyah was finished with the customer I walked over to her.

"Hey, bestie," I said.

"Hey, Jas. What's up?" she asked.

"Girl, everything. First of all I miss you, best friend."

"I miss you too, chica."

"Jared is having a barbecue at his house this afternoon. Are you coming?" I asked her.

"If that was an invite, yes, I'll be there," she said.

"Good. Everybody is coming and Donte will be there," I said, smiling.

"Good. I can't wait to see him," Aaliyah said, smiling. I hoped her and Donte got together.

"Well, I'll see you later. I'll text you the information. I have to go get things ready for later," I said before walking off to my office. I grabbed my belongings and locked up. I walked to my car, and when I got inside I called Jared. I got horny the second he answered the phone. His voice was so sexy to me.

"What's up, mami?" he asked.

"I just got in my car. I'ma swing by to pick you up so we can go to the grocery store," I said.

"Alright, the pool just got cleaned."

"Okay, good. I called everybody and told them about the plans for later."

"Oh, baby, my mom is here with me she said she can't wait to meet you," Jared said. I could hear his mom in the background talking.

"Me too, baby. I'll be there in 20 minutes." I drove off, trying my best to get to his house fast without getting into an accident. I couldn't wait to meet his mom. I wasn't scared because I knew she was gonna like me. I pulled up in front of his house and walked in. I could hear Jared, Donte, and their mom in the kitchen talking. I walked in and everybody was looking at me.

Jared walked over to hug and kiss me. "Mom, I want you to meet Jasmine." His mom walked over to me. "Jas, I want you to meet my mom."

"Hi, Ms. Carter. It's nice to finally meet you," I said.

"Girl, get over here and give me a hug. And call me Mom. If Jared can you bring you to meet me you automatically have the right to call me Mom," she said, smiling and hugging me. I could tell that we were going to have a good relationship.

"Jared tells me that your cooking is about to have him getting fat, so that means it must be good," she said.

"I try my best. He's just greedy. He shouldn't be blaming me for him gaining weight," I said, teasing Jared.

"Hey, Jas," Donte said, giving me a hug.

"What's up, Donte?"

"I'm going to the grocery store to pick up the things we need to start cooking. Mom, would you mind cooking and coming with me to the store?" I asked her.

"Yes, baby, let me get my purse."

"So since my mom going with you that means you don't need me to go, right?" Jared asked, hoping I would say yes.

"Yes, Jared. You can stay since that's what you wanna do anyways." He started laughing.

"Baby, take my card. It's upstairs in my wallet." I nodded my head and he came to give me a kiss.

"Y'all niggas need to get a fucking room," Donte said in disgust.

"Nigga, this is my house. All of these are my rooms so you shut the fuck up," Jared said, laughing. I turned around to go upstairs to get his wallet and he smacked me on my butt. I turned back to look at him and he was smirking hard as hell. When I got in the room I walked to the dresser to get his wallet then he came in and locked the door.

"Get the black card, baby. It's two of them in there. You keep one," he said, then he came over and pulled me on his lap. I felt his dick poking me. I knew he needed me to take care of him, so I did. He kissed me on my neck and I was moist. He slid his hands in my panties and he was rubbing my clit. I was moaning and rotating my hips on his hands, he licked all my juices off of his fingers. I climbed off him and pulled his basketball shorts and boxers down. Then I took his dick out and stroked it back and forth.

"Stop playing with me, Jas," he said in low moans. I knew I had him because it took him forever to say it. I took all of him in my mouth. I heard him moaning some more. I licked the tip and opened my mouth for his dick to meet the back of my throat. I rubbed his balls at the same time and I sucked harder and faster.

"Oooh shit, Jas!" I sucked harder because he wanted to talk. "Jas, I'm about to nut," he said, moaning. I sucked as I hard as I could while looking up at him. I felt all of his seeds enter my mouth; I proudly swallowed it and kept sucking. I finished and went into the bathroom and poured warm water and soap on a rag to clean him up with. He was looking at me but he couldn't speak. I went back to the bathroom and brushed my teeth then I gargled with mouthwash.

I sprayed some perfume on and walked over to the bed to give him a kiss. "Bye, daddy," I said before walking out. I didn't want him to talk. I just wanted him to enjoy it. I walked back downstairs. "Let's go, Mom," I said and we walked to my car. While I was driving to the store she started talking.

"I'm happy my son has found love, Jasmine. I raised my sons to not bring home every girl they meet or sleep with. Jared is so much more different from Donte. Jared wants to build a family. He tells me that every time he talks to me. Donte wants to have fun. He doesn't want a commitment. For Jared to tell me _Mom, I'm in love and I want you to meet her_ I believe and support him. I'm happy that he's happy. I just want grandkids. I have a big house with no children running around yet," she told me and it touched my heart.

"Well, Mom, I love your son with all of my heart and more. I only want to see him happy and I make sure of it every day. It was just me juggling school and my business that I run. I'm not with Jared for his money or anything else he has to offer besides his heart. Everything I have is because I paid for it. Before Jared came in my life it was boring because I only focused on school and my store and now I still stay focused; I just have someone to say they're proud of me," I said, meaning every last word.

"I can't wait for you to give me grandkids. I'm so excited," his mom said, laughing and making me laugh. We got to the grocery store and were in there for at least 45 minutes I paid for everything and paid someone to help put the groceries in the car. We got back home in 10 minutes and I called Jared for him and Donte to come outside to help take the groceries inside of the house.

"Come outside," I said then hung up. We got out the car and I opened the trunk.

"Babe, you and Mom go inside. Me and Donte can bring it in. Start preparing everything," Jared told me. I grabbed my purse and gave him the keys, and me and Mom walked into the kitchen to start preparing. Donte and Jared brought in all the groceries and put away all the things we didn't need yet. I made the baked beans, cole slaw, and greens. Mom seasoned the meat and made another potato salad, corn bread, and rice. Then we both made cheesecake, chocolate cake, and apple pie for dessert. Donte and Jared barbecued all the meat. They made carne asada, hot links, chicken, hot dogs, and burger patties. We had more than enough food. I went upstairs to go get dressed and Jared came with me. We laid on the bed cuddling spending time with each other before it got hectic.

"Baby, you surprised me. Let me find out you're a freak," he said while rubbing his hands in my hair.

"Boy, please. You still got a lot to learn about me," I said. "I aim to please." Then I started to laugh. "I'm playing, kind of, but I just want to take care of you. I still have to stay on my toes even though we're not having sex yet."

"Jas, you keep me on my toes more than anything. I needed that, though. That shit felt bomb. You a pro already," he said, making me laugh.

"Ugh, shut up. You're annoying," I said, laughing. I threw a pillow at him and he threw one back, getting on top of me. He pinned me down on the bed and kissed me.

"Get up. Let's go take a shower before everybody gets here," he said. We walked into the bathroom, Jared lifted my dress above my head, and I took of his T-shirt. He took off his basketball shorts and we stepped into the shower. He kissed me and I allowed his tongue to wander around freely in mouth. His kisses always made my day because his lips were soft as hell.

"I love you, mami," he told me.

"I love you too, daddy." He washed me up and then I washed him and we both rinsed off.

"I love your curly hair and your natural look, baby."

"Thanks, baby, I like it too," I said. He helped me get out the shower and we walked into the bedroom. We lotioned each other and picked out each other's outfits. Jared chose for me to wear a white button-up blouse that tied up and showed a little peek of my stomach with black denim shorts and my favorite black gladiator sandals. I let my natural curls fall down my back and added ChapStick. I chose for Jared to wear a black and white long-sleeved button-up with a pair of True Religion jeans and his Yeezy's. He was looking so sexy I didn't want to go back downstairs. I wanted to finish him off right then and there in the middle of the room.

# CHAPTER 10

## Aaliyah

When Jas told me they were having a barbecue and I was invited, I wasn't turning down that offer. I needed to know where Jared laid his head at night and from there I'd be able to set my plans in motion. Jas sounded like a dumb bitch if she ever thought she'd be able to put up with a man like Jared. She couldn't fulfill his needs; she wouldn't even know where to start. Ever since we were little, Jas got everything she wanted. She was a fucking big baby. Everybody always expected me to keep up with her because everything was handed to her. Now she was about to hand me her man on a silver fucking platter. When she said Donte would be there I wanted to tell her that I didn't give a fuck, but that would have fucked up my plans. I hoped Cheyenne's hating ass was not coming. She always had some slick shit to say about me hating on Jas. At first I never realized it until I was actually plotting on taking her nigga. Jas had been a good best friend to me but I felt like she flaunted shit in my face just because she had it like that. She wouldn't be flashy too much longer.

I sat at my vanity table, getting ready to meet my future husband. I couldn't wait to bring him home and fuck his brains out. "Mmm." Low moans escaped my mouth. I needed to fuck. I went to my dresser drawer and pulled out my purple dildo. I powered it up and leaned back on my headboard, crying out for Jared. "Oooh, Jared, baby, fuck me," I said, moaning, and then my batteries died. I was mad because I was just about to cum. I used my fingers instead. Shit, it felt just as good and I didn't feel an ounce of guilt. I cleaned myself up and washed my dildo off. I went back into my room to get dressed. I had to be the center of attention; I needed Jared to look at me.

## Momma Linda

I was happy my baby girl found someone that loved her. When she called me that morning it was clear that she was happy, and I was happy for her. I made my famous potato salad and peach cobbler. At only 46 years old, I could still pass for a younger woman in her late thirties. I'd been married to my husband, Jeff, for 29 years and, even though we'd been through a lot, we came out with three beautiful intelligent children and one grandbaby.

I went into my room and woke Jeff's lazy ass up. "Get your old ass up. It's time to head over to the barbecue," I told him and walked out the room. I went back into the kitchen to make sure everything was ready to go. I couldn't wait to meet the man that had my daughter's attention.

## Jared

When I went upstairs after Jas, I planned on messing with her; not the other way around. I never would have thought that she had it in her. But that's how she was; always wanting to take care of me first. When she started stroking my dick I thought she was about to play with me. But when she put my dick in her mouth she surely got the crown. My baby was a winner. She kept sucking my dick until I busted all in her mouth and her freak ass kept going. She had me all in and she didn't even know it. I swear no other woman compared to her and that was on my last breath. I got her dressed and she got me dressed. We made a good couple. We leveled each other out. I couldn't wait to meet her family. My mom already loved her. When we went back downstairs my mom was still getting dressed and Donte was in the den on my PS4. Everything was done. We were just waiting on our guests to arrive. I invited all my cousins, aunties, and uncles. I called my grandma to see if she could make it. She said she would try and I hoped so. The doorbell rang and Jas was excited. She ran to the door and I followed behind her. When she opened up the door it was her sister and her sister's fiancé.

"Cheyenne, I missed you so much!" she said, hugging her sister.

"I missed you too, boo. I'm happy to see you," Cheyenne said.

"Sissy, I want you to meet my boyfriend, Jared," Jasmine said, introducing us. "And Jared, I want you to meet my big sister, Cheyenne, and her fiancé, Ricky." They came inside and Cheyenne gave me a hug. It was funny because I already knew Ricky from hustling back in the day.

"What up, my nigga Ricky?" I asked, giving him a brotherly hug.

"My nigga, Jared. I knew that was you. I haven't seen you since we was hustling on corners. Where's Donte?" Ricky asked.

"He's in the den playing the PS4. Come on, let's go. Excuse us, ladies," I told Jas and Cheyenne. I gave Jas a kiss and walked off with Ricky. It was good seeing Ricky again after all that time. We used to the run streets together. He had my back and I had his. We walked into the den and Donte looked as if he saw a ghost.

"Is that really my young nigga?" Donte asked.

"In the flesh," Ricky said, dapping him up.

"Ricky, how did you get with Cheyenne?" I asked, really wanting to know.

"After you got locked up my grandma made me live with her in the valley. Then when I started high school there, Cheyenne was a freshman and I been with her ever since. Jasmine is my baby sister. The real question is how did you get with Jas? I swear she's the little version of her sister. They some hot heads," Ricky said.

"Me and Donte went out to eat one night and she was there with her home girl. I walked over there and talked to her and we been going strong ever since then," I said proudly.

"You remember her home girl name?" he asked me.

"Yeah, it's Aaliyah," I said.

"I can't stand that bitch," Ricky said.

"Damn, bruh, why?" I asked.

"That bitch is a ho. She tries to go around to every nigga that got money. She probably is plotting on one of y'all right now. When me and Cheyenne first started dating she tried to get me caught up. I never fucked with her or even looked her way but she told Cheyenne all kinds of shit and one day Cheyenne beat her ass," Ricky said, telling us the story.

"Watch that bitch!" Donte said.

"Did Jas know about this?" I asked.

"Yeah, she knew. She was there when Chy whooped her ass. Jas didn't want to hear none of that. She swears her best friend really got her back. You can't tell her nothing about that ho," Ricky said, making me wonder if we'd ever have problems because of her.

"Jared, come upstairs. Everybody here!" Jas yelled from the top of the stairs.

I walked up the stairs to see all of the family talking.

Jas came to me with her parents. "Baby, I want you to meet my mom, Linda Alexander, and my dad, Jeff Alexander. And mom and dad, I want you to meet my boyfriend, Jared," she said, and her mom gave me a hug.

"Jared, I finally get to meet you. I heard nothing but good things about you," her mom said.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Alexander. All Jas talks about is her mom and dad," I said, laughing at Jas.

"Nice to meet you, son," Jas' dad said.

"Nice to meet you, sir," I said, extending my hand for him to shake it.

"Call me Dad," he said, which I was cool with.

"Okay, Dad," I said, smiling.

"All the men are out back by the grill. You could join us if you'd like. Let me introduce you guys to my mom." We walked into the kitchen where we found my mom at the counter drinking wine.

"Ma, this is Jasmine's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander," I said, and my mom hugged them both.

"I would you like you guys to meet my mom, Shariece Carter," I said. Me and Jas's dad went outside and left the women talking.

"Welcome to the family, Jared. It's nice to have another son," Jeff said, giving me a hug.

"Thanks, Pops. Your daughter is in good hands. I can guarantee you," I told him and he was happy with that answer.

"What kind of barbecue sauce did you make?" he asked me and I completely forgot about the sauce. I was too busy taking a shower upstairs with Jas.

"Dang, I knew I forgot something. I can run to the store to go buy some."

"No, I'll make my homemade sauces," he said, smiling.

"Alright, Pops. Let me help you out in the kitchen," I said, walking back into the house. When we got to the kitchen all the women were laughing.

"Hey y'all, Pops is gonna make his homemade barbecue sauce since we forgot to make it," I said.

"Oooh, baby, you have to try Dad's sauce. He's gonna have to teach you how to make it," Jas said, smiling.

"You know it, baby girl," her dad said.

# CHAPTER 11

## Cheyenne

I was happy my family accepted Jared with open arms. I was surprised to see that him and Ricky knew each other; it's a small world. Everybody was drinking and I was usually the first one with a drink in my hand but now I had to drink water. I was pregnant and I couldn't wait to tell everyone about it. The last to always show up was Michael's late ass. Jas should have told him it started at 3 o'clock. When Aaliyah came she was acting different, like she was looking for something. I knew she better not had tried to start no shit because I had no problem beating her ass and sending her on her way. But I knew she wouldn't start any drama because I was there watching her ass. I never liked that bitch after she tried to fuck Ricky. I started to see how jealous she was of Jas. Every time I called her out about it, she denied it and tried to make me look like the one breaking up their relationship. I saw her looking at Ricky. I wanted to go over there and throw a drink in her face, but I wasn't ready to crack her yet. I know she would be trying to get Jared because he had money, he was fine, and he wasn't hers.

## Aaliyah

I was shocked when I pulled up to Jared's house. It was so big. I couldn't wait to send Jasmine on her way and move in. When I knocked on the door Jared opened it up.

"Hey, Aaliyah, everybody is in the kitchen," he said. I walked in and gave him a hug longer than I intended.

"Aaliyah, did you lose your mind? Get the fuck off of me," he told me. The way he yelled at me and pushed me off made me horny. I wanted to fuck him right there on the floor. I walked into the kitchen and all eyes were on me. I could feel Cheyenne's eyes burning a hole through me. I sat in the kitchen next to Jared. I wanted to be close to him again. I was getting sick watching everybody talk about how great Jas and Jared looked together. Fuck them. He belonged to me anyways.

"Jas, can you show me where the bathroom is?" I said, excusing myself out of the kitchen.

"It's upstairs. Third door to the left," she said. I went upstairs slowly, making sure nobody was up there. I went into the bathroom and went through the drawers. I sprayed his cologne on me, imaging that is how I would smell when he came home. After I was done with looking through everything, I looked for his bedroom. When I finally found it, I laid on his bed, taking in everything. I couldn't wait to sleep naked in his bed every night. It was time to make my move and bring them down. I went back to the bathroom and poured water on my clothes. Then I went back to his room and put on one of his shirts. It felt so comfortable. I could get used to it.

## Cheyenne

I acted as if I didn't hear Jared tell Aaliyah to get the fuck off of him because I wasn't ready to start shit yet. She sat there looking too calm for my liking. The faces she made when Jas and Jared were kissing were obvious for everyone to see. Only Jas' blind ass couldn't see that bitch was a snake, but she'd learn soon enough who her real friends were. Aaliyah was taking way too long upstairs to use the bathroom, so I crept upstairs to see what she was doing. She was in Jared's room, laying in his bed fingering herself. The bitch was sick to her fucking head and I wanted to put her out of her misery. I stood on the side watched her the whole time, and she didn't even know I was there. I busted in the room looking at how crazy her face looked. That bitch was really psycho.

I went over to the bed and dragged her off the bed by her hair. "You're a fucking ho. All you want to do is cause drama," I said, beating her ass in between words.

"Fuck you, Cheyenne!" she yelled, and that only made me whoop her ass some more. She couldn't help but to scream after all the blows I threw at her head. I kicked her in the head and stomped on her pussy since that was the only thing she thought with anyway. By that time everybody had come running upstairs and yelling for me to stop. It took Jared and Ricky to get me off her with Donte holding that weak bitch.

"Bitch, you got my family fucked up if you ever think you'll come in between Jared and Jasmine," I said, yelling at her.

"What?" Jasmine asked like she didn't hear me the first time.

"Jas, your best fucking friend was in your man's bed with his shirt on fingering herself when I walked in!" I yelled, trying to break away Jared and Ricky's tight grip.s

"That bitch is a fucking snake and I told you about her ass!" I yelled again.

"Cheyenne, you need to calm down before you hurt my baby!" Ricky yelled at me. For a minute I forgot that I was pregnant. All I saw was black and I started beating her ass.

"Jas, Moms, and Pops, no disrespect to you, but Aaliyah needs to get the fuck out of my house before I kick her ass out." Jared grabbed her purse and clothes and threw them downstairs over the rail.

"Bitch, get the fuck out! You heard him!" I yelled. Jasmine ran after Aaliyah, swinging a bat at her.

"Bitch, I always knew you was always jealous," Jasmine said, connecting the bat with Aaliyah's ribs.

"Aaaahhhh!" Aaliyah cried out in pain. "Bitch, nobody is jealous of your spoiled ass. I saw him first." That's all it took before Jas went crazy on her. I watched my baby sis beat Aaliyah's ass to pieces. You almost couldn't recognize her when Jas stopped.

## Jasmine

Hurt is not even the word I could've used to describe the feeling that I feel at that very moment. I always knew Aaliyah was messy because of the situation with Ricky, but I honestly wouldn't have thought she would do anything to me. When everybody ran upstairs to see what the commotion was nobody expected to hear and see what we walked in on. That bitch was so fucking trifling. She used me to get this close to Jared so she could try to take my man. Cheyenne was beating her ass and Aaliyah laid there taking it. When she told me she saw Jared first that was the first time I ever noticed she was a petty bitch. I started to beat her ass and I didn't stop until her blood was all over me. I hated that bitch to the fucking core. I knew this bitch was about to be a problem and I was gonna have to finish her off. It took Jared's cousins and my dad to pull me off of her. Jared told them to take me to the guest bedroom. I was so mad that I became calm. At that point I was out for blood and I was not stopping until I got it.

Jared came in the room. "Baby, calm down. We'll handle her," he said.

"No, baby. I got this," I said, and he did not like that answer.

"Look, Jas, I'm not about to have you out in the streets fighting like a little 'hood rat. You are my wife and I said we can handle it together because I need to watch you," he said with so much authority I couldn't help but to say, "Okay."

"Baby, you got a good left-right combo. I'ma put you in the ring and bet money on you," he said, making me laugh. That's why I loved him. No matter what the situation was he always made everything better.

"Stay in here and take a shower and I'll go get your clothes," he said before walking out. I got in the shower and washed off all the blood that was on me. I cried in the shower until I couldn't cry anymore. How could someone be so ungrateful? When Aaliyah didn't have a place to stay she was living with me and when she didn't have a job I made her a manager.

"I want that bitch dead!" I yelled. I ended up getting mad all over again so I turned the water off and grabbed my towel, walking back into the room. I dried and lotioned my skin and put the clothes on Jared left for me to wear. I laid in the bed until I fell asleep.

# CHAPTER 12

## Jared

I didn't even know that bitch and she was coming up in my house talking like she ran shit. I didn't want to beat her ass in front of my mom and Jasmine's parents; that wouldn't have been right. Trust me when I said _I got her_ , I meant it. I personally wanted to send her to her maker. To see my girl handle business like that only confirmed what I already knew: she could hold her own. I knew Jas' heart was broken, but it was finally time that she opened her eyes. Ricky was just telling me how trifling she was and here she was showing her true colors. I went back into the room to check on Jas and she was knocked out on the bed. I gave her time to rest. I knew she needed it. I went downstairs to speak with the family and let them know Jas was okay and to check on Cheyenne.

"How is she?" my mom and Momma Linda asked.

"She is asleep right now. I would have never imagined this would go the way it did. Cheyenne you good?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm straight. I beat that bitch ass though," she said, laughing and kissing her knuckles.

"Boy, Jasmine really loves you for the way she took off on that girl," my mom said.

"I know mom and vice versa. I wouldn't let nobody harm my family," I said.

"You and Jas need to watch y'all backs because that bitch is sneaky and conniving. This is far from over," Cheyenne said.

"Oh, trust me. I know it's just getting started," I said.

## Aaliyah

I didn't expect it to pop off like that. I wanted Jared to be in the room with me and for Jasmine to walk in on us, but Cheyenne's cock-blocking ass was always fucking some shit up. I have to admit that Cheyenne whooped my ass but I was waiting to catch her ass when she least expected it. Jasmine surprised me; I didn't think she would put her hands on me, but I'll be ready for her next time. I had to lay low for a couple of weeks. I knew Jas would pop up at my house and that she'd be at work since I was definitely fired. My plan was to stay three steps ahead of them. Since I already knew where Jared lived I'd pay him a couple of visits.

## Jasmine

I woke up in the guest bedroom with a headache. I went into the bedroom I shared with Jared and looked for Advil. After I found it, I popped two and went downstairs. I was surprised that everybody was still there.

"Hey, guys," I said, sneaking up on everybody in the kitchen.  
"Hey, baby," my mom said, giving me a hug. "How are you feeling, honey?"

"I'll be okay. I need to start looking for a new manager for the store now," I said.

"Jas, I'll help out with the store until you get somebody," Cheyenne said.

"Thanks, sissy," I said.

"Babe, you need me to get you anything?" Jared asked.

"Awww," my mom, Cheyenne, and his mom said in unison.

"No, I'm okay, but thanks, baby," I said, giving him a kiss. The doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," Jared said, getting up to go answer the door.

"I'm hungry now, Mom. Can you hook me up with a plate, please?" I asked.

"Nobody ate yet. We were all waiting on you," she said, getting up to make me a plate.

"Well, let's get this party started," I said.

"Hey, family," Michael said. I ran over to him and gave him and Kira a hug and took Kennedy out of his hands.

"Hi, Auntie's baby," I said kissing all over her gorgeous face and she laughed.

"Took you guys long enough. What took you so long?" I asked. They did not answer my question; they just looked at each other and laughed.

"Y'all are nasty as hell," I said before introducing them to everyone.

"Everybody, this the first born, my brother, Michael, his wife, Kira, and my little niece, Kennedy," I said.

"Hey everyone," they said.

"This is Jared's mom, Ms. Shariece, his big brother, Donte, his Aunties Debra and Cherry, and his Uncle Joe," I said. Michael and Kira gave everybody hugs and handshakes.

"And I would like you guys to meet my boyfriend, Jared," I said, and they shook hands.

"Welcome to our crazy family," Michael said, making us all laugh. "I heard you're treating my baby sis right. Just do right by her. She's a good girl," Michael said, melting my heart.

"Thanks, bro. She's in good hands. You ain't gotta worry about her," Jared said.

"That's all I wanna hear, bro," Michael said. I'm glad my whole family accepted Jared and his family accepted me.

"Okay, everybody, me and Ricky have something to tell you guys," Cheyenne said.

"No, you tell them, baby" Ricky said.

"Well, this morning I found out that I'm pregnant!" she yelled. I was happy for my sister. She had always wanted a baby.

"Congratulations!" everybody said, hugging Cheyenne and Ricky. We ate and partied until 12 AM. I was happy when it was over, but I was sad to see everybody leave. Me and Jared cleaned everything up and headed upstairs to take a shower. I got in the shower and he followed behind me. We washed and rinsed each other off. He handed me a towel and helped me out the tub.

He laid me on the bed and lotioned me down and when he was finished I did the same to him.

"Baby, fuck me right now," I told him, meaning it.

"Baby, are you sure? Cause when I start there's no stopping," he said and I nodded my head, agreeing. I fixed myself up on the bed and he got on top of me.

"I'm on birth control," I told him so he wouldn't have to put on a condom. He started kissing me and biting on my neck. It felt so good. I was getting wet. When I felt his hands run up and down my pussy, I started to moan. He sucked each one of my titties and bit each nipple. He moved all the way down and kissed the inside of thighs until he reached my pussy lips. I opened my legs wider for him to feast on my pussy. He made love to my pussy with his tongue. He sucked on my clit and my lips.

He was fingering me and eating me out at the same time. "Baby, I'm about to cum!" I yelled.

"Come in my mouth, baby," he demanded. He licked my pussy some more and I exploded in his mouth. I lifted his head up and pushed him to lay down. I put his entire dick in my mouth. I sucked so hard I could have sworn I sucked the skin off.

"Fuck, Jas, keep doing it like that, baby," he moaned. He held onto my head and fucked my mouth. I twirled my tongue around his head a couple of times and sucked everything repeatedly. I sucked his balls and stroked his dick at the same time.

"Come, sit on my face, Jasmine. I wasn't done with your pussy," he demanded, and that only made me more wet. He ate my pussy and I sucked his dick and we both came in each other's mouths.

He rolled me on my back. "Open your legs. I wanna feel your insides now," he said. I opened my legs and I could feel the tip of his dick entering me. He kissed me and I kissed him back, still feeling his dick sliding in me. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it would have. It was more pleasure than pain.

"Baby, you're tight as fuck," he said, moaning.

"You like this pussy?" I asked, moaning

"I love this pussy, baby. Whose pussy is this?" he asked, going harder.

"It's...your...pussy!" I said, crying out in ecstasy.

"What's my name?" he asked, pounding inside of me.

"Jared," I moaned. He flipped me over on my stomach and I lifted up on all fours.

"I said what is my name?"

"Daddy!" I screamed and came all over his dick. I couldn't handle it anymore. He came inside of me and went right back to eating my pussy.

I loved the way his tongue felt when it went deep inside of my pussy. "Baby, baby, oh fuck. Daddy, eat this pussy," I said, moaning and grinding down on his tongue. He went faster and then slower. Then he flicked his tongue on my clit fast and that made me cum all in his mouth. I was breathing so heavy I could hear my heart beating fast. I was so tired I couldn't move at all. I closed my eyes and I fell asleep right there.

## Jared

Jasmine wanted me to fuck her but I made love to her mind, body, and soul. She was actually handling it and I was proud of her. She was throwing it on me but she still couldn't handle me. After she came that last time she fell asleep with her legs wide open. I cleaned her up then I cleaned myself up. I repositioned her on the bed and went to sleep naked next to her, letting our bodies connect.

When I woke up it was already after mid-day and Jas was still sleeping. She didn't have to worry because she was out of school already for summer vacation. I let her sleep and I got up and took a shower and brushed my teeth. I went back into my room and got dressed. I called iHop to order takeout for breakfast. I went to my car and drove to pick up our food.

"I fuck with you girl

I fuck with you, like you show love to me

And she always come back home

'Cause I'm her backbone I fuck with you girl"

Rich Homie Quan rapped through my phone. I didn't have to look at the name of who was calling because I knew it was Jas.

"Hey, baby. Good morning," I said when I answered the phone.

"Hey, baby. Where are you?" she asked. I could tell that she just woke up.

"I'm at iHop. I came to pick up some breakfast for us," I told her.

"Baby, you didn't have to get food. I could have made breakfast." she said.

"Baby, you were asleep. It's cool. You don't have to always get up and cook. You need to rest and relax," I told her. I loved the way that she was always taking care of business.

"They just brought out the food. I'm paying for it right now and then I'll be on my way. Do you need anything before I get home?" I asked.

"No, I just need you to get here. I miss you already," she said.

"Okay, baby. I'm on my way." I got the food and walked back to the car and headed home to my queen. When I walked inside she was in the living room watching TV. She joined me in the kitchen and poured us orange juice as I took out the containers of food and placed them on the table.

"Smells good, babe," she said.

"I know it does," I said. We ate breakfast then threw away all the trash and went upstairs.

"Baby, I have to ask you something," I said.

"What's up, babe?" she asked.

"Why are you on birth control?" I had to ask.

"I get the birth control shot every three months because I hate my period. I have bad cramps. My doctor suggested it to me a while ago and it's been good ever since," she said.

"Oh, alright. I was confused when you told me that last night," I said.

She sat on top of me and said, "Speaking of last night, you made your mark on me." She smiled.

"Exactly. Because you're mine," I said, kissing her and grabbing on her ass.

# CHAPTER 13

## Jasmine

## 2 months later...

It had been the best three months of my life. Jared literally became my world and much more. At first I was concerned about getting into the relationship because he was in the streets and that came with drama, but he never brought his street life home. He came home to me every night at a decent time and there were plenty of days where we just relaxed and spent time together all day long. I was so in love with that man and nobody could come in between that. I moved out of my condo and into his house. I still hadn't seen Aaliyah. I parked my car in front of her house a couple of times and still had yet to find her. It was like she fell off the face of the earth, but I knew she'd show up sooner or later. The sex between me and Jared was mind blowing; I didn't know sex could feel so good. He pleased me in every way possible and I made sure I gave him some act right. I was finally done with the school year. In September I'd be entering as a college senior. I was so happy that I would have a little break from school. My 20th birthday was in three weeks, and I was excited about it. I didn't want anything big; I just wanted it to be me, my family, and Jared. Me and his mom got real close. She became a second mom to me. She came over to the house all the time and we threw down in the kitchen together. Jared and my parents got real close too. Last weekend Jared and my dad went out to play basketball. I was happy about their relationship. My dad said he gained a son and Jared said he gained a dad. I'd been feeling kind of sick lately. I knew I wasn't pregnant because I was on the birth control shot. I decided to go to the doctor for a check-up. I hoped Dr. Clark could give me some antibiotics to clear up whatever it was. I drove to my doctor's office and signed in. I sat in the waiting room for about 20 minutes before my name was called. I walked into a back room and Dr. Clark was already in there waiting for me.

"Hey, Jasmine. What brings you in today?" she asked

"Hey, Dr. Clark. I've been throwing up and feeling nauseous lately. I know I'm not pregnant because I'm not scheduled to get my shot again until next week," I said.

"Well, okay, I'll give you this cup to urinate in and I'll run a couple of tests on you," she said, handing me a cup. I walked to the bathroom and peed in the cup, then I cleaned myself up and handed my urine cup to one of the nurses. I went back into the room and waited for someone to come back inside and tell me what was wrong with me. About thirty minutes later Dr. Clark came in with a suspect look on her face.

"Well, Jasmine, I found the reason why you've been sick lately," she said, pausing. "Have you and your significant other been using condoms?" she asked.

"No, I'm on birth control so we don't need it," I said, confused as to why she would ask that.

"Jasmine, I ran your urine sample and it came back positive. Honey, you're pregnant. I checked your files and you were suppose to come back one month ago for your shot," she said, shocking the hell out of me. I couldn't believe that I actually had a life inside of me.

"There's no way possible, Dr. Clark," I said, still shocked.

"Lay down and let's check to see how far along you are," she said. She turned off the lights and lubricated my belly. She searched all over until we heard a heartbeat. I started crying because I was really about to be a mom. I knew Jared would be happy and I wouldn't want anything more than for him to be the father of my child.

"It looks like you're four weeks pregnant, Jasmine," she said.

"Wow, this is really unbelievable," I said, then she printed out two ultrasound pictures. She cleaned my belly off and I fixed myself back up.

"Now I need for you to not stress yourself. Take your vitamins every day. Be careful because you're not only caring for yourself anymore."

"Thanks, Doc," I said, getting up to leave. I walked back to my car and sat there for about 10 minutes before I decided to call Jared.

"Hey, baby," he said when he answered.

"Hey, babe. Where are you?" I asked.

"I'm at the barbershop. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Can you come home right now?"

"Yeah, babe. I'll leave right now."

"Okay," I said, hanging up. I drove back home excited and nervous at the same time. I knew that my baby would be loved and cared for. I just hoped Jared wanted the same thing. It was going to be hard juggling school and the pregnancy, but I'd make it work. I pulled up in front of the house and Jared was pulling up at the same time.

## Jared

Everything had been going good in my life so far. Me and Jas had been getting stronger day by day. She was finally on vacation from school. I wanted go out of the country with her while we had the time. Her birthday was coming up and I had something nice planned for her. Both of my shops had been booming with money, and the trap was overflowing. We'd made the most amount of money we'd ever made in the last couple of months since we switched with Ricardo. I hadn't seen my mom so happy in a long time. She'd been talking about how our family was finally complete. I would spend the night at Jas' house and she would spend the night at mine. Every day when I came home she made sure that there was hot food on the table for me to eat. I made her move out of her condo and move into my house. I couldn't take being away from her. She didn't have to do the things she did for me but she did them because wanted to keep me happy and she knew that I'd do whatever I could to make her happy. Whatever she wanted, she got because I wanted to give her the world and so much more. I loved that girl more than I can explain. She'd been sick lately. Maybe she caught food poising or something. She called me when I was the barbershop, telling me to come home. I told everybody that I was out and headed home to my baby. I pulled up right behind her, got out, and met her at her car.

"You sure you straight, baby? You look like you've been crying," I told her.

"I have been crying, I got something to tell you," she said, making me wonder.

"Let's go inside," I said. I walked her inside and we went upstairs to our bedroom. We sat on the edge of the bed and she couldn't stop looking at me.

"Jas, baby, what's wrong? Did something happen to you?" I asked

"No, baby. I went to the doctor today since I've been sick lately. Well, Dr. Clark told me that I'm pregnant. Don't say anything yet. I don't know what that means for us yet, but baby, I'm happy. I want us to have this baby and raise our child together. I thought I was supposed to go get my shot next week but she told me I was supposed to come in a month ago. She did an ultrasound and everything." That's all I needed to hear.

I grabbed her hand and sat her on my lap. "Baby, I'm more than happy that you're carrying my seed. We are gonna raise our baby together and don't ever think nothing other than that. I can't believe I'm about to be a dad. Thanks, mami. Don't stress anything, baby. We can handle this together," I said, letting her know that I'd be there every step of the way. She pulled out two ultrasound pictures from her purse. "Damn, babe, our baby gonna have your big head," I said, joking, making her laugh.

"Shut up, stupid," she said, hitting me in head. I gave her a kiss and she welcomed me in her mouth. That woman would be my wife. Our family was finally coming together. I laid her on the bed and massaged her ,

"Relax, mami, I got you." Before I was finished, she was already sleeping. She'd been tired a lot lately. I covered her with the blanket, grabbed my keys, and left. I would be back before she woke up. I went to GNC to buy her pregnancy vitamins. I walked in the store and asked for help.

"What do you need help with today, sir?" the older woman asked me.

"I need pregnancy vitamins and everything a woman needs when she's pregnant," I told her. "Just put everything in the basket."

She looked at me and smiled. "It's your first child, isn't it?" she asked.

I laughed and smiled. "Yeah."

After she picked everything out I paid for it and left. I stopped to pick up some gelato ice cream because that's all she'd been wanting to eat lately since she'd been sick. When I got back home she was still asleep. I put the ice cream in the freezer and took the rest of the stuff upstairs and sat it on the dresser.

"Where did you go?" she asked when she woke up.

"To GNC. I got all the vitamins you will need for you and the baby and some gelato ice cream. It's in the freezer," I said, taking off my shoes and climbing into bed with her.

"I love you, baby," I told her.

"I love you too, babe," she said.

"So when are we going to tell the family about the good news?" I asked.

"We can tell them now," she said. She grabbed her phone and called my mom and put it on speaker.

"Hey, Mo,m" Jas said when she answered.

"Hey, Ma," I said.

"Hey, lovebirds," she said, making us laugh.

"You play too much, Ma," I said, still laughing.

"Mom, guess what?" Jas said.

"What?" she asked, with seriousness in her voice.

"I'm pregnant!" Jas yelled.

"Oh my God!" my mom yelled. I knew she would be happy. "When did you find out?"

"I went to the doctor's this morning. I'm four weeks pregnant and I have ultrasound pictures. Jared will send them to you when we hang up," Jasmine said.

"Congratulations! I'm finally a grandma. I'm so excited. I love you guys," my mom said.

"I love you too, Ma," I said.

"I love you too, Mom," Jasmine said then hung up. Then she called her mom.

"Hey, Mommy. Where's Daddy?"

"He's right here. You want to talk to him?"

"Yeah, can you put me on speaker phone?"

"Hey, Ma. Hey, Pops," I said.

"Hey, Jared," Mom said.

"Hey, son," Pops said.

"Mom and Dad, we have something to tell you. Today I went to the doctor's office and found out that I'm four weeks pregnant," Jas said.

"Aww, baby, I'm happy for you guys. Congratulations!" her mom said.

"Jared, now you're really stuck with this family," Pops said, laughing.

"It's alright, Pops. I love this family," I said, laughing.

I called Donte while Jas was on the phone with her parents. "What up, big bruh?" I asked.

"What up, bruh?" he replied.

"Jas is pregnant. Ya boy is about to be a daddy."

"Congrats, bruh! I'll come over later."

"That's straight, bruh. See you later then," I said, hanging up. Jas made her last phone call to Michael and Cheyenne on three way.

"Hey guys, guess what," Jas said.

"What?" I heard Cheyenne and Michael ask.

"I'm pregnant," she said and I heard Cheyenne yelling in the background. I looked at Jas and smiled.

"Sissy, we're pregnant together. You can rub my feet and I'll rub yours," Cheyenne said, making Jas laugh.

"You got me messed up. That's what I have Jared for," Jas said, laughing.

"I'll talk to you guys later. I just wanted to share the good news," Jas said and hung up. I took a picture of the ultrasound photos and texted it to the family. Everybody texted me back wanting to know if they could come over and see Jas. I texted them back and told them yes and to give us an hour before they came.

"Baby, do you need anything?" I asked Jas.

"Yeah, can we take a bath together?"

"I'll set the water," I said. I went into the bathroom and turned the shower on then I turned on the hot tub and filled it to the top. I poured her favorite bubbles and bath crystals in. I added a couple of rose petals on top. I put two towels on the counter and turned on the radio. I went back into the bedroom and she was pulling out our clothes for after our bath. I took off her clothes and then took mine off. We took a shower and washed each other off. She knew what she was doing because she was stroking my dick, making it hard. We rinsed off and I helped her into the tub. She sat back and laid on me.

"You're all I need, babe," she said.

"You're all I want, baby," I said. She lifted up and slid my dick into her tight pussy.

"Aaah," she said when she slid down.

"That's right, baby," I said when she started riding me. I smacked her ass a couple of times making the water splash.

"Daddy, you want me to ride this dick?" she asked. I loved when she talked like that when we were having sex. It always made me cum faster.

"Yeah, handle this dick for me," I said, moaning, then she sped her pace up.

"I'm about to cum!" she cried out.

"Shit, me too," I said while we came together. She leaned back on me and I could hear our hearts beating.

"You alright, mami?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm tired" she said, laughing. We cleaned each other up and got out the tub. I wrapped a towel around her and lifted her up, taking her to our bedroom. I dried her off and oiled her skin. I helped her put on her clothes and then I did the same to me. We were lying in bed watching TV when we heard the doorbell ring.

"Stay in bed, ma," I said, getting up to go answer the door. I knew it was the family finally arriving.

It was Donte. He had gift bags from Babies R Us. "Look at Uncle Donte," I said, laughing.

"Shut up, nigga," he said, laughing.

"Thanks, bruh."

"Where's Jas?"

"She's upstairs. You can go check on her."

## Jasmine

I was happy that everyone else was happy and excited for me and Jared. I hoped I had a girl, but I wouldn't mind having a boy either. Didn't matter as long as our baby was healthy. I couldn't wait for our baby to be laid up in between me and Jared. We were chilling in bed when we heard the doorbell ring. To my surprise, Donte knocked on the bedroom door and came in with gifts. My heart fluttered it was so thoughtful.

"Hey, little sis," Donte said. "How are you feeling?"

"Hey, Donte. I'm feeling good for now," I said. He sat on the bed with me and gave me a bag with gifts.

"Awww, thanks brother," I said. I yelled for Jared to come in the room so he could see what was in the bag too. When he came in the room he sat on the bed with us. I opened up the bag and it was bottles, bibs, pacifiers, diapers, and wipes from Babies R Us.

"Donte, thanks a lot. We appreciate it," I said, then he gave me a kiss on my cheek and a hug.

"Anything for my niece or nephew," he said. That really touched my heart.

"Babe, can you put the gifts in the guest bedroom for now?" I asked Jared.

"Yeah, babe." He got the bags and went to put the gifts away.

I got up off of the bed, "Y'all hungry? I can cook," I asked Jared and Donte.

"Let's go downstairs," Jared said. We walked into the kitchen and the doorbell rang again.

"Donte, can you get the door, please?" Jared asked him, then my parents came walking in with a teddy bear and a big box. I looked at Jared because I knew he was behind all of it.

"Hey, Mommy and Daddy," I said, walking over to give them both a hug and a kiss.

"Hey, baby girl," they said.

"We brought something for our baby," my mom said. It was a cute teddy bear that said _Your Grandparents Love You_ and the big box was an all white baby crib.

"Aww, y'all shouldn't have," I said, almost crying. I should have expected this because after we found out Cheyenne was pregnant everybody went over to her house the next day and bought everything her baby needed.

"Stop crying, baby girl," my dad said, hugging me.

"You have so much help around here we might suffocate you and the baby," he said, joking.

Then the rest of the family walked in: Jared's mom, Cheyenne, Ricky, Michael, Kira, and Kennedy. I was beyond happy to share this moment with my family. Everybody came with something in their hands. Even Kennedy gave me a bib for the baby that said _My big cousin loves me._ It was so sweet I kissed her all over her face. I got gift cards, more diapers and wipes, bottles, toys, and clothes for both a girl and a boy. My mom and Momma Shariece cooked meatloaf and mashed potatoes for everybody. Me and Jared sat on the couch while he rubbed my belly.

"The food is done," my mom told everybody so we could go eat. Jared, Donte, Michael, Ricky, and my dad brought all the food into the dining room and set the table. When everybody took their seats, my dad blessed the food and we all ate. I enjoyed my family and I was happy my baby would be born into a family that cared so much about him or her.

"This tastes good," I told both of my moms.

"It's something simple and fast since this was last minute," Momma Shariece said.

"You and Cheyenne need to eat and keep feeding y'all babies," my mom said.

"Last week we found out that the sex of the baby is a girl," Cheyenne said, smiling. My sister was so beautiful pregnant. She already had a baby bump at four months and she was glowing.

"Any names yet?" I asked Cheyenne.

"Not yet. I do like the name Angel but Ricky is not having it," Chy said, teasing Ricky.

"It's not that I'm not having it. I just want a name that pops out and will be stuck in your head after hearing," Ricky said.

"That's understandable," Jared said.

"Do you guys want a boy or girl?" my mom asked.

"I want a girl," I said.

"I want a boy," Jared said.

"It really doesn't matter as long as he or she is healthy," I said.

"That's right," Momma Shariece said. The men cleaned up the kitchen and all of the ladies and Kennedy went upstairs with me to my room.

"I'm happy for you and my son," Momma Shariece said.

"Thanks, Ma," I said, smiling.

"We can go shopping and do all the pregnant lady things together," Chy said, laughing.

"You're so weird," I said, laughing at her.

"Chy, let's have a baby shower together," I suggested.

"Aww, that will be fun. I'd love to do that sis."

"Well, me and Shariece have a lot of planning to do then," my mom said.

"Yes, girl," Momma Shariece said.

"I can't wait," I said while dancing at the same time. They all laughed at me and Jared came in the room.

"Am I allowed in here right now?" Jared asked being sarcastic.

"Shut up, boy," his mom said.

"Well, it's time for me and Jeff to leave and go home," my mom said.

"Aww, so soon?" I whined.

"Yeah, you know that's a long drive," my mom said, walking to the bedroom door. I got up and walked with everybody outside to their cars. I told everybody bye and gave them hugs and kisses.

"Chy, I'll call you tomorrow. We're linking up this week," I said.

"Okay, sis," she said and drove off. Me and Jared went back inside of the house and into our bedroom. I was tired from a long exciting day; I got myself ready for bed. We laid in bed and talked for a minute and then I fell asleep on his chest.

## Aaliyah

I had been hiding out at my grandmother's house for the last couple of months. I wanted Jasmine and Jared to think that I was out the picture. That definitely was a lie. I'd been back for a week now and I had moved into an apartment close by Jasmine's condo. I was still under the radar but I'd been watching them and they didn't even know. I noticed that Jasmine moved out of her condo and into Jared's house. I was pissed because that was supposed to be me. I was following her and she didn't even see me. In the morning she drove to her doctor and I waited two hours in my car for her to come out. Then she was sitting in her car for a long time before she drove off. She pulled up in front of her house then Jared pulled up a few seconds behind her. I watched them hug and talk. My blood was boiling. I parked across the street while I watched them enter their home. Then an hour later I saw Jared leave the house and hop into his ride. I followed him and he stopped at a GNC. I parked my car and watched him. Twenty minutes later he came out with a bag. Then I followed him to a grocery store by his house and then he drove back home. I sat in my car trying to figure what could have been wrong with Jasmine. Was she sick or something? About two hours later I saw their family pull up with gifts. Her dad had a baby crib box. I was ready to go inside and shoot them all up. That bitch was really pregnant by my man. She was living the life that I was supposes to be living. Then I saw Cheyenne's and Ricky's assed go inside. I had to make sure I was seeing right because that bitch was pregnant too. I had to work my magic faster and quicker before she had her baby. I couldn't lose Jared.

# CHAPTER 14

## Jared

Jasmine had finally gotten over her morning sickness and she was back to her normal self. She was up and about every day going to work like she would if she didn't have a baby growing in her stomach. I'd been trying to tell her to slow down but she didn't know what slow down meant. She was 2 ½ months pregnant and glowing already. I couldn't wait to find out what we were having. I really hoped it was a boy so I could have a junior.

I was going with Jas to her doctor's appointment. She insisted on driving herself there. When we got out the car I held her hand and we walked inside. She signed herself in and we waited to be called. "Jasmine Alexander," a nurse called out. We got up and she walked us to a room. An older woman I guessed was her doctor came in.

"Hey, Jasmine. How are you feeling today?" the woman asked her.

"Hey, Dr. Clark. I'm doing great. My morning sickness finally came to an end. Dr. Clark, this is my boyfriend, Jared, the father of my baby," Jasmine said.

"Hi, Dr. Clark," I said, shaking her hand. "Hello, Jared. Nice to finally meet you," Dr. Clark said.

"Well, let's take a look at your baby," Dr. Clark said. She rubbed a gel on her stomach and felt around for the baby.

"Here we go," she said, then zoomed in on the baby. My baby was so little it looked like a little bean. Then Dr. Clark let us hear the heartbeat. Jas was lying back, holding my hand and smiling. When I heard my baby's heartbeat it did something. It made me reconsider my position in life. I was a father now and the streets weren't worth putting my family's lives in danger. After Dr. Clark cleaned Jas up we left and went out for lunch. We ended up at Yard House for happy hour. I looked at Jas from across the table. I had a beautiful woman that was happy to be carrying my seed. I couldn't have been any happier or thankful than I already was. The waitress came and took our orders and we talked in the meanwhile.

"Babe, can we go do something after this? I don't feel like going home yet," Jas said.

"Whatever you want, baby," I told her.

"I want to go to the movies to see Baggage Claim," she said, so that's where we would be going next. Our food finally came and we ate. Everything we ordered was good and we were ready to go. I drove to the movies and got our tickets. The movie didn't start until another 20 minutes so we had a little time to kill. We went back to sit in the car and wait. We sat in the back seat and Jas was kissing and biting all over my neck. I lifted her skirt up and pushed her panties to the side. I was fingering her and she was moaning.

"You like that, baby?" I asked her, biting her neck.

"Yes, Daddy, I love it," she said, moaning. Since she'd been pregnant I couldn't keep my face from out of her pussy. It was true what they say about pregnant women having the best pussy. She leaned back in the seat back so she could be comfortable and I ate her pussy.

"Aaah, Jared, right there. Baby, don't stop!" Jas cried. I sucked on her lips and I felt her hips moving like she was trying to run. I placed both of my hands on her hips for her to stay still. I tongue fucked her sweet pussy and I had her speaking different languages.

I fingered her one more time. "Oh, fuck, I'm about to cum!" she yelled, then she released all of her juices in my mouth and I sucked them all up.

"Damn, baby, I love how you eat my pussy," she said, almost breathless.

"Shit, I love eating your pussy," I said, kissing her neck.

"Babe, save that for later before we miss the movie," she said, still trying to breathe.

"Alright but when we get home I want your clothes off," I told her. I gave her a few more minutes to regain her composure. I fixed myself up and we walked back to the movie theater. We walked into the movie and found our seats. Since it was a matinee nobody was in there but me and Jas.

"Don't try anything or I'm going to sit on the other side," she said when the movie was starting. I just looked at her and laughed because she knew me too well. When the movie came on she laid her head on my shoulder and I wrapped my arms around her. We laughed the whole entire time from beginning to end. We left the movies and headed home. I still had a lot on my mind and decisions to make.

"What's wrong, babe?" Jas asked me when we got home.

"Nothing, babe. Just thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

"Nothing you should be worrying your sexy little self about," I said, ending the conversation. "If you need me I'll be in the den." I walked downstairs to the den and kicked back and rolled up a blunt. I was battling between my heart and my brain. I didn't know if I should get out the game right then and focus on my family. I'd been in the game for almost 10 years. Being a street nigga would always be a part of me. But I couldn't risk anything happening to Jasmine, my baby, or my family because of my selfish greed. I decided on letting Donte take over. I didn't want anymore dealings with the street life. I still had both of my shops that were overflowing with money. I'd invest into some new businesses soon.

I got my phone out of my pocket and texted Donte: **Aye, bruh. Swing by the house. I need to holla at you for a minute.**

He texted me back right away: **Fa'sho, bruh. I'm on my way.**

I finished up my blunt and laid back on the couch, feeling calmer than I did when I got home. I was watching CNN when Donte called to tell me to open the door.

"What up?" I asked, opening the door.

"Nothing much. What's up?" he asked, wondering why I called him over.

"Is Jas okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, she's upstairs. Hold up, let me go check on her for a minute," I said walking up the stairs. I walked into the room and Jas was on the bed looking at pictures of us.

"Hey, ma, you good?" I asked.

"Hey, baby. Yeah, I'm fine. Just looking at pictures of us, trying to figure out how our baby will look," she said, flipping through the pictures.

"Donte is here and I need to talk to him, but I need to talk to you too," I said, getting her attention.

"Umm, okay, I'll come downstairs right now," she said, getting up off the bed.

We walked downstairs and she gave Donte a hug and a kiss. "Hey, brother," she said.

"Hey, li'l sis," he said, then we all sat on the couch.

I spoke first, getting right to it. "Today at the doctor's office gave me a whole new perspective on life. When I heard the baby's heartbeat and saw the smile on Jas' face it made me a stronger man. I realized that I would go to the end of the world for my family. I wanna leave the game alone now. I can't imagine something happening to me, or one of you because I'm out here thuggin'. I wouldn't put any of your lives at risk because of the shit I do for a living. I have something to look forward to every day; to wake up next to you every morning and to see my baby. If I'm out in the streets every day I don't know how long I'll be here until someone is ready to get rid of me," I said. Jasmine had a face full of tears.

"Don't cry, ma" I said, sitting her on my lap.

"Damn, bruh, it is about time you focus on your new family," Donte said.

"Don't say new family, Donte. We have two new additions to our family."

"So when are you ready to do this?"

"Right now. Everything belongs to you now, bruh. It's been me and you since day one. I wouldn't give this position over to anyone but you. Family first," I said, dapping Donte up.

"I'll set up everything so we can announce this," Donte said, getting up to leave.

"Alright, bruh. Be safe," I said, hugging him then he gave Jas a hug and left.

## Donte

I'm that nigga now. Jared is my younger brother but he was the one that put me on. Everything he said made sense as to why he wanted to leave everything alone, but not me. I was glad he wanted to live right for his little shorty because he had something to live for. I lived by the G code and I'd die by the G code. I was the boss now and it was time to shake these niggas up, starting with a new crew.

I was hanging out at Take Off Strip Club in Hollywood. It was a good night to celebrate and get some new pussy. I'd never settle down; me and commitment didn't mix. I liked having multiple women and not having to deal with that nagging shit. Couldn't no bitch tie me down.

## Jasmine

I was more than happy that Jared got out the game so we could focus on our baby. He was already a great dad and the baby was not even born yet. The following day was my birthday and I was excited. I knew Jared had something planned because he'd been acting suspicious every time he asked about my birthday. I had to laugh to myself because he couldn't keep any secrets from me. I was getting my nails done then I'd go home and relax. The pregnancy had been knocking me out a lot lately. Jared dropped me off and picked me up at the nail shop. He'd been catering to my every need since we found out that I was pregnant. He wouldn't let me do anything for too long with out him being right there by my side. I was glad that Jared came into my life; I didn't have to do everything by myself. That man put my needs over his any day. He told me everyday that he would protect me and our baby. Today I wanted to relax without our family being around. I wanted to be up under him all day. When we got home I went into the freezer and got a carton of ice cream and two spoons for me and Jared. We watched TV in the living room and ate ice cream all day. I could never get tired of his company. I got up to throw away the ice cream carton in the kitchen, and I could have sworn my eyes were playing tricks on me. I saw Aaliyah scoping the house out from inside of her car. I ran into the living room for Jared to see it too, but by the time we got back to the window she was gone already.

"Babe, what happened?" he asked, still trying to figure out why I needed him in the kitchen.

"I was throwing away the ice cream container and I looked through the window and Aaliyah was parked right there in a black car looking at the house," I said.

"That bitch is fucking crazy. Don't trip, babe. I'll make sure it's handled," Jared said, walking off. I went upstairs to call Cheyenne to tell her what I'd just seen.

"Chy, you'll never believe what just happened," I said when she picked up the phone.

"What happened?"

"Aaliyah was parked outside watching the house. When I went to get Jared to come see it she had already left. That bitch is really asking for me to kill her ass fucking with my family." I was mad as hell.

"That bitch got to go. I told y'all that it wasn't over. That bitch is just now getting started," Cheyenne said.

"Sis, I gotta go. I'll call you back. I need to talk to Jared and figure out how we're going to handle this." I walked through the house looking for Jared then I found him in his office. I walked inside and sat in one of the chairs while he was talking to somebody on the phone.

"Babe, do you have a picture of Aaliyah?" he asked me.

"Yeah, I have a lot," I said then he went back talking on the phone.

He finally hung up. "Okay so I called my homie R.J. up. Since you seen Aaliyah that means she'll come back soon. R.J. is gonna follow her every move when he catches her around here. I need a picture of her from you to send to him so he knows what she looks like. Babe, don't trip off nothing. I don't want you stressing yourself or my seed out."

"Well, since this bitch is watching, let's give her show. I want in on anything you have planned. This is personal. That bitch had it out for me since day one," I said, not taking no for an answer. I went back into my room to get the photos that I had to give to Jared. This R.J. dude better had found her first before I got to her.

# CHAPTER 15

## Jared

I woke Jasmine up in the morning eating her pussy for her birthday. I wanted to start her day off right and filled with surprises. I sucked on her clit and I knew that would wake her up. Then I felt her move a little and I knew I had her attention. I fingered her, having no mercy on her pussy. She began to moan. "Baby, baby, baby!" she cried out.

"Happy birthday, wife," I said in between licks. I flicked my tongue on her clit and she was running her hands down my waves. I made love to her pussy with my mouth. I wanted to take my time and relax her. I slid my tongue inside and out of her pussy. I had her calling for Jesus himself. She came in my mouth and I wasn't about to stop there. I needed her to cum at least two more times. I turned her over and blew her back out. I loved how tight she was. Her pussy was made for only me.

"Oooh, daddy," Jas moaned.

"Fuck, you got some good pussy, baby," I said, slapping her ass.

"You want me to throw it back on you, baby?" she asked, moaning even louder. I held onto her hips and she threw it all the way back on me. I loved seeing her fat ass jiggle on my dick. Jasmine was the only person that I knew that could handle my dick.

"Work my dick, ma," I said, about to cum.

"Jared...ooh, fuck...daddy, I'm about to cum!" she said, damn near yelling.

"Cum on my dick, ma." I felt her body shake and her juices running down my dick. I took my dick out to eat her pussy, but she started sucking all of our cum off my dick. My baby was a freak and I loved that shit because she only got nasty for me. I stood up and lifted her up and flipped her around. I knew she liked when we 69ed. She was popping her pussy in my mouth. It only made me want to devour her pussy. She sucked my dick and I busted in her mouth. We both were tired and laid back on the bed.

"Happy birthday, sexy," I said, bringing her into my arms.

"Thank you, baby," she said, still stroking my dick.

"Come on, get your freaky ass up. We need to take a shower." We got up and took a long shower together. I was kissing on her and she was kissing on me. I washed and rinsed her off then I did the same to myself. We handled our hygiene business and got dressed for breakfast. I took her to this restaurant in Beverly Hills to distract her from the big surprise I had later.

## Jasmine

Happy fucking birthday to me. I was living the life. The feeling of waking up and getting your pussy ate by your man was the best. That morning Jared fucked me like never before; it was the best so far. My day started off great and I couldn't complain. The family was coming over and we were all going to watch the fireworks together. Jared took me out to breakfast and the food was amazing. Since I'd been pregnant I'd been eating a lot. I was glad I was not gaining a lot of weight, though. My phone had been blowing up the whole entire morning from family and friends wishing me a happy birthday. Jared was driving us back home but he pulled over when he got halfway there. I was confused as hell.

He shut the car off and looked at me, "Jas, baby, you trust me?" he asked.

"Yeah, babe. Why did you pull over?" I asked. He pulled a pink blindfold out of his pocket and now I was excited.

"Babe, I need for you to keep this blindfold on and not take it off," he said. I nodded my head and he put it on for me. He started the car back up and started driving—home, I guessed. The car finally stopped and I had no idea where we were because I couldn't see. I heard the door slam and the trunk open, and then I heard it close. I sat there for about five or ten minutes before he came back for me.

"Babe, I'm about to help you out of the car but no peeking," he warned me. He held my hand and helped me out. We walked over to another car and I got in and felt him slide in next to me. Then the car took off and I was even more confused because I had no idea where we were going.

"Baby, can I open my eyes now?" I asked.

"No, Jas. A few more minutes," he said, holding my hand and rubbing my stomach. Then he took the blindfold from off of my face. I opened my eyes and saw that we were in a limo and on the freeway.

I was really confused. "Where are we going?" I asked ,really wanting to know.

"It's a surprise. Sit back and enjoy the ride, babe. You'll see when we get there," he told me and I did exactly what he said. Twenty minutes later we pulled up at the LAX airport. I was jumping in my seat and he saw the excitement in me.

"Oh my gosh, baby, where are we flying to? Wait, I have no clothes. I need my vitamins," I said.

"Babe, chill. You're about to find out. The bags are in the trunk. I already packed everything we would need," he said, holding my hand. A man opened the door and Jared helped me out. He grabbed both of our bags and we walked in. We went straight to the front desk; I listened to and watched everything, not wanting to miss a beat. Jared pulled out our tickets and passports.

"Welcome, Mr. Carter. Your flight to the Bahamas leaves in exactly one hour. Please get checked into customs and walk on over to gate B," the lady at the counter said. I almost flipped when she said Bahamas. I was jumping up and down. I felt like a little kid.

"Chill out, babe. You gonna make my seed slip right out of you," he said, making me laugh my ass off. We went through the whole check-in process and walked to our gate. We boarded the plane and I was ready to take off. Our seats were in first class and it was nice. When the plane took off I had no care in the world. It was really the best birthday ever, and when we got to our hotel I was going to fuck his brains out. I don't know how long we were on the plane for; I was so excited I knocked myself out. I fell asleep in Jared's arms and he went to sleep with me. I woke up when I felt the turbulence and I knew that we would be landing soon. When the plane landed and we got all of our belongings there was a driver waiting for us. The driver took us to the most beautiful hotel I'd ever seen. I thought stuff like that only existed in magazines and movies. Jared checked in and took me up to our room. Our suite was so big. We had a full kitchen, a private pool, televisions, two rooms and everything we needed. I ordered snacks from room service to feed me and my little baby. I was standing in front of the window, watching our perfect view of the beach from our suite when there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" I yelled before I got to the door.

"Room service," someone said. I opened the door and it was our entire family. I started to cry so hard because I was so happy that Jared would go this far to make me happy.

"Happy birthday!" everybody yelled and hugged me. Everybody walked inside and handed me gifts.

My parents gave me big hugs. "Happy birthday, baby girl," they said happily.

"Thanks, Ma. Thanks, Dad." They handed me a jewelry box. I opened it up and it was 20-carat diamond earrings with the matching necklace.

"Oh my gosh, this is beautiful. Thanks so much," I said, trying to stop crying. Momma Shariece and Donte gave me a gift bag with two pairs of Louboutin pumps. I took my shoes off and tried them on.

"Thanks. These are sexy," I said, hugging and kissing them both. Cheyenne and Ricky gave me a birthday card filled with money.

"Gotta keep li'l sis decked out," Ricky said, making me smile. Cheyenne gave me a hug and kiss and we rubbed each others' bellies. Michael and Kira gave me another Birkin bag from Kennedy.

"Aww, thanks guys," I said, hugging and kissing them. I took Kennedy out of Kira's hands.

"Thanks, mamas. I love my gift," I said, kissing Kennedy. "I love you, titi," her little sweet voice said and it made my heart flutter.

Jared gave me one of the biggest hugs. "Awww" everybody said.

He pulled out a box and handed it to me. "Happy birthday, baby. I love you with everything in me," he said and kissed me. It was a black box with a red ribbon on top, I opened it up and it was two sets of keys.

I looked at him confused. "Where do the keys go?" I asked.

"Well, this key is the key to our new home in Beverly Hills. Everything is set and ready for us to move in. The baby's room I left for us to decorate together. The next key is for your 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith," he said, making me cry all over again. I hugged him and cried in his arms. I truly loved that man.

"Thanks, baby. I love you so much," I finally was able to say.

"Girl, stop crying. Put on your bikini and let's go to the beach," Kira said.

"We didn't come all the way down here to see you cry, Jas," Cheyenne said. I looked at her and threw up my middle finger.

"Alright we'll be down there in an hour," I told everyone so they could leave out of the room. After everyone left I walked over to Jared and kissed him.

"Damn, babe, slow down. You gonna make me flip you over like this morning," he said.

I looked at him and smirked. "Maybe I want you to flip me over," I said. That's all it took for him to take my clothes off. I ripped his shirt off and we went and took a shower together. We cleaned each other up and then he lifted me up and pushed me on the shower wall. He was biting on my neck then he started sucking on my nipples. I felt him slide his dick inside of me while he was holding me.

"Aaah," I moaned. It felt so good having his dick inside of me while the hot water was pouring on us. I was bouncing up and down on him, trying to match his speed. I went so fast I didn't know I came on his dick until I did it. After a couple more minutes he came inside of me. I still held onto him and didn't want to let him go. I wanted for him to hold me like that forever.

"Babe, let me clean you up," he said, trying to put me down.

"No, I want to stay like this," I said, pouting.

"You're such a spoiled brat," he said, putting me down. He cleaned me up and we got out of the shower. I ate a snack that room service brought and then I got dressed to go down to the beach. We walked out of the room hand in hand, not caring about anything.

# CHAPTER 16

## Aaliyah

I watched Jared take out luggage from his car and place it inside of a limo. Then I saw him help Jasmine into the limo. I guessed they were going out of town for a couple days. I watched as the limo drove off. I waited a whole hour in my car wondering where they could have gone on the 4th of July. Then it finally hit me; it was her birthday. It made sense why he had her blindfolded. I sat in my car, trying to come up with my next plan. I looked around and checked my surroundings, making sure that nobody would see me. I got out of my car and ran to the back of their house. I picked the back door lock until it finally opened. I searched through the whole house from top to bottom, looking for anything I could use against Jasmine, but I found nothing. I did find her little scrapbook and I burned that shit up. I saw her ultrasound pictures and burned them up too. Too bad I was gonna have to kill her and her baby; maybe I could raise the baby as me and Jared's. Nah, I didn't want that bastard child. I ripped up all of her clothes and damaged everything that belonged to her. I wrote on the wall _I'm back bitch and I'm coming for you_ with her red lipstick. The whole upstairs was completely damaged then I went downstairs and broke all of the glasses and plates. I wanted them to feel the anger and pain I felt when they walked inside of their-not-so-perfect house.

R.J.

I had been keeping an eye on Aaliyah ever since Jared called me. She was so caught up in trying to destroy Jasmine that she hadn't even noticed I'd been following her. She was scoping out their house practically all day. She would park on one side and then park somewhere else. I even watched her finger herself in the car. When Jasmine would leave the house she would follow her too. That was a real psycho bitch. Jasmine and Jared went to the Bahamas for her birthday and nobody but their family and me knew that. I watched Aaliyah watch them leave. I was ready to make my move on her. I don't know what she was doing; she was sitting in her car, watching the house after they left. Then she ran to the back of the house and I'm guessing she got inside because she didn't come back. I called Tony and Ray, two of my most thorough soldiers that could help me get the job done. I texted and gave them the address to meet me here. Thirty minutes later they rolled up and got in my van with me.

"What's the deal, boss?" Ray asked.

"I got a job for us to handle but we're not finishing it off. This one is personal," I said, informing them of the plan. It had been two hours and Aaliyah was still in the house. I went out back where she entered the house. Ray stayed by the front door and Tony was waiting to come in. She left the back door unlocked and when I went inside, everything was trashed. There was glass everywhere. That bitch was out on some revenge type shit. Then I saw her sitting in front of the fireplace with a bottle of Hennessy, drinking from the bottle. I pulled my .34 mm out just in case the bitch tried to get crazy with me. She didn't even see or hear me come in.

"You're a crazy bitch," I said bringing, her out from lala land.

"Who are you? How did you get into my house?" she asked.

"Cut that bullshit. This ain't your house, bitch. You and I both know why you're here," I said, holding my gun up to her head in case she wanted to try something.

"I'm calling the police," she said, trying to get up.

"Call them, bitch, and tell them you broke into my homie and his girl's house!" I yelled at her. She tried to get up and I knocked her in the head with the butt of my gun. She passed out. Tony and Ray came in and handed me the duct tape, blindfold, and rope. Ray parked the van in the back yard so we could put her in without anybody seeing. Tony went back to the front to drive the car they came in back to the warehouse. I paid good money for our warehouse. It was in the cut where no one would find or suspect anything. Plus it was soundproof. I personally killed and tortured so many people in there I didn't know how I sleep so peacefully at night. We pulled up to the warehouse and Aaliyah was still knocked out. Tony got out of his car and helped me take Aaliyah inside. We stripped her of all of her clothes. I found her phone in her pocket. I turned off the phone, took out the battery, and then burned it. I tied her to the bed and that would be her new home until Jared came back.

# CHAPTER 17

## Momma Shariece

When Jared called me a week ago informing on the surprise he had for Jasmine I was excited. He told me that I was the only one that knew the surprise he had for her and he needed me to help plan it out. My son was finally happy and I was happy to see Jasmine become a part of our family. I had been having dreams of fish before she told us that she was pregnant. I knew she would come up pregnant soon and she finally did. Jasmine became the daughter I never had and I was happy about that. Me and Linda would have a big baby shower to plan whenever we find out what Jasmine was having.

## Jared

My baby was so excited that she couldn't stop crying. I was happy that I could give her what she truly deserved. I had so much planned for us during the trip, I didn't think we'd even have enough time to do it all. At three and a half months pregnant Jas looked damn good in a bikini. After we got dressed we walked outside to meet the rest of the family at the beach. I had a private cabana for just the family so we would be able to enjoy ourselves. The sand was almost white and the water was so blue it looked nothing like Los Angeles beaches. I watched as Jas and Cheyenne built sand castles with Kennedy.

"They're gonna be good moms," Ricky said, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"I know. We're lucky, bruh. We got some true riders on our team," I said, agreeing with what he'd just said.

"Did you handle that Aaliyah situation?" he asked.

"Yeah, you know R.J., right?"

"Yeah, the one that makes everybody disappear, right?"

"Yeah, him. I got him on it. That bitch really lost her mind. Jas said she saw her parked in front of the house. When I went to go check it out she was gone already," I said, catching him up on everything.

"I know. Chy told me when Jas called. I had to check her little ass. After Jas called her and told her about Aaliyah, she was getting herself dressed in all black like she was about to go kill Aaliyah herself. I had to tell her to bring her shit back down. She's not about act up with my seed in her," Ricky said.

"I feel you, bruh. Jasmine talking about she want in on whatever I got planned because it's personal. I didn't know I had a gangsta' chick on my hands until yesterday," I said.

"Boy, listen, Jasmine and Cheyenne will run circles around ya' ass. I don't know what Moms and Pops was feeding them when they were little 'cause they don't play," Ricky said, making me laugh.

"What y'all in the cut talking about?" Donte asked when he came over.

"Cheyenne and Jasmine crazy asses," Ricky answered. Donte ordered us a few Coronas and we sat back watched our family have fun and talk about old times. I saw how Jas interacted with Kennedy. I couldn't wait for her to pop my seed out. I needed a couple more out of her before she said she wasn't having any more. I couldn't wait for the night to see the look on her face when she saw what was about to happen.

Everybody was tired and ready to get cleaned up and watch the fireworks after dinner. We all went to our suites and got ready and met back up. Jas had on this beautiful black gown that fit her perfectly. You could kind of see a baby bump. I wanted to take her dress off her so bad but I knew I'd have the chance later. I wore a black Valentino suit with suede shoes. I'd gotten a hair cut the day before and I was looking damn good myself. I rented a black Mercedes-Benz van to fit the whole family in for our trip. The driver drove us to the best restaurant in the Bahamas where I had reservations for us all. We had a private room that was decorated with balloons and banners that said Happy 20th Birthday Jasmine. I whispered in her ear "Don't cry, ma. You'll mess up your make up." She looked up at me and gave me a kiss. We all settled into the room and ordered our food. Jasmine enjoyed herself. I'd never seen her so happy; not even when she told me she was pregnant. Two of the waitresses brought out her birthday cake. I made sure that I got her favorite and I ordered the biggest size cake the bakers could make. It was white chocolate strawberry shortcake that had layers of fresh strawberry inside. The waitress sat the cake in front of her and we all sang "Happy Birthday" to her. Jas and Kennedy blew out the candles and she cut the cake. My mom took so many pictures of her, and Jas was posing for every one.

She took her slice of cake and I fed it to her. "Mmm, babe, this cake is so bomb," she said while eating some more. "Our baby loves the cake," she said, laughing.

"I'm glad that you like it." I said. Two more hours later the driver took us to a fireworks show where I had my big surprise planned. The only person that knew about this surprise was my mom; that's why I needed her to fly out here a day earlier than every one else. It was starting to get dark outside and the show was about to start. I pulled Jas on my lap as we all watched the fireworks; there were a lot of oohs and aahs.

"This is beautiful, baby. Thanks for giving me the best birthday ever," she said, kissing my neck.

"Baby, you deserve it. I just want you and my baby to enjoy y'all selves," I said, kissing her cheeks. The fireworks had stopped and a man came out talking on a microphone.

"Is everybody enjoying themselves tonight?" he asked, pumping the crowd up.

"Yeah!" everybody yelled.

"Well, I heard that we have a birthday girl in the crowd with us tonight," the man said and Jasmine turned to look at me like I'd lost my mind.

"Is there a Jasmine Alexander celebrating her 20th birthday tonight?" the man yelled again. Cheyenne and Kira yelled, "She's over here!" Then two ladies came to us and escorted us to where the man was standing.

"Babe, what's going?" Jas asked.

"I don't know, babe," I lied. "Just watch."

## Jasmine

It was the best birthday ever. I knew that it could never be topped. Dinner was so much fun and I couldn't believe Jared remembered my favorite cake. He told us it was time to go to a fireworks show before it was too late. The show was so beautiful. They had professional fireworks; not like the fireworks Ricky and Michael popped on the street every year. They were more like Disney Land fireworks. I thought the show was over until the man called me up to the front. I was nervous and Jared wasn't making it any better because he continued to laugh.

"I heard that it is your birthday and someone very special to you wants to ask you something," the man said over the microphone. Then the fireworks spelled out _Jasmine will you marry me?_ I was in complete shock. I don't know how Jared pulled it off but he did a great job. Everybody in the crowd was clapping and telling me to say yes.

"Jasmine, I want you to have my last name. I want all of my children to understand that their dad only loved their mom. I love you with all of my heart and more. I can't go a day without you, Jas. Stop crying, ma. You're giving me the best thing a person can give someone they love, a child. I want us to be together until the day we take our last breaths. So baby, can you please be my wife?" he asked with tears rolling down his face. I couldn't stop crying because this man made me so happy.

"Yes, baby, I'll marry you," I said, crying. He slid a 50-carat princess-cut diamond ring on my finger.

"Baby, this is beautiful," I said, still crying. Jared lifted me up to his lips and kissed me for everyone to see. The family came running over to tell us congratulations.

"Hey, daughter-in-law," his mom said, hugging me.

"You knew all about this huh, Ma?"

"Of course I knew."

"Let me see this big ass ring," Cheyenne said. "Girl, you got work to do when you get back to your room," she said, cracking me up. My dad and mom pulled Jared and me to the side.

"Jared, I look at you as a son. You have my daughter's life and grandchild's life in your hands. All I ask is for you to do right by them. Congratulations, son" he said. I respected my dad because he allowed Jared into our family and treated him like a father was supposed to.

"Pops, I love your daughter. I'll never hurt her," Jared said, assuring them that I'd be fine with him.

"Little sis is really wifey," Michael said, making me laugh.

I flashed him my ring. "Duh, he had to put a ring on it," I said, joking back. He gave me a hug and a kiss.

"I'm happy for you, Jas. I cant wait for you pop this thing out too," he said, rubbing my belly.

I smiled at him. "You're going to be a good uncle, Michael," I said, hugging him again.

"I can't believe my two little sisters are having babies at the same time. That shit is weird and nasty at the same time," he said, really making me laugh.

"Boy, if you don't shut up. Like you and Kira are the only ones that know how to create a baby," I said, hitting him in the shoulder.

"Cut that shit out, Jas. I don't wanna hear what y'all be doing," he said, walking away with a disgusted face. It was time for us to all leave and go back to our suites. I was so tired I just wanted to go to sleep; I knew Jared would understand when we got back to the suite. Our flight was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon to go back home. I really didn't want to leave. It was so beautiful out there. Maybe me and Jared could buy us a vacation home out there one day. When we got back to the hotel everybody said their good nights and went to their suites. When me and Jared entered our room I took of my dress, heels, and my jewelry except my engagement ring. My ring was so beautiful and big. I was really a soon-to-be wife and mom. My life was changing so fast and I was actually thrilled about it. It was not just me home by myself anymore. I grinded harder every single day because I had to match my boss fiancé and provide for our child. I was about to be the wife of a boss; I liked that title. I was gonna look good driving in my Rolls-Royce. Yeah, Mrs. Carter. I joined Jared in the bed with only my bra and thong on. The moment my head hit the pillow, I fell asleep.

# CHAPTER 18

## Aaliyah

I woke up and I was tied to a bed. I didn't even remember how I got there. I couldn't see anything because my eyes were covered, and I couldn't scream because there was tape on my mouth. I was really in fear for my life. I didn't know anybody that would want to hurt me. I had no idea how long I'd been tied to the bed. Then I heard the voice of a man on the phone.

"I picked up the car today. It's in the shop," I heard the man telling the other person on the phone. I lied there, trying to not make a sound to see if I could hear any more information.

"Okay, boss, we'll be waiting," I heard the man say again. Then I felt him touch my exposed bare skin. I wanted to cry for being violated.

"Oh, bitch, you're awake," the man said. I didn't speak. Maybe he'd leave me alone.

"You can talk all that shit but now you're speechless," he said again. He was getting irritated from me not answering. Shit, I couldn't talk if I wanted to. My mouth was duct taped closed. Then he slapped me across my face. "Bitch, I swear I'll kill you right here myself," he said again with so much irritation in his voice. I felt the blood run down my lips from my nose. That one hit was excruciating. I guess he got tired of messing with me and left because I heard him walk away.

## Jared

When I got back the suite I checked my phone. I had a couple of missed calls from R.J. I called him back. "Yo," I said when he answered.

"I picked up the car today. It's in the shop," he said, letting me know that he found Aaliyah and that she was at the warehouse. We know not to discuss business over the phone.

"Thanks, bruh. My flight is for tomorrow afternoon. I'll come pay for the car when I land," I said, then I hung up. That was good news to my ears knowing that he got her. I wanted to tell Jas but I'd just wait until we get home. We laid in the bed and fell asleep.

We woke up in the morning getting ready to leave. We packed up everything and met up with the family for breakfast first.

"Good morning, fam," I said when I saw everybody.

"Good morning," everybody said. We ate at a restaurant in the hotel. It was nice and elegant.

I excused myself from the table after I ate. "Excuse me, y'all. Donte and Ricky, can I talk to you guys for a minute?" I asked and we walked to the hotel lobby. We sat on the couch and we talked low to keep everyone out of our business.

"R.J. called me last night and told me had Aaliyah at the warehouse. It's only right for you to be a part of this since she brought havoc to your life too, bruh. I'm bringing Jasmine with me because I want her to be able to move on from this, but Aaliyah won't be able to touch her, of course. I don't know if you want to bring Chy with you but that's on you, bruh," I said, letting him think.

"I'll be a part of it but I don't know if I want Chy a part of it," Ricky said and I completely understood.

"Donte, I need you with me just in case anything breaks loose," I said.

"Fa'sho, bro" Donte said.

"Alright, I'll tell Jas about this when we get home. Y'all can come over tonight and we can get it done, if you're okay with that," I said and walked back into the restaurant.

"Alright y'all, we got a plane to catch," I said, helping Jas up.

"Babe, can you grab my bags?" she asked.

"I don't know why you asked, babe. You should have known I wasn't going to let you carry them," I said. I grabbed our bags and made sure everyone was ready to go. We walked to the van and the driver loaded everybody's bags in the back. We pulled up to the airport and the driver handed us our bags. We checked in and an hour later we were boarding the plane. I didn't know if I could wait to tell Jas when we got home so I decided to tell her then.

"Babe, I have something to tell you," I said.

"What is it, babe?"

"R.J. called me last night and told me that he has Aaliyah at one of his locations. I wanted to wait until we got home to tell you but I'd rather tell you now. I already know what I'm going to about it because that bitch is a problem, but I want to know what you want to do," I said. I could tell she was thinking hard because she was quiet for a minute.

"Babe, I'm down for whatever you got planned," she said. Jas is really my Bonnie. That's why I loved her. She knew what I was about to do and what I did for a living and she didn't judge me. She understood that all I was trying to do was make something out of myself and take care of my family.

## Cheyenne

Our trip to the Bahamas was beautiful and I thanked Jared for letting us be a part of his surprises. He was really good for my sister, and from what Ricky told me, those two leveled each other out. I was almost six months pregnant and big as hell. I felt like I could pop any day and I was ready to give birth to my baby girl. Me and Ricky decided on the name Rhilee Nicole Thomas. I was due September 25th and I hoped I could have her sooner.

When we were on the plane Ricky told me that somebody caught Aaliyah's trifling ass already. I was happy to hear that but that he told me I should sit this one out and not get involved. That bitch caused so much drama in my family and he wanted me to sit it out? I thought not. When the plane landed Jasmine looked at me with a smirk and I smirked back. I already knew she knew about Aaliyah and now she knew that I knew too. We didn't want to say anything because our parents were around and it was an inside job that needed to be done. A limo picked us all up after we claimed all of our baggage. The limo dropped Ms. Shariece, Michael, Kira, Kennedy, and my parents off at my mom's house so they could plan me and Jasmine's baby shower. I was thankful that they were planning it because I did not want to deal with that. I knew they were incorporating a tribute to Ricky's mom; she'd died the previous year from breast cancer.

When the driver dropped us all off to Jared and Jasmine's house her 2014 Rolls-Royce was there with a big white bow. I knew she was happy. Shit, I was jealous. Ricky needed to upgrade my ride. Jasmine unlocked the door to the house and screamed. Everybody ran to see what she was screaming about. I was just as shocked as she was. I couldn't believe someone did that.

# CHAPTER 19

## Jasmine

When I unlocked the door to my house and I saw the damage that was done, I screamed. I couldn't understand what happened and who would do it.

Everybody ran inside to see what I was screaming about. "What the fuck?!" Jared yelled.

"Oh hell no," Cheyenne said. Jared ran upstairs to check his stash and it was still there. It wasn't a robbery; it was something personal. When I walked in to our bedroom I knew it was Aaliyah's way of saying she'd been there. She had writings on the wall and all my pictures were ripped into pieces. Some were even burned.

"I wanna kill that bitch myself," I said, running to my closet to throw on a sweat suit. I was even more mad because all of my clothes, shoes, and bags were damaged, as well. It wasn't that they couldn't be replaced because we had the money for it, but it was respectful that the bitch came up in my house.

"Jas, chill out for a second, sis. You still have to think about the situation you're stepping into with your baby," Cheyenne said. At that second I had to remember I was carrying a life in me and I would lie my life down with the quickness before I let anyone hurt my child.

"Hey, y'all, can we ride out tonight? Me and Chy will be on our best behaviors because we're mommies now," I said in the best tone to convince Jared, Ricky, and Donte that me and Cheyenne could handle it.

"It's straight with me if Ricky says okay," Jared said.

"Yeah, it's straight. Let's go now," Ricky said. We all jumped into Jared's Range Rover and drove to the warehouse. The place was in the middle of nowhere and I would hate to be lost or spending my last days on earth over there. Jared drove for about thirty minutes and we pulled up at a big warehouse that had one car was parked outside.

Jared called R.J. "I'm here," he said and then a couple of minutes later the door opened.

"Donte, stay in her with Jas and Chy while me and Ricky check this out first," Jared said, and I was cool with that.

## Jared

My girl was hurt and angry. I could see it in her eyes. I thought she was about to break down and start crying but she asked me if we could ride out I told my Bonnie yes. We pulled up to the warehouse and me and Ricky went in the trunk of my car and put on gloves first. We went inside before everybody to check out what was up before we allowed our wives in there. Aaliyah was tied up to a bed naked. She was blindfolded and had duct tape on her mouth and everything. R.J. always got the job done when I called him.

"What's up?" I asked.

"You ready to handle business?" R.J. asked me.

"You already know, bruh." I took the blindfold off of Aaliyah and she opened her eyes. She looked directly at me then at Ricky and she almost died. If looks could kill she would have been dead already.

"Well, it's nice seeing you again," I said to Aaliyah, pulling up a chair next to the bed.

"You're doing this to me, baby?" she asked with tears in her eyes. "Bitch, don't call me your baby. You're really crazy to think that I would ever want you. Shit, I'd never even spoken to you much less want you," I said, irritated already.

"I'm about to get them," Ricky said, getting up to get Cheyenne and Jasmine. I wanted to see the look on her face when she saw them. Donte walked in first then Jasmine, Cheyenne, and Ricky, all wearing gloves.

"Hey, bitch, are you happy to see me?" Jasmine sked, looking like she was ready to fuck some shit up.

"You stupid bitch!" Aaliyah yelled out.

"Now calm down. There's no need for all of that when you're about to lose your life," Jasmine said while she sat on my lap. She kissed me and I kissed her back in front of Aaliyah.

"Is this what you wanted? You wanted my man so bad that we're about to end your life right here," Jasmine said a little too calmly for my liking. If I didn't know any better I would think she'd done this before.

"Jas, she wanted any man with money," Cheyenne added. Jasmine got up off of my lap and punched Aaliyah right in her face.

"Aahh!" Aaliyah screamed and Jas punched her again on the other side.

"Bitch, you thought you could destroy me? How the fuck would you think you'd get away with running up in my house and breaking all my shit? Did you think that would break me, bitch? Answer me, you motherfucking ho!" Jasmine said, punching her in the face repeatedly. I didn't know my baby was so tough. I had to pull her back. She'd had enough already.

"Jas, calm down now. You need to chill," I told her.

"Donte, take them in the truck. We about to finish this up," I told Donte.

"Jas, I'm sorry," Aaliyah said. crying.

"Bitch, shut your sorry stupid ass up," Jas said, walking out of the warehouse. Me and Ricky pulled out our hammers, waiting for Donte to get the girls in the car safely before we murked that bitch. I pulled the trigger and shot in between her eyes. We wanted to make sure she was dead. We shot her whole body up. We shot her so many times that you could play connect the dots with her body.

"Alright R.J., come by the house tomorrow and I'll have your bag ready for you," I said, referring to a duffel bag with $200,000 in it. We kept on the gloves until we got back to my house. There was damage everywhere. There was no way we'd be able to sleep in there that night. I got the gloves from everyone and burned them in the fireplace.

"Y'all could stay with me for the night," Donte said.

"Thanks, bruh, I'll take you up on that," I said, going upstairs to pack a bag for me and Jas. Jas still had boxes of clothes in the attic from when she moved out of her condo. I packed up everything we would need for the night and the following day. When I went downstairs, I gave Ricky the keys to my Camaro so they could get home.

I gave Cheyenne a hug. "Sis, chill out and be cool. We all good now," I told her.

"Alright, y'all be safe now," I said before they drove off. I got in my truck and drove us to Donte's house. We took one of his and rooms and showered. Jas still hadn't said anything since we left the warehouse so I had to make sure my baby was cool.

"Baby, how are you feeling?" I asked.

"I'm better. I'm just glad that it's finally over with. I can't wait for us to move into our new house, babe," she said with a smile on her face.

"We can move in tomorrow if you want to," I said.

"Yes, yes, yes, baby!" she said, jumping in to my arms. We had a long day so we called it a night and went to sleep.

# CHAPTER 20

## Jasmine

Since the whole Aaliyah fiasco happened I'd been much happier. Me and Jared moved into our 7-bedroom, 8-bathroom, 6-car-garage home in Beverly Hills. Our house had a huge gate and security so nobody could get past. Me and Jared decorated the baby's room when we found out we were having a boy. When Jared found out what we were having he was smiling from ear to ear. We decided on naming our baby boy Jared Richard Carter, Jr. after his daddy. Our baby's room was complete. It was painted pastel blue and everything was all white. I was four and a half months pregnant and I had a full baby bump. I wore my pregnancy well. I still dressed up and looked good.

It was me and Cheyenne's baby shower and I was excited. I knew my mom and Momma Shariece hooked it up. The only thing me and Chy had to do was go to Auntie Debra's spa and get pampered. Our men would take us to the banquet hall. I knew a lot of thought was put into it just from the baby shower invitations. I've been scrap booking and taking pictures of everything for little Jay. Me and Chy pulled up to the spa at the same time.

"Look at you.You're about to pop," I told Chy.

"I know. I'm ready for Rhilee to come. She's so stubborn. I can barely sleep at night." she said.

"Let's go get pretty," I said, walking into the spa.

"Hey, Auntie Debra," I said, giving her a hug and a kiss.

"Hey, baby. You're getting big and Chy, you look you're about to pop," she said, giving Cheyenne a hug and a kiss.

"Y'all ready?" she asked.

"Yes," we said, both smiling. She walked both of us to a room and we changed into white robes. We got our eyebrows, nails, and hair done. We also got massages and facials. We both walked out of the spa feeling refreshed and in better spirits.

"See you later sis. Be on time," I told Cheyenne.

"Bitch, your ass should not be talking. You're always late because Jared be dicking you down," she said, laughing. I couldn't help but laugh at how true that was. I got in my car and threw her the middle finger. We both drove off to go home and get ready for our baby shower. We had an hour before it started and guests were probably already on the way. When I walked inside of the house I headed upstairs to find Jared. He was in the shower when I walked in. I saw that he laid our clothes out on the bed already. We were wearing matching outfits; we both had white True Religion jeans with white and blue Yeezy's and custom shirts that had our baby's name on the front. I laid on my bed trying to take a nap before Jared got out the shower. I woke up to Jared kissing my belly. I smiled because he did that every day.

"Hey, my soon-to-be wife," he said, kissing me on my lips.

"Hey, my soon-to-be husband."

"How was the spa?"

"It was great. Auntie Debra hooked me up as usual. I feel so much more relaxed and at peace right now," I said.

"That's good, baby. Now get dressed because I don't need our moms coming over here dragging us out of the bed." he said. I laughed because our moms weren't playing about us being on time. I got up and went to go take a shower and prepare myself for the day I was about to have. I washed up with my sweet pea shower gel and got out the shower. I went into my bedroom and Jared was already dressed waiting for me. I dried my skin off and lotioned up with my sweet pea lotion and pulled out a matching undergarment set. I put on my clothes and looked myself over in the mirror. I loved how I didn't get too big because I'd been eating a lot since I got pregnant. I let my curls out, added a little oil to my hair, and I was ready to go.

"You look sexy, baby," Jared told me.

"You look sexy too, baby," I told him. We walked to the car and he drove us to the baby shower.

## Momma Linda

I was proud of the work me and Shariece did for Cheyenne and Jasmine's baby shower. It came out much better than we expected. We rented out the biggest banquet hall in the Los Angeles area. It held up to four hundred people and that's about how many people we were expecting. The room was decorated and divided in two. One side of it was decorated pink and had baby Rhilee's name, and on the other side it was decorated pastel blue with Jared Jr.'s name. There was food at each of the four corners of the hall. There was one large table right in the center reserved for only the immediate family. Shariece made Jas her own sash that said _I'm Jared Jr.'s Mommy_ and she made Chy one as well that said _I'm Rhilee's Mommy_. Ricky's mom died a year ago from breast cancer and we made sure we added her into everything. Next to Ricky's seat was a reserved place card with a red and white rose and a pink ribbon for his mom, Sheryl. I was so proud of both my girls and the women they became. I couldn't wait to see both of their faces light up when they saw everything. The guests were already arriving and I was ready to party.

## Ricky

When Chy came home she was happy. I was glad to see my baby girl happy. I love the smile on her face. I watched how her curls bounced and how the glow from her caramel complexion lit up the room. Her full, soft pink lips were so sexy. At seven months pregnant, Chy was still a bad bitch. She didn't look like one of them sloppy pregnant women. She dressed up every day and kept up with herself. She always got her nails and hair done. She kept up with the latest fashions and she looked damn good in them too. Our baby would be born in a couple of weeks finally, and I was excited to bring my baby girl home.

"Hey, baby," Chy said and kissed me.

"Hey, ma," I said, kissing her back.

"You ready for today," I asked.

"Yeah, let me go take a shower and then I'll get ready," she said. I watched her go take a shower and my dick was hard already. I was thinking about taking a shower with her and letting her handle this hard dick for me but we'd probably miss the baby shower. When she finally came out I was ready to go and waiting on her. I had on a True Religion shirt and jeans with my Jordan Gamma 11s. Chy came in the bedroom and got ready. She put on a white maternity dress and matching white sandals and brushed her curly hair into a bun.

"I'm done, baby," Chy said.

"Let's go," I said, holding her and walking to my car. When we pulled up it looked as if it was crowded already. When we walked in I saw moms and she hugged and kissed us.

"So what do you think?" she asked.

"Mom, it's perfect. I love it," Chy said.

"Thanks, Ma. I know Rhilee loves it too, huh mama?" I said, rubbing Chy's belly and my baby girl kicked for me.

"Told you so," I said, then Ms. Shariece came over with a sash for Chy to wear. It was cute on her. There were pictures on the slideshow of me and my mom. I shed a tear right there. My heart—my mom— was missing.

"Thanks for making sure my mom was with us today," I said, hugging and kissing Linda and Shariece.

## Jared

The baby shower was live already when we arrived. I liked the set up and how they were able to put a boy and a girl together. Jasmine had been smiling since we got in the car. We'd been taking pictures with people since we got out the car. I was thankful for both of my moms for them pulling this off for us. The music was playing and I wanted to dance with my mom.

"Thanks, ma, for everything. I really appreciate it," I told her, giving her a huge hug.

"I'll do anything for my family," she said. Me and Jas watched as people piled their gifts on the separate gift tables. We had so much stuff to take home. Everybody had fun and got along for the most part. Jas and Cheyenne were the happiest out of everyone and that's all that mattered.

## Jasmine

"Jas, come to Cedar Sinai Hospital quick. Chy is in labor," Ricky said when I answered my phone. I woke Jared up and we got ready to leave. September 21, 2013 at 3:46 AM Cheyenne and Ricky welcomed Rhilee Nicole Thomas, weighing nine pounds and two ounces. She was so beautiful. She looked exactly like Ricky but she had her mom features. She had Chy's curly hair and brown eyes, and Rhilee already had her mother's personality.

"Congratulations!" I said to Cheyenne and Ricky.

"Thanks, sis," they said. Everybody came with balloons and flowers. I couldn't wait for them to bring my niece home. She'd be spoiled right along with Kennedy. We all left so Chy could get some rest. On our way back home, I couldn't help but to think about how little Jay would look. That night I dreamed of a little caramel-complexioned baby, with eyes a little darker color than mine, and a head full with curly hair. He had dimples like his dad and a big smile like me. I woke up in happy spirits. I rubbed my belly and told my baby, "Mommy loves you too, Jared."

****

Everything at home was going well and Cheyenne and Ricky were back to their normal sleeping pattern. Rhilee got so big, so fast. It was Christmas Day and I was praying little Jay didn't come that day. Me and Jared were opening presents for the baby from our families. I was nine months pregnant and waddling. I needed help to get up. I literally I couldn't move by myself. We had so many gifts for little Jay I didn't know where in his room we were going to put everything. Our first Christmas together was fantastic. Jared decorated the whole house since I was unable to do it myself. My mom and Momma Shariece cooked all the food from scratch and it was the bomb. The house was filled with all of our family and baby Rhilee was there too. I couldn't wait for next year's Christmas so little Jay could open up his gifts himself. Me and Jared would be bringing home our baby this week. I was even able to take maternity leave from school but, I'd have a lot to catch up on. Me and Jared planned on having a wedding in the spring and that was slowly approaching. Little Jay would be right there to celebrate with us.

****

Little Jay had been kicking up a storm all morning. I'd been peeing every five minutes, literally. I was on my bed folding laundry but I had to stop every second because I wasn't feeling right. I got up to go to the bathroom because I had to pee, but before I got the bathroom I wet myself. That shit was starting to get ridiculous. I was getting ready to take a shower then I felt my contractions. I couldn't believe my water broke.

"Jared!" I screamed, lying on the bathroom floor in so much pain. The pain was unbearable. I couldn't take it anymore. Jared came running upstairs and ran into the bathroom.

"My water broke," I said, in pain. He dressed me in a sweat suit and carried me to the car.

"Baby, hurry! I'm about to push him out in the front seat," I said, crying. There was already a nurse outside waiting with a wheel chair when we pulled up. I was four centimeters dilated. The nurses rushed me straight to the delivery room. Jared was right by my side the whole time. He kept reassuring me that everything would be okay and that I needed to focus on pushing our baby out. After being in labor for two and a half hours, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Jared Richard Carter, Jr. on December 29, 2013 at 5:25 PM. I fell in love with my baby boy the moment I held him. He looked exactly as I pictured him to be in my dream. He looked like a mix between me and Jared. He had my eyes and curly hair and he had his dad's smile, head, and nose.

"Ma, we created a beautiful baby boy," Jared told me.

"Yes, we did, baby," I said. We brought in the New Year at the hospital with our baby boy. I couldn't have been any happier than I was at the moment. My family was complete. I was ready to bring my baby boy to his home. The day little Jay came home I didn't want to lay him down at all. I stayed up all night just watching how peaceful my son looked. I shed a couple of tears looking at my baby boy. I couldn't wait to see him grow up in to be a man like his dad. I thanked God for the family he blessed me with and prayed he would keep my son safe.

## Jared

I stayed with Jas the whole entire time in the delivery room. I almost fainted when I saw how wide her pussy stretched. I was able to cut the umbilical cord and I heard my son's first cries. I loved my son so much that it scared me. I knew I had to protect him and give him someone to look up to everyday.

The day came to bring little Jay home. His room was completely set up and waiting for him. I watched as Jas rocked him to sleep. He was the perfect mixture of us both. There was no denying my son even if I wanted to. I'd had one long year but I was glad that God kept me here and healthy to live and to see another day. God brought my family together and even blessed me with my own. I couldn't believe that I had a woman like Jasmine by my side and I'd never risk her. I couldn't wait until our wedding and for her to share my last name. I finally had my little man and he was getting bigger by the day and looking more and more like me. After Jas completely healed up I planned on dropping another seed in her.

# Epilogue

## Four months later...

I thought everything was going good with my family. Our wedding was in a few weeks and I was excited. Little Jay was not so little any more. At four months he was holding his own bottle and crying for every bit of food he saw. My son became the light of my world. I came to realize that the love a woman has for her child is a different kind of love than she has for her man. The love I had for little Jay was way more than I could ever love Jared. Don't get me wrong; I was deeply in love with my soon-to-be husband. It's just that I had a stronger bond with little Jay since I gave birth to him. I started to realize that Jared was coming home a little later than usual and he wasn't acting like his normal self. I made a reminder to myself to talk to him about that. We just recently celebrated our one year anniversary. We didn't do much because I didn't want to let little Jay out of my sight, but that night Jared blew my back out. Between school and little Jay, I hadn't had much time for me or anything else. I bathed and fed little Jay earlier that night just so I could spend some time with Jared when he came home. When he finally came home it was a little after 11 PM and I was pissed he was just walking through the door.

"Where the hell have you been?" I asked, irritated.

"Jas, I been working on my new store," Jared said, walking past me to go upstairs to take a shower. I thought it was strange that he didn't want to look me in the eyes and he went straight the shower. I didn't want to believe that he was cheating on me. I trusted my fiancé and he gave me no reason to believe so. He got out the shower and went straight to sleep. I went into little Jay's room to check on my baby, then I went in my room to go to sleep.

"Jared, who the fuck is calling your phone at four in the morning?" I asked, getting mad that I had to wake up from my sleep.

"Jasmine, I don't know," Jared said. I walked over to his phone and looked at the screen. It was a number that wasn't saved in his phone.

"Who the fuck is this?" I said, when I answered the phone.

"Bitch, who the fuck is this?" the unknown female asked. I removed the phone from my ear and had to look at it to make sure I was hearing right.

"Did you just call me a bitch? Who the fuck is this or get the fuck off of my fiancé's line!" I yelled into the phone.

"Look, bitch, tell my baby daddy I said to call me in the morning." She laughed and hung up before I could even respond. Oh, hell motherfucking no this bitch didn't just call talking about her baby daddy. I fired on Jared while he was lying in the bed acting like he was sleeping.

"Nigga, are you fucking cheating on me?" I yelled, crying in between hits. At first he didn't move then he jumped up and pinned me down on to the bed.

"Jasmine, keep your fucking hands off me," he yelled at me. The look in his eyes wasn't the same as the man I fell in love with.

# About the Author

Hey guys! I'm an 18 year old author from Los Angeles, California. I started off with reading urban and street literature practically everyday. Then I decided on trying to write my own story, from there I turned my first short story into a novel. A Boss Chic: A Love Story releases July 25th, 2014. Becoming an author was something I always wanted to do but I never I had it in me. One day I let my imagination run free and everything flowed the right way. I was inspired to continue writing and I'm here now!

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A Boss Chic

A Boss Chic: A Love Story

A Boss Chic: A Love Story 2

A Boss Chic: Til' Death Do Us Part 3

Every Girl Needs a Thug

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There's a Thug in My Life: Shanice and Money

MONEY, POWER AND LOVE

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