305 Lovin' 2

Diamond Johnson

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• Urban Books

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• Publié par: Sullivan Group Publishing, LLC
• Date de parution: 03 janvier 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781648543777
• Langue: English

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Contents



Acknowledgments


1. Monae

2. Jaquan

3. Toya

4. Dre

5. Charlie

6. Dre

7. Jaquan

8. Charlie

9. Tracy

10. Dre

11. Charlie

12. Charlie

13. Chantel

14. Charlie


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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Unauthorized reproduction, in any manner, is prohibited.
Acknowledgments

First off I would like to thank God for even giving me the ability to have the talent of writing. I believe in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ Jesus, who strengthens me.” There were times when I didn’t want to continue writing this book because I didn’t think it would be good enough. I started working on I Choose You in January 2014. I stopped working on it due to school. Just last month, I opened it in Word where I had it saved and I realized that I did have the talent to write. I pushed myself every day to complete this book and I was thrilled when I finished it.
To my amazing boyfriend, David Hudson, who helped me along the way. He helped me with the mistakes that he caught as he read and also pushed me to get the book done. He motivated me in ways that I don’t even think he knows he did.
To my amazing parents, thank you for believing in me as well and for not doubting me when I came to you guys with the idea of writing my very own book. I love you guys so much.
And lastly, to my readers, I hope you all enjoy this book as much I enjoyed writing it. I’m doing this for you guys. Keep a look out for Diamond, this is only the beginning, I have so much up my sleeve for you guys.
“Keep in mind that I’m an artist
And I’m sensitive about my shit
-Erykah Badu
1

Monae

T his was not happening right now! It couldn’t be! This just had to be some sort of fucked up dream because I know it wasn’t no way in hell that I had been caught having sex with my boyfriend in my mother’s house. Caught by my brother at that! What was I to do right now because the damage was already done? Here I was propped up in my bedroom at my mama’s house on my knees, with my ass tooted up in the air, getting my back blown out by Quay. Jaquan stood at the door with the gun fixed on Quay’s head, and I was like a deer caught in headlights.
I was embarrassed, humiliated, and most importantly, I was scared out of my mind. I was scared of what was about to transpire between the two most important men in my life. Hell, I was more so scared for Quay because the look in my big brother’s eyes let me know that if we didn’t start saying some shit that he wanted to hear, it was going to be lights out for Quay.
Finally gaining some type of courage, I pushed Quay from behind me and grabbed the cover so that I could wrap it around my exposed body. “Jaquan, what are you doing here? Can you please put the gun down? We can talk about this like adults! Nobody has to get hurt.”
I tried to reason, but I could tell that Jaquan wasn’t paying attention to shit that was coming out of my mouth. Quay had yet to start pleading for his life. This motha fucka was acting like he wasn’t even fazed by the fact that a gun was pointing at his head. He went picked up his white Polo boxer shorts and quickly put them on.
“Monae, don’t beg that nigga for shit! He gone come in here and raise a fuckin’ gun on me because I’m fuckin’ you! You a grown ass woman! You not a little girl no more. I understand he pissed off, but if this motha fucka don’t get this gun from out of my face, it’s gone be some problems in this bitch,” Quay barked.
I could tell from the way that his left eye kept twitching that he was pissed off.
“Pussy nigga, you got me fucked up with one of these lame ass niggas you be talking to out here in these fuckin’ streets! Motha fucka, out of respect for your ass, I didn’t come in this bitch and blow off your fuckin’ head for fuckin’ my little sister. Nigga, I’m trying to give your ass an opportunity to explain yourself, but you gone keep right on talking and I’m going to forget all about the fuckin’ little bit of respect that I have for you and empty this whole fuckin’ clip in your ass,” Jaquan said. He stepped more into the room as I wrapped the cover around my body tighter.
“Nigga, what you want me to explain? You want me to sit here and explain to you how much I love Monae and beg you for your approval? I’m a grown ass nigga, Quan, and I’m not about to sit here and ask another nigga for shit! I understand you’re upset right now. Had the shit been vice versa, I would have reacted the same way, but you acting like I’m some random ass nigga right now. I done known you and Monae damn near all my life, you should know that I wouldn’t do shit to hurt her,” Quay said.
“Let that be the fuckin’ reason why you should have known that my little sister was off limits. Quay, nigga, you know me! You out of all people know how the fuck I get down when it comes down to my damn family, so don’t you sit up here and act shocked about the way that I’m going about this situation! You see the way I almost broke that nigga neck that one time for even looking at my sister! Oh, what? You thought I was going to spare your ass because you my boy? Hell naw, nigga!” Jaquan said.
At this point, I didn’t know what to do. I knew one thing, though. I knew Jaquan wasn’t going to shoot Quay because if that were the case, he would have done the shit.
I stood up from the bed, making sure I had the cover wrapped securely around my body so I wouldn’t have to chance my brother seeing me naked again for the second time today. I walked over to Jaquan. Although he was visibly pissed, I could also tell that he was hurt. I knew my brother like the back of my hand so it killed me right now as I looked at him and saw the disappointment that he had with me right now.
“Jaquan, can you please just put the gun down and give me a minute to explain? Please?” I begged him.
He looked at me for a minute, basically trying to see if he should listen to me, and then he eventually put the safety back on the gun and tucked it back inside his pants. I blew a sigh of relief and shifted the weight of my foot onto the other. I was nervous as hell, and I dreaded having the conversation, but I knew that it had to be done. Hell, it should have been done way before this; if so, none of this would have happened.
“First off, let me just start by apologizing for you having to walk in and see this. Jaquan, Quay and I have been together now for almost two years and I love him. I kept it a secret from you and everybody else because I knew that you wouldn’t approve of it. I also didn’t want to break up a friendship between you and Quay, which is another reason why I didn’t tell you. Please don’t be mad at me, Jaquan. Honestly, the plan was to tell you this last month, but after everything that went down between you and Chantel, I didn’t want to add more shit to your plate. After everything had died down, then I was going to let you know everything that has been going on because I couldn’t live with the constant secrets and lies anymore.” I told him the God honest truth.
Jaquan didn’t say anything for a while, he just stared at me with hurt eyes. His once hazel eyes, for some reason now looked black. They showed no signs of love or anything else. I knew that he wouldn’t be very supportive of Quay and me, but I didn’t think that it would come down to the point where I actually hurt him.
“I ain’t got shit to say,” Jaquan said and backed out of the room. A second later, as if a thought had popped into his mind, he turned back around and faced us. “Oh yeah, and you fired, nigga!” Jaquan said to Quay and I sucked my teeth.
“If you fire me over this shit, then you’re even dumber than I thought. You acting like a whole bitch right now!” Quay said. At this point, he was fully dressed and I was hoping that he would shut his dumb ass up because all he was doing was pissing my brother off even more.
“Fuck nigga, what you said to me?” Jaquan asked, stepping back into the room, with a deadly look on his face.
I tried to block his path, but he pushed my little ass so hard that I fell, almost knocking my head on the edge of the dresser. Before I knew it, Jaquan had punched the shit out of Quay, and Quay ate that punch like a true pro. He hit my brother back in his face just as hard. In a matter of five seconds, my bedroom had turned into a fuckin’ boxing match, and these two motha fuckas were fighting in this bitch like Mayweather and Pacquiao. Finally, gaining my strength, I got up off the floor and made my way over to them.
“Stop it! Please stop it! Y’all are friends!” I screamed, trying to pull them away from each other, but the shit wasn’t working. I went over to my dresser and pulled out my .22 that I kept in there and let off a shot in the air.
Immediately, they broke apart and looked around, trying to see who had fired a shot.
Relieved, I put the gun away. “Thank you. I understand that you both are upset, but I’m not about to stand here and watch you guys kill each other!” I fussed.
“Monae, shut the fuck up! You better be glad I’m not putting my foot in your ass,” Jaquan said as he stood up and fixed his clothes.
“Put your foot