Needless to say, my mouth dropped open. Did this nigga just say his daughter? And who the fuck was Asha or the trick on the phone? I felt so damn stupid. How is it that he has all this going on but everybody knew we were together? That shit didn't add up because it wasn't like he tried to hide me, hell we were all over the place all the time. What the fuck was going on? I hurried down the hall back to his room and started putting my clothes on. He appeared a few minutes later, looking at me confused.
“Why you getting dressed, Kiz?” he asked, walking over to me and grabbing my dress so that I couldn't zip it.
I just looked at his crazy ass and laughed before I snatched away from him. “Because I don't have no damn kids, and apparently whoever you were taking to was a threat to the relationship you had with your daughter. A daughter that I didn't even know you had, so obliviously when you said that you loved your girl, you didn't mean me. So Imma let you have that.”
“Why the fuck you listening to my conversation anyway, Kiz? But hold up, it’s not what you think. Let me explain before you jump to conclusions.”
“It's not what I think? Do you have a daughter, Red? With someone named Asha, who whomever you were talking to thinks is at your house and not me?”
He stopped and looked at me for a minute. “Yes, but…”
“But what, nigga? There is no but. I damn sure don't know about her. How old is she?”
“Kiz, chill, just release for a minute.”
“Nah muthafucker, how old and where the fuck does she live? ’Cause we’ve been together for years, and I’ve never met her. How is that?” I zipped my dress and was moving to my shoes, but Red grabbed my arm and shoved me back onto his bed.
“Damn, calm down and let me explain. I fucked up. It was once, but I was handling business out of town and I met this chick at the club. It was one time, Kiz, and I fucked up.”
“Nigga, do I look stupid? I love my girl and she’ll be on that bullshit with my daughter if she finds out about you. I don't have a got damn daughter, Red, so it's not me you love, which means that it wasn't one night. This shit makes sense now. You’re forever out of town on business, but your business is here, Red. Your ass been chilling with your little ready made family, that's the only business you've been handling. I’m good on that, and I’m good on you.”
I jumped up again and this crazy ass fool grabbed me by the neck and shoved me down, covering my body with his.
“Kiz, calm down. I said it's not like that.” His eyes were dark and he looked insane, but fuck him, I wasn't scared.
I kneed him in the balls, jumped up and grabbed my purse. Within seconds, I had my hand on my baby girl, and it was aimed at his head.
“Oh, so you're gon’ shoot me, huh? The fuck outta here with that shit,” he said and took a step toward me until I fired and a bullet flew past his head and hit the wall.
“I’m not playing, Red. I promise I know how to use this shit. I leaned down and grabbed my shoes, with my gun still on him. Once they were in my hand, I backed my way to his bedroom door.
“You can get that, but this shit isn't over, Kiz. You're gonna listen to me, and I promise you that. But I’ll give you a minute to calm down,” Red said, taking a step for each one I took.
I walked backward all the way to his front door, and he stopped in the hall before he reached the living room.
“There’s nothing to listen to. I’m done. Don't call me, don't come see me. Explain your situation to the bitch that you just talked to, not me, ’cause I don't care.”
Red chuckled and folded his arms. “I’ll see you around, Kiz. Like I said, this isn't over, and you ain't going nowhere. Trust that.”
I left that fool standing there and hopped in my car. I was pissed and felt stupid, but if this dummy thought that there was any way that he could fix this, he had to be crazy. For now, I was taking my ass home and going to bed.
Nonie
“Are you serious?” I looked across my desk at Kizzie, who was frowning at me as she delivered the details of her evening with Red.
“Serious isn't the word, boo. This nigga got a whole other family somewhere, and then was on the phone with some other bitch while I’m laying up in his bed butt ass naked. How the hell did I not see that?”
“We see what we wanna see, Kiz, and you have to admit he does travel A LOT. I mean, he was doing the most hiding it from you because I didn't even see that coming. Damn, he was doing some real dirt. You sitting here worrying about Jock, and this dummy has a whole family tucked away somewhere.”
“You have no idea. I’m so done, I can't even begin to explain it.”