know what was up. When she saw us walking up, her smile immediately faded. She stood and walked towards us.
“Kai… I thought I told you to come alone…”
He turned around and my heart dropped into the pit of my stomach. I’d never forget that face even if I wanted to.
“Sup wit’ you tryna use my girl as an excuse to cheat?” Bishop asked.
I said nothing as I stared at Courtney.
“It’s not that. I—”
As she tried to find her words, Bishop looked up and saw Courtney.
“The fuck you doing with my girl, Bishop?” Courtney asked standing.
Confused, I turned my attention back to Bishop as Courtney made his way over to us.
“Bishop? How does he know you?”
“I was locked up with the nigga. Told him all about you. So what? You got out and wanted to see what was up for yourself?”
Bishop chuckled lightly before pulling me behind him slightly. “I ain’t know she was the one, my nigga, but I will say this, now that I have her… I ain’t letting her go, for nobody.”
“I sat there and poured my heart out to you about him and you didn’t find it necessary to tell me that you knew him?” I asked Bishop.
He said nothing, just stared at Courtney.
“Bishop!” I yelled.
“I was going to tell you.”
“When?”
“When the time was right.”
Courtney looked around Bishop and locked eyes with me.
“It’s good to see you, baby girl. I know when I got locked up I let you go, but it was for your own good. I’m home now and I’d like for us to pick up where we left off, but as mature adults.”
Bishop’s face twisted up and it was about to get heated so, I stood between them. Turning my back to Courtney, I faced Bishop.
“Since you didn’t tell me that you knew Courtney, let me reiterate your own words. You can’t demand what you don’t supply. You asked me to be honest, loyal and faithful, but you kept this from me.”
“Look, I know I fucked up, but we can talk about this when we get home.”
“Now, you wanna talk about it?”
I watched as his jaws were clenching.
“I need to talk to Courtney. I’ll get up with you later, Bishop.”
“No, you don’t need to talk to that nigga. You wanna talk to that nigga. Don’t give me that bullshit. If you wanna call this off now because this nigga free, say that shit. Don’t waste my time, Kailani.”
“Now is not the time for you to be giving me no ultimatum, Bishop.”
“So what the fuck is that supposed to mean? You want this nigga?”
“So what if she do?” Courtney asked.
Bishop didn’t even look up at him. He kept his eyes on me as he inhaled deeply.
“Courtney, don’t say shit to me, nigga. This really don’t have nothing to do with you. You just got out. Enjoy your freedom and let me talk to my girl.”
“I’m not your girl. What else are you hiding from me?”
“Don’t go there, Lani. Don’t make this more than it is. I didn’t tell you about the shit because I didn’t want to lose yo ass. You happy? I knew if I told you I knew the nigga and that he was getting out soon, you wouldn’t give me a chance.” His eyes softened as he took a step back.
“She good now my nigga. I’m out. I got it from here,” Courtney said, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me into him.
I inhaled sharply and closed my eyes out of reflex, but Layyah’s shriek caused me to open them in time enough to see Bishop swing at Courtney. I ducked immediately as Bishop’s fist made contact.
“Bishop, no!” I yelled as he fell onto Courtney and the two of them started going at it. “Get off of him, Bishop!” I wrapped my arm around Bishop’s neck, trying to pull him off.
He pushed me off of him and turned to face me in disbelief. Allowing Courtney the opportunity to punch him and get the upper hand.
“Courtney, stop!” I yelled as security made their way to us finally and pulled the two men apart.
I watched as they pulled them both up. Courtney’s face was laced with anger as expected, but Bishop’s…
“Kai… I thought I told you to come alone…”
He turned around and my heart dropped into the pit of my stomach. I’d never forget that face even if I wanted to.
“Sup wit’ you tryna use my girl as an excuse to cheat?” Bishop asked.
I said nothing as I stared at Courtney.
“It’s not that. I—”
As she tried to find her words, Bishop looked up and saw Courtney.
“The fuck you doing with my girl, Bishop?” Courtney asked standing.
Confused, I turned my attention back to Bishop as Courtney made his way over to us.
“Bishop? How does he know you?”
“I was locked up with the nigga. Told him all about you. So what? You got out and wanted to see what was up for yourself?”
Bishop chuckled lightly before pulling me behind him slightly. “I ain’t know she was the one, my nigga, but I will say this, now that I have her… I ain’t letting her go, for nobody.”
“I sat there and poured my heart out to you about him and you didn’t find it necessary to tell me that you knew him?” I asked Bishop.
He said nothing, just stared at Courtney.
“Bishop!” I yelled.
“I was going to tell you.”
“When?”
“When the time was right.”
Courtney looked around Bishop and locked eyes with me.
“It’s good to see you, baby girl. I know when I got locked up I let you go, but it was for your own good. I’m home now and I’d like for us to pick up where we left off, but as mature adults.”
Bishop’s face twisted up and it was about to get heated so, I stood between them. Turning my back to Courtney, I faced Bishop.
“Since you didn’t tell me that you knew Courtney, let me reiterate your own words. You can’t demand what you don’t supply. You asked me to be honest, loyal and faithful, but you kept this from me.”
“Look, I know I fucked up, but we can talk about this when we get home.”
“Now, you wanna talk about it?”
I watched as his jaws were clenching.
“I need to talk to Courtney. I’ll get up with you later, Bishop.”
“No, you don’t need to talk to that nigga. You wanna talk to that nigga. Don’t give me that bullshit. If you wanna call this off now because this nigga free, say that shit. Don’t waste my time, Kailani.”
“Now is not the time for you to be giving me no ultimatum, Bishop.”
“So what the fuck is that supposed to mean? You want this nigga?”
“So what if she do?” Courtney asked.
Bishop didn’t even look up at him. He kept his eyes on me as he inhaled deeply.
“Courtney, don’t say shit to me, nigga. This really don’t have nothing to do with you. You just got out. Enjoy your freedom and let me talk to my girl.”
“I’m not your girl. What else are you hiding from me?”
“Don’t go there, Lani. Don’t make this more than it is. I didn’t tell you about the shit because I didn’t want to lose yo ass. You happy? I knew if I told you I knew the nigga and that he was getting out soon, you wouldn’t give me a chance.” His eyes softened as he took a step back.
“She good now my nigga. I’m out. I got it from here,” Courtney said, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me into him.
I inhaled sharply and closed my eyes out of reflex, but Layyah’s shriek caused me to open them in time enough to see Bishop swing at Courtney. I ducked immediately as Bishop’s fist made contact.
“Bishop, no!” I yelled as he fell onto Courtney and the two of them started going at it. “Get off of him, Bishop!” I wrapped my arm around Bishop’s neck, trying to pull him off.
He pushed me off of him and turned to face me in disbelief. Allowing Courtney the opportunity to punch him and get the upper hand.
“Courtney, stop!” I yelled as security made their way to us finally and pulled the two men apart.
I watched as they pulled them both up. Courtney’s face was laced with anger as expected, but Bishop’s…
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