Page 27 of Mercedees: Forever An Atkins
I took a maximum of two steps before he was on my ass like back pockets. “Sit the fuck down, relax, and finish talking to my mama!” he shouted.
His deep baritone bounced off the kitchen walls startling both me and his mother. That small ounce of fear I felt from the club was now present. I eased back onto the stool and looked to his mother for help. She needed to jump in and calm her crazy ass son down.
“This raising my voice shit is for the birds. I don’t disrespect my mama, and I’ll be damned if I let anybody else do it. She ain’t giving you shit but light conversation to try and get to know you. Whether you want to speak to her or not, you gon’ show her some respect.” The look in his eyes was cold. No matter how much shit I talked, I knew niggas would die behind they bald headed ass mama. I shut up and sat quietly.
“It seems as if I’ve got something started. I’m going to go ahead and go. Shaun has a terrible hangover and needs my assistance. Clo… Mercedees, it was nice to meet you, and I hopeto see you again. Sooner than later if possible.” Linh was out the door within seconds removing herself from the fire I started.
Arion released a small chuckle of irritation as he nodded. Dropping his chopsticks, he leaned back saying, “I’ll give you everything with my name on it plus more. However, if you ever run my fuckin’ mama away again, I know something,” he threatened.
“Regardless of what the fuck you may believe, I wasn’t trying to run her away or be disrespectful. I’m the one trying to get away, Arion. You got me held hostage when all I want to do is leave. Why won’t you let me go home?”
“Outside of these walls, where the fuck is home? You got my last name so anywhere other than here ain’t gon’ cut it. You got twenty-four hours to pack yo’ shit and get here permanently. Please don’t make me come look for you,” he warned.
Laughing in his face might’ve made his temperature rise, but I truly didn’t give a fuck. I played nice long enough to keep the peace and make this shit move faster but clearly, we were getting nowhere.
“Twenty-four hours? Yeah, we’re done.” Standing for the umpteenth time, I made sure my shit was in tow before going the fuck off. “Me and you will never work simply ‘cause we want different shit in life. I’m a lit bitch and ain’t into settling down for nobody. I don’t need a nigga to accommodate me for shit. I got my own shit, and I did it without the help of a man. I refuse to be tied down to anything that don’t bring me happiness. I’m good on all that. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I must go.”
I strolled to the front door without a hiccup or second thought. Surprisingly, he let me go. It was nothing against any successful marriages, I just wouldn’t be in that number. I didn’t know Arion or care to get to know him. Things in life happened and Vegas was one of those things we just had to swallow andmove on. I wasn’t into making shit work ‘cause it was never supposed to get this far.
Making my way down the long driveway, I shot my location to Akira so she could come scoop me. She sent a text back immediately saying she was at the main gate. I snickered at how crazy this girl was, but I’d put my life in her hands any day. Always showing up even when she wasn’t asked. That was why I fucked with her the way I did. The bitch was nothing but loyal.
By the time I reached the end of the road, I swear I felt like I walked a marathon. My ankles were damn near swollen, and the back of my heels were rubbed to the meat. I guess if I was gon’ talk shit like a big girl, I had to deal with the aftermath. Akira sat waiting in her blush pink corvette on the side of the road, and I couldn’t have been happier to see her.
I sprinted to the car throwing myself on the hood once there. Never in my life had I been so excited to see my bestest bitch. She climbed out the whip finding humor in my desperation. I was too blown to fuss at her.
“So, was it a good night or do we have to stick around and burn somebody house down? I brought my tank,” she said popping the trunk. I knew for a fact she wasn’t bluffing. Akira would burn that beautiful house down for real.
“Bitch, please, just get me the hell up out of here. I done caught so many strays today it ain’t even funny. The sad part is, lunch ain’t nowhere near,” I vented.
“Cool. Hop in.”
I did so with relief. As soon as we hit the main highway, I felt a wave of security wash over me. I was back in a space surrounded by comfortability. No matter how hard I was, Arion was a foreign character in my book. I knew nothing of him or anything connected to him. At any given moment he could’ve handled me and nobody would’ve been there to help.
The tunes of Roux relaxed me to a point where I was ready for a blunt. Searching through Kira’s arm rest, I located the metal container that housed all her pre-rolls. Opening it, I pulled one out and lit it without her approval. The THC was needed to settle my nerves all the way around.
“How the hell did you end up at that nigga house, Cedees? When I left, you and that man wasn’t even on good terms. I’m utterly confused right now.”
“We ended up going to yo’ office for some peace and quiet while we brought in our birthday. We took a few shots from the bar and let the night ride,” I answered instantly remembering the way that man ate my pussy.
Pretty kitty was thoroughly pleased with the way he loved on me. Doubling down with good dick after you fucked my world up in Vegas to prove a point was insane. However, he followed through and made a bitch crave more of that good shit. If he wasn’t so hostile this morning, I probably would’ve sat my pussy in his lap again. After all, I fit with ease.
“Nah, you gon’ have to repeat that. You went to who office and drank from what bar?” Kira asked with a light chuckle lacing her question.
“Bitch you heard me. Yo’ office and the bar in it. We used yo’ stage too. Get that cleaned before you give any private shows,” I warned her.
“Oh, I planned to, but uhm, you got worse problems than that.”
“What you mean?”
Cranking her laugh up, she proceeded to say, “The liquor in my office is roofied bitch. All it takes is one shot and you can kiss the memories of the night goodbye. When I giveprivate shows, they ask for the full package. I know for a fact that nigga beat that pussy up and you loved it cause a bitch be gone off that shit.”
If looks could kill, that hoe would’ve been walked down the aisle by a pallbearer by now. The only drugs I put in my body was weed and she knew that. I didn’t experiment with shit because I gave a fuck about my health. Mary Jane never did nobody wrong, now I had to schedule a fuckin’ doctor’s appointment to make sure everything was still intact.
“Aye, after today, keep away from me. Why the hell you drugging people, Kira? That’s dangerous as fuck!” I screamed.
“They like living on the edge. You were never supposed to be in there bestie. I’m sorry, I really am. But next time… don’t touch my shit,” she laughed.
“Akira, I really hope karma beats yo’ ass. Take me home. Now!”
