It's Always The Pretty Ones (14 page)

“
Riiiight
.”

“Really.
 
She has always been good at this.
 
While I have always been good at other things.”
 
She took a step closer to him.

“Look Reina.
 
You are sexy as hell, but I really like Krystal.
 
I’m not trying to mess it up.
 
Now if you had caught me a few months ago, I would be tearing your ass up.”

“Whatever.
 
Once a freak, always a freak.
 
When you’re ready to get real, give me a call.”
 
She slid her phone number in his front pocket, making sure to graze his dick.
 

He tried not to watch her ass as she walked away, but his eyes were locked on the word, “Juicy” that swayed side-to-side as she walked away from him.
 

“Hey sweetie, you ready to go?”
 
Krystal asked as she walked up to him.

“Yes, let’s go.”
 
He said pulling her out of the auditorium.
 

“Whoa! Why the rush?
 
Is everything okay?”
 
She said as she tried to hold on to her bag.

He cleared his throat uncomfortably.
 
“I’m fine.”

She raised her eyebrow.
 
“You sure?
 
You seem a little rattled.
 
I saw you and Reina talking.
 
Did she say something to you?”

Before he could answer his phone rang.
 
He exhaled as he answered it.
 
“Hello?”

“Hey Romeo.
 
I’m on my way over to your place.
 
Where are you?”

“Oh, hey Anton.
 
I’m with Krystal right now.
 
“There’s a key under the mat.
 
I’ll be home later.”

“Okay.
 
I need a cold shower quick.”

Romeo laughed.
 
“Colbey wouldn’t give you any, huh?”

“Man, shut up.”
 
Anton chuckled.
 
“I’ll see you later.”

“Everything okay?”
 
Krystal asked as they walked to Romeo’s car.

“Yeah.
 
Anton is just going to be staying with me for a minute.”

“So, my place then?”
 
She flirted.

“Lead the way, baby!”

Chapter 13

      Anton woke up bright and early the next morning so he could get over to the apartment and get his things.
 
He just wanted his ordeal with Dazzy to be over.
 
He hated the fact that he wouldn’t see Angel every night like he used to, but felt that her not being exposed to violence daily was better.
 
He knew that Dazzy always went to the gym on Saturday mornings, so figured he could get in, get his stuff, and get out while she was gone.
 
He arrived outside the building the same time Mrs. Wallace was coming out.
 

He smiled big when he saw her.
 
“Hey Mrs. Wallace?
 
How are you this morning?”

      She just shot him an angry gaze.
 

      “Umm…is everything okay?”
 
He asked confused by her reaction to him.

      “You should be ashamed of yourself, Anton.
 
I really thought differently of you.”

      “What are you talking about?”

      “Dazzy told me last night about what you did to her.
 
What is wrong with you?”

      “What
I
did to
her
?”
 

      “Don’t play dumb with me!
 
She told me about you cheating on her.”

      “What!
 
Mrs. Wallace, you have got this all wrong.”

      “No, I think you do, son.
 
You may think you are having a good time with this ‘woman’, but you are destroying your family! You have a beautiful baby girl who is depending on you!

      “Mrs. Wallace.”
 
Romeo tried to interject.
 
“Dazzy has totally distorted what has been going on…”

      “I don’t want to hear it, Anton!
 
You better get your act together and start to think about Angel!
 
That little girl deserves peace in her home!”
 
She turned and walked away.

      Shocked and disappointed that Mrs. Wallace actually fell for Dazzy’s lies, he turned and headed up to the front door of the apartment.
 
He stood in front of the door and took a deep breath before he put his key in the lock.
 
He opened the door and breathed a sigh of relief when he walked in and saw that no one was home.
 
“Thank God.”
 
He sighed.
 
He hurried into the bedroom to pack up his clothes before she could get back from wherever she was.
 

As he stepped into his bedroom, he saw that all his clothes were not only tossed all around the room, but they were ripped and torn as well.
 
“That crazy bitch.”
 
He murmured as he picked up his destroyed clothes.
 
He walked over to the dresser and opened his drawer where he had family pictures of him, Jamelah, and most importantly, his mom.
 
He almost fell to his knees when he saw that Dazzy had cut up all his pictures.
 
Amongst all the shreds of his memories was a small note that said,
“Don’t fuck with me.”

As he stood looking at his mom’s mangled face in the photos, the phone rang.
 
He wasn’t going to answer it until he heard Jamelah’s voice over the speaker leaving a message.
 

      “Hey Jamelah, I’m here.”

      “Oh my God, I am so glad to hear from you!
 
I have been searching all over for you!
 
Are you okay?”

      “Yeah, I’m fine.”

      She could hear the slight quiver in his voice that he always got when he was upset.
 
“Yes there is.
 
What’s wrong?”

      “Nothing.
 
I just wished I had listened to you, that’s all.”

      “Why?
 
What happened?
 
Are you okay?
 
Where’s Angel?”
 
She said with slight panic in her voice.

      “We are both fine.
 
I’m just here getting my stuff so I can leave.
 
Why are you so worked up?”

      “So, you’re leaving her?”
 
She asked sounding relieved.

“Yes.
 
What’s wrong?
 
Are you okay?”

      No, I’m fine.
 
Just job-less, now.”

      “What?
 
What happened?”
 

      Jamelah snickered.
 
“Dazzy happened.
 
That’s what.”

      “Dazzy.”
 
He scrunched his brow.
 
“How did she get you fired.”

      “Well, remember a while back when I told you about my ‘late night encounters’ with one of the executives?”

      “Yeah.”

      “Well Dazzy, being the exquisite person she is, somehow called my boss and told her every hot and steamy detail.”

      “Oh my God.”
 
He held his face in his hands.
 
“I can understand you getting yelled at or written up, but fired?”

      “Well, I failed to mention that my boss is
his wife
!”

      “Oh shit!
 
Sweetie, I’m so sorry.
 
I wish I had just listened to you and everybody else when you said something was off about her.”

      “Why?
 
What happened?”

      “I’ll call you from Romeo’s.
 
That’s where I’m staying for right now.
 
I’ll give you all the details.”

      “Okay big bro.
 
Just please be safe.
 
This woman is insane.”

      “I will.
 
I love you.”
 
He smiled.

      “I love you too.
 
Call me later.”

      He hung up the phone, grabbed his favorite picture of Angel off the table and left.
 

Colbey stumbled to the door half-asleep to answer the pounding.
 
“Who the hell is this?”
 
She mumbled putting on her robe.
 
She opened the door and saw it was Dazzy and Angel.
 
“Oh shit.”
 
She tried to close it back, but Dazzy put out her hand to stop it.
 
“I’m about to call the police.”

      Dazzy smiled as she stood holding sleeping Angel.
 
“Oh, no need.
 
I, well, Angel and I just wanted to tell you to stay the hell away from Anton or you will live, or
not
live, to regret it.”

      Colbey looked at her as if she was crazy.
 
“You know what Dazzy?
 
Yes, you did get me good last night, but know this, it won’t happen again.
 
So, you can take your little threats somewhere that they may work.
 
Not here.”

      Dazzy threw back her head and let out a loud peal of laughter.
 
“Look at this!
 
The bitch got some heart!
 
That’s good.
 
I’m glad you got some courage.”
 
She took a step closer to Colbey.
 
“Because, I would want you to look me straight in the eyes when I rip it out.
 
Don’t fuck with me or my family, bitch.”

      Colbey looked in Dazzy’s eyes and saw nothing but pure hatred.
 
Then she looked over at Angel’s sweet sleeping face.
 
“I feel so sorry that this sweet innocent baby has to have your crazy-ass as a mom.
 
How did you find out where I lived anyway?”

      “You don’t worry about that.”
 
Dazzy chuckled.
 
“You would be surprised the things I know about people.
 
Like the
real
reason you’re back in town?”

      Colbey was silenced.
 

      ‘Whoops!
 
Didn’t think anyone would find out about that huh?
 
I wonder what Anton would think about it?”

      “You are evil.”
 
Colbey said through clinched teeth.

      Dazzy smiled and hunched her shoulder.
 
“Maybe so.
 
I’ll be a crazy bitch with Anton though.
 
You have a nice day, okay?”
 
She smiled as she turned and headed down the hallway towards the elevators.
 

Chapter 14

      Krystal rolled over, gliding her hand along the smooth ripples of Romeo’s chest.
 
She lifted her head up and looked up at him still sleeping.
 
How is it he was still sexy as hell, knocked out?
 
She slid herself up bringing her face-to-face with him.
 
She took a moment to study the features of his face; his thick and dark eyebrows and eyelashes, his smooth, brown skin, and his perfectly shaped lips.
 
She smiled as she rubbed her nose against his and kissed him softly, waking him.
 
“Good morning.”
 
She smiled.

      “Morning.”
 
He smiled, barely awake.

      “Have I told you recently how unbelievably sexy you are?”

      “Maybe once or twice.
 
I’m always up for reminders, though.”
 
He reached over and pulled her on top of him.
 
“How about one of those ‘special’ morning kisses?”