I was half way to the bathroom and I stopped. My feet literally stopped as if a pound of concrete had been poured on top of them. My hands started to sweat and my stomach ached. I held it and just began to cry.

"I'm not a cheater, this is wrong, so wrong. This is not right!" The words kept screaming in my head.

Once you cross that line, there is no turning back Lizzy.

I stood there looking like a fool. I couldn't do this. Deep down I owed Aries more than this. My phone started to ring and it was him, this had to be a sign.

"Hello?"

"I'm sorry that I overreacted. I have been going back and forth in my head and you're right, I shouldn't have come off so strong. It's just that I miss you so much and it's been weeks since we have been together."

I remained quiet. I looked up to see Sean looking back at me in the mirror. I don't know if he read the expression on my face but he closed the door. I remained standing in the same spot staring at the closed door.

"Do you forgive me?" he asked.

"What? Sure."

"I just want to know that you are safe. Call me a little overprotective and a worry wart," he said with a chuckle.

"You're fine." I walked out of Sean's room back into the guest room. I closed my door taking off my shoes and sat on the bed.

"Sorry I called so late, but I couldn't sleep knowing you were upset."

"Sorry I snapped at you, just a little tired."

"Well I will let you go, I will talk to you later on luv."

"Okay goodnight." I hung up sliding the phone on the nightstand and fell asleep.

I woke up and it was after lunchtime. I couldn't sleep for all the tossing and turning I was doing all night. Images of Sean and I from our first encounter at prom to the kitchen table and then at the club last night, I was trying to shake them off. It just seemed that no matter how close we got something was tugging us apart.

I showered, dressed and headed downstairs. I fixed a bowl of cereal and started to eat. Everything was quiet and I noticed that there was a sheet of paper on the counter.

Hey,

Michael will take you to the airport around 3 so you won't miss your flight. I have practice until six so I hope you have a safe trip home. I will call you later,

Sean

I knew it, he was pissed. He never signs his name to a note and having his agent Michael drive me was so over the top. See this was the reason why we couldn't be together. I was sick of men!

There was a knock on the door and I had no idea who it could be; it wasn't even two yet. I went to open it and it was Shaunte. I narrowed my eyes at her.

"Where's Sean?"

"Not here."

"Perfect I can just wait for him," she said busting through the door.

"Excuse me, I just said he's not here. Do you need a hearing aid?"

"No but you better step back Lizzy, I'm not in the mood to play with you today."

"Who are you talking to trick?" I started to take my earrings out. I would whoop a trick and not think twice about it.

"Shouldn't you be on a plane back to Countryville USA?"

"Look you two dollar trick, I said he's not here. If I snatch you, no one will be able to help you. I don't have time to play with little girls."

"Baby this is all woman. You better ask Sean." She ran her hands down her side and over her hips.

"I don't need to ask him anything. When you become one or either another woman shows up I will be sure to tell him."

"You are ghetto and a simple minded ignorant hussie. You got a baller and still not satisfied and now you want two? Sean needs to pick better friends."

I squeezed my fists. This heifer was asking for it and I was ready to lay her down low.

She dropped her purse on the table and took a seat. Taking off her jacket she looked back at me and winked. She wanted me to drag her out of here. Sweet Jesus give me strength.

"What is the real reason why you're here?"

"I know Sean is probably grieving for his teammate Lucius and I wanted to be here to support him."

"Mighty late aren't you. That was a couple of days ago."

"I was giving him time to himself."

"No you were trying to plot something against him. You're trash Shaunte and to be honest he must have been real desperate to get with you. Everything on you is fake. Hair, eyes, nose, boobs, ass and I'm sure with all the men you've had it's fake too," I said pointing below.

"Jealous doc?" She laughed.

"Jealous of fakeness? No thank you. It's a contagious disease that I want no part of."

She laughed again. "Call me what you want but once I get Sean back you will become a distant memory. I can do things that you can't even dream of possibly doing. Sean has to be the biggest freak I know. Just wait, I'll send you an invitation to our engagement party. Better yet to the wedding. That should be fun."

"Sean will never marry you. You're a goldigging botch. He has way better taste then you."

"Really now?" She opened up her purse and pulled out a napkin with a stick in it.

Now it was my time to laugh.

"Really? A nastyass pregnancy test. Get that nasty thing off the table. The maid was here the day before yesterday and won't be back until tomorrow. Throw that away before the toxic smell kills us both."

"It's his and I'm keeping it."

"Girl please. Sheesh. You know and I know it's for that drug dealer boyfriend of yours. He's probably locked up and he can't provide but oh that's right, Sean can."

"It's his whether you want to admit it or not Liz."

"Okay let me check you out?"

"What!?" she yelled out.

"I'm a doctor and I can examine you to see if you are telling the truth about this so called pregnancy."

"I wouldn't dare let you touch me."

"I can save you a co-pay hun." I walked over to my purse and grabbed a pair of plastic surgical gloves out the zipper compartment. I squirted some hand sanitizer on from the kitchen and walked back in the living room.

"All nice and clean see," I said holding up my hands for her to see. The expression on her face was pure shock. I put the gloves on and started walking towards her.

"I rotated in residency in obstetrics my first and second year of med school. I am totally qualified to examine you."

"You are not even a woman's doctor."

"The term is OB/GYN for short or obstetrics and gynecology. I can perform a gynecological exam since you are technically under twelve weeks. Come on girl don't be scared. It won't hurt," I said walking up to her.

"If you touch me I will have your creole ass thrown in jail for assault," she said moving away from me.

"Awe come on Shaunte Whoremonger. Let me verify that you are, so we can sing kumbaya and hold hands. We can tell him together," I said with a fake smile batting my eyelashes.

"I am pregnant and I don't have to prove anything to you. Now get out my face you country ghetto bumpkin."

"Country ghetto bumpkin? I like that, I'm going to have to use that one."

She backed away into a corner and I blocked her in.

"Look you little Bushwick Bill reject, leave Sean alone. I won't give you another warning. I will ruin you and any other little scheme you are planning. If you are really pregnant and you tell Sean it's his and it's not, I will fly down here and whip your fakeass back to whatever hole you came from. I don't like you and I never will. So for your sake and for me not catching a charge, step away, turn around and never see Sean again. He has enough misery in his life not to take on the likes of you."

She started to laugh. "Awe you want him but you're still in the little bitty friend zone. You jealous that he doesn't want you like he's had me on so many occasions. You want to know. Well let me tell you girlfriend..."

"I'm not your girlfriend. Don't get it twisted."

She narrowed her eyes at me.

"He makes my toes curl and ooo child I walk with a limp at times. For a white boy he knows how to lay it in so deep I think it's about to come through my mouth." She laughed.

My pressure was starting to boil.

"And he goes down on me with that very talented tongue, good gracious sakes alive I feel like I'm in another dimension. You have no earthly idea what you are missing out on. Once you've had a taste, you're addicted for life. Oh poor little Lizzy why you crying?" She wiped my face and started to laugh again. I snatched her hand away from my face.

"Look Little Miss Crybaby, it's time for you to leave. This game is for big girls only," she said pretending to poke out her lips.

"Leave or I swear I will give you an ass whopping you will never forget," I said coming closer narrowing my eyes.

"So you mad now Lizzy Bear? Oh I'm shaking in my Chanel, twenty-five hundred dollar pumps that your bestfriend bought. And this five thousand dollar Chanel dress and this six thousand dollar Chanel handbag which is only a taste of what he has spent on me."

"You disgust me."

"Honey don't hate me, hate the game. You're jealous because I got it like that. Look at your hair pinned up in a little girl's ponytail, Old Navy faded shirt and Salvation Army jeans. So you really think he would want you on his arm looking like a rehab whore. I think not. This life is not made for simple girls or dumb girls. It's about a hustle and frankly sweetheart you are not even close to being in my league."

She went under my arm and grabbed her purse and stick.

"Next time we meet, Sean and I will be together for good and you won't be able to stop it Lizzy Bear. After the wedding he will no longer need your friendship as I will become his new bestfriend."

"That will never happen you slut!"

"Oh Lizzy still with the name calling. Oh sweetheart it's time to grow up you will never be able to hold on to Aries like that. Oh that's right you're his little play toy for now. I give it six months before he drops you like the others. Oh well, you can just watch Sean and I as we start our little family and grow old together," she said rubbing her stomach.

"You don't even love him!" I yelled out.

"It's not about love you see. Life is full of smoke and mirrors. Sometimes things are not always what they appear. I can be the smart, shy, even an obedient girl who will do whatever it takes to keep her man happy even if it's doing things she might not ordinarily do. I always have a plan B,C,D and even an E,F and G."

"You're a sicko and I will tell Sean everything."

"No you won't because he already knows about the pregnacy. I told him the other day. Wait he didn't tell you?" she asked.

I remained quiet.

"Oh this is too good. I thought he tells you everything. Maybe you are not his bestfriend. Oh gosh I am shocked," she said covering her mouth and laughing.

I wanted to beat her down until the white meat started to show.

"Oh my and I thought I had something to be worried about. Take your countryass back to swampyland where the baby alligators play before this lioness eat you alive."

She turned around and something snapped inside of me. I jumped on her back knocking her on the sofa. She rolled over putting her hands around my neck but I managed to knee her in the stomach. I heard her dress split and she punched me in the jaw.

"I'm going to knock you out!" she said through gritted teeth. She slapped me and I rolled us on the floor where I was on top.

"Not unless I knock you out first." I punched her once in the eye and in her mouth. Her hands went around my neck and mine around hers.

"It's time to pay heifer," I said hitting her head against the floor. I sat on her chest as she squirmed in place.

"You may want to rethink your sabotaging plan. I will never ever let you get your claws in Sean. Even if I die today or tomorrow you will never have him."

"Wanna bet?!" She started screaming and waving her arms around as I started choking her harder until someone lifted me up in the air and I felt as if I was flying.

"Lizzy what the hell is going on in here?!"

"Imma killha! I swear this trick is about to get schooled today best believe. Get off of me!"

"Lizzy calm down!"

"No, she want to talk noise Imma about to shut her up for good!"

"Let's go!" My body dangling in the air wrapped in strong arms.

I looked up to see Sean holding on to Shaunte as she cried in his chest. Her hair was in a tangled mess, her dress was damn near ripped up the split and across her chest. The once perfectly flawless makeup was now smeared and she was crying so hard she was starting to hyperventilate.

"Let's go Lizzy." I looked up and it was Jarreau.

He had this unreadable expression on his face. I looked back and watched as Sean comforted Shaunte. He rubbed her back and stroked her hair telling her it was going to be okay. He gave me this look that sent chills down my spine.

"You need to leave," Sean said directly at me. I blinked a couple of times almost not comprehending.

There was a sudden pain in my chest, my stomach ached and I felt water running down my eyes. Was he serious?

"Lizzy get your things, I will take you to the airport," Jarreau said looking down at me. I heard him but I couldn't stop looking at Sean. I knew he was probably angry about last night but now he seemed...cold.

"Sean..." Was the only thing that came out my mouth. Was this the moment in your life where things just seem to fall apart? Was this the beginning of the end?

"Get your things and go," he said. He didn't blink but just stood there holding Shaunte in his arms. Who was this Sean? I didn't even know him.

"She tried to kill me Sean. I came over here just like you told me too and...she attacked me for no reason. I knew she didn't like me but did she really have to try and hurt me and our baby?" She continued to cry in Sean arms as he comforted her.

"Lizzy let's go," Jarreau said.

"She's lying you have to believe me Sean," I said in a weak voice.

"I want her prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. She's suppose to be a doctor whose taken an oath to help people not try to kill them. Her license to practice should be taken away, she needs help Sean. She has a lot of anger built up inside. Look at my face," she said crying harder.

I continued to stare at the evil demon girl in front of me. Sean looked at me where we stared at one another. He shook his head and walked Shaunte into the kitchen. I stood there staring at the wall.

"She's lying Jarreau. She doesn't love him she just wants to use him. I can't let that happen. She will destroy everything he has worked so hard to build."

"I know she's a golddigger. He knows it too. I don't think anything will ever come out of this relationship."

"She said she's pregnant for him. She's trying to trap him."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, she told me although I can't confirm it. She just said it, she showed me a stick but anyone could have peed on it."

"If she is, that's not good."

"Jarreau did you see the way he looked at me? He has never looked at me with so much disgust in my life. Is our friendship over?" I started to cry and Jarreau pulled me in his arms.

"Oh Lizzy. He's upset but I don't think he could ever end his friendship with you. You two are thick as thieves. Just give him a chance to cool off and get Shaunte off your case."

"Then why does it hurt so bad? I tried to tell him she was lying but he pretended not to care."

"Just bear with him for now. Go get your things so I can drop you off at the airport."

I walked up the stairs looking back down where I could see Shaunte and Sean in the kitchen. He was fixing her an ice pack when she looked up at me with a devilish grin on her face. I wanted to do a superman and fly off the stairs and strangle her within an inch of her life, let her breathe and continue on in pure torture. I never hated anyone as much as I hated her.

He walked back over to her where she cried and kissed him. She continued to do it until she was tongue deep in his mouth. I ran up the stairs and grabbed my bag. Coming back down I picked up my purse.

Sean was still busy tending to her scars and bruises as I took one last look and walked out the door.