The past week has been rough. I have never broken any bones in my body before, so all this is new to me. Getting adjusted to a new routine is very stressful, but my baby has been a lot of help. It's crazy that we have only been dating for a month and all this has transpired. I know I'm always spoiling her but I'm definitely going to get her something to show my token of gratitude.

I knew K'Mya, Destiny or whoever was crazy, but not that crazy. I really thank God for putting his hands on me. I have been in two predicaments where I could've lost my life, but didn't. That man upstairs is powerful. The only person I'm worried about is Brielle. My nightmares are back and she doesn't sleep. She sits in the chair beside the bed and just watches me, but I got a solution for that though.

Other than getting used to being immobile, everything is okay for now. Bri, along with our fathers went back to her condo exactly two days later with the police. The condo was destroyed and they found K'Mya's supposedly twin sister hanging from the shower rod, but no sign of K'Mya. It was a mess. Bri said the owner of the whole condo building is suing her for damage and some other bullshit she said. So on top of that, worrying about me, finals, and her business babygirl got a lot on her mind and I'm about to ease it. A knock sounded at the door and I nodded my head. Right on time. "It's open!"

I grabbed my crutches and easily threw my leg over. I stood up applying light pressure. I slid the barn doors open and hopped towards the front of the basement. The door opened and Jabari strutted in with a woman behind him.

Jabari looked at me and turned his face up. "Nigga why you not sitting the hell down. I could've handle everything."

"Boy fuck you." I smacked my lips and turned to the woman with my hand out and she shook it.

"Sorry about all that. Hi, I'm Cameron."

She laughed shaking my hand. "It's fine, I'm Emani. Where would you like for me to set up?"

Since I can't do it, I arranged for a masseuse to come by the house to give Bri a massage. This is just part one of showing my gratitude. I feel like this will ease her mind for just a little. I winced and shifted my footing. "You can set up in the middle over there Jabari move the coffee table."

"Where's Bri?" Jabari walked around and slid the coffee table over towards the wall.

"Upstairs with her sisters. I'm going to call her down in a minute. I'm about to sit down." I walked over to the recliner that Bri has in the corner.

"Please do that."

I threw my hand up at Jabari and pulled my phone out and sent Brielle a text.

come here mama.

💍here I come.

you need anything from up here?

no, just get naked and put a robe on.

💍I—

I laughed at her message. I looked at over at Jabari and shook my head. Nigga was in the kitchen eating the leftovers. Bri and I had a taste for pasta, so she baked us some ziti. "Nigga get the fuck out the kitchen."

"Fuck you." He said with a mouthful of food. I balled my face up.

"Nasty ass." I heard a door opening and footsteps following. Brielle appeared at the bottom of the steps. She looked at Emani and slowly walked towards me. I cheesed as she approached me.

"What's this?"

"Something to show my gratitude." I licked my lips looking her up and down. Knowing that she was naked under the robe is just doing something to me. All I need is just a taste. Bringing my eyes back up to her face, she was pouting. I shook my head.

"Mari! You didn't have to do this."

"Girl hush. I'll do anything for, now help me up. Jabari and I finna go outside." She grabbed my bicep and helped me lift up from the seat. She grabbed my crutches and positioned them under my arms.

I leaned down and she met me half way kissing me. I pulled back and walked well hopped away. Jabari had his bowl and two gatorades in his hand at the door. I shook my head and kept going. I hopped over to the chair throwing my crutches down and sat down lifting my leg laying against the back of the chair. Bari threw me a gatorade and sat down.

"So how's the recovery process going?"

I sighed and shook my head. "It's alright. I won't complain, I'm still alive and that's all that matters to me. Brielle has been a major help though and I'm very thankful. Babygirl has been waiting on me hand and foot. She's definitely getting a ring from me. How's practice been?"

Jabari smiled and shook his head. "Not a ring. You see yourself marrying her? And practice has been alright. Doubt if we win our next game though. We need you man."

"Yes I see myself marrying her with kids and all. Big house, the yard, the whole nine. She's it for me man and don't say that. Y'all just might win." I shook my head and smiled at the thought of me and Bri getting married.

Jabari cracked open his gatorade and took a sip. "I'm proud and happy for you man. I know the last two years have been rough. You were in a very dark place and it takes a strong person to come back from that. Just make sure I'm the best man and I'm walking down the isle with one of her sisters."

I erupted in laughter. "You just don't quit do you? And thank you man, that means a lot coming from you. I owe you my life, so whatever you need don't hesitate to ask. I got you, just don't forget when you become the big time surgeon and the chief of surgery, I want a wraith."

He laughed and shook his head. "I gotchu man."

Me and Jabari sat outside for about a two hours and just talked about bullshit. I heard the door open and looked over seeing baby and Emani walk out the door. I saw that bright smile on her face and knew my job was done.

"Jabari! Come walk Emani out the gate for me please!" Bri yelled.

Jabari shook his head and got up walking towards them. Bri pushed Bari and jogged my way holding her titties. I threw my head back in laughter. This girl a whole character. She finally made her way towards me and straddle my lap attacking my face in kisses.

She pulled back and looked me in my face cheesing. "Thank you baby."

I licked my lips placing my hand that's not casted under her robe running it up and down her thigh. "Girl you beautiful as fuck, you know that?"

She blushed bashfully and looked away. I smacked her thigh. "Aht aht. Look at me."

She laughed and threw her head back. "Don't be hitting on me boy."

I smirked. "Boy? Girl you know I'm all man. Stop playing with me."

She laughed titling her head to the side. "You all man alright."

I shook my head laughing. "How you feel mama?"

She smiled wide and shifted on top of me. "I feel good, thank you again baby. But how are you, like mentally?"

I smiled lightly. "I'm okay honestly, very grateful that God spared me again. Things could've been different but I'm here. I'm also very thankful for you. I could've moved back in with my parents for the time being but you took me in with everything you got going on. That's why I booked that massage, because you deserve it. You're doing all this as my girlfriend and I just know when you're my wife it's going to be no different."

She smiled. "You see yourself marrying me for real?"

I nodded my head. "Yes ma'am. What Jagged Edge say? Let's get married, let's start a family." I started singing horribly and she erupted in laughter shaking her head.

"I hear you baby, but let's leave the singing to them." She laid into my chest and wrapped her arms around me.

I smacked lips. "Girl I can actually sing why you being funny."

"Sure you can."

I shook my head and started rubbing her ass thinking about a song to sing. Ahh! Finna get her with this one. "Baby I promise that I'll stay true. Don't let nobody say it ain't so. And baby I promise that I will never leave. That everything will be alright I, I promise these things to you. Girl just believe. I promise."

She shot up from my chest fast. "Cameron Amari Hayes, I know you fucking lying! You been holding out."

I gave her ass a hard smack and laughed. "Not you cussing and holding out? Girl bye."

She smiled and shook her head gripping my beard. Damn girl is always pulling on my hair. I saw something shine on her neck, so I pulled her robe back and looked in her in the face. It was gold nameplate necklace of my middle name with in an Old English font.

I mugged her. "Girl where my necklace at?"

She reached up to her neck and pulled on it smiling. "What? One with my name? I got plenty upstairs, I gotchu baby. Can we go inside now? I'm still naked and it feels weird."

I shook my head chuckling. "Yes we can go inside but give me a kiss girl. I haven't laid my lips on you all day."

She giggled and leaned down licking her lips. She kissed me sucking on my bottom lip. I gripped her neck and stuck my tongue in her mouth. Damn I can't even smack her ass because I only got one hand. I laughed in my head. I pulled away sucking on her tongue. She looked at me with hooded eyes. I tapped her thigh and she threw her legs over and stood up grabbing my crutches. I looked down at my shorts and shook my head. Babygirl is leaking. How we ain't feel that?

"Baby." I called out to her. She turned around and her eyes went to my shorts.

"I did that?"

I laughed at her shocked expression and wide eyes. "Yes mama. C'mere."

She shook her head. "Uh un! What you about to do to me Amari?"

I smacked my lips. "Girl bring yo ass."

She walked over to me slowly. I reached my hand under her robe and ran my fingers between her lips causing her to jump. I smirked and pulled my fingers out. Y'all how the Aloe Vera plant be? That's exactly how my fingers was. I licked my lips and stuck my fingers in my mouth pulling them out slowly. She's definitely riding my face tonight. Suffocate me if you will.

Bri shook her head and smirked. "You so fucking nasty. Come on."

She reach down and grabbed my arm helping me get up. I used her for support until she positioned the crutches under my arms. I hopped to gain steadiness. She grabbed Jabari bowl and our Gatorade bottles. I hopped in front of her as she walked behind me. We made it to the door and she walked around me pushing the door open. I hopped in and made my way towards the couch. Sitting down, I threw my head back and sighed closing my eyes. I did a little too much moving today. I felt Bri in front of me. I opened one eye and looked at her. She had on one of my tshirts and some black cotton shorts that her ass was eating.

"Your leg hurting?" I nodded.

"Just a little."

She looked at her apple watching nodding her head. "It's time for your medicine. Let me prop your leg so I can go get your stuff."

She grabbed the remote and pressed the button reclining the couch back. She placed a pillow on the bottom and lifted my leg laying it down. Looking up at me, noticing I was staring. She smiled and shook her head.

"What type of fruit you want today?" She asked me as she adjusted my leg.

"Pineapples and strawberries. Where the hell is Jabari?"

"He's probably upstairs harassing Kailani. He like her mean ass."

I shook my head as she walked away going into the kitchen. She returned about two minutes later with a bowl of fruit and big core water. She walked away once again, coming back with my pill bottles. Bri placed everything on the side table and jumped on the couch laying under my arm. She pulled the blanket from the back of the couch and grabbed the remote turning on Bad Boys II. It's ironic how that's both our favorite movie. I grabbed my fork and began eating my fruit.

Thirty minutes into the movie Bri was sleep. I shook my head and placed my bowl on the table. I grabbed both of my pill bottles and poured two into my hand. I twisted the cap on my water and threw the pills back—swallowing them. I reclined the seat all the way back and pulled Bri closer to me going to sleep myself.

"Look at the love birds. It's so cute it's disgusting."

"Somebody take a picture!"

"Jabari hush! Because if you wake up Bri, you taking that ass whooping by yourself."

"I'm not worried about her short ass."

I don't care about being woken up at the moment, but if these muthafuckas wake Cam I'm beating ass for sure. I stayed still for about another minute and turned over since I was facing the back of the couch.

"Now what was you saying Jabari?" I croaked out. I hate my voice when I first wake up.

"You heard me?"

I laughed and shook my head. "In fact I did. You wake Cam up and we're going to fight for real."

I threw the blanket off and threw my legs off the couch pulling my wedgie out. I grabbed Cam's bowl and medicine walking towards the back. I put the bowl in the sick and walked to the bedroom setting his pills on the night stand.

"What y'all been doing while I was sleep and what time is it?" I lifted Cam's other leg and placed the blanket over him. I sat back on the couch tucking my right foot under my butt.

"Homework and it's six thirty."

I drew my head back. "It's six thirty for real? Ain't no way I slept that long and now he has to wake up." I shook Cameron and he wouldn't budge. So I shook his ass again.

"What mama?" He mumble and reached out pulling me into his chest. I shook my head.

"Come on, you gotta get up so you can eat."

"Just sit on my face."

I blushed bashfully and smacked him on his chest. "Amari it's people in the room! Get the hell up."

"Sisssss." Kailani dragged out. "Let me find out you getting down like that."

"I knew you had some freak in you." Keria spoke out throwing her head back in laughter.

I looked over at them and rolled my eyes. "Mind y'all business. Amari I'm not gonna tell you again."

"I'm up mama. Bring the back of the couch up." He said with his eyes still closed. I shook my head and reached over him grabbing the remote from the side table—pressing the up button. He opened his eyes and looked around before looking back at me sheepishly.

"They heard what I said?"

I laughed at his facial expression nodding my head. "Yes sir they did."

He looked at them and bucked his shoulders. "Boo! Fuck y'all looking at?"

I busted out laughing. "Stop being nasty all the time and they wouldn't have heard you. You got a pee?"

He had a mug on his face and it was so funny. He nodded his head. I stood up grabbing his bicep and helped him up. "One of y'all pass me his crutches."

Kai hopped up and passed them to me. Cam used me for support has he adjusted the crutches under his arms. He turned and hopped in front of me as I walked behind him. I reached around and pushed the bathroom door open. I started pouting as he hissed while walking in. I kicked the door closed with my foot.

My poor baby. He says he's okay, but then nightmares say different. His father is supposed to be coming over tomorrow to evaluate him. I think it's weird and different that his dad is his therapist. Cam said even though it's his dad, it's like talking to a stranger when he's in a session.

But today Cam really showed me how much he appreciates me and it's crazy because he's the one down and out. I was already planning on doing something for him, now I gotta go ten times harder because a in house massage? Takes the cake. Since he draw, I had in mine to get a big box and just throw all types of art supplies inside along with his favorite things. So I think I'm going to do that and something else. The toilet flushing broke me from my thoughts. Damn how long was we in here?

"Bruh all that water got me pissy as fuck." He hopped towards the sink and washed his hands. I was just staring. Fine ass. God really blessed me.

"Stop staring at me little girl."

I looked up and smacked my lips. "Don't little girl me. Yo old ass. You really my sugar daddy that I give sugar to."

He frowned at me and smacked his lips. "See you took it far. Let me out this damn bathroom."

I busted out laughing and turned around opening the door walking out. He hit me with one of his crutches as I walking out because I was still laughing. I turned and jumped at him. "You better be lucky you crippled nigga."

"Yea yea whatever." He hopped back over to the couch as I walked to the kitchen.

"You want the ziti or you want me to cook something else?"

"The ziti is fine. Where's Jabari?" I heard him say. I looked over the bar and only saw Za'Keria laid across the love seat.

"He said something about seafood and took Kai with him." Keria spoke before returning her attention back to her phone.

I know you fucking lying. Her mean ass be fronting. I grabbed the ziti from the fridge and scooped him some into a bowl. Once I figured it was enough, I slid the bowl into the microwave for two minutes and thirty seconds. After the microwave beeped, I pulled the bowl out and stirred it—tasting it in the process. It was hot enough. I grabbed the lemonade I be making and poured him a cup before walking back towards the front.

"Here you go baby." I pass him the bowl and sat his cup on the side table. I grabbed the remote and sat down beside Cam. He looked over at me frowned.

"Why you not eating?" He inquired.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I'm not hungry."

His eyes brows knitted together. He forked some pasta onto his fork and held it up to mouth. "Open."

I rolled my eyes and opened my mouth letting him slid the fork in. I took the bite—chewed and swallowed. "Happy?" I asked sarcastically.

"Gir—stop playing with me."

I shook my head and turned my attention back to the tv looking for something to watch. "Keria what time y'all leaving tomorrow?"

"Kai said whenever she get up."

"Oh bitch. That's the crack of dawn. You know she's a early bird. I still don't understand who she got that from because we all hate waking up early except her." I shook my head and turned on Black Lightning. I bit Cam's shoulder and laid on it. He looked down into my face.

"Weird ass." He shook his head and went back to eating his food.

Around eight o'clock, I helped Cam into the shower and took mine right after. We were currently laying in the bed watching Bad Boys II again. I was laying on his chest with my hand in the waistband of his briefs. I just have to touch him. He had his hand on my ass rubbing it in circles. "Mari?"

I felt him look down at me. "Wassup mama?"

I rubbed circles on his stomach. "Where do you see yourself in the next five to ten years?"

"You want the truth?" He asked gripping my ass check. I laughed and nodded my head.

"I see myself married to you, in a big house, kids and happy within my career field. I want to be know for my work. I want buildings and infrastructures all over. That's all to be honest with you. I hope and pray you allow me to make that happen. I know it may be too soon for others, but you're really it for me Brielle. Like you're all I want and need. I pray you feel the same." He leaned down and kissed my forehead. I smiled to myself.

"How many kids you want and what do you want? Boy or girl?" I asked as I wrapped my arm around his torso.