"Today we here to support my wife, I know ya'll probably heard from the streets that she got shot by a cop and it's true"

My niggas all looked angry just hearing shot and cop put in the same sentence especially when it happened to somebody on our team, I knew my absence was fucked up but I was deading that shit today.

"My wife harder then a lot of these street niggas including us, she fought the cop and saved her own life and I just want her to feel the love cause I ain't gonna lie I ain't been around for my own selfish reasons but today I wanna make up for that shit"

Kierra deserved to see that she had not only me but the whole crew behind her and she would forever be protected by all of us.

"So today we gonna support her in her therapy session for those of ya'll that don't know Key is temporarily paralyze from the waist down and has to learn how to walk all over again, so today we gonna turn the fuck up for her and boost her confidence up"

"We gotchu Nip" My nigga J. Stone spoke up first and everybody else nodded in agreement with the plan.

"Reason why we on our bikes today is that she coming home tonight and I want us to show the fuck off for her while Sammy driving her in my whip and show the people that know about it that she good and they couldn't get rid of her"

I knew this was only a portion of what I needed to do for Kierra, I knew I had things to do on my own to correct my errors and mistakes.

"Alright let's go in here and turn the fuck up for my wife"

All eyes were on us as we walked deep through the hospital hallways toward the therapy floor where Kierra was already inside beginning her session not knowing on the surprise she was about to get.

I smiled at my baby being assisted by her personal trainer with her new short hairstyle, I clearly had missed out on a lot in the past few days.

"Yeaahhhhhh" My niggas shouted and cheered catching Kierra's attention, her mouth dropped seeing all of us coming inside.

"What?"

Kierra smiled through her tears seeing all of us inside of the therapy room cheering her on, she glanced awkwardly over to me not really smiling.

"We here for you Key" I raised my hands in the air smiling letting my niggas continue to hype her up.

Sammy supplied them each with a red rose to hand off to Kierra while they all gave their words of encouragement individually.

"Don't give my nigga too much of a hard time he learning this marriage shit as he goes" J-Stone handed his rose over, Kierra smiled before side eyeing me.

"I'm learning as I go too, don't make excuses for your nigga that's a grown ass man"

J-Stone held up his hands laughing in surrender, even if she was airing me out I loved her honesty and the fact that she never felt the need to put on a façade to cover up her real feelings.

"I tried to help you Nip"

"Respect" I dapped him letting the rest of my niggas hand over their roses, Sammy tied the bouquet up together for Kierra before unlocking her wheelchair and ushering her out.

Kierra's expression was uneasy being pushed out of the hospital, I didn't realize that this would be her first time outside in public since she was shot.

"You know we gotchu Key, we not gonna let nothing happen to you"

"They are going to find out I'm alive" She finally replied back to me, I could understand her anxiety about being hunted by LAPD.

"I got security set up at the house and at the job for you, I fucked up the first time by not making sure you were protected and I refuse to make the same mistake twice"

She took a deep shaky breath nodding we got to my car, I opened up the passenger side turning back to Kierra.

"Can I help you out?"

"Yeah" Kierra whispered allowing me to scoop her up and place her in the passenger side seat, I closed up her wheelchair putting it into my trunk returning back to her.

"I know it's gonna take more than this to make up for my absence and I rather not talk about it, I rather just be about it and show you how much I love you"

"I needed you Ermias, why weren't you there for me?" Kierra teared up looking into my eyes for an answer.

"For my own selfish reasons, I took off some time from work to focus on getting you back on your feet"

"Do I embarrass you? You don't want to be seen with me because I'm in a wheelchair?"

She cried, my absence didn't help her insecurities about being in a chair temporarily. It hurt to see her upset thinking I didn't want to be around.

"Key you don't embarrass me I just feel guilty for-

"You know how pathetic I am? I cut my fucking hair off just to get a nurse to call you so you could come to the hospital and give me attention and baby me but you didn't answer so your sister came"

I didn't know that her new hairstyle was the result of her cutting it off.

"Nobody told me"

"Why should they have to Ermias? It's your responsibility to be there for me you spoke those vows with me through sickness and in health and as soon as something happens to me you go missing, do you really want this marriage? If not just let me go"

"If I wanted to be single again I wouldn't have closed on the house you chose"

"I don't give a fuck about the house you buying shit doesn't make you a good husband, material shit doesn't make me feel loved what I fell in love with was the vulnerable man at the dinner table confessing his love to me in the Virgin Islands before making me his wife in the same night"

Kierra wiped her face.

"I will fix all of this"

"I don't need you to find the cop I don't need you to run around trying to get my art show together I just need you Ermias, I just need you"

"I'm here"

Kierra pushed me away from the car door slamming it before folding her arms.

"I love you Key"

"Where was your love when I needed you? I put my life on line to protect you and the kids I proved my loyalty and love to you, I expected the same in return when this happened, stupid of me"

Sammy finally walked away from our brother going to the car, I would handle this when we got into our new home maybe that would soften her up.

"Y'all start y'all shit up"

Everyone lined up in the parking lot Sammy driving my car behind the bikes and ATV's blasting fucking the police by NWA. Along side me, my niggas popped wheelies while escorting Sammy and Key through the streets of Crenshaw.

I put on my life that I wouldn't allow anyone else get close enough to harm my wife and I wouldn't allow myself to be away from her no matter what.

"I love you Key!"

I rode along side the car yelling out to her, she blushed looking down into her lap.

"I fucked up I'm sorry"

We slowed down to a red light I pulled up to her window that was rolled down.

" You know I love you and if you leave me I'm gonna be fucked up you the only woman outside of my mother, sister, granny and daughter that I say I love you too, I want you around for the rest of my life"

Kierra blushed looking at me she waved me over real quick, I leaned over into the window she grab the sides of my face kissing me on the lips.

"Don't do me like that again Ermias, your absence hurt me all I want is your attention and unconditional love"

"Foreal it won't happen again, I love you Key"

"I love you too Ermias, now take me to our home"

"Bet"