I spent the last two days calling Santiago and he hasn't been answering his phone not once. I looked at the time on my phone and it was a quarter until midnight. I wish I could go to his house but he lived so far and I didn't have a car. I logged into my bank account and downloaded the uber app. The cost from ebony house to his was a good $30 but I felt like it was well worth it so I ordered a uber. I threw on a pair of sweat pants and a tube top. Putting my hair into a messy bun, I looked at the time and the uber was about to be here. I didn't like going out at this time of night because I don't have protection and I know my dad is out there somewhere lookin for me but I guess I'll just have to be careful. I took my black fanny pack and tied it around my waist. I packed my phone, my wallet and a small knife I bought recently. Since Santiago was ghost, I don't feel protected when he's not around me. I grabbed the spare house keys that Ebony gave me and went out. Soon as the black suv pulled up, I got a little scared but sucked it up. While sitting in the car, the uber driver tried to make conversation with me but I didn't want to talk cause who wants to talk to a stranger at this time a night? Not I.

"Who are you going to go see?",he asked me.

"My boyfriend."

"Only thing that happens at night is sexual things."

"Excuse me?"

"Your beautiful. I hope he knows not to waste you."

"Can you just drive me there please."

The nerve of this Hood uber driver. He has one job. To get me to point A to point B. As he drove off on the freeway, I kept trying to call Santiago but it kept going straight to voicemail this time meaning he just turned his phone on silent. I texted him and it delivered but he didn't open it. Once I got to his house, I rated the uber driver a 2 because he kept meddling in my business and being a creep. I stood in front of the house, and just sat on the porch trying to figure out how to get in or get his attention to let me in cause I know his car was here and his parents also. I couldn't ring the doorbell because that would wake everyone in the house up. Hugging myself when the wind blew, I tried to call one last time, and it went straight to voicemail again. Only thing left for me to do was throw a small rock at his window which was so corny and lame but I did it anyway. I threw the first small rock I saw and it didn't even reach his window. I threw the second rock and I missed again. I threw a third rock and finally it worked because moments later his light turned on in his room. Took him a good minute to come downstairs though. I walked back to the front porch and waited in the cold for him to open up. He turned on the porch lights and opened the door staring at me wearing only a pair of boxers.

"What are you doing?",he said rubbing his eyes. He could barely keep them open.

"Can we talk?"

"Talk? Khia you see what time it is? & you wanna talk?"

"Since when did you start sleeping early anyways?"

"Since I started working my management position at the office."

"Oh. So you got it?",I said kinda sad because he couldn't even share that moment with me because of this petty fight we were going through.

"Yeah. Why you out here this late? How'd you even get here?",he asked squinting his eyes.

"Are you gonna let me in or play fbi for the night?"

He let the door in for me to get in and I followed him to his room.

"Lock the door behind you",he told me while going to the bathroom and I waited as he washed his face to wake himself up. I really didn't mean to wake him but I needed to know if we can make up or we're done for good. Not that I wanted us to be. He threw on a pair of gray sweats and put on a wifebeater on.

"You gone answer all my questions now?",he asked leaning against the bathroom door. I made myself comfortable on his bed and sat facing him.

"I had a uber bring me here."

"Why?",he asked.

"Because you wasn't answering my phone calls for two days now tiago. What you mean why?"

"Khia you don't know who you want",he said looking dead at me.

"Yes I do. If I didn't, I wouldn't be here."

"Khia What you want?"

"I just want you to hear me out."

"I'm listening."

"I'm sorry I said what I said. I didn't mean it, you was just really agitating me at the moment."

"You know I wouldn't have gotten mad if what you said didn't match your actions but it did. The dude is chasin you and you entertaining the chase."

"How?"

"Khia did I or did I not tell you for him not to be talking to you?"

"You did."

"Did I tell you to delete his number?"

"Yea."

"Okay so why we having this convo Khia? You wastin my time. Don't come here tryna apologize when YOU told me to bounce.

"I didn't tell you to bounce tiago. You chose to. I'm sitting here trying to fix this. I spent like $30 to see if we could fix this. I'm not about to lose the man I love or a man that never saw my worth",I told him. He looked at me and reached for his wallet and took out money and handed it to me.

"Your disrespecting me right now, you know that?",I said taking the money and throwing it to his face. As I was about to leave and give up, he grabbed my arm and closed the door.

"You know your worth?",he asked me.

"Obviously tiago."

"I know mine too. I could get any girl in the world but I chose you. Despite what my parents or people around me say. Remember that. I ain't insecure, I got brains, I got money, I got a family that took you in because of me. I love you Khia and this the last time ima remind you. Don't play no games with me, if you don't want this, let me know so I don't waste your time and you don't waste mine."

"I love you too tiago."

"Show it. Respect me. When I tell you not to talk to the dude, don't. It's simple Khia. The only way it's not simple is if you still love the dude."

"Okay",I said giving him my phone.

"Nah I trust you. You set him straight."

"So are we good now?",I asked him.

"Yeah",he said kissing me on the lips.

"So good",he said in between kisses. I missed the way he touched my body.