"I was walkin home from school last week Thursday because Ebony had to leave for work and I knew you'd be at work so I just decided to walk. And as I was walking, someone grabbed my hair and punched me in the face. I fought back but it was one too many on me. I called ebony and she left her job to come get me. We went to the emergency room and they treated me. I didn't break anything or had any concussion but it just happened so fast",she explained. I listened attentively to her seeing her sit on the couch next to me. "Why you didn't call me?"

"Because you just came out of jail and I didn't want you to go back in it."

"I don't kill unless I have to babe."

"I don't want you killing at all. I told you to get rid of the gun." I looked at her and shook my head.

"It's like when you think things are going good, something else comes and takes all that away."

"What do you mean?",she asked me.

"My cousins in D.R are coming to the states this weekend."

A smile went across her face and she sat on my lap to hug me.

"That's amazing news babe",she said. But I couldn't be all the way happy.

"Yeah but we need to find out who did this to your face."

"I'm fine. It'll heal."

"So Where was you about to run off to & not tell me?"

"This apartment that's next to the school."

"I know you not talkin about that crackhead spot."

"It's not that bad."

"Nah we gonna find a better spot than that."

"You said 'we' so does that mean your moving with me."

"Yeah but you gotta give me some more time."

Her face grew sad.

"I got a lot going on right now with the fam",I explained to her.

"Do I not matter to you anymore?"

"Of course you do. Why you askin me that bae?"

"You don't call, text, visit."

"Because I'm always busy bae c'mon."

"You never used to be too busy for me."

"You right. Come home with me",I said releasing what I just told her. I knew my parents (my father) wasn't on good terms with her but I didn't wanna leave her here alone.

"I'll pass",she said getting up off the couch and unpacking her clothes from the boxes.

I looked at her and she was looking a lil thick these days. Getting up from where I was, I hugged her from behind and kissed her on her neck.

"Tiago stop",she whined.

"You don't appreciate this no more?"

She turned to me and covered her eye with her hair. I uncovered it and persisted to kiss her soft on her plump lips.

"I love you",I told her.

"I love you too but you keep forgetting about me."

"Baby your unforgettable",I told her while rubbing up under her shirt. She locked lips with me and made out in the living room.

Khia

As he laid up on me, I got real nervous and I didn't know why. My body was real tense but I didn't want to ruin this moment with my nervousness. He took my jeans off and took my shirt off and I unbuttoned his pants. Kissing me softly, he stopped midway and asked, "you okay?"

I shook my head yes but I really wasn't. Being in this position, it reminded me of when my dad was about to rape me and tiago was gonna kill him. I closed my eyes am that made things worse because I heard the gun shot.

"Babe",Santiago said looking at me.

"Yeah",I said nervously.

"Are you okay?",he asked me for the second time.

"Yea why?",I said.

"Because your legs are still crossed babe",he said with a smirk and smile. I laughed nervously and slowly uncrossed them so he could get inside me. He looked at me and got off of me. I think he read me by my body language.

"What's wrong?"

"I keep having flashbacks",I said sitting up.

"I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing? It's me that's the problem."

"You think I'm a killer. Is that it? Can't look at me the same?",he asked me.

"That's not it. & your not a killer. I just need time, I can't just get over death."

"I understand babe. I'm sorry",he said letting me put my head on his chest.

"Come home with me."

I looked up at him and agreed to go with him.

Pulling up to his house, he grabbed my small suitcase in the backseat of his car and led me into his house.

"Lucky for you no one's home",he said with a smirk. Being in his house made me feel a little better.

"We gotta get you out that house",he said watching me as I unpacked my night clothes.

"It's just uncomfortable in there for me."

"I know. Tomorrow after school, wanna go look at some more apartments?"

"Yeah just want to be with you all day", I said looking at him from across the room.

"And we gotta go back to church again bae. It's been a minute. God probably don't even remember us no more",he said causing us both to laugh. In tough situations tiago was always able to make me comfortable and laugh. That's what I liked most about him.