"Mane you really mad?" Knowledge laughed at the mug on Tay's face.

Amber and Sky had flown to Boston to see the boys play, which the Grizzlies had won, now they were at dinner.

"Fuck you.. I'm hungry tho. What y'all getting?"

Amber chuckled as she looked up from the menu.

"Umm probably just the lamb.." she looked up at Knowledge who was already looking down at her.

"You look good tonight."

This was the first time she had done her make up in a while, which she was self conscious about the whole night.

"Thank you." She blushed.

He nodded before looking back down at his menu.

"Ion know what I want mama." He spoke.

She pointed at this lobster dish she felt he'd like.

"Shawty they say you a court side baddie now." Sky smiled as she showed Amber her phone.

Sure enough, all the comments were complimenting the outfit she wore to the game, on a post the Shade Room had made.

The table talked more amongst themselves before the waiter came to take their orders.

Once they put them in, it didn't take long for the food to come out.

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After a fun dinner, Amber and Knowledge headed back to their hotel as they were tired from the day's events.

"You did so good, baby." Amber called out to Knowledge.

Knowledge stuck his head out the bathroom and smiled.

"Thank you mama, had to show out for yo pretty ass."

Which she didn't lie, Knowledge had put up 24 points this game and he had a few good assists.

Amber laughed at the eye patches he had under his eyes as he was getting ready for some after party.

"Ouu call your mom so I can say goodnight to my baby." She said.

He pointed to the phone on the bed.

"Gon head, imma be out in a minute."

Amber nodded as she inputted the password to his phone.

After along time of ringing, the phone flashed , causing Amber to frown but she knew they were probably sleep.

She stretched across the bed to put his phone on the charger, before seeing a text flash through.

hey babe, i ended up going to the game. you played so good tonight💕 and I'll fs go to the party

Amber scrunched up her face before snatching the phone back and clicking on the message.

She went through the text thread with the unsaved number and instantly found herself getting angrier.

"Did they answer-"

"You should pop out, it'd be good to see you." Amber read aloud before bitterly chuckling.

"Amber-"

"No don't say 'baby it's not like that' to me." She shook her head as she raised off the bed.

"Cause it's not like that, Amb. None of the messages in the phone are flirtatious from me." He said trying to defend himself.

"Yea, but her messages are and you know that, so why you still texting her?"

"You tryna tell me who I can and can't text?"

"Don't do that Knowledge.. you know what the fuck I'm talking about."

He sat at the room desk staring at her blankly.

"What happened to allat 'we for each other and no one else' shit? And look you don't even care."She scoffed.

"Because this is pointless Amb, I ain do nothing."

"You entertaining this bitch when she clearly wants to fuck you, Knowledge!" She yelled.

"Watch how you speaking to me."

"No you see what the bitch just texted you? 'I def always wanted you back in school, still do.' The conversation should've been cut before she could get to say this.. Who the hell is she anyway?"

"Taylor, from high school." He mumbled.

Amber stared at him for a minute before laughing a little.

"What's so fucking funny?" He asked.

"..Knowledge she literally was for everyone on the football and basketball team."

He scrunched up his face "Ight and she could've changed. You certainly have."

Amber felt her heart crush, while Knowledge realized what he had said.

"Wait, Amber I ain mean that. Imma just stop texting, ight?"

She shook her head "It's whatever, go to the party and fuck her. That's what you want to do, right? Standing up for her and shit."

Knowledge watched as she grabbed her purse and headed towards her suitcase.

"Stop, I'm sorry baby." He said wrapping his arms around her, restricting her arms.

"You been saying a lot of that Knowledge.." she shook her head as she tried to push him off.

"Go fuck her." She spoke.

"Bruh, it ain even like that. How many times I gotta explain that to yo ass? Hmm?"

"Let me go.." she struggled against him.

"Chill out."

"Leave me alone and go fuck her!"

He shook his head before holding her tighter.

"Let me go, you're hurting me!" She said.

Knowledge instantly let go at the sound of fear in her voice.

"Baby I ain mean-"

"You keep hurting me." She cried as she sat on the bed.

Knowledge sighed as he kneeled in front of her.

"We could just talk this out Amb, all this ain necessary.."

She shook her head "Just go fuck her."

"Stop saying that shit Amb.. it's only you. Ight? She blocked. It's only you."

She moved his hand off of her leg. "Should've never been texting in the first fucking place."

He knew she was right about that, but a few days after they had seen each other in the restaurant, he saw her in a store. She then got his number to send an old high school picture.

"I'm sorry baby."

He thought she was calming down as her leg had stopped bouncing, but really she wasn't.

Seeing that he had entertained someone else had planted a seed in her mind, and naturally she began to over think.

But in therapy she was learning to mute those what ifs, just as quickly as they came.

"I need some space Knowledge." She finally spoke.

She felt like this is what needed to be done.

"What type of space?" He scrunched up his face.

"Just for a few days to get my mind right."

Knowledge shook his head "Ion do breaks or space, Amb. Now if you wanna talk this out we can do that.."

"No, you didn't consider talking to me when you got involved wit Ms. Taylor."

"Bruh I ain get involved wit nobody." He snapped feeling himself grow irritated.

"Okay well whatever it is y'all got going.."

Knowledge blew out a breath "It's like yeen listening to anything a nigga gotta say."

"Cause what is there to say? I read the messages, shawty was flirting heavy with you and you continued texting." She sassed.

"Ight whatever Amb." He shook his head as he stood up and went to the clothes he had already pulled out.

She watched as he slid his Amiri jeans on and rolled her eyes.

"Where you going?" She asked.

"To the party."

Amber scoffed, causing him to look over at her.

"What's the fucking problem now?"

"You're literally going to the same party you invited her to." She said.

"Ight well I'm giving you your space." He shrugged.

"Wow..." she looked at him in shock.

Knowledge ignored her as he grabbed his phone and sprayed cologne.

"Fuck you, don't come back to this room."

"Bet." He said before storming out the room.

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"Where Sky?" Knowledge asked Tay as soon as he walked into the Penthouse suite the party was being held at.

"Shawty said she tired, so she went to bed." He replied.

"Where Amb?" He asked.

Knowledge shook his head as he grabbed a bottle of water.

"Man..."

"Y'all got into it?"

"Real bad, she found some messages and started trippin' whole time I ain say nothing out of line to the girl." Knowledge said.

Tay opened his mouth to say something else until an arm slid down Knowledge's shoulder.

"Heyyy.." Taylor smiled.

"Wassup." Knowledge nodded, not really in the mood.

"I'm tryna go somewhere.." She told him as her hands traveled down his jeans.

Tay eyed the two in disgust, but that was his homeboy.

"Ight ma, c'mon."

"Knowledge man.." Tay called as Knowledge stood up from the couch.

"Imma be back." He said, his judgement clouded with anger.

The two made it into an empty room before she locked the door.

Taylor stood there staring at him, causing him to smack his lips.

"Why are you so tense?" She asked making her way closer to him.

She smirked and pushed him back onto the bed.

He groaned as she straddled his lap and tried to begin kissing his neck.

"N-nah.." he shook his head trying to push her off.

"What's wrong daddy?"

"My girl.." he said standing up, causing her to fall.

"Fuck you!" She yelled as he walked out the room.

"Aye man I'm out." Knowledge told Tay.

"Ight bruh.."

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Once Knowledge made it back to the hotel, he found his stuff in the hallway.

"This girl here.." he shook his head as he used his key to unlock the door and dragged his stuff back in.

"Amber." He called seeing the lights still on.

He walked into the bedroom to see her still up watching TV.

"I told you not to come back."

"I need to tell you sum." He said.

"I don't care Knowledge.." she shook her head.

He sighed and sat on the bed, blocking her view of the TV.

"I saw Taylor, we went into a room together. I was gon fuck her-"

"I already told you that I. Don't. Care."

"Baby, I-"

"Knowledge leave me alone."

"I'm sorry Amb."

"It's okay." She shrugged.

He eyed her in confusion before she spoke again.

"I went to Atlanta a few weeks ago and fucked Ace."