Aaahhh fuck.
Now that is what happens if you fucking speed. It’s just a damn car. I squeeze out from between the steering wheel and the airbag. I grab my phone and rush up the road to the apartment.
Emma ~ “Fuck Trayton you have blood on you.”
Trayton ~ “I fucked up the car.”
Trayton ~ “Where is she?”
Emma ~ “She is sleeping.”
Trayton ~ “What happened?”
Emma ~ “She had a nightmare. She was screaming, but I got her to calm down.”
Trayton ~ “Thanks, Emma.”
I go to her room, where I find her still fast asleep. After wiping the blood off my face, I take my shoes off and climb in under the blankets with her. I lay and watch her until I finally fall asleep.
The next morning I have a very excited Ava on top of me.
Ava ~ “Get up, baby! Why are you in my bed?”
Ava ~ “Did you sleep here last night?”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, what are you doing?”
Ava ~ “Waking you up.”
Trayton ~ “Try making me coffee and not jump on me.”
Ava ~’ “Why are you so grumpy?”
Trayton ~ “I have a headache”
Ava ~ “It’s probably because you have a blue eye.”
Trayton ~ “Fuck are you serious.”
Ava ~ “Yes. Did you smack that guy that pissed you off at the club?”
Trayton ~ “Yes, I did, baby girl.”
Ava ~ “He must have smacked you hard.”
Trayton ~ “He smacked me fucking hard.”
Ava ~ “Why did you sleep here?”
Trayton ~ “I missed you too much. How did you sleep?”
Ava ~ “Good. I told you not to worry.”
Trayton ~ “Did you have no nightmares?”
Ava ~ “Nothing at all, baby. Now, let’s start packing.”
Trayton ~ “Let me grab boxes from Emma quick.”
I make my way in the lounge where Emma and Dominic are sitting.
Dominic ~ “Fuck man, what is with the eye?”
Trayton ~ “If Ava asks, some asshole smacked me at the club.”
Emma ~ “I thought you fucked up the car?”
Trayton ~ “Yes, but I told her I got smacked.”
Dominic ~ “What do you mean you fucked up the car?”
Trayton ~ “Skid and drove into a pole.”
Dominic ~ “The car?”
Trayton ~ “Don’t know. Get Joseph to sort it out before she asks questions.”
Emma ~ “Why are you lying to her?”
Trayton ~ “It is better that she does not know I crashed racing here.”
Dominic ~ “This is fucked up, man.”
Trayton ~ “She can’t remember the nightmare.”
Emma ~ “I don’t understand.”
Trayton ~ “It is better if she does not remember then.”
I am now starting to lie. I don’t want anything to upset her; if it means a small lie, then I will. Our relationship has been through this, and it broke us; I hope she will understand when this comes out; hopefully, it never does.
I hear her coming down the stairs to the lounge.
Ava ~ “Baby, are we taking my bed with?”
Trayton ~ “No baby girl, we have a bed.”
Ava ~ “What do I do with it?”
Becca ~ “Fuck I will take it.”
Ava ~ “Fuck is there one thing that you don’t want?”
Becca ~ “Trayton.”
Trayton ~ “Your ass, what is wrong with me?”
Becca ~ “What is right with you?”
Trayton ~ “Hey, I used to be desired by a lot of women.”
Becca ~ “Used to. Not anymore.”
Trayton ~ “I still.”
Ava ~ “I would not finish that sentence if you do not want another blue eye.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, she is mean to me.”
Becca ~ “I am just grinding your ass.”
Trayton ~ “You don’t even know how to grind.”
Becca ~ “At least I can sit still.”
Trayton ~ “Ava?”
Ava ~ “Baby, we were just talking.”
Trayton ~ “Sometimes you talk too much.”
Becca ~ “Damn you a bitch this morning.”
Trayton ~ “Unlike you that are one every day.”
Ava ~ “Can you two stop it.”
Trayton ~ “She started it.”
Ava ~ “You are finished with it.”
Trayton ~ “Fine, I will be loading boxes into Dominic’s car.”
Ava ~ “Where is your car, baby?”
Trayton ~ “It is in the shop; there is something wrong with the brakes.”
After messing around for an hour packing and loading boxes, we are almost ready to go.
She is standing and talking in the kitchen with the other girls while we are finishing up.
Ava ~ “So I am going to see you bitches at the club later.”
Becca ~ “I am definitely there.”
Emma ~ “Why don’t we come past your place and get ready from there.”
Ava ~ “That is even better. I will see you later then.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, can we go. I am sure Becca has someone she needs to go piss off.”
Becca ~ “Nah, it is only you. But I will see you later; then we can carry on where we left off.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, what is she talking about?”
Ava ~ “They are coming past later.”
Emma ~ “We might as well move in.”
Becca ~ “That is not a bad idea.”
Trayton ~ “Over my dead body.”
Becca ~ “That can be arranged.”
Trayton ~ “You forget whom you are talking to.”
Becca ~ “Don’t worry; Joseph said he is going to teach me. Then you are going to be scared of us.”
Trayton ~ “Who is us?”
Becca ~ “Us girls.”
Trayton ~ “Ava?”
Ava ~ “Baby, I don’t know what she is talking about.”
Emma ~ “She is full of stupid ideas.”
Trayton ~ “As long as it stays a stupid idea.”
Ava ~ “Baby, let’s go now.”
Becca ~ “See you later Trayton.”
This woman drives me insane. I know she is Ava’s friend, but she just knows how to piss me off. I can’t stand her.
Ava ~ “Baby, maybe the two other girls should just move in since they are always going to be at our place.”
Trayton ~ “I like that.”
Ava ~ “So they can move in?”
Trayton ~ “Fuck no. I like it when you say our place.”
Ava ~ “Please think about it.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, you have my mom.”
Ava ~ “I know, but I can’t tell mom about our sex.”
Trayton ~ “Ava!”
Ava ~ “Fuck you so easy to tease.”
Trayton ~ “I will think about it.”
Dominic ~ “That damn Becca will drive everyone crazy.”
Ava ~ “She is really not that bad. I think she is lonely.”
Trayton ~ “Lonely my ass.”
Ava ~ “Baby, don’t be mean.”
Trayton ~ “She fucks anything that walks. I can’t see how she is lonely.”
Ava ~ “And you also did it.”
Trayton ~ “I never said I was lonely.”
Ava ~ “So you were happy that way.”
Trayton ~ “Yes until I met you, then I felt lonely when we fight.”
Ava ~ “I am happy that you lonely.”
Trayton ~ “Really baby girl?”
Ava ~ “Yes, it means you really care about me.”
Trayton ~ “That is love, not lonely.”
When we get back home, Mom helps Ava unpack while we guys are in the kitchen.
Trayton ~ “Joseph come here.”
Joseph ~ “For what?”
Trayton ~ “I want to break your kneecaps.”
Joseph ~ “What for now?”
Trayton ~ “Fucking tell Becca you will teach her to shoot.”
Joseph ~ “She asked me.”
Trayton ~ “Does not mean say fucking yes.”
Joseph ~ “What’s the damn problem?”
Trayton ~ “I don’t want Ava around shit like that.”
Joseph ~ “She is going to know when you go on a job.”
Dominic ~ “In fact, we have one next week.”
Joseph ~ “Are you going to lie like you lying about the car?”
Trayton ~ “Shut the fuck up.”
Trayton ~ “Don’t tell me what to do with my relationship.”
Joseph ~ “Just saying.”
Trayton ~ “Just fucking say somewhere else.”
Dominic ~ “What about the car?”
Joseph ~ “It’s not too bad; it will be fixed next week.”
Trayton ~ “Get them to do it fucking faster.”
Joseph ~ “Do you want it done properly?”
Trayton ~ “Fine, just get me another car in the meantime.”
Joseph ~ “Already done.”
Trayton ~ “What about my other problem.”
Dominic ~ “The bitch is squeaky clean. But get this.”
Trayton ~ “Fuck I am not going to like this.”
Dominic ~ “It was not her last shift.”
Trayton ~ “What do you mean?”
Dominic ~ “Apparently, she was still helping a customer, then the next minute, she walked out.”
Trayton ~ “How the fuck did she know about the job?”
Dominic ~ “She has been phoning the club for a while now, apparently looking for something.”
Trayton ~ “Then out of nowhere, the day she sees me with Ava, she ends up in my club?”
Dominic ~ “You are not going to like this part.”
Trayton ~ “What part!”
Dominic ~ “There was no opening.”
Trayton ~ “What do you fucking mean there was no opening?”
Dominic ~ “She threw your name, and the manager hired her.”
Trayton ~ “Then fucking fire her.”
Dominic ~ “You can’t just fire her, man.”
Trayton ~ “I don’t care.”
Dominic ~ “I will get her fired. It’s just going to take time.”
Trayton ~ “If she is not gone before the end of this week, then I will personally drag the bitch out by the hair.”
Dominic ~ “Did you tell her about the club.”
Trayton ~ “Yes I did.”
Dominic ~ “I hope you did not fucking tell you where you live.”
Trayton ~ “I am not that fucking stupid. How the fuck did I know my crazy ass ex from my teenage years will fucking follow me to the city.”
Ava ~ “Who is following you?”
Trayton ~ “We are just trying to make a plan to get us a car while the other one is being fixed.”
Ava ~ “We can use my car.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, that thing is a deathtrap.”
Ava ~ “There is nothing wrong with it.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, if you are going to be my wif…”
Fuck how do I come back from this. What the fuck do I say? How the fuck do I change the subject. I am so fucking stupid.
Dominic ~ “What he is trying to say is that with you and mom alone here, you guys are going to need a more reliable car.”
Ava ~ “Then why does he not just say this.”
Joseph ~ “He is an asshole.”
SMACK
Joseph ~ “Fuck bro.”
Trayton ~ “I missed smacking you.”
Ava ~ “The girls are going to be here soon; I am going to have a shower.”
Trayton ~ “Do you need help, baby girl.”
Ava ~ “No baby, I am fine.”
Trayton ~ “You sure.”
Ava ~ “I will shout if I need help.”
Things between us sexually has not been great. I will admit that I am fucking frustrated, but I am not going to do something if she does not want to do it.
Mary ~ “What the fuck happened to your eye?”
Trayton ~ “Mom, since when do you say fuck?”
Joseph ~ “She says a lot more than fuck.”
SMACK
Trayton ~ “What did I say about not fucking want to hear.”
SMACK
Trayton ~ “What the fuck mom.”
Mary ~ “Don’t fucking smack Joseph.”
Trayton ~ “He deserved it.”
Mary ~ “So did you.”
SMACK
Trayton ~ “What the fuck was that for?”
Mary ~ “For lying to Ava.”
Trayton ~ “How the fuck do mom know?”
Mary ~ “Emma told me.”
Trayton ~ “Can’t girls keep anything a secret? I hope mom’s not going to tell her.”
Mary ~ “It’s not my lie.”
Trayton ~ “Can I ask mom a question?”
Mary ~ “Whether I say no, you still are going too.”
Trayton ~ “Would Jacklyn follow me from home?”
Mary ~ “Yes she would. After you left, she kept coming by leaving letters and gifts.”
Trayton ~ “Why you never said anything?”
Mary ~ “We thought it was a crush, but we had to get the cops to tell her to stop coming. And she was at the hospital a few times.”
Trayton ~ “Mom, she is working at my club now.”
Mary ~ “She is fucking what?”
Trayton ~ “She showed up last night.”
Mary ~ “Trayton she is trouble. Don’t let that bitch hurt Ava.”
Trayton ~ “I will fucking kill her before she does.”
Mary ~ “Please don’t say you really going to kill her.”
Trayton ~ “No, mom, not that way.”
Dominic ~ “We must get going.”
Trayton ~ “The other girls are coming over.”
Mary ~ “They might as well move in.”
Trayton ~ “Please not mom as well.”
I watch in absolute horror as Joseph kisses my mom goodbye. It is not just a normal kiss; it is a full-on three-minute tongue in the throat kiss. In front of me, right in front of me.
Trayton ~ “Oh fuck, I think I am going to get sick.”
Mary ~ “Fuck Tray, it is just a kiss.”
Trayton ‘ “Damn, mom, that is not just a kiss. Dominic, let’s go.”
Joseph ~ “See you later, baby.”
Mary ~ “See you later, Joseph.”
…………………………
At the club with Trayton…
Dominic ~ “Trayton she is here.”
After that kiss, I just had to notice; I am in a pissed off mood.
Trayton ~ “Explain to me how the fuck can you offer someone a position if there is now fucking position to fill.”
Manager ~ “She said she knows you.”
Trayton ~ “And so will any other fucking girl in this club.”
Manager ~ “She said you were childhood friends.”
Trayton ~ “She was a childhood fuck. Did you not fucking think to get your ass off from behind your damn desk and ask me if it was okay?”
Manager ~ “You were busy.”
Trayton ~ “Then fucking interrupt me. This is my fucking club; I make the fucking decisions.”
Manager ~ “I am sorry Trayton.”
Trayton ~ “Sorry my fucking ass. I want that bitch out of here, or you are out of here.”
Manager ~ “I can’t just fire her.”
Trayton ~ “Find something to fucking fire her. Now get out my fucking face.”
I know I should not shout at a woman like that, but I am furious for this bitch inserting herself into my life.
…………………………
At home with the girls…
Ava ~ “So I asked Trayton if you guys cannot just move in.”
Emma ~ “And what did he say?”
Ava ~ “Not quite convinced.”
Mary ~ “Same here, was not keen.”
Becca ~ “I will irritate him until he gives in.”
Emma ~ “You will irritate him so much he will pop your ass.”
Ava ~ “The last thing I want to see is ass popping.”
Emma ~ “Sorry babe, I forgot.”
Ava ~ “It’s okay, Emma. Becca did you find something online for me?”
Becca ~ “Yes and I bought it.”
Emma ~ “Oh, let’s see.”
Becca pulls out a packet from her purse.
Emma ~ “Oh fuck, this is pretty.”
Becca ~ “It is pretty hey. Mom, what do you think?”
Mary ~ “Oh my, it is pretty. What is it for?”
Emma ~ “A gift for Trayton”
Mary ~ “Becca, I don’t think you can give this as a gift.”
Ava ~ “Let me fucking see. What the fuck were you thinking?”
Becca ~ “I think it is perfect.”
Ava ~ “We will discuss this later. We late to get to the club.”
……………………….
At the club with Trayton…
Ava is going to be here just now, and I need to calm down. I am going to have to tell her about Jacklyn, and I am fucking nervous. How do I explain that a crazy ex has followed me from home to the city and that she is working at my club now? It is not going to look good.
…………………………
At the club with the girls…
Becca ~ “It looks like word got out that Trayton is back in town.”
Mary ~ “Do all these women just come here for one man?”
Ava ~ “Unfortunately, they do.”
Mary ~ “How do you not get jealous?”
Ava ~ “I am the one he is kissing and holding and taking home every night.”
Mary ~ “So why do they bother coming?”
Emma ~ “They stupid bitches.”
Just then, there is a tap on my shoulder.
Jacklyn ~ “Aren’t you Trayton’s little girlfriend.”
Ava ~ “You the girl from the restaurant.”
Mary ~ “It is just girlfriend Jacklyn, not little girlfriend.”
Ava ~ “Mom, do you know her?”
Mary ~ “She is a friend of Trayton from school.”
Jacklyn ~ “Mary, I see you still don’t like that I was his girlfriend.”
Ava ~ “Did you say, girlfriend?”
Mary ~ “Was as in ex-girlfriend.”
Ava ~ “Why are you here?”
Jacklyn ~ “I work here.”
Ava ~ “You work here?”
Jacklyn ~ “Yes, Trayton hired me yesterday.”
Ava ~ “I don’t understand.”
Jacklyn ~ “You not very clever then.”
Mary ~ “Jacklyn, why don’t you just take your slutty ass and get back to what the fuck ever you are doing here.”
Jacklyn ~ “See, you have not changed much.”
Mary ~ “Jacklyn, I am warning you. I have smacked you once, and I will do it again.”
Then there is a familiar voice behind me.
Trayton ~ “Jacklyn, get your fucking ass behind the bar and stop harassing my friends and my mom, and my girlfriend.”
Jacklyn ~ “Fuck Trayton relax.”
Trayton ~ “It is boss, and do not tell me to relax when you are not doing your fucking job.”
Mary ~ “You tell that bitch Trayton.”
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, come let’s go. I don’t want you around this woman.”
…………………………
Back upstairs…
Jacklyn has now crossed the line. Her intentions are very clear; she is here to split up Ava and me. And she is stupid enough to think I will take her back after that.
Trayton ~ “Baby girl, please, we need to talk.”
Ava ~ “When were you going to tell me about this?”
Trayton ~ “As soon as you got here.”
Ava ~ “Okay, so what is going on?”
I tell her everything about Jacklyn and what Dominic and Mom have told me about her.
Ava ~ “Baby.”
Trayton ~ “Please don’t be cross with me.”
Ava ~ “No, I am not cross with you.”
Trayton ~ “Then what is wrong?”
Ava ~ “I want to go fucking punch her.”
Trayton ~ “Fuck I love you.”
Ava ~ “And I love your dumb ass. There is something I need to tell you too.”