Mason Hamilton | Mace

Olivia been ignorning the shit out of me and it's been two days already. I don't know what could she be possibly be mad about, I'm the one with the busted lip, bruises and black eye.

I decided to stop by at Liv crib and give her no choice but to talk to me. I didn't see her car there so I was guessing she wasn't home but I saw her mother car so I figured I'd wait for her. Walking up to the door, I knocked and waited.

"Liv not- oh shit what happen to your face?" G said as soon as she opened the door.

"Your nieces and daughter." She busted out laughing as I glared at her. "Ma!"

"I'm sorry baby but damn I taught them well, who popped first?"

"Alyssa manly ass."

"Aw man I gotta take my baby Lys on a shopping spree, what you do to deserve this?"

"It's a long story."

"Good thing I called out of work." She said smirking, leading me to the kitchen.

"So I'm not understanding why she's mad." I said after I finished telling her everything about Liv, she smacked the shit out of me in my head. "Ow ma damn."

"The hell you mean you don't know why she mad? You put her personal business out there to a hoe who wanted one night. Never have outsiders looking in your relationship Mason, now just tell me this what do you want from Olivia? Because if it's just sex, you can get that from anywhere. Just remember she was there through everything no matter what bullshit you put her through, no matter how many times you cheated and how many people called her stupid."

I started asking myself that question in my head over and over, what do I want from Olivia?

"And Mace if you don't want more than sex let her go, it's hurts seeing your daughter cry in her room at 3 o' clock in the morning over a confused boy."

"All honesty Ma, I'm not confused I'm just being selfish. I wanted Liv to be faithful making sure no nigga had her but every bitch had me."

"Honestly would Diane be proud of you right now? Playing with Liv heart like this? I know this a low blow bringing up your mother but she honest to God loved Liv and she always told you to make her happy, you think you making Liv happy?"

Everything Jen was saying was true, my ma would always tell me to keep Liv around and even on her deathbed she made sure to bring up Liv. Shit honestly bought tears to my eyes.

"It was a low blow but I'm pretty sure you get the idea baby." Jen came up hugging me letting my tears damp her shirt.

"I can't even believe I'm doing Liv like this, fuck these bitches I only want Olivia."

"Then you know what you gotta do." I nodded hugging her again and left.

Alyssa King | Lys

JC, Liv and I was walking to lunch but when we walked in we saw Mace holding a bunch of flowers. He had on a black Ralph Lauren button up shirt, black robin jeans and red timbs. He was looking handsome, he stood up on a chair.

"Ayo! Be quiet real quick." A few people stopped talking but not everybody.

"I know y'all fucking heard him! Shut the fuck up before I do my rounds!" Kailani ghetto self yelled standing on table as people actually got quieter.

"Aight listen, I been fucking up with my girl and hurting her just so I could fuck y'all dumb bitches but that shit stop today." He stepped off the chair and on to the table.

"Liv we been at this shit since Freshmen year on and off and now we seniors, I wanted you to be faithful while I was sticking my dick in everything moving. These bitches wasn't there for me when my mother was on her deathbed or when I got locked up and you spent your last dollar to pay bail or all those court dates or just being my best friend."

"Bitch I'm ya best friend!" I yelled out as people started laughing.

"You fucking shit up Lys." Mason laughed. "But Liv that's the thing you a different type. Look at my face, if any other female did this they'll be missing but you get a pass. I hurt you so much and you put up with so much mane I wouldn't even know what to do if I saw you with another nigga. I don't care bout what nobody got to say bout this cause at the end of the day you mine."

Mason jumped down off the table and walked towards us, JC gave him something out his pocket. Mace held Olivia waist and stared in her eyes, her eyes was watery like she could break down any moment.

"I'm not even asking you, I'm telling you. You my girlfriend, even without the title we always been there. You should have known you got the title, these bitches can't compete with you never will so Olivia Skylar King you have no choice. You are my girlfriend and I promise I'm all in. No lies, no bitches. Only us." Mace pulled out a box revealing the ring Olivia wanted.

A few people gasp and some awwed. Olivia covered her face as tears rolled dow.

"Bitch take the fucking ring." Kailani yelled making us look at her, she always gotta ruin something. Olivia held out her hand and Mason put it on then swung her around in a circle kissing her.

"Ya cry baby ass " JC said putting his arm around my shoulder. I touched my face, damn I ain't even know I was crying.

"That was so cute." I hugged Mace, I was so proud of him finally getting his shit together.

When I walked in the door Tac, Isaac, CJ and Jayceon was sitting in the living room. I looked at them confused but I didn't wanna be apart of anything they was talking bout so I ignored them and went to the kitchen to make some bacon and french toast sticks.

"Put some in there for me?" Jayceon asked wrapping his arms around my waist stuffing his face in the crook of my neck making me smile.

"If you want some." I simply said. I added more pieces and then turned around and kissed him.

"How was your first day of work?"

"It was so fun and guess what?" I squealed, he chuckled at my excitness raising a eyebrow.

"What?"

"Victoria and Rashawn go together and Victoria is De'Shawn blood little sister." I knew Jayceon didn't care but I always told him gossip like he was my best friend. Even though he didn't care he still listened no matter what and that meant much more.

"They honestly deserve each other, I don't give a fuck though." Jayceon shrugged, I laughed as he slid his hands down to my butt and gripped it. I smiled then accepting his kiss.

"Ahh shit." Jayceon yelled against my mouth, the grease was popping and landed on him. I laughed as he removed his arms.

"That's what you get for tryna be nasty lil nigga." Tac said coming into the kitchen, I laughed along with Jayceon.

"Hey Tac." I said going to hug him.

"How was the first day?" He asked taking a piece of bacon, I glared at him.

"Make your own and it was so fun, I love it already." I said smiling.

"Nigga this my house, I eat what I want. And yeah we'll see how you feel when you gotta work when you extremely tired." Tac said laughing.

"Where are you going?" I asked noticing he had on his jacket and stuff.

"Bouta go to collect my money than Jen house probably take her on a date, you in for the night?" He asked. I nodded feeling completely drained from the day to even go anyway. "Aight well I'm out love you baby girl and Jayceon watch yo damn hands and keep em to ya self lil nigga."

"I love you too." I said laughing, Jayceon just shook his head then did a little handshake with him. He walked out leaving me and Jayceon eating our breakfast for dinner.

"Are you staying a night or going home?" I asked once I was finished eating. He looked at me debating if he wanted to or not.

"Yeah I'll stay, Ima go hop ina shower." I nodded then did the dishes I used along with some dishes that was already there, I felt somebody behind me and I looked back to see Allison weird ass just looking at me.

"Why you looking at me like that?"

"You look different." She said squinting.

"Different how?"

"I don't know something just different." She kept looking then snapped like a light bulb went off. "Yo ass getting fatter, JC putting in that work." I laughed looking at this idiot.

"Where was you at?"

"With Jayden we went to Red Lobster." I frowned cause now I wanted a biscuit. "Oh yeah I got you some biscuits." Allison said making me smile, I took the bag from her starting eating the warm biscuits saving one for Jay.

"Are y'all back together?"

"We working on it, we're trying to build the trust that was lost. When we make one year in November we should be better than we are right now."

"That's good y'all not rushing back into it, I always liked y'all together anyway. He makes you happy"

"Yeah his peanut head ass do make me happy like nobody else ever have."

"I know how you feel." I said smiling at her thinking bout Jayceon and how much of an impact he made in my life. 

"Who here?"

"Me, you and Jayceon. I think CJ and Ike but I'm not sure"

"JC here?"

"Duh bitch I just said it, he ina shower though."

She nodded and we walked upstairs heading in different directions as she went in her room and I went in mine. I stripped out of my clothes and joined Jayceon in the shower, he looked back and smirked as he washed up.

Once we got out the shower I put on a sports bra with some boy shorts and while Jayceon just had on some polo boxers and basketball shorts. I was laying on his bare chest tracing over the words on his chest.

"le sang qui vous rend la loyauté, connexes qui vous rend la famille"

"Blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family." I mumbled.

"Huh?" He asked.

"I was translating your tattoo." He looked down at his chest then raised his eyebrow.

"You speak French nigga?"

"I've been learning French since I was in 6th grade, I'm basically fluent."

"Didn't know that."

"What made you get the tattoo?"

"It's basically self explanatory but you know the only blood family I technically have is Jayden because I don't fuck with the rest of the fam so being blood don't make you family cuz if that's the case then Mason, Iyan, Dawson even you wouldn't be considered family."

"Can I ask a question?" He nodded. "Do you ever think of her?"

"Who?"

"Your mother."

"I mean what child wouldn't? I always wondered if she didn't do drugs where would I be now. I started being a corner boy at 12 then started doing my own shit at 16. I had to worry about if I was going to eat or have a place to live at 13, I had to grow up fast and that's why I'm always serious half of the time."

"I never knew you been through all this."

"That ain't even half the things I been through, it was nights that I didn't eat just so Jayden can. But I can't say I hate my mother, she wasn't like this all her life. After having three kids she said she didn't get to have fun like she wanted to and we we're ruining her life."

"Three?"

"I have a big sister out there but I've never met her."

"Why don't you try to find her?"

"I did but I've never had no luck so I just gave up figuring she obviously didn't want to be found or she's dead."

"I'm sorry."

"What I tell you bout saying sorry about stuff you can't control? And it's okay cause I've been blessed with a beautiful ass girlfriend for six months to heal all my damaged wounds." I smiled hiding my face.

"Six months on Friday." I said in matter of factly tone.

"Always ruining the moment but speaking of Friday I gotta ask you a question."

"I might have an answer."

"Smart ass but around this time my father side of the family has these family reunions and Friday is the day. Usually JJ is the only one that go along with Ya, Mace and Dawson while staying in a hotel but I wanted to pop out this year and I want you to come."

"So you're asking me to go meet your family? That's nerve wrecking."

"You don't have to if you dont want to Lys, that's our anni day."

"We'll have more anniversaries, plus we'll be in a hotel I'm sure we'll find something to do."

"We definitely will." He kissed me, I started tracing over his tattoos again.

"When I get another tattoo, Imma get 'un esprit un seul cœur un amour'"

"What does that mean?"

"One mind, One heart, One love." I said smiling.

"Okay Trey Songz." He laughed I smiled then punched his in his arm.

"Shut up." I yawned closing my eyes, I was feeling exhausted.

"You sleepy muddas?" I nodded and smiled at the nickname he gave me. "Aight lemme go turn off the light." I lifted up as he went to turn the light off then quickly ran back. I turned so that my back was facing his front, he grabbed my waist pulling me closer.

"I love you Alyssa." I turned around so I can see his face, I smiled at him then kissed him.

"I love you more Jayceon." I said kissing him, turning back around as he pulled me closer to him falling into a deep slumber.