C H A P T E R
T W E N T Y - F O U R

Holding onto the side of the bar, Cali held her head down while Ahmad dominated her from the back giving her long deep, "I love you," strokes.

She swore she could feel him in her stomach and that alone sent her over the edge. Her juices leaked down her legs and the squishy sound her pussy made each time he re-entered her was like music to his ears.

"Shit.." She hissed when he sent a loud smack to her backside, she almost lost her arch from the pain and pleasure but Ahmad held on to waist so she wouldn't.

When her legs began to go numb and shake, she tried pushing him back but he didn't he sped up until she let out that ear piercing moan and scream cuming all over his dick.

Pulling out he smirked watching how tired and wore out she was but sadly for her he was nowhere near through.

She wanted to get buck wild and go crazy on him earlier, he had to punish her.

Walking over to the couch, he sat down as he stoked himself with his hand before calling for her to come here.

Cali sighed using the little strength she had walking over. Standing directly in front of him, he eyed her body with nothing love and lust in his eyes. "Ride it," He simply demanded as he sat back.

Straddling his lap, Cali held onto his shoulders as she slid down on it as they moaned in pure pleasure.

Cali soon started bouncing up and down on Ahmad's dick, as his hands rested tightly on her waist. He watched as her titties bounced each time she went down.

Using one hand he grabbed her right boob and stroked it before leaning forward and devouring it in his mouth. Using his other free hand he played with her clit as she continued riding him. Slowing down some since the pleasure she was recieving was now becoming too much, Ahmad dropped her boob from his mouth. "Don't stop, keep riding,"

The authority in his voice, turned her on more as she began speeding back up. Biting his lip, he moaned as she began to swirl her hips and clench her walls around his shaft.

He hated but loved when she did that.

Throwing his head back on the couch, he used his hands to speed up her motions by slamming her down on his shaft faster. Once she got used to the speed he wanted she did it on her own, moaning out, oh fuck, and shit.

When he saw her getting tired, he began jerking his hips upward as her hands rested on his shoulders for support. "Mhmm, that feels so good." She moaned.

When he felt his dick jerk, he slowed down as he released all his seeds inside her. Breathing heavily, Cali leaned forward laying her head on his shoulder to catch her breath.

They had been going at for the passed two hours, making love all over her house. It started off with them arguing over bullshit then some how the yelling and screaming turned them both on and Cali ended up face down, ass up in the bed and the sex proceeded throughout the house.

Kissing his neck softly, she leaned back a little admiring him as he sat there with his eyes closed trying to regulate his breathing. "I love you," She smiled rubbing her hand down his face.

Opening one eye, he smirked. "I love you more,"

When Cali moved a little, he groaned stopping her before she could do anything else since he was still inside of her. Laughing to herself she rose up off him, then grabbed his hand leading him upstairs so they could shower.

Of course with the two of them being in a shower together it turned into something else. Cali ended up bent over holding on to the wall for support as Ahmad hit it from the back roughly.

Her ass bounced against his thighs, from how fast he was going. He loved having sex with Cali, he woke up thinking about, he dreamt about it .. sex with her was something he knew he could never get tired of doing and vice versa.

Cali loved when they had sex rather than them make love, she loved when they did make love but she loved when he was rough, and the hair pulling and the back scratching just drove her insane.

She was sure that Ahmad's back was scratched up from when he had her pinned up against the wall fucking her senseless.

When they had sex Ahmad never had sex just to get his nut, he always made sure Cali was well pleased before he finally released and she loved that about him as well.

As Cali began throwing her ass back, Ahmad held onto her waist tighter letting her have control for a minute. He watched the water from the shower rain down onto their bodies, and he had to admit Cali looked beautiful wet.

She was in her natural state, no make-up, natural curly hair .. he loved it.

When they released together, they showered each other before stepping out the shower. Cali grabbed him a towel as she wrapped her body up in hers, drying her hair.

Stepping into the room, Cali walked over to her dresser grabbing his boxers while she grabbed her some underwear.

They dried off in silence both sneaking looks at the other, Ahmad just shook his head dropping his towel then grabbed his boxers slipping them on.

Getting into bed, he waited for her to put her bonnett on and get in bed. When she was finally situated only wearing panties and a bonnett she slid into bed beside him.

Snuggling closer to him, she laid her head on his chest with her leg stretched over his. His hand rested on her ass, as they laid there in silence. While Ahmad drifted off to sleep, Cali stayed up a little longer just counting her blessings in her head.

She had a good man, regardless of what anyone had to say. Ahmad was perfect for her, she met her match and nothing or nobody could make them split up unless they called it.

Leaning up a little she kissed his lips before laying back down and drifting off to sleep herself..

Cali sealed the envelope with her letter and ultrasound picture inside as she thought back to the day their child had to be created.

She was three months pregnant and had no idea that she was. She noticed a little weight gain but nothing major that made her question herself.

When she found out the news of her pregnancy she was shocked. Like she knew he always went raw but she was also on the pill.

She wasn't mad about having a baby by Ahmad, she was honestly happy she just hoped he was as well. They never talked about having kids or anything further than what they have going on now besides him making her his girlfriend once he got himself together.

But the fact that they pretty much skipped a few steps, she was nervous about how he would feel.

Walking down stairs she passed her brother as she went to mail off the letter that explained to Ahmad that she was pregnant. She wanted him to be the first to know before anyone else to see his reaction.

Placing it in the mail box, she flipped the red flag up then walked back inside. Sitting beside her brother she watched him as he watched videos on a lap top he needed to watch for his class. "Having fun?" She asked making him look towards her.

He shrugged. "Do it look like I am? These videos boring as fuck but we gotta actually visualize someone doing haircuts before we start cutting hair."

She nodded, "Well I'll let you get back to that, I'm headed to work Marquette is upstairs sleep still, he was running a fever if you have any problems do not hesitate to call."

"Alright, he ain't allergic to anything right?"

"No, everything he's gonna eat for the day is on the counter."

"Alright, see you later."

Walking up the stairs she grabbed her purse and keys shutting off room lights then walked inside her sons room to see him still sound asleep. Kissing his forehead she looked at the toys he had all in his bed removing them and putting them in his toy bin.

She went lookin' for his picture of Ahmad but frowned when she didn't notice it. Shaking him a little bit he fluttered his eyes open slowly as he stared at his mother. "Where's your picture of Mad?" She asked.

He pouted sitting up. "Daddy took it," He mumbled.

Frowning, she shook her head. "Is that why you said you weren't feeling well because daddy took your picture?"

He nodded sadly, "What did daddy do with it?"

"He threw in trash, and and he did front of me." Cali watched as her sons eyes filled with tears. She was so over Reggie and his antics lately.

Since Ahmad has gotten arrested, he's been on one. He even questioned her parenting accusing her of having him around bad influences.

It hurt to hear him say that cause she tried her best to give Marquette the life she didn't have, so she brushed his words off but sometimes she did question herself.

"You want to come to work with mommy and get a new picture of Mad?"

Nodding his head excitedly, she smiled wiping his eyes then stood up to pick him out an outfit.

When he was ready, she made him a snack bag down stairs in the kitchen while he sat in the living room bothering his uncle by asking a million questions.

"You cut my hair?" He asked as he sipped on his Capri Sun.

"Yeah if you want me too,"

Marquette smiled, "You cut Mad hair too?"

"Who's Mad?" Chris asked with a small smile on his face.

"My friend."

"I can do your friends head as well if thats what you want."

Marquette jumped down from the couch to run and tell his mama what Chris said. Cali continued making his snack bag while he went on and on about Chris doing Ahmad's hair.

When she was done, she grabbed the bags along with her purse and keys then headed for the door. "Go tell ya Uncle Chris bye."

Marquette ran over to the couch and reached up and hugged his uncle tightly then kissed him on the cheek before running towards him mama. "Bye Aubrey," Chris called out being childish knowing she hated being called that.

"Do you want to be put out?" She asked laughing.

"No but that's your real name .. I don't know why you don't like being called that. That was granny name, be honored to be named after her."

"I am honored, granny was amazing and I just feel I don't deserve her name .. I'm not as great as her."

Chris stood up pausing the video. "If granny could see the woman you have became I'm sure she'd be proud that you were the one named after her .. you remind me of her in so many ways, I just wish you could remember the type of person she was because honestly you're just like her."

Cali smiled. "Thanks Chris,"

Giving him a side hug, she left out the door with Marquette. After putting her purse and bags in the back seat and buckling in Marq in his carseat she got in the driver seat pulling out quickly since she was running late.

"Your birthday is coming up, you excited?" She asked.

"Yep,"

"What do you want to do for your birthday?"

Holding up his Iron Man toy, he passed it to her. "You want to play with your Iron Man action figure?"

"No, I want play with Mad."

Cali nodded and smiled. "I'll see what I can do okay?"

Pulling up to her shop, she got out grabbing her purse and bags along with Marquette, pushing the door open she greeted her co-workers making her way towards the back.

Sitting her food inside the fridge she locked her purse up in a cabinet then grabbed Marquette's hand. "Go sit on the couch and play games on your tablet."

Nodding his head, he walked over to the couch climbing on it as the ladies watches him in awe. "He's too cute Cal," Glenda complimented.

"Thanks Glen, you want him though? He's a handful." She joked.

"Oh nah sweetie, me and kids don't mix .. I will box a child if I have too."

Laughing, Cali shook her head as she cleared her station. "You ain't right,"

Throwing her hands up, she shrugged. "Nah them kids be forreal trying me like I won't hit them, my sister son is the worst child, one day I had to put that little nigga in a choke hold to calm his bad ass down."

A few girls laughed, "Well let me not ever let you watch my kids." One girl spoke up.

Cali shook her head, turning on the tv then finished getting ready for her client. "So Cal, yesterday while you was out .. a man came by looking for you."

"What was his name?"

"Chris, I think."

Cali nodded, "Oh yeah that's my brother, he told me what he wanted when I got home."

"That's yo brother? Girl, hook a sister up that man is fine."

"Ew, my brother is not fine .. but he will be working here very soon so you can try and hook yourself up."

"Oh nah, we gon' have a man here now? This is our place to talk shit about men .. how can we do that with him here? Cause all he gon' do is defend niggas." A girl named Lisa spoke up, she was a very frequent customer.

"But that'll make better debates though, to actually have a mans point of view .. I feel it'll work." Sasha spoke up.

Glenda agreed with both girls. "Both valid points but think about it ..I have to agree with Lisa, he will start bringing in more male clients and this will become a barbershop slash salon .. and I smell drama."

Cali listened to them go back and forth on how things will be once her brother works here but Cali had this all under control. "I got this ladies, everything is going to be just fine trust me .. I thought of every situation that could possibly go wrong and I have a solution."

"And what is your solution?" Glenda asked.

"You'll just have to wait and see."

Rolling their eyes they continued talking. "Speaking of men, don't even get me started on my baby daddy trifling ass." Mea one Glenda clients spoke up.

"What he do now girl?"

"Same ole' shit, he picks and chooses when he wants to be a father to his kids and its getting old cause I'm left to explain that shit to my kids as to why they daddy always flaking and lying to them.. and then now that I'm seeing somebody he's been really showing his true colors, he can fuck whoever and be with whoever but once I finally get me somebody he wanna act up."

The ladies listening all shook their heads. "That's niggas for you, when you ain't with nobody they could careless but soon as you move on its like they feel threatened because they don't have you in that way no more another man does." Sasha preached.

"Well if he would've stepped up been the man I wanted him to be we wouldn't be having this problem."

As the girl talk, Cali couldn't help but think about Reggie and how fast he switched up when he saw Cali had moved on.

She didn't understand it, he was engaged and his baby was just born yet he was still checking for her but she always shut it down cause she knew Reggie did not want any problems with Ahmad, Ahmad would beat his ass and even though she wanted him to get beat, she didn't want Reggie to start running his mouth to Marquette about how bad Ahmad was, and having Marquette look at Ahmad differently.

Walking away from her station when Marquette started shouting her name, she became alert to see what was wrong.

"What baby? What's wrong?"

"Mad! Look!" He pointed to the tv and Cali saw they were showing the same footage of him entering the prison but what shocked her was when they showed his shop damaged.

Pulling out her phone, she dialed Marcus number taking a seat on the arm rest wondering why he never called and told her nothing.

"Hello?" He answered.

"What tha hell is going on? Why is Ahmad's shop damaged?" She semi-yelled into the phone.

Sighing, Marcus rubbed his hand down his face. "It's really alot, on your lunch break meet me at Ahmad's apartment .. we'll talk then."

"Okay,"

"Alright, see you later."

Hanging up the phone, Cali blood began to boil as her mind just wondered on what tha hell was going on and why she was out the loop.

She couldn't wait to get on her lunch break cause she had a lot of questions.

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"Who tha fuck is Melissa?" Cali questioned pissed off.

"She was one of our artists and she's like obssessed with Ahmad but he always dissed her. So during our questioning she lied on him, telling the cops he's been raping her and shit like its real fucked up and we're praying the officers didn't believe her and use what she said against him."

Cali looked down as her leg shook. Cali has hated people before but the hate and anger she was feeling towards Melissa at this moment was beyond normal.

She hated when people fucked with the ones she loved, and Ahmad was someone she loved deeply and for Melissa to do this crossed multiple lines in her book.

"What about his shop? Y'all know who did that?"

"We think it was Melissa, cause we fired her then boom two days later his shit broken into and damaged."

"Does Ahmad know?"

He shook his head no, "I'm tryna see what I can do first before I tell him. I told his folks and we're already thinking of something."

"Whatever you guys plan to do, count me in but this Melissa bitch .. I'll handle that just give me her full name and number."

Marcus looked over at her seeing the look in her eyes, then grabbed a piece of paper writing her name and number before giving it to her. "What are you gonna do?"

"Just gon' make a little visit to her house, just gon' talk that's all." She said with a smile as she stood up getting ready to leave.

Marcus grabbed her arm, "I don't think that's smart to do right now .. wait til this court shit blows over, she's already lied on Ahmad she can easily lie on you and say Ahmad sent you and then boom Ahmad never getting out, at this point we have to think smart not react off emotions."

She groaned knowing he was right but she really wanted to lay hands on this bitch. But if beating her ass could jeopardize her baby's freedom she'd hold off for now but Melissa indeed was gon' get the attention she oso longed for.

-

Ahmad and his new roommate Tate both laid in their bunks talking about the bible study they just left. The topic was over forgiveness and Ahmad felt he needed to hear that since today was the day him and Chanel would be having their talk.

He was nervous, and just hoped everything went well today for him. Life was still shit for him but it was still looking up. He had faith that everything was gon' be alright.

"Nah that's been my problem too, its like if I gave you a chance and you betrayed me, I was done." Ahmad explained and Tate nodded agreeing.

"Same, plus when you had a hard life its hard to just be forgiving muthafuckas so quickly cause then thats when people start thinking they can do whatever they want to you."

"Exactly, but I'm working on it. I'm the type to hold grudges but after listening to him talk, I see me holding that grudge ain't doing nothing for me."

"Man, I wish I could've met the old you cause the way you talking you make it seem like you was this heartless nigga and after knowing you for these few weeks, I can't even picture that."

Ahmad smirked, "You'd be surprised man .. I'm telling you, months ago I would've never been this open to come to God for help but here I am."

When Tate went to speak he was cut off by the sound of the cell door opening. "Sinclair, you have visitors."

Brasing himself for what was about to happen, he hopped down from his bunk slapped hands with Tate then headed out the cell after they handcuffed him.

Walking through the doors and get checked for any drugs or weapons they excuses him and let him through. Opening the door they pointed to the table where Chanel and Derek sat.

Uncuffing him, he walked over and took his seat. Chanel instantly looked up at him, feeling sorry for him. She knew Ahmad was a good guy and the last place he needed to be was prison.

"What's good witchu Derek?" He greeted slapping hands with him. "Everything is fine, you?"

"Just counting down the days until trial."

Derek nodded, then motioned for him to speak to Chanel. Sighing, Ahmad turned his attention to her, "What's up Chanel?"

Pushing her hair behind her ear, she smiled small. "Hey Ahmad, how are you?"

"I'm good for the most part, you?"

"Same, just tryna make it out here .. ya know?"

Playing with his fingers, Ahmad nodded. "Yeah, I feel you."

When things got silent, Derek decided to speak up. "Okay so I talked to Chanel about what we last discussed and she was down to talk to you .. Ahmad do you have anything you want to ask her?"

"I just want to know why? Like why did you do it when I did everything I could to be the best for you."

Sighing, she put her hands together. "I'm sorry to say this but there isn't really an explaination for what I did .. I was young and stupid, didn't realize what I had and I apologize for that because you didn't deserve what I did to you. Me stepping out and sleeping with him behind your back was honestly the worst thing I could've done to you. Girls envied what me and you had and I took that for granted constantly looking for more."

"It's been almost seven years and I still haven't found a guy who loved me the way you did and I probably won't and I guess after what I did to you, I don't deserve that and I know I can't really do nothing now but I'm sorry .. If I could take back everything I would in a heartbeat."

Ahmad listened to her not once making eye contact. "I just don't get it, compared to me the nigga wasn't shit. I had two jobs, went to school, spoiled you while this nigga was broke, failing school and had hoes out the house .. what made him more appealing? What made you choose him over me?"

Chanel could hear the hurt in his voice, her eyes burned as she stared at him seeing the hurt in his eyes still. "I don't know, I don't have an answer for it because compared to you he really wasn't shit."

"For years, I hated you .. I hated the person you made me .. you knew what I had been through yet you still decided to hurt me and you claimed you loved me but your actions said otherwise .. I always thought of the things I'd say to you if I ever saw you again .. I wanted to hurt you just as you did me but now that we're finally truly face to face, I can't bring myself to do it. I can't bring myself to say fuck you, I don't know if its cause I've changed but I will say thank you, Thank you for opening my eyes to what I thought was real love .. if you hadn't broke my heart, we'd probably still be together cause at the time I wanted to marry you.. but if none of this happened, I wouldn't have met my Cali,"

"She healed what you broke and made me a better person than I've ever been.. I wish you luck and I do wish you happiness cause we all deserve it, hopefully you do find that one person you do truly love."

Derek sat back and watched Ahmad loving how he handled all of this. He wasn't sure what to expect since he knew Ahmad had hate towards her but he was overall proud of him for being the bigger person when really he could've said fuck her sorry, and moved on but he didn't.

He heard her out, forgave her and wished her luck in life. When Chanel left after they talked a little bit longer, Derek stayed to give him a heads up.

"Your lawyer called me and told me he would be stopping by tomorrow .. he sais it was urgent, I don't know if its bad or good but prepare yourself for whatever but continue doing what you're doing, really proud of you man."

"Preciate it,"

Both standing from the table, Ahmad was handcuffed while Derek waved goodbye.

Back in his room later that night, Ahmad couldn't sleep cause all that was on his mind was what his lawyer could possibly need to talk to him. He didn't think it was anything bad cause he knew his fam would call if it was so he forced himself to think postive and hoped for the best tomorrow.

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- Denise 💕