S/N: For some reason this song was stuck in my head all while writing it hints the title 😊

Messiah sat at his desk frustrated, raking his brain trying to figure out who would want him dead. He'd been in the game only 2 years with no issues, so the sudden beef was confusing him.

Now all of a sudden niggas was coming out the woodwork looking for his stash spots. Even knew where his bestfriend laid her head, meaning they had been watching him for a minute now.

He cursed himself for not being alert at all times and slipping up the way he did. Since Tonya was on his mind he reached in his pocket to grab his phone and dial her number. He hadn't talked to her in two weeks and it was definitely taking a toll on him mentally.

The phone rung about five times before he was sent to voicemail. "What the fuck" he grumbled. She always answered his calls and text unless she was mad at him, just to be sure he called her again. Once again he got the voicemail, he sighed deeply and ran his hand down his face.

Messiah would be lying to himself if he said he didn't love LaTonya as more than a friend, he actually wanted to make things official with her but with everything going on he didn't feel like it was the best time.

They've known each other for as long as he could remember, their dads were bestfriends which made them bestfriends by default. After her dad died his dad tried to fill that void but ended up catching a charge leaving just him to protect her.

Not only was he responsible for protecting her, but he also had to look out for his mother. His mom was sick in early stages of breast cancer. She had some good day and some bad days but for the most part she was doing well.

This was the motive behind him selling weed, most people thought because of how much money he had he was selling more than that. In reality he just stacked before he started spending wildly, then he started being the main distributor for his side of town increasing his profits.

For the most part he was living a great lifestyle. He bought his mom a house where he occasionally stayed from time to time. He had his own apartment, but spent most nights with Tonya and Toya. Siah had offered many time for them to come live with him or his mother but each time Tonya declined. She didn't wanna feel like a burden on him or his mother.

Getting back to the task at hand, nobody really knew who he was in the game because he stayed in the shadows, allowing only a couple of people to know his true identity. Which brought him to the realization that someone in his camp was slithering. He couldn't understand why because he thought himself out to be a pretty fair boss.

His workers didn't really owe him a thing but loyalty. They had a 80/20 rule where workers would give him 20% of their monthly earnings and go on about their business. What boss you know did that? Most bosses needed 50%, maybe even 60%. Siah didn't need their money, all he asked for was loyalty.

Obviously he was being to nice, someone was crossing him and when he found out who he would handle them accordingly. Realizing that he wasn't really getting anything done he locked up his office and made his way out of the establishment.

He set the alarm and headed down the long dark hallway and into the elevator. Stepping inside he pressed the button for the first floor, when he stepped off he noticed the restaurant he uses as a cover up was packed to capacity.

Moving swiftly he made his way through the sea of people and out the front door. Siah nodded at the valet and headed to his car. Once he got in he connected his phone to the bluetooth and dialed Tonya's number again. After receiving the same outcome he decided that he would just pop up on her ass since she wanted to be stubborn.

Pulling out of the parking lot he did 70 all the way to her apartment complex. He pulled up, hopped out, and pressed the alarm button to lock the doors. Taking the stairs two at a time he had finally made it to the third floor. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to come open it. After waiting a while he knocked on the door again, this time he heard her soft voice on the other end.

"Who is it?" Tonya asked with her ear to the door.

"It's me, open up" He heard her sigh deeply before hearing the locks being undone.

"What do you want Messiah?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You" he smirked

Tonya scrunched her face up; "stop playing, it's like one in the morning and you wanna play"

"I'm dead ass. You gonna let me in or what?"

She stepped to the side and motioned for him to come in. "Thought you was keeping your distance" she mumbled.

"What you say? I ain't hear you" he chuckled. In actuality he did hear her he just wanted to see if she was bold enough to say it aloud.

As he turned around she stale faced him; "I said thought you needed a break"

He wrapped her in his arms, "You know I can't stay away to long, plus you was sending my calls to voicemail so I had to pop up on that ass"

She draped her arms around his neck and looked up at him; "and what if I had a nigga in here?"

Messiah mugged her hard. "What if I shot him? Since we asking dumb ass questions"

Tonya laughed, "you so damn violent, come on" she replied as she pulled him towards her room.

"Hold on" he headed back out the door and went to grab his over night bag. While making his way back he made sure to check his surroundings carefully. Once he was satisfied he continued to the apartment.

He made sure to send a text to his security team to be on standby. One replied and requested that he send his location so that he could pull up to where he was.

Siah replied and headed towards the back of the apartment after making sure the door and windows were locked. His first stop was Toya's room, he peeked his head inside to see that she was sound asleep with her thumb in her mouth.

He fully stepped into the room, pulled the covers over her small body, and kissed her cheek. Her eyes fluttered open and when she seen his face an instant smile spread across hers. "Hey Siah" she whispered as she rubbed her eyes.

"Hey bestie, I missed you!" He smiled as he took a knee beside her bed.

"I missed you too. Where you been? I haven't seen you in so many days"

"I had to handle some business but I promise to start back coming around"

"Ok" she smiled.

"Get some sleep, I'll see you in the morning" he smiled.

"Night night" she reached her arms out for a hug.

"Good Night" he replied and gave her a tight hug.

Toya and Tonya were his weaknesses, along with Mecca. Those three could ask for the world and he'd die giving it to them with no hesitation.

He made his way to Tonya's room, when he entered she was already back in bed silently snoring. Siah chuckled and stripped out of his clothes and walked across the hall with a towel wrapped around his waist. After starting the shower he got in and washed his body throughly.

Once he was done he brushed his teeth, put his durag on and made his way back into the room. He pulled the covers back and climbed into the bed.

Toya felt the bed dip, immediately knowing that Siah was next to her. She rolled over and laid her head on his chest. He wrapped her small body in his arms and inhaled her lavender and honey scent.

His body instantly relaxed, nothing else mattered in this moment to him but her. They had shared many nights like this before where they would cuddle and talk for hours, watch movies, or just simply sitting quietly enjoying the other's company.

No matter what they were doing they enjoyed the times they spent alone. The two weeks he spent away from her was killing him but now that she was in his presence he felt more alive.

He wouldn't be fully satisfied though until he found out who was after him. So until then he would have to put cameras in and around their apartment and also place someone outside to keep watch over them. He wasn't risking anything happening to them.

Siah felt Toya shift, "Toya?" he whispered.

"Hmm" she answered.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead Siah"

He switched their positioning so that they were now face to face. Taking the time to really study her features, he admired her. She was so beautiful in his eyes, to him she was perfect.

Noticing he hadn't uttered two words she opened her eye. The way he was looking at her made her insides melt. In his eyes she could see what she hoped was love, or maybe it was just wishful thinking. Why would someone like him want someone like her as more than a friend?

Snapping out of her own thoughts she asked; "you gonna ask the question or you just gonna stare like a creep?"

"Mmcht, see I was just finna tell your bobble head ass how beautiful you are but na"

"Nnnnooooo, tell me!" She whined as she poked her bottom lip out.

He smirked and kissed her forehead; "you're such a sap, but for real you know I care about you right?"

She propped her head up on her hand and gave him her undivided attention. "Yes Messiah I know that"

"I'll do anything to keep you and Toya safe. So I'm sorry for not reaching out for two weeks. I'm doing all I can to assure y'all safety."

She caressed the side his face. "At first I was mad that you went ghost. Once I really thought about what we're dealing with I started to keep an open mind."

Messiah smiled and kissed the hand that she had resting on his face. "Thank you for being understanding. I really appreciate you for being my peace in this hectic lifestyle I live. You are truly a God send."

Tonya instantly blushed. "The least I can do for you is be that peace that you need. Just like I'm your peace, you are mine. You know the things I go through on the daily yet you don't judge me. I don't know where we'd be if we didn't have you." He wiped the tears that were flowing with his thumbs.

For the first time ever he said; "I love you LaTonya."

Her breath got caught in her throat and her stomach filled with butterflies. She starred into his eyes seeing nothing but love. Releasing the breath she was holding she replied; " I love you too Messiah."

Siah smiled and leaned in to kiss her lips. The simple kiss turned into one with more passion then any of them could take. One that allowed them to feel each other's love.

Both of them had been waiting so long to hear those three words from the other. Tonya slowly pulled away to catch her breath. She was feeling overwhelmed because of the rush of emotions that she was fairly new to.

"So what does this mean?" she asked as they held eye contact, peering into each others souls.

"I want you. I want you in every possible way." He took a deep breath, "but it's to dangerous for you to be with me right now."

She poked her lip out. Tonya didn't know why he didn't understand that she didn't care how dangerous it was for her to be seen with him. "So what?"

"We will figure it out" Messiah replied as he wrapped her in his arms and kissed her forehead.

Snuggling into him, Tonya inhaled his scent. It wasn't long before he heard her light snores. As much as he wanted to sleep he couldn't. His mind was racing still trying to figure out the solution to his problem.

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