"Yo I think you need to make a drop soon. We running low on powder." Herb said. Steven is at the trap house collecting his money, for the week. He's really coming up. He was ready to make more moves now. He's going to talk to Big T and ask him can he maybe expand his business.

"Damn, word. Let me make some calls and I'll see what I can do. We moving to damn fast man. I just made a drop the beginning of this month." Steven shook his head.

"Well my nigga who ever you getting that shit from, it's good as hell. Niggas on the block feenin for that shit." Herb said.

"Word, shit. Keep that shit in line then homie. I'm about to ride out." Steven said, putting his money in a ziplock bag.

"Word." Herb dap Steven up and Steven walked out.

Pictures were taking when he got out the door of the trap house. Someone from an unmarked car was taking the pictures.

Steven looked around before he got in his car, something was off to him, he shrugged and got in his car. He saw the unmarked car. He drove over to it.

"What's up, Kat?" Steven got out the car.

"Huh, oh what's up nigga? You got that shit?" Kat asked him.

"Hell nah, but I got a fist." Steven punch him in his mouth, and took the camera. "I should blow your fucking brains out. You trying to set me up! Who sent you?" Steven growled out.

"I can't say, I just got money to get the job done." Kat was terrified. He knew he shouldn't have listen to April.

"Where is the money, how much is it?" Steven asked, his patience on zero right now.

"10gs, it's in my glove compartment." Kat said.

Steven pulled out his gun, and put it to Kat head.

"Reach for it and give it to me slowly. Mission failed nigga." Steven said. Kat reached over and open his glove compartment, and gave Steven the money. Steven hand him a $100. He then pistol whipped him in his face. "Now I want you to do a favor for me. Go back and tell whoever sent you, I'm ready for war. I have nothing to lose." Steven walked back to his car.

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Carmen was face down in the toilet yet again. She flushed the toilet and laid on the bathroom floor.

She woke up to someone shaking her.

"Carmen?" Steven called her name.

"What?" Carmen looked at him.

"Why you not in the bed?" He picked up, and laid her in the bed.

"I couldn't make it to the bed. I didn't wash my mouth out." Carmen said then cough as Steven got her under the covers.

"Do it when you wake up." Steven said.

"Your ex girlfriend, or whoever she is came by here looking for you. She dropped off some of your things and a big envelope." Carmen said.

Steven eyes bugged out.

"Where is it?" He asked her.

"In the trashcan. What you need with stuff from her anyway? I just throw everything in the trash. But someone else came here looking for you too." Carmen said.

"Why the hell you opening the door for every damn body?" Steven asked her.

"Well you did left me by myself." Carmen coughed.

Steven sighed deeply.

"You ate anything?" He asked her.

"No I can't keep anything down. Nothing at all, not even that soup." Carmen pulled the covers on her more.

Steven sighed and got up off the bed, "I'll be back." He said and walked out the room.

Carmen pulled out the other envelope and stared at the pictures. Tears fill her eyes, as she watched her boyfriend with his ex or who ever she is to him. She couldn't do anything now, because she was to weak, but she knew she couldn't stay. She put the envelope back under her pillow, and tried to sleep. But when she close her eyes, she only saw Steven with his ex girlfriend or who ever she is to him.

She felt sick to her stomach. She got out the bed and rushed to bathroom. She vomited yet again. She flushed the toilet and washed her mouth out. She got back in the bed as Steven came back in the room, with Ginger Ale, and the soup.

"Drink the soda first, then try to eat the soup. It might help. You know your diploma came too?" Steven asked her.

"Yes I know. I don't care about it." Carmen shrugged. She drink the soda first, then ate the soup. "Yum this is life." She said with each bite. Steven smiled. She drink more of the Ginger Ale then ate more.

"It's gone now bae." Steven laughed, as Carmen glared at her.

"Whatever, it was good." Carmen said. Steven looked down at small baby bump. She was hitting her second trimester and he was happy about that.

Steven took the bowl and soda can downstairs as Carmen put the envelope under the bed. She will play his game, until she get well, as soon as her she get better, she is gone. Fresh tears filled her eyes.

"Carmen what's wrong?" Steven said as he remove his clothes and pulled out a pair of basketball shorts from his dresser.

Carmen shook her head.

"I'm going to take a shower I'll be back." Steven said to her. Carmen was disgusted with herself. Laying with him, knowing he been with that girl. She rubbed her baby bump as her stomach growled. She rolled her eyes. This baby stayed hungry.

Steven walked out the bathroom and got in the bed with her. He pulled her to him, Carmen tried not to tense up. He pulled her on top of him.

"My own personal heater." He said. Carmen said nothing. "I want you. I'll do all the work." He whispered in her ear.

"I don't think that's a good idea. I am sick you know." She said, she wanted him so bad, but the thought of him on top of April turned her off.

"You right. I just miss you in that way." Steven hugged her close. The tears started again. "Bae why you crying?" He asked her.

"Hormones." She sniffled.

"Oh hell, you need me to sing you a song or something!" He asked her.

"No that's okay." She said. Steven turned off the room lamp, and hugged her closer to him.

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"Yo yo yo!" Derrick yelled walking in Steven house the next morning.

"Why you have to be so loud? Walking in people house." India said to him, as she put the car seat down.

"They not even up yet. Oh well let's eat, and wait on them." Derrick walked in the kitchen.

India shook her head, as she took Iris out her car seat.

"You pitiful. You just ate." India said.

Meanwhile upstairs Carmen and Steven were still sleep, until they heard screaming, and the smoke alarm on. Carmen jump off Steven. They rushed downstairs to see India and Derrick in the kitchen running around while the fire was growing.

Steven grabbed the fire extinguisher and sprayed the fire while India and Derrick hold each other.

"What the hell happen?" Steven glared at them, after the fire was out.

"He did it." India pointed at Derrick.

"Really so you just going to throw me under the bus?" Derrick shook his head and walked away from her.

"Look at my damn kitchen!" Steven yelled.

The whole kitchen area by the stove was burn up. It was reaching the sink, but Steven caught it before it was too late.

"Oops. I just wanted to cook." Derrick said.

"You could have cook at home." Steven snapped.

"I did cook at home, I got hungry on the way here." Derrick said, Steven just shook his head and walked away.

Carmen went to get back in the bed.

"How you feeling?" Steven asked her.

"Much better, a little bit. Don't feel nauseated. So I think I will be fine." Carmen said didn't meet his eyes.

"Oh that's good. Maybe later then, we can go grocery shopping." Steven looked at her.

Carmen shrugged. Since she was feeling better, she was about to get the hell away from him.

"Alright well, I'm going to my mom house to see if she know anybody who can fix the kitchen, I'll be back." Steven walked in the bathroom, to get dressed. Meanwhile Carmen sent a text to her brother letting him know to come pick her up, in an hour.

When Steven came back in the room, Carmen fake sleep, so he wouldn't bother her. He did kissed her cheek.

She heard him and Derrick arguing before the door slam.

An hour later Carmen had the bed made with the envelope on top of it.  With a note of her own.

She wipe her tears as she walked out the room, with her suitcase in her hand, and the phone in her hands.

Steven walked in as she walked downstairs.

"What's this? What's going on?" He asked her.

Carmen just stared at him.

"Like you don't know. Go ask April. You was at her house right?" Carmen glared at him.

"I swear to you nothing happen, she tried to set me up." Steven swallowed.

"Don't sit and lie in my face. I got the picture, don't look like anyone was setting up anything." Carmen said and walked passed him. He grabbed her arm, Carmem dropped her phone and punch him in his face. "Don't touch me right now Steven."

Steven let her go, and rubbed his jaw. He was blessed with the man hand. It hurt, he felt his jaw swelling up.

"Carmen I would never hurt you like that." He said, not going any closer to her.

"Well you did. I told you what it was, and you still lied to me. A picture is worth a thousand words. With you in it a thousand and two. So don't sit in my face and tell me it's nothing when it's something. Fuck off Steven." Carmen said.

"So you just going to take the shit I brought you too?" Steven asked her.

"I'll leave it. It's nothing." She dropped her things, and left the phone on the floor. She walked out the house.

Steven picked up the phone, and throw it against the wall. He walked upstairs, and looked on the bed. He said a folded a letter on top of a brown envelope. It was a picture of him and Carmen. With a letter.

I thought I would never see this day so soon. I let my guard down and thought I could have been happy, but I know there will never be a happy ending, not with me anyway. I love you, take care yourself. Sorry I couldn't be the one to satisfy you.
Love❤️ Carmen

Steven balled up the paper, and throw it across the room.

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