Shaking his head at me he sat down.
"So you is married to that lil white boy, huh?" He says coming closer to the bed where I am. Waiting until the nurses leave I close my eyes.
"What does it matter?" I ask him.
"Well I'm not one to mess with another mans woman so I just would like to know if you lied to me." He snaps.
"No he's not my husband." I whisper out dropping down onto the bed.
"Well okay then, how are you feeling ma?"
"I don't feel nothing. What happened? How'd I end up in here?" I ask looking up at him.

"Well a hour or so after your speech some people got to arguing and started shooting. Kalvin, Kash whatever ole boy name is grabbed you and pulled you out the club and you were hit. He brought you here and you been here every since. One month, three days. You got shot in the chest, in the arm and in the leg. And almost the head," he mumbles that last part.

Oh my goodness, I'm such an ass. Money basically saved my life and I snap at him because I can't control my feeling towards him. The door opens and reveals a very angry Money, with his brows frowned up in concern. When he notices I'm okay he starts to turn back around.
"Money wait!" I scream out, my voice cracking. Stopping he turned around quickly.

"Why? So you can scream at me for caring? I'm done I did what I had to do to make sure you were okay. You are alive and I'm gone." He states before turning to leave.

"I'm sorry I didn't know!" I say crying into my hands. Fuck was I crying for? He comes to my side and wraps his arms around me hugging me. Looking into his eyes I lean in to kiss him, but Xay clears his throat and we jump apart.

"You're dismissed." Money says angrily towards Xay still looking into my eyes.
"White boy don't play." Xay says salty as hell. I thought he was cool with the fact he couldn't have me but I guess not.
"Xay don't start just go please, I'll call you when I get out in a few days." I say breaking my eyes away from Money's heated gaze.

"Yo whatever." Standing he leaves slamming the door.
"Someone's jealous..." Money says looking at me still chuckling.
"Money move." I say laying back down.
"No, I think your were going to kiss me." He says unmoving cresting my cheek.
"Thankfully it ain't happen. That's just more drama, I don't need. No thank you." I say knowing it wasn't completely true. I wanted that damn kiss so fucking bad.
"So you want to kiss me but don't want the drama?" He asks straight up. Damn him and his bluntness.
"Oh my god Money stop. Just let it go dude." I say with my face buried in my hands; hiding my blush.

"Ime, I'm just trying to understand you." He says with a weird expression. Honestly he looked confused.
"Money I'm on medication. I don't even understand me right now." I tell him leaning back. The space between us was just what i needed.
"Okay then, your okay and everything so I'll go back to work I guess. Finish unpacking my house." He says lifting up off of me taking all the heat with him.
"Unpacking?" I ask.
"Yeah I moved here last month officially."

My heart monitor started beeping really loud as my heart rate went up. Here as in California?
"Why?" I whisper out. He didn't!
"I have my reasons..." He says looking away from me.

"Do I need to call the doctor that thang beeping pretty fast." Money say looking concerned.

"NO!" I quickly shout.

After spending my teen years practically in love with this man. He decides to move here?
"Where do you live?" I ask changing the subject.
"Why you gone move in and cook me food?" He asked turning to throw my one of his breath taking smiles. The monitor really started beeping then.
"Are you sure your okay that's beeping really fast. Just like when you were about to kiss me..." He trails off.
"What?" I ask.
"Oh I think you heard me." He says look at my lips.

Looking away I close my eye and think about something to slow my heart rate back down. a while later I feel a rough touch on my arm as he leans in thinking I'd fallen asleep.

"Home is where the heart is, Ime." He whispers placing my hand on his racing heart. Gently kissing my forehead, both my cheeks I wait for him to kiss my lips but I only feel his thumb brush across them before he removes my hand and kissed it before pulling the blanket over me. He left my side gathered his things and with a soft click of the door he was gone.

I sat unmoving for I don't know how long trying to figure out what the hell he was talking about.

Home is where the heart is, Ime.

Played over and over in my head until my family walked in being loud with a big basket of food and balloons.

"Oh dear I'm so glad your okay!" My aunt cried and told me about everything I missed and the news reports on my accident and how the two guys where actually gang bangers who had beef. They both were charged with a lot of stuff being that they both got shot too. She also told be about the twins wanting some kind of stupid toy as she called it. I couldn't help but laugh at gang bangers as I repeated it in my head.

I felt my mind drifting off as she talked. Somehow I ended up asleep, wrapped in a warm blanket.

"Kal what do you mean your not coming back?" I heard my aunt whisper yell at Money. When I'm awaken with the urge to pee, relaxing I remember the catheter.
"I can't do this. She. I just I can't. It's to much." Money breaths out and I want to be nosey.

Fake stretching out I must touch Money's hand because he speaks.
"Fuck," and backs away from the bed.
"What's going on Kal? Are you okay?" My aunt asked looking at him with a sad expression. Not looking up he nods and speaks to me.
"I won't be back up here Ime take care okay." He says never looking up at me, why would he leave me now? I don't understand this man I swear.

First time he acted this way when I broke my arm in seventh grade, he would not let anyone near me. Him being almost six years older didn't help. Second was when I had the flu my senior year and had to miss the senior trip, he brought me all types of things you'd find in Mexico and he brought me good Mexican food when I was all better. Third was when I was twenty-one out drinking he saved me from almost being sexually assaulted. But what gets me is after ever major event he saves the day like HeMan then he shuts me out completely. And now this. Me almost dying.

"Why didn't you just let me die?" I ask before I realize I've voiced my thought out loud. Shit.
"What the hell did you just say?" My aunt screamed, but my focus was on him.
"Becaus- you know what never mind it don't matter. I'm outta here." Money said as he left.

"NO! YOU DO NOT GET TO DO THAT! YOU CAN NOT KEEP WALKING AWAY!" I scream at the door throwing my empty water jug at him.

Turning around quickly he storms up to me and grabs me by my hair.
"YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY IME?!" Money yell looking into my eyes.
"YEAH I DO BECA-" I was cut off by he kiss.

Fireworks were exploding all over my skin and my heart monitor was racing. No place in my mouth was untouched by his tongue. It was all over too soon when he ripped his mouth away from mine breathing hard.

"...that's why..." He whispered against my lips and then left the room so quickly I didn't even have time to blink.

"Oh my God! Now I understand! Zeddy you owe me a new whip!" My TT said excitedly while I was still clueless. Reaching up I touch my lips.

What the fuck just happened?

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