Steven walked in his house after dealing with his workers at his trap. As usually all the lights were off downstairs. No telling if Derrick and Carmen was downstairs. At the moment, he really wasn't in the mood to find out. Sage and PeeWee really was trying to set him up. Well still in the process of doing so. One thing about Steven he have eyes and ears every where. Right now he about to lay low. Stay home for a while, can't afford to be in the trap when or if that shit get bust. He don't have a criminal record and damn sure didn't want none now. So the best thing for him to do to, was stay his ass home.

He still can't believe what Derrick said in car. He might have another baby on way. He slammed on brakes so fast, it almost cause an accident. That had really throw Steven off, yeah he knew his Derrick was allergic to lubricant, but damn, he knew it was other condoms out there his friend could wear, he think. About to have three kids, if the other baby is his, and three baby mama. Damn, child support about to eat the hell out his pocket.

Steven walked to his room and opened the door. Carmen was up in his bed watching TV. When she saw him, she turned off the TV fast , and got down on the air Mattress. Steven almost laughed at her.

"You didn't have to do that. I wasn't going to say anything. If you want to watch TV you can. I won't say anything, what you watching anyway?" He asked her.

"Twilight." Carmen said with her head down. She don't know why, but she was scared of this man.

"What I tell you about your head down? That's a no, no, remember that. You can get back on the bed. It big enough for the both of us." Steven said to her.

Carmen slowly got back in the bed. Steven just stood by the door watching her.

"I'm going to go get comfortable, I'll be back." Steven got some basketball shorts out his dresser and walked in his bathroom. Carmen heard the shower running. She tried to relax, but it was impossible.

Derrick wasn't even there, he left to go do something. She just stayed in the room, and didn't move at all. Soon after he left Steven showed up, not even thirty minutes later.

Ten minutes later Steven came back in the room, with his shirt off and just basketball shorts on. He had a lot of tattoos, it all covered his chest, up on his neck and arms. She tried not to stare, but it was impossible not too. It was like his tattoos were on display. But wait, did she saw a smiley face tattoo though?

"Are you checking me out?" Steven asked her, as he looked over at her from his dresser.

Carmen quickly put her eyes back on the TV.

Steven got in the bed with her. He laid his head on the head broad and close his eyes, and yawned.

"You going to talk to me tonight. So turn the TV off." Steven said to her.

"It's to late to talk." Carmen said.

"Girl it's barely, ten o clock." Steven said to her.

"What's there to talk about?" Carmen looked at him.

"You got to turn the TV off first. I have a question though. You not hot in what you have on? I mean you have on cotton pajamas, I just know you hot. Plus you have the covers on you." Steven shook his head, as Carmen turn the TV off.

Carmen laughed a little.

"No I'm not hot, I'm use to sleeping like this. You would to, if you think every man look at you wanted to rape you. I keep everything covered. You saw my dresses." Carmen said.

"Every man is not like the next man, every man is different, every man is not out to hurt you. You see how easy it is for you to talk to Derrick." Steven looked at her, as she played with her fingers.

"Derrick easy to talk too. He's a guy that don't look for just one thing. He's someone I trust." Carmen said.

Steven mouth dropped.

"What about me?"

"You look scary, and mean." Carmen said honestly.

"Me? Mean? Nah well I don't think I am." Steven said.

"You act like you don't like to be around me." Carmen said.

"That's because you act like you don't want to be bother. When I tried talking to you, you didn't open your mouth." Steven said looking over at her again.

"That's not true, I was talking to you. Just not many words, but I was talking." Carmen said finally looking at him.

"Anyway, now that I got you talking, what's your favorite color?" Steven asked her.

"Yellow."

"Favorite food?"

"Hot wings."

"Favorite movie?"

"Twilight series."

"Favorite show?"

"House of Payne."

"Umm let me think of something else to ask you." Steven cocked his head to sighed and yawned again.

"What about you?"

"Favorite color red, favorite food baked mac and cheese, I can eat that all day. Favorite movie 2012, and favorite show is Power." Steven said sliding down under the covers turning on his stomach, to hug his pillow. He yawned again.

"What's your favorite drink?" She asked him.

"Kool-Aid and Crush orange soda." Steven said.

"Not you too. At least you don't go crazy like Derrick over Kool-Aid, what's his deal?" Carmen asked Steven, and Steven burst out laughing.

"That what we grew up on, Derrick just don't like to drink nothing else but Kool-Aid, if you don't have Kool-Aid he don't want it. If we go to a restaurant or something he make sure he have his Kool-Aid with him, he won't drink nothing else. I asked his mother about it, but she just say it was like that since he stopped drinking milk. If he have a white cup in his hands, it's not liquor it's Kool-Aid. He will drink a beer from time to time, but that's it." Steven said.

"Oh wow, have anyone tried giving him anything else to drink?" Carmen asked.

"Yeah in school. I remember he couldn't bring his Kool-Aid on the bus, this nigga walked to school. He couldn't take his bottle to school with Kool-Aid in it, he transfer schools. He's serious about his Kool-Aid." Steven yawned again, as his eyes close.

"That's crazy." Carmen got out the bed.

Steven picked his head up.

"Where you going?" He asked her.

"Back to my air mattress." Carmen said.

"Girl you can sleep with me I won't bite." Steven said.

Carmen got back in the bed, making sure to keep a lot of space between them.

"Let me ask you another question. Who cooked breakfast just morning for real?" Steven asked with his eyes closed.

"Them was microwaveable pancakes, and bacon. Derrick cooked us." Carmen said with laying her head on the pillow.

"Should have known, well you can turn the TV back on, didn't realize how tired I really was until I got in the bed."

Carmen turned the TV back on and finished watching Twilight. Soon she was sleep too. The TV soon turned off, and darkness filled the room.

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Carmen woke up trapped under someone arm and leg. Her eyes shot open and she was being to panic. Her breathing picked up, and she started fighting.

Steven jumped up, and Carmen curled up on the bed.

"What happened?" Steven asked looking at her.

Carmen just shook her head.

"I think I had a nightmare." Carmen said.

"You don't have to worry about anybody coming in here. I got you." Steven said and Carmen nodded her head, they settled back into bed and went back to sleep.

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But was it really a nightmare?

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