What
would you do if everything you thought was true turned into a lie?
“Jaydan!”
Brandon yelled walking into Jacob's house.
“A
knock would have been nice Luis.” Houdini said from the couch in
the corner of the living room.
“Maybe
if you were around long enough Houdini, I’d actually listen to you.
And I'm Brandon.” Brandon said as Michael and Anthony walked in
behind him.
“I
need a drink.” Houdini grabbed his coat and walked out of the
house, pushing past Luis as he walked up the stairs.
“Brandon?”
Jaydan asked as she and Jacob walked out of his bedroom.
“The
one and only.” Brandon said as Jacob stood still, and crossed his
arms while he stood in the doorway.
“Umm...”
Jaydan wasn't sure what to say.
“Luis
slept with Melody. Just now.” Brandon said as Luis walked in the
front door. All eyes turned to him while Jacob dropped his arms.
“What?”
Jaydan said slowly, taking a step toward Luis.
“Jay,
I can explain.” Luis said stepping toward her.
“You
better stop right there.” Jacob said stepping in between Luis and
Jaydan.
“Or
what? You gonna beat me up? You gonna kick my ass?”
“Push
me and I will Luis. We were never friends. I would kick your ass in a
heartbeat.”
“Why?
Because with me out of the picture you get to be with Jaydan? You get
to take my place as her boyfriend and you can act like the father of
my child.”
“I'd
be a better father than you would!”
“No
you wouldn't! At least I had a father for a few years. Houdini has
never been around for more than 2 months.” Luis said taking a
single step toward Jacob.
“You
had a father until he realized you were a screw up! You and Brandon
were a disappointment. So he left.” Jacob paused as a smile formed
in the corner of his mouth. “And what happened after that? Oh yeah!
CeeCee realized you were fuck ups too!”
“You
need to calm the fuck down Jacob and stop acting like you have the
perfect family. Because everyone in this room knows that you don't!”
Brandon said from the doorway.
“No.
I know I don't have the perfect family. But I do know that at least
my mother loved me.” His eyes widened as did his smile as he
looking Luis in the eyes.
“Did
she Jacob? Is that why she killed herself? Cause she loved you so
much?” Brandon asked walking over to Jacob. Without a thought or a
word, Jacob lunged at Brandon and threw him to the floor. His hands
moved quickly as blood started to drip down Brandon's face.
“Jake!
Stop!” Jaydan yelled looking at Michael and Anthony for help. They
quickly ran to grab Jacob as Luis slid on the floor and pulled
Brandon away.
“Fucking
psycho!” Brandon managed to yell, stumbling to his feet.
“Get
the fuck out of my house!” Jacob yelled as Jaydan grabbed on to his
arm, preventing him from going after Brandon again. “And take your
slut brother with you!”
Michael
looked at Jaydan and slowly took Luis, Brandon, and Anthony out of
the house. “Who the fuck does he think he is? To fucking come into
my damn house and fucking say that shit!” Jacob ran his hands
through his hair as Jaydan looked at him. Her eyes were wide and she
looked like a deer in someones headlights. “What's wrong?” He
asked once he looked back at her.
“You
scared me. You could have seriously hurt Brandon if Michael and
Anthony hadn't have stepped in.”
“Well
that was the plan.” Jacob let out a deep sigh as he walked back
into his room, leaving Jaydan standing in the living room, staring at
the front door.
Cassandra
stormed out of Nora's house and walked over to Daniel's house. Her
emotions were running and she wasn't thinking clearly. All she wanted
to do was hurt Nora. And she knew she couldn't do that physically.
Even though she knew Nora was weak, she was ever weaker.
She
knocked on the door and waited for an answer. “It's open!” Daniel
yelled from the kitchen. Cassandra slowly opened the door and stepped
in. Before she walked up the hallway, she pulled her shirt down
slightly and adjusted her bra. If there was one thing she knew guys
loved, it was boobs. She pushed her hair back and walked up the
hallway with confidence. She stopped when she seen Daniel in the
kitchen.
He was
standing over the counter, shirtless. His jeans hung low on his hips.
He had a cup in front of him and liquor was on the counter.
“Cassandra.” Daniel said, slightly shocked that she was standing
in his kitchen doorway.
“Daniel.”
She has a slight smile in the corner of her mouth. This was going to
be easier than she thought.
“Look
if you're here to tell me how sorry Nora is--”
“I
don't give a fuck how sorry Nora is.” Cassandra cut in.
“Damn.
You're upset.”
“I
have my reasons.” She walked into the kitchen and stood next to
Daniel, putting her back against the counter and looking up at him.
“You
wanted Brandon for yourself.” His sly smile came to his lips.
“Things
change.” She hooked her finger through one of his belt loops and
pulled him closer to her, gently.
“Do
they really? Do things actually change? Or is this what you wanted to
begin with?” He put his head closer to hers, their foreheads
touching.
“I...I....I
don't know.” Cassandra didn't know what was going on. She lost her
train of thought. Her breathing was short, her heart racing. And
there was a feeling, deep down inside of her that she's never felt
before.
Daniel
let out a small laugh. “You're not ready.” He was about to move
his head away from her when she surprised him and aggressively forced
his lips to her. He pulled away from her slowly. “Or maybe you
are.”
Her
breathing was heavy. “I am.” Daniel let his hands slide down her
body, resting them on her ass. She stared up into his eyes, her mouth
slightly open as he gripped. She stood up on her tip toes and kissed
him again. This time he didn't pull away. Instead he lifted her body
as she rapped her legs around his waist and he sat her on the
counter, slowly pushing the liquor away.
“You're
sure you want this?” He asked in between breaths. She nodded her
head vigorously as he slid her shirt of her body. He cupped her
breast and pulled her bra down. She quickly pushed him away, hopped
off the counter and stood in front of him. A smile appeared on her
face as she slowly bent down, unzipping his pants. She pulled them
down as she crouched lower. In on swift move he was inside of her,
and everything else was forgotten.
“That
fucking bitch!” Brandon said once he sat down at his kitchen table
with Michael, Luis, and Anthony. “And it's all your fucking fault!”
He looked as Luis as Anthony passed his an ice pack for his eye and a
towel for the blood.
“My
fault? This is you're fault. You couldn't keep your mouth shut about
MY business and you had to jump into a conversation between Jacob and
I.” Luis shot back, sitting down across from Brandon.
“He
was fucking talking about our parents Luis. Or did you forget about
that?”
“If
you hadn't have gone in there and tried to act like the better person
and tell Jaydan that I slept with Melody, than I wouldn't have fought
with Jacob and you wouldn't have a bleeding face.”
“You're
the one that fucked up Luis.”
“You're
the one trying to get back at me because you got caught fucking Nora
behind your best friends back. Newsflash Brandon, it was only a
matter of time before Daniel figured it out. And it had nothing to do
with me.”
“It
had everything to do with you Luis! If you were never born than I
wouldn't be in this mess.”
“If I
was never born than you would have never been born either! I'm the
fucking older one Brandon, whether you choose to believe it or not!”
Luis stood up as the door bell rang.
“Should
I get that?” Michael asked looking around the room.
“I'll
get it.” Luis said walking down the hallway and opening the front
door. Jaydan was standing on the porch looking at her hands. Once the
door opened she looked up. “Jay.”
“We
should talk.” She turned around and sat down on the steps.
Luis
took a deep breath and shut the door. He slowly walked to the steps
and sat down by the railing, 2 feet from Jaydan. “Jay I'm--”
“Is
it true?” She didn't look at him.
“Jay
I can--”
“Luis.
Is it true?”
He let
out a deep sign and nodded his head. “Yeah.”
“Why
Luis? Is it because you're not ready to be a dad?” She looked at
him as tears rolled down her cheeks. “I told you that you didn't
have to do this with me. That I'd do it alone. You didn't have to go
out an do this.”
“I
didn't do this because I wasn't ready to be a dad.”
“Then
why Luis? Why'd you have to do this?” When he didn't answer, she
spoke again. “Am I not good enough for you?”
“I'm
sorry Jay. This had nothing to do with you. I was selfish.” Luis
looked down, unable to continue looking at Jaydan cry.
Jaydan
stood up and wiped away the tears. She looked next door and seen
Jacob step onto the front porch. She looked back at Luis and when he
didn't lift his head, and walked down the remainder of the steps and
over to Jacob.
Jacob
walked as Jaydan walked over to him, and noticed at Luis didn't stop
her from leaving. When she reached him, he opened his arms and led
her into the house and away from the pain that was the father of her
unborn child.
“Who
do you think was at the door?” Anthony asked looking at the closed
door.
“It
was probably Jaydan here to break Luis' heart after he broke her's.”
Michael said sitting down at the table.
“Damn.”
Anthony said following his lead.
“It's
what he deserves.” Brandon said wiping blood off his eyebrow.
“What
are you talking about?” Michael asked looking at Brandon.
“He
shouldn't have fucked up and slept with Melody. He's not ready to be
a father. He's not ready to grow up. You both know it as much as I
do. It's better that he lets go now before getting attached to a baby
that probably isn't even his.”
“What
the fuck crawled up your ass? If there is ANYONE who should be behind
Luis when he says that he wants to be a father, it should be you.”
Michael said, shocked by what Brandon was saying.
“Why?
Because he's my twin? I know him better than anyone else and I know
that he can't be a father.”
“You
would think that because you don't have a father in your life you
would be pushing Luis to be the best father there is. But you're not.
You're saying that you think he's going to fail because you want him
to fail. You don't want him to leave you here alone with your mother.
And I get that Brandon. I totally get that. But you need to cut the
shit and be there for your brother. You don't get how luck you are to
have a brother that actually cares about you. That you're never
actually alone in this world.” Anthony stood up before he finished.
“You're just pushing him away Brandon. And soon, you're going to be
alone.” He looked at Michael before he walked up the hallway and
out the door.
He seen
Luis sitting on the steps with his head down and sat next to him.
“You and Jaydan are going to get through this. You haven't lost her
Cuz. She still loves you. And that baby that is growing inside of
her, is yours.” Anthony put his arm around Luis as they sat there
in silence as the darkness engulfed them.
