Chapter 9
Bebe’s mind was far from being on Miki. Was he intentionally pushing her out of his mind? Yes. As much as he wanted to believe she would leave Redd the reality was Miki wasn’t going no time soon.
Bebe couldn’t be with Miki whenever he wanted. He couldn’t take her out. He couldn’t show her off as his lady. His mother was right. His patience was shorter than it used to be.
Stefani said, “Bebe buy me a drink.”
“You need to slow down,” Bebe laughed. “Remember we rode in on my bike. If your ass can’t hold on BJ won’t have a mama no more.”
“Shut up silly,” Stefani said. “I’ve only had two drinks.”
“C’mon with your spoiled ass,” Bebe said pulling her by the hand.
Heading towards the bar hips and ass gloved in white straight jeans caught Bebe’s eye. The platform pumps the girl had on were sexy. Bebe glanced at her face and realized she was looking right in his face wearing a very devastated expression.
Bebe’s heart jumped out of his chest and smacked the shit out of him. It was Miki. Her hair was different. But her amber eyes that he loved looking into were filled with sadness.
Bebe turned away from her and continued to the bar with Stefani. She said, “I loved her shoes. I bet if I wasn’t with you you’d holla at her, wouldn’t you?”
Bebe looked back. Miki was still standing there but she had turned around to continue to stare at him. Where was Redd? Wasn’t she afraid of people knowing about them? He didn’t know what she wanted him to do.
Miki was hurt but what could she do. When Bebe turned his back to her she turned away with her shoulders dropped and walked to the restroom. She went in one of the stalls and leaned up against the door. Bebe was with another woman. And Redd was going to beat her ass. She didn’t even care anymore. The enthusiasm she felt at first for making a change in her life and leaving Redd suddenly disappeared.
“Miki.”
What the hell? “Why are you in the women’s restroom?”
“Fuck that shit. Open the door,” Bebe said.
“I’m using it. Leave me alone.”
“So, you got a dick now? Cause your feet are facing the toilet.”
A girl came into the restroom and gasped at the sight of Bebe. He said, “I’m talking to somebody, but you can handle your business.”
The girl said, “Uhm...I’ll just go to another one.” She left.
Miki opened the door. “You need to get out.”
“I wanna talk to you,” Bebe said. He grabbed her wrists to pull her to him.
Miki resisted and pulled away. “No Bebe.”
Bebe wrapped his arms around her anyway. “Baby please.”
“Bebe you got somebody out there. And I got somebody too.”
“She’s my son’s mama.”
“You still fuck your son’s mama?”
Bebe flipped it on her. “You still fuck your daughter’s daddy?”
Miki tried to push him away. “You know my situation. I don’t have sex with Redd because I want to.”
“But the mothafucka still get to dig in my pussy.”
“Your pussy?” Miki asked taken aback.
“Yes, it’s mine,” Bebe smirked. He pressed into her body and gripped her ass with both hands. “Miki, I want you so bad.”
Miki wrapped her arms around his neck as they shared a deep passionate kiss.
Bebe whispered, “I wanna fuck you. Can I have you right here?”
“No, we’ll get caught,” Miki whispered.
Bebe pulled her into the furthest stall. “Take your shoes off and put them on the back of the toilet.”
Miki looked at him with confusion.
Bebe undid his pants. “Just do it. Pull your pants down and get up on the toilet.”
Miki didn’t understand why she wasn’t terrified. She was actually excited. The thought of Redd catching her was far from her mind. With her ass tooted in the air Bebe fucked her in the bathroom stall of a club. Miki had never done such a thing. Not even with Redd.
Kat had one eye on the restroom and one eye on Redd. Redd hadn’t notice Miki wasn’t there yet. Come on Miki, Kat thought. She watched Miki the entire time. She saw Miki staring at Bebe with the other girl. She saw Bebe recognize Miki and ignore her. She watched Miki go to the restroom. Then Bebe said something to the girl. He left, and his retarded ass went into the ladies restroom. That was fifteen minutes ago.
“Kat, where is Miki?” Redd asked looking around.
“Uh...she went to the bathroom. She said her stomach hurt. I’ll go check on her,” Kat said walking away before Redd could say anything else.
Kat went to the restroom. She heard low moaning sounds. She looked under all the stalls. The last one at the far end. She couldn’t see Miki’s feet, but she could see a man’s feet. No, they are not fucking in the restroom in the club! Kat snickered to herself. She said carefully, “Y’all hurry up. Redd is looking for you Miki.”
They act like they didn’t hear Kat because Miki got louder and Bebe’s breathing quickened. The bathroom door open. Two women wanted to come in. Kat turned them away, “This bathroom is out of order. It flooded.”
Miki heard Kat loud and clear. As soon as Bebe finished she got down. They both straightened their clothes. She slipped her shoes back on.
Miki looked at Kat innocently. Kat was grinning. “Y’all two are the boldest mothafuckas I know.”
Miki asked, “Where’s Redd?”
“Probably on his way over here. So, Miki, me and you should go out first. Bebe wait a few seconds and go in the men’s restroom.”
Bebe grabbed Miki pulling her to him. He kissed her softly. He looked into her eyes and whispered against her lips, “I love you.”
Miki was stunned as she pulled away. She looked back at him before she exited the bathroom with Kat.
Bebe leaned on the wall length vanity and looked in the mirror at himself. He didn’t know that guy staring back at him. He was a confused person. Right when he convinced himself that he didn’t want to deal with Miki’s situation, as soon as he see her, all of that goes out of the window. He never felt this way about a woman so soon. And what was that “I love you” shit? It just came out. But it was what he felt. Fuck! Bebe passionately wanted Miki. He wouldn’t walk away just yet.
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Miki pretended to be sick, so Redd wouldn’t want sex when they got home. “Baby, something got my stomach messed up.”
“I bet it does,” Redd said without care. He was distracted by going through Miki’s phone.
Miki wasn’t worried about the phone. Nothing in it would get her in trouble. She had been very careful with that. “I’m getting in the shower.”
“What for?”
“I had a bowel movement earlier. I don’t feel clean and my butt itch,” she said casually going into the bathroom. She wrapped her hair and tied it down with a silk scarf. She eased her blouse over her head and slipped out of her pants and panties. She hurried to dispose of her clothes. She put them deep in the dirty clothes hamper. Removing her bra and slipping on her shower cap Miki stepped inside the walk-in shower. She immediately started washing up.
Five minutes into her shower the door opened. Next thing she knew she was being yanked out. Redd delivered two punches to her back as she fell to the floor. “Who the fuck is he?”
“Who?” Miki cried. She looked up at him.
“The nigga you fucking?”
“I’m not fucking nobody—No Redd!” she screamed as he hit her again.
“Bitch stop motha—” he paused to deliver two blows to the top of her head, “...fuckin lying!”
Miki tried to back away while still trying to shield herself. She cried and pleaded, “Please baby...I’m not...please.”
He started punching on her from every direction as he cussed her out in between blows. He stopped long enough to turn the shower off. He grabbed the wet washcloth she was using and whipped her once with it. “You ain’t about to make a mothafuckin fool outta me. Bitch, I will kill you and him!”
“I ain’t seeing nobody Redd. I promise,” she cried. The sting of the washcloth could still be felt.
“Listen, you dumb ass hoe. My boy Tommy told me he saw you with some nigga at the club. You and Kat think y’all real mothafuckin slick.”
“Baby when I go on the floor a lot of dudes be in my face,” Miki tried to reason.
“Why the fuck you hide your clothes? Huh?” He kicked her thigh. “Why the fuck you hiding your clothes!” He kicked her again, this time more forcefully.
Miki cried holding out her hands in a surrendering way. “Baby please...I promise...”
“Miki, I dug your clothes out. They smell like a man’s cologne. Not mine. And your panties were wet. You let the nigga play in your pussy?”
“No,” Miki cried.
“Get up!”
Miki’s head was throbbing, and her body already ached. She tried to push up off the floor. Redd kicked her right back down.
“I said get up.”
Miki tried again but he kicked her down again.
“You need to tell me who this nigga is.” Redd said.
“I can’t tell you because it ain’t nobody...” Miki breathed.
“I got all night. You won’t leave this goddamn house. You ain’t getting your phone back either.”
Miki started sobbing.
“Shut the fuck up!” he spat. “Now getcho ass up!”
Miki used the cabinets to pull up on.
“Get in the bed,” he ordered.
“I’m wet,” Miki said.
“Get in goddamn bed like I said!”
Miki took her cap off and tossed it aside. She went to the bed and got in. Redd commenced to violently violate her. He was actually raping her because Miki was not consenting. It was rough and brutal. He even took anal from her.
Miki had to stay in bed even the next day. Redd would have his way with her all day. Redd told everybody that called her phone that Miki wasn’t feeling too good.
He was sitting in the bed with her watching television when Miki’s phone rang again. Redd picked it up and looked at it. He said, “Ms. Brenda calling.”
Miki grew nervous. She was ready to run if Redd answered her phone.
He accepted the call. “Hello?”
Miki tried to ease out of bed. Redd said, “Uh-uh where you going? Lay back down...Hello?”
Miki laid back down and watched Redd ready to block his blows.
Redd said, “She don’t feel too good...Her stomach...Uh-huh, that’s probably it...She should be better by Thursday, but that’ll be up to her if she feel like making it...Nah, she ain’t been wanting to talk to anybody...I’ll tell her...I will. You too...Bye.”
Redd turned to Miki, “You know for a minute I didn’t think Ms. Brenda was a real person. I was beginning to think that was your dude and y’all text in code.”
Miki don’t know what Bebe did or who Redd was talking to but Miki was relieved. She could hear Bebe in her head disguising his voice to sound like a woman. He was just that silly. Miki laughed out loud.
“What’s funny?” Redd asked.
“You. I’ma have to tell Ms. Brenda what you said,” Miki said.
Redd said, “That’s what I thought for real.”
Thursday needed to get there fast.
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“Your ass is retarded,” Deja giggled.
Joyce shook head in shame. “He ain’t got a bit of sense.”
Bebe chuckled, “Did I sound convincing?”
“He bought it,” Joyce said.
Bebe’s smile faded. “I can’t stand his ass. I know he done jumped on her. He got her phone and I heard him telling her to lay back down. I wanna kick his ass.”
“Bebe, what did I say?” Joyce said.
“I know Mama, but I can’t walk away from Miki like that.” He slumped lower on the sofa in his mother’s den.
“She got you whipped,” Deja teased.
Dinky said, “Hell yeah this nigga whipped. He can’t even work a whole day anymore.”
“Call me whatever you want. I’m getting Miki away from him. Her and Téa,” Bebe said factually. He lowered his cap over his eyes.
“Well what’s up with you and Stefani?” Deja asked.
“Nothing,” Bebe said. “You know that girl buck.”
“But y’all seemed real cozy yesterday,” Deja said.
Bebe didn’t want to talk about Stefani. His mind was on Miki.
When Bebe came out of the restroom and back out to the floor Miki was talking to Redd. She sat down. Five minutes later some guy whispered something in Redd’s ear. Bebe could see the difference in Redd’s demeanor. He went back to Miki and made her leave with him.
Miki didn’t text him like she does when she attend church. He knew she couldn’t still be mad at him. Something just didn’t seem right. Bebe felt it. That’s why he had to call. He wanted to hear her voice but instead he got Redd’s.
Bebe’s phone started ringing. He answered it without looking at it, “Yeah”
“Bebe,” the voice whispered.
“What? Why you sound like that?”
“Can you please come over here?” Bless said.
Bebe sat up. He could hear the panic in his sister’s voice. “What’s wrong?”
“One of the boys let Marvin in.”
“What’s he doing?”
“Nothing yet. I just want him out of my place before he start anything.”
“I’m on my way,” Bebe said standing abruptly.
“What’s wrong?” Joyce asked.
“Marvin at Bless’ house. C’mon Dinky, ride with me.” Bebe said.
When Bebe got to his sister’s house Marvin had Bless cornered in in the kitchen.
“What’s up?” Bebe asked.
Bless looked relieved when she saw Bebe and Dinky. Marvin turned around and looked at Bebe and scoffed. “Whatchu over here for? Ain’t nobody doing anything to your sister. You called him Bless?”
“I’m over here ‘cause this is my sister’s house. Don’t worry about if she called me or not. I’m here nigga,” Bebe said nastily.
Marvin raised his hands in peace. “Chill. I’m just over here to see my boys and see how my wife doing. That’s all.”
“She a’ight. And your boys are in the living room where you need to be,” Bebe said without hesitation. He took a seat at the kitchen table. “Bless, why you didn’t come over Mama’s? You know she cooked.”
Bless glanced at Marvin before she answered, “I was on my way.”
“This mothafucka stopped you?” Bebe asked gesturing towards Marvin.
“I didn’t stop her from doing anything,” Marvin chuckled. “I ain’t put no gun up to her head.”
“Did you ask him to leave?” Bebe asked.
Marvin answered, “No. She wanted me over here.”
“Bitch! I didn’t ask you shit,” Bebe snapped. “I asked my sister a question.”
Marvin started ranting, “See Bless, this was one of our biggest problems. Your damn family always wanna interfere in our business.”
“If my sister call me and she need me then her business is my business,” Bebe countered. He looked at Bless and asked, “Are you ready for him to leave?”
Marvin looked at Bless. “You don’t want me here?”
Bless avoided eye contact with Marvin. He was trying to intimidate her with his stare. Bebe didn’t wait for Bless to say anything. He knew his sister, and she was too sweet. Bless didn’t want Marvin there. Bebe said calmly, “Get out.”
Marvin continued to stare at Bless, “You ain’t gon’ say nothing?”
“She ain’t got to,” Bebe said. “Say bye to your sons and get gone.”
Marvin spun around and spat, “You know I’m tired of your mothafuckin mouth! You always wanna--”
Bebe sprang from his seat before Dinky could grab him. Bebe managed to punch Marvin once before Bless got in the way. “Who the fuck you talking to!”
“No Bebe,” Bless pleaded.
Dinky grabbed Bebe, “C’mon man Bebe.” He looked at Marvin, “Dude, you need to get on.”
Marvin was holding the side of his face. He let out a nervous chuckle, “That’s assault Bebe.”
“Whatchu gon’ do? Call the mothafuckin police? Go ‘head!” Bebe dared.
Marvin looked at Bless, “I’ll talk to you later...Check your brother.”
“Just go,” Bless mumbled.
Lil Marvin and Marcus were watching. As Marvin walked by them, he didn’t even tell them bye. Marvin was there for one reason only. To put fear in Bless. Bebe wasn’t having it, especially since Bless was taking the necessary steps to get away from Marvin.
Bebe said, “Get you and the boys some stuff. Y’all staying at my house for a few days. I don’t trust him.”
Bless gathered some items and did just that.