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"Crown, please stop! I can't take anymore." River doubled over, her body shaking with laughter. Her stupid ass eyes filled with tears as she clutched her stomach, struggling to catch her breath.
"Yo, I'm really about to lose my shit and your ass is fucking snorting."
"Because what are you so—" Snatching her glasses, I quickly folded them, then placed the padlock around the arms of her glasses and locked it. I tossed River her glasses, then pressed play on my phone.
"Who would've known that you'd have to go? So suddenly, so fast? How could it be that our sweet memories would be all, all that we have left?"
Her eyes widened in disbelief as her mouth parted in stunned silence.
"Don't look surprised. We both 'bout to be in mourning in this bitch."
"What the fuck, Crown?"
"I'ma mourn this relationship, and you gonna mourn the loss of your sight. Now give me your hand and bow your head.
"Crown, don't fucking touch me. Unlock my glasses."
"Nope, and don't think about trying to get another pair out of my trunk. I already texted Wolfe letting him know to buy every fucking padlock he can find."
"Crown!" she spat. "Turn that fucking song off and unlock my glasses!"
"Nah, you don't need to see. Fuck I look like letting you see other niggas while I'm heartbroken?"
"Cortez!"
"Man, stop yelling and let a nigga two step in his sorrows. That's right, ladies, y'all gon' find a way to get through but me..." I chuckled roughly, then locked eyes with River. "I'ma kill every nigga her sightless ass thinks about fucking with..." I paused, taking her in then added "...bitches too. She's the type to think fucking on a bitch is a loophole." Her ass was squinting so she probably couldn't see me forreal, but I knew her blind ass heard every word.
Chapter 27
River Ashland
Watching this man two-stepping to "Missing You" off theSet Offsoundtrack really had me wanting to go upside Crown's head. He didn't even let me finish what I had to say before jumping to conclusions. I get how he took what I said out of context, but it didn't warrant all of this. Letting him get his shit off, I sat on the bed, crossed my legs, and grabbed my phone from the nightstand and started recording this nigga. I made sure to record what he did to my glasses because no one would believe me otherwise. The song played twice before Crown turned it off and stood in front of me.
"I hope you got thatbreaking upbullshit out of your system," he said, looking down on me. I tossed my phone to the side and shook my head.
"I wasn't breaking up with you. I was trying to say, the kind of man you are, isn't what I thought I wanted, but it's everything I need. I don't agree with a lot of your decisions..." I held up the padlock with my glasses dangling from it as an example. "But I love how passionate you are about me... about us. I don't tell you enough how much I appreciate the time you've spent in my life."
"Damn, Four." He chuckled. "Why you ain't say that shit before a nigga got in his feelings?"
"I tried!" Laughing, I stood up and wrapped my arms around his neck. I tugged gently at the ends of his braids. "You need your hair redone."
"I know. You gon' handle that for me?"
"Only if you handle something for me first."
Palming his chest, I pushed him back to give myself some room. With my eyes locked on his, I stripped out of the t-shirt I wore and tossed it at him, hitting him in the face.
"Let me find out your ass been fake blind all this time," he joked.
"For one, I'm not blind, and two, who the hell would fake like they're blind?"
"Stevie Wonder. They said that nigga can see."
"Stevie Wonder cannot see!"
"I'm telling you it's all on TikTok how that nigga be driving and shit."
Rolling my eyes, I turned around and slipped my panties off. This man wanted to talk about Stevie Wonder's sight when I was trying to put this pussy on his face. Palming the bed, I parted my legs wide and arched my back, giving Crown a full view of my pussy.
