Page 5 of Can't Stop the Love of A Boss: Part 3

“I gave him the shit I had on La-La and how she put him in prison,” she admitted.

He shook his head. “Your shit is gonna catch up with you. That’s why we would never last. After all the shit I been through, you still out here moving reckless. You’re gonna lose ya life behind this last move. Do my boys know what you’ve been up to?”

“Nah, they’re pissed that I’ve been there for Nikki instead of Lawrynn,” she said.

“I already know about that. Don’t worry, I didn’t tell them your fucked up secret either,” he told her.

“How did you know? Wait a minute, what secret?” she asked before she talked too much again.

He looked at her like she was stupid once again, unable to believe that long ago, this woman was his everything. She was the mother of his sons, but the past was the past, and if she really did what she said she did, she would be dead sooner than later.

“I know you inside out. I taught you some of the slick shit that you’re obviously still doing. I know Nikki is your daughter. I just never said anything because it wasn’t my damn business. As long as she wasn’t mine, I couldn’t care less about what the hell you were lying about and why,” he told her.

“Cornelius, are you going to help me or not? I’m sure there’s a price on my damn head by now. I know he saw me before I started shooting. Can we talk inside? I’m not trying to be outside all exposed and shit,” she said.

“My girl is in here. Don’t start no shit,” he told her as he let her in the house. He knew she was gonna say something slick, but this one time, he was gonna give her a chance. “Do you want something to drink or something?” he asked, trying to be polite at least.

“No, are you going to help me?”

“On some real shit, you sound a little desperate, but I’m not gonna take advantage of you or no shit like that. The most I can do for you is have you stay here with me for a minute. Everybody knows I don’t fuck with you like that, so they’re not gonna look here. As for that gun, I’m not touching it. When you figure out what you can do with it, then you can go on about your way. Don’t try to get slick and drop that shit here either. You may be my boys’ mama, but I’ll drop dime on your ass quick as fuck,” he told her.

“Corn, can you come here for a minute? I need to talk to you,” Queen, Cornelius’ girlfriend called out to him.

“She’s about to whip your ass,” Laura said and smiled.

“Shut the fuck up and sit down,” Cornelius told Laura. He took a deep breath before opening the door to the wrath of his girlfriend. “What’s up?” he asked.

“Shit, that’s what I’m trying to figure out. You let that bitch just waltz her ass though the door, and now you jumping through hoops for her flawed ass,” Queen said.

“I just can’t leave her out there by herself. She got herself mixed up in some shit,” he tried to explain.

“What kind of man would put his family in jeopardy for a scheming ass bitch like the one in my living room? You know damn well Murder and those niggas that he run with don’t give one fuck about killing our asses when they come get her,” Queen said.

“I just want to help her squash whatever this shit is with her and Murder. She’s my kids’ mother. I can’t leave her to get killed. If I can help her avoid dying, then that’s what I’m gonna do. Just let her chill here until me and the boys figure out a way to keep her alive. Once his crazy ass agrees not to kill her, then I’ll walk away. She’ll be on her own after that, I promise,” Cornelius pleaded.

“I still don’t like this because I know in my bones it’s gonna end badly,” Queen said.

Cornelius shook his head then walked over and gave her a kiss on the center of her forehead. He knew that having Laura there was still dangerous, but he couldn’t just walk away from her in her time of need. They would always be each other’s first love, but he wouldn’t go out and kill anybody behind her.

“You have a few days to try to get this shit straight. If you don’t, then I’ll make a call and hand her ass over just that damn quick. Don’t play with me,” Queen said.

Cornelius stood there looking at his woman. She was his ride or die in all situations. After a moment, he went back into the living room where Laura was sitting,

“She didn’t just kick your ass back there?” Laura asked.

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“Fuck you,” was all he could say.

“You don’t even want to know why I did it, do you? I just knew she was gonna punch the shit out of you for even taking the time and effort to help me,” she said.

Laura thought if she could just explain her position in all this, he would help her more. For right now, he was giving her shelter, so that helped, but she knew that it wasn’t gonna last long at all.

“Fuck no. If you want to explain some shit, I’ll call the boys for you but, I don’t want to hear shit you’ve got to say,” he told her.

“Call them then, maybe they’ll help their mama out,” she said and rolled her eyes.

Laura was frustrated by the fact that he was not wanting to listen to her for shit right now. Way back when, she could just bat her eyelashes at Cornelius, and he would break his neck to do whatever she asked. That was a lifetime ago, though. She had kids with this man, but he couldn’t stand the ground she walked on. Laura hoped that the boys came through for her. They were her last choice and chance to get out of this with at least her life.

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