I have been so tired. I hate this chapter but it's the boost I needed for the plot so w/e.

November 12th

"I'm coaching men.. not little ass boys. If you got a girlfriend dead that shit. Nobody wants to draft a man with no priorities!" Coach Simmons looked at everybody and Tay scoffed in his head.

Fuck that.

"Coach I come to practice on time but I h-"

"Quinten shut up, whenever you and whassaname argue you go to games and embarrass me. When you get to the NBA your girlfriends won't matter. What matters is that court, the ball, the net, and the crowd. You hearing me Taylin?" Simmons's said dryly, knowing the boy didn't care about what he was saying.

"I hear you talking if that counts."

He was the only boy on the team who could get buck with Simmons for two reasons. One being he was the best on the team without a doubt and the other being Simmons was intimidated by the younger and wouldn't dare get in his face like he did with the other boys. Tay carried the team most of the time.

"You got you a lil girlfriend too? When you get to the NBA, saying when cause I've got faith in yo evil ass, you won't look twice at her. There are women far more attractive than these high school girls y'all are infatuated with now. Save her the misery and end it."

"No." He said nonchalantly, still not caring about what Simmons was saying.

"Lebron James dont cheat!" Andrew said loudly.

Simmons sighed and blew the whistle, signaling for them to get up.

-

Aaron stood over Iman and cleaned his gash quietly. He said he was done but people lie all the time.

"You know I care about you.." Iman said quietly, ignoring the sting from the alcohol.

"No."

"A give me a break I'm tr-"

"Iman I don't care. You keep making me look stupid and I keep letting you so whatever. Get out." Aaron threw the bandaid wrapper away and shooed him out but Iman wasn't giving.

"I'm trying I'm just selfish sometimes but I promise I want you, I don't want anybody but you. Stop looking at me like you hate me because I know you don't." He grabbed Aaron's face and made him look up at him impatiently.

"I-stop." Aaron looked at Iman and cried uncontrollably. He was so embarrassing and humiliating and he didn't even care about how it made Aaron look.

"I'm sorry please don't cry. I didn't know you even-"

"Don't say you didn't know it was embarrassing me if we together and you cheatin every time I blink duh that shit is embarrassing! Like are you dumb Iman!?" Aaron pushed him away and Iman started tearing up too. This was so gay.

"I don't wanna lose you and I know that now. I'm used to doing what I want so it's hard respecting what we have how you want but I'll learn I swear to

Iman was starting to panic because Aaron really seemed over it and he couldn't handle their relationship seriously ending.

Aaron looked over at the pleading boy and sighed.

"This is it. I'm done after this. One more time and word to my mother we done. And give me yo phone." Aaron said snappily, getting a big grin out of the boy.

Iman meant it this time. He was done cheating and lying.

"Have it. Want my social security? You can have it all." Iman sighed in relief and walked over to Aaron, kissing him happily.

"Unt un dont kiss me I don't know where ya lips been son."

"I know where they can be." He said suggestively before backing Aaron against his bed and laying him flat.

If he was gonna be a clown and take him back he might as well be a clown and get some dick.

-

"You don't know how to problem solve, you just shut everybody out and stop responding. That's not how you communicate."

"I don't owe anybody conversation and I don't need friends." Tay said nonchalantly.

"Still don't like the boys on the basketball team?"

"They act like bitches."

"They scared of you."

"They should be. I didn't even realize how mean I was till I met you. I be ready to shoot a nigga in the face for looking at me sideways then I remember that that's not okay." He felt laylanis hands play in his hair and smiled softly.

"Your hair is so pretty. It's like ashy black but not ashy brown. Take it out of that nappy ass ponytail and let me do it." She reached for the hair tie and he slapped her hand away.

"I don't wanna. My hairs tangled and you gon hurt me."

"Ok but it looks dry and crusty."

"That's how I like it then. I don't say nun when you take them braids out and look like a MoMoLand member got a spray tan."

"I don't look Asian my eyes ju-"

"Chinky. As hell."

"Shut up bitch." Laylani said loudly, making sure he heard her as she played with his hair. His ponytail was longer than hers.

"Chill out. I hate that shit." He turned to look at her and she laughed, not really caring.

"Bitch.."

Tay side eyed her and noticed how entertained she was.

"You just want some dick. Trying me not gon get you no where." Tay felt her legs and arms go around him and he laughed at her childish attempt to get his attention.

"Sorry can I-"

"Should've asked like a big girl from jump so no. Fuck out my face." He tried pushing her off but she just clung to his side quietly.

"Ayeeee." She humped him playfully and he sucked his teeth in annoyance. She always did some irritating gay shit when he clearly wasn't in the mood to be bothered.

"Ayeeee get the fuck out my faceeee."

"You don't have to be so mean like I was playin anyways ain't nobody tryna fuck especially with that lil bit of dick you got."

Tay turned to look at her and frowned. Girls were so mean.

"Yo pussy whack, yo forehead big, and I don't like fuckin from behind cause you don't got no ass." He heard her get quiet after that and it was followed by a hard punch to the chest.

"Don't talk to me."

"How that youngboy song go? Cheat on my girl imma fuck onnat hoe!"

"That's not funny."

-

"Aaron are you still single?" Chelsea asked as they sat in the car.

"Yeah." He felt Iman look at him sideways but ignored it as he parked.

"You busy next weekend?"

"Uhh Yeah? Yeah. I gotta go to work." He lied, not wanting that smoke because Iman was retarded and wouldn't hesitate to act up.

"You just got a job?"

"No I've been working there for a few weeks.."

"Last week you-"

"Ayeee we hereee." He cut her off and turned the radio up loudly as Ciara pulled into his driveway.

Imans blood pressure went through the roof and he already knew Aaron had fucked around with the girl with how he was acting. Could he be mad though? No. Was he mad anyways? Yes.

Everybody noticed the uncomfortable atmosphere and Aaron got out of the car quickly. Tay decided he'd stay as far away from Iman as possible for the entire night because he could tell his brother was bound to snap. He was just in one of those moods.

People thought Tay was the crazy one but his brother was a walking mine field. You never really knew when he'd do some evil shit out of anger, Tay was consistently easily irritable and violent. Iman was a 'maybe today maybe tomorrow' person even if the situation came about because of him.

"Cool it." He said quietly, holding his brothers shoulder.

"I've never really had the urge to smack the shit out of a girl before I met this nigga like.. oh my god. Every time I think I wanna do right by him he does some weird vengeful hoe shit. Why even take me back if you embarrassed and only wanna cheat back? Wasting my fucking time." Iman snatched away from Tay then Aaron who tried getting his attention instead of going home.

"I'm sorry I know I said we'd start over. My pride is just.. I don't know I was drunk just don't be mad." Aaron grabbed his arm again and Iman just pushed him away.

"I don't care! You shouldn't have said we'd start clean last week then fuck around with this ugly stiff bobbed bitch not even days later like you lame as fuck and that shit is irritating!" He felt Aaron hug his waist as they walked.

Iman had grown a few centimeters on Aaron within 2 months so his usual face in the neck apology wasn't as cute because Aaron looked like a flat out bottom now. Plus he'd actually hurt Imans feelings this time.

Iman didn't hoe just because, Aaron usually did some out of pocket flirty friendly bullshit that he knew Iman wouldn't go for then cry when Iman said fuck him and fooled around with other girls.

The only thing that get either of their seriously cut was cheating on each other with other boys. Something about it was more personal. You gotta really care about someone on a personal level to let another man fuck you, that was too far.

"Are you crying?"

"That bitch not even fine." Iman said in annoyance, crying out of frustration.

"Exc-"

"You right, you fine though. And I'm sorry for being a hypocrite, I want this to work out."

"Y'all are so damn gay. Get out the car crybaby." Tay shoved Iman out and closed the door quickly.

-

It was 4 am when loud cries woke Tay up from his sleep. He got up angrily and walked to the living room, seeing Xavier crying his eyes out in the crib.

"Why the fuck you not doing nothing?" He snatched her phone out of her hand and heard a voice on the other end of the line running their mouth.

"Yo who is that?"

"Don't worry about me. On the phone with some nigga and yo baby could be dying right next to you cause he on his back coughing and shit. You a dirty ass bitch on god." He began reaching in the crib but she slapped his hand away.

"It's my baby not yours so don't tell me how to parent."

"It's my house you can get the fuck out and I'll let my momma file for custody since you clearly don't know what you doin. Back up before I punch you in yo shit, trifling ass hoe." Tay grabbed the baby anyways and pushed her hands away when she protested.

"You gotta give him-"

"Leave me the fuck alone and I'm not playin."

"Or what? You gon hit me?"

"You gettin bold cause you know I won't slap you the fuck around like my brother did. Ion beat hoes but I'll send you bitch do not play the wimme." He walked into his room and closed the door, not wanting to see her face.

Bethany had invited Kelis to stay with them after she got put out by her mother so Tay was toughing it out and resisting the urge to kill her in her sleep.

He also wasn't telling Laylani because he knew she could be insecure even if she wasn't doing it on purpose. It was just easier this way.

The baby looked like his brother which pissed him off a little bit. He was holding a baby that was born from a bitch and another bitch that constantly tore him down and betrayed his trust. But it was just a baby, being an asshole about somebody he was over was pointless.

"Can I come in?" Kelis asked from the other side of the door.

"No."

"Taylin.."

"What bruh?"

"I just wanna apologize.. for everything." She opened the door and looked at him, getting an unamused expression in return.

"I really don't care. If it wasn't for this baby you woulda be gone and dead cause I don't play that infected shit, and you lucky he don't got nothing because I woulda called CPS on yo clown ass. Get out-"

"Can you please stop acting like you hate me? I made a few mistakes but you always took me back for a reason." He just stared.

"I understand you.. you cried to me and talked to me about your feelings.. who else you do that with? Not the lil ass girl you with now." Kelis stood a few feet away from him before, now she was standing in front of him as he just listened.

"No." He shook his head and shooed her away. The simp in him wanted to feel bad for her but she did it to herself.

"Look at me and tell me you hate me Tay. Seriously. You never stray too far... what you do? Take her virginity? She'll be okay if stop leading her on while you can." She grabbed his face as he sat on the edge of his bed facing her.

Tay shook his head and pointed towards his door, remembering why things were the way they were. She was a manipulative pathological liar who exploited his flaws and insecurities for her benefit.

"Why'd you have me out bad if you care so much? That don't even make sense."

"It wasn't you, at all. Especially not the sex. I just wasn't good at monogamy but if you give me another chance I can show you."

"I don't hate you even though I want to. But I'll never love you again, ever. So let me go. You don't care about me at all do you?" He moved her hand off of his face and looked at her in confusion.

"Tay.."

"Answer me. If you love me tell me this isn't my brothers baby, you don't have fucking HIV, and you didn't cheat on me with people besides me brother. Say it so I can call you a lyin bitch again. Why do you keep tryna play me? I'm not some dumbass. " He felt his voice crack out of frustration and looked away, upset that he was letting her hurt him like this after all this time.

"It's not how it seems.."

"It is. Get out my face, if you wanna get along with me respect the fact that we're done and I'm in a relationship. Close the door behind you." Tay looked at her seriously and she walked out, leaving him with the baby who cried quietly.

He wasn't attracted to her in anyway but closure was important. He didn't even think he needed it until she tried him again.

"You gotta be better than them." He leaned back and let the baby lay against his chest, talking to him unconsciously while he fell asleep.

It was sad to him, Kelis would always be awful and Israel would be too, that is if he came back. He had sympathy for the baby and prayed for the first time in a long time that he'd grow up and be nothing like them.

Morning hit hours later and Kelis peaked in with a smirk, seeing Tay asleep with her son.

She laid down next to him, being careful not to stir him in his sleep before taking a few pictures. When he snored loudly she got up and walked out knowing he was a heavy sleeper but he could switch up sometimes.

-

"Is lay home? She ain't answering the phone." Tay stood outside of her door and got an evil look from Kambren, Laylanis brother.

"She's home."

"So move."

"She said she breaking up with you. So go away."

"Nigga.. move out the way."

"She told me to give you this." Kambren pulled out a garbage bag with everything Tay might've left there or gave her.

Tay walked in and ignored Kambrens protest. When he got up the stairs and to her room, seeing a letter on her door.

Bitch the door is locked and whatever you think you need to say to me, you don't.

You embarrassed me and lied to me and I'm really not with any of that shit. Allat 'we not breaking up' shit is for the birds, but based on yo posts.. we done. Listen to Kambren, take yo shit, and get out because I don't need an explanation.

Fuck you bitch ass lil boy. You're lame, that bitch is lame, lame ass dynamic duo. Enjoy the HIV.

Tay was irritated but laughs towards the end. She was so mean sometimes.

"Open yo door before I bust through this bitch and piss yo parents off." He jiggled the door knob and noticed that it was locked, hearing quiet shuffling on the other side.

"Laylani I put this on yo life that I'll fuck you up if you don't un-"

"Okay damn I'm sorry." She unlocked it quickly knowing he would really do it and rolled her eyes.

"What is you goin on about? I didn't do shit."

"Look." She showed him the pictures Kelis had posted and also showed him where he posted it to.

"Bae I ain't post this I didn't even know she took this. I didn't even know she was in my room." Tay
reached out to touch her and got his hands slapped away.

"Explain yourself from a distance." She sat on her bed and made him stand at the door.

"My momma let her stay with us because she got put out and I guess that's her grandson so she care about the bitch too. I went to get her son because he was crying and she wasn't doing shit then she followed me back to my room and bothered me until I put her out. I ain't see her after that I swear to god I ain't touch her." Tay wasn't a dan if explaining himself but it seemed necessary because she really was ready to dumb his ass

"Why didn't you tell me? Had you told me-"

"I thought it was easier to not acknowledge it, I didn't mean for her to-"

"Was she the one that called the other day?"

Tay looked around as if he was about to lie and she shooed him away.

"Exactly. Lyin ass nigga. Why would I believe anything you say now? Riddle me that. You could've been having sex with me and this bitch at the same time for all I know. I would've trusted you but you lied to me and now I don't. Everything you're saying could be a fuckin lie."

"I'm not l-"

She threw her coffee mug at him and it hit the wall next to his head, shattering and dropping the ground.

"Chill the fuck-"

"You made me feel like I was being crazy and insecure! But I was right? Get out my face."

"Bruh I said sorry on my life I ain't touch her. Stop throwing shit at-"

"I need time to think so leave and I'll cal-"

"No the fuck say you forgive me now or I ain't doing shit." He grabbed her face and she snatched away from him.

"I don't forgive you though. Move bitch."

"And watch how you talk to me cause if I ain't talkin to you crazy don't talk to me crazy. I'm being patient but you really tryin the fuck outta me."

"Get out and I mean it. Imma find a nigga that don't lie to me and act like my feelings ain't shit. Clearly you don't care if you expect me to be okay with being embarrassed on the internet and lied to." She tried pushing him away but he just held her arms even tighter knowing she'd hit him.

"You gon find a what? On what phone?" He grabbed her phone and threw it against the wall, hearing it shatter then drop. Laylani slapped him and he just looked at her in annoyance before flicking her on the bed and away from him. Fuck that.

"Bitch ass nigga!"

Tay was about to talk crazy back until he saw her crying, immediately feeling bad. He walked towards her and she pushed his hands away.

"I'm sorry.. just. Stop moving dumbass I didn't do shit with that girl, let me touch you." He wiped her face despite her blatant dislike for him at the moment.

"I hate you." She rested her head on his chest and sniffled, believing him even though she still felt fucked over.

"I know."

-

"You okay?"

Laylani sat in the tub and shook unconsciously, feeling tears fall every once and a while. Her whole body was hot and sore and she just wanted to sleep.
You ever had to lay there and take it? You couldn't move or nothing, like you were stuck. Never having sex again.

"Did you.....?"

"Yeah. If you say cum in me daddy imma fill yo ass up like duh."

"You lucky I'm on birth control. Cause nope."

"Even if you don't say it imma nut in you cause my pull out game is trash