“Don’t come near me. I only came for my clothes.”
“Come on, Laikyn. We need to talk.” He took another step toward me, but I stepped back. Aaron and his assistant scurried off to the bathroom, but it was pointless because we had already caught them. Roxy said she was done with him, but I still planned to let her know what happened.
“We don’t have anything to talk about. It’s over, Kalvin. I’ll be moving out as soon as we get back home, and you’ll never see me again. I’m not even upset because you’re not the man I want to be with, and I fucked up for even agreeing to marry you. I don’t want anything to do with you, and I need you to respect my wishes,” I pleaded.
“Do you hear yourself? You’ve already embarrassed me and cost me a promotion, and now you think you’re about to ride off into the sunset with him? Are you crazy?” Kalvin grabbed my arm, but China hit him upside his head.
“She said what she said. You’re a fucking weirdo to even be trying to check her while you’re standing here with your shrimp buffet on display. Nasty ass. Let’s go, Lai. It smells like wet dog and Penicillin in here.” China reached for my hand, and the two of us walked out. Kalvin called out to me, but I paid him no mind.
When we got to the elevator, I stood there trying to wrap my head around what I had walked in on.
“I need one of those tools they used in the movieMen in Blackto erase my memory. I’m going to have nightmares about that white man’s pimply ass cheeks for weeks. Eyyuck!” China gagged.
“I don’t even know what to say or how to feel. Nothing could have prepared me for what we just saw. I’m not even sure I want to mention any of this to Ky. He’ll probably cuss me out for even going in there.” I stressed.
“I told your ass! You sent us on a dummy mission, and now I’m traumatized from the sight of flat ass, tiny dicks, and roast beef coochie. I’ll never be able to look at a Beef n’ Cheddar from Arby’s the same.”
“China, go to hell.” I snickered even though there was nothing to laugh about. We headed to her room to get dressed for dinner. It was our last night on the ship, and my birthday, so I refused to waste any more energy on things or people who no longer served me.
Tomorrow, we would be back on land, and all I could think about was how much this trip had changed my life. I couldn’t even say I had lost anything, because having Kyon back erased any pain I might have felt over my situation with Kalvin. Order had been restored in my life, and I was determined to live out our lives the way we were supposed to. Nothing could ruin my happiness.
Chapter
Ten
Kyon Shoulders
Two Weeks Later
I had been waiting for the moment I could finally address a situation that had been plaguing me for weeks. Laikyn tried to talk me out of going off the deep end, but it was too late for any negotiations. I needed answers, and I wasn’t going to stop until I got them.
Our season wouldn’t start for another six weeks, but we were in our conditioning phase to make sure our bodies were ready. I pulled up to our facility dressed for a workout, but the answers I received would determine what kind of workout I would be having.
“What’s up, Ky?” Ameer, my teammate, greeted me.
“What’s good with you? Is John here yet?” I questioned. My mind was so laser-focused, I never thought to check the parking lot to see if he had made it to practice yet.
“Yeah, he’s in the weight room with Lucas and Devondre.”
“Good lookin’ out.” I walked away without another word. My hands were balled up before I even made it inside, and it didn’tmatter how much I tried to calm myself down; I simply couldn’t. It took less than fifteen seconds to find John standing next to Lucas while Devondre was on the bench press in front of them.
The moment my eyes locked in on him, I wasted no time heading over there. The logical part of me knew I couldn’t walk up and beat his ass without even getting any of the facts straight, but the emotional side of me wasn’t running on logic. My mind was at war, and no final decisions were made until I got close to him.
“Hey, what’s up, bro?” John held his hand out for me to shake, but I wasn’t there for pleasantries.
“We need to talk,” I replied, leaving his pale hand hanging in the balance.
“Umm, okay, sure. We can go over there by the mats.” John nodded and began walking toward the area where we used to do things like meditation and stretching.
“What’s on your mind, brother?” John smiled nervously as the two of us stood face to face.
“I need to ask you something, and I need you to be completely honest with me.”
I started, then reached into my sweats to retrieve my phone. Once I had what I was looking for, I held the phone up for him to see. His eyes grew wide as saucers as he examined the photos. Any thoughts I had of him not being involved were shattered the moment recognition flashed across his face.
“L-Look, man. I didn’t mean for things to go as far as they?—”
My mind snapped before he could even finish. Rage took over, and before I knew it, he was on the floor while I beat his ass until someone was finally able to pull me off. I broke free and tried to get to him again, but a few more teammates stepped in the way.
