Page 34 of Khaotic Ties: Reloaded

“Exactly. Got me out here committing adultery and shit.”

“Damn, that’s fucked up,” he admitted, taking the blunt when I passed it back. “But you need to hear what she got to say before you do something crazy.”

“For fucking what, Joni? What the fuck she gone say that’s gone change the fact she has a whole gah damn husband?’

“I’ain saying it’s gone change anything,” he replied. “But you don’t know what happened between them. Get the complete story before you decide what you wanna do.”

I leaned back in the chair, rubbing my hand over my face.

“Man, I love that girl,” I admitted. “That’s what got me so fucked up. I really thought we was building something.”

“And maybe y’all still can,” Joni replied. “But you ain’t gone figure that shit out sitting pouting about the shit.”

“Ain’t nobody pouting,” I deflected.

I shook my head, still trying to process everything. He had a point, but that didn’t make me any less pissed about finding out my woman was married. After sitting out there with him a little longer, I decided to head home. I knew Gabi was probably waiting on me, but I wasn’t in the mood to hear shit she had to say… she had enough time to talk about the shit.

When I pulled up, I saw her car in the garage. Huffing, I got out and walked inside and found her sitting on the couch. She immediately jumped to her feet when she saw me.

“Tae, baby, please. Can we talk?” she asked, coming toward me.

I didn’t acknowledge her as I made my way toward the stairs.

“Tae!” she called, following me. “Please, just let me explain.”

I kept walking, ignoring her as she called my name again. Whatever she had to say could wait because I wasn’t about to stand there and argue with her.

I went upstairs to our bedroom, leaving her downstairs calling after me. I needed some time to get my head together before I said something I couldn’t take back.

Chapter Ten

Gabi

Istood in the middle of the floor, staring toward the stairs, trying to figure out how the hell I was supposed to fix the mess I’d made. I knew he was angry… he had every right to be, but I needed him to understand what happened before he decided he wanted nothing else to do with me.

Seeing the look on his face when Kentrell told him we were married had been enough to make me sick. Tae had looked at me like he didn’t recognize the woman standing in front of him, and I couldn’t get that expression out of my head. I’d fucked up, and there wasn’t any point pretending otherwise.

I grabbed my phone from the table and called my best friend, Lisa. She’d warned me about this exact situation, and although I already knew she was going to get on my ass, I needed somebody to talk to.