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“I know what the fuck a phone is, Anton. I’m asking how the hell did you get it?” Not answering, I pulled the gun off my waist as well. Her eyes damn near fell out of her head. “You had another gun?”

“Yeah, your searching skills are ass.”

“So, you had all of that and you just sat down here all that time?” I thought about what all I was ready to tell her.

“Not exactly. I ummm… I left.” She stared at me in disbelief. “I had some shit to handle and some snacks to grab. If I was waiting on you to feed me, my ass was gone starve.”

“Oh, you fucking crazy.” Bubbles had the nerve to look disgusted.

“Naw, I was interested. I wanted to get to know you.” Her face softened, but I could tell she was still shocked.

“You let me kidnap you and hold you hostage?” I threw my hand to my chest.

“Who me? I wasn’t kidnapped.”

“Nigga, yes the fuck you was.”

“You can’t call it a kidnapping if I can leave and come back. Besides, if I left your lil boyfriend would have been fucked.”

“Oh, you stayed to help Peanut.”

“You got me fucked up. I stayed to help you.” Shaking her head, she walked toward the stairs. When she started climbing them, I tried to stop her. “Where you going?”

“I mean, you can get out whenever you want. Find your own way home.” She picked up her pace.

“Bubbles.”

“You a magician.” I got up and tried to catch her, but she had a head start and was already going out the door.

“Stink!”

“Fuck you, Anton.” Bubbles slammed the door, and when I heard the lock, I couldn’t do shit but laugh. Grabbing my phone, I dialed Key.

“What?”

“Come get me.” This nigga started laughing so hard, I hung up on him. By the time he let me out of the basement, that fool was still laughing. When we got in the car, the nigga couldn’t wait to talk shit.

“Why your lil girlfriend leave you?” I should have shrugged, but instead I told him what happened, and this nigga had tears rolling down his face.

“Man, drive.” He didn’t say anything until he got his shit together.

“So, now what?”

“Now I go get my bitch,” I said seriously.

“And you good with that?” I looked over at him confused.

“Good with what?”

“Fucking with her knowing you been lying to her the whole time.” I thought about it before I answered. That would be fucked up.

“Sure am.” Key shook his head at me in disbelief.

“You know her nigga about to go to court, and you just saved his ass. You think she gone leave him after she just did all of that to save him?”

“She ain’t got no choice. I gave that lil nigga a chance and he fucked it up.” Now Key was confused.

“When?”