If Mayans gets a season 5 our boy Manny on Main Cast if he doesn’t die. Elgin James really saw him for the DIAMOND that he is. Angel better watch out if he wants EZ he will have him. HE ATE EPISODE 03.
Whenvice president Bish walked into the clubhouse and the Yuma guys were all spread out, and Manny was standing there looking like a KING, just the most effortless BDE, I—
Oh boy, oh geez… I have no excuse except that I WARNED ya’ll I was gonna do this. PLEASE comment and let me know what you think. Also, these are pretty decent lengths, and I’m kinda proud. Anyway– lemme know what you think about this one! Bye!
(No Nick; I couldn’t get into it for him, sorry!)
Headrush definition: a sudden feeling of intense pleasure or euphoria
i was looking up photos of MM for a fic thing and stumbled upon his talent agency page and saw he has something new listed under his resume post-gg that otherwise doesn’t seem like it’s on imdb yet
not 100% sure it’s accurate cuz his bio isn’t updated (it’s still pre s3-gg), but if it is, looks like he might be in season 4 of mayans MC?
Wow! I was hoping it would be Mayans ever since he mentioned working on a “high-profile show” a few months back.
Being a huge SOA fan, I’ve never watched Mayans because I didn’t want it to tarnish my memory of SOA in case it wasn’t as good, but I always wanted an extra reason to watch it. This. This is it. Fingers crossed it’s true and he gets plenty of screen time.
Oh, and as for it not being on imdb - as a rule, recurring/guest roles in TV shows are listed only after an episode airs, so no issue there.
Hey, so I’m super excited for this cause I haven’t written for Rio in so long. Enjoy!
Rio was a tough cookie, a man of crime which only meant he was surrounded but those types of people. When he had met Beth back in the day he was intrigued because her life was so different from his, so… Colorless and grim, a life of routines and packed sandwiches. For a while it was fun to shake up her life, until she became like all the others in his cycle, greedy for power and sneaky, now she was “his girl” which meant she was his fall person, gave her the keys and put her name so if anything goes wrong she can be the one to take the blow.
“Alright little man today is mother’s day, you gotta pick the best flowers for mama”
Rio said to his son as they stood in the flower shop, Marcus was going all around the shop, dragging the man that worked there with him so he can point out which flowers he wanted.
“Your son has a great eye for arranging a bouquet”
“He’s a momma’s boy that’s why”
At that the phone rang. The man went to pick it up and it seemed to be important, he covered the phone and yelled a name, then she came out. A girl with hair falling on her face and wearing an apron
“Yes”
“Can you fix the bouquet for the gentleman? I need to take this”
“Umm o-ok”
Rio was interested as soon as he saw her, her soft spoken voice was barely above a whisper as she approached the counter top and clearly tried to avoid eye contact. Her hands were not that steady but she seemed to know what she was doing, rio thought that she was acting like this because she wasn’t comfortable doing it in front of a crowd. As she was finishing up she finally looked up to him but only for a quick second as she bit the inside of her cheek to look back down.
“It’s ummm 30$ s-sir”
Rio smiled at her shy demeanor it felt like a century had passed from the last time he had met somebody so timid, it was mesmerizing to him. He gave her the money and then passed the bouquet to Marcus who seemed super excited for this purchase and the creation he had made
“Excuse me miss, may I ask your name?”
“(Y-y/n)… Sir”
“Call me Rio, I’ll see you around sweetheart”
-
After that Rio came to the flower shop every day to buy a single white Rose and every day (y/n) found one waiting on her cars windshield with a note that always said “you looked beautiful today. To say she was flattered was an understatement, one side of hers was thrilled that such a handsome man was showing interest in her, the other was surprised that a man as confident and as determined as he was had decided to take the time and pursue her in such romantic way. After two weeks of roses he had waited to give her the rose in person along with the proposal of a date.
That’s when he found out she wasn’t comfortable with anyone in general, it wasn’t about his presence that made her shy, she was like that with everyone. After a while he felt the need to be the one to take care of her, protect her in any way, even if that was making an order for her at the restaurant while she scooted closer to him and held the him of his shirt to feel secure.
"I’m going to the bathroom”
“Ok mama”
Rio said as (y/n) left him at the bar, it was Rios birthday so they had gone to a bar to celebrate. She finally had a reason to wear the midi white satin dress Rio had bought her, she had to admit it looked beautiful and she slowly came to the realization that Rio had connected her with the color white. As she reached out her arm to open the bathroom door a man grabbed her arm to stop her
“Hello gorgeous”
She felt like somebody threw cold water at her, she froze on her spot while the man smiled at her in a way she could tell was not just friendly. (Y/n) immediately looked down as she took a step back to get some distance from the man.
“Did I scare you? I’m sorry I just wanted to know who you are”
“I-i”
“She is taken”
Her head shot at the direction her boyfriends voice came. She didn’t even realize that she was walking to him and then proceeded to stand behind him, hiding away from the man that had scared her. She grabbed his shirt and leaned in to him as she tried to stop her legs from shaking.
“I didn’t know she was mute”
“She is not, she just talks to people that respect her personal space”
Rio thankfully had seen the scene go down and in a blink of an eye and out of pure instinct he had shot out of his chair and basically ran to (y/n). The man wasn’t already laying at the ground for disrespecting her because he knew how upset (y/n) would get. She hated any type of fighting and even after dating for so long (y/n) didn’t really know what Rio’s occupation was, he didn’t want her to be scared of him.
“I don’t want no trouble man”
“Yet you tried to put your hands on a woman, see where I’m from that means you are asking for trouble”
Rio stood proudly in front of his woman as he could feel (y/n)s shaky breath on his neck. The man looked uncomfortable and a little bit scared, just how she felt before Rio stepped in. All Rio could think about was how this scene might have played if he wasn’t there and that angered him even more. He might be a man of the night and balls deep into illegal things but he respected two rules “you don’t touch women and you don’t touch children” unless you trynna see God.
“(Y/n) go back to our spot please”
“I-”
“(Y/n)!…. I’m sorry, go and wait for me ok baby?”
He didn’t mean to yell at her, he just wanted to shield her from seeing his ugly side. So he turned around and placed and gentle kiss on the top of her head before (y/n) walked away, as soon as her back was turned and she had made a few steps he pulled the guy into the man’s bathroom and slammed his back against the wall.
“What’s your name?”
“Jason Adams”
“Now you listen here, by an hour I will know every detail about you. If I find out you ain’t keeping your hands to yourself again… You won’t even hear the knock on the door. Got it?”
“Ok”
At that Rio let him go, the guy let out a huff and turned to the sink to splash some water on his face. As Rio turned to leave, (y/n) came to his mind, how scared she was and the sound of her breath as she hid behind him.
“On another thought”
Rio said and grabbed the guys head, with one swift powerful movement his forehead got smashed to the sink, the sound was deafening and after that the guy was unconscious, Rio knew he wasn’t dead so he just fixed his collared shirt and walked out of the bathroom.
(Y/n) was sitting down looking at something on her phone, Rio knew she would pull out her phone went she was alone as a defense machenism to hide from the world. As he approached he gave her a big hug that she very much needed. She felt her muscles relax as she took in his cologne, she closed her eyes to fully let go of her worries and feel safe once again as her man was here. She looked up and smiled at him, feeling the warm sensation of serenity taking over her.
“Thank you”
“Don’t ever thank me for protecting you, I am here for that”
She smiled even brighter as Rio leaned in to give her a gentle, intimate kiss on her painted lips. She was his source of purity in this love, this warm light that showed him what it feels like to surrender to love, to fully know that the person next you could never harm you or anyone else.
FSGuess who’s back to feed her God complex…. it’s me. So I wanted to make a part two cause I love writing this type of characters so I hope you enjoy it
P.S click on the words in bold to see the pictures I’m using as inspo. Also I know 40 rooms is excessive but… let me live
“Well I guess that is better than getting your guts taken out of your body”
It’s been a little bit over a month since (Y/n) had taken Beth and pretty much forced her to do all her chores. From picking up groceries to delivering papers or coming over her house to drop off take out food in the middle of the night. It didn’t take long for Beth to realize that (y/n) was worse than Rio.
A part of her understood why she was so ruthless, she did try to kill her fiancé and pretty much ruin her “business”, the other part was complaining of having her life stripped away and having to oblige under her rules and demands.
“She is house hunting with Rio, I heard her complain about how she doesn’t want to live in an apartment when they get married”
“And he agreed? She must be very flexible”
Annie was glad she wasn’t a direct part of the deal, of course (y/n) had forced all of the girls ran errands but it was mostly “business” related when Ruby and Annie had to show up. The biggest load was on Beth, mentally and physically, as she had to pick up some clothes that were custom made for her and drive to this unknown street to drop it off to her.
“Don’t remind me please, I have heard them have sex at least three times”
“What? When?”
“Our special girl has no shame so it was one at the office and twice when I had to drop some of her stuff at the apartment”
“I might have to ask her if she can teach me some moves”
“Maybe after my funeral she will be available. I have to go Annie”
“Good luck sis”
-
When Christopher got shot (y/n) had to keep their business running, of course she had her share of deals but she was left with having everything on her shoulders. You could say that it was a gift and a curse, she was very gifted in academics due to her degree, she was also a big fan of old money, it just had a different elegance and respect.
They couldn’t go with just money laundering anymore, yes Christopher had a few small businesses, still they were nothing of means and if something went wrong they wouldn’t be able to hold them afloat what so ever, so she looked into buying a few businesses and got her hands in stock marketing, investing the money they were earning and pretty much putting the money where the mouth is, in just a month they were owners of a 5 star restaurant in NYC, two luxury clothing stores in LA and owners of two resorts, one in Thailand and the other in Abu Dhabi. It was a risky decision and they could have ended up broke, thankfully it was more thans he ever imagined.
When Christopher was nurtured back in health and was able to see the numbers she brought in he couldn’t believe his eyes. They were rolling in with cash and all because (y/n) blessed him with her mind and work ethic, if he felt lucky to have her in life before he now felt like she was more of a miracle than just luck. So of course when she asked for a house he couldn’t deny her, she was partially the reason they could afford it.
“I like the exterior of it, it almost looks like a castle”
“Very fitting for my princess”
He replied as she smiled to him, her eyes covered by the big black designer glasses. He took her hand in his and placed a gentle kiss on her knuckles before they started walking up the stairs that led to the entrance of the mansion. A man waited for them, in a navy blue tailored suit, he looked quite nervous which seemed normal for Christopher, his wife to be was very intimidating.
“Miss (y/l/n)”
“Good morning mister Jones, this is my fiancé Christopher”
“Pleasure to meet you Sir”
They shared a firm handshake before the man turned his eyes to (Y/n). Christopher laughed internally at the nervous manner of the man that looked mortified at the presence of his woman, you could clearly see how he wanted to please her and earn her praise. She was quite the intimidator and that was a factor he adored about her along with all the others
“Shall we?”
“Lead the way Mister Jones”
(Y/n) always dreamed about being able to buy a mansion like this, she was never into the “new age design”, she could not fathom the idea of being able to afford a mansion and choosing to go with such designs when you could afford a style that was timeless.
“This home was built between 1892 and 1895 by Richard Morris Hun. It has 40 rooms and of course the land around it.”
The man explained as (Y/n) looked around. It was perfect, the house dripped with money, they hadn’t changed anything, it reminded her of the palace in that animated movie “Anastasia” she loved as a child, wishing to be in her shoes and be the heir of the throne.
From the paintings to the floors, to the chandeliers, it was like somebody went in her brain and recreated her biggest fantasy. Christopher could sense that (y/n) was falling in love with the place in fast pace, she looked stars truck as she tried to take in every detail and they were only at the greathall
“Just a simple home for two”
She joked as she let her gaze fall to Christopher who grinned at her. This would cost him a fortune yet he quite knew that if she wanted it then he had to buy it for her. She was on cloud nine, it was excessive to own a home that had 40 rooms but who could judge them, anyone would do the same if they could. She had learned fast that the judgement of other people was a form of envy from them towards her.
“Should we see the other rooms?”
“Of course, what do you think my love?”
“Whatever she wants she gets”
“Smart man, let me show you the master bedroom”
As the man went ahead, Christopher found the opportunity to wrap his arm around her waist and reach to take of her sunglasses, looking into those addictive hues he adored. Her perfume was taking over his senses once again and her body against hers made him feel aroused.
“How are you feeling about this princess?”
“I love it already, we can have the ceremony here for our friends”
They had agreed- well she suggested it and he had pretty much no say- to have two weddings, one in the U.S for the people that lived here and one in her homeland for their families. Yes that was an excuse for her to have two ceremonies and that did not mean that one of the ceremonies would be any less extravagant.
Rio was aware of who he had agreed to marry and he would never change it, he never regretted anything he had bought her, actually he considered it as the best type of investment. Believe it or not he is a firm believer of “happy wife, happy life” especially when the said wife could handle a gun and had the passwords to all of his bank accounts
“Come on let’s go see where am I going to put our future babies in you”
“You’re so romantic”
The curtains of theroomwas pastel purple and the room was painted this soothing crème color, the ware also a painting on the ceiling of the blue sky with a few clouds, it was accommodated by a one arm lounge chair, a table, the bed, a paravan, the vanity of course and a chest of drawers. The aesthetic of the room brought you peace and relaxation, the colors were not to bright so they did not cloud the mind, it was a perfect mixture of decoration and simplicity
“Of course there is no official master bedroom, you have plenty to choose from”
“I love it, it’s perfect”
Her mind has already started thinking about what it would be like to lay on that bed next to Rio after a stressful day, how this could be their home that she always dreamed was right in front of her at a grasps reach.
At that her phone started ringing, Rio was rather surprised when she saw her reach in her back to answer as she mattered a gentle “my apologies” and he had an idea of who could it be, (Y/n) was never the type to pick up a phone call when she was in the middle of something, on the other hand she was pretty busy handling their business so it could really be anyone. When she took it out of her bag, she smirked at the caller ID
“You are late”
Christopher did not understand who it was and why they were late, although he waited patiently for her to inform him.
“I don’t know if I have the right address”
“Yes you do, come on in”
As she hang up she gave the man that was giving them the tour a settle yet kind smile. Christopher was about to ask who was that on the phone when he saw that (y/n) was ready to apologize and explain the situation, she was never one to show poor manners or show disregard of somebody’s time.
“I’m so sorry about that it’s my assistant. Just give me a minute”
Christopher wanted to laugh hysterically. It was just like her to make Beth come over and see the house they are looking to buy, to strut her success and make her suffer with the idea of what (y/n) had was what Beth probably wanted. (Y/n) walked out of the room and followed the path she had previously taken to meet a baffled Beth that looked around in awe. (Y/n) stopped at the beginning of the stairs, looking down at her for a few seconds before making her presence known
“Up here”
She got Beth’s attention asher voice was heard around the room boldly. Beth took a good look at her, she was wearing a berry color coat that hang on her shoulders, a black YSL bag with a golden chain on her left shoulder, a tight white pencil skirt that went over her knee and a white turtle neck, finishing it off with her black heels. She looked perfect, it made Beth sick.“I brought the clothes”
“Leave them on the chair, we’ll pick them up when we give an offer”
“For this?”
“Yes, is there a problem?”
Rio decided to join her, he couldn’t possibly miss this, just the thought of Beth’s look was the perfect way to end this tour. As he walked towards his woman he saw that Beth was still down the stairs, while (y/n) stood at the top of them, someone would even see this as a form of symbolism, a way to assert herself.
“Everything alright mama?”
“Yes, Beth was just dropping off some clothes for me”
Beth felt her breath hitch as Rio hugged (y/n) from the back, placing a kiss on her cheek. He was so casual with his PDA when it came to her, she had to admit to herself that this bubbling feeling at the pit of her stomach was pure jealousy. As she stood in a stoic way looking down at her, the scene felt almost out of a movie, the graceless servant and the almighty queen
“After you leave pick up some lunch from our usual spot and drop it off at our apartment. I don’t feel like cooking”
“Sure”
“Excellent, now go. I want to see the other rooms”
Before Beth could respond (y/n) had already turned on her heel and walked away from her with Rio following her, leaving Beth dumbfounded. “How could they even afford this?” She thought. Yes they had the “funny money” and the pills but there was definitely something she had no idea about and it killed her. A woman that wasn’t even in her late 20′s had managed to have this life, with the man she wanted. While she was struggling to make ends meet.
“That was cold mama”
“Don’t tell you are going soft Christopher, cause I will handle her and you if I find out you are messing with her again”
One of the reasons (y/n) had decided to make Beth her assistant was to completely cut ties with Christopher. She understood that Christopher never did anything while they were actually together but it still bothered her, she could never put her finger on why he choose her. Rio placed his hands around her waist to bring her closer. He never doubted the fact that (y/n) was perfectly capable of ending his life if he crossed her, if he hurt her feelings and honestly he was okay with that idea, he would never be able to live with himself after it anyways.
“I would never hurt you like that princess, you are my wife, the woman of my dreams and nightmares”
She giggled at his little remark before leaning in to place a kiss on his lips she loved. His soft, plump lips felt heavenly against hers, she always seemed to melt at any form of intimacy between them, almost like surrendering and giving her vulnerability to him.
They were interrupted by a polite cough and (Y/n) pulled away immediately even though she didn’t want to, she started re arranged her coat to fit better on her shoulders before turning to look at the man that was standing there, waiting to do his job
“Pardon us, that was not very polite”
“It’s alright miss (y/l/n), are you ready for the rest of the tour?”
Summery: You were the rotten egg, the one that would stink down the whole bunch. He had to “take care of it”. But Rio decided to have some fun first, invitng Beth to his games. He did not know what he got himself into until it got too complicated.
WARNINGS: Nothing? Kidnapping and mentioning of emoutional manipulation. Also this is kinda a draft so a LOT of spelling errors.
“Trust me, ma”, Rio brushed of some of the ash falling from the roof to his button up. Beth fiddled nervously with her hands. She wasn’t a woman of nervosity, but she had a lot of questions. “I don’t know about this”, she couldn’t meet his eyes, didn’t want him to see through her like he regularly did. He snorted, and she felt the floor vibrate when he moved across the room. “So now youre unsure about the rotten egg? Didnt yall kidnap a guy and keep him in a treehouse for sum time?”, Rio´s voice was closer now, she could feel his hot breath against her shoulder. She kept still “that wasn’t the same thing, w-we wasn’t emotionally manipulating him!”. Rio let something out similar to a mocking chuckle “so the threatening to leave him for dead before robbing his grandma wasnt that, well damn ma sound like you a saint now and all that”. He lifted his finger slowly to her face to move the strand of hair dangling. She let him. “So what’s the plan”, she mumbled as she stood up. She tried her best to ignore the guilt forming a lump in her stomach. He kept her eyes locked with his as he lowered his hand. Back to business. “We’re just going to play a little with her, mama, das it”.
The second the bag got dragged of my head i pulled a sharp inhale. The strong industrial lights making me blink for a good second before finally adjusting. The dust hovering looked like stars in the strong light. The lump of tears was already threatening in the back of my throat. I was to scream, but my throat was so tight i could swear it was backed up with dust. “You good mami?”, the voice startled me but i was already too frozen in my seat to move. The man who sat down in front of me looked me up and down. I had never seen him in my entire life but his aura was enough for me to keep my mouth shut. He had danger radiating from him, everything from the neck tattoo to the side smirk he gave me. He was not to mess with. Nervously i moved in my seat, ignoring the burn of the rope against my skin.
“So”, he mumbled leaning forward “what you’ve been doing with the money you stole from me?”. He must have seen the surprise written all over my face because the smirk across his face grew. “Did you buy a new car? Maybe a new necklace”, he leaned forward “i know the shopping spree suburian mommy shit was good cash, so tell me”. It finally clicked, the secret shopping. Just a small “hobby” like i said to my daughter. It was the only thing keeping the roof over my head. Since the small secretary job didn’t exactly pay the rents.
“I-i”, i started as i swallowed the lump in my throat “I bought drugs”.
His smile faltered but only for a second. His reaction finally made me realize what i said as i was quick to rephrase myself “i mean medication, not drug drugs”.
He licked his lower lip and i followed the action “You bought medication huh, with my money”. He spit out his words like they burnt his tongue. The sudden outburst made me lean as far away as the ropes would let me. My heart was pounding so loud i couldn’t register his next words. When he noticed my focus shifting he banged down his fist down the table hard. The sudden vibration of the table made me sob out something from the back of my throat. “W-what”, i mumbled, my voice breaking in tears. I did not have time for this. “So you thought you could just come out here, gimme back unwashed money and then go back to your basic bitch life?”, He had collected himself from the earlier outburst but his tone was still threatening
“I didn’t know it was yours!”, I yelled, surprised at how loud my voice was “let me go! let me go”. I started to move harshly in the bounds, my eyes focused on his the entire time. It was like if i was testing him. He stood up so fast the chair slammed against the ground. “Stop playing with me mama”, his voice came out so soft and controlled it surprised me enough to stop moving. He moved forward, positioning himself on top of the table. I could feel his heat radiating towards me. i kept myself on the edge of the chair, as far away from him as possible, as i in quiet waited for his next move. “Breathe”, i wasn’t even aware i stopped breathing until his kind words filled my ears. He planted his hands over my cheeks lifting my head. “I’m sorry i didn’t mean to yell at you”, his finger swiped across my cheek catching a tear. I Couldn’t even control myself as i leaned into his touch. I was too tired.
The warmth of his palm, the harsch push of his fingertips. It was intoxicating. I realized to late i was cuddling a dangerous mans hand. Without even giving it a second thought i bit down into the warm skin. He let out a howl as he dragged himself away from the sensation. He immediately put the fresh wound to his mouth, calming the pounding pain. Whatever i thought he would do next was definitely not to leave. But I could have sworn i saw him blind me a smile before slamming the door.
It felt like days but my better judgement knew it had only gone a few hours. Four or five maybe. But the heat was getting ot me. Burning my skin until it itched in the rope. I needed water in the next hour or so, otherwise i was almost certain i would pass out. As if reading my mind the door opened. I peaked up when i realized the steps were lighter. They didn’t sound slumped at all and i knew the familiar click of pumps against hardwood floor. The woman who stood in the doorway was tall. Her golden strawberry locks fell down her beautifully sculpted face. I knew that face from anywhere. Beth, queen of motherhood. Queen of secret shopping. It was like if every word she´d uttered to me was suddenly false, every smile and hand on my shoulder. It was her fault, i realized, that i was in this mess. I wanted to yell at her, spit and throw punches, but i was smarter than that. I could see the glass of water in her hand and the sandwich in the other. I needed that. More than i needed the satisfaction to speak my mind. So i kept my mouth shut, but couldn’t hold back the hot glare i shot at her. She seemed to notice it but didn’t pay it much mind.
“Hey y/n”, here voice was genuine but i noticed the layer swept over it. Guilt? empathy? nonono, it was lies. A pile of big fat lies. She thought she could manipulate me like that.
“Hey”, i bit back the “bitch” rolling of my tongue when i felt the sweet oh so sweet smell of PBJ she had slothered over the thin piece of bread. She placed the plate down in front of me “dig in”. I looked up at here in disbelief as i moved my arms ro remind her i was stuck. She shot me a blinding smile and nodded for herself before slipping out of the room.
I felt my nostrils flaring of anger. I wanted to murder her. I wanted to put my hands around her pretty little throat and push against those white pearls. Instead i bent down picking up the bread. If she only knew how good i was at eating without hands. The party trick had started in pancaking eating contest in high school and involved in my mother years from hurried mornings with my baby on one arm and her stroller on the other. Oh god my baby. I couldn’t think of her, not for a second. Instead i bent my head backwards, balancing the bread before i started to chew. I didn’t even know i was starving until my taste bud had an orgasm of the sweet of so sweet and salty taste. I groaned, working my mouth over it. The embarrassment didn’t bother me, i knew it was probably a double sided window and that they could see me but if there was anything i was confident about it was my eating without hands skill. The food was gone in a matter of second and greedly i tipped the glass a little to the side so i could lift it with my teeth and chug from it. The cold embraced my throat, cleaned it from dust. I would never underappreciate water ever again. I saved some, figuring that it would go to waste slurping it all down too fast.
In an instant i was bored, moving restlessly in the tight rope. I needed to get out. I figured they brought me here to kill me? no then they would have done it already. Maybe push me for information. Or maybe they wanted to scare me. The only way to get away from here was to play along. Or even better, to play against them but making them think i was a lamb to the slaughter. As if i didn’t have a few cards up my sleeve.
When Beth walked in her eyes fell down on Rio wrapping his palm with a bandage. She didn’t bother to ask, it wasn’t like he would tell her anything anyway. But what really caught her attention was the glimpse in his eyes. It was like a kid on christmas morning, like if he just got a brand new toy to dig his hands into. Maybe he did. Beth looked him up and down “how much longer?”. He finally meet her eyes, as if he hadn’t even noticed her presence. She did not like that. “What mama? growing bored already”, he moved across the room with the slenderness of a cougar “we’re just getting started, enjoy yourself”. His eyes moved across the glass watching his new toy. She had her head bent backwards with the sandwich planted on her face as she ate. He chuckled for himself, feeling something he couldnt put his finger on. Excitement? He had felt it the second she bit down into his palm. She had some fervor, he just had to move the ash to find it. He had felt it with Beth the first time they meet as well but she quickly started to ask too many questions. It got under his skin. As on cue Elizabeth opened her mouth “How long?”. He sighed, rubbing his eyebrow annoyed. He considered ignoring her but knew she wouldn’t let it go so instead he poured himself a glass of bourbon. “Does it matter?”, he mumbled as he swiped his tongue over the edge of the glass to catch a drop. “Yes”, she exclaimed and he didn’t have to look at her to know she had her hands raised to her hair with her eyes blown out. He swiped the entire glass in an instant, enjoying the burn it left. “I don’t know mama”, he never let his eyes wander away from the girl behind the glass “when i’m done playing”.
Me Ruby, Beth and Annie walk through the doors of Beth’s house with bags and bags of money in our hands. I take off the ski mask and hoodie and set down my gun. Needless to say we just robbed a grocery store and I’m high off of adrenaline right now. I feel great. I
I sit down and relax and that’s when it hits me. We just robbed a fucking grocery store. My heart starts racing and my palms get clammy and I start hyperventilating.
“We robbed a place oh my god we’re going to jail-“
“Not if they don’t catch us” Ruby reassured me
“They’re gonna catch us I mean who’s gonna take care of Alaneyce what am I gonna do?” I have no family here and really the only family I was accepted by was my exes/baby daddy’s grandmother whom I named my daughter after. She was so sweet and took me and my baby in when we had nothing.
“Calm down we will be just fine” they say
“I really hope so”
“Let’s count the cash” Annie says dumping her duffle bag onto Beth’s kitchen counter. I release my share and the other two do the same and we start counting.
…
All in all we have about half a mil here and I’m shook”
“Oh my god” I’m in pure shock.
“Welp here’s your share” they hand me 25 grand and I’m just in awe that I’m really holding 25 grand. Cash. They divide the rest among themselves and I take a deep breath. Something I haven’t done in a long time. This will really get my head above water in student debt.
“Were good” Ruby reassures. I nod.
…
It’s been about a week since we robbed the grocery store. I’m just getting home from work with my daughters Zari and Kaia following me after I just picked them up from school. I walk in front of the girls, 7 and 4 and into my kitchen where I see 3 men standing there with 2 guns on my counter. I drop my stuff in shock when the middle man turns around making my breath catch in my throat.
“Hey mamas” he smirks
“Mommy can I have a sandwich?” Kaia comes in the kitchen making direct eye contact with Rio. Zari isn’t far behind and she looks up smiling and waving. One of the men known as Shock wave back at her. The other guy being Snap. I remember them because way back when we were all friends then me and Rio started dating and the rest is history.
“Baby go upstairs and start your homework don’t come down until I say so. I’ll bring your food in a minute. Take your sister with you” she just stares at Rio inquisitively “Kaia Alanis” (pronounced: Ah-La-Niece) she looks at me then backs away slowly studying Rio just as he studies her. When the girls exit the room he looks at me with his jaw clenched.
“I know Kaia is mine. Is the little one mine?” I’m even appalled that he asked that. We stayed together regardless of our problems when I had Kaia but I left before I even found out I was pregnant. He got caught up in the thug life and I couldn’t allow my first born at the time to deal with that. Little alone Zari.
“Yes Rio. 4 years ago we fucked on the couch, you came in me and 2 months later I find out I’m pregnant” his features soften at the memory
“You left.” He hisses. My eyes pierce into his soul with anger “for the sake of my children because I’m selfless something you wouldn’t understand”
“Selfless? Did you forget I took a bullet for you because I couldn’t stand to see the mother of my unborn child and the love of my life dead?” I remember that night vividly.
|7 years ago|
“Rio” I call out walking into his cozy loft apartment that I shared with him on occasion. I might as well just go head and move especially considering our baby girl will be here in less than 2 months “Chris I don’t feel like looking for you my feet are swollen and killing me”
I set down my ‘Carter’s’ shopping bag and walk into our bedroom where I see another man that has Rio held at gunpoint. I notice he has him at gunpoint as well. Another man comes from behind me placing a cold metal gun to my face and my hand behind my back. I whimper in terror and tears fill my eyes making my vision blurry “who’s this Rio? Awww is this your girlfriend? And we have a little one on the way” he chuckles sadistically “Is that the sonogram you have in your frame over there?” I look at the sonogram of my baby and her name in cursive on the frame reading Kaia Alanis.
“Let her go she ain’t got shit to do with this” he says eyes trained on me. The man rubs my stomach feeling my daughter kick
“I seen in the messages you call her Kai Bear” I try to move his hand but he doesn’t budge. I’m freaking out and I’m starting to hyperventilate. Cramps wash over me and I groan holding my stomach
“Y/N talk to me mami what’s wrong” Rio asks looking back and forth between and the other guy.
“Give us the money and we’ll make sure little Kaia gets to be born.” Something washes over me at that sentence and I elbow him in the gut and kick him hard in the balls. He drops the gun and I grab before hearing 2 loud pops. I turn around and pull the trigger hitting the man in the chest twice. The guy who had me tried to grab my ankle and I shoot him in the ribs. Rio stumbles back and falls to the wall. I see he’s been shot in the shoulder and his side but I can’t pinpoint where. He uses the wall as support holding his side. there’s blood everywhere. “Go call 911” he says groaning in pain
“They won’t get here fast enough I have to carry you” another crippling pain hits me and I double over in pain letting out a small cry
“Y/N just go to the hospital I’ll call the ambulance”
“Are you fucking crazy I’m not leaving you here” I stand up holding my stomach.
“You’re in labor Y/N” I grab him disobeying what he said and help walk him out into the hallway. Rio lives in a 2 story loft so I can’t call for help unless I’m outside. I look at him and he looks dizzy. We finally make it to the car and I manage to get him in the passenger seat before I’m doubled over in pain again. Frustration washes over me feeling defeated that I can’t move as fast as I’d like to. Tears fall from my eyes and Rio grabs my hand “just breathe mama you got this” The pain subsides and I get in the drivers seat pulling off and racing to the hospital.
I pull up to the red light at the end of the street and keep an eye on Rio “y’all gon be ok” he grabs my hand and just as the light turns green another contraction tears through me. I groan leaning forward holding the wheel “breathe ma breathe” Rio soothes rubbing my stomach and more tears fall. This is so painful I can’t even describe it.
“You’re doing so good” he reassures. Rio leans over groaning a bit before pressing my forehead to his “take a deep breath baby come on” he demonstrates and I follow the pain finally releasing a little. Once it’s low enough to operate a car I start driving running the red light and I keep hold of his hand to make sure he’s with me
…
I walk Rio through the doors of the hospital “someone help he’s been shot he’s losing a lot of blood” a nurse rushes to us and sits him in a wheelchair. As soon as Rio is being attended to I feel a pop and a splash of water runs down my legs. I stand still in shock and Rio looks at me then down at the water then back at me. He stands up wincing in pain but the nurse keeps trying to get him to sit back down
“Sir please you’re going to get hurt-“
“I don’t care” he snaps “get her ready to have my baby”
“Just go Rio fuck” I take a deep breath like we practiced in the car and try to prepare myself the best I can.
…
I let out a blood curdling scream as I squeeze the nurses hand writhing in my bed “I want her out” I groan. The doctor sticks her hand in my entrance checking my cervix. I take a deep breath shedding another tear. I need Rio. I can’t do this alone “hey” the nurse squeezes my hand and I look up at her
“He’s gonna make it” she reassures me.
“Come on Y/N I need you to give a good push” I muster up whatever energy I have left bearing down. The pain is unimaginable. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever felt in my life.
I stop letting my head drop to the pillow allowing a defeated sigh to smooth across my lips. I bear down again. All this pushing and it feels like nothing is happening. “I can’t” I cry holding my hands to my face. The nurse lifts me up and sits behind me allowing me to lean back on her. “So what we’re gonna do is push again. I know it’s hard but she’s we can see the top of her head. She has a lot of hair”
“I can’t do it” I grunt sniffling, wincing at the searing pain in my vagina. More tears and sweat drench my face and the nurse places a cold rag on my head cooling me off.
“Yes you can mama remember what I told you” Rio is wheeled in and the nurse smiles. He gets up and takes her spot letting me lay on his chest. I place my head on the good shoulder and he kisses my forehead “I told you I wouldn’t let anything happen to either of you and I meant that so do me a favor and have our baby girl”
He grabs my hand and I take deep breaths feeling another contraction “come on Y/N right on this contraction push”
The nurses hold my legs up and I bare down yelling as more of my baby slides out of me.
“There’s her head” I hear Rio sniffle “come on sweetheart one more” they open up my gown and I give this last one all I have. A sense of relief is pressed over me and I hear the strong cries of my baby girl. Kaia is placed on my chest and I sob looking at her. She looks like Rio. He wipes his tears looking at his daughter. Rio grabs my chin kissing me and just basking in our new baby together.
|End of Flashback|
I’m speechless. I never knew I was the love of his life. I might still be. “But We’ll discuss that later mami where’s the money you stole from me?”
“Excuse me?”
“I want you to call up whoever helped you pop Fine and Frugal and bring they asses here cause y’all bitches stole from me”
“Don’t call me no bitch first off second I didn’t even know you owned the fucking store let alone I’d see your ass again ever in life”
“Well I’m here princess so like I said call them and tell them to have my fuckin money”
….
The girls are on the way and Rio looks at me “don’t say anything about what we’ve been through either Rio”
“Don’t worry mamas me and you got our own business to handle starting with little mamas upstairs” he refers to Zari
“You may not have known what she’d turn out to be cause let’s not forget you left but she’s here and don’t go showing face I got both of them and I’ve been had her since the day I popped her out”
“Why didn’t you call me”
“Rio I didn’t want my babies to grow up in a bad environment. If we made them then the least one of us could do is see that they deserve a good life” I roll my eyes. I hear the door knocked on and look at him. I stand up opening it seeing the girls.
“Hey what’s going on?” Ruby asks. I allow them in and they follow me to the kitchen where they meet Rio and his boys.
“Have a seat ladies” They sit and he explains what we did and how we stole his money and how we need to pay him back.
“I wouldn’t have taken you for a guy who owns a grocery store”
“I have connections but let’s talk about how you’re gonna pay me back every dime” he looks at me up and down licking his lips making me roll my eyes.
“What about us helping you. In your business like doing big jobs cause we definitely don’t have it” Beth offers
“Us?!? I have girls to look after not to mention y’all got kids too. I got away from the thug life before I couldn’t get out of it so I don’t wanna get wrapped up again”
“Yea that could work” he smiles “ok first order of business. Go across the border to Canada and pick up an order for me”
“Across the border?” Annie says “what are we getting?”
“Don’t worry about that just pick it up”
“Is it drugs?” Annie presses
“I’ll let you find out. Y’all can go now I need to speak to this one alone here”
“Not right now I have to help Kaia with her homework” I lie. I just want him to leave so I don’t have to think about him anymore. Out of sight out of mind.
“I could help” he licks his lips. Just then Ruby’s phone rings and she answers it. The call is quick.
“I have to go Stan burned the lasagna” she sighs. I nod watching her and the rest of the girls leave.
“Girls can you come down please” I call. Kaia bounces down the steps her wild curls all over her face and Zari follows suit. She looks at me giggling and holds her chunky little arms up for me to hold her.
I pick my youngest baby up and hold Kaia’s hand walking them to the kitchen “girls this your father” Kaia just looks at him and Zari randomly screams laughing afterwards
“Hey little mamas” he crouches on one knee “you’re so big now”
“Where have you been?” Kaia asks. She’s always been cut clean and straight to the point. No sugarcoating. She gets that from Rio.
“Well truth is I’ve been working. And work got in the way of my way to be with you and your sister”
“What about mom?” He licks his lips looking up at me
“Yes her too” he glances at me but I keep my eyes away from his.
“Go off I guess” she walks past him placing her empty plate in the trash. He chuckles looking at me.
“She copies me sometimes” I explain
“Hi mini mama” he pokes her side making her giggle. Her arms instantly extend to him and he holds her. I watch him holding our youngest upset that he missed 4 years of her life. “I’m a princess” she speaks
“The prettiest princess I’ve ever met” he smiles
“What’s this?” She points to his nose ring touching it softly
“A nose ring”
“It’s pretty”
“Y/N do you mind if we all go out to lunch do I can get to know my girls” he looks at me pleadingly and I sigh. I look at them “It’s their decision”
“Girls would you like to go to lunch with me a mommy to spend some quality time together?”
Zari pipes up with a big smile “yessss” she dances in his arms and he just stares at her in awe.
“Kaia” I ask “Can we go to Chuck E. Cheese?”
“Of course” he smiles
“Yaayyy” they scream and cheer.
….
We’re seated at Chuck E. Cheese and the girls went off with Rio’s friends. He sits in front of me just staring “you’re still as beautiful as you were”
“Mmm. Look if you’re gonna be here then you need to keep what you do absolutely separate from my girls”
“I did when Kaia was born”
“You didn’t. You were never home to spend time with me or your daughter because you were so wrapped up in your work”
“I’m sorry” he says leaning back “and I know you’re the type to make me prove that but I wanna be here for our girls”
“We’ll see”
…..
It’s been about 2 weeks since my ordeal with Rio and I have yet to tell the girls he’s my children’s father. I’m sitting in the drivers seat with Beth in the passenger seat and Ruby in the back. Annie walks out and gets in the car putting on her seatbelt.
“Ok as soon as we get this package it’s going straight to the guy no waiting” she instructs. I nod putting my car in gear and pulling off.
We start the hour and a half drive to the border then it’s another 20 minutes to get to the crafting store to pick up the stuff. What if it’s drugs? I’m so nervous. I can’t go to jail and lose my babies.
It’s quiet for the first 30 minutes and then my secret behind eating me alive. “I have something to say and please don’t think I have any bad intentions with what we’re doing or that I’m getting something special out of it”
“Ok” Annie says
“The guy were getting the package for. His name is Rio and me and him used to date”
“Oh wow” Ruby looks stunned
“I could see you and him boning” Annie remarks
“Could you see us having children?” Their heads snap to me and I chew on my bottom lip
“Wait are the girls by him?” Beth asks. I glance over to her nodding slowly
“Both of them. I left right before I found out I was pregnant with Zari”
“Why?” Annie asks
“Because he got so caught up with what he was doing and was barely spending time with Kaia and me” I explain briefly “now don’t get me wrong he’s a good father when he’s present but I couldn’t deal with the inconsistency and I chose my girls”
“Wow I would’ve never thought you and him would have kids. Now had sex? Definitely see it” Beth smiles
