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  Chapter 1

  Ayanna

  “It’s YOU!” I screamed and all hell broke loose.

  Before she knew what hit her, I punched her in the face so hard that she fell over and out of the chair she was sitting in. Rommell and the crew started yelling and running to pull me off this girl but I don’t know what came over me. I couldn’t stop hitting her. Tears were streaming down my face. Every time I hit her, she put her arms up to shield the blows but she never tried to fight me back.

  “You bitch! You shot Cam and then you got the nerve to bring your trifling ass up in here? I should kill you!” I yelled.

  “Yo, what the fuck, Yanna? What you mean this bitch shot Cam? Is this true, Tracey?” Rommell asked while holding me back. She was on the floor crying and holding her face. Then Fallon’s ass came running out. Security wasn’t too far behind her.

  “What is going on? Tracey! What happened? Oh my God, noooo,” Fallon yelled and the tears started again.

  “What are you crying about bitch? You probably put her fat ass up to this shit! I can’t believe Cam is related to your trifling ass. Tell the bitch to aim properly Next time!”

  “Whoa, whoa! I am going to have to ask everybody to leave right now! We cannot have this kind of disturbance in the hospital,” the pimple-faced security guard yelled at all of us.

  “Aye! We ain’t going nowhere! Y’all better call the police before I shoot this bitch!” Rommell yelled with a look of murder in his eyes. He was breathing hard and never took his eyes off Tracey.

  It was all so surreal. I looked at her and it all came flashing back. Cam had been looking back at me, smiling as he was getting out of his car. I was smiling at him and waiting for him to come to me. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye I noticed a girl, dressed in all black, walking slowly up the block, towards the house. I didn’t really pay her any attention at first but something about how slow she was walking and her black hoodie tied tight around her head seemed odd to me for some reason.

  I never saw her reach for the gun. It all happened so fast. She shot my baby and ran. It was complete madness after that. Now here she was in the hospital, looking sad and out of place. Who commits attempted murder and then comes to visit them in the hospital? Something told me, without a shadow of a doubt, that Fallon’s no good ass set this girl up to do it.

  “Have you all gone crazy? Why would you jump on Tracey? She’s done nothing to you!” Fallon yelled through tears.

  “Bitch, I should’ve kicked your ass too! You almost got your brother killed because you were trying to get me instead!” I said, spitting with every word.

  In the midst of all the madness, security and other hospital personnel wanted to know what was going on. I told them to call the police immediately because there was about to be some serious problems. Cam’s other homies had to rush Rommell out of the hospital waiting room because the more I spilled the beans about Tracey being the shooter, the madder he got. With his quick temper, Rommell was likely to kill the girl right there in the hospital. Fallon denied everything but Tracey never uttered a word.

  When the police got there, they asked her if what I was saying was true and all she would say is that she wanted a lawyer. I knew with everything in me that she pulled the trigger that day. It was obvious that Fallon set her up to do this but Fallon would never try to kill her beloved brother. I believe that bullet was meant for me.

  Eva was standing there looking pissed off and ready to kill. Ciara was standing still, completely shocked. I know she wanted a piece of Tracey and Fallon both, like I did. The police took Tracey’s ass away in handcuffs and then pulled Fallon in for questioning when I told one of the officers that I believed she was the mastermind behind the plan. All of this happened in the waiting room. I had totally forgotten that someone was going to have to tell Cam.

  After all the madness, I made my way back to my baby. I forgot all about the fact that I had been in a fight so my hair and clothes looked a mess and Cam picked up on it right away.

  “Yo, what the fuck happened to you out there? What was all that noise? The nurse came in here and said she was about to make all my visitors leave. Damn, y’all can’t keep calm for five minutes while a nigga trying to recover?” Cam was livid and he barely took a breath while going off on me.

  “Baby, I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I lost it when I saw her. The chick that shot you had the nerve to be sitting right there with all of us in the waiting room. I lost it, baby.” I said and started to cry again.

  “Hold up, what you say? The bitch that shot me is here? Let me up outta this bed,” Cam said and started to snatch out his IV amongst other things that were attached to him.

  “Cam! Lay your ass back down in that bed. The police already took her and Fallon’s stupid ass away. Did you forget you got shot? Stop trippin’. We got this.”

  As soon as I said it, I immediately regretted it. I did come in here to tell him what happened but I did not mean to blurt out Fallon’s name like that. Cam stopped moving immediately and stared at me. I knew the wheels in his head were turning. For a quick second I was scared because the way he was looking at me made me uncomfortable.

  “Yanna, What do you mean the police took Fallon? Why would they take my sister? I know you’re not tellin’ me what the fuck I think you’re tellin’ me.”

  I blew out a long breath. “Baby, Fallon hates me. We know that because she’s made no attempt to hide it. When I went back out into the waiting room, I recognized that girl that shot you. It was Fallon’s friend, Tracey. When I saw her, I blacked out. I tried to kill that bitch. That’s when Fallon came running out with those damn crocodile tears. Cam, that bullet was meant for me! Fallon wants me out of the picture so bad that she had her friend try to shoot me but instead she shot her precious brother. I know you don’t wanna hear this and I’m so sorry I blurted it out the way I did, but that’s what I came back here to tell you. It was Fallon and her trifling friend. They’re the reason you’re laid up in here right now.”

  Cam didn’t say anything at first. He stared at me as I told him what happened. Then I saw a single tear fall down his face. I walked over to him and sat on the edge of his bed. I wiped the tear away. I put my arms out and he let me hug him. It was a silent cry and it didn’t last long but something about it was powerful and scary. I hate to see a grown man cry and I knew that this news hurt Cam to the core.

  “Aye, go tell Rommell to come back here to see me.”

  “Chris and Trey had to take Rommell outside. You already know he was ready to kill. I can call him for you though.”

  “Yeah, pass me my phone. Let me call him. Give me a minute, ma, a’ight?”

  “Okay, but please don’t do anything crazy, okay? The police already have them in custody so that means they’re already hot. Don’t bring any unnecessary heat to your door either, okay?”

  “I got you, ma. Now give me a minute.”

  I walked out feeling uneasy. I knew Cam and I knew that look. I prayed he wouldn’t do anything stupid to Fallon but I was praying for a miracle.

  The waiting room was starting to look scarce. Chris was back so I asked him where Rommell was. He told me that Trey was still outside with him trying to calm him down. I shook my head. Rommell is a loose cannon. He’s the last person I want gunning for my head. Now Cam wants to talk to him. I know this won’t turn out good.

  I want no parts of whatever they’re going to do but a part of me wanted Fallon to get whatever was coming her way. That bitch tried to kill me! I told Eva I would
chill and I will but you don’t forgive and forget the fact that somebody tried to have you shot. I never thought I would be in this type of situation. For a split second, I wondered if being with Cam was worth risking my own life. Maybe I was being too dramatic but his sister is obviously more obsessed with him than any sister should be over her brother. It is sick.

  Lana had left with her daughter and Ciara was already gone home. I sighed. I was tired but adrenaline had me wide-awake and on high alert. I have a feeling that a storm is coming. I said a silent prayer for all of us and went back to Cam’s room.

  “Nigga, I said let me worry about all that. Handle it,” I heard Cam saying as he ended his call. I stared at him and then I shook my head.

  “What? Don’t start, a’ight? Your man got this. Now come here,” Cam said nonchalantly and held his hand out for me.

  I walked over, sat on the edge of his bed, and looked down at him. Then I leaned in and kissed him. It’s crazy how a love can grow and consume you when you least expect it. This same love also had me worried about him even more.

  “I’m not starting. I want you to be careful. We have a lot more living to do and I need you right here with me. Okay, baby?”

  “I keep telling you, ma; I got you.”

  Chapter 2

  Eva

  It was complete madness. How could a sister that swore she loved her brother damn near get him killed in a half-assed attempt to kill his girlfriend? People don’t do that kind of stuff where we’re from, or so I thought.

  Ayanna put a real hurting on that girl, Tracey. I’m sure if security hadn’t been with Fallon, she was next. I wanted to bash her face in myself. It took a lot to get Ayanna calmed down again but me and Ciara did our best. She shook it off and went back into the room to be with Cam. I saw the murder in Rommell’s eyes. For Fallon’s sake, I was glad the police had taken her with them. The hospital staff agreed to not make everyone get out but they did stress that any more disturbances like that and nobody would be allowed to visit.

  Before Ayanna went back to Cam’s room, I pulled her in for a huge sisterly embrace and told her everything would be fine. Fallon and Tracey will get theirs. I hugged Ciara too and told them to keep me posted if anything else went down then I left because I was exhausted.

  The drive home from the hospital was a blur. My girl could have easily been the one laying up in that hospital bed and that was too real for me. Thank God, she wasn’t and thank God that it looked like Cam will be fine. When I got home, I removed my clothes and slid into bed next to Tyler. He responded immediately to me as he moved in closer, put his muscular arm around me, and pulled me towards him.

  “Hey baby, how are Yanna and Cam?” he asked, still sounding sleepy.

  I exhaled deeply. “Yanna is shaken as to be expected but she’s okay. Cam is fine. It looks like he’ll make a full recovery. I’m thankful that things didn’t turn out worse than they did.”

  “Yeah, me too. I don’t even wanna imagine how pitiful you would have been if something happened to your ace boon coon,” he laughed a little.

  I nudged him with my elbow. “That is not funny, Ty. Don’t make jokes,” I giggled a little.

  “Ah, come here, girl. You know I was playing,” he said and started kissing on my neck, knowing that was my ultimate hot spot.

  “Oh no sir, don’t even try it. I am mentally and physically exhausted. Can you just hold me, please?”

  “You got it, baby. You got it.”

  When I was beginning to drift off to sleep, my phone started ringing. It was Yanna. Terrified, I answered on the first ring.

  “What is it, Yanna? What’s wrong now?”

  “I had to walk out of Cam’s room for a minute. I am pissed, you hear me? I gotta get that bitch,” she said. I could hear her heels against the hard floor as if she was pacing back and forth.

  “Girl, you had me scared to death. I thought something else had happened. Look, the police will handle those two dummies. I know you’re mad. Who wouldn’t be? But you are going to have to calm yourself down honey. Focus on Cam and his recovery,” I tried to be the voice of reason because I knew my girl was pissed.

  “Yeah. I hear you. But she tried to kill me, Eva. How am I supposed to let that ride? She almost killed my man. You expect me to forget that?”

  She was in tears now. My own tears were soon to follow. I could hear the hurt in my friend’s voice. When my friends hurt, I hurt. I didn’t have any words of wisdom at the moment so I spoke from the heart.

  “There have been many times that people have done things to me and I sat around thinking of all the ways that vengeance could be mine. But in the end, sometimes you have to let things go and let God handle them. Fallon is not worth your freedom baby. She isn’t. I know you know that, Yanna,” I pleaded with my friend for understanding.

  “I know, Eva. I know. I’m just so hurt and mad! I could be dead right now. When this is all over, that is still Cam’s sister. I’m not about to be in any room with her acting like things are cool because we both know they will never be. I will never be responsible for my actions when she’s around. Period. But I will chill for now and see what the police do. She might not have been the one who pulled the trigger but she was sure the puppet master pulling the strings. I’m still shook because everything happened so fast. Then when I had time to think and really get a good look at her friend, I knew it was her. That shit is foul, no matter how you look at it.”

  “Yes, it is. But Cam is on his way to recovery and you’re unharmed. Count that as a blessing, girl. You sure you don’t want me to come back up there? I can be there in fifteen.”

  “Nah, I’m good. Besides, Ciara is still here. I had to call and tell you what happened after you left. I told Cam that I want him to move in with me when he gets out of this hospital. I really was scared that I would lose him, Eva. I realized that I love him and I want to be with him. So we’ll see how this goes.”

  “Aww! Well, I’m happy for you both. Try to calm down and go back to your man. I’ll call you when I wake up, boo. Love you.”

  “Love you too, Eva.”

  The call ended. Tyler asked me if everything was okay and I said yes. I pulled his arm around me and drifted off into a restless sleep.

  ****

  “Nooooooo!” I screamed.

  “Eva, wake up baby. You’re having another nightmare, girl,” I heard Tyler saying as I opened my eyes and grabbed my chest. I leaned unto him and started to cry. As usual, Ty comforted me and told me it was okay and that it was a dream. Inside, I was mad.

  “I am so tired of this! I thought it was over. I stopped having these crazy dreams and now they’re back again. I thought that I could stop seeing Dr. Jones altogether since it seemed like things were getting better. Now I’m not sure what I should do,” I cried.

  “Well, if seeing someone and being able to talk about what’s happening is helping you then maybe you should keep going, at least for a little while. I’m pretty sure all that stuff with Cam and Yanna triggered this dream. You do what you gotta do to get to a better place. You know I’ll always be right here. I ain’t gonna let the boogie man get you,” Ty said and tickled me.

  “Stop it! Please stop,” I laughed as I wiggled and squirmed, trying to get away from Ty’s torture.

  “You sure you want me to stop?” he said as his voice got deeper and he put his hand inside my shorts.

  My juices immediately began to flow. I let out a low moan and bit my bottom lip. I knew what time it was and I was ready. Ty made me want him in the worst way, even when I wasn’t even thinking about sex. All the man had to do was look at me and clothes would drop to the floor. As he slipped his hand underneath my camisole, I put my hand down inside his boxers and stroked him. He was rock hard in seconds. I pulled his boxers down and straddled him. I wanted to take my time and really enjoy my man.

  As I bounced up and down on him, I rotated my hips in circular motions the way I knew he liked so much. Tyler grabbed my ass and pulled me down on him
harder. I grabbed his hands and let him know who was in control. He smirked and I winked at him. My legs started to tremble and we both knew what time it was.

  “What you shakin' for, baby?” he said.

  “I’m coming! Oh shit, Ty, I’m coming!” I yelled.

  He grabbed my waist so I couldn’t move and he increased his pace. Every time he rammed up inside me, I was met with an insane amount of pleasure. Soon after I did, Ty came too and let out a grunt so loud I thought he would wake everyone in the house. I tried to shush him but he wasn’t having it. We laughed at each other.

  I put my head down on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. It made me feel closer to him. I loved Tyler more than I would have ever thought possible. I hoped he knew it. As if he was reading my mind, he confirmed it.

  “I love you, E. Don’t you ever forget that.”

  I lifted my head to kiss him and it was deep and passionate, the way I liked. I was hoping that somehow through my kiss I could convey to him the amount of love that I had for him. I knew that soon we would both have to get up and start getting ready for work but in that moment all I wanted was for time to stand still so I could lie in the arms of the man that I loved forever.

  Chapter 3

  Ciara

  As everything unfolded and the shit hit the fan about Fallon, I sat there dumbfounded. I jumped up to grab Yanna off of Fallon’s friend but Rommell damn near pushed me down trying to get to both of them. The more Yanna screamed about Tracey being the shooter, the more scared Fallon seemed to look.

  This trifling bitch! I thought. How could she be so obsessed with her brother that she would try to have his girlfriend killed? That’s a whole new level of crazy that I wasn’t even prepared to deal with. As the police escorted Fallon and her friend out, I tried my best to give Fallon the look of death. She kept her eyes glued to the floor. Yanna went back to Cam’s room without another word. Lana was still sitting down, holding her daughter, and wiping her eyes. I went over to talk to her.