Kelly's POV
Kierra and I ended up falling asleep for a few hours after I put it on her. I looked down at her and saw that she was awake as well. "Hi beautiful." I said caressing the side of her face
She placed her hand on top of mine before speaking. "Hi." She said with a raspy voice
"How did you sleep?" I asked
"Good." The tone in her voice wasn't too convincing making me look at her.
"You okay?"
"Can I ask you something?" She asked while sitting up and looking at me.
"Of course."
"... The night that I grabbed you, I-"
"Kierra it's fine, you already apologized." I told her
"I know but I triggered something in you a-"
"I really don't wanna talk about this."
"Well I do because it affected you and I wanna know that you're really okay. I can't get over the fact that I triggered something in you. So can you please just..."
I took a minute and then sighed before speaking. "... My last relationship was abusive, he used to beat me and grab me the way you did and it triggered me." I explained briefly
"I'm so sorry, I never kn-"
"Of course you didn't. I never expected you to Ki. You look like you have more to ask... go ahead, it's ok." I said
"How long were y'all together?" She asked
"4 years. He manipulated me and turned me against all of my family. The only time I really had contact with them was when he wasn't around and they knew things between us weren't good but they didn't know how bad they were."
"Not even Michelle and Beyoncé?"
"No, I lied to them about a lot of stuff because I knew if they knew the truth they would tell my mom and mama Tina. So I sugar coated a lot of it."
"How long has it been since you left him?"
"Two years, and I've been single ever since. I took time to focus on me and heal because I was extremely broken and alone. A lot of my relationships ended during that time, the girls and I fell out really bad but we knew our foundation so we had no choice but to come together and fix it."
"So how are you feeling now?"
"A lot better, life has been going really well for me. I go to therapy, I've been writing more and I've been thinking about relocating but there's a possibility that the girls and I are doing another album since our solo projects have been out and they're all doing well." I answered
I could see her let out a breath of relief knowing that I was ok. It's nice to know that she was worried and wanted to make sure that I was truly good.
"I'm truly blessed. I made it out of that relationship alive and I'm so happy that I did."
"I'm happy you did to, and I just want you to know that I'd never-"
