Just Be A Man About It

Chapter Sixteen: Let's Sweat It Out

TONI
I'm in Dre's room laying across his bed watching tv waiting for him. I sit up as I hear the sound of the bathroom door opening and closing. I'm met by a dripping wet Dre wrapped in a towel. I bite down on my bottom lip as I take in the site before me. "Damn he looks good." I thought to myself getting turned on while staring at his dick print through the towel.

He questions "You gon keep starin at me or we actually gon talk?"

Immediately killing my mood I roll my eyes at him "what's with the attitude?" I ask

"Yo you serious right now?"

"I'm dead serious. Why you gotta talk to me like that, what's with you?" I respond

"Fuck being a wife Toni, you was suppose to be my girl!" He exploded, "you couldn't even stay with me the week I came home from the hospital. Your little ass caught an attitude and left me to fend for myself. Then you randomly show up here starting shit!" He yelled

"She started with me!" I yelled back

"That's not the point Toni and you know it and to top it off you broke my favorite ash tray."

"Why would I stay here Dre? You had your baby mother here to wait on you hand and foot.  And I'll buy you another ashtray it ain't that deep. Is that all you needed to say? Cause if so I can leave." I said as I started to grab my bag

"That's your fucking problem!" He yelled making me jump but I quickly recovered

"Who the hell you think you talking to?"

"I'm talking to you Michele! You always leave! If shit don't go your way you act like a fucking brat, throw a tantrum, and leave. That's all you good for." He said hurting my feelings a little bit

"Why you think I left in the first place Dre? Think about it, if that's all I'm good at it it's because of your lying ass." Once I said that his entire body language changed.

He takes a step forward getting in my face and I take one back. I don't think Dre would ever lay a hand on me, but my instincts with men have been wrong before. So better safe than sorry.

"Because of me?" He asks glaring at me "I ain't never walk away from you."

"No you didn't, but you kept putting me in situations that would force me to." I simply responded

"You never even gave me the chance to explain Toni." He said

"How can you explain having a kid and just flat out lying about it?!" I question

"He ain't mine." Dre admitted

Him standing here yelling at me half naked is pissing me off and making me wet all at the same time. "Focus Toni FOCUS." I think to myself. So I shove him. I can't help it. He's just too damn close to me and I can't focus with him this close to me.

"What do you mean he's not yours Dre? I thought that was the whole reason why you brought her here in the first place." I said with my arms folded waiting for an answer

"It really blows my mind how you think you can just drop out of my life and randomly decide to come back. You left me yo. You left the same week I came out the hospital—"