They both knew the consequences if word was to get out about the two but a young Lauren no longer cared about the over protectiveness from the men in her life, she began to get reckless.
But the only issue wasn't the fact that he was apart of the fa...
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"Girl if your brothers are anything like you explained then; they're going to flip" Lauren's roommate Zayel said as he snapped her pictures. "But yes boo; you are working that dress honey." He smiled.
Lauren grabbed her phone and smiled. "Well they're the ones coming here and I don't feel like changing twice for when we go out tonight." She shrugged. "Can you go make sure the living room is clean?" She asked before walking away answering the phone for Jared.
"Hey daddy." She sat down playing in her hair.
"How's school going?" He asked. "Therapy? I need to shoot-" He started.
Lauren laughed. "School is great, and so is therapy. We talked about mom yesterday." Her smile faded a little.
That past two months Lauren had moved one hour away; to start college and get back into art, she'd gotten her a therapist as well and so far she was doing just fine and working on herself. Things were getting better; and she was starting to get to the root to all of her problems- her mother and the grudge she held for her, for leaving that night when Jared asked her too; and for getting herself killed. She didn't know she almost hated her mother for that decision.
"And by the way you don't need to shoot anyone else. You almost got locked up crazy." She shook her head.
Jared chuckled on the other end. "He shouldn't of hit you, your brothers obviously pussy and you know me babygirl." He smoked his blunt.
It was no secret that after Anthony had woke up, Jared had shot Zeeke in the hand he slapped Lauren with, right in the hospital and almost got locked up if Zeeke had pressed charges. "Is he coming today?" She asked nervously.
She had sat down with him and truly apologized for how she played things out and how she shouldn't of played with his feelings knowing she was wrong; she owned up to all of her mistakes and gave him the closure that he needed. They were friends again, but not as close as they were before. He'd forgave her; and accepted the fact she owned up to what she did and didn't play victim.
"Yeah; we all gone be there. My son old as fuck." He laughed. "But we a hour away, meet us the restaurant on time and please leave Cinderella at home." He referred to Zayel.
"That's so mean daddy" Lauren laughed. "Y'all will love him, he's just very outspoken but who in the family isn't?" She laughed and he agreed. "I love the fact that no one in our family is judge-mental though, his family disowns him."
Jared shook his head. "That's bullshit." He frowned. "We'll be there baby, I love you."
"Love you too daddy."
Standing to her feet she walked down the stairs hearing voices in her living room and stopped when she seen Alonzo- Zayels older brother sitting on her couch drinking water.
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"Damn babymomma; you look good." He smirked at her and she sucked her teeth.
"Don't you have something better to do then always piss me off?" She grabbed her purse and keys.
"I wonder if I shoot you, how fast you'll bleed out and die." He smiled and stood up.
"Try me and see how fast your mother and sister will be dead." She folded her arms and he frowned. "Yeah I'll kill them bitches." She smiled and walked out, seeing him get mad. They never liked each other since she'd moved out here and took his baby brother in, she didn't like their family and she'd already fought his momma and sister for trashing her place, it was like they didn't want to see Zayel doing good.
Alonzo had just recently got out of prison and he didn't judge his brother at all; but he didn't like the fact Lauren disrespected his family. But, Lauren could give two fucks. "I'm gone Z, make sure you lock up when you leave." She shouted and walked out to her car to head to the restaurant where she would be meeting her family for dinner.
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5:00pm.
"Oh hell naw- go back and try again." Lauren hadn't even made it all the way in before she heard Keven yell at her.
"Happy birthday and hey to you too." She smiled and hugged him. "You're so old now." She handed him his gift and sighed when her daddy, uncle Lue and Anthony were just looking at her like she had lost her mind.
"You look good." Zeeke stood to hug her and kiss her forehead.
"Thank you- where's baby girl?" She asked ignoring the stares from her family. She knew the fact the front of her dress was see through wouldn't get passed them but right after she left here she was going out.
"With her mom." He went to sit back down.
"So family, Keven said he has big news." Lauren smiled and batted her lashes. "Let's hear it because I have some news as well."
"Well, I'm too happy for this shit. I got baby on the way." Keven smiled and held August's hand causing everyone to forget about Lauren and act a fool congratulating him.
"You deserved this- and this sis." Lauren said happily. "Oh my god I'm so happy, I cannot wait. I hope it's a boy, I already have two nieces on the way." She shook her head. Megan was due in a few months while Angel only had a little less than two months left of her pregnancy.
"That's wild." Lauren's heart beat sped up as she finally looked at the end of the table hearing his voice. The voice she hadn't heard in two months. The voice that brung butterflies to her stomach, the voice she missed more than anything.
She slowly looked and when she did she could hear her heart shatter, and as they made eye contact it seems as if his face had fell as well.
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