Obsession

25.

Sitting in the precinct was wearing her out. She had changed out of her gown and into a pair of biker shorts and one of Stephens' t-shirts.

His mother sat across from her. The look on face told everything. She still hated Raven and would now be doing anything in her power to get rid of her. With her son locked away she wanted custody of her grandchildren. There was no was Maryland was going to allow her grandkids to be raised by a fat whore.

His father and ebony sat on each side of Raven trying to comfort her. Stanley shook his head as he eyed Maryland she was up to something he just knew it. He rubbed Ravens back trying to comfort her while he told her how much Stephen loved her and how he would be coming home tonight.

She didn't believe it, she couldn't. He was arrested because of her. She should have went and got any charges dropped against him as soon as they got back to the states. But how was she supposed to know that the warrant was for Georgia too.

"This is all my fault. I should have made sure all the charges were dropped before we even landed."

"YOU DID THIS BITCH?" Maryland screamed and made her way to Ravens side of the conference room.

"YOU FAT UNGREATFUL BITCH. YOU'RE THE REASON MY SONS LOCKED UP? ALL BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP YOUR FAT ASS LEGS CLOSED AND RAN AWAY WITH HIM? OH BABY YOU'RE GONNA FIX THIS."

The waterworks had began. Maryland was right. If Raven would have kept her legs closed they wouldn't have been in this situation right now. If she would have just let herself keep believing that Stephen didn't really like her. They wouldn't be here at this moment. Maryland wouldn't be apart of her life. She wouldn't have three kids already and she would still be in school.

But instead here she was. Stressing herself out again during another pregnancy.

"Maryland calm down. Stephen would be more upset if you upset Raven and anything happened to the baby." Stanley told her. Holding her back trying to calm her down.

"I'm filing for custody of my grandkids in the morning. You don't deserve them. And I'm damn sholl not gone let them be raised by a whore. We all know that you cheated on Stephen with the help while he was getting shit straight for you. Who knows if that's even Stephens baby inside you? Do you know? Do you know who the father of that baby is bitch?"

"Stop talking to her like that! Just because you're miserable don't mean everybody else has to be. Shut the fuck up sometimes." Ebony said before tapping Raven and leaving the conference room with her.

Maryland sat quiet. She hated the both of them.

"You left me for her." she shook her head. "I still can't believe it. And now our sons following in your footsteps and look at him. Looking at time."

"Grow up. Nobody knew what he was doing. And if you knew he raped that girl and you hid it. I made the right fuckin decision. You put him in this situation you should have reported it as soon as he told you. You didn't want her to be with him anyways."

Stanley was right. But she wasn't going to admit it. Her son was behind bars because of his doing but she was still going to blame Raven for it.

Everyone stood in the parking lot waiting. Raven sat in the passenger seat of the truck while Victoria sat in the driver seat. That sat in silence while Stanley put the car seats in the back.

"You sure you don't want the night off."

"I want my kids just Incase Maryland pulls something."

He sighs and continues to buckle the seats up properly before placing each child in.

Just as everyone's about to pull off Stephen and his mother walk out. Raven races to undo her seatbelt and runs into his arms. He kisses her forehead repeatedly before placing small pecks on her lips.

"I have to be back for court in three days."

She nods and tries to drag him to the car.

"I also can't be within 500 feet of you until then"

"What?"

He shows her the restraining order and she tears up. He tries to stop her tears but nothings going to stop them at this point. Her lover couldn't touch her, comfort her, be in the same space with her until his sentencing.

"Why do you hate me so much Maryland? What did I ever do to you other than love your son? Huh? You're the reason we're in this fuckin situation now. Did he tell you that? Did he tell you that you're the reason he raped me and kidnapped me ? Did he? Or did he blame me like I knew he would?"

At this point Raven was pissed but everyone around was scared for her. She needed to calm down. Too much stress on her and the baby could kill the baby.

"Fuckin tell her. Don't keep blaming this shit on me. I knew this whole relationship was going to be a problem from the jump but fuck it. If you want your grandkids you're just going to have to see me in court bitch. I'm a damn good mother and I have my own I don't need you or your son."

She made her way back to the car finally letting Victoria drive off and everyone else to stare at the two stunned. The truth, well part of it had finally came out.

"What is she talking about son?"

Everyone was gathered around ready to hear the story now. There was pieces missing that Stephen hadn't told anybody. The story told was that the couple had had a heated make up session which led to Raven getting pregnant Stephen manned up and they ran away to Cancun and got married to start their family.

"I don't... I." He sighed. Everything was over he had been caught he might as well tell the truth.

If y'all follow me back to the house I'll tell the whole story. But little did her know ravens little fingers were typing the whole story as the talked. One by one everyone's phone pinged from a message. Scanning over the first few lines his eyes grew wide. Three attachments hit the group chat. She wouldn't. He prayed she wouldn't. And she had. The box of his shots of her when she was walking around campus, the board with her schedule on it, the anonymous letter he was going to leave her. And detailed text explaining the whole situation.

His family looked at him in disbelief, a face of disgust plastered on his fathers and step mothers faces.

"How could you? That child is so sweet."

"Y'all don't understand let me explain."

"Explain what E? You tied her up and raped her in a hotel room. Are you fuckin serious?"

"Pop please?"

He shook his head. His son disgusted him the more he stood there looking at him. How could he have possibly thought that shit was ok and he would have gotten away with it.

"And she's still worried about you after all that shit. She still loved you after everything you did. But here you are letting your stupid ass mother dictate shit because she paid your bail."

"I know. I fucked up. That's why I'm pleading guilty and taking a deal."

"The hell if you are. That bitch wanted it. If she didn't she would have left."

"Stop calling her a bitch. She's my wife, the mother of my children, the love of my life and if you don't like it stop fuckin coming around. Nobody ever ask for you. Never you just manage to show the fuck up. How did you even know about the wedding today?"

"Raven invited me."

"You gotta be fuckin kidding me. And you still hate her? Leave bro. Go. Get the fuck out of my life."

"You don't mean that son."

"I do. From the bottom of my heart. Leave me the fuck alone for good."