You Needed Me | Oscar Diaz [EDITING]

32 - Space

The look on Cesar's face made me feel horrible inside. I pushed Angel away from me and frowned at him. "Why would you do that?" "Why would I do what? Kiss my girlfriend?" Angel gave me a confused look and stood there waiting for an answer. 

He was right. I was his girlfriend. 

He had been my escape when I was dealing with everything. When Oscar and I weren't on the best of terms. Angel was there. He took my mind off of Oscar. And I appreciated it at the time, but now, now I need him to give me some space. 

I just needed some space to think. To think about how I'm going to get Oscar out of jail. To think about how I'm going to take care of Cesar and their house while he's gone. I needed space to just figure all of these things out. And Angel being here, trying to make our relationship work, was just going to get in the way of everything.

"Angel I just don't think that right now is a good time."

He scoffed, "A good time? Time for what? For me to be here for you? So me helping you right now isn't good timing?" I shook my head, "It's not that Angel, I appreciate your help. I really do. It's just..." "Just what?!" I jumped a little from him yelling at me. I could see him getting upset. "Angel.." "No! Riella I've literally been taking a backseat to Oscar our entire friendship and now I've got to take the backseat during our relationship too?!" I frowned and shook my head at him, "Didn't you just tell me that you understood why Oscar means so much to me?" 

He nodded, "And I do. But Riella, he's not here. Who's going to protect you with him locked up?" 

I didn't answer him. I didn't have an answer. Oscar had always been there for me. Even when we argued, he was always there. 

"Riella you need me." Angel started moving closer to me and I started to back up. "Riella, stop doing this!" I shook my head, "You need to leave Angel. Please." But he just kept coming closer. "And if I don't?"

"Then you'll fucking deal with me!"

I looked up and Cesar was standing next to the front door. Then the front door opened up. Sad Eyes and Santi walked in and stood next to Cesar. "What's the problem little homie?"

Cesar nodded his head over towards Angel. "She asked him to leave and he won't." Cesar folded his arms and stood there holding his ground. He knew that Sad Eyes and Santi wouldn't let anything happen to him or me. 

Angel looked between them and then back at me. "So you called them to make me leave?" I shook my head, "I didn't call anyone Angel. I've been right here the whole time." Cesar walked up a little, "No I called them. Because I knew your ass wouldn't leave Riella alone now that Oscar isn't here. I might not know much, but I know when a guy is trying to take advantage of certain situations." 

Angel scoffed at him, "Situations? What situation is that? Riella is my fucking girlfriend." "Yeah, only because her and Oscar were being hard headed and stubborn. You took advantage of when he hurt her before. You used that hurt to swoop in and become her boyfriend. Now you're trying to use this situation too."

I frowned at Angel and wiped the tears from my face. I was feeling horrible because I felt like I had been using Angel this entire time. When in actuality he was using me. He was using what I was going through with Oscar to make me want him more. I didn't realize it, but Cesar was right. 

"Well what do you want Riella? You want me to leave? Do you want me to go?" 

I looked between Angel and Cesar and then I nodded. "I think it would be better if you left Angel." He huffed, "Are you serious right now?" I nodded, "Yes." 

Sad Eyes walked up and stood between me and Angel. He folded his arms together and tilted his head at Angel. "She said she wants you to go. So you need to go." Angel looked past him at me. Like he was waiting for me to change my mind. Like he wanted me to say that he could stay. But I just turned my head.

Angel grabbed his keys and stormed out of the door. 

Once the door closed behind him I fell over and started breathing erratically. Sad Eyes turned around and caught me, "Hey, hey, it's okay. He's gone. We won't let him fuck with you okay." I nodded and grabbed onto him. He held me and rubbed my back. "It's okay Riella. It's gonna be okay." 

He let me cry into his arm for a moment. Once I composed myself I stood up and wiped my face. "I'm sorry." He shook his head, "You don't have to apologize Riella." He looked down at his phone. "Look, me and Santi got to go handle a few things. Are you and Cesar going to be okay for right now?" I nodded, "Yeah, we should be okay."

He walked over to Cesar and told him something then he and Santi left. I looked up at Cesar, "I'm sorry about that Cesar." "No, it's fine. Riella he's an asshole. He was weak as fuck when Oscar was here and if Oscar was still here he wouldn't have dared to try any of that shit."

I nodded. "You hungry?" He smiled at me, "Yeah." I smiled back, "Good, sit down. I'll cook you something to eat."

Cesar and I sat there talking about Oscar and the meticulous ways that he liked to cook. We both were worried about him. I tried to convince Cesar that everything was going to be okay and that I would find a way to get Oscar out. But when I was done talking I think I was trying to convince myself more than I was trying to convince him.

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Did you guys see that coming from Angel?

What about Cesar?

Do you guys think Riella will be able to get Oscar out?