Sharing Black (The Ultimate Betrayal)

Twon
Saturday 6:16p.m. Home
I was acquitted of all charges due to lack of evidence and yesterday, and today I’ll celebrate. Rhonda still looked good even though she was eight months pregnant. She kept herself up, I made her stop drinking and smoking, and I too did the same. I told her that if I get off on the charges that they tried to put up on me, then I’d marry her. Monday is my wedding day. I laughed to myself.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my friends and I think it’s about time I’d find out what’s been going on. Rhonda and I drove over to Jay and Shauny’s house. 
“I’m going to ask Jay to be my best man Rhonda.” She just smiled and looked out the window.

When we got there and knocked, no one answered the door. We were just about to leave when Black appeared out of nowhere. 
”They’re not there!” Believe it or not, I was sort of happy to see my old friend, although he seemed to be pissed at me. 
”Sup Black, long time no see!” I walked up to him and gave my hand for dap. He left me hanging. Right…
”Do you happen to know when they’ll be back?”
”Nope!” He crossed his arms across his chest. He looked me up and down, then Rhonda the same way. 

Rhonda and I turned and started to walk away, and then all of a sudden Black rushed me out of nowhere and jumped on my back. 
“It’s like that, you got no play for your boy?” He playfully held me in a headlock and pulled me to the ground. At first I thought he was serious but… I gave him a firm but friendly elbow to the gut, and he released me.
”Damn Twon,” He said out of breath and clenching his chest. “where you been all this time.” Before I could answer him… “Oh I see!” He said looking at Rhonda’s pregnant belly. I couldn’t help but to laugh. 
“I’ve been trying to get my life right, I did some stupid shit in high school man. So where you been?” Already knowing. 
”Locked up over some stupid shit I did in high school too! Did seven months for it too!” I pulled Rhonda close to me and held her around her waist. 
”Well, it’s time for me to do the right thing and settle down. Rhonda and I are getting married on Monday. I already asked Jay to be my Man of Honor but I’d be honored if you’ll be my best man.
”Always a grooms man but never a groom!” he kidded. “YOU KNOW!!” He passed me some dap followed by a hug. 
”Alright then, see you at City Hall around noon Monday?” 

We got in my car to leave. “Oh Black, do you know where Jay and Shauny are?”
”More than likely they’re still at the hospital.” Hospital? “Shauny had the baby!” Oh, that’s right, how stupid of me to forget. I laughed and pulled off.

Hospital 7:30p.m. Maternity Floor
We knocked on Shauny’s room door before we entered. 
”Hey, proud parents.” Jay was sitting in the chair and Shauny was feeding her baby. “Hey, come on in!” She whispered. She was still so beautiful. By her being a mother made her look even more beautiful. Her hair was much longer than the last time I saw her. 
”Well we are not going to stay long, we just wanted to congratulate you on your new arrival.” I looked over at Jay, he didn’t look too happy. “What’s up Jay?” He looked at me and walked out the room. I looked at Shauny and she just put her head down. Trouble in paradise. 
I hugged Shauny good-bye, and got a really good look at the baby. The baby was dark brown and looked exactly like Black. I didn’t know what to say, I guess I knew what Jay was mad about. I finally found Jay and told Rhonda to meet me in the waiting room. 

”What’s up!” Jay just shook his head. I could tell by the look on his face he was hurting bad. 
”She kept it a secret man! She let me to believe that it was your baby! We even talked about me adopting him!” He slammed his fist on the wall. “Why would she keep something like this from me!” 
”Well, look at it from her point of view, maybe she didn’t want to hurt you, or maybe she didn’t know how to tell you about it.” 
”You’re right man! I didn’t look at it that way. Black, I’mma kill his ass!”
”And what would that solve! This was close to a year ago, she’s with you now married, faithful and true to you, so enjoy her. She loves you and only you, don’t hold it against her for what she did in the past. You’ll hurt her and not to mention yourself when you loose her.” He turned around and looked at me. “Don’t pick up that beef man, it ain’t worth it.” He smiled and hugged me. 

”What are you Prophet Mohammad now?” He asked. I couldn’t help but to laugh.
”No, far from it, but I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do, I’mma take you to this church that helped me change my life around. Rhonda and I joined this church about 6 months ago and now we don’t drink, do drugs, don’t smoke… We got the fear of God in us and it’s the best thing that ever happened to us.” I put my arm around his neck and walked back with him to his wife’s room.

As we walked I told him of my getting married on Monday. 
“Black is going to be my best man, but I would be so honored if you’d be my Man of Honor.” 
”You know I will!” He stated excitedly. We turned the corner and I walked him to the door.
”Remember what I said, don’t let the past determine your future.” He smile at me and returned my dap. 
I retrieved my future wife, left the hospital and went home.

Tyrell
Next day 10:20a.m. (home) Sunday
Mom, Michaels, and Terrance got up for church. 
“Would you come to church with us,” Terrance asked me. 
“You want me to go to church with you?” 
“Yeah!” he returned. 
“Sure I’ll go!” I said and got up and took a shit, showered, and shaved. I got out one of my Armani suits and slipped it on. 
Everyone was ready to leave when I ran out and got into the car. 
“It’s good to see you goin’ to church with us today son.” Michaels said. 
“I just smiled at Terrance and closed the door. The ride to church was silent. We went in and sat down. The choir sang a selection from the hymnbook and we sang with them. “God’s trying to tell you something.” As we were singing I saw Big Momma and Jas come in. Jas looked like she just swallowed a small pig. They walked pass us in the middle pew and sat at the front pew. She didn’t see me looking at her, but mom did. “They invited us to dinner again, so that’s where we are going later.” she said hoping that I would come with them. 

The song was over and we listened to the sermon. All through the sermon I watched Jas in the front pew. I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. She was so beautiful. Most of her beautiful brown hair was up in a roll that feathered out the top of her clip, the back was down. It fell almost to the middle of her back. She leaned over and whispered something in Big Momma’s ear and got up and walked to the back of the church. Her floral dress was swaying as she walked. She walked past us in the isles and spoke to Ma, Michaels and Terrance. When she saw me she just mouthed hi, and continued out the doors. Ma looked at me and nodded her head towards the doors Jas went out of. 
I excused myself and left. I didn’t see her when I first got in the hallway, so I started to go back in when I heard the toilet flush. I stood outside the bathroom for what seems like forever, then she finally came out. She paused when she saw me. 

“Hi.” Hi, Black you could have came up with something better than that, I thought, being hard on myself. 
“I spoke to you in the sanctuary Black.” she said. All while she was talking I stared at her gorgeous lips. She pushed past me. I watched her pass then I reached for her hand with the cane. 
“I would like to say something!!” I said and pulled her to the bench outside the sanctuary doors. 
“I think you said enough Black!” she said refusing to sit down. Her big belly rubbed across my arm. I could have sworn I felt it move. 
“Please, just hear me out. I promise if you don’t like what I’m saying then you could leave.” 

“Black now is not the time or the place to talk, I come to church to hear the word not you pathetic excuses.” she said and pushed my hand off her wrists. She opened the doors of the church and I followed her. She smelled so good. We returned to our seats and listened to the word.