me? I said your hoe is calling—”
Fed up with the bullshit, Jude snatched his phone, rolled down his window, and tossed it out. “There. You fuckin’ happy now?”
Cameron laughed and shook her head in disbelief. “You act like that’s supposed to change something.”
“I wish it could,” Jude mumbled.
“And I wish you had strapped up with that bitch. Hell, I wish you would’ve never laid down with that hoe, but you did—”
“Cam, watch ya mouth around our son, a'ight. He’s in the backseat—”
“Don’t act like you give a damn about Justin now!” Cameron lashed out. “Out of all the fucking money you make you couldn’t pay to have that shit dealt with! Now I gotta deal with this bitch every—”
“What the fuck do you want from me, Cam!” Jude yelled. “To abort the lil’ mothafucka myself?! I did everything I could! I fucked up! Damn. I don’t ‘een deal with that bitch no more and it still ain’t enough for yo’ ass. I’m tryin’—”
“Nigga, you ain’t trying,” Cameron waved him off. “You don’t even know the definition of the word ‘trying’.”
“Why do I have to go through this shit with you every fucking day, yo’? You gon’ let your insecurities tear us apart, Cam—”
“You’ve already beat me to it,” she retorted. “And whose fault is it that I am? For three months — three months — you paraded this second-rate bitch all over the city! Buying her cars, jewelry, and shit — I saw the receipts, Jude. And then you have the nerve to continue lying to me by saying she was just some fling. That bitch is carrying your baby! I have to live with that shit every time I wake up and go to sleep at night! Do you ever really stop to think about how the consequences of your actions affects those around you?”
“What the fuck do you want me to do, Cameron?” Jude asked calmly. “Why you stay givin’ me the third degree over dat bullshit? What’s yo’ fuckin’ problem?”
“I HATE YO’ TRIFLING ASS!” Cameron screamed. “You wanna know what my problem is? I hate yo’ mothafucking ass, Jude!” She clapped her hands together with every word to emphasize her extreme dislike. Tears steamed down Cam’s cheeks as she finally let her true feelings surface. “And it ain’t just the pregnancy and whatever other hoes you probably smash on the side. It’s everything! You changed and I despise what the hell you’ve become. I can’t even stand to look at your ass. You make me fucking sick,” she cried. “I hate your ass, Jude. I really do…”
Jude sat silent in his seat as he navigated the vehicle. He was at a complete loss for words. Although he held his ground, he was breaking down inside. Cameron had never spoken to him with such animosity and discontentment. He hardly even recognized her. It felt like a stranger was cursing him out. He almost didn’t want to believe the shit spewing from her lips.
“You don’t mean that,” Jude said in a low tone. “I know you don’t mean that shit.”
“As sure as that mothafucking baby is yours, I mean that shit with every fiber of my being.”
Damn.
There it was.
Jude had no idea that Cameron felt such a strong disdain for him. He’d really fucked up, and this time the damage was irreparable. Jude slowly pulled through the tall wrought iron gates that led to his seven-bedroom home.
Things quickly went from bad to worse when he saw a familiar face awaiting his arrival outside a parked limousine.
What the fuck is he doing here? Jude asked himself.
6
“Who’s that?” Cameron asked before climbing out of the car. She used her right hand to shield her eyes from the sun as she strained to look at their uninvited guest.
“Go take Justin in the house,” Jude ordered. “I’ll be in there shortly.” He never broke his gaze from the cold, dark stare fixated upon him.
“What’s wrong?”
“Just do what I say.”
Cam, sensing something was up, quickly did as she was told. She’d heard the