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  Syn 2

  Sex Is Syn, Love Is Pain

  A Novel by

  J Peach

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  Da’Jah & Da’Vion, my heart, my two babies. If it wasn’t for you two I swear I would not have this drive, this determination to continue to go as hard as I am. You two are my motivation!!

  I Love You Two So Much!

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  Chapter 1

  Angel

  I stretched out on the comfortable bed before I grabbed the pillow, hugging it tight. A small sigh left my mouth and I began to open my eyes, blinking slowly. I yawned while pulling the pillow to me. My eyes finally opened and it landed on an unfamiliar lamp. My brows furrowed in confusion as I stared at the nightstand. I looked at the hotel phone.

  I’m at a hotel? I thought to myself. How the hell did I get here?

  The events from that night came rushing back and immediately fear filled my body. I lay there quietly for a few seconds, listening for any movement. The sound of the toilet flushing caused my eyes to snap to the bathroom. This was my chance. I quickly shot up and jumped out of the bed. I hurriedly made a dash for the room door.

  I threw the room door opened and ran out. “Ahh!” A loud scream left my mouth as I was yanked backwards by my shirt. “No! Let me go!” I hollered. Why would he take me? Is he going to kill me? He is going to kill me! With that last thought I freaked out. It was either him or me and if it’s me, I was going down with a fight. I turned around and just started swinging while screaming loudly as possible.

  I was suddenly thrown against the wall hard as a hand slapped over my mouth.

  “Angel, would you calm yo ass the fuck down! Ahh shit!” I bit hard into his hand. “Gotdamn! Angel, I’m not gon’ hurt yo ass!” He yelled as he shook me. His hands suddenly rose and he moved back, away from me.

  During my freak out, my mind didn’t process who I was looking at until he moved away from me. “Jerron?”

  “Yeah, now would you stop screaming?” He spoke with his hands still raised.

  My hand went back and then forth and I slapped the hell out of him. “What the fuck is wrong with you? What the hell?” My hand went to my chest as I let out a relieved breath. “I thought you was Leon. Why the hell would you take me? Did he tell you to? Did he tell you to kill me? Oh, my God, he did, didn’t he? You’re not going to kill me, are you?” I ranted. What Jerron did for a living wasn’t a secret, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Leon did go to his brother and tell him about Parker shooting at him..

  “N’all, I’m not going to kill you. Why would you think that?” He stared down at me like I had grown a second head.

  I pointed around the room. “You snatched me from outside a club, you fuckin’ choked me out. Why the hell wouldn’t I freak out and think that?” This nigga is crazy as hell.

  Jerron pointed to the bed. “I promise you, I’m not going to hurt you. We’ve known each other way too long for that bullshit. Man, sit down. I just wanna talk to you, is all.”

  “And snatching me in the middle of the night is how you chose to do that? What the fuck is wrong with you? You couldn’t pick up the phone and call me to talk? Of course not, that would have been too simple, right?” My fingers ran over my head as I took a deep, relieved breath. “Oh, my God!” I was glad it wasn’t Leon, but it left the question open. Why the hell would Jerron come all the way to Indy just to talk to me? And how would he have known where to find me?

  Jerron sat in a chair and shrugged. “I tried calling you for a week, but didn’t get an answer. I even went by your crib, but you haven’t been there. So shit, I didn’t know how else to get in contact with you. I asked Leon and he remembered the club you dance at. He gave me that info which is why I’m here. Damn, I didn’t think you would be this hard to find. I was only going to talk to you outside the club, but then yo ass freaked the fuck out—”

  “Yeah,” I cut him off, “because I thought you was Leon. Y’all sound so much alike, you scared the shit out of me. I didn’t know what else to think other than run because your brother been on some crazy ass fatal attraction type shit lately. I thought he came to kill me or some shit. But that didn’t give yo ass the right to choke me the fuck out.” My eyes slanted and I glared at him hard to show him how pissed I was.

  “That’s yo own fault.” He pointed an accusing finger at me

  “Are you fuckin’ serious right now?” I asked him shocked. I couldn’t believe he was blaming that on me. “How the hell is that my fault, Jerron?” It took everything in me not to slap the shit out of him.

  “Because yo ass started screaming like you was fuckin’ crazy. Folks was looking at us and shit. I had to do something to shut you up. For what it’s worth, I’m sorry for choking you out. But I need to figure out what the fuck is going on with you and Leon. Angel, why the fuck you got niggas shooting at my brother?” He finally sat up in his seat. Jerron mugged me hard.

  I let out a laugh as I shook my head. “Why yo brother put his hands on me because I decided to call it quits with him? Why the fuck yo brother get his bitch and her friends to come to my school and jump me? So get the whole story before you come to me with a fuckin’ why question,” I snapped at him.

  “My boyfriend shot at him because your brother put me in the hospital. I told my dude to leave it alone and it’ll blow over, which he did. Even after Leon constantly threatened to bury him, he let it go until Leon had me jumped. In fact, I tried calling you to see if you could talk to him about the shit he was doing, but I hadn’t gotten an answer. So everything that’s happening is your brother’s fault, not mine,” I explained to him everything Leon had done to me.

  Jerron ran a hand over his head and let out a sigh. “Wait, hold up. He had you jumped? When did this happen?” He asked, looking confused.

  His question had my brows rising. “Yes! About two weeks ago. I tried calling you to talk to him. My dude is not going to play with your brother.” I knew for a fact Parker wasn’t one to play games. And if Leon continued to be on that bullshit. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that Parker was bound to kill him, which I honestly didn’t want to happen.

  A glare covered his face. “Y’al
l mothafuckas, man. You know how Leon is. He been liking you for a long ass time. He’s thinking once you’re ready to get serious and wanna date you gon’ come to him. You know he’s been waiting on yo ass, Angel. So yeah he gon’ be pissed off about you getting serious with another mothafucka.” His deep baritone voice raised as he fussed at me.

  My hands waved at him trying to make sure I was hearing him right. “Are you trying to say this is my fault? Never would I have been in a serious relationship with Leon. Hell, every girl he has been with, he’s cheated on. Leon has only showed me what a dog ass nigga he is. Why would I want to trade places with those women? Jerron, why would I want that?” I snapped at him.

  “It’s the both of y’all crazy ass mothafuckas. You knew how he was when you started fuckin’ with him. Hell, he cheated on half his bitches with yo ass. So yeah, I’m blaming you and him. Yo ass knew you ain’t never want shit serious with him, so you could’ve ended that bullshit a long fuckin’ time ago. But n’all, you kept the shit going. So now that you found somebody new it’s like fuck him and what he feels, right?” He asked the question seriously.

  “How did you think this bullshit was going to go, Angel? Huh? What you thought, he was just gon’ be happy for you? Huh? No. He thought eventually you and him was gon’ get together. I know this because that’s what he’s been telling me for years. Now you got this new nigga? Yeah, Leon’s pissed off. He lost you. Yeah, him putting his hands on you and having them bitches jump you was straight bullshit. But you having yo nigga shoot at him, that don’t even fuckin’ compare, Angel,” he fussed as his breathing picked up.

  I could understand him being pissed off about that, even so, my eyes rolled. Leon had brought that on himself. I didn’t want him hurt regardless of what he had done because the consequences weren’t worth it to me. Parker wasn’t just going to beat his ass, he’d made that known when he started shooting at Leon. And I didn’t want Leon dead.

  “You coming to talk to me about what my dude did when you should be talking to your brother. I was trying to avoid all this shit. Yeah, our relationship went past its point and I should have been ended it. That’s on me, but it’s also on him. Leon knew we were never going to be anything serious because I told him that constantly. He chose not to listen,” I explained to Jerron. A sigh left my mouth as I calmed down.

  “Ron, tell him to let this go, please. Otherwise, he’s going to get you pulled into some bullshit that you don’t want. Yes, my dude shot at Leon and he will kill him if he keeps coming for me like he has. Jerron, believe me, I don’t want that to happen,” I let out a deep and tired sigh.

  Shaking my head, I rolled my eyes in irritation, I continued. “Leon and I have been cool for way too damn long for this shit to ever have gone this far. I don’t want you pulled into this shit because I don’t know what the outcome will be. I don’t want my boyfriend hurt behind this or you. But with the way Leon’s acting, that’s exactly what’s going to end up happening,” I stressed how serious this situation was to Parker. All I wanted was for it to be over. I didn’t want anymore drama coming from the situation. It had already gone too far as it was.

  “That mothafucka tried to kill my brother. Ain’t no letting it go, Angel.” I could see in his eyes how serious he was. “Regardless of what Leon did, yo nigga shot at my brother. I can’t look the other way on this,” he explained to me. Jerron let out a breath before he rubbed his head. Throughout the whole time Jerron had been looking at me. But once that last bit left his mouth, his eyes focused on everything else around us.

  My head tilted as I stared at him. “Jerron, what are you saying?” I asked him slowly. Is he trying to warn me? Is he going to try and do something to Parker? “Ron!” I yelled his name loud enough to get his attention.

  His eyes snapped to mine and he stared at me hard. “I’m saying—” his voice rose angrily until he caught himself and quickly got control of his anger. He let out a deep breath, “—I’m saying find a new interest.”

  That was a clear threat.

  I stood up from the bed as my head shook. “Jerron, you can’t do this. You’re making a threat because of some shit your brother started? Yes, my dude shot at him because of Leon’s actions. He was trying to protect me. You can’t blame him for that. If this had happened to your girl, you would have done the same damn thing as my boyfriend. Look, just keep your brother under control and we will put this behind us—”

  “Angel, it’s too late for all that. He could’ve killed my brother. I’m not gon’ sit around and wait until he tries that shit a second time and be successful. Hell n’all. I just wanted to tell you that when I see yo dude, I’m going to kill him. So stay from around him. That’s all I wanted to tell you.” He stood from his seat and started for the hotel room door.

  I grabbed his arm, stopping him. “Jerron, please don’t do this. I promise if you keep Leon away this will blow over. Nobody don’t have to get hurt behind this bullshit. Please,” I begged him.

  I’d just got Parker and I wasn’t ready to let him go. He was something new to me, something I never had and I didn’t want to lose that. I couldn’t lose him. Since I’d been hanging with Parker I no longer felt dead inside.

  I didn’t want that feeling to return. I couldn’t lose him.

  “Angel—”

  My throat burned as a lump formed inside of it, making it hard to swallow. My vision became blurry. “Jerron, please,” I pleaded once again. Either Parker was going to get killed or Jerron was. I was trying to avoid both of those scenarios.

  “I’m sorry, Angel.” He looked like he truly was. He wasn’t going to change his mind. He turned away from me heading towards the door once again.

  My head nodded and I took my phone from my pocket. I pulled up my group chat with the girls and started sending them a message. “Jerron,” I called him as I pressed send. In the group message I pressed the camera and clicked on take photo. He stopped at the open door and glanced at me. I took a picture of him and quickly sent it. “I’m sorry, but if you kill Parker…” I wiped my eyes, “if you kill him, you might as well kill me. Because I promise you, you’re going to follow him soon after and so will Leon.”

  Jerron closed the door and stared at me like I was stupid. “Did you just threaten me?” He asked.

  I shrugged at him. “If that’s what you want to call it. But I’m making you this promise. If anything happens to him, you might as well kill me too. Because you and Leon will die. And if you kill me,” I handed him my phone. “Everybody will know you killed me.” I told him as he read over the message I sent to the girls.

  “If you don’t hear from me within an hour, Jerron killed me and Parker.” I spoke what he was reading. “I sent them your picture so they’ll know I’m not lying. Now you think about it, Jerron, you kill me, they’re going to show that to King and he’s like a brother to me. What do you think he’s going to do when he finds out? And know that if King’s coming, so is Blaze,” I spoke boldly, looking directly at him.

  “He already hates you,” I went on, “the only reason you’re still alive is because of Peaches. If you kill me, she’s no longer going to be the reason that holds him back. He will kill you and I’m sure he’ll enjoy it.” I explained as I took my phone back.

  Before I could put my phone in my pocket it started ringing. I looked on the screen to see Missy calling. I rejected the call. It started going off again and this time Peaches’ name popped up. With a crooked smile, I showed it to him before I rejected the call. I then put the phone in my pocket.

  Jerron looked pissed. The muscles in his jaw tightened as did his fist. His shoulders rose and the muscles in his arms flexed. I took a step away from him just in case he thought about swinging on my ass. I didn’t have my knife or my gun, they were all in Parker’s car because I couldn’t carry them around on me in the club. Vince was too strict on the weapon policy there.

  “And I’m not mad about the decision you have to make. Just like you, I have to do what I gotda to protect mine
. I’m sorry, Jerron,” I mimicked his apology and that seemed to piss him off more. To seem unbothered by him, I glanced around the room. I saw Parker keys sitting next to the TV. I walked over, grabbed them, and then looked back at a very pissed off Jerron.

  “Angel, this yo last time ever threatening me. I don’t take too well to being threatened,” he snapped at me. His head soon nodded. “I’ll keep Leon at bay. But if yo nigga do anything to him, tell whoever the fuck you want, I don’t care. But I’m gon’ kill him.”

  A relieved breath left my body at his words. “Okay, Jerron. Keep Leon away from me and it won’t be a problem. I promise.”

  Jerron didn’t say anything else to me. He turned around and walked out the hotel room.

  I stared at the door for a few seconds and then fell down on the bed, relieved. I was so glad he believed me and did not decide to kill my ass. My phone started going off, causing me to jump. “Damn!” I let out a breath and then reached into my pocket and took out the phone. Peaches’ name was on the screen. I answered it. “Hey, Peach.” I got off the bed, grabbed my keys, and then left the hotel room.

  “Angel, what the fuck is going on?” Concern filled her tone as her voice shook.

  “Girl, this whole bullshit with Leon ass done went so fuckin’ left it don’t make no sense. Click over and call Kim while I call Missy. One of them can call Ebony. Girl, this shit is fuckin’ crazy,” I stressed to her as I walked out of the hotel.

  “Okay, hold on,” Peaches said before she clicked over.

  I stood outside looking around the parking lot. “Shit.” I had to get back to the club to get Parker’s car. A groan left my mouth and I started to head back into the hotel to find a cab service. But the red car a few spaces from where I stood caught my eyes. I moved back and walked over to it. “Thank God.” I mumbled to myself as I saw Parker’s car. Jerron must have brought it up there while I was out.