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What to do!

He walked into into Kourtney's room almost stealthily not to make a sound, unknowingly she was sobbing silently. She overheard her parents arguing earlier. 

  "Baby what's wrong? You want peanut butter with..." He began running to her then she interrupted

  "I don't want Paa!" She almost yelled "Y'all keep arguing, am i really a problem to you both?"

  "No! Never! Don't say that honey, we are going through  a very rough time...its really hard. I'm trying to protect you and mama from..." He tried to explain yet she wouldn't let him finish

  "Miss Tika?" She asked then he sighed and continued

  "Yes...from every bad person."

  "Why would she show us a gun? Is she angry at mama 'coz they were having a long conversation. Are we gonna die?" She asked calmly. He quickly placed his index finger across her lips, he was hurt to hear such words come out of a 6 year old child, let alone his daughter.

  "Shh! No one is gonna die, not even mama." He embraced he tightly "I love you so much Kourtney, you can't imagine how much i love you and adore you. You are all that mattered to me nothing else, im really sorry you had your go through all of that!"

  "Its ok, Pa! Promise me you ain't gonna argue with her. I love her so much and i love you too. I don't want peanuts, designers, cakes or tree houses, i want my parents next to me. Please!" She inquired sweetly

  "I promise to do better!" He kissed her on the head "Need something?" He teased

  "No gifts Papa!" She reminded then he smiled

  "Wanna see a movie? Latest?" He didn't give uou

  "Yeah!" She exclaimed excitedly.

After a few minutes, Kourtney slept off then he headed to his wife finally. She was still fixated on the novel she was reading.

  "I did i as i was told!" He interrupted. She raised her head gently.

  "Ok!" She shrugged

  "Tanya, a word?"

  "Fine!" She closed the book "what this time?"

  "I'm sorry for everything...i know you know i killed Sandy...and you haven't said a word yet. Why?" He sat on the edge of the bed. She rubbed her neck gently in slight guilt, she had done it. She scoffed.

  "'Coz you're the father to my child. That's obvious. Why are you asking?"

  "I just realized that i love you even more---and Kourtney! What can i do to make it up?"

  "About that? Dylan, go far away! Leave the country, go else where. Its best for us---you!" She explained percussively

  "But i can't just leave you both. I want to spend the rest of my life with you so what the fuck are you talking about?"

  "What I'm trying to say is, i wouldn't want jail for you regardless. How do i explain to Kourtney when it gets dark and obvious? Its not going to be easy me and her!" She stopped to breath calmly

  "Ok! We'll all go away. I can't lose you at all...i can't afford it!"

  "You ain't got no choice Dylan! You started all of this, worsen tge situation by killing Sandy abd Xavier...you caused all of this!" She cautioned, he turned away in guilt. "We both know that you killed that woman, don't try to lie. I've had enough of you...everyone..."

He held her by the arms softly and continued

  "Yes yes yes! The only truth about me is the fact that i love you Tanya, can't you see?! Do you love me?" He asked a question she had always prayed he'd never ask.

  "Dylan..."

  "Just let it out ok!"

  "I..I..I do love you Dylan, we got a daughter!"

  "Not about her. We both love her so i wanna fuckin know if you are with me or not. Do you love me?"

  "I..I do, Dylan! Even if i want you to suffer!" She blurted. He lips  grabbed hers pressing a wet kiss on it.

  "Thank you. So don't you even tell me to leave again. No cool man out there would leave his woman and daughter just to save his life, i won't. I really can't do that shit."

  "Then the feds? What are we gonna do?"

  "I'll turn myself in, that's what you've always wanted. I'll do it!" He almost cringed "you just got to tell Kourtney everything i did...tell her how i love her yet regret my shit! Simple!" He said regardless

  "You're kidding my ass!" She countered defiantly 

  "What else am i gonna do? Run away from my mistakes? Bitch, that's not me, i ain't leaving." He said firmly. She was silent because there was nothing she could say again.

Meanwhile, Nipsy and Storm had received Tika's text. She affirmed and succumbed to their demands.

A day later,

Tika drove to Dylan's office, after he ignored her calls earlier. She sat elegantly in a black body con dress and black heels.

  "Why the fuck are you not picking up my calls?"

  "We're not married so you can't ask questions..."

  "Im not here to play and i fuckin wish i was."

  "Seems like you got worked up!" He mocked

  "I need the papers to Nipsta!" She said outrightly

  "Kidding right?" His brows tilted

  "You got DM's fashion and i get Nipsta's"

  "I can't give you no dime!" He was defiant

  "Of course you would. This is not about you giving or not, its about your little princess's life on the line. She's the middleman right now!"

  "Hold up bitch, you think you got it all? Tell the feds what i did, im not scared. You need a restitution, go fuck yourself."

  "Why are you so confident about your gut feeling? Its hell for you." She smirked

  "Tell them everything, you'd explain why you never said a word over the years and maybe i need the law for that!" He ignored her threats

  "Watch me ruin you!"

  "I got lots of that lately. Shut the door behind your flat ass!" He insulted

  "Hmm!" She shrugged leaving as he instructed

  "I can't give you something i worked for, no way!" He said within.

She scurried to her car then dialed Nipsy.

  "Hey. it didn't work!" She blurted

  "Oh really? So how's that my problem! I never said you rights to fail or win. Listen bitch, you got 24hours no more no less. If i don't get those papers, it's hell for you. Got that?" He warned then hung up while she banged on the steering in disappointment.

At the FBI office:

  "Want coffee?" Bree asked Ian who seemed calmer

  "Never mind!" He snapped

  "Why are you here anyways?" She asked to clarify the unusual visitation.

  "I'm in!" He blurted "I give up!" He added

  "Great!" she gave a tight smile "I suggest we pull a stunt!"

  "Got that!" He beamed "I missed you!"

  "Why..." She was shocked

  "I mean...i missed you---us working...teamwork!"

  "Great! Me too!" She added

  "It wouldn't be bad if i missed you in person." He said

  "Don't gimme that jerk!" They laughed. "I got plans!"

At noon, Storm was at Tyra's. Nipsy texted Tanya.

      *Can we hangout maybe some meat balls.*

                  *im busy. We got investors coming on!*

      *30 minutes wouldn't hurt a fly i guess. Yes?*

                  *20 minutes. Waiting! And some french fries too!*

      *Sure!*

He was elated, he drove to her then picked her up. They drove to an eatery then ordered for meatballs as planned. They couldn't stop stealing glances at each other.

  "I missed this! Its been a while i ate meatballs." She said

  "Why's that?" He asked

  "Remember, i only eat meatballs if you're there so i got used to it!" She explained

  "Too bad! I had a couple lately."

  "Really easy for you to go on without me." She teased

  "Not really! I needed to be reminded about you, i wanted a reason to even if i had a thousand reasons remember you."

  "Enough!"

  "He really knows how to treat a lady right...he knows hoe to love a woman!"

  "You think so?"

  "Its so! He wouldn't argue with you, im sure he agrees to every fuckin word you spit, almost all!" He added stirring up

  "Thats because he's up to something!" She shrugged

  "Sure!" They were silent for a few seconds then he broke it "i missed you and everything about you. We were happy...we were envied by alot abd now its really different.."

  "You don't always get what you want!" She blurted

  "Tanya?" he called out softly "what if i ask for more than us being strangers, would you let me? I donr want to interfer but everything i try i just can't help it, im losing it!" He said

She swayed her fingers displaying the ring finger.

  "You see this?  I'm happily married. Dylan loves me so much, he would do anything to have me..."

  "And i would do more..."

  "But you let it slip only because of some misunderstanding, don't get me wrong. I understand you wanted peace for Kourtney and i, things are not gonna change Nipsy, accept it!" She clarified

  "What's that?"

  "Its hard to really make some hurtful choices you know!"

  "I'd wait!"

  "For how long are you gonna wait? The kiss we had earlier was a mistake, it can't and won't happen again." She snapped

  "What is wrong with you?"  He asked in chaos

  "I love Dylan. Just forget about us, we'll never work!" She stated almost yelling then be smiled and Continued. He couldn't believe her confession.

  "You love Dylan? You don't love that Nigga. It's on you...you want me, you need me." He helped her off her seat then wrapped his hands around het waist "babe, you don't love that man as much as you love me, you just wanna get past time. I don't fuckin care what he told you but it ain't gonna last ok?! Im back for my bitch, i want her back!" He said outrightly

  "You lost it right?"

  "I didn't want meatballs, I wanted you. I need us to go out of here and..." He tilted her face towards his "...Do the crazy, get naughty, go raw, wild, name it. I want you!" 

  "Nipsy ate you ok?" Her brows squeezed

  "I was t you baby! Im crazy about you...im trying to figure out the fact that you don't love him. If you think you'd ever annoy me with that shit you said then it ain't working." He stopped smiling. She tried to slap him, he held her hand and kissed it instead.

  "Don't do that for him!"

  "Nipsy, what's wrong with you?" She wa still confused

  "Thus is me. If urs about Kourtney, you know I'd always be a father to her. Im still shocked that you fuckin saud nothing about the gun point thing...don't worry about Tika 'coz i fixed it already." He said

  "What?" She was dumb founded.

  "Dinner at 6pm. Coasters!"

  "You know my fancy huh?" She beamed. He kissed her lips unawares, he wanted to prove a point and he did!

  "I was right."

  "About?" She asked

  "Nothing. Let's get you back to work!" He attempted to go

  "Nothing else? I mean ..that's it..uhm...." She stuttered

  "Need something?" He asked feigning not to understand

  "No not at all!" She went ahead briskly walking then he smiled at her attitude. 

He returned her to work as promised then drove away. She entered her office with a high level of comfort. She dialed Dylan immediately to inform him about her late return much later.

  "Hey! Uh! I'll be coming home late tonight!"

  "Like 11pm or what? Tee, you got someone who misses you already..." He teased trying to be nicer

  "I know right! I'll be around Tyra cause, you know she's got a baby coming soon so she's heavy. We wanna have a girl talk!" She explained

  "Fine! I'll be waiting!"

  "8pm ok?" She added

  "Great! I love you a'ight?!" He said

  "I know."

  "Tanya?" He was disappointed

  "What else. Just take care ok?! Bye!" She hung up. She heaved a deep sigh and smiled.

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At 05:42pm,

Storm watched Nipsy brush his her hastily dressed attractively, just the way Tanya appreciated.

  "Where the fuck are you headed?" Storm asked sipping from a glass.

  "Obviously!" He Shrugged "Going our with Tanya. We are going crazy and wild tonight Nigga, can't miss it."

  "Nice move! You've been antisocial lately!" Storm added

  "I got to go man!" They shook

  "Drive safe!"

Nipsy had booked reservations at an expensive five star hotel where they decided to eat. Tanya seemed flawlessly dressed in red sleeveless body con knee length gown that exposed parts of her contours, he was dumb stricken. He couldn't remember the last time he had seen Tanya overly sexily dressed. She kept her purse on the bed then placed her hands around his neck, he wasn't reminded to grab on her waist at thus point. It felt like they rekindled an old connection that had long existed between them yet no one was ready to let go off this feeling that drove them crazy every single theh looked into their eyes.

It sparkled yet felt to real to not  believe.

Hi guys,

Pardon my intermissions, this chapter👆 is a not a part of IN THE DARK but rather TRUST ME, please bear with me.I'd take it off as soon as i can!

🙏🙏pleae fam, direct apologies from the author.