Page 60 of I Heard It All Before

Chapter 21

“Man fuck!” Randy yelled as he threw his phone on the bed and paced the floor.

Asha removed the covers from her head and looked at him through bloodshot eyes. His sudden outburst woke her from a peaceful sleep and had her ready to go off.

“The fuck is wrong with you?” she asked as she got up from the bed and stretched.

“Everything is wrong. Have you been listening to anything that I’ve told you over the past two weeks?” Randy asked.

“You need to calm down and relax a little. You act like Cam owning a business is the end of the world,” Asha said as she went to the bathroom and relieved her bladder.

As soon as she was done, she got right back in the bed like she didn’t have a care in the world. Regret was starting to set in the more Randy thought about betraying his best friend to be with her. Since they moved in together, all Asha did was eat, sleep, and shop. She never cooked or cleaned and she barely did the laundry. He thought he was getting a trophy with Asha, but she turned out to be a disappointment instead. Now, he knew why Cam was always complaining about her. Randy was focused on her outer appearance and ended up with dead weight.

“Man, it’s not just about him owning a business Asha. Cam was the reason why I got so much business in the first place. He goes to those car shows and connects with people. Once they see what he can do, they’re sold. That nigga Kobe was the next best thing, but his punk ass quit and went with Cam. My money is about to be all fucked up now,” Randy fumed.

“How, when you’re making money hand over fist with Lo?” Asha questioned.

“The money from my business is how I was able to start up with Lo to begin with,” Randy noted, pissing her off.

Just like he was having regrets, so was Asha. Randy whined like a bitch and it was unattractive. Asha hated that Cam knew about them being together, but it was too late to hide it. She didn’t even think to take the ring that Randy had given her off before she went to his house. When Randy came home with a bloody, swollen nose, Asha already knew what was up. His scary ass had the nerve to get mad at her, claiming that she exposed their relationship on purpose. That was a lie because Asha never wanted it to get out, especially since she was trying to make things right with Cam. She’d been calling and texting him every day, apologizing for what she’d done. Cam was stubborn, so she knew it would take a while for him to come around. She knew that he was also in his feelings about her and Randy, but he would take her back eventually.

“Fuck that business. You need to close that shit down and focus on making some real money with Lo,” Asha replied.

“You sound stupid as fuck!” Randy snapped in anger.

“Who the fuck are you talking to like that?” Asha yelled.

“I’m sorry baby, but I need my business to keep up appearances. People are gonna start to wonder how I’m getting so much money without it,” Randy explained.

“Fuck people Randy. If the business is not making any money, then you’re wasting your time trying to keep it. You’ll be putting out money and not making any in return. I’m not saying that you should close your business right now but, if it don’t make money, it don’t make sense,” Asha argued.

“Damn man,” Randy said as he sat at the foot of the bed and dropped his head in his hands.

Cam was right when he said that he wasn’t built for the life that he was trying to live. Randy didn’t think things through when he let Asha pussy whip him into doing what he did. He didn’t know what made him think that Cam was going to continue working for him after finding out what he’d done. He definitely didn’t bank on him opening a business of his own. He didn’t know how that happened, but it had been advertised everywhere he looked for the past two weeks.

The grand opening was a huge success, per the word on the streets. Cam was not only doing restoration, he was doing paint jobs, body, and fender work; plus, he had a tire shop in the rear. Randy knew that the rumors of him doing well had to be true because he hadn’t seen a customer since Cam and Kobe jumped ship. His other employees were basically sitting around doing nothing. It got so bad one day that Randy had to send them home without pay. He knew that they couldn’t survive like that, and it was only a matter of time before he lost them too.

Then, there was Nia. He did her wrong for no reason and he was sure that karma was headed his way soon. Nia was so hurt when she called him to ask him if the gossip about him and Asha was true. Her so-called friend and the man that she loved had made a fool out of her and she couldn’t understand why.

“Look baby, just double up on your order with Lo. You should have more than enough money after my brothers got you right a few months ago,” Asha informed him.

“Yeah, maybe I will. I have too many bills to be worrying about money problems. See if he can meet with us by Laila’s house next week,” Randy replied.

He kicked off his shoes and climbed in the bed with Asha, pulling her close to him. He tugged at the night shirt that she had on, and she stopped him before he even tried to get started.

“Chill out Randy, I’m tired.” Asha yawned while turning her back to him.

A few weeks ago, Asha was fucking and sucking him like a porn star. She did the same thing every time she wanted to go shopping. The minute he had nothing to give or she didn’t have a motive, sex was out of the question. It was starting to feel like sex was a burden to her, but she denied it every time he mentioned it.

“I’m going by my mama for a little while. I’ll be back later,” Randy said as he got out of the bed and put his shoes back on. He grabbed his wallet and keys and made his way out of the house.

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“What exactly do you expect to find by sitting out here watching her house? We’ve done this shit every night for the past few days,” Kobe said to Cam, who was in the passenger side of his car.

“I don’t know bruh, but some shit just ain’t adding up,” Cam replied.

“What’s not adding up?” Kobe questioned.

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