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minute, I thought he was playing too, but as soon as Alexis came through the door with buttered rolls, he approached her with wide eyes.
    â€œWhat’s up with the baby thing, li’l mama? Since when do you think it’s okay to refer to one of my boys as your baby?”
    Alexis waved him off. She put the buttered rolls on the table and pulled back a chair to take a seat. Catching everyone off guard, Nate raised his fist and slammed it at the side of her face. The blow was so hard that it sent her flying out of the chair and on the floor. I jumped from my seat, and so did Theo. He didn’t like this kind of shit—there was no secret; I didn’t either. We had seen it play out time and time again, between Nate and his other bitches. This, however, was the first time I witnessed him get at Alexis like that, even though I knew he had done it before. She shielded her face with her hands and started to weep.
    â€œDamn, man,” Theo said with disgust washed across his face. “Why you tripping? You ain’t have to do that.”
    Nate was on some shit that I couldn’t comprehend. “That bitch don’t disrespect me, then blow me off. Answer me when I ask you a question, dammit!”
    I tried to help Alexis off the floor, but she pushed me away. That’s when I turned to Nate, already knowing that heat would swing my way for taking up for her. My voice was calm because I didn’t want to argue with him. These days, anything would set him off.
    â€œYou need to chill with that shit, man. It wasn’t even that serious, and I have to ask what in the hell is wrong with you?”
    He sucked his teeth, then dropped back in the chair. “I’m glad you asked, ’cause I’m about to give you an earful. What’s wrong with me is I got a bitch that don’t do nothing all damn day but talk to her friends, laugh at vine videos, and lollygag on Facebook. I need somebody to help me pay the goddamn bills around here, but this bitch sit on her ass all day doing nothing but looking pretty. Even her pussy ain’t about nothing anymore. Ask that ho when the last time she’s offered me some of that without me having to take it. I take too many risks and work too hard out there in them streets to be dissed in my own home. If she could, at least, get a job at Hooters or something, then maybe I can accept some shit. Until then, I demand my fucking respect, and I need a bitch in my life who is motivated!”
    Alexis lifted her head. A red, swollen mark had formed on her light skin, right next to her eye. She mean mugged Nate and finally spoke up.
    â€œYou ain’t shit, Nate. I swear you ain’t shit! The rent here is fifty damn dollars a month, and if you think you should be praised for paying that, sorry. It ain’t gon’ happen! If yo’ boys want an earful, here it is. I get assistance for the electric bill, Brianna goes to school for free, and the water and trash bills total less than twenty bucks a month. Food is paid for by the government, and most of the clothes we wear are sold to us by shoplifters who I pay less than half price! You can beat my ass all you want to, but I have to appreciate what a nigga does for me, in order for me to up this pussy. You are not deserving, and I wish—God, I wish like hell—that you would get the fuck out of my house!”
    A look of embarrassment came across Nate’s face. He charged toward Alexis, but Theo and I held him back. Well, truthfully, I did. Theo was too skinny, and he was, what I considered, the weakest link of us all.
    â€œGo,” I said to Nate, shoving him backward. “Go somewhere and cool off. We’ll catch up later, all right?”
    Nate was mad as hell. He snatched his sweatshirt from the chair and looked at Alexis as if he could tear her to pieces. “You lucky they saved you this time. Next time, they won’t be able to. Trust and believe that. I’m