"n folks, she changing " I murmured as I watched Gina clean off the guns as if it had become her favorite hobby. Her eyes glistened on the metallic object as if she had been in a trance.

"Change is goo-"

"No.. not this one" , I cut in harshly. "She was pure, not tainted by guns and drugs dawg...I let this happen.." I sighed in defeat, resting my face into the palm of my hands. Chris's firm hands patted my back a couple times before rubbing in a circular motion.

"She'll be fine Kay.. for now we got other shit to worry about" and with that said, he got up and walked out the house swiftly. I didn't expect Chris to care about Gina. He only cared about what involved him. I looked up at Gina as she sat on the floor with loaded guns laid around her.

"I wanna go shopping!" she said ,suddenly jumping up from her seat. I got up cautiously eyeing her feet around the guns. "okay baby.. lets go then" I said rushing over to her, reaching for her hand.

Gina gave me an awkward look as if she did not know why I was acting weird right then and there. She grasped my hand as I abruptly looked down at her feet dangling up in the air as she moved forward.

damn I hate being this cautious.

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"What.. the hell".

I eyed Gina curiously as she passed me hanger after hanger of different pieces of clothing items that weren't even her fashion taste. Some tops where ghetto cartoon characters,too tight, or showed too much. Pants/Jeans were ripped,tight leggings with odd or abstract designs on them. I gave her my secret black card, no one knew about it.

"What happen to my Gina?" I asked as I analyzed her slowly as she stepped out of the dressing room with baggy green pants on and a short white long sleeve that was see through but not enough for me to rip it off her and tell her to put something else on.

"I wanna get tattooed, my hair done" She said in the mirror, ignoring my question. Gina turned around and gave me a sheepish smile. "A make over is needed for my new life.. don't you agree?" she stared intensively in my eyes.

"Baby what are you changing for? if it's for me, I swear I love you just the way you ar–"

"No, this is for me Kayden!.." Gina shouted, shut her eyes quickly. That was her first time raising her voice at me and I couldnt help but feel somewhat moved by it. It was times she raised her voice at me but this came from somewhere different inside her.

If it was some regular chick raising her voice, she wouldve got pistol whipped.

"Look, im blaming myself for how you changing man. Maybe I need to leave you alone. I hate to say it but yo momma was right. Im not good for you. Look at what the fuck you was doing earlier?!" I couldn't keep myself calm due to the fact all this talk was to blame myself.

"Just to verify, my momma cannot control my life. If I wanna be with you, I will. Nobody will stop me from doing so, only you have that power to make me leave you alone. I would never walk out on you so don't you ever fucking dare threaten to leave me over some change of appearance. Im still the same Gina that will stand by you and wipe your tears even when you're in the wrong" She glared at me and I felt turned on all of a sudden.

I felt warm hands come in contact with my face. I bore myself into her pretty brown eyes that I had let myself get lost into.

I lost the hood in me. Actually, I didn't. It was still there.

"I feel like I'ma lose you because of just letting you be near me" I said furrowing my eyebrows as I chewed down on the inside of the bottom of my lip. She softened up her expression and quickly looked around. I never thought a day in my life that Id say that sentence to a Female.

Gina just happened to wedge her way next to my black heart and made half of it red again.

"I'm okay Kayden forreal, you won't lose me. But let's be real, we gon lose each other sooner or later... so let's make every moment count as if it was our last and we don't know it " she said softly then she got on her tippy toes just to kiss my forehead.

I would never tell her but I felt so much... shit- I couldnt even explain but when she kissed my forehead, cheek, or the sides of my temples; I felt like I was appreciated and loved.

I gave her a small smile. We ordered one of the Mall employees to get a cart big enough to roll the bag of her clothes and shoes out to the car.

"Baby... we got three carts" I said looking at her. She smiled ear to ear while holding my hand as we walked behind the men pushing the carts. People watched in disbelief and in jealousy.

We had to get out of here before someone got too jealous.

Gina laughed to herself and swung our arms back and forth. For a second, I began thinking she was using me but something told me she would never. After that moment we shared,... man.

I knew she held something different in her heart. My trust was thin but I felt asthough I could trust her with everything I own

"Kayden baby..!" She highkey but lowkey whisper-screamed. I quickly glanced at her and seen the color of her skin go pale. Looking forward, the niggas we had war with was walking in our direction towards us.

"They won't try shit in public" I whispered to her, keeping my eyes glued on the 5 guys dressed in fly clothes and visible guns on their hips. The place was public, too many cameras.

I felt Gina squeeze my hand with all her might. Even I was a little scared, anything could happen at this moment. I didn't care about me.

Only Gina.

I began soothing her down by rubbing her hand with my thumb.

"Niggas really out here lacking" The Leader known as, Demarcus, said in amusement. I turned off my scared mode and fixed my face expression to let them know I wasnt scared of shit.

Remembering how Peanut died because of them fueled me fast ashit.

" No one is lacking, especially not strapped" I said grinning him down. The rest of his gang eyed me and Ginya, mostly her, up and down. I wasn't having it so I gripped her arm and pulled her behind me.

"Why you hiding your girl? not tryna share?" Demarcus taunted, tilting his head to look behind me.

"Ayo ain't none of that, she stays out of it" I almost shout too loud, making people look.

He looked at his group and chuckled. "Well we won't pop shit today not in here..." He said standing militant as the rest of them began walking forward but around and past us.

They gritted on Gina as if she was fresh meat ready to be devoured. I only get to look at my girl like that. It took everything in me to not start a fight with them all.

I focused back on Demarcus whom began making his way to my left side but too close to us.

"You'll be sharing soon" He growled in a low tone, winking at her. Gina gripped my shirt even tighter, letting out a small whimper and that was enough for me to count down from...

5

I turned around

4

"Get behind me"

3

They all had their backs turned to us.

2

I reached for my semi automatic customized pistol.

1

"This for Peanut pussy"

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