Chapter 36
"Leon, I gotta go." Tempest sat up, her heart racing. She noticed she was in Leon's room, his arm laid over her. They were both fully clothed, but she still felt out of place.
"Where ya gotta go?" He asked, his eyes still closed. He sat up, drew back his arm, and wondered if Tempest had regretted staying with him.
"The hospital. I am supposed to be there with Jordan." She said, getting up. She was amazed she really did feel more rested. She headed for the door, but stopped before leaving. "Leon thanks for being so sweet." She smiled, hoping she didn't sound sarcastic.
"Don't tell anyone, Tempest." He joked, thinking that wasn't the smartest response he could have came up with. "I am here if you need anything." He nodded. She waved and headed out into the hallway. She barely missed running into Dominic.
"Have a long night, did we?" He raised an eyebrow, looking purposly at Ice's door. She glared at him.
"You obviously have the wrong idea." Tempest said, not in a mood to fight.
"Really? I am not so sure bout that." Dominic replied. "I don't think Tiff brought you around to screw all the men in the house. Bad enough you got her brother in your web." Dominic said hatefully. Tempest stood there, stunned for a minute. He headed down the stairs and she followed, right behind him. He could feel her cold stare through his back and head. He hadn't meant to use her to vent, but he had. Now he was going to have to deal with her wrath.
"You sorry ass bald mother fucker. How dare you say some shit like that. That is all kindsa fucked up. No wonder J dumped your bitch ass. She couldn't handle you being an ass 24/7!" Tempest said, her face beyond flushed. "I doubt you can ever keep a girl. And you got some nerve talking, since you were all over racer skanks while you were with Letty. I fell asleep in there. I don't fuck everyone in this house, thank you very much. You want to talk about who's the whore, bring it, Mr. Macho man." Tempest threatened.
"That's enough." Ice stepped in between the two. "What the hell happened?" He asked, looking at both of them.
"Why don't you ask your boy here? He seems to think I fuck everyone in this damn house." Tempest said, balling up her fist. Ice grabbed her hand. He looked at Dominic, who looked away guiltily.
"Dom, how could you say something like that?" Ice asked, his face red.
"It just slipped, Man. I'm sorry, Tempest. I lost my head and I was high." Dominic said, his plea sincere.
"Really? That's great, Dominic. I can't fuckin deal shit in this house but you can get high off Ice's stuff, huh? That cracks me up considering I deal for Ice." Tempest said, trying to lunge at him. Ice held her back.
"Baby, I want you to go downstairs and relax for a minute while I get this worked out." Ice said, turning her towards the kitchen.
"Yeah, so he can say I am your bitch and do as I am told. Fuck that, Ice. No way in hell is this over!" Tempest said, fighting Ice to get at Dominic. Ice managaed to hold her back, though just barely.
"Bring it on, Tempest." Dominic challenged, mocking her name. She pried herself loose and went for a kick in the groin. Luckily for Dominic, she missed. Ice picked her up and put her behind him, then stood in between the two yet again. "You're just a wanna be thug and you don't scare me, Little Girl." He said, again in that mocking tone.
"Really? Wanna be thug, huh? I'll show you a thug. At least I'm not letting my girl go into the arms of a player." Tempest retorted, her eyes blazing like they were on fire. She knew she had struck a nerve then.
"You better watch it." Dominic warned, with a nod.
"Oooh, I'm not scared, Mr. Tough Guy." Tempest pretended to shake.
"Least I stick with one girl and not try to do the whole brood." He said, pissed and fighting hard to control his anger.
"Yeah, you're pretty good at making false accusations, aren't ya? That seems to be your specialty these days." She shot back, smiling at him sarcasticly and still fighting Ice's strong grip.
"Ice, handle this or I'm going to." Tiffany said as her and Brian walked in.
"ENOUGH!" Ice yelled, silencing and stopping Tempest and Dominic. "It is over as of right NOW." He frowned at the both of them. "You got that, Dom?" He asked. Dominic rubbed his face and nodded, jaw clentched. "I mean it. You got that, Tempest?" He asked, his hand still on her shoulder. She flung his hand off of her and walked up to Dominic. She got close to his face, merely staring at him, before she walked off. She sauntered down the hall and into Leon's room, knowing it would piss both, Ice and Dominic, off even more.
"Whoa." Brian shook his head as he and Tiffany were getting ready to lie down for some much needed rest. "She always been like that?" He asked, taking his shirt off.
"Pretty much, just think, I have a temper that matches hers." She smiled, changing into a pair of shorts and an old tshirt of Brian's.
"That is scary. Two of you running around." Brian teased, only half joking.
"Why do you think Ice keeps us so happy?" Tiffany purred, lying beside him.
"Love, or so I thought." He laughed as Tiffany kissed him sweetly. He puller her close and held her tight. "Please remind me to beg for a head start if I ever piss you off." He said, between kisses.
"You still wouldn't make it. I'm too quick when I'm angry." Tiffany laughed. Brian ran his hands through her long curly ringlets of hair.
"At least I would die happy." Brian said with a smile and twinkle in his ocean blue eyes.
"You think?" She tried not to smile, but found it impossible. He nodded with his boyish grin, making her heart melt as he always did.
AT THE HOSPITAL-3 hours later
"Well, I guess I didn't need to be concerned with her, after all." Dominic coughed, walking in on Tej and Jordan, asleep in each other's arms. Dominic had decicded to swallow his pride and try to talk to her, but he knew now it was over. He started to walk out.
"It's not like that, Man." Tej jumped up, trying not to wake Jordan.
"Whatever. Save it. I don't wanna hear it." Dominic headed down the hall. Nothing could change his mind.
"Dom, I am telling you. I ...She doesn't think of me like that." Tej said, calling after him.
"Go back and be with her. All that matters is if she is happy." Dominic said, not bothering to turn around.
"Damn it." Tej hit the wall. He wasn't sure what to do now. If he went back in there and told Jordan, she would get worked up. He loved her just like Dominic did, but he knew he wasn't the one for her. She didn't have feelings like that for him, even if he did like her.
"Problems?" Vince asked, coming up behind him.
"Did you call your boy up here?" Tej asked, hoping he was jumping to conclusions.
"No, I came to see J." Vince shrugged, hiding his grin.
"Whatever. That was fucked up, Vince. You just fuckin hurt your best friend." Tej shook his head.
"Hey, I didn't do anything. Dom saw it all for himself. Actions speak louder than words, Bro." Vince said, making Tej want to punch him. In an instant, Tej was on Vince and Vince was punching back. In another minute, security was there, kicking both of them out of the hospital.
"Yo, Bri, I need you at the hospital. ASAP." Tej phoned his friend.
"What sup?" Brian asked, looking at Tiffany sleeping peacefully. He got up and got dressed.
"Vince and I got ...it is a long ass story but I need to make sure someone is with J. I'll have to tell ya later. They're taking us downtown for fighting on public property." Tej said, holding the phone away from his ear, knowing Brian was about to have a cow.
"SHIT." Brian ran out the door, grabbing his keys.