I play with my clutch as Cody drives to his grandmother's.

"Babe, it'll be okay." He smiles, turning left onto another highway.

"Cody, it is your family. A bunch of Mazes, is not going to be okay. It will be catastrophic." I glare at him.

"My family isn't that bad." He tries to defend.

"Um. Your father scares me. And I see him everyday." He shrugs.

"Okay, I'll give you that one." He takes my hand, and rests it under his on the console.

"So, since I'm newly married to you, how bad is it going to be?" I ask him, playing with his tie.

"Expect no mercy." He mumbles, turning down the road.

"Great." I shift in my seat as we come up to the house.

Scratch that.

Mansion.

Like, Queen Maze at your service mansion.

Holy crap.

He stops the car, and looks at me.

"We're staying for the weekend. So, if you make enemies.... You're in for a shitty weekend." He kisses me, and gets out, getting our luggage.

"Great. Ohh shit. This is like actual stone. You grew up here?!" I whisper yell to him. He nods, and grins.

"Well. For ten years of my life, I've lived here. Let's go." He leads the way, handing our bags to a butler, and grabbing my hand.

"Ohh, geez, I don't know, babe. This is like royalty." I whisper.

"Well. We got rich. And the good kind of rich." He drags me to the dining hall, and his mother hugs me first.

"Hi, honey. I can see you're starting to take my advice." She nods in approval at my dress, and grins.

"Yes, I am. This is scary." I admit, looking for Cody.

"He went to find his father. Don't worry dear, I'll make sure none of the cousins bother you." I smile.

How.... Reassuring? No... She doesn't reassure me, she scares me more than Cody's dad.

And with that thought, she leaves me, making me feel awkward.

"Well, hello, beautiful." I turn around to see a man in a tux, grinning at me. His blonde hair seems like it's glued on, and his grin tells me he doesn't seem to have the word 'no' in his vocabulary.

"I'm sorry, I must be getting back to -" He grabs my hand and pulls me onto the dance floor, making me very nervous.

Mostly because I smell the overbearing stinch of alcohol.

"Well, beautiful, who did you come with?" He asks me, getting too close.

"Bitch!" A woman screams, and comes over to me. The music stops, and the man slips away.

"Me?" I whisper.

"Yes, you, you retarded monkey." She glares at me.

Really? A retarded monkey?

I probably got higher grades in first grade than she did her senior year.

"I... I don't know...." I stutter.

"Clisandra, what is your problem?" An older woman comes over, smiling at me, and glaring at the girl in front of me.

"She was hitting on Michael!" She screamed, making my ears hurt.

"Correction: he started it." I point out, wincing.

"Bitch, I don't believe a fucking word you say." Ohh, this should be good.

I'd get some popcorn, and a drink and get comfy.

This could take a while.

"Okay, first off, stop calling me a bitch. I ain't cho dog, so you can't order me around." By this time, everyone has come to a stand still, and watching us. "Second, who died and left you the judge? Nobody ain't gonna believe a hoe. Which is what I'm looking at now." The audience gasps, and so does she.

"Excuse you?" She asks me, rage filling her voice.

"You heard me. You be a hoe, and you need to grow up and learn when to be a woman, and be a thirteen year old with a horny mind." The audience reacts like five year olds, and I smirk.

"Nuh uh, you do NOT tell me that I need to grow up. I am older than you, so you should respect your elders." She replies, acting big and bad.

"Ohh, you still abide by that rule? You should respect those who deserve your respect. Not some slut off the street who I'm pretty sure gave lap dances to pass her classes." Her glare deepens, showing me I earned a point.

"And? If I did?" I laugh.

"Well, at least you're finally admitting the truth yourself. Cause, honey. He don't love you. He is using you for your body and for your money." I give her a look.

"Well, at least I have him." I start to laugh. Cody squeezes through his mom and dad to see me, and smile.

"Bitch, the hell you be talking bout? I'm married, you hoe! Why would I want a man slut for a boyfriend?" The audience again reacts like a five year old, and she is taken aback.

"And who you be married to? Your brother?" The audience stays silent.

"No. Cody." Cody waves, and she gasps.

"Why... Why you.... URGH!" She stomps away, making me bow to the audience clapping for me.

"Well done, babe." Cody hugs me and kisses my forehead.

"Thank ya." I wink, and he starts to laugh.

"What an eventful evening." The older woman says, grinning at me.

"Hi, Grandma." Cody hugs her, and I hold out my hand.

"Girl, you are apart of this family now, come here and give me a hug." I laugh, and hug her, smiling.

"Grandma, let me formally introduce you to Riley, my wife. Riley, this is my grandma, Gracelyn." I smile.

"So great to meet you." She nods.

"As to you. Cody, she's a keeper." Cody nods, and gun shots go off. I grab ahold of his grandma and take her to the kitchen, where she'll be safe.

"Ms, I'd rather you not get hurt. Hide somewhere. I'll knock when it's okay." She nods, and hides in a cabinet, leaving me to oversee the commotion.

"Cody?!" I yell, rushing to him.

He lays on the floor, shot on his side, staring at me.

"911 has been called, baby, don't worry about me." As soon as he said that, the doors burst open, EMT's coming in.

"I love you, Cody. Don't you die on me." I cry, as he is put on the stretcher, and taken away. I go back for Grandma, and help her into the car, driving after the ambulances.

•••••

Hey, guys.

So, what did you think?

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Well, Cookie Monster was crying over the last chapter, so it must have been heart warming.

I'm updating the same day I start the chapter. Or the day after, so expect some more updates for a while.

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