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KAREEM'S POV

After I was done dropping off Manuel, Fabian and my sister off, I took an uber back to the club to take the Hellcat home. My leg wouldn't stop shaking in anticipation after the picture Diana had sent me of her in the bathtub looking very naked, wet and sexy as hell. It would take twenty minutes to get back to her and she would be done with her bath by then. By the time I would be done with her she'll want another relaxing bath or a massage even.

I couldn't help but smile when my mind flooded with thoughts of Diana in our apartment. Living together during the first two months after agreeing to stop bullshitting each other had not been easy. It has had taken a lot of patience and time to adjust to each other, Diana more than me. I was still used to living my bachelor life but I'd been determined to change for Diana. She deserved a man, a partner, not a spoilt man-child to take care of. Diana wasn't easy to live with either but her problems were easy to resolve, all I needed to do was prepare her a bubble bath and give her a good book with some wine.

For me it took a lot more than a bath and a book to deal with me but Diana had figured me out and that's why I would marry that woman one day. Anyone besides my sister who could deal with me for extended periods of time deserved respect. The one thing I drew a line at was doing the dishes. I hated that chore with a passion but I'd bought Diana a dishwasher to help her out where I couldn't. It had been a rocky start but we were doing better that's why I'd suggested inviting our friends over to hang out.

The day had actually been pretty good besides the run in with her douche bag of an ex Kyle and what better way to end it than great sex. Kyle had always been a prick, even more now that we were adults so thank heavens Diana wasn't with him anymore. I hadn't been lying when I had told her that I would have taken her away from him if they would still have been together. Kyle had never deserved her and I was glad she was finally mine now because I was never letting her go. Diana deserved the world and I was going to give it to her.

The uber dropped me off back at the club and after I paid I got off and headed towards my car with a spring in my step. Yeah I was definitely on cloud nine knowing what was waiting for me at home.

"She was mine first."The annoying voice of none other than Kyle the turd yelled behind me.

I turned around slowly my hand already clenched into a fist. He was definitely angrier than he has been earlier with his whole posse of drunk idiots behind him. Alcohol and fools were definitely adding to his idiotic courage. They were all clearly drunk so if it was a fight they were looking I could easily take them but my woman was waiting for me naked in bed so I was not going to waste my time on them.

"Go home Kyle and yes she was yours first but you were foolish enough to lose her so she's mine now."I replied.

"All her firsts belong to me and you can never have that, her first kiss, her virginity and bank damn if that woman doesn't have a mouth on her."Kyle smirked.

The more he talked the angrier I got but he wanted a fight and I was not going to give it to him.

"Yeah and you can keep them. You know what so sad about your attempt to make me jealous is that you feel bad that you're her history while I'm her future. You may have had all her firsts but I get all her lasts."I declared.

"She will never love you like she loves me."Kyle yelled.

"I don't want her to, her love for you was pathetic, weak and immature. What we have is real and forever."I replied.

Kyle looked at me gaping like a dying fish, lost for words.

"Now if this pissing contest is done my woman is waiting for me back home. You should probably go back to yours Kyle and don't forget to put your ring back on."I replied with a sardonic smile.

The indentation on his ring finger was clear and he obviously couldn't hide it well enough.

"You smug son of a bitch, you think you're better than me."Kyle spat staggering towards me.

"I don't think I'm better than you, I know I'm better than you."I replied.

"Oh yeah prove it."Kyle challenged holding his flabby arms up pathetic fists.

"I'm not going to fight you Kyle, I might kill you." I replied.

"No you fight me you asshole."Kyle yelled throwing a pathetic punch at me.

I dodged it easily and stepped back making Kyle stumble. He almost fell but he managed to catch himself using one of the cars in the parking lot.

"Stop this Kyle before you hurt yourself."I requested my patience wearing this.

I should have been on my way to Diana already but instead I was wasting time with some baffoon that didn't want to accept that he had lost.

"No you will fight me."Kyle shouted launching himself at me again.

I caught his fist before it could connect with my face and twirled him around pulling his hand behind his back in a painful twist. He yelled in pain struggling against me but I was sober, taller and bigger than him.

"Stop being pathetic Kyle and just stop it, she's not yours anymore, go home, sleep it off and you'll be okay tomorrow."I whispered in his ear before shoving him away.

He landed on his drunk friends who stabilized him. In my mind we were done so I turned around heading towards my car. Suddenly something heavy hit my back at full force knocking the breath out of me and causing me to stumble forward. I turned around pissed beyond reasonable doubt to find Kyle staring at me with wild eyes, a log in his hand. I had no idea where he had found the log or why he had thought it was a good idea to hit me with it.

He launched himself at me again with it but I was ready this time. I caught it before it hit me and tugged it from his hand. I didn't want to turn to violence but Kyle didn't seem too keen on letting me go. When Kyle noticed that he'd lost his log he tried punching me again but I caught his fist with my left hand. I didn't kick him away this time wanting to teach him a lesson.

"I gave you the chance to walk away."I gritted out and with that I brought my right fist up and landed it on his face knocking him out.

He fell on the gravel like a sack of potatoes.

"My fight is not with you guys so pick him up and take him away."I said to his scared looking friends.

Before they could even move to pick him up, two bright lights from a front lights were shone upon us. They were so bright we had to look away. Two people a lighted the car and walked towards us. When they got closer only could we tell that they were two policemen.

"Nobody move, what's going in here?"One of the officers boomed looking at Kyle's unconscious body on the floor.

Kyle's three drunk friends pointed their fingers at me and in that moment I knew that I was fucked.

"You killed him?"Officer two asked looking at me.

"He's not dead just knocked out."I replied.

"So you hit him?"The officer asked again and I nodded.

There was no need denying the truth.

"Hands behind your back. You are under arrest."Officer one declared.

"Why when he started it?"I protested.

"You're all under arrest for being drunk and disorderly in public. Now hands behind your back, I will not ask again."The officer yelled.

"But we didn't do anything wrong."One of Kyle's friends protested as he got handcuffed.

"That's not what this looks like, there's an unconscious man on the ground so until we get to the bottom of this you're all under arrest.

"Come on officers, I'm sure we can deal with this like adults."Another of Kyle's friends said handing the officer some money.

"A bribe won't work but I will take this, hands behind your back."He yelled taking the money and putting it in his pocket.

They would not be open to hearing us out so I just let them handcuff me and shove us into the back of their car. The whole time I was cussing out and unconscious Kyle getting angrier by the minute as I imagined what Diana would think when I left her hanging. Kyle had cost me a great night with my girl by being stupid and refusing to accept defeat.

When we got to the station, we were booked in and our belongings taken.

"Welcome to your new home for the rest of the weekend. It's Saturday so none of you are getting out till Monday. Better get comfortable."Officer number two declared.

And it just getting worse. I would be in for more than twenty four hours because of a useless turd. I needed to inform Diana so she wouldn't worry too much.

"I need to make a phone call."I demanded before they could shove me into the cell.

"You don't get a phone call."Officer number one retorted.

"Yes I do, now please let me make a phone call."I replied.

"Let him make the phone call Peter."Officer number two said pleading my case.

Officer Peter grunted before handing me my phone.

"Make it fast."He gritted out.

I grunted back taking my phone roughly and calling Diana. It was already an hour since we talked last and I should have been home already except I was behind bars for knocking out her ex boyfriend.

She answered on the fourth ring sounding very sleepy meaning she had been asleep.

"Kareem."She mumbled with a yawn.

"Hi cupcake."I smiled imagining her adorable sleepy face.

"Sorry, I must have dozed off. Where are you?"She asked and I could hear the rustling of sheets.

If she'd done like I had requested it meant that she was currently naked while I as going to spend a whole weekend in jail because of stupid foolish Kyle.

"Kareem are you still there? Are you okay? You should have been home by now."Diana asked stirring me from my thoughts.

"Something unexpected happened."

"What happened?"Diana inquired and I could tell from the change in tone of her voice, she was freaking out.

"When I went back to get the car I ran into Kyle, we got into an alteration and I punched him. He pissed me off and it got me arrested."I explained summarizing the whole experience.

"What?! Where are they keeping you? I'll come bail you out."Diana said definitely freaked out.

"You can but only till Monday, it's the weekend."I said.

"So you're spending all weekend in jail?"Diana asked.

"Yeah I'm so sorry love but he honestly deserved it."I expressed.

"It's okay I know he did, will you be okay? I can still get my dad to do something to help or Ashton."She asked.

"No baby, no need to get your dad involved and I don't think Ashton will be awake until next month. I'll be fine, I promise, don't freak out."I demanded softly.

"I'll try."She sniffed.

"I'll talk to you soon, you can bail me out on Monday. I'm at the Kilimani police station."I informed her.

"Okay I'll see you Monday. I love you."She confessed making me smile.

"I love you too."I replied then hang up the phone.

I saw the officer looking at me funny so I switched off my phone just to be safe and handed it to him. Officer Peter then led me towards the cells that would be home for the rest of the weekend. The place reeked of urine, faeces, vomit and terrible body odour. It was just the worst mix of all the most terrible smells. Most of the cells were full so I was led to the one at the furthest corner away from everyone else.

"No funny business in here young man."Officer Peter demanded slamming the grilled door shut.

He walked away his footsteps retreating until I couldn't hear them anymore. The cell was dimly lit and I thought I was the only one in there until something moved in the furthest corner. I thought it was a rat until it coughed followed by retching enveloping the room in a disgusting smell. Cussing Kyle over and over again in my head I took my flashlight out of my pocket. I used it to light the place and find a suitable enough place to sit down. The whole cell was disgusting but I at least found a spot without vomit, pee or poop on it. Sitting down I lay back on the damp wall turning the lighter off and on again in a sequence.

Whoever was in there with me eventually stopped hurling but I could still hear him dry heaving. I'd been in his position once during my addict days. Me being in jail was not my first time behind bars, I'd been arrested lots of times before and honestly I always deserved it but this time round I honestly didn't. Kyle should not have messed with me. I didn't even hit him that hard, he was just a pathetic excuse of a man who was still living in the past apparently.

I'd always known Kyle to be a prick but at least he had some sense in him, looks like that had gone out the window too. When I'd noticed him making Diana and Jamila uncomfortable my first thought had been to smash his face in by my violent days were behind me so I'd decided to be civil. The idiot had not learnt his lesson and had decided to continue being a dick. Lucky for me Diana had not been there to see me become something from my past. I had not wanted to hit Kyle but he had forced my hand. I hope he was having and worse experience than I was.

"Oya msee acha kucheza na kiberiti, utanichoma bana."The stranger in the corner begged.

Hey dude, stop playing with fire, you'll burn me.

He was being ridiculous since there's no way I was close enough to burn him but I heard him nonetheless. I stopped messing around with the lighter because I didn't want to pick another fight. I already had enough problems without adding anymore.

The cell was dark, cold, wet and smelled disgusting. There's no way I was going to get any sleep so I willed my mind to think only good thoughts. I relaxed as best I could and let my mind flow with images of my beautiful wonderful girlfriend. Thoughts of her would get me through the rough weekend ahead.

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Double update because it's Christmas and I love you guys. Keep voting and commenting.

It's one week to the end of 2021... What had you planned to do this year that you didn't get to do?

For me it's complete the second book of the Matriarchy series 'Queen Of The Plains' but it's my first resolution for 2022.