What's up, folks?! I hope you guys are doing well because this Corona is making many people panic! Please remember to STAY INSIDE! It helps tremendously!

Anyway...

Hot scene? I know, right? It was weird. I know I know.

Well what did y'all think of that sex scene? It was crazy, I know. Carmon just doesn't do the L word.

Well, we are back with another chapter for Screw Me Over! It's Rena's turn to drive us into what's going on at the SMO ladies' household. Time to get down to the needy greedy!

Yes, Rena's chapter 23 was not on purpose. Those that know this character and the author well enough can see the irony behind the number of the chapter! I just wanted to add that!

Anyway, please see the triggers that are in the summary of this story!

Alright, y'all! That's all I have! You may continue! 💜🤫
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Just call me Cab Driver Rena tonight because that's all I've been doing.

Here I was making butter braid with my sweet little Raina and my phone pings showing Tiffany's name. Questions ran through my head before I even attempted to pick up the phone.

Then, I came to the understanding that this was still my best friend and that it could be something important, so I picked up the phone and wish I hadn't. She begged me to pick her up through text. Being the nice person that I know I am, I went to pick her up because Bryce made her upset.

Now, I'm in the car to get Carmon because she called me about how her boss made her upset. What was up with this ball and its men making their dates upset? And why was I the first person everyone called to pick them up all of the sudden? It seems like I'm the emergency contact in each of these ladies' phones and they act as if I have no life.

Well, maybe the butter braid thing lasted a while and I ate Tiffany's birthday cake while watching Jessica and Jana snuggle up on the couch. The cookies and cream birthday cake was calling my name and I couldn't refuse a call like that. Sorry not sorry.

BUT STILL! I have a life. I go out with my friends and do important things. Lately, there's a book club that I've joined online and we share really great stories that we've read so far. The past book I've read was Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks and...

Okay, maybe it's not the life that the girls would see fit but my argument still stands. I HAVE A LIFE and sometimes it would be nice if these ladies stayed out of it from time to time.

"Rena, can you watch Raina for me? It's just for a few hours (more like a whole week but whatever)?"

"Rena, tell me if this dress goes with these shoes. I need an outfit with them."

"Rena, can you leave the house? Jana and I want to have the house to ourselves."

"Rena, do you think you can buy this for me? The house is starting to stink."

"Can you take me to this place, Rena?"

See? They always need me. I thought that Raina would be the main one needing me and since she's a child, I don't mind helping her. These ladies are full on adults and interrupting my me time constantly. Just one day to myself would be nice.

Who am I kidding? These girls always need my help in some way so there's no pushing them to the side with my kind nature. Every time they need something, what do I always say?

Yes. I'm always there for these girls and there's no stopping my caring for them. It's just frustrating when you're doing something and they suddenly need me when there's three other girls they could ask.

So, about an hour after I bring Tiffany back home, I'm out to get Carmon for pretty much the same problem. Once I pulled up, Carmon raced to the car in the pouring rain and entered the car. Even though she ran in the rain, she still smelled like sweet strawberries. Her drenched face revealed makeup sliding down her face as she slammed the door. She was standing outside for that long?

"What the hell happened?" I asked with curiosity. She sighed to herself as if she had just found out something extreme. Well, with the way that Carmon gets around, I wouldn't be surprise if she found out something 'extreme' if you get what I mean.

With her head held down and her saturated hair pressed against her face, she spoke with "Rena, it was the craziest thing ever. We were drinking and dancing. Then we were kissing and walking and fucking and...and...one thing led to another and he..."

"He what? What did he do?!" I said pressing on the breaks before we exited out of the parking lot. My mind wondered what could have possibly have happened with her until she comes out with...

"This fool tells me he loves me, Rena. He said it as if he knew me well enough to feel that way about me. I couldn't stick around after that," Carmon said as her riveting dark brown eyes looked up at me.

My face shaped itself into a surprised look while watching her at the stop sign. What the hell was she thinking?!

"Are you serious?! You have me worried and shit! The man told you that he loved you AND YOU RAN OUT ON THE POOR MAN?! How could you?!" I shouted as my hand slapped her exposed shoulder.

Something in me just wanted to shake her head and make her snap out of this hookup mindset. This was a multi-billionaire that wanted this poor sad sap even though she has a child. While there's plenty of dead broke bums that wouldn't even take her seriously. Hell, she had a baby by one of them.

"Stop it, Rena! Damn. I was in a state of shock, okay?! I didn't know what to say back. I don't feel the same way about my own boss. We barely know each other, Rena," she commented while running her hands through her damp hair.

Scoffing at her comment, I replied with "AND?! So what?! Grab this man while you fucking can! Carmon, many women wish they were in your shoes right now. Shit, I wish I were in your shoes right now. Let a handsome billionaire tell me he loved me like that and I would just melt. Oh, this reminds me of the book-"

"Rena! No one cares. You're so quick to fall in love because you want the same thing that these characters in these cliché love stories have. You think that there's a guy out there that's just like the guy from 50 Shades of Grey or Twilight. Little do you know that there's not a guy on earth like that. I've learned that the hard way," she sighed as she looked out the window and watched all of the commotion going on outside.

"Carmon-"

"Rena, I don't want to hear it. My heart is just not ready for all of that again. I don't even think I know what that word means anymore. That word ruined my entire life and it's not something I want to experience again," she interrupted as she crossed her arms and sat back against the seat.

Our conversation stood still for a moment. Both of our stories were different, but we've all had the same outcome. We were all left heartbroken, but the difference between her and I was not only the fact that I was the hopeless romantic and she wasn't. She also had no faith in love anymore and I had hope that love was around the corner for me.

"Carmon, maybe you just need to change-"

"Change what, Rena? My life's been fine the way it's been. I'm not hurting anyone. Just trying to enjoy myself. I need dick and he wanted more from me. Buying me and my daughter gifts, taking me to places like this, and complimenting me every day I go to work is not going to get me to fall in love. I'm sick of it, to be honest. I'm just not comfortable with that. Not right now and not with him. I don't want to be locked down. Now can we stop talking about this please?" she said.

Our car ride was quiet from then on. She didn't realize how great she had it. There are so many ladies that would want to be in her place. She should have been grateful that a man actually cared for her. Being rich was just a bonus. Her last 'serious relationship' didn't even care to pick her up from a dangerous alley that she got lost in after a drunk night out. You think about what happened to her.

Deep down, I feel that she wondered what it would be like if she was with this guy. Sadly, Heath was still stuck on the brain and she couldn't get him off. Thank goodness that guy is stuck in jail.

Well, we arrived at home and I opened the door to find the new fiancés dancing together. They were both wrapping their arm around each other and singing off key to Sam Smith while smiling at each other. Seeing them happy made me happy because Jessica deserved it. She really loved Jana and would do anything for that girl.

Tiffany was sitting on the couch with a scowl on her face and watching the two lovebirds dance together. Raina was driving around the apartment in her new car that the lovestruck man got for her.

"Well, look who's joining the Fucked-up Princess party! What happened to you?" Jessica said as she pushed Jana's hands off of her and smiled at us as we came into the house. Jana was too busy trying to get her attention by kissing Jessica on her face so much but Jess stopped her by holding her hand up and kissing her on her cheek.

"Baby, I can't help myself," Jana said lazily as they both sat down on the couch. My mind wondered how Jessica got Jana so sprung over her like that. I wish I knew how to get someone to love me like that. Maybe more than that but it'll come my way.

As Raina drove around us, Carmon plopped herself onto the ground just to throw her head back against the couch and said "I may have lost my job tonight."

"Seriously?! So, the sex wasn't enough? Or maybe it was just bad. You do kind of have a outstretched-"

"Tiffany, shut the fuck up! I don't have time for your shit!" Carmon snapped as she held a finger up to Tiffany's bullshit and sighing in defeat.

"Who really has time for her shit? She always has something to say. Didn't something happen to you too, Messy Megan?" Jessica said with attitude as she pointed out Tiff's situation and made the situation worse. Gotta love my roommates.

Sighing to myself, my ears heard a "Don't fucking call me that! Like no one's tired of your shit, Jessica. At least I'm not losing my job because my sex game was rapidly growing worse" coming from Tiff's lips.

"Yeah, but you ran off from a guitar player because he sang a song you didn't like. Honestly, that's worse than what Carmon ran from," I added signaling that I was over Tiffany's big mouth.

"So, both of you left a perfectly great ball because of your own insecurities?" Jana asked as she held Jessica's petite body in her arms on the couch.

"What insecurities do I have? You must be talking to the walking gas pump over there," Tiffany insulted before she rolled her eyes and sat back against the couch.

"Tiffany, you both ran away from good men tonight. One was scared of how they felt for the guy. The other one's just scared to move on from the old man they had even though he's no good. So, yes, you both ran away from your own insecurities," I eventually stated while snatching my head back and forth between the both of them.

In that moment, all of us sighed at the same time just thinking about the conversation that just transpired. Tiffany and Carmon are both alike. They just do the same things in different ways, but one thinks she's better than the other.

"Boys really ain't shit," Jessica said rolling her eyes and breaking the silence. We all nodded in agreement and mumbled to ourselves. She wasn't kidding about that. At the same time, girls aren't shit either. As you can see.

"Ain't that the truth? It's like how am I supposed to trust a guy that abused me? Imagine what he could do to me if we were in a relationship. I don't want that to happen to me again," Tiffany said with the look of hurt on her face.

"You just need to talk to him. See where his mind is and get to know him a bit more. Maybe he's really changed, Tiff. You're not a bad person. You just need to put your pride aside and be a regular human being," my lips opened as she laid her head on my shoulder.

"Honestly, I don't trust the monster but Rena's right. Maybe you should just see where his mind is. Plus, he's not wanting me so..." Carmon commented as she rolled her brown eyes and sighed.

"Let's not go there, Ms. Obsessed. All over a man that doesn't give a shit about you? You almost lost your best friend over that fool. If I'm trusting anyone between both of your guys, it's Bryce," Jana spoke.

"Even your own daughter is scared of him, Carmon. You need to get your shit together and get him off your horny ass mind before I slap him out of it," Jessica added.

Even though she's attempted that already, it didn't hurt to get an extra slap. They weren't wrong. I really enjoyed this time we were all having together. Jana and Jessica were preaching and these two definitely needed it. Hell, we all needed it. Just us girls talking about regular everyday women problems.

"That's the only reason I stick around for him now. For Raina. Had I known she was scared of him I wouldn't have talked to him again. She does need a father figure in her life though. He was the only man that could really be that father-"

"BITCH! He held a fucking gun to her head! Fuck him! He's no kind of father figure! What father figure would hold a gun to his child's head besides a damn psychopath?! Fuck him and I hope he rots in the hottest pits of hell. Period," Jessica debated in anger.

"Wait a minute. Doesn't your boss have a kid? Maybe her and that kid can hang out. They're close in age. Maybe you can talk to your boss about what happened at the ball while they play," I said trying to turn a negative into a positive.

"If I can still talk to him when we go back. I hope I didn't lose my job over this shit," Carmon facepalmed.

"If he really loves you like he said, he'll keep you around," I spoke rubbing her back in comfort.

"Damn it, Carmon! He said he loved you?! Yeah, he's sprung. Keep him around," Jana said.

"Because if you don't, we know someone that will," Jessica snapped as all of our eyes looked over at an annoyed-looking Tiffany.

Sighing at our looks and making a small smile come across her face, she came out with "Fine. I agree with Rena. I'm sure he's going to keep you around. Not just because you're beautiful, but because you're a total math wiz and you could help his sinking business. He literally used 85% of the money his company earned for Dad's old charity to start back up again. That's why so many people are getting laid off or quitting. Just letting you know."

We all looked at Tiffany shocked as Carmon said "That's where I knew that name from! He really did donate to the cause. He had to know that it was my dad's charity. That was so nice. How'd you know that, Tiffany?"

"I was listening to a few conversations at the ball. Everyone was bragging about him and his large contribution. That's probably why there were so many ladies flocking over him," Tiffany said as she flipped her hair.

"A better question is this. Did she just compliment her sister? Congrats, Tiff. You're growing up," Jessica teased as we all chuckled together. Tiffany's smile fell at that comment and she rolled her eyes.

"So, speaking of love and relationships. Rena, did you hear about Brian yet?" Jana spoke as she smirked at me.

Here we went again. There was no love connection between Brian and I. We were stuck at that friendship level and that's where I wanted to keep it.

"Jana, the only time I speak to him is if it's about Tiarria. That's it. Plus, he has a-"

"AHT! Before you go there, he's now a single man. His now ex-girlfriend broke up with him because he didn't have enough money for him. Kind of like how Tiffany is with guys. Shallow," Jana smiled as Tiffany rolled her eyes again.

It was still something I didn't want to pursue knowing our history. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and I'll be a complete idiot.

Gasping in excitement, Carmon smiled at me and gave me her good idea look. "We should set up a date for them! Rena, you know that he has the hots for you!"

"That's a good idea, Carmon! We can decorate the house and make a meal! Let me make your outfit! This is so stirring," Tiffany said with glee in her voice. They all need to calm down in my opinion.

"I could do the meal," Jessica added. Giving her a confused look, she shrugged her shoulders at me and smiled. What the hell? My own cousin throws me out there like that knowing our history with him.

"Don't forget the romantic music. I got you with that!" Jana said as she smiled and nodded her head.

They even got Raina into this idea and I instantly facepalmed when she said "Auntie Rena and Uncle B?! That's so cool! They like each other".

Yeah, that was the last straw.

"Hold the hell up! I never agreed to this. I don't think it's a good idea. Here you guys go again volunteering me to do things. Remember he cheated on me twice. I refuse to be fooled again," I finally let out.

"Rena, please. We were young and dumb then. We're all grown up now," Jessica said trying to pull my hands away from my face.

"Exactly. Can't you just imagine dancing all over him and you feel him getting excited below? Teasing him a little," Carmon said as she pulled Jessica up from the floor and wrapped her arms around her from the front mocking the image of Brian and I.

Soon, Jessica started grinding on Carmon to a sensual song that played through the TV. The rest of us eyed them in confusion as they continued dancing together. They obviously forgot that there was a six-year-old in the room that's watching them.

"Well, maybe not all of that. You get what we're saying though. We can leave the house and let you two have the house to yourselves. Just don't have sex in our rooms," Tiffany clarified.

"Girl, I don't even care! Fuck in my room! I'm encouraging this relationship! Rena, he's really changed. He's been hanging around you since you got your heart broken by Keenan," Carmon spoke as she continued to touch all over Jessica.

Jana wasn't having it any longer. Her face said it all. "She's not wrong in that area. That bracelet you have on right now was from him.  Sadly, Carmon must have forgotten she was the one who ruined that. Plus, she's about to ruin another relationship if she doesn't keep her paws off my girl," she spoke as she grabbed Jess and brought her back to the couch while Jess giggled at her way of protection.

"You weren't supposed to tell her that, babe. Brian didn't want her to know, but it's a good thing Carmon shut that down. Stop looking for love online and look up at who's been around for you. Rena, you should do it. Please?" Jessica said as all of the girls put on their signature puppy dog faces. Even Raina gave that cute little begging face.

Looking down at the shining bracelet around my wrist, my face scrunches up at the thought that Brian gave this to me for Christmas. Here I thought that it was one of them. He didn't know what I really liked. He didn't care much...or did he?

Did they really want me to go through with this? It was going to be a while before I could trust Brian here with it just being us two. After his little games a few years ago, he was the last person I trusted to be alone with in a house.

"Ugh, fine. I want time to prepare for this though. I seriously can't believe you guys are making me do this," my lips finally opened and sighed out as my hands met my cheeks.

"I have the perfect day! This should give you some time to chill and think this through. It can happen on your birthday!" Tiffany said as her blue eyes shined with happiness.

"That's a good idea so he can get some of Rena's cake. I'm not just talking about the food," Carmon spoke as she wiggled her eyebrows at me.

"CAKE?! Rena, you have some cake?! Where?!" Raina shouted as she hopped off her car and jumped with her palms on my knees for support. This kid made me smile so much because she was too funny.

Soon, everyone (including Raina) started dancing around and singing 'Rena's got a date'. It was the most embarrassing thing ever. They still had to get Brian to agree.

Oh, who am I kidding? Once they start asking the question, he'll stop them and already have his date clothes on. Great...

Rena's got a date.