Toy's Story (35 page)

I didn’t answer. Hell I couldn’t answer
. What was I going to say? I remained professional and gave him the give me a second hand maneuver and turned my attention where it should have been, back on my client. Jamar was scared and confused and looked at me like he had
just
been convicted of
double
murder.

“Toy what just happened. Am I in trouble? Should I go with you? What’s going on? Tell me something
.
”

Placing my hand on his shoulders I looked Jamar square in the face and said, “Calm down. You’re fine. This is not about you. It’s about me, but I can handle it,
just
wait here for me. Everything is going to be okay for you when I get back.”

I still couldn’t speak to Logic. I simply reached back and touched his hands as the Bailiff all
but
patiently waited for me to follow him to the Judge’s Chambers.

“Miss Waters Judge Mann is waiting. Can you please follow me
?
”

“Let’s go Zatoya.” Dorian said as he pulled me away.

As I somehow
managed to
walk without collapsing I looked back one last time to see
Logic cradling his head in his hands like his world had just fell apart. Little did I know the same fate awaited me.

“What the hell is going on out there?” Judge Mann asked as soon as the door to her Chambers closed.

Tyson immediately spoke up. “Judge Mann
,
I apologize. I didn’t mean to create all of this confusion I just couldn’t do it. I thought I could, but then I realized that I couldn’t”

“William Bra
n
fo
r
d Tyson, stop babbling and tell me what the hell is going on.”

“Okay… Judge Mann
,
I did everything in my power to get off this case once I discovered that Ms. Waters was the Defense Attorney, but I couldn’t. I thought I could be professional and put my feelings aside but I can’t.”

“Tyson, stop spitting babble and get on with it.”
The judge demanded.

“The truth your Honor is that I’m madly in love with
this
woman. I have been for a very long time and if she’d have me I’d love for her to be my wife.”

Judge Mann
’s jaw
could be he
ar
d
in the holding facility below as it
loudly
crashed on the floor and shattered
into power like fine sand.
Tears raced down my face at an alarming speed and I steadied
myself against
Dorian to keep from dropping to the floor like a fifty pound sack of rotten potatoes
.
Tyson got on
one
knee before
me
and presented me with the
diamond
engagement ring for the second time within three hours.

“Zatoya Waters I’ve love
d
you since the time I was born. My heart has searched the earth for yours from the first time it beat. Will you please marry me?
I don’t think I can live another day without you.
”

“Oh My God!” Judge Mann sighed
as she covered her mouth
, which was now a gaping hole about the size of the Grand Canyon,
with her hand.

Dorian squared his shoulders, peeped briefly at the ring and then looked straight ahead. I burst into tears and sobbed uncontrollably as Tyson took my extended hand and placed the beautiful engagement ring on my ring finger as I clutched tightly the necklace that held my promise ring from Logic.

Yes you heard me,
correctly-
m
y extended hand. Tyson’s
proposal
melted my heart
like warm butter
and
my hear
t immediately took control of my body.
Without warning i
t quickly s
hut my brain down
,
made an executive decision and commanded my mouth to say, “Yes… yes I will marry you.”

The Bailiff started a slow clap, the Assistant DA, and Judge Mann quickly joined in and finally a stunned and obviously disappointed Dorian surrendered and joined in as Tyson rose from his knees, snatched me in his strong arms and gave me a whorehouse kiss right in front of everyone. My heart was still running things and I did not resist his sweet tongue as it feverishly searched for mine. It was official, I was engaged and one of Logic’s best friends was there to be an eye witness to the whole damn thing.

“Oh my God! What the fuck just happened?” My brain screamed as it woke
up dazed and confused and
too damn late to say or do a damn thing about it.
“What the FUCK?”

“Well alright. I guess I’m going to be invited to a wedding soon.
Congratulations Ms. Waters. You have a mighty fine man there. Hell, if I was twenty years younger, I’d give you hell over him.” Judge Mann chuckled. “
But
getting back to
the matter at hand, we still have a court room
full
of people waiting for us. I have to arraign Mr.
Brown today or release him
and I have no intentions of letting that happen.
Assistant DA Thompson
,
can you take over for DA
Tyson
?”

“Yes, your Honor in light of the situation I’d love to.”

Judge Mann noticed Tyson holding me as I continued to sob softly in his arms
, clinging to him like he was the last raft off the Titanic
.
“Zatoya’s a damn basket case. She’s going to be worthless out there.” She observed. “Attorney Swann are you capable of taking over the arraignment and bail hearing?”

“Yes, your Honor, I am more than ready to proceed with both.”

“Will you be posting bail today or
is
that just
going to be
a mute point?”
She asked.

“Yes, your Honor we will be seeking a reasonable bail amount.”

“You can seek it, but you’re not going to get it. Considering the violent nature of the offence I’m setting bail at two million dollars.
Just so that you know.
”

Dorian did not flinch. “
Thank you for that information your Honor.
I understand perfectly your Honor.”

I looked at Dorian briefly and he gave me a nod to let me know that he had
everything under control
.
Thank God, because I was about as useful as tits on a bull.

Moments later we returned to the courtroom. Dorian took over for the Defense and stunned everyone in the courthouse, including me when he produced a
Bank
Branch
Manager who wrote a
Certified Check for two million dollars
, on the spot,
to cover Jamar’s bail. Jamar screamed and burst into tears after
thanking Logic and
praising Jesus.
Blown completely away,
I held my face in my hand and silently wept over Logic’s incredible generosity
. I wept even
more
for my
incredible betrayal of his trust. As I felt his familiar hand on my shoulder p
att
ing me to let me know that everything was
going to be
okay, I broke all protocol as I jumped up from my seat and literally ran out of the courtroom sobbing like a damn three year old. Considering the previous events of the evening Judge Mann ignored
the disruption
and allowed it
without consequence
s
.

Still I knew
that
when that court let out of session there would be some
very
serious consequences and repercussions for
my actions
today. And I was by no means prepared to deal with
any of
them.
How could I? Hell I still don’t know what the fuck happened! Will somebody please send me some fuckin help!

~*~*~

The doors to the courtroom open
ed
and people poured out quickly
, but not a fraction as quick as my young heart began to beat as I spotted Logic bust through those doors and frantically search for me. Just as I summoned the strength to rush to him and try to explain what was going on Tyson suddenly emerged from a back entrance and cut me off mid stride. And then there I was, a place that I never thought that my independent woman, no man owns me, slick as
s
would
be. I was the apex of a real lif
e
love
triangle in the corridor of the damn courthouse no less.

Now I’m not sure what a stroke feels like. Hell, I’m really too young to even be concerned with
knowing
the warning signs, but I am a hundred percent certain that I had a stroke when they both yelled, “Toy!” at the same fuckin time.
I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t move, I couldn’t speak and it felt like my heart
shot
out of my butt and splattered to the ground.

Logic stopped abruptly as he saw Tyson, who was closer, take my hand and whisper something in my ear
, before kissing my lips
. Well apparently you can still hear and process information when you have a stroke, because I distinctly heard Tyson say,
“L
et me handle this
.”

“What the fuck?”
Logic
asked stunned
,
as he prepared to race over to cold snatch my ass away from Tyson. Dorian quickly grabbed him by the arm and
mumbl
ed something
beneath
his
breath
.

Logic’s eyes narrowed and turned
as
re
d
as
a
laser
stream as
they beamed in and locked on me.
As mad as a bitch that just missed a
two for one
designer stiletto sale he
wrestl
ed
free
o
f Dorian and charged towards us.

“Is it true? Huh Toy is it true? Are you engaged to marry this Mother Fucka?”

Before I could speak Tyson warned, “Watch your tone,
be
cause this Mother Fucka is the District Attorney of Washington DC and you’re a long fucking way from Vegas.”

“Whigga fuck you! I don’t give a fuck who the fuck you are! I was talking to my girl.”

“See, there I’m going to have to correct you. Apparently, your girl is now this Whigga’s fiancé, and again I’m going to warn you to watch your fucking tone!” Tyson said as he stepped closer to Logic.

Needless to say the fucking shit had hit the industrial size fan as Tyson and Logic charged at each other only to be intercepted by
Dorian
and Jamar
who
both
jumped between them at lightning speed. Naturally, I was absolutely no damn help. Still frozen like a fly on a metal ice tray I was helpless to prevent the two men
that
I loved from ripping each other apart.

“Logic, let
’s
go! I’ll explain everything in the car.”
Dorian pleaded.

“Fuck that! Zatoya Waters is going to explain this shit to me right now. What the fuck is up Toy? Huh?
You told me that you were single. What the fucks up?
”

Tyson was as mad as a dick kicked in the nuts. “You want an explanation? Okay I’ll give you one. Your
girl
has been my woman for the past seven years. Okay? And nothing the two of you did is going to change the fact that she’s
in love with me and is
going to be my wife.”

“Okay! I see what this bullshit is… Seven fuckin years
,
Toy? Seriously? That’s what you call a friend’s with benefits relationship
? Huh Toy?”

I was still stuck in Comaville, population of one
dumb ass Toy
and try as hard as I could to respond I simply couldn’t s
ay a damn word
.

Logic continued to struggle against the grasp of Dorian.

“You don’t have shit to say Huh?
In the three months I’ve known you, you’ve never shut up. Now, you don’t have shit to say.
Huh Zatoya?
Ain’t that a
fuckin
bitch!
”

“She doesn’t have to say shit
!
Talk to me if you have something to say to my fiancé.” Tyson Challenged. “Can’t you see that this isn’t easy for her
?
Now, Counselor
Swann
, out of respect for Zatoya I’m going to give you bitches twenty minutes to get the fuck out of DC before I
levy a shit storm of charges against you and
have all of your asses locked up. And I hear that the DC, DA is a badass Mother Fuck
a
with zero tolerance for monkey ass bullshit!
So, you gentlemen have a good evening
as you leave my
fucking
city
.
”