The Devil's Debt

Kyzer's POV:

I wake up and Isa's still asleep in my arms. She didn't move the whole time we were asleep. I tighten my grip on her and she grunts and wiggles in my arms. Her ass brushes against me and I grunt quietly.

Aaaand I've got a raging-

"Good morning." she says tiredly.

"Good morning." I say back, trying to keep my composure. My phone starts to ring, so I pick up, still lying down. "Hello?"

"M'Kenna's awake. She wants to see you and Isa. It's the first thing she said when she woke up." Mom says.

A smile paints onto my face and I sit up. "We're coming." I say, getting up.

Isa rolls around onto her other side, resting her head on her hand, her other hand resting on her arm as she looks up at me. "Where are we going?" she asks.

"M'Kenna's awake. Her immediate request was to see us." I respond, putting a shirt on.

She gets up and stretches, then goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. She walks out of the bathroom when she's done and she stops in front of me, looking up at me.

God, those eyes are saying a lot to me right now...

"We leaving?" she asks.

"Uh.. yeah. Let me go and freshen up a bit." I say, walking to the bathroom.

I brush my teeth and wash my face, then I clean my nose ring and I stick it back in my nose, then I clip my hair back in an effortless bun to get it off my face.

I walk out of the bathroom and I signal to Isa that we're leaving, nodding my head towards the door. When she walks out of the room, she shuts the door behind her and follows me down the hall and downstairs. I open the door and my friend, Braxton is walking up to it.

"Braxton." I say, greeting him.

"Holy shit. Kyzer Caruso. You went MIA. Is that why?" he says, nodding toward Isa. She stands there with her hands in her back pockets, giving him a warm smile and looking off as we talk.

"Uh, part of the reason. This is Isa. Isa, meet my good friend, Braxton. He's gonna decipher that writing for us." I say, introducing them.

"Isa. Nice to meet you." she says, shaking his hand.

"Braxton. Wait 'til you hear about grade school with this guy." he says, smirking and letting her hand go.

"Alright, alright, that's enough." I say with a smile. "Anyway, I've been trying to keep a low profile. I was moving around, making deals and all, then the cops went at large at one point, so I had to lay low for a while. You know how that is." I say.

"Yeah. Kinda fucks things up." he says, nodding his head. "Where're you headed?" he asks.

"To see M'Kenna." I say.

"I hope you don't mind me tagging along?" he asks, raising an eyebrow.

"She'd be psyched to see you." I say, walking out the door and to the car.

As Isa walks to the passenger seat, I open her door for her while I check my phone, when she's in, I shut the door and I walk over to the driver's seat as Braxton hops in the back.

He puts his foot up on the seat at the side of Isa's head and I look back and I hit his foot, making it drop to the floor. "Seriously? Next to her head? You couldn't put it anywhere else?" I say, shaking my head. He looks for another place to sit it on and I scoff. "Uh, don't!" I say unbelievably."This car is new, man!" I say, starting the car and driving off.

When we arrive at the hospital, we go up to M'Kenna's room and as soon as she sees us, she smiles.

"Bubba!" she says as I come to hug her. She jumps into my arms. "Ouch!" she says, still hugging me.

"Be careful, Kenna." I say, kissing her cheek. "You feel a little better?" I ask.

"Yeah." she responds.

When I pull away, Isa walks up to her with a smile and she smiles a big smile. "Isa!" she says, hugging her. Isa sits on her bed as they hug and then they pull away.

"You okay, beauty?" Isa asks her, rubbing her hair back.

"Yeah. My arm just hurts a lot." she says back.

"I know. But I promise you'll feel better soon, okay?" she says, continuing to rub her head.

"Don't forget about me." Braxton says, walking towards the bed next to Isa as I stand back.

If I'm being completely honest, I don't think I like him being so close to her.

I mean, it's not that I don't trust him, or her, it's just... it makes me feel weird.

We all talk as we stand in the room with M'Kenna now asleep after a couple hours.

While we're talking and laughing amongst each other, Isa wraps her arm around my back and turns slightly into me, laughing and nodding her head as she talks. I look down at her and she looks like she's genuinely enjoying herself. She looks beautiful when she smiles.

I'm just now noticing how attached I'm growing to her, day by day, and it's been almost a week.

I don't want to call it love yet. It's too soon.

But I think she's the one.

I know she is.

She has to be.

Because if this isn't what...

Okay, fuck it. If this isn't what love feels like.... Then I don't know what does.

I put my hand on the lower part of her back and as she smiles, she looks over and up at me and gives me a warm smile, then continues to make conversation.

We go home for the night and Braxton chooses a room to sleep in, then Isa gives him the bullet and he goes to analyze it. I told him to get the results to me in the morning.

Isa lies down after getting out of the shower and lotioning down as I get up to get in the shower.

When I get out, I put my briefs and sweats on in the bathroom and I walk out and I put my lotion on. I head for the door and suddenly Isa calls out to me.

"You're not gonna come lie down?" she says, raising her head.

"No. Not yet. I'll be back up in a little bit." I say.

"Oh.. okay." she says, lying down and pushing her hips down before curling into a little ball.