Burn

Chapter 15

        Usher

        I stared at the clock that rested on the wall in front of my desk. I took a deep sigh as I rubbed my temples. The clock read 2:05 am and here I was deep in thought. I had a beautiful girlfriend at home pregnant with my unborn children, and I also had another woman across town taking care of two children that I had kept hidden from the woman I loved.

How in the hell was I going to just walk in the house and tell Taraji I had another set of children. "Baby I've been lying to you this whole time Tameka is only my manager because she has a gag order to keep my children private so they won't be exposed and mess up my clean slate image," Yeah that's the stupidest idea ever.

I didn't know how I was going to tell her but I had to tell her sooner or later, Chili was sending me emails blowing up my phone day and night pressuring me to confess or she would. Knowing chili she was that damn scandalous and I wouldn't put anything past her.

I got up from my desk and started pacing back and forth. I was frustrated, agitated, nervous, I hadn't eaten or slept in days all I could think about was Taraji, and our relationship I didn't want it to end. She was the woman I wanted to marry, and hopefully have more kids by. Grow old and gray with, damn!

I picked up the glass vase and threw it across the room. I couldn't understand why I didn't just tell her in the beginning then I wouldn't be in this position. Just then my cell phone began vibrating and I looked over and saw it was a call from Chili.

I skipped my lips and shook my head as I continued to pace back and forth. I put my hands in my pocket then I placed them down by my side. My phone continued to ring for about five times until I finally picked it up not once looking at the caller ID.

"What the fuck you want!" I yelled. 

"Damn I'll just call you back," Taraji said almost as if she was about to cry. "No no baby I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else," I said as I sat down.

"What the hell is wrong with you Usher?" She asked. I could feel the frown on her face, if only I could see her she was so cute when she was mad.

"Nothing baby I'm sorry, just got a lot of stuff going on, I miss you though," I replied.

"If you missed me how come you barely been home? I don't want a damn massage therapist rubbing on me, I want my man rubbing on me and kissing on me, but you're with some bitch probably," she yelled.

"I'm not with nobody else babe I'm just here at the office I'm really stressed out because of the new album and the tour coming up soon," I lied.

"Mmmm," she replied. I knew she was poking out those sexy lips of hers. i wanted to run up to her, grab her waist and suck on them. 

"You mad at me baby?" I asked in my sweet voice.

"Hell yes I'm mad and hungry and horny, I could eat three burgers and a hog right now plus I want some dick," she said bluntly making me laugh. 

"I can give you all that baby," I smiled. 

"Yeah yeah yeah if you would come home," she scowled.

"I promise I'll be home in the next fifteen minutes," I replied.

"You better be or the locks gone be changed," she giggled.

"Alright baby I promise I'll be home in fifteen minutes,"

"Make it ten and I'll be naked when you get here," she smirked.

"Alright," I said right before hanging up the phone. I grabbed my keys and my coat, and just as I was about to walk out I spotted Chili coming down the hall.

I took a deep sigh shaking my head, I didn't have time for the bullshit. I kept walking and turned the corner as if I hadn't seen her. "I know you're not trying to ignore me Usher," she said as she tried to catch up with me.

"What do you want Chili damn!" I yelled as I stormed outside heading to my motor cycle.

"Have you told her?" She asked as I walked down the row of cars. I stopped, sighed and turned to face her.

"Why are you so worried about me and my relationship?"

"I take that as a No, you need to man up and tell her what the hell is going on," she snapped while putting her hands on her hip.

"You need to go, stop worrying about what I'm doing and focus on yourself, oh and that contract you were trying to revive for that shitty ass career of yours have been revoked I do have connections with Inter-scope recorders , -"

"You can't threaten me Usher because I can and will go public with this, I will snatch away everything you have all those awards that Hollywood star, your precious girlfriend I have information that can take all that away, now either you man up or I'll do it for you," she said right before walking off.

Frustrated I pulled out my phone and made a phone call, I had too much going on to be bothered with this bullshit.  "Who you calling huh?' she asked trying to follow me. 

'Chilli will you stop fucking following me man!" I yelled, anger evident in my voice and probably my face. 

"You little bitch, maybe when you man up and tell her I will leave you alone!" she yelled as she grabbed my arm. Without thinking I shoved down on the ground, when I looked at her she had fear in her eyes, I balled my fist as if I was about to hit her and before you knew it a swarm of paparazzi appeared snapping pictures, and asking questions. 

Before I knew it every news outlet in the country was swarming around me, out of nowhere my body guard Nate grabbed me and  escorted me to my car, I looked around for Chilli but like magic she had disappeared into thin air.  A few reporters came around swarming my car and one of them asked. "Mr. Raymond is it true that you condone domestic violence?"  

"Fuck you!" Nate said as he took his hand and threw her notepad and microphone down. "You gone be good Ush?" he asked as we got in the car. I couldn't even answer, I knew I had to tell Taraji the truth but one things for sure some bridges were about to be burnt.