“I’m not your girl no more,” she answered, “and I’ve got somewhere to be.”
“Don’t be mad, Dee I just came here to check on you... you alright? What about D’Angelo? You two need anything? You got rent covered?”
Deirdre’s blood boiled and she met his eyes with a defiant stare. “I don’t need a damn thing from you. D’Angelo and I are not your business anymore.” Deirdre had been responsible for her younger brother since their mother had gone to prison. D’Angelo was one of the reasons she’d known she had to get away from Carl in the first place. The last thing she wanted was for her brother to see her thug ex-boyfriend as a role model.
“When are you going to understand that you can’t buy your way back here?” She glared at him.
“Deirdre, we were together almost our whole lives. I love you. Bu
