“It was only in that instant that I realized Brittany wasn’t joking. She was really parked right at the entrance of our neighborhood. And her threat wasn’t just talk, either. The second I didn’t do what she wanted, she was going to tell you what happened between me and her.”

“Baby… back then your health was bad. I didn’t dare—couldn’t—let you know any of this. And I really couldn’t get a bank to approve a five hundred thousand dollar loan. So I thought… ...