Safaree woke up next to Zuri and Nic, he was happy Nic let him spend the night, as LJ was laid out over Nic. She traced her fingers over his waves as he slept. Safaree watched her for a good 20 minutes until she side eyed him. He looked up at the ceiling and stretched out waking Zuri up. Zuri crawled on him and laid down. LJ stirred in his sleep then looked up at Nic who was watching him. He hugged her frame and kissed her cheek.
“CEREAL!”
“LJ shhh.”
“I want cereal for breakfast.”
“Go brush your teeth and wash your face.”
“Are we going to the park today? I want to go to the park. Right Zeeri?”
“Yep Jay Jay.”
Nicki looked over to Safaree. He smirked as she threw the covers back and got up to help LJ. She walked around the bed to get Zuri who slide down the side and crawled after LJ.
“Damn.”
“What?”
“That ass.”
“Something you’re not getting, so watch it as long as you can.’
Safaree jumped out of bed and grabbed her by the waist and whispered in her ear.
“I can have you if I want to.”
“Only if you rape me.”
She replied punching him in his genitals. He bent over in pain as she walked off.
~~~~~~
Nicki sat behind Zuri as she played in the grass with LJ. They pushed the ball back and forth until Zuri crawled off into the sand box. Nic laid in the grass and closed her eyes until she felt pressure on her body.
“Get off me Safaree.”
“No now you have to talk to me.”
He said laying on her. Nicki laid flat on her back and looked him in his face. Safaree put his leg between her legs and smirked. Nicki smirked back putting her knee right up to his balls. He shook his head and massaged her center.
“Fuck you.”
“Now or…?”
“Get off me Safaree.”
“No talk to me.”
“What do you want?”
“Another baby.”
“Go ask Karen.”
“Us.”
“No.”
“Honest answer only.”
“K.”
“Us?”
“Never again.”
“Why not?”
“You left. Your last straw with me.”
“You serious.”
“As…”
Nicki pushed him over and straddled him getting close to his face. She smirked and puckered her lips then he puckered his then she slapped him cross the face.
“A heart attack. Don’t ever in ya life try me again.”
“Fuck that shit hurt Nic!”
“So what.”
She stood up and went to get the kids. He followed behind her to apologize but she ignored him. He pulled her back and slammed her against the car.
“I need you guys!”
“No you don’t! All you need is Karen & want us to run away to. Don’t call us your family then use and abuse us.”
“I’m not! I’m ready to come home to you and our kids.”
“Show me how serious you are first, show me that Karen is no longer around, divorce papers and everything, but you can’t and won’t, so leave me alone and worry about them for a chance! It’s not just about us, or you. Them too. Mostly about them!”
Nicki pushed him away and got in her car and drove off.
———
Over the next year or two Nicki hadn’t spoken to Safaree, seen him or heard his voice not even when Nancy took them to see him or when they talk to him on the phone. He called every now and then to talk to her, but she wouldn’t pick up the phone.
“Nicki, baby, come here Zuri got something stuck..”
“Blow Z.”
“It hurts!”
“Duh, toys don’t go in your nose duckling.”
“I’m not a duckling.”
Nicki stuck her finger up Zuri’s nose and pulled the popcorn seed out. Zuri’s nose began to bleed. Nicki grabbed a cloth off the table and held her head back and cloth over her nose. Lamar grabbed his phone and called an ambulance then LJ came back with an ice pack. Nicki smiled to herself looking at her new family and what the future would bring them especially her and Lamar.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Chapter 19
Zuri splashed the water in Nic’s face as she got her bath. Zuri laughed watching Nic rub at her eye. Nic’s phone began to ring and she answered without looking. Which she regretted after the voice came from the other end.
“Baby.”
“It’s Nicki to you and what do you want?”
“I need to see you and the kids. I’m going crazy without you guys.”
“If you wouldn’t have left you’d be looking at us now.”
“Baby, please.”
“I’ll see.”
“Don’t hang up please cause I know you won’t answer again.”
She smirked at him knowing her so well. She put the phone down and grabbed Zuri out of the tub. She put her securely on her hip and grabbed her phone. She put the phone to LJ’s ear as she passed by him.
“Hello.”
“Whaddup Son.”
“Oh, Big Guy.”
“That name again. I’m sorry son.”
“No, you break your promise. You pinky’d.”
“I know, I’ll make it up if you come visit me.”
“Where?”
“Where ever you want to go.”
“I want to go to the Cheese Cake Factory and Candy Land.”
“Tell your Mommy and see if that’s okay.”
LJ pushed up off the floor and ran over to Nic’s room with the phone. He smiled big and rambled off that he wanted to see his Daddy. Nic rolled her eyes and put the phone to her ear.
“You heard him.”
“Yeah, Yeah. Meet me at Candy Land at 2. Don’t be late or I’m driving off.”
“That’s….”
Nic hung up before he could talk again. She sighed not really wanting to see him, but didn’t want LJ to be even more upset. She looked down at Zuri and just smiled at how much she looked like him. I can’t stand him, but look at this cute face.
———
[At 2 something)
Nic drove up next to SB’s car and unlocked the door for him to get Zuri out. He picked her up as LJ ran to his side and hugged his leg. He reached down and patted his head. He looked at Nic and opened her door. She stepped out in a shirt that showed enough boobs, her belly button, black leggings and some white pumps. Her hair in a bun on top of her head matching the one on Zuri’s head. He smiled at her and Zuri matching, but he was jealous of the niggas looking at her. He grabbed her and pulled her close.
“Why?”
“Why what?”
“This outfit! Fuck you mean?”
“I’m grown, I didn’t know I needed ya fucking permission on what to wear!”
“You knew….”
“I can leave and you can try this another time or you can shut that shit you talking up and get this over with?”
She questioned pushing him off her and walking into the building with LJ. He looked over at the man who was staring at her and bucked. He was pissed. She doing this shit on purpose.
~~~~~~
SB scrolled threw the aisle with LJ & Zuri picking up candy and throwing it in the basket. He looked at Nic who was walking a distance beside him watching LJ. She hadn’t said anything to him since coming into the building. He grabbed her purse and pulled her close. She shrugged him off and walked away.
“Yo LJ.”
“No peanuts.”
“Why?”
“Zuri can’t have them.”
“So.”
“Put em back lil nigga.”
“NO!”
Nicki snatched LJ up and whispered in his ear. He looked over at SB and put the peanuts back. He grabbed Nic’s hand and they walked in front of Zuri and SB. He picked out more candy and threw it in the buggy then looked over at Nic.
“I’m ready to go eat cheese cake!”
“Nic let me holla at you real quick.”
“About?”
“Stop being stupid, yo.”
“LJ go get Amile and tell her we’re ready.”
LJ ran off and came back with Amile who took their buggy.
“Are you guys sure you want all of this?”
“Just take two of whatever’s in the buggy.”
“Okay.”
Safaree pulled Nic to a table and looked her over. He pulled her into a tight hug and didn’t let her go. She cried against his chest. She started talking into his shirt.
“I made a mistake leaving everything important for something that should of stayed irrelevant. I’ll make it up if you let me.”
“No. Just don’t come around my house anymore until you’re sure you want a family. I’ll have Nancy meet you when ever and where ever you want to take the kids, but us… Won’t happen again.”
SB looked at her face to see if she was serious and it cut deep seeing that she was. The rest of their day was spent quiet until they had to depart. Zuri began to cry and shout. Nicki let SB put her in the car. She quiet down then watched him go in for a hug from Nic.
“No.”
“One last time.”
“No.”
“Please Baby?”
“No.”
She walked around to get in the car, but he blocked the door. Nic leaned up against his car door and stared at him. He returned the look.
“Move.”
“Hug?”
“No! Move.”
“Hug first.”
“After you feed us.”
“Damn really?”
Nicki pushed him out the way and got into her car and drove off down to the Cheese Cake Factory. She sat in the parking lot against her car as a nice chocolate man approached her. SB pulled up beside her and rushed out the car to Nic’s side. The guy looked over at SB then back to Nic.
“Nice meeting you Miss Nicki and I hope you call.”
“I sure……”
“Let’s go.”
SB said picking up Zuri and grabbing LJ hand. Nicki smiled at his jealousy rage. He looked back at her fingers typing on her BB and snatched it.
“You not about to text him while we’re together.”
“Give me my phone back.”
“Hell no.”
Safaree dropped it in his pants and smirked. Nic screwed up her face and walked past him.
“Asshole.”
“All day.”
“Awwhoe”
“No, Zay’more, don’t say that.”
“See, and you talk about…”
“Shut up.”
They walked up to order their cheese cake. SB got connections so they watched as the man made their cheesecakes in one pan. Zuri licked the bowl of homemade whipped cream and LJ ate some raw cookie dough out of the batter.
“You really not gone talk to me?”
“About what? You left me and our kids for a month and no call. Then I get an envelope and a box from Karen of you fucking her as soon as you left me!”
“Us. Where we going from here? I love you Nicki.”
“Stop saying you fucking love me when every chance you get you leave! Don’t use and abuse me and expect for me to still by your side. It don’t work that way. This time I’m not letting you back in.”
“I’m trying to work on us, but you’re pissed because I left and you see I came back!”
“When’s the next time you’re leaving?”
She asked looking him dead in the face. Her eyes pierced his heart and he looked away feeling stupid. He knew he had fucked up, but he was willing to do anything for his family. He reached out for her and was surprised she didn’t snatch away.
“I’ll do anything for my family just let me know what?”
“I’m not your “Family” only ones related to you in any form is LJ and Zuri. Whatever they want is fine with me, but me and you are done. Don’t call my phone unless it has something to do with your kids.”
“You really don’t want to work on us?”
“I really don’t! I tried and you went back to Karen. Why? Because I wasn’t giving you no pussy or maybe cause you thought I’d forgive you and let you back in? Which is it?”
“I wanted to work it out….”
“For what?”
Nicki yelled snatching her hands away. She looked over at Zuri and LJ, who looked at her with big doe eyes then continued helping the cook clean. Zuri had on an apron bigger than, but was so happy playing in the pockets as she put spoons and forks in them. LJ ran over to them and smiled. He grabbed both their hands and shocked them both.
“Kiss.”
“Huh?”
“No.”
“You use to kiss all the time.”
LJ pouted looking at them both. Nicki looked at him and shook her head no.
“Give your Mommy a kiss for me.”
“Okay.”
LJ grabbed Nicki’s face and pecked her lips. She smiled and laughed at his lips having her lipstick on it. She wiped his lips then looked at his sad face. LJ hugged them both then ran over to help Zuri off the stool.
“See, he wants us together.”
“That isn’t his decision now is it?”
Safaree pulled her close and leaned on the table. She stood between his legs looking down at his crotch area. He kissed her neck, cheek and tried kissing her lips, but she blocked it.
“You kissed her.”
“Nic?”
“Give me my phone I’m ready to go.”
He pulled her phone out his pants and shoved it in her hand. He hung out with the kids as Nic texted Lamar. She laughed and smiled as if he was with her. Safaree was pissed, but didn’t say anything. When they left to part ways Nic pulled SB into a hug and whispered in his ear. He blushed and walked around to his car following behind her.
“Baby.”
“It’s Nicki to you and what do you want?”
“I need to see you and the kids. I’m going crazy without you guys.”
“If you wouldn’t have left you’d be looking at us now.”
“Baby, please.”
“I’ll see.”
“Don’t hang up please cause I know you won’t answer again.”
She smirked at him knowing her so well. She put the phone down and grabbed Zuri out of the tub. She put her securely on her hip and grabbed her phone. She put the phone to LJ’s ear as she passed by him.
“Hello.”
“Whaddup Son.”
“Oh, Big Guy.”
“That name again. I’m sorry son.”
“No, you break your promise. You pinky’d.”
“I know, I’ll make it up if you come visit me.”
“Where?”
“Where ever you want to go.”
“I want to go to the Cheese Cake Factory and Candy Land.”
“Tell your Mommy and see if that’s okay.”
LJ pushed up off the floor and ran over to Nic’s room with the phone. He smiled big and rambled off that he wanted to see his Daddy. Nic rolled her eyes and put the phone to her ear.
“You heard him.”
“Yeah, Yeah. Meet me at Candy Land at 2. Don’t be late or I’m driving off.”
“That’s….”
Nic hung up before he could talk again. She sighed not really wanting to see him, but didn’t want LJ to be even more upset. She looked down at Zuri and just smiled at how much she looked like him. I can’t stand him, but look at this cute face.
———
[At 2 something)
Nic drove up next to SB’s car and unlocked the door for him to get Zuri out. He picked her up as LJ ran to his side and hugged his leg. He reached down and patted his head. He looked at Nic and opened her door. She stepped out in a shirt that showed enough boobs, her belly button, black leggings and some white pumps. Her hair in a bun on top of her head matching the one on Zuri’s head. He smiled at her and Zuri matching, but he was jealous of the niggas looking at her. He grabbed her and pulled her close.
“Why?”
“Why what?”
“This outfit! Fuck you mean?”
“I’m grown, I didn’t know I needed ya fucking permission on what to wear!”
“You knew….”
“I can leave and you can try this another time or you can shut that shit you talking up and get this over with?”
She questioned pushing him off her and walking into the building with LJ. He looked over at the man who was staring at her and bucked. He was pissed. She doing this shit on purpose.
~~~~~~
SB scrolled threw the aisle with LJ & Zuri picking up candy and throwing it in the basket. He looked at Nic who was walking a distance beside him watching LJ. She hadn’t said anything to him since coming into the building. He grabbed her purse and pulled her close. She shrugged him off and walked away.
“Yo LJ.”
“No peanuts.”
“Why?”
“Zuri can’t have them.”
“So.”
“Put em back lil nigga.”
“NO!”
Nicki snatched LJ up and whispered in his ear. He looked over at SB and put the peanuts back. He grabbed Nic’s hand and they walked in front of Zuri and SB. He picked out more candy and threw it in the buggy then looked over at Nic.
“I’m ready to go eat cheese cake!”
“Nic let me holla at you real quick.”
“About?”
“Stop being stupid, yo.”
“LJ go get Amile and tell her we’re ready.”
LJ ran off and came back with Amile who took their buggy.
“Are you guys sure you want all of this?”
“Just take two of whatever’s in the buggy.”
“Okay.”
Safaree pulled Nic to a table and looked her over. He pulled her into a tight hug and didn’t let her go. She cried against his chest. She started talking into his shirt.
“I made a mistake leaving everything important for something that should of stayed irrelevant. I’ll make it up if you let me.”
“No. Just don’t come around my house anymore until you’re sure you want a family. I’ll have Nancy meet you when ever and where ever you want to take the kids, but us… Won’t happen again.”
SB looked at her face to see if she was serious and it cut deep seeing that she was. The rest of their day was spent quiet until they had to depart. Zuri began to cry and shout. Nicki let SB put her in the car. She quiet down then watched him go in for a hug from Nic.
“No.”
“One last time.”
“No.”
“Please Baby?”
“No.”
She walked around to get in the car, but he blocked the door. Nic leaned up against his car door and stared at him. He returned the look.
“Move.”
“Hug?”
“No! Move.”
“Hug first.”
“After you feed us.”
“Damn really?”
Nicki pushed him out the way and got into her car and drove off down to the Cheese Cake Factory. She sat in the parking lot against her car as a nice chocolate man approached her. SB pulled up beside her and rushed out the car to Nic’s side. The guy looked over at SB then back to Nic.
“Nice meeting you Miss Nicki and I hope you call.”
“I sure……”
“Let’s go.”
SB said picking up Zuri and grabbing LJ hand. Nicki smiled at his jealousy rage. He looked back at her fingers typing on her BB and snatched it.
“You not about to text him while we’re together.”
“Give me my phone back.”
“Hell no.”
Safaree dropped it in his pants and smirked. Nic screwed up her face and walked past him.
“Asshole.”
“All day.”
“Awwhoe”
“No, Zay’more, don’t say that.”
“See, and you talk about…”
“Shut up.”
They walked up to order their cheese cake. SB got connections so they watched as the man made their cheesecakes in one pan. Zuri licked the bowl of homemade whipped cream and LJ ate some raw cookie dough out of the batter.
“You really not gone talk to me?”
“About what? You left me and our kids for a month and no call. Then I get an envelope and a box from Karen of you fucking her as soon as you left me!”
“Us. Where we going from here? I love you Nicki.”
“Stop saying you fucking love me when every chance you get you leave! Don’t use and abuse me and expect for me to still by your side. It don’t work that way. This time I’m not letting you back in.”
“I’m trying to work on us, but you’re pissed because I left and you see I came back!”
“When’s the next time you’re leaving?”
She asked looking him dead in the face. Her eyes pierced his heart and he looked away feeling stupid. He knew he had fucked up, but he was willing to do anything for his family. He reached out for her and was surprised she didn’t snatch away.
“I’ll do anything for my family just let me know what?”
“I’m not your “Family” only ones related to you in any form is LJ and Zuri. Whatever they want is fine with me, but me and you are done. Don’t call my phone unless it has something to do with your kids.”
“You really don’t want to work on us?”
“I really don’t! I tried and you went back to Karen. Why? Because I wasn’t giving you no pussy or maybe cause you thought I’d forgive you and let you back in? Which is it?”
“I wanted to work it out….”
“For what?”
Nicki yelled snatching her hands away. She looked over at Zuri and LJ, who looked at her with big doe eyes then continued helping the cook clean. Zuri had on an apron bigger than, but was so happy playing in the pockets as she put spoons and forks in them. LJ ran over to them and smiled. He grabbed both their hands and shocked them both.
“Kiss.”
“Huh?”
“No.”
“You use to kiss all the time.”
LJ pouted looking at them both. Nicki looked at him and shook her head no.
“Give your Mommy a kiss for me.”
“Okay.”
LJ grabbed Nicki’s face and pecked her lips. She smiled and laughed at his lips having her lipstick on it. She wiped his lips then looked at his sad face. LJ hugged them both then ran over to help Zuri off the stool.
“See, he wants us together.”
“That isn’t his decision now is it?”
Safaree pulled her close and leaned on the table. She stood between his legs looking down at his crotch area. He kissed her neck, cheek and tried kissing her lips, but she blocked it.
“You kissed her.”
“Nic?”
“Give me my phone I’m ready to go.”
He pulled her phone out his pants and shoved it in her hand. He hung out with the kids as Nic texted Lamar. She laughed and smiled as if he was with her. Safaree was pissed, but didn’t say anything. When they left to part ways Nic pulled SB into a hug and whispered in his ear. He blushed and walked around to his car following behind her.
Chapter 18
Zuri crawled to the end of the sofa looking for LJ. LJ raced to the other end and popped up. She fell into a fit of laughter and raced to where LJ was. She looked down to see no LJ and began to cry. LJ popped up behind her and tickled her until she squirmed. She had an obnoxious laugh like her mother and it made LJ laugh too. Safaree raced down the stairs in his briefs and water dripping down his chest. LJ looked up and laughed even harder cause SB hit his foot on the table. Nicki walked around the corner and shook her head.
“You ran down here pretty fast Mr. Protective Father.”
“She was crying.”
“Because LJ was hiding from her don’t worry so much.”
“How can I not my Princess might be hurt?”
“Well if you had your iPad hooked up to the security system you’d know what was going on instead rushing down here hurting ya foot on tables.”
“I don’t have time for that Onika.”
“Okay, Lloyd.”
She huffed walking back into the kitchen. He limped to the kitchen then grabbed Nicki’s arm. She turned around and slipped her hand into his briefs. He pulled back, but she held onto it.
“Every time you move, I’m a squeeze.”
“Why play games this afternoon?”
“Cause my hand is on your stick shift.”
She smiled backing him into the wall. She stood in front of him and leaned on his chest. They hadn’t had sex in months, but every chance they got they teased each other. Today happen to be Nic’s day. He groaned as her other hand covered the head of his penis and the other massaged.
“Now, that I have your attention. Karen called your phone and why is that?”
“Nic…”
He moaned. He tried pulling her arms out, but she squeezed down on his genitals. He let go and she continued.
“Answer.”
“She.. She.. Wants to work it out.”
“What out?”
“Us.”
“Do you?”
“Uh…”
“Do you?”
Nicki let go and stepped back looking into his face. He didn’t look at her, but at the floor. By the silence she knew what he wanted and it pissed her off. She grabbed the dish washing liquid and washed her hands then looked out to see Zuri and LJ still playing on the sofa.
Safaree walked up behind Nic and kissed her neck. He kept kissing down until he got to her ass. He sat down underneath her and patted her ass like a drum. She reached down and smacked him.
“Beautiful.”
“Leave me alone.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Fuck your sorry. That’s…”
Nic shifted as SB’s fingers entered her walls. Once he knew she wasn’t going to fight anymore he lifted her lower body off the floor and ate her from behind. She looked up to see LJ coming their way.
“Faree! LJ!”
“So.”
“LJ coming.”
“Fuck.”
Safaree let her down and stood beside her to hide his erection. LJ skipped into the kitchen and grabbed his cup then reached up and grabbed Zuri’s from her high chair. Nicki and SB watched as he left the kitchen still innocent. Nic moved out of SB’s reach and fixed her shorts.
“You’re an ass.”
“You love me doe.”
“Obviously the only one doing the loving.”
“Nic, I don’t want to get a divorce and neither does she.”
“But you want to still be in my bed and be selfish as to who I can and can’t be with.”
“He wasn’t the one.”
“And neither are you!”
She shouted throwing a glass at him. He dodged it then went after her. She slammed the door in his face and started packing his things.
“I’m so tired of letting you back in for you to leave again.”
“Then why you do it?”
“For LJ! Let me know how it goes when YOU tell him YOU’RE leaving AGAIN!”
Safaree sat on the edge of the bed and shook his head. He knew his home, life and love was here, but he couldn’t shake Karen just yet. He reached for Nicki as she walked back pass him. She looked at him as tears fell down his face.
“Tell me you’ll be here when I get back.”
“No.”
“Nic?”
“No, I can’t and won’t.”
He grabbed his stuff and walked out the house.
———
[Month)
Nicki sat up as Zuri began to cry and scream. LJ sat next to her looking over her as if he’d been up for awhile. She pulled Zuri close and snuggled her.
“Dada!”
“He not come back!”
LJ shouted angrily sliding out of bed. Nicki began to cry again. The last month had them all upset and arguing more. LJ was angry at the world and Zuri had her moments. Nicki wouldn’t eat, hardly slept and stayed home most of the time. She decided to home school LJ since he had gotten kicked out of his private school for fighting.
“Ma’ma!”
“I’m so sorry Zuri.”
“Jay Jay!”
Nicki reached over the bed and pulled LJ back up. He snuggled next to her and stared down at his fingers. All three laid in silence. LJ finally broke the silence.
“Why he not call?”
“He don’t want us?”
“Did we make him angwee?”
“He don’t love us.”
He looked over at her and wiped her tears away. He knew she was sad, but he was too angry to care about it. At this moment all he wanted was for her to stop crying and for Daddy to make it all better cause this was his fault.
———
Safaree entered the boutique. He sported a clean cut and some jeans with a V neck. He looked around at a few things then walked to the check out. Lauren rolled her eyes at him and pointed to Melissa. They exchanged whispers and burst into a fit of laughter.
“You have some nerve coming here after a month without notice.”
“I needed to clear my head.”
“Where? In Karen’s pussy.”
“What? Man NO! It’s not like that.”
“Damn sure seems like it.”
“Where is Onika, man?”
“Not here, she doesn’t leave her house.”
“I just went there.”
“Not that house. Her other home.”
“I need to see her and my kids. Please tell me where.”
“No-one knows, but Nancy sorry.”
He sucked his teeth and hit the check out desk. The whole boutique grew quiet as he ranted off a lot of cuss words. Lauren pointed to the back and he followed after her. She pointed to the chair and sat on the edge of the desk looking at him.
“Safaree my girl can’t even sleep, won’t eat or leave the damn house because of you. You’re really selfish to put her heart through what it's going through.”
“I didn’t…”
“But you did it. She left a good man for you and you did that to her. LJ is acting a fool! Got kicked out of school and taking his anger out on everyone around him which is only Nicki, Zay”More and Nancy. You only thought about yourself and that ho of a wife.”
Lauren handed him a folder and a box then left out. He opened the folder to see nude pictures of him and Karen from a few years ago. He became angry all over again. He then opened the box to see his boxers, Karen’s lingerie and a used condom. He was pissed. What the fuck is her problem?
“You ran down here pretty fast Mr. Protective Father.”
“She was crying.”
“Because LJ was hiding from her don’t worry so much.”
“How can I not my Princess might be hurt?”
“Well if you had your iPad hooked up to the security system you’d know what was going on instead rushing down here hurting ya foot on tables.”
“I don’t have time for that Onika.”
“Okay, Lloyd.”
She huffed walking back into the kitchen. He limped to the kitchen then grabbed Nicki’s arm. She turned around and slipped her hand into his briefs. He pulled back, but she held onto it.
“Every time you move, I’m a squeeze.”
“Why play games this afternoon?”
“Cause my hand is on your stick shift.”
She smiled backing him into the wall. She stood in front of him and leaned on his chest. They hadn’t had sex in months, but every chance they got they teased each other. Today happen to be Nic’s day. He groaned as her other hand covered the head of his penis and the other massaged.
“Now, that I have your attention. Karen called your phone and why is that?”
“Nic…”
He moaned. He tried pulling her arms out, but she squeezed down on his genitals. He let go and she continued.
“Answer.”
“She.. She.. Wants to work it out.”
“What out?”
“Us.”
“Do you?”
“Uh…”
“Do you?”
Nicki let go and stepped back looking into his face. He didn’t look at her, but at the floor. By the silence she knew what he wanted and it pissed her off. She grabbed the dish washing liquid and washed her hands then looked out to see Zuri and LJ still playing on the sofa.
Safaree walked up behind Nic and kissed her neck. He kept kissing down until he got to her ass. He sat down underneath her and patted her ass like a drum. She reached down and smacked him.
“Beautiful.”
“Leave me alone.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Fuck your sorry. That’s…”
Nic shifted as SB’s fingers entered her walls. Once he knew she wasn’t going to fight anymore he lifted her lower body off the floor and ate her from behind. She looked up to see LJ coming their way.
“Faree! LJ!”
“So.”
“LJ coming.”
“Fuck.”
Safaree let her down and stood beside her to hide his erection. LJ skipped into the kitchen and grabbed his cup then reached up and grabbed Zuri’s from her high chair. Nicki and SB watched as he left the kitchen still innocent. Nic moved out of SB’s reach and fixed her shorts.
“You’re an ass.”
“You love me doe.”
“Obviously the only one doing the loving.”
“Nic, I don’t want to get a divorce and neither does she.”
“But you want to still be in my bed and be selfish as to who I can and can’t be with.”
“He wasn’t the one.”
“And neither are you!”
She shouted throwing a glass at him. He dodged it then went after her. She slammed the door in his face and started packing his things.
“I’m so tired of letting you back in for you to leave again.”
“Then why you do it?”
“For LJ! Let me know how it goes when YOU tell him YOU’RE leaving AGAIN!”
Safaree sat on the edge of the bed and shook his head. He knew his home, life and love was here, but he couldn’t shake Karen just yet. He reached for Nicki as she walked back pass him. She looked at him as tears fell down his face.
“Tell me you’ll be here when I get back.”
“No.”
“Nic?”
“No, I can’t and won’t.”
He grabbed his stuff and walked out the house.
———
[Month)
Nicki sat up as Zuri began to cry and scream. LJ sat next to her looking over her as if he’d been up for awhile. She pulled Zuri close and snuggled her.
“Dada!”
“He not come back!”
LJ shouted angrily sliding out of bed. Nicki began to cry again. The last month had them all upset and arguing more. LJ was angry at the world and Zuri had her moments. Nicki wouldn’t eat, hardly slept and stayed home most of the time. She decided to home school LJ since he had gotten kicked out of his private school for fighting.
“Ma’ma!”
“I’m so sorry Zuri.”
“Jay Jay!”
Nicki reached over the bed and pulled LJ back up. He snuggled next to her and stared down at his fingers. All three laid in silence. LJ finally broke the silence.
“Why he not call?”
“He don’t want us?”
“Did we make him angwee?”
“He don’t love us.”
He looked over at her and wiped her tears away. He knew she was sad, but he was too angry to care about it. At this moment all he wanted was for her to stop crying and for Daddy to make it all better cause this was his fault.
———
Safaree entered the boutique. He sported a clean cut and some jeans with a V neck. He looked around at a few things then walked to the check out. Lauren rolled her eyes at him and pointed to Melissa. They exchanged whispers and burst into a fit of laughter.
“You have some nerve coming here after a month without notice.”
“I needed to clear my head.”
“Where? In Karen’s pussy.”
“What? Man NO! It’s not like that.”
“Damn sure seems like it.”
“Where is Onika, man?”
“Not here, she doesn’t leave her house.”
“I just went there.”
“Not that house. Her other home.”
“I need to see her and my kids. Please tell me where.”
“No-one knows, but Nancy sorry.”
He sucked his teeth and hit the check out desk. The whole boutique grew quiet as he ranted off a lot of cuss words. Lauren pointed to the back and he followed after her. She pointed to the chair and sat on the edge of the desk looking at him.
“Safaree my girl can’t even sleep, won’t eat or leave the damn house because of you. You’re really selfish to put her heart through what it's going through.”
“I didn’t…”
“But you did it. She left a good man for you and you did that to her. LJ is acting a fool! Got kicked out of school and taking his anger out on everyone around him which is only Nicki, Zay”More and Nancy. You only thought about yourself and that ho of a wife.”
Lauren handed him a folder and a box then left out. He opened the folder to see nude pictures of him and Karen from a few years ago. He became angry all over again. He then opened the box to see his boxers, Karen’s lingerie and a used condom. He was pissed. What the fuck is her problem?
Chapter 17
[Four Months)
Safaree had moved into his own place after selling his home in LA and permanently moved back to NY near his kids. Nic and Nas were still dating which stirred LJ’s anger towards Nicki. He voiced it every chance he got that Nas wasn’t his father.
“I’m not going.”
“LJ why?”
“Cause Nas will be there.”
“You liked him at first. God, you’re just like your father.”
“As long as I’m not like Nas.”
“What does that mean?”
“Nothing.”
Nicki was hurt at how much he just disliked Nas and how now he didn’t really talk to her. She picked Zuri up out of her bed and put her down in her seat. Nas was taking them to a kids theme park, but LJ didn’t want to go.
“I’ll drop you off at Safaree’s.”
“You should stay, we’ll have more fun with Daddy than Nas.”
“No. Nas is my necklace buddy like Sarah’s your necklace buddy.”
“NO! NO! Daddy is suppose to be your necklace buddy, so we can fly dragons and stuff like me and Sarah do.”
LJ ran for the door, but Nancy blocked his way. He screamed and kicked until he tired out. He put his face into her legs and didn’t move until she moved. Nicki’s heart broke seeing him this angry and hurt. She didn’t know what to do or say to him. She called Nas and canceled their plans.
Nic: We need to talk.
SB: What’s up?
Nic: I think my son hates me.
SB: Man don’t say that.
Nic: Ever since you moved out, he hasn’t been the same. This is all my fault.
SB: I’ll come by and talk to him today.
Nic: Thank You.
———
Safaree walked into LJ’s room. LJ ran to him full speed and grinned up at him. SB returned the smile and sat him down on the bed next to him.
“LJ we need to talk son.”
“Yes!”
“Are you mad at your mommy?”
“Yes, she said you’d come back, but it’s been forever.”
“I’m always here when you need me, aren’t I?”
“Yes, but Nas is always in mommy’s bed cuddling with her and I don’t like that.”
Safaree laughed at his son’s serious face. Safaree and LJ talked and joked until Nicki came in the room with Zay’more. He took her and kissed her bright red face. She looked like Safaree with Nic’s ears, skin color and long hair. She smiled showing her small dimples like Safaree’s. They all hung around in LJ’s room until Lunch time.
“I made sandwiches for everyone.”
“I want a cheeseburger!”
“LJ what did we talk about.”
“Fix my attitude.”
“Fix it.”
“Okay.”
Nicki looked at Safaree then back at LJ. Nancy took Zuri from Safaree and laid her in her room. Nicki stopped in the doorway and looked up at SB.
“Thank you.”
“No problem.”
“Are you leaving?”
“Yeah got some business to handle.”
“Okay.”
««»»
Nicki groaned as Safaree got into bed with her and cuddle. She faced him as he got comfortable. She threw one leg over him and fell back to sleep.
“Nic.”
“Um.”
“Get up.”
“No.”
“Come on.”
“Okay.”
Nicki laid back as SB entered her with force.
««»»
Nicki jumped up and fell over the side of the bed. She reached up and pulled herself up. Safaree was laid out with Zuri on his chest, both sleeping. OMG, not a wet dream. Safaree looked over at her and grabbed her sweaty palm.
“You okay?”
“Yeah just a dream.”
“Some dream since you were moaning.”
“Fuck! Did I say anything?”
“Naw. Why?”
“No reason.”
Nicki got back into bed and played in Zuri’s hair. Safaree grabbed her face and looked into her eyes. She didn’t pull back or resist just stared back. He pulled her close and kissed her soft lips down her neck.
“Faree..”
“Um huh.”
“Don’t do this.”
“Thank you for the beautiful kids.”
He said between kisses to her lips. They were meant to be and both felt it tonight.
Safaree had moved into his own place after selling his home in LA and permanently moved back to NY near his kids. Nic and Nas were still dating which stirred LJ’s anger towards Nicki. He voiced it every chance he got that Nas wasn’t his father.
“I’m not going.”
“LJ why?”
“Cause Nas will be there.”
“You liked him at first. God, you’re just like your father.”
“As long as I’m not like Nas.”
“What does that mean?”
“Nothing.”
Nicki was hurt at how much he just disliked Nas and how now he didn’t really talk to her. She picked Zuri up out of her bed and put her down in her seat. Nas was taking them to a kids theme park, but LJ didn’t want to go.
“I’ll drop you off at Safaree’s.”
“You should stay, we’ll have more fun with Daddy than Nas.”
“No. Nas is my necklace buddy like Sarah’s your necklace buddy.”
“NO! NO! Daddy is suppose to be your necklace buddy, so we can fly dragons and stuff like me and Sarah do.”
LJ ran for the door, but Nancy blocked his way. He screamed and kicked until he tired out. He put his face into her legs and didn’t move until she moved. Nicki’s heart broke seeing him this angry and hurt. She didn’t know what to do or say to him. She called Nas and canceled their plans.
Nic: We need to talk.
SB: What’s up?
Nic: I think my son hates me.
SB: Man don’t say that.
Nic: Ever since you moved out, he hasn’t been the same. This is all my fault.
SB: I’ll come by and talk to him today.
Nic: Thank You.
———
Safaree walked into LJ’s room. LJ ran to him full speed and grinned up at him. SB returned the smile and sat him down on the bed next to him.
“LJ we need to talk son.”
“Yes!”
“Are you mad at your mommy?”
“Yes, she said you’d come back, but it’s been forever.”
“I’m always here when you need me, aren’t I?”
“Yes, but Nas is always in mommy’s bed cuddling with her and I don’t like that.”
Safaree laughed at his son’s serious face. Safaree and LJ talked and joked until Nicki came in the room with Zay’more. He took her and kissed her bright red face. She looked like Safaree with Nic’s ears, skin color and long hair. She smiled showing her small dimples like Safaree’s. They all hung around in LJ’s room until Lunch time.
“I made sandwiches for everyone.”
“I want a cheeseburger!”
“LJ what did we talk about.”
“Fix my attitude.”
“Fix it.”
“Okay.”
Nicki looked at Safaree then back at LJ. Nancy took Zuri from Safaree and laid her in her room. Nicki stopped in the doorway and looked up at SB.
“Thank you.”
“No problem.”
“Are you leaving?”
“Yeah got some business to handle.”
“Okay.”
««»»
Nicki groaned as Safaree got into bed with her and cuddle. She faced him as he got comfortable. She threw one leg over him and fell back to sleep.
“Nic.”
“Um.”
“Get up.”
“No.”
“Come on.”
“Okay.”
Nicki laid back as SB entered her with force.
««»»
Nicki jumped up and fell over the side of the bed. She reached up and pulled herself up. Safaree was laid out with Zuri on his chest, both sleeping. OMG, not a wet dream. Safaree looked over at her and grabbed her sweaty palm.
“You okay?”
“Yeah just a dream.”
“Some dream since you were moaning.”
“Fuck! Did I say anything?”
“Naw. Why?”
“No reason.”
Nicki got back into bed and played in Zuri’s hair. Safaree grabbed her face and looked into her eyes. She didn’t pull back or resist just stared back. He pulled her close and kissed her soft lips down her neck.
“Faree..”
“Um huh.”
“Don’t do this.”
“Thank you for the beautiful kids.”
He said between kisses to her lips. They were meant to be and both felt it tonight.
Chapter 16
“FAREE!”
Nic yelled out.
“FAREE!”
LJ ran into the room and sighed loudly at his mommy sleeping. She was dreaming again. Safaree walked in and put a rag over her head and woke her up. She cried and kissed him right on the lips. He went with the flow until Nic pulled away and looked up at him. This time he couldn’t read her expression. LJ got in the bed with her and looked at her like she was disgusting.
“Mommy, why you pee in the bed?”
“I didn’t, my water just broke.”
“What?”
“Grab the bag and let’s go.”
Safaree picked Nic up and grabbed the bag. LJ picked a toy and grabbed Nic’s purse as they walked out the door.
“LJ in the front!”
“But Mommmy…”
“In the front damn boy listen.”
“Faree..”
“Okay! In the front this time.”
“Okayyyy!”
LJ sat in the front as SB laid Nic across the back seat. She breathe in and out slow. Safaree threw the bag on the floor and shut the door.
“Seat belt Man, I don’t want you…. OOOHHH!”
~~~~~~
Safaree was standing outside the room pacing back and forth. The doctor finally opened the door and let him in as Nic laid on the bed with her legs propped open. She smile looking at him staring between her legs.
“You guys ready?”
“Yes, let’s go!”
“Excited Dad?”
“Waiting for my second son to pop out.”
“Well here we go, Ms. Maraj push for me please.”
Nicki gave it one good push and the head popped out with no problem. Safaree stared at the head full of hair the baby had. Nicki began to push again and with the doctors assistants the body of the baby came limping out. Safaree’s face light up like it was christmas. The doctor handed the baby over to the nurse, who rushed off with the baby.
Safaree held Nic’s hand as she caught her breath and got cleaned up. She closed her legs and laid on her side staring into Safaree’s face. She smiled seeing his face come to life again when the nurse came back with the baby in a pink blanket.
“What are you guys going to name her?”
“Zuri Amore’ Samuels.”
“What a pretty name for such a pretty baby.”
The nurse said handing Nicki the baby. She looked into her round face and piercing gray eyes that shut after she snuggled next to Nic. LJ came bouncing in the room with his grandma’s and Aunt’s behind him.
“Onika, she’s a beauty.”
“My own sister like Daddy!”
Everyone awed at how excited LJ was. He sat on SB’s leg and reached up for the new born. SB took her from Nic’s arms and held her on LJ’s lap as people took pictures and awed.
———
[Week Later)
Nicki laid her head on the pillow and looked over at SB who was knocked out. Nicki threw her leg over his torso and traced his face with her finger. He opened an eye and looked at her. She smirked and laid back down on her back. She burst into a fit of giggles when SB crawled on top of her and blew on her neck.
“Stop, I was bored!”
“Why you wake me up then?”
“Cause I can’t have fun with the kids like I can with you.”
“Oh, ready to make a third one.”
Nicki pushed him over and straddled him. She leaned in close to his face and smiled.
“No! I want to play scrabble.”
“Damn, just played me all around.”
Nicki looked down to his friend and grabbed it. He was rock hard, but she was in no mood for sex. She massaged and beat it until it became limp. He groaned when she got up, turned on the light and pulled out scrabble.
“Let’s go so I can kick your illiterate ass!”
———
“Zuri baby please latch on.”
“She want some tits!”
“She’s hurting my boobs though.”
“She don’t have any teeth, so how is that possible?”
“So that doesn’t mean it don’t hurt.”
“Give her the tit Nic.”
“No, she needs to become friends with this bottle.”
Nicki frowned at Safaree getting ready for a meeting with a big company, who wanted to partner with him. He looked at her and went to get a kiss, but she put Zuri up between them.
“Don’t forget to pick up Austin.”
“I sent Tia.”
“I told you I don’t want her…”
“Nas.”
“Whatever, he hasn’t been here in a week or so.”
“But he was here.”
Safaree pointed to his nose then looked at her. Nicki didn’t tell SB that Nas was out of town on business so he wouldn’t be back for another two weeks and that Tia wasn’t coming in her house. She just held Zuri in her lap.
“Give my girl some breast Nic.”
“Leave.”
“I’ll massage em later if they hurt.”
“No I’ll be fine.”
“You act like you don’t…”
“I don’t want you touching me. We have two kids because of you touching me.”
“Daddy, Tia’s outside with a boy.”
“Faree, I don’t want her in here!”
“Nic, your jealousy is showing.”
Nic got out of bed with Zuri latched to her boob and stormed after him. He opened the door and Nic slammed it back close. He stood by the door having a staring contest with her. He sighed then pushed her to the side gently not to disturb Zay’More.
“Stop playing.”
“No, you stop playing with me.”
“Stop being a bitch.”
“Now she def ain’t coming in!”
Nicki yelled so Tia could hear her. Tia stood back from the door as the guy next to her huffed and switched legs every five seconds. They could hear them arguing from the other side then Safaree opened the door watching Nic walk off.
“Come in.”
“Doesn’t seem like we welcomed.”
“Never mind Nic, Austin she’s upstairs and Tia just stay down here for me. I’ll be back in an hour.”
“Um okay.”
Safaree rushed out the door as Tia sat on the sofa. LJ came around the corner and smiled when he seen her sitting there.
“Morning Tia.”
“Morning LJ.”
“I got a baby sister.”
“You do?”
“Yeah!”
Tia looked puzzled as LJ rambled on about his little sister and how she cried all night. He didn’t tell me she had the baby. Wonder why he’s being so secretive now? She nodded and smiled as LJ acted out his sister.
~~~~~~
“Safaree it’s been 30 min after could you come home, I’m tired!”
“Don’t rush me I’ll be there when I get there.”
Zuri was sound asleep next to Nicki after an hour of her crying and screaming. She wouldn’t latch on to the bottle and didn’t even try. Nicki sighed and rolled out of bed.
“Your bitch is still here.”
“She’s my PA and stop with the b word, yo.”
“Anyways, how did the meeting…”
“Fine. Open the door.”
“No.”
Nicki stated walking to Zuri’s room. Austin was painting the walls Pink Friday Pink and the ceiling a light blue with clouds. Nic hung up her phone when she felt him staring over her. He pressed up against her letting her no what was on his mind.
“You’re a hornball and need to be tamed.”
“Well, isn’t this…”
“Bye, you really think I’m joking when I say no more?”
She turned around to face him. He pulled her into the bedroom and kissed her spot. Nic pushed him away and pointed at Zuri. She shook her, grabbed a magazine and pointed to the bathroom.
“You turning me down? Nas got you dick whipped?”
“Don’t start just go handle your business.”
Nic yelled out.
“FAREE!”
LJ ran into the room and sighed loudly at his mommy sleeping. She was dreaming again. Safaree walked in and put a rag over her head and woke her up. She cried and kissed him right on the lips. He went with the flow until Nic pulled away and looked up at him. This time he couldn’t read her expression. LJ got in the bed with her and looked at her like she was disgusting.
“Mommy, why you pee in the bed?”
“I didn’t, my water just broke.”
“What?”
“Grab the bag and let’s go.”
Safaree picked Nic up and grabbed the bag. LJ picked a toy and grabbed Nic’s purse as they walked out the door.
“LJ in the front!”
“But Mommmy…”
“In the front damn boy listen.”
“Faree..”
“Okay! In the front this time.”
“Okayyyy!”
LJ sat in the front as SB laid Nic across the back seat. She breathe in and out slow. Safaree threw the bag on the floor and shut the door.
“Seat belt Man, I don’t want you…. OOOHHH!”
~~~~~~
Safaree was standing outside the room pacing back and forth. The doctor finally opened the door and let him in as Nic laid on the bed with her legs propped open. She smile looking at him staring between her legs.
“You guys ready?”
“Yes, let’s go!”
“Excited Dad?”
“Waiting for my second son to pop out.”
“Well here we go, Ms. Maraj push for me please.”
Nicki gave it one good push and the head popped out with no problem. Safaree stared at the head full of hair the baby had. Nicki began to push again and with the doctors assistants the body of the baby came limping out. Safaree’s face light up like it was christmas. The doctor handed the baby over to the nurse, who rushed off with the baby.
Safaree held Nic’s hand as she caught her breath and got cleaned up. She closed her legs and laid on her side staring into Safaree’s face. She smiled seeing his face come to life again when the nurse came back with the baby in a pink blanket.
“What are you guys going to name her?”
“Zuri Amore’ Samuels.”
“What a pretty name for such a pretty baby.”
The nurse said handing Nicki the baby. She looked into her round face and piercing gray eyes that shut after she snuggled next to Nic. LJ came bouncing in the room with his grandma’s and Aunt’s behind him.
“Onika, she’s a beauty.”
“My own sister like Daddy!”
Everyone awed at how excited LJ was. He sat on SB’s leg and reached up for the new born. SB took her from Nic’s arms and held her on LJ’s lap as people took pictures and awed.
———
[Week Later)
Nicki laid her head on the pillow and looked over at SB who was knocked out. Nicki threw her leg over his torso and traced his face with her finger. He opened an eye and looked at her. She smirked and laid back down on her back. She burst into a fit of giggles when SB crawled on top of her and blew on her neck.
“Stop, I was bored!”
“Why you wake me up then?”
“Cause I can’t have fun with the kids like I can with you.”
“Oh, ready to make a third one.”
Nicki pushed him over and straddled him. She leaned in close to his face and smiled.
“No! I want to play scrabble.”
“Damn, just played me all around.”
Nicki looked down to his friend and grabbed it. He was rock hard, but she was in no mood for sex. She massaged and beat it until it became limp. He groaned when she got up, turned on the light and pulled out scrabble.
“Let’s go so I can kick your illiterate ass!”
———
“Zuri baby please latch on.”
“She want some tits!”
“She’s hurting my boobs though.”
“She don’t have any teeth, so how is that possible?”
“So that doesn’t mean it don’t hurt.”
“Give her the tit Nic.”
“No, she needs to become friends with this bottle.”
Nicki frowned at Safaree getting ready for a meeting with a big company, who wanted to partner with him. He looked at her and went to get a kiss, but she put Zuri up between them.
“Don’t forget to pick up Austin.”
“I sent Tia.”
“I told you I don’t want her…”
“Nas.”
“Whatever, he hasn’t been here in a week or so.”
“But he was here.”
Safaree pointed to his nose then looked at her. Nicki didn’t tell SB that Nas was out of town on business so he wouldn’t be back for another two weeks and that Tia wasn’t coming in her house. She just held Zuri in her lap.
“Give my girl some breast Nic.”
“Leave.”
“I’ll massage em later if they hurt.”
“No I’ll be fine.”
“You act like you don’t…”
“I don’t want you touching me. We have two kids because of you touching me.”
“Daddy, Tia’s outside with a boy.”
“Faree, I don’t want her in here!”
“Nic, your jealousy is showing.”
Nic got out of bed with Zuri latched to her boob and stormed after him. He opened the door and Nic slammed it back close. He stood by the door having a staring contest with her. He sighed then pushed her to the side gently not to disturb Zay’More.
“Stop playing.”
“No, you stop playing with me.”
“Stop being a bitch.”
“Now she def ain’t coming in!”
Nicki yelled so Tia could hear her. Tia stood back from the door as the guy next to her huffed and switched legs every five seconds. They could hear them arguing from the other side then Safaree opened the door watching Nic walk off.
“Come in.”
“Doesn’t seem like we welcomed.”
“Never mind Nic, Austin she’s upstairs and Tia just stay down here for me. I’ll be back in an hour.”
“Um okay.”
Safaree rushed out the door as Tia sat on the sofa. LJ came around the corner and smiled when he seen her sitting there.
“Morning Tia.”
“Morning LJ.”
“I got a baby sister.”
“You do?”
“Yeah!”
Tia looked puzzled as LJ rambled on about his little sister and how she cried all night. He didn’t tell me she had the baby. Wonder why he’s being so secretive now? She nodded and smiled as LJ acted out his sister.
~~~~~~
“Safaree it’s been 30 min after could you come home, I’m tired!”
“Don’t rush me I’ll be there when I get there.”
Zuri was sound asleep next to Nicki after an hour of her crying and screaming. She wouldn’t latch on to the bottle and didn’t even try. Nicki sighed and rolled out of bed.
“Your bitch is still here.”
“She’s my PA and stop with the b word, yo.”
“Anyways, how did the meeting…”
“Fine. Open the door.”
“No.”
Nicki stated walking to Zuri’s room. Austin was painting the walls Pink Friday Pink and the ceiling a light blue with clouds. Nic hung up her phone when she felt him staring over her. He pressed up against her letting her no what was on his mind.
“You’re a hornball and need to be tamed.”
“Well, isn’t this…”
“Bye, you really think I’m joking when I say no more?”
She turned around to face him. He pulled her into the bedroom and kissed her spot. Nic pushed him away and pointed at Zuri. She shook her, grabbed a magazine and pointed to the bathroom.
“You turning me down? Nas got you dick whipped?”
“Don’t start just go handle your business.”
Chapter 15
MiMi helped herself to the Whip Cream Vodka in Nic’s pantry. Nicki sat on her sofa smiling at her phone. MiMi walked into the living room side eyeing Nicki.
“Fuck you smiling about?”
“Nas.”
“Nas, bitch?”
“What?”
“You know I’m not here for you right now.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t play like you don’t know what I’m talking about!”
“Not this shit again.”
“Yess. You better get right with that man and I’m not talking about Nasirrrr.”
“For what? He don’t want me! If he did we’d be together now.”
“And he’d leave that bitch Karen. I can’t stand an irrelevant ho!”
“She isn’t too irrelevant since he’s still with her.”
MiMi rolled her eyes and gave Nic a cup of orange juice. They sat back and watched TV, joked and gossiped until Nas walked through the door with a big pink basket.
“OMG, it’s so cute!”
“I knew you’d like it.”
“I love it!”
MiMi rolled her eyes and glared at Nas. He quickly looked away and kept his eyes on Nic as she tore open the plastic around the basket.
———
Tia separated the papers on Safaree’s desk as he rambled through his paper work in the office. Karen had filed for divorce two days ago and she wanted half of everything because he had cheated twice.
“Mr. Samuels, I found something you might want to see.”
“What?”
“Pictures that just came on the fax machine.”
Safaree rushed over see what Tia was talking about. He looked confused then angry at who he saw on them. He then began to laugh too hard and pulled Tia out the office and to LJ’s room.
“LJ, let’s go.”
“Are we going home? I miss my mommy & sister!”
“Sister?”
“Yes, mommy’s having a girl.”
“She’s pregnant?”
“Yes, I know.”
“She doesn’t look it.”
“Well she is.”
“Whatever….”
“Tia don’t start! Let’s go.”
They all loaded Tia BMW and went to Safaree’s lawyers office. Tia handed him the envelope as they walked in. He slammed the envelope down in front of him and paced the floor.
“WOAH, this is your wife?”
“Yes! I can’t believe the nasty bitch had the nerve to file with shit like this floating around.”
“We show her these and see if she’ll go with the original pre up. If not she gets nothing, but what she brought in.”
“Alright, so what about my cheating?”
“She cheated also as we see here.”
“I’m ready to go home!!”
LJ screamed snatching away from Tia and running out of the building. Safaree apologized and ran after LJ. He stood against the car pouting and kicking at the ground.
“Stop before you mess up your shoes boy! We going home now, okay?”
“Okay.”
———
Nicki sat on Nas’ lap playing his Wii in her living room. MiMi had left after they started becoming too affectioned for her. Nas pulled the controller back helping Nic swing at the ball. She smiled at him teaching her to play when in fact she already knew.
She kissed his lips and deepened it when he returned it. She climb on top of him and pecked his lips and jaw line. He held her ass as she laid her head on his chest and they laid there looking at each other.
“Mommy!”
Nicki sat up on Nas’ chest and looked towards the front door. Nancy walked to it then looked over at Nic who crawled off Nas.
“Open it.”
“Okay.”
Nancy pulled the door open and both guys walked in with the same disgusted mug on their face. LJ rushed into her arms and kissed her belly. He looked back at Nas then looked up to Nic. Safaree looked at Nic then mugged Nas and left the room.
“I’ll see you later baby.”
Nas said getting up to leave. Nicki stood up to give Nas a hug, but LJ wouldn’t let her go. Nas bent forward and gave her a peck then left the house. Nicki grabbed LJ’s face and looked into his sad looking eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
“Daddy yelled at me in the car. He said a lot of bad words.”
“Why? What happen?”
“Cause I rolled down the window and ran away from Tia when we went to the office with the big white man.”
“LJ, you can’t go running off like that and I’ll talk to Daddy about being mean.”
“Okay!”
He prepped up and ran down the hall to his play room. Nicki got up and went to find Safaree. She went into the den and he was playing pool. He looked pissed. She walked up behind him and pressed up against him and wrapped her arms around him.
“Onika, get the fuck off me!”
“Talk to me first.”
“About what?”
“What has you so pissed?”
“You and Karen!’
“What?”
Nicki let him go and sat up on the pool table blocking the balls from rolling anywhere. SB got frustrated and threw the pool stick on the floor. Nicki grabbed him before he could leave out the room.
“What I do?”
“What he doing here?”
“For real? Okay.”
“Answer me.”
“Cause he’s my boyfriend, Dad.”
“You know I love you and you start dating him?”
Nicki let him go and sighed heavily.
“I can’t wait for you forever I have to live my life just like you’re living yours….”
“Yeah, with you in it, Onika.”
“Us, we’re only here because of LJ and the new baby don’t make this more than what it is.”
Nic got up and left him in the den. I can’t deal with this much longer.
“Fuck you smiling about?”
“Nas.”
“Nas, bitch?”
“What?”
“You know I’m not here for you right now.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t play like you don’t know what I’m talking about!”
“Not this shit again.”
“Yess. You better get right with that man and I’m not talking about Nasirrrr.”
“For what? He don’t want me! If he did we’d be together now.”
“And he’d leave that bitch Karen. I can’t stand an irrelevant ho!”
“She isn’t too irrelevant since he’s still with her.”
MiMi rolled her eyes and gave Nic a cup of orange juice. They sat back and watched TV, joked and gossiped until Nas walked through the door with a big pink basket.
“OMG, it’s so cute!”
“I knew you’d like it.”
“I love it!”
MiMi rolled her eyes and glared at Nas. He quickly looked away and kept his eyes on Nic as she tore open the plastic around the basket.
———
Tia separated the papers on Safaree’s desk as he rambled through his paper work in the office. Karen had filed for divorce two days ago and she wanted half of everything because he had cheated twice.
“Mr. Samuels, I found something you might want to see.”
“What?”
“Pictures that just came on the fax machine.”
Safaree rushed over see what Tia was talking about. He looked confused then angry at who he saw on them. He then began to laugh too hard and pulled Tia out the office and to LJ’s room.
“LJ, let’s go.”
“Are we going home? I miss my mommy & sister!”
“Sister?”
“Yes, mommy’s having a girl.”
“She’s pregnant?”
“Yes, I know.”
“She doesn’t look it.”
“Well she is.”
“Whatever….”
“Tia don’t start! Let’s go.”
They all loaded Tia BMW and went to Safaree’s lawyers office. Tia handed him the envelope as they walked in. He slammed the envelope down in front of him and paced the floor.
“WOAH, this is your wife?”
“Yes! I can’t believe the nasty bitch had the nerve to file with shit like this floating around.”
“We show her these and see if she’ll go with the original pre up. If not she gets nothing, but what she brought in.”
“Alright, so what about my cheating?”
“She cheated also as we see here.”
“I’m ready to go home!!”
LJ screamed snatching away from Tia and running out of the building. Safaree apologized and ran after LJ. He stood against the car pouting and kicking at the ground.
“Stop before you mess up your shoes boy! We going home now, okay?”
“Okay.”
———
Nicki sat on Nas’ lap playing his Wii in her living room. MiMi had left after they started becoming too affectioned for her. Nas pulled the controller back helping Nic swing at the ball. She smiled at him teaching her to play when in fact she already knew.
She kissed his lips and deepened it when he returned it. She climb on top of him and pecked his lips and jaw line. He held her ass as she laid her head on his chest and they laid there looking at each other.
“Mommy!”
Nicki sat up on Nas’ chest and looked towards the front door. Nancy walked to it then looked over at Nic who crawled off Nas.
“Open it.”
“Okay.”
Nancy pulled the door open and both guys walked in with the same disgusted mug on their face. LJ rushed into her arms and kissed her belly. He looked back at Nas then looked up to Nic. Safaree looked at Nic then mugged Nas and left the room.
“I’ll see you later baby.”
Nas said getting up to leave. Nicki stood up to give Nas a hug, but LJ wouldn’t let her go. Nas bent forward and gave her a peck then left the house. Nicki grabbed LJ’s face and looked into his sad looking eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
“Daddy yelled at me in the car. He said a lot of bad words.”
“Why? What happen?”
“Cause I rolled down the window and ran away from Tia when we went to the office with the big white man.”
“LJ, you can’t go running off like that and I’ll talk to Daddy about being mean.”
“Okay!”
He prepped up and ran down the hall to his play room. Nicki got up and went to find Safaree. She went into the den and he was playing pool. He looked pissed. She walked up behind him and pressed up against him and wrapped her arms around him.
“Onika, get the fuck off me!”
“Talk to me first.”
“About what?”
“What has you so pissed?”
“You and Karen!’
“What?”
Nicki let him go and sat up on the pool table blocking the balls from rolling anywhere. SB got frustrated and threw the pool stick on the floor. Nicki grabbed him before he could leave out the room.
“What I do?”
“What he doing here?”
“For real? Okay.”
“Answer me.”
“Cause he’s my boyfriend, Dad.”
“You know I love you and you start dating him?”
Nicki let him go and sighed heavily.
“I can’t wait for you forever I have to live my life just like you’re living yours….”
“Yeah, with you in it, Onika.”
“Us, we’re only here because of LJ and the new baby don’t make this more than what it is.”
Nic got up and left him in the den. I can’t deal with this much longer.
Chapter 14
[ Two Months Later )
Nicki pushed Safaree over to the other side and rolled out of bed feeling pressure on her bladder. She raced to the bathroom and released herself. She looked down to check and sighed in relief. Thank God not yet. She cleaned herself up then hopped in the shower.
SB rolled back over and opened one eye to see no Nicki. He jumped up and looked around and sighed when he saw the bag was still by the bedroom door. Not today! He thought smiling hearing the shower running. He had been at Nic’s for about a month now because Karen was pissed about the second baby. She had wrecked the house and threw all of his stuff out the door onto the lawn.
++++++
“Safaree, I can’t believe you got that bitch PREGNANT again! I can’t even get you to fucking touch me like that!”
“I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry? That’s it? I gave you 12 years of my life to have a baby and you have them with some other bitch! All you can say is SORRY!”
She screamed pulling out his clothes, shoes and jewelry! She threw some stuff at him, some out the window and others out the door! He chased after her pulling her in for a hug to calm her, but she attacked him.
“FUCK YOU! GET OUT DAMMIT!”
“Karen please let’s talk it out first.”
“Did you talk it out when your penis was in another bitch! Huh? Huh?”
He didn’t say anything just grabbed his pieces, got in the car and drove off. He would let her cool then return.
++++++
He stood in the bathroom admiring Nic’s body from the other side of the shower glass door. She pressed up against the glass as she bent over to get her legs and feet again. He tried to control his friend, but was already at attention. When Nicki began to rinse off he turned around towards the sink and grabbed his toothbrush & toothpaste.
“Hmph.”
“Good Morning to you too.”
“Yeah, Yeah.”
“Nic, you really gone keep giving me small talk?”
“Yep.”
“Why? I didn’t do shit to you.”
He said brushing his teeth and looking over at a fully nude Nic. She rolled her eyes and grabbed her towel as she stepped up to the sink to brush her teeth also.
“You might want to handle your friend before you bust on my sink.”
She said before leaving the bathroom with her toothbrush in her mouth. He looked down and groaned loudly. Fuck man, she just keep playing and teasing.
~~~~~~
“Mommy’s Man get up, please?”
“No!”
“I asked nicely.”
“I’m sleepy, Daddy wouldn’t let me sleep until I finished my Homewerk.”
“Did you take your nap yesterday?”
“No, Daddy wouldn’t let…”
“Okay.. Okay, I’ll talk to him later about it, but right now I need you up and ready to go.”
LJ sat up on the side of the bed and stared off into space as Nic brushed and flossed his teeth for him. He smiled big after she kissed his toothpaste filled mouth. He got up and spit in the trash can as Nic ran his shower water. He picked out his clothes then showed it to Nic in the mirror.
“Mommy..”
“Yes.”
“Are you and Daddy together like he was with Karen.”
“No, baby. Your Daddy is on time out with Karen.”
“And he’s allowed to go to sleep overs still?!”
He questioned looking her over. He sucked his teeth exposing his dimples. If only he knew and understood. Nicki shook her head and pulled off his clothes then helped him into the shower.
“LJ wash EVERYTHING expect your face!”
“OKEY DOKEY!”
~~~~~~
Safaree walked out of the bathroom with his towel on to see Nic standing in her closet looking up at her shoes. She had a big grin on her face as she looked over them. SB stepped closer to hear that she was on the phone. He became jealous.
“No, I miss you too Nas.”
“When are you coming?”
“Yes, I’ll be ready by 2.”
“He’s hanging with his father today because his summer class got canceled.”
Nicki giggled then kissed the phone. She jumped feeling arms around her body. Then a pair of full lips on her neck causing a moan to escape her lips. She tried pulling away, but his grip got tighter.
“Move Safaree!”
“Moan again.”
“Nas? Nas!”
He had hung up. SB let her go and smirked looking at the hickey on her neck. She pushed past him and looked at the quarter size red passion mark.
“Why?”
“Now you can’t go see him.”
“You’re a selfish bastard you know?”
“So, you’re mine!”
“You don’t own any thing over here! Look, Safaree I’m not playing mind games with you! I don’t want to be with you, so after I have the baby pack your shit and work it out with Karen, okay? Kay!”
Nicki screamed grabbing her make up kit and covering the mark. She picked up his briefs and threw them at him. He looked at her as if she had lost her mind. She’s pregnant that’s all.
“LJ!”
“Yes!”
“Go eat breakfast!”
“I’m already eating.”
Nicki looked over at Safaree’s face and shook him off. He has to know I’m serious. She walked down the stairs and into the kitchen.
“Morning Nancy.”
“Morning Nicki, MiMi said she’s coming over in an hour, so be ready.”
Nicki laughed at MiMi’s message. Bitch think she running something. Safaree walked into the kitchen and grabbed some toast and the butter then left out. He was pissed. LJ sensed it and looked over at his mom, who was staring off into the front door.
“Mommy, what’s wrong with Daddy.”
“Nothing’s wrong son. Let’s go so your mom can get her alone time since she doesn’t want…”
“Really?”
“Well basically.”
“Okay, Lloyd.”
“Alright Onika.”
“You’re so petty and stupid it makes…”
“I’m petty, but what was all that in the fucking closet? You knew that shit would…”
“You were in the shower! I didn’t know you were going to get out at that moment!”
“How didn’t you? I mean? What the fuck you..”
“I’m not even about to start and watch your mouth!”
“I told you before, onika, I’m a grown ass man I say what I want!”
Nicki walked out the kitchen mumbling and crying. LJ looked at his father and ran up the stairs after his mom. He walked into her room and watched her pack his Daddy’s bag like Karen had did the other time.
“Yo what the fuck?”
“Please get out.”
“Onika, you the only one I got don’t do this.”
“Do what? I’m so tired of you disrespecting me like, I don’t fucking deserve this!”
“Look, you don’t just let me fix it okay. I’m sorry.”
“Mommy stop crying.”
LJ stood on the edge of the bed and wiped her tears and kissed her cheeks like she did when he cried. She smiled at him and wiped her eyes dry. Safaree pulled his things out the bag and nodded for LJ to exit.
“I’m sorry I upset you. You know me, I told you that I don’t want you seeing him until I leave.”
“That’s so selfish! So I’m suppose to sit around the house because you’re being selfish like we’re dating?”
“No just go out with…”
LJ burst into the room with a pretty little light skin woman with straight long hair and nice nose to lips profile. Nicki looked at her then back at Safaree.
“Who’s this bitch?”
“Don’t start this is my personal assistant, Tia.”
“And she’s in my house cause..?”
“I invited her to spend the day with me…”
“Okay.”
Was all Nic said before slamming the door in her face. She snarled at SB.
“Stay out of my personal life when you have bitches around my son like you’re some kind of pimp.”
She opened the door smiled at a stunned Tia and left out the house.
Nicki pushed Safaree over to the other side and rolled out of bed feeling pressure on her bladder. She raced to the bathroom and released herself. She looked down to check and sighed in relief. Thank God not yet. She cleaned herself up then hopped in the shower.
SB rolled back over and opened one eye to see no Nicki. He jumped up and looked around and sighed when he saw the bag was still by the bedroom door. Not today! He thought smiling hearing the shower running. He had been at Nic’s for about a month now because Karen was pissed about the second baby. She had wrecked the house and threw all of his stuff out the door onto the lawn.
++++++
“Safaree, I can’t believe you got that bitch PREGNANT again! I can’t even get you to fucking touch me like that!”
“I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry? That’s it? I gave you 12 years of my life to have a baby and you have them with some other bitch! All you can say is SORRY!”
She screamed pulling out his clothes, shoes and jewelry! She threw some stuff at him, some out the window and others out the door! He chased after her pulling her in for a hug to calm her, but she attacked him.
“FUCK YOU! GET OUT DAMMIT!”
“Karen please let’s talk it out first.”
“Did you talk it out when your penis was in another bitch! Huh? Huh?”
He didn’t say anything just grabbed his pieces, got in the car and drove off. He would let her cool then return.
++++++
He stood in the bathroom admiring Nic’s body from the other side of the shower glass door. She pressed up against the glass as she bent over to get her legs and feet again. He tried to control his friend, but was already at attention. When Nicki began to rinse off he turned around towards the sink and grabbed his toothbrush & toothpaste.
“Hmph.”
“Good Morning to you too.”
“Yeah, Yeah.”
“Nic, you really gone keep giving me small talk?”
“Yep.”
“Why? I didn’t do shit to you.”
He said brushing his teeth and looking over at a fully nude Nic. She rolled her eyes and grabbed her towel as she stepped up to the sink to brush her teeth also.
“You might want to handle your friend before you bust on my sink.”
She said before leaving the bathroom with her toothbrush in her mouth. He looked down and groaned loudly. Fuck man, she just keep playing and teasing.
~~~~~~
“Mommy’s Man get up, please?”
“No!”
“I asked nicely.”
“I’m sleepy, Daddy wouldn’t let me sleep until I finished my Homewerk.”
“Did you take your nap yesterday?”
“No, Daddy wouldn’t let…”
“Okay.. Okay, I’ll talk to him later about it, but right now I need you up and ready to go.”
LJ sat up on the side of the bed and stared off into space as Nic brushed and flossed his teeth for him. He smiled big after she kissed his toothpaste filled mouth. He got up and spit in the trash can as Nic ran his shower water. He picked out his clothes then showed it to Nic in the mirror.
“Mommy..”
“Yes.”
“Are you and Daddy together like he was with Karen.”
“No, baby. Your Daddy is on time out with Karen.”
“And he’s allowed to go to sleep overs still?!”
He questioned looking her over. He sucked his teeth exposing his dimples. If only he knew and understood. Nicki shook her head and pulled off his clothes then helped him into the shower.
“LJ wash EVERYTHING expect your face!”
“OKEY DOKEY!”
~~~~~~
Safaree walked out of the bathroom with his towel on to see Nic standing in her closet looking up at her shoes. She had a big grin on her face as she looked over them. SB stepped closer to hear that she was on the phone. He became jealous.
“No, I miss you too Nas.”
“When are you coming?”
“Yes, I’ll be ready by 2.”
“He’s hanging with his father today because his summer class got canceled.”
Nicki giggled then kissed the phone. She jumped feeling arms around her body. Then a pair of full lips on her neck causing a moan to escape her lips. She tried pulling away, but his grip got tighter.
“Move Safaree!”
“Moan again.”
“Nas? Nas!”
He had hung up. SB let her go and smirked looking at the hickey on her neck. She pushed past him and looked at the quarter size red passion mark.
“Why?”
“Now you can’t go see him.”
“You’re a selfish bastard you know?”
“So, you’re mine!”
“You don’t own any thing over here! Look, Safaree I’m not playing mind games with you! I don’t want to be with you, so after I have the baby pack your shit and work it out with Karen, okay? Kay!”
Nicki screamed grabbing her make up kit and covering the mark. She picked up his briefs and threw them at him. He looked at her as if she had lost her mind. She’s pregnant that’s all.
“LJ!”
“Yes!”
“Go eat breakfast!”
“I’m already eating.”
Nicki looked over at Safaree’s face and shook him off. He has to know I’m serious. She walked down the stairs and into the kitchen.
“Morning Nancy.”
“Morning Nicki, MiMi said she’s coming over in an hour, so be ready.”
Nicki laughed at MiMi’s message. Bitch think she running something. Safaree walked into the kitchen and grabbed some toast and the butter then left out. He was pissed. LJ sensed it and looked over at his mom, who was staring off into the front door.
“Mommy, what’s wrong with Daddy.”
“Nothing’s wrong son. Let’s go so your mom can get her alone time since she doesn’t want…”
“Really?”
“Well basically.”
“Okay, Lloyd.”
“Alright Onika.”
“You’re so petty and stupid it makes…”
“I’m petty, but what was all that in the fucking closet? You knew that shit would…”
“You were in the shower! I didn’t know you were going to get out at that moment!”
“How didn’t you? I mean? What the fuck you..”
“I’m not even about to start and watch your mouth!”
“I told you before, onika, I’m a grown ass man I say what I want!”
Nicki walked out the kitchen mumbling and crying. LJ looked at his father and ran up the stairs after his mom. He walked into her room and watched her pack his Daddy’s bag like Karen had did the other time.
“Yo what the fuck?”
“Please get out.”
“Onika, you the only one I got don’t do this.”
“Do what? I’m so tired of you disrespecting me like, I don’t fucking deserve this!”
“Look, you don’t just let me fix it okay. I’m sorry.”
“Mommy stop crying.”
LJ stood on the edge of the bed and wiped her tears and kissed her cheeks like she did when he cried. She smiled at him and wiped her eyes dry. Safaree pulled his things out the bag and nodded for LJ to exit.
“I’m sorry I upset you. You know me, I told you that I don’t want you seeing him until I leave.”
“That’s so selfish! So I’m suppose to sit around the house because you’re being selfish like we’re dating?”
“No just go out with…”
LJ burst into the room with a pretty little light skin woman with straight long hair and nice nose to lips profile. Nicki looked at her then back at Safaree.
“Who’s this bitch?”
“Don’t start this is my personal assistant, Tia.”
“And she’s in my house cause..?”
“I invited her to spend the day with me…”
“Okay.”
Was all Nic said before slamming the door in her face. She snarled at SB.
“Stay out of my personal life when you have bitches around my son like you’re some kind of pimp.”
She opened the door smiled at a stunned Tia and left out the house.
Chapter 13
Safaree called back and heard faint moans and groans from Nicki’s end of the phone. Is she fucking serious? Fucking this dude with my baby inside of her? Didn’t she tell me she wasn’t fucking him! He became heated. He hung up the phone and got dressed.
“Marie, watch out for LJ. He should be getting home around 4.”
“Yes, Mr. Samuels.”
He rushed out the door and down to his car. He looked out to make sure LJ’s car didn’t pull up. He pulled out and raced down the highway to Nicki’s house.
———
Nas laid over a sleeping Nicki. He smiled at her beauty and her light snore. He kissed her lips repeatedly until he felt her kiss back. She grinned and turned over on her tummy. He took a peak of her backside and crawled under the covers and bite her ass cheek. She slapped him as she reached down to grab her cheek. He bit the other one then licked down her ass crack. Nicki jumped up and shook her head no. She looked over to her iPad blinking. She tapped it and it showed her the front porch of her house.
“What the fuck?”
“What?”
“Safaree’s at my house without LJ.”
She dialed his number and waited for him to pick up.
“Nic opened the fucking door.”
“I’m not at home! What do you want and where is my son!”
“So you fucking that nigga over at his house. Okay, let me go ask LJ where he lives.”
“What? Why are you doing all that?”
“I heard you two fucking yo! This morning you…”
“Look! Okay, yes we did, but I don’t have to explain my personal life to you just like you don’t tell me when you’re fucking Karen!”
“I ain’t fucked her in years!!”
Nicki threw her phone and started crying. Nas wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. I’m gone kill him.
“Nas, I love you, but I don’t think this is the right time for us.”
“But we just… Okay.”
“I’m so sorry.”
Nicki said picking up her duffle and things. She grabbed one of his tees and put it on then walked out the door.
———
Nicki rolled up in her driveway next to SB’s car. She got out and looked over at him sitting on the steps. She sighed not wanting to have a discussion bout what she was doing with her life.
“I don’t want you with any other dude, but me!”
“That’s fucked up seeing as you’re with Karen.”
“She’s my wife!”
“And he was my man! You think you’re the only one allowed to have a life?”
She snapped looking him in the face. He looked away feeling bad.
‘Look, I love you, but we aren’t meant to be and you know it. We would have been together if so.”
“We make love like we’re suppose to be together, you’re just scared.”
He said pulling her close to him. She didn’t say anything just shook her head. He lifted her shirt and kissed her stomach. The baby began to move around again. He smiled while kissing it again.
“Come on in.”
“Iight.”
She opened the door then disappeared into the house as Safaree made himself comfortable on the sofa. A good ten min later Nic appeared around the corner with a book. It was a baby blue book with LJ’s name on it. She handed Safaree the book and watched him read over it aloud.
“Safaree Lloyd Samuels Junior.”
“Were you always going to name him that?”
“Yes cause I knew he was yours.”
“How were you so sure.”
“That night was the first time I had ever felt butterflies in my stomach, it felt magically when I was with you, but then you left.”
She said trailing the last part. He felt a sharp pain in his heart when she wouldn’t look at him as he tried to talk to her.
“Look, I had to leave. I was married and that night when I seen you come from that bathroom in lingerie I had to have you. You sparked up something in me that my wife could never do. This is why I need you, I can’t afford to let you go.”
“But you need to. I’m not going to be your sideline and I don’t want you to leave her for me. She loves you more than I ever will.”
“So you saying you’re not in love with me like I am with you.”
Nicki looked him in the face and shook her head no.
“No I’m not in love with you.”
Safaree grabbed the book and stormed out the house. Nic watched as he backed out the driveway and sped off. Fuck!
“Marie, watch out for LJ. He should be getting home around 4.”
“Yes, Mr. Samuels.”
He rushed out the door and down to his car. He looked out to make sure LJ’s car didn’t pull up. He pulled out and raced down the highway to Nicki’s house.
———
Nas laid over a sleeping Nicki. He smiled at her beauty and her light snore. He kissed her lips repeatedly until he felt her kiss back. She grinned and turned over on her tummy. He took a peak of her backside and crawled under the covers and bite her ass cheek. She slapped him as she reached down to grab her cheek. He bit the other one then licked down her ass crack. Nicki jumped up and shook her head no. She looked over to her iPad blinking. She tapped it and it showed her the front porch of her house.
“What the fuck?”
“What?”
“Safaree’s at my house without LJ.”
She dialed his number and waited for him to pick up.
“Nic opened the fucking door.”
“I’m not at home! What do you want and where is my son!”
“So you fucking that nigga over at his house. Okay, let me go ask LJ where he lives.”
“What? Why are you doing all that?”
“I heard you two fucking yo! This morning you…”
“Look! Okay, yes we did, but I don’t have to explain my personal life to you just like you don’t tell me when you’re fucking Karen!”
“I ain’t fucked her in years!!”
Nicki threw her phone and started crying. Nas wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. I’m gone kill him.
“Nas, I love you, but I don’t think this is the right time for us.”
“But we just… Okay.”
“I’m so sorry.”
Nicki said picking up her duffle and things. She grabbed one of his tees and put it on then walked out the door.
———
Nicki rolled up in her driveway next to SB’s car. She got out and looked over at him sitting on the steps. She sighed not wanting to have a discussion bout what she was doing with her life.
“I don’t want you with any other dude, but me!”
“That’s fucked up seeing as you’re with Karen.”
“She’s my wife!”
“And he was my man! You think you’re the only one allowed to have a life?”
She snapped looking him in the face. He looked away feeling bad.
‘Look, I love you, but we aren’t meant to be and you know it. We would have been together if so.”
“We make love like we’re suppose to be together, you’re just scared.”
He said pulling her close to him. She didn’t say anything just shook her head. He lifted her shirt and kissed her stomach. The baby began to move around again. He smiled while kissing it again.
“Come on in.”
“Iight.”
She opened the door then disappeared into the house as Safaree made himself comfortable on the sofa. A good ten min later Nic appeared around the corner with a book. It was a baby blue book with LJ’s name on it. She handed Safaree the book and watched him read over it aloud.
“Safaree Lloyd Samuels Junior.”
“Were you always going to name him that?”
“Yes cause I knew he was yours.”
“How were you so sure.”
“That night was the first time I had ever felt butterflies in my stomach, it felt magically when I was with you, but then you left.”
She said trailing the last part. He felt a sharp pain in his heart when she wouldn’t look at him as he tried to talk to her.
“Look, I had to leave. I was married and that night when I seen you come from that bathroom in lingerie I had to have you. You sparked up something in me that my wife could never do. This is why I need you, I can’t afford to let you go.”
“But you need to. I’m not going to be your sideline and I don’t want you to leave her for me. She loves you more than I ever will.”
“So you saying you’re not in love with me like I am with you.”
Nicki looked him in the face and shook her head no.
“No I’m not in love with you.”
Safaree grabbed the book and stormed out the house. Nic watched as he backed out the driveway and sped off. Fuck!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Chapter 12
Nicki rolled over on her back and looked at her now visible small tummy. She smile down at her stomach and put her hand over it.
“You’ve been here the whole time and haven’t said anything to me. No kicks or anything. Are you a shy guy or gyal?”
“What ever you are I hope you’re just as smart and cute as your big brother.”
She sighed loudly as her phone rang. She smiled at the name that appeared on the screen. Her new guy friend that she had been seeing since cutting Safaree off.
“Hello”
“Hey Beautiful.”
“Wassup?”
“I want to come over and see you.”
“Okay. Let me get an hour in.”
“Make sure LJ’s ready too.”
“Love you.”
“Love you too, bye.”
~~~~~~
“LJ please be careful.”
“Mommy I’m a big boy, I got this.”
He dribbled the ball careful not to hit is foot, but hard enough to play the game. He threw it up and shot into the net. He put up two fingers and shouted.
“Yess! I win! I win!”
“Alright, Alright. I, Nasir, am a loser and Safaree is a winner no doubt.”
“Told you even with my burned foot I’m better than you!”
LJ dragged over to the table and laid across Nic’s lap. He looked up at her smiling down on him when something hit the side of his face. He sat up and looked at his mom.
“Mommy, your tummy just kicked me!”
“I know.”
“You didn’t tell him.”
“No..”
“Tell me what? I want to know the secret.”
Nicki looked over at Nas, who looked back at her. She grabbed LJ’s hand and put it on her tummy. The baby began to move around. Nicki and LJ began to smile. Nicki's happy, but LJ’s weird.
“Why did your tummy hit me?”
“Because there’s a baby in it.”
“Was I in there before?”
“Yep!”
“Where is her daddy?”
“Her? We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet.”
Nicki looked over to Nas getting up. He was pissed and hurt at the same time even though he knew already. Nicki reached for him, but he jerked away. LJ stared at her stomach then titled his head to the side.
“But you’re not big, so it’s a girl baby. Boy babies get big, so our muscles can come out with us.”
LJ said with a serious face, but Nicki was laughing. He looked up and there was no Nas. He looked around and pulled on his mom’s shirt.
“Is Nas her Daddy?”
“No, you guys have the same Daddy.”
“OMG! How did that happen?”
“That’s for another day.”
“Okay.”
———
“Onika, you really got another man around my kids?”
“Why is that any of your business?”
“Because my kids are my business!”
“Well their fine and they know who their father is, so don’t come in here acting like you don’t have another bitch around LJ.”
“I’m fucking married to her!”
“And Nas & I are just friends! We’re not fucking if that’s your real problem w| him being around!”
Nicki handed him LJ’s bags and book bag. Safaree grabbed her and pulled her close. His jealousy had gotten the best of him. She pushed away and picked LJ up out the back seat.
“You know I’m sorry.”
“Okay.”
He walked behind her and pulled her close to his front end. She felt his friend, but wasn’t instantly turned on. Safaree felt her ass & the thong she wore. He lifted her dress up, but she quickly shook it down and handed LJ to him.
“I said no more.”
“Nic you really can’t be serious.”
“This why we aren’t together. You feel like you can cheat w| me on her, who’s…”
“No, fuck that! I’ve never wanted a woman as bad as I want you, Onika, so don’t start thinking like that!”
“Bye Faree, I’ll see you next Monday.”
———
Safaree kept blowing Nic’s phone up about petty shit. She looked over at Nas who appeared to be sleep then answered her ringing phone.
“Fuck you doing, yo?”
“I’m trying to sleep!”
“I need to hear your voice.”
“Well listen to the answering machine.”
Nic hung up and rolled over to Nas staring at her. He looked jealous and pissed. He got up and walked out the room. Fuck, Safaree! Nic threw her legs over the side of the bed and walked in the bathroom behind him. He stood by the sink, brushing his teeth.
“Baby?”
“Um.”
“Please don’t act like this.”
“Hmph.”
“Ever since I met you, I promise me and him haven’t had sex.”
“TUH.”
Nicki quickly became angry with his attitude. She grabbed her things and began to go when his arms wrapped around her. He hadn’t made contact with her like this since she had told him about Safaree. He kissed her neck as his hands explored her round breast and his friend grind against her round ass. Nic’s entire body went weak for his touch.
“I’m sorry babe things the way they are just don’t seem fair.”
“Then why say you want this relationship if you can’t handle it.”
“Because I love you and LJ.”
“Safaree is still his father and the little one here, so he’ll always be around. You just need to trust me.”
“I do trust you, man, but him I don’t!”
Nicki turned around and kissed him like she never wanted it to end. Her phone started ringing his ringtone. Fuck? She grabbed it and answered.
“Onika, stop fucking playing with me.”
She put the phone down and attacked Nas’ face. She pulled his shirt over his head as he ripped her dress off. He reached over in the draw and pulled out a condom as Nicki pulled down his pants. Nicki reached over to her phone and hung it up. She moaned as Nas filled her up and took it slow.
“You’ve been here the whole time and haven’t said anything to me. No kicks or anything. Are you a shy guy or gyal?”
“What ever you are I hope you’re just as smart and cute as your big brother.”
She sighed loudly as her phone rang. She smiled at the name that appeared on the screen. Her new guy friend that she had been seeing since cutting Safaree off.
“Hello”
“Hey Beautiful.”
“Wassup?”
“I want to come over and see you.”
“Okay. Let me get an hour in.”
“Make sure LJ’s ready too.”
“Love you.”
“Love you too, bye.”
~~~~~~
“LJ please be careful.”
“Mommy I’m a big boy, I got this.”
He dribbled the ball careful not to hit is foot, but hard enough to play the game. He threw it up and shot into the net. He put up two fingers and shouted.
“Yess! I win! I win!”
“Alright, Alright. I, Nasir, am a loser and Safaree is a winner no doubt.”
“Told you even with my burned foot I’m better than you!”
LJ dragged over to the table and laid across Nic’s lap. He looked up at her smiling down on him when something hit the side of his face. He sat up and looked at his mom.
“Mommy, your tummy just kicked me!”
“I know.”
“You didn’t tell him.”
“No..”
“Tell me what? I want to know the secret.”
Nicki looked over at Nas, who looked back at her. She grabbed LJ’s hand and put it on her tummy. The baby began to move around. Nicki and LJ began to smile. Nicki's happy, but LJ’s weird.
“Why did your tummy hit me?”
“Because there’s a baby in it.”
“Was I in there before?”
“Yep!”
“Where is her daddy?”
“Her? We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet.”
Nicki looked over to Nas getting up. He was pissed and hurt at the same time even though he knew already. Nicki reached for him, but he jerked away. LJ stared at her stomach then titled his head to the side.
“But you’re not big, so it’s a girl baby. Boy babies get big, so our muscles can come out with us.”
LJ said with a serious face, but Nicki was laughing. He looked up and there was no Nas. He looked around and pulled on his mom’s shirt.
“Is Nas her Daddy?”
“No, you guys have the same Daddy.”
“OMG! How did that happen?”
“That’s for another day.”
“Okay.”
———
“Onika, you really got another man around my kids?”
“Why is that any of your business?”
“Because my kids are my business!”
“Well their fine and they know who their father is, so don’t come in here acting like you don’t have another bitch around LJ.”
“I’m fucking married to her!”
“And Nas & I are just friends! We’re not fucking if that’s your real problem w| him being around!”
Nicki handed him LJ’s bags and book bag. Safaree grabbed her and pulled her close. His jealousy had gotten the best of him. She pushed away and picked LJ up out the back seat.
“You know I’m sorry.”
“Okay.”
He walked behind her and pulled her close to his front end. She felt his friend, but wasn’t instantly turned on. Safaree felt her ass & the thong she wore. He lifted her dress up, but she quickly shook it down and handed LJ to him.
“I said no more.”
“Nic you really can’t be serious.”
“This why we aren’t together. You feel like you can cheat w| me on her, who’s…”
“No, fuck that! I’ve never wanted a woman as bad as I want you, Onika, so don’t start thinking like that!”
“Bye Faree, I’ll see you next Monday.”
———
Safaree kept blowing Nic’s phone up about petty shit. She looked over at Nas who appeared to be sleep then answered her ringing phone.
“Fuck you doing, yo?”
“I’m trying to sleep!”
“I need to hear your voice.”
“Well listen to the answering machine.”
Nic hung up and rolled over to Nas staring at her. He looked jealous and pissed. He got up and walked out the room. Fuck, Safaree! Nic threw her legs over the side of the bed and walked in the bathroom behind him. He stood by the sink, brushing his teeth.
“Baby?”
“Um.”
“Please don’t act like this.”
“Hmph.”
“Ever since I met you, I promise me and him haven’t had sex.”
“TUH.”
Nicki quickly became angry with his attitude. She grabbed her things and began to go when his arms wrapped around her. He hadn’t made contact with her like this since she had told him about Safaree. He kissed her neck as his hands explored her round breast and his friend grind against her round ass. Nic’s entire body went weak for his touch.
“I’m sorry babe things the way they are just don’t seem fair.”
“Then why say you want this relationship if you can’t handle it.”
“Because I love you and LJ.”
“Safaree is still his father and the little one here, so he’ll always be around. You just need to trust me.”
“I do trust you, man, but him I don’t!”
Nicki turned around and kissed him like she never wanted it to end. Her phone started ringing his ringtone. Fuck? She grabbed it and answered.
“Onika, stop fucking playing with me.”
She put the phone down and attacked Nas’ face. She pulled his shirt over his head as he ripped her dress off. He reached over in the draw and pulled out a condom as Nicki pulled down his pants. Nicki reached over to her phone and hung it up. She moaned as Nas filled her up and took it slow.
Chapter 11
Nicki sat in the waiting room looking at a Magazine. She came across her fashion boutique review and smiled reading it. Barbz was doing great in sales and marketing even with competition on the rise.
“OMG, Hi miss me-rahj”
Nicki looked over at a fair skin woman with big hazel eyes and thin lips. Nicki smiled, but laughed on the inside at how the lady had pronounced her name. The woman seemed to be checking her out with this weird smile on her face.
“Excuse me, but do I know you?”
“Well no, but I’ve seen you around the school my daughter will be attending.”
“What school would that be?”
“Stephenson. The elementary.”
“My son goes there.”
“Yes, I’ve been told so much about him and his advancements.”
There was an awkward pause as an older lady came into the room and called out for a young girl, who look to be very nervous and shaken. The woman broke the silence as the girl trailed behind the glass door.
“I’m Sidney.”
“Call me, Nicki.”
“Okay, Ms. Nicki, so I’ve been told you’re the woman to see about special place advancement classes.”
“Yes, it’s the building near the school…”
“I know, I want my daughter in the program.”
Nicki paused then cleared her throat.
“I don’t have that kind of power, Sidney, right? I just put in applications for people and only six new ones are chosen every year. Does she excel in academics?”
“Yes, science and reading.”
“Fill out an application and I’ll see to it.”
Nicki smiled as her nurse came to get her. Sidney returned the smile and proceeded to leave the office.
“Ms. Maraj come on pretty lady.”
“Yes, Angela.”
———
“Grammy!”
“Pumpkin, that’s not anything to play on.”
LJ stood on the TV stand and jumped falling into pillows he had aligned on the floor. Sonya dashed around the kitchen to see he wasn’t hurt, but she was pissed. She grabbed him and sat him on the sofa.
“LJ, don’t do that! You scared Grammy!”
She fussed looking at his eyes glossing over. She grabbed him into a hug. She whispered a prayer over his head and looked into his eyes. Looking like his mother. She smiled causing LJ to smile reminding her more of her daughter in law.
“Grammy where’s mommy?”
“She’s at the doctor’s.”
“Is she sick? I want to see her.”
LJ hadn’t seen Nic since last night. He was upset when he didn’t wake up in his bed, but got over it when he seen his Grammy in the bed next to him. Grammy always pretty with her liddlo nose. LJ reached up and pulled on her nose.
“I got your nose Grammy, now you can’t smell!”
“Pumpkin if Grammy can’t smell then the cookies will burn up.”
LJ’s eyes grew big and he pushed his hand into her nose and ran to the kitchen. He jumped up to reach the oven, but couldn’t get to the handle. Sonya came around the corner to see LJ on the stool.
“Pumpkin, NO!”
She was too late. LJ snatched the hot pan of cookies out of the oven and when he realized they were hot, he dropped the pan on his foot. He screamed and cried from the pan leaving a burn mark on half of his foot. Sonya called an ambulance and then Nicki and Safaree. They’re going to kill me.
———
“I’m what?”
Nicki asked for the third time. She began to cry and shake her head vigorously. Fuck! She had come in because she had missed a period, but she hadn’t had sex in 6 months and here the doctor was telling her that she was 5 months and 2 weeks. She hadn’t gained any weight and had her cycle up until now.
“Yes, you’re pregnant.”
“Is the baby okay, I mean I haven’t gained any weight or anything just an appetite.”
“Not all women gain weight when they get pregnant.”
“But I did my first time.”
“Maybe not this time.”
Nicki’s phone began to buzz. She picked it up and answered once she saw who it was. Sonya’s voice boomed threw the phone as LJ cried in the background. It was a lot of noises going on.
“Mom?”
“Nicki, baby. I need you to get to the children’s hospital quick. I’ll explain once you get here.”
“What happen?”
“LJ’s foot got burned, badly.”
“What? Why? How?”
Nicki was fumbling to get her stuff together and shoes back on. The doctor passed her two prescriptions and her purse. She snatched everything and jogged out the building trying to get in her car. She dropped everything on the ground and opened the door. She quickly snatched everything up, threw it in the car, checked again and got in and drove off.
———
Safaree rushed into the hospital and asked for LJ. The lady pointed to the double doors and told him room 106. Nicki had called him after she got there to make sure he was coming. He had been in a meeting with some new business partners and couldn’t reschedule. He pushed open the room door to a distressed Nic, his mom’s weary smile and LJ in the bed with his foot casted.
“Hey Big Guy!”
SB gave him a look and the smile disappeared off his face.
“I’ll talk to you about this later.”
“Faree, don’t start. It was an accident.”
“But he knows not to go fucking around with the oven!”
“Calm down and watch your mouth.”
“I’m grown ass man, Onika this my fucking mouth…”
“Okay! I have enough stuff going on don’t start your BF.”
He looked over at his mom, who was smiling ear to ear now. She was staring at them as if she had a secret.
“What’s up ma?”
“Ask Onika.”
“Nic?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
“Naw now, I’m leaving for Texas tomorrow.”
“Well I’ll wait….”
“Tanya, not with your bullshit right now.”
“Lloyd, watch your mouth, okay? It’s not a big deal.”
“She’s pregnant!”
Sonya blurted out. Safaree looked over at Nic as if to question her about it and she nodded her head. He picked her up and kissed her with so much passion she forgot that she was pissed at him. Sonya cleared her throat and glared at SB.
“What?”
“Karen.”
“I know man, I love her, but I’m in love with Onika.”
“We’ll talk later.”
Safaree looked over at Nic, who’s face was red and glowing. He looked over at LJ who was staring at the TV with his headphones on. Clueless. I’m bout to have another baby with the woman I’m in love with, who gives me butterflies, completes me, kids and love. Damn, I want to make Onika my wife.
“OMG, Hi miss me-rahj”
Nicki looked over at a fair skin woman with big hazel eyes and thin lips. Nicki smiled, but laughed on the inside at how the lady had pronounced her name. The woman seemed to be checking her out with this weird smile on her face.
“Excuse me, but do I know you?”
“Well no, but I’ve seen you around the school my daughter will be attending.”
“What school would that be?”
“Stephenson. The elementary.”
“My son goes there.”
“Yes, I’ve been told so much about him and his advancements.”
There was an awkward pause as an older lady came into the room and called out for a young girl, who look to be very nervous and shaken. The woman broke the silence as the girl trailed behind the glass door.
“I’m Sidney.”
“Call me, Nicki.”
“Okay, Ms. Nicki, so I’ve been told you’re the woman to see about special place advancement classes.”
“Yes, it’s the building near the school…”
“I know, I want my daughter in the program.”
Nicki paused then cleared her throat.
“I don’t have that kind of power, Sidney, right? I just put in applications for people and only six new ones are chosen every year. Does she excel in academics?”
“Yes, science and reading.”
“Fill out an application and I’ll see to it.”
Nicki smiled as her nurse came to get her. Sidney returned the smile and proceeded to leave the office.
“Ms. Maraj come on pretty lady.”
“Yes, Angela.”
———
“Grammy!”
“Pumpkin, that’s not anything to play on.”
LJ stood on the TV stand and jumped falling into pillows he had aligned on the floor. Sonya dashed around the kitchen to see he wasn’t hurt, but she was pissed. She grabbed him and sat him on the sofa.
“LJ, don’t do that! You scared Grammy!”
She fussed looking at his eyes glossing over. She grabbed him into a hug. She whispered a prayer over his head and looked into his eyes. Looking like his mother. She smiled causing LJ to smile reminding her more of her daughter in law.
“Grammy where’s mommy?”
“She’s at the doctor’s.”
“Is she sick? I want to see her.”
LJ hadn’t seen Nic since last night. He was upset when he didn’t wake up in his bed, but got over it when he seen his Grammy in the bed next to him. Grammy always pretty with her liddlo nose. LJ reached up and pulled on her nose.
“I got your nose Grammy, now you can’t smell!”
“Pumpkin if Grammy can’t smell then the cookies will burn up.”
LJ’s eyes grew big and he pushed his hand into her nose and ran to the kitchen. He jumped up to reach the oven, but couldn’t get to the handle. Sonya came around the corner to see LJ on the stool.
“Pumpkin, NO!”
She was too late. LJ snatched the hot pan of cookies out of the oven and when he realized they were hot, he dropped the pan on his foot. He screamed and cried from the pan leaving a burn mark on half of his foot. Sonya called an ambulance and then Nicki and Safaree. They’re going to kill me.
———
“I’m what?”
Nicki asked for the third time. She began to cry and shake her head vigorously. Fuck! She had come in because she had missed a period, but she hadn’t had sex in 6 months and here the doctor was telling her that she was 5 months and 2 weeks. She hadn’t gained any weight and had her cycle up until now.
“Yes, you’re pregnant.”
“Is the baby okay, I mean I haven’t gained any weight or anything just an appetite.”
“Not all women gain weight when they get pregnant.”
“But I did my first time.”
“Maybe not this time.”
Nicki’s phone began to buzz. She picked it up and answered once she saw who it was. Sonya’s voice boomed threw the phone as LJ cried in the background. It was a lot of noises going on.
“Mom?”
“Nicki, baby. I need you to get to the children’s hospital quick. I’ll explain once you get here.”
“What happen?”
“LJ’s foot got burned, badly.”
“What? Why? How?”
Nicki was fumbling to get her stuff together and shoes back on. The doctor passed her two prescriptions and her purse. She snatched everything and jogged out the building trying to get in her car. She dropped everything on the ground and opened the door. She quickly snatched everything up, threw it in the car, checked again and got in and drove off.
———
Safaree rushed into the hospital and asked for LJ. The lady pointed to the double doors and told him room 106. Nicki had called him after she got there to make sure he was coming. He had been in a meeting with some new business partners and couldn’t reschedule. He pushed open the room door to a distressed Nic, his mom’s weary smile and LJ in the bed with his foot casted.
“Hey Big Guy!”
SB gave him a look and the smile disappeared off his face.
“I’ll talk to you about this later.”
“Faree, don’t start. It was an accident.”
“But he knows not to go fucking around with the oven!”
“Calm down and watch your mouth.”
“I’m grown ass man, Onika this my fucking mouth…”
“Okay! I have enough stuff going on don’t start your BF.”
He looked over at his mom, who was smiling ear to ear now. She was staring at them as if she had a secret.
“What’s up ma?”
“Ask Onika.”
“Nic?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
“Naw now, I’m leaving for Texas tomorrow.”
“Well I’ll wait….”
“Tanya, not with your bullshit right now.”
“Lloyd, watch your mouth, okay? It’s not a big deal.”
“She’s pregnant!”
Sonya blurted out. Safaree looked over at Nic as if to question her about it and she nodded her head. He picked her up and kissed her with so much passion she forgot that she was pissed at him. Sonya cleared her throat and glared at SB.
“What?”
“Karen.”
“I know man, I love her, but I’m in love with Onika.”
“We’ll talk later.”
Safaree looked over at Nic, who’s face was red and glowing. He looked over at LJ who was staring at the TV with his headphones on. Clueless. I’m bout to have another baby with the woman I’m in love with, who gives me butterflies, completes me, kids and love. Damn, I want to make Onika my wife.
Chapter 10
Nicki took LJ over to visit his Dad’s, but was convinced to stay. They all sat on the loaf inside the cabin watching TV & eating popcorn. LJ sat on Nic’s lap staring at the movie, so he wouldn’t fall asleep, but couldn’t fight it anymore. He turned around and cuddled up on Nic and went to sleep. She rubbed his back until she heard his faint snoring.
“I’ll get ‘em.”
“Okay, I’ll clean up in here.”
She picked up a few things then felt arms around her. She pushed him off and continued to clean up the popcorn and LJ’s toys. SB cleared his throat.
“Yes.”
“Let’s talk, I mean LJ’s sleep and we haven’t talked about what happen last week.”
“Is there really anything for me to say Safaree?”
“Do you love me?”
Silence took over the room like a new perfume. Nic put LJ’s toys in the tote and looked over at SB, who looked to be in his thoughts. I can’t even lie to him.
“I love you. Always have.”
“Did you really have to think about lying to me?”
“If you don’t believe me why are we having this convo?”
“Fuck it.”
“Okay.”
She walked out the room into the guest room. She sat up in the bed and watched TV until SB came into the room. He crawled on top of her blocking her view of the TV.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“You’re married and we’re not here for us!”
“Was I married last week when…”
LJ pushed open the door and stared at them. He looked between the both of them. Nicki pushed SB over the edge, but he grabbed her and pulled her down on top of him.
“Fuck!”
“Watch your mouth Safaree!”
“My bad. Hey son!”
“Hey, I look for you guys.”
“Why? What’s wrong?”
Nic asked standing up. She kicked SB in the side and gave him a threatening look. He stood up grabbing his side in pain.
“Karen is outside yelling.”
“WHAT?”
Nicki looked over at SB’s shocked face. Karen was banging on the front door when they walked down the hall to see what was going on. Nic grabbed LJ and walked into the GR. She shook her head and packed their things cause it looked like their trip was cut short.
“Mommy we go home?”
“Yes, Mommy’s Man.”
She sighed heavily looking into his glossy eyes. He got up and picked up his little suit case and followed his mother. She pulled out her phone and called her mother.
~~~~~~
Safaree stood outside trying to calm an angry Karen down. She was yelling and crying. Karen threw wild punches his way as he tried to explain what was going on.
“No you’re fucking that bitch!”
“What? Hell no!”
“You a fucking lie!”
“My son…”
“Fuck him this ain’t about him!”
“What? Karen don’t disrespect my son!”
Nic came out the door with her bags and LJ trailing behind her. Safaree watched as they both walked to her car. Karen went after Nicki.
“Bitch, you better stay away from my man!”
Nicki laughed in her face and shook her off. She opened her trunk and threw her bag in and waited for LJ to do the same. Karen swung and slapped Nicki cross the face. Nic threw two jabs to Karen’s face then kicked her in the chest. SB ran and grabbed Nicki before she began pounding Karen’s face.
“LJ in the car!”
“Let me go Safaree, stupid ass insecure bitch!”
“Insecure bitch, I look better than you!”
“Not even on your best day bitch!”
Safaree pulled open Nic’s door and put her in the car. She snatched her keys out of his hand.
“I’ll call you later.”
“If it’s not about LJ don’t call me!”
She yelled putting her car in reverse and pushed him out the door then slammed it. He watched as she backed out the drive way. Fuck! He looked over at Karen. He picked her up and sat on the couch in the cabin. Damn, I know he’s upset.
———
“Nicki you’re eating a lot!”
“I’m so hungry!”
“Why?”
“I don’t know!”
“Are you…..?”
“Hell no!”
“Watch your mouth and how you know?”
“I had my period last month and this month.”
“Oh, okay cause I was wondering.”
“Yes, plus I haven’t had any cravings or anything just been hungry lately.”
Mama Carol looked her daughter over, but she looked the same, still skinny as ever. Nothing looked out of place or anything, so she dropped it. LJ rushed down the stairs with a huge smile on his face. Carol looked at Nicki, who continued stuffing her face with Mac & Cheese, then at the phone.
“Mommy, Big Guy wants you!”
“Ugh, tell him I’m eating.”
“She’s ea…. He said he can hear you…….. And to get on tha phone.”
“No.”
“He said please.”
“Onika don’t be childish.”
“Alright,”
She huffed taking the phone from LJ. He leaned on her leg and tighten his grip on her thigh. She looked at the phone then over to her mother. Carol pointed to the phone then walked out. Nic put it to her ear.
“What?”
“You been avoiding me the last few weeks, what’s up with that?”
“Don’t worry about me, keeping this professional like you said in the beginning.”
“So that mean ignoring me and having your assistant drop off LJ.”
“Yes.”
“Really Onika? Grow the fuck up, man!”
“Okay.”
“Don’t start that one word response shit. If I wanted to hear that I’d talk to LJ.”
“Bye.”
She hung up and turned off her ringer. I don’t have time for his bullshit. She limped to the stairs with LJ being wrapped around her leg.
“I’ll get ‘em.”
“Okay, I’ll clean up in here.”
She picked up a few things then felt arms around her. She pushed him off and continued to clean up the popcorn and LJ’s toys. SB cleared his throat.
“Yes.”
“Let’s talk, I mean LJ’s sleep and we haven’t talked about what happen last week.”
“Is there really anything for me to say Safaree?”
“Do you love me?”
Silence took over the room like a new perfume. Nic put LJ’s toys in the tote and looked over at SB, who looked to be in his thoughts. I can’t even lie to him.
“I love you. Always have.”
“Did you really have to think about lying to me?”
“If you don’t believe me why are we having this convo?”
“Fuck it.”
“Okay.”
She walked out the room into the guest room. She sat up in the bed and watched TV until SB came into the room. He crawled on top of her blocking her view of the TV.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“You’re married and we’re not here for us!”
“Was I married last week when…”
LJ pushed open the door and stared at them. He looked between the both of them. Nicki pushed SB over the edge, but he grabbed her and pulled her down on top of him.
“Fuck!”
“Watch your mouth Safaree!”
“My bad. Hey son!”
“Hey, I look for you guys.”
“Why? What’s wrong?”
Nic asked standing up. She kicked SB in the side and gave him a threatening look. He stood up grabbing his side in pain.
“Karen is outside yelling.”
“WHAT?”
Nicki looked over at SB’s shocked face. Karen was banging on the front door when they walked down the hall to see what was going on. Nic grabbed LJ and walked into the GR. She shook her head and packed their things cause it looked like their trip was cut short.
“Mommy we go home?”
“Yes, Mommy’s Man.”
She sighed heavily looking into his glossy eyes. He got up and picked up his little suit case and followed his mother. She pulled out her phone and called her mother.
~~~~~~
Safaree stood outside trying to calm an angry Karen down. She was yelling and crying. Karen threw wild punches his way as he tried to explain what was going on.
“No you’re fucking that bitch!”
“What? Hell no!”
“You a fucking lie!”
“My son…”
“Fuck him this ain’t about him!”
“What? Karen don’t disrespect my son!”
Nic came out the door with her bags and LJ trailing behind her. Safaree watched as they both walked to her car. Karen went after Nicki.
“Bitch, you better stay away from my man!”
Nicki laughed in her face and shook her off. She opened her trunk and threw her bag in and waited for LJ to do the same. Karen swung and slapped Nicki cross the face. Nic threw two jabs to Karen’s face then kicked her in the chest. SB ran and grabbed Nicki before she began pounding Karen’s face.
“LJ in the car!”
“Let me go Safaree, stupid ass insecure bitch!”
“Insecure bitch, I look better than you!”
“Not even on your best day bitch!”
Safaree pulled open Nic’s door and put her in the car. She snatched her keys out of his hand.
“I’ll call you later.”
“If it’s not about LJ don’t call me!”
She yelled putting her car in reverse and pushed him out the door then slammed it. He watched as she backed out the drive way. Fuck! He looked over at Karen. He picked her up and sat on the couch in the cabin. Damn, I know he’s upset.
———
“Nicki you’re eating a lot!”
“I’m so hungry!”
“Why?”
“I don’t know!”
“Are you…..?”
“Hell no!”
“Watch your mouth and how you know?”
“I had my period last month and this month.”
“Oh, okay cause I was wondering.”
“Yes, plus I haven’t had any cravings or anything just been hungry lately.”
Mama Carol looked her daughter over, but she looked the same, still skinny as ever. Nothing looked out of place or anything, so she dropped it. LJ rushed down the stairs with a huge smile on his face. Carol looked at Nicki, who continued stuffing her face with Mac & Cheese, then at the phone.
“Mommy, Big Guy wants you!”
“Ugh, tell him I’m eating.”
“She’s ea…. He said he can hear you…….. And to get on tha phone.”
“No.”
“He said please.”
“Onika don’t be childish.”
“Alright,”
She huffed taking the phone from LJ. He leaned on her leg and tighten his grip on her thigh. She looked at the phone then over to her mother. Carol pointed to the phone then walked out. Nic put it to her ear.
“What?”
“You been avoiding me the last few weeks, what’s up with that?”
“Don’t worry about me, keeping this professional like you said in the beginning.”
“So that mean ignoring me and having your assistant drop off LJ.”
“Yes.”
“Really Onika? Grow the fuck up, man!”
“Okay.”
“Don’t start that one word response shit. If I wanted to hear that I’d talk to LJ.”
“Bye.”
She hung up and turned off her ringer. I don’t have time for his bullshit. She limped to the stairs with LJ being wrapped around her leg.
Chapter 9
“Hi, are you Ms. Maraj?”
“Yes, I am.”
Nicki answered holding a sleepy LJ in one arm and opening the door with her other hand. She had just gotten home from the fashion show she was hosting and by her door stood a fine brown skin man with a built solid look to him. She looked him over then pushed it open some more.
“I’ll be right back.”
She quickly snatched up her personal items and walked into the house. There was a faint smell of tea and honey, so Nancy was here today and had cooked. As soon as she was about to call for her, Nancy appeared and took LJ out of her arms. Nicki hurried back to her door and opened it wide to the man standing outside of it.
“May I help you?”
“I’m here to give you some court papers.”
“For?”
“A Mr. Safaree Samuels is taking you to court for legal custody.”
“What?”
She shouted taking the papers and snatching up her groceries. She kicked the door closed, dropped the bags on the kitchen floor and ran up to her office. She quickly called Safaree to see what the fuck was going on.
~~~~~~
Safaree looked at his vibrating phone and called for one of his employees to handle the client. He walked out the building then answered to an angry Nicki. She was shouting and crying reading the court papers aloud to him.
“Really Safaree? Really?”
“I haven’t seen him in 2 months.”
“You’ve talked to him! You’ve skyped with him!”
“That isn’t the same Onika!”
“You want full custody though? Really!”
“Yes! That’s the only way I’ll see him!”
“You know what fuck you! If you want to take it to the court we will!”
“Fine then, they’ll see it my way anyways!”
He said looking at “Disconnected” on his phone screen. He snatched the door open and walked to the back of his building and grabbed his keys to go see them.
~~~~~~
Nic laid her back against a hard body and froze in her tracks. What the hell? She ran her hands up the side of a masculine figure, who hand caught her’s. She stared up into his brown eyes. She didn’t know what to do since their bodies were so close and LJ was in the bed with them. She wanted to smack him and kiss him all at once. She shifted and crawled over him. He got up and chased after her.
“What are you doing here?”
“I came to see you guys.”
“Why? Not like you give a damn about us!”
“Onika!”
“Lloyd!”
“I didn’t want to do that!”
“Then why do it? Huh, why?”
“I just want to see my son..”
Nic stared him in the face as tears started escaping her eyes. He looked away feeling stupid and horrible.
“He’s the only person I got besides my mom and you want to take him from me! Why?”
“Look, Karen said….”
“So this is about the bitch, who hit him? You want to take me to court, but as soon as they find out about what she did you really…”
“I’ll drop the suit if you agree to joint custody.”
“But you just better keep your bitch in check!”
“I miss you.”
“Sure. I know I felt it in ya pants.”
“Oh.”
Nicki smirked at his eyes diverting to the wall. He looked back at her and grabbed her up. She stared at him as he carried her to herbbedroom. His clothes and her clothes hit the floor before either of them knew it.
“Faree…”
He put all of his width and length in her as her moans escaped her lips. He had missed this, her. She pushed and pulled him as his mind escaped into the world of Onika. She looked into his face and saw that he wasn’t there, but his body language showed that he was fully aware of her every movement and sudden jerk.
“Onikaaaaa..”
“Uh, Faree!”
“Ughhhhh.!”
“Fareee, pull out!”
“Nooooo omggg!”
He bust inside of her as she came and squirted all over his lower half. She whimpered feeling his penis jump inside of her. They laid there panting and taking each other in. He hadn’t went raw in a woman in 6 years and hadn’t felt this satisfied since that night.
“Faree, I’m sorry.”
“About?”
“Not telling you about LJ.”
“I forgave you already.”
He kissed her as if she didn’t have life in her. He kissed down to her neck and left his mark. He continued to suck and kiss her down to her womanhood then pleased her until her legs tightened around his head and her sweet juices were on his tongue. He eased out of the bed and began putting his clothes on.
“Fuck, Nic?”
“I know.”
She answered helping him get ready and pulling on her robe. They walked to the door with SB on her ass. He pushed her up against the door and put his hands into her robe and massaged her boobs as she massaged his manhood. Fuck! She feels great I need to be in her again! He snatched down his pants, but Nic pulled them up.
“Go home.”
“Baby, I need you.”
“Don’t do this.”
“I’ll leave Karen if you want!”
“No, that’s your decision.”
She pulled open the door and watched as he left. I can’t believe we just did this again. She slid down the door and cried. She got herself together and went and took a long shower.
“Yes, I am.”
Nicki answered holding a sleepy LJ in one arm and opening the door with her other hand. She had just gotten home from the fashion show she was hosting and by her door stood a fine brown skin man with a built solid look to him. She looked him over then pushed it open some more.
“I’ll be right back.”
She quickly snatched up her personal items and walked into the house. There was a faint smell of tea and honey, so Nancy was here today and had cooked. As soon as she was about to call for her, Nancy appeared and took LJ out of her arms. Nicki hurried back to her door and opened it wide to the man standing outside of it.
“May I help you?”
“I’m here to give you some court papers.”
“For?”
“A Mr. Safaree Samuels is taking you to court for legal custody.”
“What?”
She shouted taking the papers and snatching up her groceries. She kicked the door closed, dropped the bags on the kitchen floor and ran up to her office. She quickly called Safaree to see what the fuck was going on.
~~~~~~
Safaree looked at his vibrating phone and called for one of his employees to handle the client. He walked out the building then answered to an angry Nicki. She was shouting and crying reading the court papers aloud to him.
“Really Safaree? Really?”
“I haven’t seen him in 2 months.”
“You’ve talked to him! You’ve skyped with him!”
“That isn’t the same Onika!”
“You want full custody though? Really!”
“Yes! That’s the only way I’ll see him!”
“You know what fuck you! If you want to take it to the court we will!”
“Fine then, they’ll see it my way anyways!”
He said looking at “Disconnected” on his phone screen. He snatched the door open and walked to the back of his building and grabbed his keys to go see them.
~~~~~~
Nic laid her back against a hard body and froze in her tracks. What the hell? She ran her hands up the side of a masculine figure, who hand caught her’s. She stared up into his brown eyes. She didn’t know what to do since their bodies were so close and LJ was in the bed with them. She wanted to smack him and kiss him all at once. She shifted and crawled over him. He got up and chased after her.
“What are you doing here?”
“I came to see you guys.”
“Why? Not like you give a damn about us!”
“Onika!”
“Lloyd!”
“I didn’t want to do that!”
“Then why do it? Huh, why?”
“I just want to see my son..”
Nic stared him in the face as tears started escaping her eyes. He looked away feeling stupid and horrible.
“He’s the only person I got besides my mom and you want to take him from me! Why?”
“Look, Karen said….”
“So this is about the bitch, who hit him? You want to take me to court, but as soon as they find out about what she did you really…”
“I’ll drop the suit if you agree to joint custody.”
“But you just better keep your bitch in check!”
“I miss you.”
“Sure. I know I felt it in ya pants.”
“Oh.”
Nicki smirked at his eyes diverting to the wall. He looked back at her and grabbed her up. She stared at him as he carried her to herbbedroom. His clothes and her clothes hit the floor before either of them knew it.
“Faree…”
He put all of his width and length in her as her moans escaped her lips. He had missed this, her. She pushed and pulled him as his mind escaped into the world of Onika. She looked into his face and saw that he wasn’t there, but his body language showed that he was fully aware of her every movement and sudden jerk.
“Onikaaaaa..”
“Uh, Faree!”
“Ughhhhh.!”
“Fareee, pull out!”
“Nooooo omggg!”
He bust inside of her as she came and squirted all over his lower half. She whimpered feeling his penis jump inside of her. They laid there panting and taking each other in. He hadn’t went raw in a woman in 6 years and hadn’t felt this satisfied since that night.
“Faree, I’m sorry.”
“About?”
“Not telling you about LJ.”
“I forgave you already.”
He kissed her as if she didn’t have life in her. He kissed down to her neck and left his mark. He continued to suck and kiss her down to her womanhood then pleased her until her legs tightened around his head and her sweet juices were on his tongue. He eased out of the bed and began putting his clothes on.
“Fuck, Nic?”
“I know.”
She answered helping him get ready and pulling on her robe. They walked to the door with SB on her ass. He pushed her up against the door and put his hands into her robe and massaged her boobs as she massaged his manhood. Fuck! She feels great I need to be in her again! He snatched down his pants, but Nic pulled them up.
“Go home.”
“Baby, I need you.”
“Don’t do this.”
“I’ll leave Karen if you want!”
“No, that’s your decision.”
She pulled open the door and watched as he left. I can’t believe we just did this again. She slid down the door and cried. She got herself together and went and took a long shower.
Chapter 8
Nicki took the elevator up to the 12th Floor of the complex. She clinched her fist together & stepped side to side. Her blood was boiling and she had a million things going through her head. She looked up at the numbers above the elevator doors and watched as the number 6 shown red. She became increasingly angry and shuffled more.
“I’m so fucking tired of bullshit & women.”
“Fuck is her problem with my child? He didn’t ask to be here.”
She continued mumbling to herself as people entered the elevator from the 9th floor. They all stood off to the side looking over at her beet red face & wild eyes. She looked over and mugged the guy who had accidentally bumped her trying to pick up his luggage. He glared back at her with a sly smirk on his face.
“Problem?”
“No, you’re just a beautiful…”
“Stop your bullshit game and move out my way!”
She snarled pushing past him hurrying off the elevator. She banged on the door of the condo until a woman opened the door. Nic looked her over and flared her nostrils then pushed her out the way. She just better have a good reason for her bullshit. Nicki stomped through the condo and came up on the wall that LJ had told her about last night.
“Safaree!”
“Ma’am Mr. Samuels is sleeping.”
“Go wake him the fuck up.”
“Marie, what’s going on.”
“Mrs. Samuels, a woman is here…”
Nicki charged towards the voice & jumped in Karen’s face. Karen stepped back, but lost her balance and fell. Nic shook her head at how pathetic the bitch looked and walked around her. She pushed open their bedroom door & walked in.
“Safaree!”
SB walked out the bathroom in nothing, but his suit pants. He gaged seeing her there with her face beet red. Damn, what got her mad? He looked her over as she walked around the room snatching up LJ’s things. She wore a lace halter top that showed her belly that had a butterfly belly ring. Her curves were being hugged by a pair of pink parachute shorts that showed the bottom of her ass cheeks when she bent over & some white heels. Her hair was in messy curls past her shoulders.
“Safaree! Fuck? Snap out of it.”
“What’s up? I mean why are you here?”
“Because your stupid bitch put her hands on my son. I should go out there and push that bitch into a wall!”
“Wait, calm down I handled this two nights ago! Look he’s fine!”
“No! I don’t give a fuck what you handled, this bitch crossed the line! Nobody has ever put their…”
Safaree grabbed hold of Nicki and dragged her down the hall to LJ’s room where he was sleeping. She rushed over to him and planted kisses all over his face. Safaree pushed the door closed and watched as LJ prepped up and returned the kisses.
“Mommy’s so sorry for sending you over here w| the mean lady.”
“It’s okay mommy it’s not your fault, Daddy married her.”
He mumbled in her ear looking over at SB. Nic climbed into bed with him and asked him question after question forgetting that SB was standing there until he cleared his throat.
“LJ get your stuff packed, I’m taking you home.”
“I want to stay mommy, why don’t you stay and sleep in my room with me.”
“Mommy can’t do that.”
“Why not?”
Safaree hurried and chimed in before she could say anything.
“Let me talk to Mommy then we’ll come talk to you about it, okay?”
LJ shook his head and began playing with the toys on his bed. SB & Nic walked into the connected room near LJ’s and watched him from behind the see thru wall. Nic stood to the side and look SB over then rollled her eyes.
“What do you want?”
“That’s a loaded question.”
He answered looking her over. She shook her head and kept her gaze on LJ. SB walked up behind her and pulled her into a hug. She didn’t budge or say anything. He let her go and turned her around to him as he sat in a chair in front of her.
“I’m sorry, I let that shit happen. That will never happen again I promise.”
“I know it won’t cause he won’t be coming back over here.”
“Fuck? Naw, you can’t take my son from me like this! I’m not letting you do that!”
“What? How the fuck are you going to stop me, huh?”
She shouted becoming even more angry. They both began to argue and yell. Nic began to say out of line stuff and SB began to call her all kinds of things. She slapped him once and went in for another, but he grabbed her hand then pushed her against the wall. She continued to cuss him out until his lips smashed into her’s. They both deepened the kiss, but Nic quickly snapped out of it then pulled away. She looked down as he let her go.
“I have to go.”
“Why? I know you felt what I felt.”
“Bye Safaree.”
She quickly grabbed LJ’s things and hurried down the hall where she was face to face w| Karen again. She handed LJ his bag and told him to wait by the door. She watched as he disappeared. She tapped Karen on the shoulder as soon as she turned her way, Nic’s fist met the left side of her face.
“Bitch don’t you ever put your hand on my son again. I’ll personally have you killed.”
She spat out before exiting the condo.
“I’m so fucking tired of bullshit & women.”
“Fuck is her problem with my child? He didn’t ask to be here.”
She continued mumbling to herself as people entered the elevator from the 9th floor. They all stood off to the side looking over at her beet red face & wild eyes. She looked over and mugged the guy who had accidentally bumped her trying to pick up his luggage. He glared back at her with a sly smirk on his face.
“Problem?”
“No, you’re just a beautiful…”
“Stop your bullshit game and move out my way!”
She snarled pushing past him hurrying off the elevator. She banged on the door of the condo until a woman opened the door. Nic looked her over and flared her nostrils then pushed her out the way. She just better have a good reason for her bullshit. Nicki stomped through the condo and came up on the wall that LJ had told her about last night.
“Safaree!”
“Ma’am Mr. Samuels is sleeping.”
“Go wake him the fuck up.”
“Marie, what’s going on.”
“Mrs. Samuels, a woman is here…”
Nicki charged towards the voice & jumped in Karen’s face. Karen stepped back, but lost her balance and fell. Nic shook her head at how pathetic the bitch looked and walked around her. She pushed open their bedroom door & walked in.
“Safaree!”
SB walked out the bathroom in nothing, but his suit pants. He gaged seeing her there with her face beet red. Damn, what got her mad? He looked her over as she walked around the room snatching up LJ’s things. She wore a lace halter top that showed her belly that had a butterfly belly ring. Her curves were being hugged by a pair of pink parachute shorts that showed the bottom of her ass cheeks when she bent over & some white heels. Her hair was in messy curls past her shoulders.
“Safaree! Fuck? Snap out of it.”
“What’s up? I mean why are you here?”
“Because your stupid bitch put her hands on my son. I should go out there and push that bitch into a wall!”
“Wait, calm down I handled this two nights ago! Look he’s fine!”
“No! I don’t give a fuck what you handled, this bitch crossed the line! Nobody has ever put their…”
Safaree grabbed hold of Nicki and dragged her down the hall to LJ’s room where he was sleeping. She rushed over to him and planted kisses all over his face. Safaree pushed the door closed and watched as LJ prepped up and returned the kisses.
“Mommy’s so sorry for sending you over here w| the mean lady.”
“It’s okay mommy it’s not your fault, Daddy married her.”
He mumbled in her ear looking over at SB. Nic climbed into bed with him and asked him question after question forgetting that SB was standing there until he cleared his throat.
“LJ get your stuff packed, I’m taking you home.”
“I want to stay mommy, why don’t you stay and sleep in my room with me.”
“Mommy can’t do that.”
“Why not?”
Safaree hurried and chimed in before she could say anything.
“Let me talk to Mommy then we’ll come talk to you about it, okay?”
LJ shook his head and began playing with the toys on his bed. SB & Nic walked into the connected room near LJ’s and watched him from behind the see thru wall. Nic stood to the side and look SB over then rollled her eyes.
“What do you want?”
“That’s a loaded question.”
He answered looking her over. She shook her head and kept her gaze on LJ. SB walked up behind her and pulled her into a hug. She didn’t budge or say anything. He let her go and turned her around to him as he sat in a chair in front of her.
“I’m sorry, I let that shit happen. That will never happen again I promise.”
“I know it won’t cause he won’t be coming back over here.”
“Fuck? Naw, you can’t take my son from me like this! I’m not letting you do that!”
“What? How the fuck are you going to stop me, huh?”
She shouted becoming even more angry. They both began to argue and yell. Nic began to say out of line stuff and SB began to call her all kinds of things. She slapped him once and went in for another, but he grabbed her hand then pushed her against the wall. She continued to cuss him out until his lips smashed into her’s. They both deepened the kiss, but Nic quickly snapped out of it then pulled away. She looked down as he let her go.
“I have to go.”
“Why? I know you felt what I felt.”
“Bye Safaree.”
She quickly grabbed LJ’s things and hurried down the hall where she was face to face w| Karen again. She handed LJ his bag and told him to wait by the door. She watched as he disappeared. She tapped Karen on the shoulder as soon as she turned her way, Nic’s fist met the left side of her face.
“Bitch don’t you ever put your hand on my son again. I’ll personally have you killed.”
She spat out before exiting the condo.
Chapter 7
“OOOOOHH! Daddy, look cars!”
“Your mom told me you’d like them.”
LJ looked around his new room in his daddy’s condo. The walls were murals of himself, his dad and mom. He gazed at the mural of his mom and sat on the floor unconsciously.
“LJ, what’s wrong?”
“I wish Mommy lived here with us instead of Karen.”
SB tensed up and choked on the right words to say. He didn’t want to give him false hope about them getting back together. He looked down into the small face of his son and still couldn’t come up with words.
“LJ, don’t say stuff like that, maybe we can invite mommy over for a camping trip and feed her smore’s, alright?”
“Yay! We’ll be one big happy family.”
Happy? Ha. SB thought picking his son up off the floor and walking him down the hall to the other room.
———
LJ slide down the rail & slammed right into the wall! He looked at the wall and gasp. His hand prints were on the white walls. He ran to the bathroom to wash his hands and to get his rag to clean up the wall.
“Daddy’s going to be angwee.”
He pushed open the kitchen cabinet where he had seen the maid lady put the cleaning things and grabbed a bottle of glass cleaner. He opened it and poured more than enough on his rag then ran back to the spot and began rubbing it.
“Oh! Why not clean up like the cleaner lady!”
He said beginning to cry. He slammed the rag to the floor then dropped to the floor looking up at the wall with blue and green smeared over it. I’m a be in big trouble. He listened as a door open and heard heels coming his way. He crawled towards the kitchen and climbed into one of the cabinets. He sat and listened to Karen speak on the phone.
“His son is over, so he’s being a dad with this other bitch’s baby.”
“He never said he wanted kids with me, but went and fucked this bitch. Bastard ass kid probably not even his. She just want him for his money!”
“Yes, mom. I’m just angry…. What the fuck?”
“Oh hell no this lil boy didn’t fuck up my bleached white walls and my damn white carpet with fucking paint!”
“Boy, where you at? Don’t fucking hide now!”
She took off towards the kitchen and began kicking cabinets several times! LJ pushed open the cabinet and ran into the dining room and under the table. Karen stopped and took off after him dropping her phone & purse.
“Come here boy!”
“No!”
“Getcho ass out from under there!”
“NO!”
Karen reached under the table and snatched him up. She pulled him to the spot he messed up and forced him to look at it. She held his head up with one hand and his body still with the other. He started crying again trying to fight out of her grip, but she tightened up every time he moved.
“You see what you did to my fucking wall.”
“You see it boy!”
“Do you fucking see it!”
She pushed him forward into the wall and began spanking him. He cried and kicked for his mom and dad. Safaree came running down the stairs from his office to see Karen disciplining him. He hurried over and pulled his son from her grip.
“Yo what the fuck is your problem?”
“He’s my fucking problem! Look at the fucking wall!”
“So what? He’s a child!”
“That needs to be taught right & fucking wrong!”
“Yo don’t ever put your hands on him a fucking gain!”
SB snarled at her then walked out comforting LJ. He looked in his sons sad eyes and got pissed all over again. What the fuck is her problem with my damn son? He turned into LJ’s room and laid him on his bed then picked some clothes out for him. He mumbled to himself as he looked through his things.
“LJ, get up for me and get undressed.”
SB sat on his chair and waited for LJ who looked to be in pain. He pulled him over and looked at his body which had marks on it.
‘KAREN IN HERE NOW!”
“Yo LJ?”
“Yes.”
“What she do?”
“Her hold me tight and tighter then push me on the wall and slap my butt a thousand times. Mommy never do that before.”
He frowned looking up at his father. SB was enraged and stood up nearly knocking LJ over. He picked him up and went into the kitchen. He shook his head.
“Karen yo! Look what the fuck you did to his fucking skin! Over a fucking wall yo? Like you act like he fucking robbed someone or something!”
He walked towards the wall and punched it repeatedly then kicked it. He pointed at LJ and then to the wall. LJ ran to the wall and kicked it then began laughing falling back onto his father’s legs.
“That’s how I feel about that fucking wall! Don’t ever putcho fucking hands on my damn son like that again. I’ll have your ass picking up your fucking teeth with your feet and that’s a promise!”
He picked his son up and left her in the kitchen looking stupid. He has never fucking talk to me in his life like that. I need to get rid of this fucking kid and that bitch.
“Your mom told me you’d like them.”
LJ looked around his new room in his daddy’s condo. The walls were murals of himself, his dad and mom. He gazed at the mural of his mom and sat on the floor unconsciously.
“LJ, what’s wrong?”
“I wish Mommy lived here with us instead of Karen.”
SB tensed up and choked on the right words to say. He didn’t want to give him false hope about them getting back together. He looked down into the small face of his son and still couldn’t come up with words.
“LJ, don’t say stuff like that, maybe we can invite mommy over for a camping trip and feed her smore’s, alright?”
“Yay! We’ll be one big happy family.”
Happy? Ha. SB thought picking his son up off the floor and walking him down the hall to the other room.
———
LJ slide down the rail & slammed right into the wall! He looked at the wall and gasp. His hand prints were on the white walls. He ran to the bathroom to wash his hands and to get his rag to clean up the wall.
“Daddy’s going to be angwee.”
He pushed open the kitchen cabinet where he had seen the maid lady put the cleaning things and grabbed a bottle of glass cleaner. He opened it and poured more than enough on his rag then ran back to the spot and began rubbing it.
“Oh! Why not clean up like the cleaner lady!”
He said beginning to cry. He slammed the rag to the floor then dropped to the floor looking up at the wall with blue and green smeared over it. I’m a be in big trouble. He listened as a door open and heard heels coming his way. He crawled towards the kitchen and climbed into one of the cabinets. He sat and listened to Karen speak on the phone.
“His son is over, so he’s being a dad with this other bitch’s baby.”
“He never said he wanted kids with me, but went and fucked this bitch. Bastard ass kid probably not even his. She just want him for his money!”
“Yes, mom. I’m just angry…. What the fuck?”
“Oh hell no this lil boy didn’t fuck up my bleached white walls and my damn white carpet with fucking paint!”
“Boy, where you at? Don’t fucking hide now!”
She took off towards the kitchen and began kicking cabinets several times! LJ pushed open the cabinet and ran into the dining room and under the table. Karen stopped and took off after him dropping her phone & purse.
“Come here boy!”
“No!”
“Getcho ass out from under there!”
“NO!”
Karen reached under the table and snatched him up. She pulled him to the spot he messed up and forced him to look at it. She held his head up with one hand and his body still with the other. He started crying again trying to fight out of her grip, but she tightened up every time he moved.
“You see what you did to my fucking wall.”
“You see it boy!”
“Do you fucking see it!”
She pushed him forward into the wall and began spanking him. He cried and kicked for his mom and dad. Safaree came running down the stairs from his office to see Karen disciplining him. He hurried over and pulled his son from her grip.
“Yo what the fuck is your problem?”
“He’s my fucking problem! Look at the fucking wall!”
“So what? He’s a child!”
“That needs to be taught right & fucking wrong!”
“Yo don’t ever put your hands on him a fucking gain!”
SB snarled at her then walked out comforting LJ. He looked in his sons sad eyes and got pissed all over again. What the fuck is her problem with my damn son? He turned into LJ’s room and laid him on his bed then picked some clothes out for him. He mumbled to himself as he looked through his things.
“LJ, get up for me and get undressed.”
SB sat on his chair and waited for LJ who looked to be in pain. He pulled him over and looked at his body which had marks on it.
‘KAREN IN HERE NOW!”
“Yo LJ?”
“Yes.”
“What she do?”
“Her hold me tight and tighter then push me on the wall and slap my butt a thousand times. Mommy never do that before.”
He frowned looking up at his father. SB was enraged and stood up nearly knocking LJ over. He picked him up and went into the kitchen. He shook his head.
“Karen yo! Look what the fuck you did to his fucking skin! Over a fucking wall yo? Like you act like he fucking robbed someone or something!”
He walked towards the wall and punched it repeatedly then kicked it. He pointed at LJ and then to the wall. LJ ran to the wall and kicked it then began laughing falling back onto his father’s legs.
“That’s how I feel about that fucking wall! Don’t ever putcho fucking hands on my damn son like that again. I’ll have your ass picking up your fucking teeth with your feet and that’s a promise!”
He picked his son up and left her in the kitchen looking stupid. He has never fucking talk to me in his life like that. I need to get rid of this fucking kid and that bitch.
Chapter 6
Nicki threw herself into work and raising her son. She took him to work with her after picking him up from school. Today was a busy day at Barbz by Onika. It was the beginning of the year and she had a sale for cute clothing for girls of all ages and young boys around LJ’s age. Melissa, Nancy and Lauren were in the store helping out with customers as Nic sat and helped LJ with his homework.
“Mommy’s Man, please sit down so I can help you.”
“Mommy I want to play with my truck on the carpets.”
“First your homework then play, I promise.”
“Pinky?”
They linked pinkies then LJ sat down to let her help him. He was the only kindergartener on a 1st grade level at his school and was now transitioning to second grade math. He was having difficulties with subtracting and adding large numbers.
~~~~~~
He walked into the busy place and looked around for her. She wasn’t insight as soon as he was about to turn and leave, Lauren came up to him.
“Looking for Nika?”
“Yeah, you know where she is?”
“In the back with her son. Why are you here really?”
“I need to speak to her. It’s been a month. She won’t answer my calls or emails.”
“She doesn’t need you coming in confusing her and getting her hopes up when you have a wife!”
“I’m not I just want to meet my son. Am I not allowed as a father to see my son.”
“I guess not, let me ask her first.”
“No, please don’t she probably won’t let me see him cause she wouldn't want to see me.”
“You’re right, go back and where it say employees only, go through the door, make a left, go down the hall and all the way to the back is where she should be.”
He followed the directions and watched as they interacted. He watched her first with her luscious pink lips, nice full long black hair and cute dimples coming and going as they please. He looked over at her male darker skin twin. He had her round face, big slanted eyes and shortness, but his ears, nice waves and skin color was his. He smiled at the beauty of them and how they seem to be in their own world.
“We made a handsome son, Onika.”
Nicki jumped up at the sound of his voice. She looked down at her son then over at him. She stared at the smile on his face that faded when he saw her staring. He stood tall against the door frame as she continued to go over their son’s math with him. He kept looking up at Safaree, who was looking at him. He smirked at the mystery man then looked over at his mother, who was looking at him.
“Mommy who is that?”
He pointed at Safaree with his eyebrows furrowed. He looked at him and rolled his eyes. He sized him up then stood up, pulling his high chair with him. He climbed in and stood facing SB.
“Hey, Big Guy! Why are you back here? No-one’s allowed back here, but Mommy, Aunties and Me!”
Safaree chuckled at him. Nic smiled at him looking really upset and like he was going to do something. He looked SB over again then looked back at his mom.
“He’s dark like me.”
“LJ, come down. I want to tell you something.”
He climb down the chair. He watched Safaree as he walked toward his mother. He climb in her lap and looked over to Safaree.
“LJ, look at me. This is very important.”
“Important. Okay!”
“Yes, important.”
“Tell me already then.”
“Well him standing by the door…”
“The tall man?”
“Yes, baby..”
Nic smiled then looked between them.
“That’s your daddy.”
“Huh?”
“He’s your daddy, like Papa is my daddy. Him over there is your daddy.”
“Hmmm…”
“What’s his name?”
Safaree asked. He was now smiling like a mad man. Nic looked him over then smiled.
“You know it since you’ve had it for thirty years of your life.”
“Junior.”
“Yep.”
“Hey, I’m Safaree Lloyd Samuels Jr. What’s your name?”
“Safaree Lloyd Samuels Senior.”
“Hey! You have my name, Big Guy!”
“No, little man, you have my name. I’m older.”
“So you’re my daddy, where you been Big Guy?”
LJ asked getting up and grabbing SB’s hand. He pulled him down the hall to another room. LJ pointed to a chair and smiled big. He liked the idea of having a daddy like his mommy had. He watched as SB sat in the chair.
“This is my play room. Do you have me a play room at your house?”
“Why aren’t you and mommy married?”
“Do you…”
“LJ! Stop it now.”
“Mommy, I’m just asking Big Guy about a play room!”
He looked over to SB & whispered.
“Can you build me a tree house in the big tree in mommy’s backyard.”
SB laughed while watching LJ pull out toys from a closet. Nic came into the room and stood against the wall watching them interact. She had waited for this moment for awhile. She was about to walk out when SB called out to her.
“Let me talk to you real quick.”
“Okay, come into my office.”
He followed after her. He watched her hips sway from side to side. Damn, I want her so bad right now. He quickly sat in the chair in front of her desk. She adjusted in her seat as she began to type on the laptop.
“So wassup?”
“I just want to know why you didn’t tell me?”
She stopped typing and looked at him.
“I didn’t think you would want him.”
“Why wouldn’t I? He’s mine. That’s obvious he looks just like me with your eyes and dimples.”
“I don’t know.”
“Onika, look, let’s keep it professional between us. I want to be activate in his life and I will be coming to get him every thursday to saturday, father’s day month and we’ll share christmas day, alright?”
“Doesn’t sound like you’re giving me a choice really.”
“Alright we’re on the same page then.”
“I guess so.”
“Now can I talk you about something else.”
“Yeah, I’m all ears.”
“Mommy’s Man, please sit down so I can help you.”
“Mommy I want to play with my truck on the carpets.”
“First your homework then play, I promise.”
“Pinky?”
They linked pinkies then LJ sat down to let her help him. He was the only kindergartener on a 1st grade level at his school and was now transitioning to second grade math. He was having difficulties with subtracting and adding large numbers.
~~~~~~
He walked into the busy place and looked around for her. She wasn’t insight as soon as he was about to turn and leave, Lauren came up to him.
“Looking for Nika?”
“Yeah, you know where she is?”
“In the back with her son. Why are you here really?”
“I need to speak to her. It’s been a month. She won’t answer my calls or emails.”
“She doesn’t need you coming in confusing her and getting her hopes up when you have a wife!”
“I’m not I just want to meet my son. Am I not allowed as a father to see my son.”
“I guess not, let me ask her first.”
“No, please don’t she probably won’t let me see him cause she wouldn't want to see me.”
“You’re right, go back and where it say employees only, go through the door, make a left, go down the hall and all the way to the back is where she should be.”
He followed the directions and watched as they interacted. He watched her first with her luscious pink lips, nice full long black hair and cute dimples coming and going as they please. He looked over at her male darker skin twin. He had her round face, big slanted eyes and shortness, but his ears, nice waves and skin color was his. He smiled at the beauty of them and how they seem to be in their own world.
“We made a handsome son, Onika.”
Nicki jumped up at the sound of his voice. She looked down at her son then over at him. She stared at the smile on his face that faded when he saw her staring. He stood tall against the door frame as she continued to go over their son’s math with him. He kept looking up at Safaree, who was looking at him. He smirked at the mystery man then looked over at his mother, who was looking at him.
“Mommy who is that?”
He pointed at Safaree with his eyebrows furrowed. He looked at him and rolled his eyes. He sized him up then stood up, pulling his high chair with him. He climbed in and stood facing SB.
“Hey, Big Guy! Why are you back here? No-one’s allowed back here, but Mommy, Aunties and Me!”
Safaree chuckled at him. Nic smiled at him looking really upset and like he was going to do something. He looked SB over again then looked back at his mom.
“He’s dark like me.”
“LJ, come down. I want to tell you something.”
He climb down the chair. He watched Safaree as he walked toward his mother. He climb in her lap and looked over to Safaree.
“LJ, look at me. This is very important.”
“Important. Okay!”
“Yes, important.”
“Tell me already then.”
“Well him standing by the door…”
“The tall man?”
“Yes, baby..”
Nic smiled then looked between them.
“That’s your daddy.”
“Huh?”
“He’s your daddy, like Papa is my daddy. Him over there is your daddy.”
“Hmmm…”
“What’s his name?”
Safaree asked. He was now smiling like a mad man. Nic looked him over then smiled.
“You know it since you’ve had it for thirty years of your life.”
“Junior.”
“Yep.”
“Hey, I’m Safaree Lloyd Samuels Jr. What’s your name?”
“Safaree Lloyd Samuels Senior.”
“Hey! You have my name, Big Guy!”
“No, little man, you have my name. I’m older.”
“So you’re my daddy, where you been Big Guy?”
LJ asked getting up and grabbing SB’s hand. He pulled him down the hall to another room. LJ pointed to a chair and smiled big. He liked the idea of having a daddy like his mommy had. He watched as SB sat in the chair.
“This is my play room. Do you have me a play room at your house?”
“Why aren’t you and mommy married?”
“Do you…”
“LJ! Stop it now.”
“Mommy, I’m just asking Big Guy about a play room!”
He looked over to SB & whispered.
“Can you build me a tree house in the big tree in mommy’s backyard.”
SB laughed while watching LJ pull out toys from a closet. Nic came into the room and stood against the wall watching them interact. She had waited for this moment for awhile. She was about to walk out when SB called out to her.
“Let me talk to you real quick.”
“Okay, come into my office.”
He followed after her. He watched her hips sway from side to side. Damn, I want her so bad right now. He quickly sat in the chair in front of her desk. She adjusted in her seat as she began to type on the laptop.
“So wassup?”
“I just want to know why you didn’t tell me?”
She stopped typing and looked at him.
“I didn’t think you would want him.”
“Why wouldn’t I? He’s mine. That’s obvious he looks just like me with your eyes and dimples.”
“I don’t know.”
“Onika, look, let’s keep it professional between us. I want to be activate in his life and I will be coming to get him every thursday to saturday, father’s day month and we’ll share christmas day, alright?”
“Doesn’t sound like you’re giving me a choice really.”
“Alright we’re on the same page then.”
“I guess so.”
“Now can I talk you about something else.”
“Yeah, I’m all ears.”
Chapter 5
[The Reunion]
Candi, Lauren and Nicki walked down the side street like the old days to the school. They all joked and reminisced on the old days and what happened on that little side street during the summer. Candi yelled out when someone came up from the side of them.
“Fuck boy! Scared the shit out of me, what’s up?”
“You know me, same shit, different year.”
“What?”
“Onika, no-one talking to your smart ass.”
“Nigga, don’t talk to my bitch like that.”
“I want you to say that when I’m in yo bed tonight.”
“OOOOHHHH!”
Lauren and Nic said at the same time. Lauren looked over to Nic then both looked between Candi and Chris. Chris looked over at Candi, who’s face had turn red. The girls exchanged we’ll talk later looks and proceeded into the high school auditorium. They walked into a crowd of people who howled and laughed as they walked in. Everyone exchanged hugs and pounds. Seemed that everyone was there, but Nic was looking for a specific someone. She jumped when an arm came around her body and someone was breathing down her neck. She turned to see Jeremy in an off white suit and a black collared shirt. She hugged him for what seemed like forever. He smells so good, feels so good and looks so damn good.
“Hey, long time no see.”
“Same to you.”
“How you been baby girl?”
“I’m living, you?”
“I’m not doing too bad myself.”
“That’s nice.”
“You look nice, turn for me.”
Nic smiled and turned slowly for him then caught the eyes of someone she had been lusting for. His eyes locked on her and her’s on him. She turned back to Jeremy who was licking his lips like he could taste her. She smirked his way and shook her head.
“Now you turn for me, so I can check you out.”
He turned around flexing. He posed then flashed a smile.
“Looking good lil daddy.”
“Thanks Ma.”
“So what you got for yourself?”
“Still trying to get my car business up and running. I need a lady like you by my side.”
“Jeremy, you couldn’t handle the woman I am today and you couldn’t then.”
Nic got up and walked away, she knew exactly where his weak ass game was going and had no time for it. Jeremy stood up feeling stupid and less of a man.
“Yo pussy was whack anyway ho!”
“Yo ass was always stuck up and now you think cause you got a good job you better than me?”
“Fuck you and fuck your son!”
The whole place got quiet. Everyone was looking at them now. Nic turned around to face him. She charged towards him.
“Fuck you! You’re such a pathetic ass loser!”
“My pussy was whack, but you wasn’t saying that every night you fucked me with your weak ass dick!”
“We won’t go there and don’t ever bring MY son up in your bullshit because your ego and dick are small.”
“Bitch you tried to hide my damn son from me and you still wasn’t gone say shit!”
“He’s NOT your’s that’s why!”
Oh’s and aw’s filled the room. She looked down then up in his angry face now they both were embarrassed. She turned on her heels and fast paced to the bathroom. Candi and Lauren were right behind her.
“Are you serious?”
“What?”
“Onika!”
TT came rushing into the bathroom. She had just gotten there. Nic wiped away the tears in her eyes and looked at the girls faces. They were confused.
~~~~~~
Karen tip toed into the bathroom and stood against the wall unseen & unheard. She listened and waited. Nicki sighed loudly and began explaining herself to the girls.
“Five years ago when I went to NYC for my meeting with my new employer, I ran into Faree. We went out to eat, walked through the park and had small talk. He told me about his business in the Jewelry industry and I told him about my fashion boutiques and undergarment line. We had a good time. A really good time.”
“You? LJ? His?”
“It was once and it was a total mistake and yes he’s LJ’s father.”
“Why did you lie?”
“I didn’t want people to know plus I was with Jeremy remember?”
“You know he’s married, right?”
“Who?”
“Faree!!”
“What? No! OMG!”
Karen dropped to the floor hearing the news. What the fuck? He really has a child with her, but can barely fuck me enough to give me one! What’s wrong with me? What does she have that I don’t? Huh? God answer me dammit! She stood up and stomped out in a hurry back to the reunion.
~~~~~~
Lauren looked around the restroom after they heard the stomping. They all stood quiet until she came back with the coast is clear. Everyone was still taking in the news. Nicki looked in the mirror again. I can’t tell him now, he’s a happily married man. I can’t go fuck up his life. The tears ran down her face. The girls hugged her and wiped her face.
“Look we’ll leave now.”
“Yeah, let’s go get your stuff.”
They all walked out to the reunion with all eyes on them. They hurried to get her things when it suddenly became quiet because someone was on the mic.
“I just want to thank everyone for coming tonight, me and my husband, Safaree, hope you guys enjoy yourself just as much as he enjoyed himself with little Miss Onika back there five years ago!”
A spotlight shown on Nicki and the room looked her way. She became red in the face and couldn’t move her body. Her friends stood by her just as shocked.
“I heard you in that bathroom! You slept with my husband you dirty fucking whore! Oh, Safaree that son she speaks of is OUR son!”
Safaree looked at Nic, who just stood looking towards Karen. He became angry and grabbed Karen off the stage. Karen became enraged and charged at Nic. Candi shoved Karen to the ground and stood over her.
“Bitch don’t do it, I’ll fuck you up in this bitch!”
“Candace mind your business!”
“Bitch she is my business and you better back down.”
“Candi let her up. Let’s go!”
Nicki stucked her things under her arm and rushed out, but SB grabbed her arm. His eyes looked pained and angry, but he didn’t speak a word just let her go. Her eyes read sorry over and over.
“Why?”
“Faree, I’m sorry.”
Was all she said before leaving the reunion.
She rushed inside the house and began pulling off clothes. She was left in her undergarment as she went to her son’s room and got in his bed. Even though he was sleep, she sang to him until she fell asleep.
Candi, Lauren and Nicki walked down the side street like the old days to the school. They all joked and reminisced on the old days and what happened on that little side street during the summer. Candi yelled out when someone came up from the side of them.
“Fuck boy! Scared the shit out of me, what’s up?”
“You know me, same shit, different year.”
“What?”
“Onika, no-one talking to your smart ass.”
“Nigga, don’t talk to my bitch like that.”
“I want you to say that when I’m in yo bed tonight.”
“OOOOHHHH!”
Lauren and Nic said at the same time. Lauren looked over to Nic then both looked between Candi and Chris. Chris looked over at Candi, who’s face had turn red. The girls exchanged we’ll talk later looks and proceeded into the high school auditorium. They walked into a crowd of people who howled and laughed as they walked in. Everyone exchanged hugs and pounds. Seemed that everyone was there, but Nic was looking for a specific someone. She jumped when an arm came around her body and someone was breathing down her neck. She turned to see Jeremy in an off white suit and a black collared shirt. She hugged him for what seemed like forever. He smells so good, feels so good and looks so damn good.
“Hey, long time no see.”
“Same to you.”
“How you been baby girl?”
“I’m living, you?”
“I’m not doing too bad myself.”
“That’s nice.”
“You look nice, turn for me.”
Nic smiled and turned slowly for him then caught the eyes of someone she had been lusting for. His eyes locked on her and her’s on him. She turned back to Jeremy who was licking his lips like he could taste her. She smirked his way and shook her head.
“Now you turn for me, so I can check you out.”
He turned around flexing. He posed then flashed a smile.
“Looking good lil daddy.”
“Thanks Ma.”
“So what you got for yourself?”
“Still trying to get my car business up and running. I need a lady like you by my side.”
“Jeremy, you couldn’t handle the woman I am today and you couldn’t then.”
Nic got up and walked away, she knew exactly where his weak ass game was going and had no time for it. Jeremy stood up feeling stupid and less of a man.
“Yo pussy was whack anyway ho!”
“Yo ass was always stuck up and now you think cause you got a good job you better than me?”
“Fuck you and fuck your son!”
The whole place got quiet. Everyone was looking at them now. Nic turned around to face him. She charged towards him.
“Fuck you! You’re such a pathetic ass loser!”
“My pussy was whack, but you wasn’t saying that every night you fucked me with your weak ass dick!”
“We won’t go there and don’t ever bring MY son up in your bullshit because your ego and dick are small.”
“Bitch you tried to hide my damn son from me and you still wasn’t gone say shit!”
“He’s NOT your’s that’s why!”
Oh’s and aw’s filled the room. She looked down then up in his angry face now they both were embarrassed. She turned on her heels and fast paced to the bathroom. Candi and Lauren were right behind her.
“Are you serious?”
“What?”
“Onika!”
TT came rushing into the bathroom. She had just gotten there. Nic wiped away the tears in her eyes and looked at the girls faces. They were confused.
~~~~~~
Karen tip toed into the bathroom and stood against the wall unseen & unheard. She listened and waited. Nicki sighed loudly and began explaining herself to the girls.
“Five years ago when I went to NYC for my meeting with my new employer, I ran into Faree. We went out to eat, walked through the park and had small talk. He told me about his business in the Jewelry industry and I told him about my fashion boutiques and undergarment line. We had a good time. A really good time.”
“You? LJ? His?”
“It was once and it was a total mistake and yes he’s LJ’s father.”
“Why did you lie?”
“I didn’t want people to know plus I was with Jeremy remember?”
“You know he’s married, right?”
“Who?”
“Faree!!”
“What? No! OMG!”
Karen dropped to the floor hearing the news. What the fuck? He really has a child with her, but can barely fuck me enough to give me one! What’s wrong with me? What does she have that I don’t? Huh? God answer me dammit! She stood up and stomped out in a hurry back to the reunion.
~~~~~~
Lauren looked around the restroom after they heard the stomping. They all stood quiet until she came back with the coast is clear. Everyone was still taking in the news. Nicki looked in the mirror again. I can’t tell him now, he’s a happily married man. I can’t go fuck up his life. The tears ran down her face. The girls hugged her and wiped her face.
“Look we’ll leave now.”
“Yeah, let’s go get your stuff.”
They all walked out to the reunion with all eyes on them. They hurried to get her things when it suddenly became quiet because someone was on the mic.
“I just want to thank everyone for coming tonight, me and my husband, Safaree, hope you guys enjoy yourself just as much as he enjoyed himself with little Miss Onika back there five years ago!”
A spotlight shown on Nicki and the room looked her way. She became red in the face and couldn’t move her body. Her friends stood by her just as shocked.
“I heard you in that bathroom! You slept with my husband you dirty fucking whore! Oh, Safaree that son she speaks of is OUR son!”
Safaree looked at Nic, who just stood looking towards Karen. He became angry and grabbed Karen off the stage. Karen became enraged and charged at Nic. Candi shoved Karen to the ground and stood over her.
“Bitch don’t do it, I’ll fuck you up in this bitch!”
“Candace mind your business!”
“Bitch she is my business and you better back down.”
“Candi let her up. Let’s go!”
Nicki stucked her things under her arm and rushed out, but SB grabbed her arm. His eyes looked pained and angry, but he didn’t speak a word just let her go. Her eyes read sorry over and over.
“Why?”
“Faree, I’m sorry.”
Was all she said before leaving the reunion.
She rushed inside the house and began pulling off clothes. She was left in her undergarment as she went to her son’s room and got in his bed. Even though he was sleep, she sang to him until she fell asleep.
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