“No, but you’re going to listen.” Nyelle sucked her teeth before she began. “So, after you left, Reese decided to pop his happy ass up at the exact time Vega kissed me.”
“Oh shit?” This time Joi’s eyes doubled in size.
“Oh, shit is right. It was insane.”
Nyelle’s phone vibrated with a notification and she looked down at her lap where her phone was and smiled at the name. “Speak of the devil.”
“Reese or Vega?”
“Vega,” Nyelle answered Joi before she bit down on her lip as she opened and read the message.
You been quiet today. You good?
Yes, just a lot going on at work and now I’m with Joi.
Your shorty good?
Yes, Vega, he’s fine. You don’t have to keep asking me that, but I appreciate that you’re concerned.
He’s a kid, of course I’m concerned. He didn’t need to see all that.
Agreed.
Can I see you later? We need to talk about last night. I can wait until he’s asleep if you’re cool with me being at your place while he’s there.
Yes, and yes we do. He’s with my mom for a few days, so when?
Later, I have a few things I need to take care of. We can chill at my spot if you’re cool with it.
I have to work tomorrow.
You know I got you. It won’t be too late.
Let me know when you’re home and I’ll come up.
Aight, bet.
When Nyelle finished her conversation and noticed her girl staring at her with a goofy grin, she rolled her eyes. Yet another example of how Vega had a way of forcing Nyelle to get lost in him. A simple text conversation had her full attention in a matter of seconds. “Don’t start.”
“I’m just saying, sis. He got you like that?”
“Mmmhmm.”
“So, I guess that means they didn’t kill each other?” Joi knew Reese well. He was a softie where Nyelle and Nick wereconcerned but he was the total opposite when it came to anyone but them.
“No, but only because of Nick.”
“Nick?” Joi’s face balled up, confused by what he had to do with the two of them facing off, then it hit her. “Oh shit, did he wake up?”
“Sure did, just in time to see Vega and Reese with guns aimed at each other. I was scared as shit. Both of those fools could shoot each other but had my baby been caught in the middle I would have lost it.”
“Oh, that’s messed up. What did Nick say?”
Nyelle pushed out a long sigh. “Long story short, they both knew they were wrong, had a few words, then I put them out. I had to explain to Nick why they had guns and he still isn’t feeling it. I don’t want that for him, Joi. My baby was scared but still trying to protect me.”
“My little baby. Where is he anyway?”
“With my mom and trust me when I say Brenda ripped me a new one when I had to explain why I wanted her to keep him for a few days. I need to sort things out with Reese and Vega and I’m not trying to have my baby in the middle of their ego war.”
