“Yeah, man. Package deal, right? I’m not trying to replace his fuck ass daddy, but I am gonna help raise him. In fact, I’m glad you changed your sheets so my little dude is not in there snuggled up with what could have been his potential brothers and sisters.”
“Oh my God. Did you really just say that?” Nyelle rolled her eyes but smiled.
“Lock up. I’ma hit you later.” Vega delivered one last kiss before he was out the door. Nyelle locked up and headed back to her room with plans of using what little time she had left before she needed to get ready for work snuggling with her son, while thoughts of a future son or daughter with Vega danced aroundin her head. She had no plans on it happening anytime soon, but she could definitely see it happening.
“I did it and laaawwd,”Nyelle sang as soon as Joi answered her phone. Joi grinned, knowing exactly whatitwas but still pushed for more info.
“Did what, Ny?”
Joi swiped her client’s card through her Square payment system then flipped the screen so she could sign. Neechelle, one of her regulars, typed away and flipped the screen back toward Joi, delivering a wink after Joi’s smile widened due to the gracious tip.
“Thanks, boo.”
“No, thank you. I swear you’re the best in the city. I almost don’t want to recommend you and risk you blowing up. I’m not trying to fight for appointments to get up in here.”
Joi grinned hard, relishing the compliment. “My regulars will always be straight. Trust. I’ll see you in two weeks.”
“Indeed, you will,” Neechelle offered before she left the shop, leaving Joi free to finish her conversation with Nyelle.
“I’m really glad your business is booming but can you pay attention to me now?”
“Your spoiled ass,” Joi teased.
“I’m not spoiled. I just need my girl right now.”
“Why, so you can give me play-by-play on how the dick made you dizzy?”
“Girl, yes. My head is still spinning,” Nyelle all but yelled excitedly then glanced around her office to see if any of her coworkers were watching. “He’s so perfect, Joi.”
“Just like a basic hoe. Get the dick and the man is perfect.”
Nyelle frowned then laughed at the thought before a huge smile spread across her face. “I’ll be basic then, because the dick just solidified his perfection.”
“It’s not like you have much to compare him to. Your body count is low as hell, boo.”
“So is yours, hoe, and what? That’s a good thing.”
Joi rolled her eyes, grinning at the same time she nodded to agree even though her girl couldn’t see her. “True, well I’m happy for you and I’ll pray for a happy resolution with Reese.”
“Girl, fuck him. He can have his happy resolution with his other baby mama and stay out my face. All I need from him is to be there for Nick.”
“That’s cute, Ny. You really think it’s going to be that easy?”
“Yeah I do. I already told him, and trust, if he keeps trying me, I’m gonna let Vega tell him,” Nyelle threatened, meaning it wholeheartedly. She just wanted to be happy and she deserved to be happy. Not once since she found out about his daughter had she come for Michelle in any type of way. At this point, Nyelle was demanding the same respect. Reese needed to mind his business and let her live her life.
“Well I guess you got it figured out then. So Vega was cool with Nick and vice versa?”
Nyelle grinned hard again. “Yeah, it was sweet. Vega was good with him. So much that I was playing twenty questions with his ass to be sure he wasn’t hiding any kids out there in the world. Nick loves anybody who shows him attention, so it was straight.”
“Awww, Ny. You have a little insta family.”
“Girl, shut your emotional ass up. What’s up with you and East though? Y’all good?”
“I’ll ask him when I see him.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Nyelle and Joi hadn’t spoken much in the past couple days, but she surely thought Joi would reach out if something was going down.
“It means I haven’t seen him in like two days. He won’t answer my calls or texts and I don’t know what the hell we are right now.”
