She waited and nothing.
“Joi, focus. He had you all night, can I get five minutes?” Nyelle cut her eyes at Joi who placed her phone on her chest to focus on her girl.
“It wasn’t planned. We were chilling and I stayed.”
“No he put that ass to sleep and you stayed. I know what's up.”
“Mind your business and worry about your own situation.”
“Oh damn so that’s how we’re doing it?”
“If you’re trying to play me then yeah.” Joi nodded, offering Nyelle a smug grin, causing her to suck her teeth.
“You know I’m just tripping. So y’all a thing or whatever?”
Joi ran through the conversation she had with East, considering the agreement they made. She said friends, he said to call it whatever she wanted as long as he could have her.Exclusively.
“Yes and no.”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
“It means he gave me some big speech about me being different and how he wanted time to figure that out, but he also doesn’t want me dealing with anyone else.”
“Oh hell no. That’s a fuck boy move. Don’t let that man have you out here in the world looking crazy while you’re thinking y’all are kicking it and he’s out there with every other hoe on the low.”
Joi cringed at the thought. She believed East but she believed Reg too and he damn sure wasn’t faithful. “I’m not, that’s why I told him we were just friends. I can be with whoever I want and he can?—”
“Girl, miss me with that.”
“What?”
Nyelle gave Joi a hard stare. “So if we’re out and you see him doing face time with the next hoe all up on him, you’re gonna just be like it’s cool. We’re justfriends?” Nyelle waited with asmug grin, but immediately noticed Joi’s expression got tight. “Exactly, that’s my point.”
“Don’t act like you know me.” Joi laughed and rolled her eyes.
“I do know you but even more than that I know what good dick does. This is your brain, this is your brain on good dick. Any questions?”
Joi lifted her head, and the second her eyes met with Nyelle’s, they both burst out laughing.
“I swear your ass doesn’t have one bit of sense.”
“Say I’m lying though?” Nyelle challenged.
“There’s no lie, sis.”
Joi lifted her phone to read the text from East.
Damn shawty, just shut me down then. Aight cool, hit me when she gets home. I don’t care what time. I wanna see you.
I’ll think about it.
Joi knew she would but she liked the idea of making him sweat a little. Until he proved her wrong, she was going to take their agreement at face value.
“Mr. Orr,where do you want us to start?” Vega looked around the club then lifted his hand, circling two fingers in the air.
“You can start in here. Give me the best estimate but keep in mind the two-week turn.”
Micah looked toward the door as three men and two women entered his club with cameras and clipboards. The group immediately started walking around, taking pictures and jotting down notes.
