“My shit!” Ava challenged. “I don’t do shit to yo ass to cause you to act out or be concerned about what I got goin’ on when I’m not around you. But you, my nigga, you stay fuckin’ up.”
“Oh, so everything is all on me, huh?”
“Yep, pretty much.”
“Wow, but you married my ass though! I’m officially blown!” I huffed, shaking my head in disgust. “Searching through my shit, telling all our business to anybody that would listen… it’s cool. Bet that shit right on up!”
“That’s not the point.”
“Like hell it ain’t!” I bellowed, causing the dog to start barking. “You over there looking all funny in the face about what you think you heard me say about Dawn’s ass, but I don’t hear you giving me my props for declining his invite to go hang outat his crib though. Like damn, can a brother get just an ounce of credit when it’s due from your ass?”
“First off, lower your tone ‘cause you already skating on thin ice with hot roller blades. You’re right, Dawn can’t stand you no more than you can stand her, so I guess y’all are even.”
“Bet. What about me choosing to stay home instead of going out to kick it? Can a nigga get his props please?”
“If you want to go out, go out. From what it sounds like to me, you’re only staying in the house because we on the outs. Keep it real, if nothing else! Go out if that’s what you want to do. But if the sun beats your ass home, don’t bother coming back.”
“You can’t be serious. This my house how you gon tell me not to come home.”
“Oh, but I am. I’m dead ass serious as a fucking heart attack too, J. Try me.”
“Come here,” I said in my most seductive voice I could muster up. “I know what yo problem is. You know you one sexy motherfucker when yo ass is mad.”
Sitting behind her on the couch as she sat on the floor with the dog, I started rubbing on her back. Seeing how far she would let me go, I tried to slip my hand down the front of her shirt.
“Aht, keep your hands to yourself, patna. We not cool like that.”
“Damn, that’s how you gon’ do a brother? You been gone for days baby! You don’t miss me ‘cause I missed the shit out of you.”
“Stop, J!” Ava giggled, and I could tell she was finally starting to soften up.
Watching her play with the puppy, I could see that I made a great choice by getting the dog for her. I knew eventually that darn puppy would help soften her mood. I didn’t believe in all that emotional support mumbo jumbo, but I get it now. Hell, Iwas tempted to go out and get a second dog if one had her flip this quick.
“You know what you wanna name him yet?” I asked again.
“Hmmmm, what about Bully?”
“Bully? Why Bully?”
“Because that’s what you sounded like when you were talking about my sister to Tate. You sounded like a big ass bully!” Ava spat as she got up, picked up the dog, and marched up the stairs.
“Oh my God! Have some chill, will ya! Where you goin’ now?” I asked.
“The bedroom.”
“Oh, snap, let me join you. I know what you need to shake that ‘tude you got.”
“Don’t bother! Like I said, we not cool like that. Me and my puppy the only ones gon’ kick it in the bedroom.”
“It’s my bedroom, too.”
“It is, but you gon’ be campin’ out on the couch until further notice,” she shot back.
Blowing out a deep breath, I couldn’t do anything but shake my head. Tonight was about to be a long ass night for a nigga for sure.
AVA
Justin must have been out of his rabid ass mind if he thought I was going to let him touch all over me and come to the bedroom with me. Even though he had apologized and offered to go to counseling, I was still feeling uneasy about him cheating on me. Then, as if cheating wasn’t enough, I caught him bashing my sister to Tate, pissing me off all over again. The only thing that he was right about when I confronted him was the fact that him and Dawn didn’t like each other. I would never confirm or tell him anything that my sister had ever said about him, but she loved to bash him, too.
