“I embarrassed your ass? It was what? About fifty folks? What about you fucking embarrassing me in front of more than fifteen thousand folks? You think that shit felt good, Natika?Your ass didn’t give a shit about embarrassment when you had that man’s tongue down your throat on that jumbotron.”
“I’m sorry, okay? It just happened, and I didn’t mean for it to.”
“Why the fuck you at a game with that bitch ass nigga anyway?”
“It’s Valentine’s Day, Navy. I told you that I didn’t want to be alone.”
“And I told you that I had to work. I promised that when the game was over it was just gonna be you and me. You lied and told me your ass would be out of town for a work trip.”
“I am out of town!” she shouted.
“Yeah, but the only thing you’ve probably been working is that neck and ass for that nigga. Get the fuck out my face, Natika. If I never see you again, it will be too soon,” I thundered, turning away from her.
“Navy, you can’t do this. Please. I’m sorry, baby,” she begged, running behind me and gripping my shoulder.
I ignored her tears and shrugged her off. “It’s too late to apologize. Get your shit out of my house. Leave the keys behind or don’t. I’m changing the muthafuckin’ locks.”
I stormed out of the alcove with her running behind me, crying and begging me to stay. Reporters and onlookers stood out there with their cameras and phones aimed at us. I didn’t give a shit. I used my hockey stick to cross-check every one of them muthafuckas, until I escaped and ran back to the bus.
3
NYAKO – VACATION & R&R
PRESENT DAY
“You’re going to miss your flight,” Aoko fussed as she pushed me toward the door.
“I’ll be fine, Koko,” I stated, calling her by her nickname. “Chill out, won’t you?”
“No, you’re running late already. You should be running down the sidewalk. You’re moving at a snail’s pace.”
Aoko was a pain in my side whom I loved dearly. She was not only my baby sister, but she also served as my PA. Aoko and I had visited Telluride for a few days. I was heading home to Cherokee Springs, Georgia, but she was going to California to meet up with some friends there and then return home. I took three days off to spend with my sister, but she would spend three more days in Cali before returning home and resting up from her vacation.
We were in the process of launching my fashion magazine.Curves & Mochahad been my brainchild since the rise of my career. I wanted to create a fashion magazine that was not only for black girls, but women with curves. I didn’t think there wereenough magazines that represented girls who looked like my sisters and friends.
I wanted to provide a platform for aspiring models who wouldn’t have to go through what I had. Sure, there were plus-sized models out there, but I wanted them to have even more options. I wanted to represent our girls from sizes 8 through 40.
I pulled the door open and turned back to my sister. “You know, if I didn’t know any better, I would think you were trying to sneak someone in after I left.”
“Well, you don’t know any better because I’m not. I’m meeting someone in California. I mean, what’s a vacation without a big dick?”
“This has been a vacation.”
“No. This has been some time with my big sister. What I’ll be sitting on when I get to Cali will be a vacation—and you, my dear sister, should be flying out with me because there are plenty of big dicks just waiting to be ridden.”
I turned my nose up at her. “I’ll pass.”
“Pass or don’t pass. Just go. Because if you don’t leave, then I can’t leave. I don’t have time to sit around babysitting you while you wait for the next flight.”
Screwing my nose up as we headed down the sidewalk toward the waiting car together, I disputed her statement. “You wouldn’t have to babysit me.”
She stopped and planted her hands on her thick hips. Staring back at me, she replied, “Uhm, . . . ma’am. Have you met you? I would have to be here making new arrangements for another rideshare, flight reservations, rental reservations when you get home, and moving all types of meetings around on your calendar. That would not be fun for me.”
I stuck my tongue out at her and replied, “That’s not babysitting me, ma’am. It’s simply making sure that my affairs are in order.”
“And I already did that before we went on vacation,” she replied before sticking her tongue back out at me.
We walked a few more steps before the driver hopped out and helped me with my bags. Aoko threw her arms around me and kissed my cheek as I leaned down.
