On our ride to the airport, we made conversation. I told her about the talk that I’d had with Wanda before leaving work, and she said what I knew she would,“I told you so.”She had definitely told me that I was overthinking it. She knew that my coworkers loved me, and they all supported me and wanted me to get the role too.
When we got on the plane, we both slept. Kabria tried to talk me into drinking, but I declined knowing I’d be drinking with her and Makhai later. If I had fooled with her on the plane, I wasn’t going to make it out later.
Since Makhai was doing sound check, he had someone come pick us up from the airport. I didn’t expect it to be his sisters. I was caught completely off guard when the four women rushed me when we deplaned, but it was a pleasant surprise.
We all went to Makahi’s place together. Kabria was originally going to go to the room Hulk got for them to get ready, but the ladies were persistent. They all wanted us to get ready and pregame together.
Like I knew he would, Makhai FaceTimed me as soon as we got inside his place. I swiped my thumb across the screen and smiled when his handsome face appeared.
“Hey, baby,” I cooed.
“What’s up, love? Your flight and shit was straight?”
I nodded. “It would have been nice to warn me that your sisters were the ones picking me up.”
“Man, I was sending Chino,” he chuckled. “They basically bullied a nigga into coming to get you for real.”
“Right because we’ve been asking you forever to introduce us,” Dior came over and said in the camera. “Sometimes we have to take matters into our own hands, bro.”
“Right,” Safari walked over smiling. “Hey, bro.”
“Where Des?” Makhai asked.
“I’m right here,” she walked over so I turned the camera toward her.
“Ay, sis, don’t let them fuck my shit up. I know you the levelheaded one.”
“Negro, please.” Dior playfully scoffed. “None of us are bullheaded. We’re not you and your friends.”
“Not my man,” Kinnidi said then grinned when Safari gave her a look. “What? You know Jabari is the more sound one of the trio.”
“Yeah, because yo nigga soft,” Makhai teased.
“Don’t even play with him like that,” Kinnidi playfully snapped and laughed. “I’m going to tell him you said that too.”
“Tell that nigga, Lord,” my baby laughed. “But y’all quit crowding my girl and let me holla at her right quick.”
“Boy bye.” Safari giggled and waved him off before they all walked off talking shit to him.
I laughed as I focused on my man.
“You straight though, love?”
I nodded. “They want to drink and get ready together.”
His brows dipped. “Where they niggas at?”
“Apparently all at Destiny’s. They’re getting ready over there while we get dressed here, but they’re coming to get us.”
“Know K ain’t letting them niggas get dressed at his shit,” he laughed. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come and get you though. I just?—”
“It’s fine. I’m fine,” I smiled. “I made it in one piece.”
He nodded. “Sy and them gon’ bring you to me when y’all get here.”
“Okay, baby.”
“I’ll let you kick it with them for a little, but don’t let them fuck my crib up and shit.”
