“No. I live in Charlotte. Ken invited my girl out, and I came with her.”
My head bobbed as I glanced over at Ken getting real cozy with Samantha’s friend. The only issue was his wife was at home six months pregnant. She didn’t want to fly anymore because flying made her feet and ankles swell so bad. Ken swore to her that he completely understood and not to worry about coming to the games. This was the second away game that he’d flown one of his side chicks out to, but that wasn’t my business.
Ken was a few years younger than me, but that wasn’t really an excuse. I couldn’t understand why men got married thencheated on their wives. And in the event, they got left, they cried about having to pay alimony and child support. Checking my watch, I saw that I had to be at the airport in three hours.
“You about to head back to your hotel room?” Samantha inquired with stars in her eyes.
“Yeah, I am. We’re going to be leaving soon.”
“You want some company? A release after such an intense game has to be relaxing.”
Licking my lips, I took her in once again. Groupies could be dangerous as fuck. From the ones that tried to trap men with babies to the ones that hollered rape. Dealing with the wrong woman could mess up a man’s entire life. Pulling my phone from my pocket, I unlocked it and hit record. I didn’t give a damn if Samantha realized I was recording her or not.
“I only have two hours before I have to leave for the airport. If you come back to my hotel room, what is it that you want to do?”
A devilish grin lifted the corners of Samantha’s lips. “I want to make you cum as many times as I can in the amount of time that you have left.”
“Bet.”
I ended the recording and made Ken aware that I was about to get an Uber. He said he was leaving too, and we could all ride in an Uber black together since we were going to the same hotel.
The women already knew what it was. They couldn’t wait to record themselves and post videos on social media, but they knew better than to get us in their videos. Ken was married and although I was single and didn’t have to answer to a soul, I didn’t want to be on the social media page of any groupie. The hotel wasn’t far from the club, and we were there in less than ten minutes since traffic was light.
Inside the hotel room, I placed my jewelry in the safe, pissed, and got undressed. Until I found the woman that made me wantto be with her and only her, my orgasms would come from freaks with little to no morals. It was what it was.
The next day, I woke up from a much-needed nap and searched the condo for Huncho. My flight home only lasted four hours, but I slept the entire time. As soon as I got home, I showered, ate a quick breakfast sandwich, and hit the bed. Football season was hard on the body, but I got it done by any means necessary. Huncho wasn’t in the condo, so I sat down on the couch and went to the Door Dash app. I needed food, and my chef wasn’t coming by until later.
After ordering my food, I called Divine to get the latest update on our mother. “What up, sis?” I asked after she answered the phone.
“Hey. I just finished meeting with the nurse from the agency you chose. She seems really nice. I want to meet with one more, because she’s going to need at least two. I want nurses to be there for overnight and the first part of the day. I can do the rest.”
“You still don’t know when she can come home?”
“Tomorrow, and I know it’s going to be hell. She hates physical therapy. Even though she can barely talk, she gives those people hell. Sober and in pain ma is a mean ass woman, do you hear me?”
“Well don’t feel bad if you hire nurses to be there around the clock. I’m paying for it. Make it easy on yourself. I know you love ma, but don’t stress yourself dealing with what you don’t have to.”
“That’s the problem. She’ll halfway do right when it’s me with her. I think that’s her not so subtle way of saying she wants me to take care of her, but I can’t be there twenty-four seven.”
I could already hear the stress in Divine’s tone.
“Don’t let her guilt trip you. I love her, and I know you do too. But she’s not exactly up for any mother of the year awards. We don’t owe her shit. When you need a break or have to do other things let the nurses do what I’m paying them to do. Got it?”
“Yeah, I got it. Thank you, Hymn. Now, where is Huncho? He’s not answering the phone for me, and his mother is asking about him.”
Where Divine and I tried to give our mother grace, Huncho gave no fucks. He didn’t deal with her like that, and I couldn’t blame him. It was hard to respect a woman that kept having kids and giving them to other people to raise.
“He wasn’t here when I left, and he wasn’t here this morning when I got in. More than likely, he’s avoiding me, and that might not be a bad thing. I’m trying to help his lil’ ass, but I’m sure it’s coming across as preaching.”
“Well, he for sure doesn’t want to hear what I have to say. He needs some guidance. I don’t care about him being over the age of eighteen. He isn’t grown. However, I’m not going to keep blowing him up. He knows what happened to ma and if he doesn’t care, that’s his right.”
Pushing out a sigh, I refrained from responding. Huncho was going to be Huncho. “She still on strong ass pain medication?”
“Yes, so I’m pretty sure she hasn’t even gone through withdrawals from the heroin because she’s been getting narcotics around the clock. Once the doctor takes her off that, I’m going to have to deal with the aftermath of her going through withdrawals. The only good thing will be if she can’t walk or get around by herself, she can’t go looking for it. And Lord knows all respect for her is going to go out the window, and she’s gettingcursed out and put out if she tells someone to come to my house and bring it to her.”
“I keep telling you, sis. The nurses will be getting paid. You don’t have todealwith anything. If she starts doing too much, tell her I’ll put her ass in a home until she’s fully healed. If she doesn’t give a damn, then I don’t give a fuck.”
Divine laughed. “And I know she knows you don’t. Thank you for all that you do.”
