There were two thick ass chains gleaming around his neck. He also had shopping bags in his hand. Looked like he’d gotten his line-up tightened up, clearly doing whatever while I had his kids.
“Hello?Babi,didyouhearme?”TooLowquestioned.
“Yeah, I heard you,” I responded, while locking eyes with Face.
“Okay, so answer the phone.” “I will.”
“Alright, bet.” The call ended.
“What’s up?” Face asked. “Y’all hungry?”
The girls spun around and spoke in unison. “Yesss!” “Okay, cool. Y’all go get dressed. We going out to eat.”
“AndI’llgochangebackintomyclothestoheadhome,”I announced.
“Nah, you finna go out to eat too.”
I frowned, thinking about the call that Too Low was about to make at any minute now. “No. I really gotta get home. I—”
“We can discuss what you gotta do while we eat.” I sighed. “But I don’t even have anything to wear.”
“Yes, you do.” He lifted the bags from Saks 5theAvenue. “Right here.”
“What?” I grimaced, as he handed me the bags. I peered inside, realizing that he’d gotten some Dolce and Gabbanaleggings with a long sleeved matching cropped hoodie. With the damn sneakers to match.
What was surprising was that he had a large, which was my actual size. Then the shoes were the correct size too.
Liftingmyhead,oureyesmet.“Icheckedthesizeofyour clothes and shoes before I left.”
“Oh.”
“Yeah, oh,” he mimicked me. “Now, go ‘head and get dressed.” Not having any more excuses, I turned to go get dressed.
“So, you say that y’all are going out to eat?” Too Low questioned for the third time.
I had him on speaker phone, while I was doing my hair in the girls’ bathroom. That was the only place where hair supplies were kept, and I had to get myself together. Thankfully, the girls were spoiled rotten, and had every high-end mechanism one could think of, from curling irons, hot combs, to flat irons. Literally everything was at my disposal, which had me doing my hair with confidence.
“Yeah, we’re going to eat,” I told Too Low.
“Babi, can you redo my baby hairs? I messed them up when I was in the tub,” Shi commented, as she came and stood beside me.
“Who is that, Babi?” Too Low nosily questioned. “Shi,” I simply replied.
“Shi? Ion think that I know no Shi.”
“SincewhendoyouknowhalfthekidsIbekeeping,Too Low?”
He chuckled. “You right. Hey there, Shi.” “Hey,” Shi responded.
“Just give me a minute,” I told Shi. “Then I’ll do you and your sister’s edges.”
“Kay,” Shiagreedbeforeleavingthe bathroom.
“Y’all almost ready?” I heard Face question from a distance. “Who is that?” Too Low immediately asked.
“That’s QT nem,” I lied on my feet. “Shit, tell that nigga I said what’s up.”
“Umm hmm.” I grabbed the phone and took him o" speaker. Having a gut feeling that Face was about to approach me, I muted the phone.
