Page 12 of Hired By My Rich Baby Daddy 3

“You look so familiar,” she said, instantly confusing me because I had never seen her a day in my life.

“Really?” I said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before.”

Once our hands dropped, Paisley said, “Yeah, well, I’ve definitely seen you before. I just can’t put my finger on it.”

PB broke the awkwardness. “Bruh, we ’bout to head out. Rah Jr. isn’t feeling good. You mind if Summer stays overnight with King?”

Ozy shook his head. “She can stay, but I don’t know what time I’ll be back, so I’ll let Unc know. She got clothes?”

“Yeah, she got a bag with some nightclothes and a few daytime outfits too, just in case.”

“Aight, bet.”

I sat back down beside Noree, but Paisley was still looking at me.

“Oh, I remember now. You were the woman in the pictures from his honor ceremony. You must be really special for him to have invited you, huh?”

“Pais, chill. The fuck is you doing?” PB said in annoyance, his face frowned up.

She smiled. “What? I’m just talking.”

But it was something about her smile I didn’t like. It looked very much like she was up to something, and that I didn’t fuck with because I had done nothing to her. She was cute and had a nice lil’ body on her, but if I was being honest, she ain’t have nothing on me.

I laughed. “I’m very special. But that’s probably something you should ask PB about.”

Paisley sucked her teeth and rolled her eyes a little, and it took me aback because I wasn’t understanding the energy she was giving.

“Is there a problem?” I asked, the attitude very present in my tone.

“No, there’s no issue at all,” she said. “I just like to know who my baby daddy has around, so I know who’ll around my daughter.”

“Well, yeah, like he said, we’re friends.” I turned to my sister. “Anyways, sis, I got some tea to tell you.” I stood up. “Show me where your room is.”

Noree set her water down and slowly got up. It felt tense, so we headed out of the living room and toward the bedroom. But as we walked past Paisley, she and I made eye contact for a second.

When we got to Noree’s room, she looked at me.

“Girl, what the hell was that about? Why is his baby mama sizing you up like that?”

“I don’t know, but like I told her, that’s something she gotta take up with him if she got a problem, ’cause I’m not even about to go back and forth with her.”

“She was looking at you like you came in and stole her man, pulling the rug right out from underneath her,” Noree kidded.

“Girl, I’m single. And honestly, after that little introduction, he needs to get his shit together before we go any further, ’cause she’s still living with him. So, until he figures that out, I’m good on him.”

“Even after y’all kissed?”

“Yeah, but that was one kiss, and it wasn’t planned.”

Noree gave me a look. “You still kissed him, though, Nou Nou.”

“Shut up.”

She eased down on the bed, and I sat beside her. I got quiet for a second, then sighed.

“But I do have something to tell you. All bullshit aside, Carl popped up on me and tried to propose.”

Noree’s eyes got wide. “What? He tried to propose? What you mean, tried?”