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Authors: Cydney Rax
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he’s a grown-ass man and, face it, he’s not exactly keeping you in his loop.”
“Yes he is. We talked on the phone a week ago. I calledhim. He told me what he was up to. Promised he’d get back with me. I’m just helping him out a little bit.”
“Ugh, there you go. How do I let myself get involved in this?” Karetha groans, looking frustrated. “If a man is truly interested, he’ll call a chick on a regular basis, and even if he’s busy, he’ll make time for the woman he wants to see.”
“And if a woman is going to have a man, she has to step up her game and show him that she’s down for him, no matter how long it takes. Cookie waited for Magic Johnson umpteen years. I’ve only been waiting on Scottie for a year.”
“Girl, you are such a fool. Scottie is no Magic Johnson,” Karetha responds.
“Shoot, we need to get back on the freeway before traffic builds up. I can drop you off at HCC so you can register. And I want to stop by Popeye’s drive-through and get me the Tuesday special. C’mon, Necia, later for Scottie.”
“Anya will take me to register.”
“Then what you need me for?”
“’Cause I want you here, plus you’re my girl.”
“I’m your fool.”
“Shhh, I hear a car coming.”
Karetha suddenly gets shoved to the side as LaNecia rushes past her. She runs to the other side of the lot and hides behind some bushes so she can peek through the branches. Karetha scurries after LaNecia and crouches beside her.
The second LaNecia spots Scottie with Dani in “Ugmo’s” truck, she seethes inside. Ugmo, short for “ugly mofo,” is the nickname LaNecia gave to Dani the minute she sensed that Scottie was attracted to the chick he met at the family reunion. Even from a short distance, she can see Scottie wearing a broad smile on his face as he pulls into the parking lot.
“Oh, hell no. There’s Ugmo’s pickup. You see Scottiegetting out of the driver’s seat? Did that bitch let him drive her old beat-up hooptie?”
“Her car isn’t that old, Ne …”
“Shut up. You talk too loud. What if he hears us?”
“Huh? If your original plans stay the same, Scottie’s gonna hear us eventually since you’re coming by unannounced.”
“We haven’t crossed that bridge yet, Ka. We haven’t crossed that bridge. Now hush.”
Before Karetha clamps her mouth shut, she whispers to LaNecia, “Remind me to curse you out as soon as we leave the premises.”
LaNecia quietly watches Scottie as he takes a few slow steps toward the front of Dani’s truck. But it takes every ounce of strength to remain still when she observes her cousin stride over to the passenger door and open it. Dani hops out wearing a pair of four-inch heels, some tight jeans, and a yellow tube top. She’s struggling to hold a couple of huge sacks from Luby’s restaurant, plus a plastic Kroger bag. Scottie offers to hold the bags for her. Dani smiles and hands all the packages to him.
“What?” LaNecia hisses underneath her breath. “That is not gangster right there at all. He better be glad he doesn’t know I’m spying on his ass.”
“Wow, it looks like they’re about to have a nice romantic lunch alone in the trailer. I hope they bought enough to feed us, too. I love me some Luby’s….”
LaNecia gives Karetha the evil eye and resumes watching the action.
Scottie and Dani continue quietly chatting as they slowly walk up the stairs that lead to the construction trailer door. They stare into each other’s eyes and slip inside.
“I can’t believe this! What should I do, Ka, tell me!”
“Get. Out. Now.”
“Who asked your advice, anyway? Damn, I need something to drink.”
“We still have bottled water in the cooler in my car.”
“I’m not talking about that kind of drink. Damn, Ka, you’re not being any real help at all today.”
“Um, can we please stop bending over and hiding in the bushes? My back is starting to hurt.”
LaNecia can’t help but grin and shake her head. Seeing
“Yes he is. We talked on the phone a week ago. I calledhim. He told me what he was up to. Promised he’d get back with me. I’m just helping him out a little bit.”
“Ugh, there you go. How do I let myself get involved in this?” Karetha groans, looking frustrated. “If a man is truly interested, he’ll call a chick on a regular basis, and even if he’s busy, he’ll make time for the woman he wants to see.”
“And if a woman is going to have a man, she has to step up her game and show him that she’s down for him, no matter how long it takes. Cookie waited for Magic Johnson umpteen years. I’ve only been waiting on Scottie for a year.”
“Girl, you are such a fool. Scottie is no Magic Johnson,” Karetha responds.
“Shoot, we need to get back on the freeway before traffic builds up. I can drop you off at HCC so you can register. And I want to stop by Popeye’s drive-through and get me the Tuesday special. C’mon, Necia, later for Scottie.”
“Anya will take me to register.”
“Then what you need me for?”
“’Cause I want you here, plus you’re my girl.”
“I’m your fool.”
“Shhh, I hear a car coming.”
Karetha suddenly gets shoved to the side as LaNecia rushes past her. She runs to the other side of the lot and hides behind some bushes so she can peek through the branches. Karetha scurries after LaNecia and crouches beside her.
The second LaNecia spots Scottie with Dani in “Ugmo’s” truck, she seethes inside. Ugmo, short for “ugly mofo,” is the nickname LaNecia gave to Dani the minute she sensed that Scottie was attracted to the chick he met at the family reunion. Even from a short distance, she can see Scottie wearing a broad smile on his face as he pulls into the parking lot.
“Oh, hell no. There’s Ugmo’s pickup. You see Scottiegetting out of the driver’s seat? Did that bitch let him drive her old beat-up hooptie?”
“Her car isn’t that old, Ne …”
“Shut up. You talk too loud. What if he hears us?”
“Huh? If your original plans stay the same, Scottie’s gonna hear us eventually since you’re coming by unannounced.”
“We haven’t crossed that bridge yet, Ka. We haven’t crossed that bridge. Now hush.”
Before Karetha clamps her mouth shut, she whispers to LaNecia, “Remind me to curse you out as soon as we leave the premises.”
LaNecia quietly watches Scottie as he takes a few slow steps toward the front of Dani’s truck. But it takes every ounce of strength to remain still when she observes her cousin stride over to the passenger door and open it. Dani hops out wearing a pair of four-inch heels, some tight jeans, and a yellow tube top. She’s struggling to hold a couple of huge sacks from Luby’s restaurant, plus a plastic Kroger bag. Scottie offers to hold the bags for her. Dani smiles and hands all the packages to him.
“What?” LaNecia hisses underneath her breath. “That is not gangster right there at all. He better be glad he doesn’t know I’m spying on his ass.”
“Wow, it looks like they’re about to have a nice romantic lunch alone in the trailer. I hope they bought enough to feed us, too. I love me some Luby’s….”
LaNecia gives Karetha the evil eye and resumes watching the action.
Scottie and Dani continue quietly chatting as they slowly walk up the stairs that lead to the construction trailer door. They stare into each other’s eyes and slip inside.
“I can’t believe this! What should I do, Ka, tell me!”
“Get. Out. Now.”
“Who asked your advice, anyway? Damn, I need something to drink.”
“We still have bottled water in the cooler in my car.”
“I’m not talking about that kind of drink. Damn, Ka, you’re not being any real help at all today.”
“Um, can we please stop bending over and hiding in the bushes? My back is starting to hurt.”
LaNecia can’t help but grin and shake her head. Seeing
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