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of you?’
“Did you really just say that?”
Instead of answering me, he leaned back in his seat and looked at me intently.
“To answer your question, yes I’d rather shake my ass and earn my own money than to have a nigga throw what he’s done for me in my face.”
“Lyric, chill out man. I didn't even mean it like that.”
“Yeah you did, but it’s cool,” I said with a phony smile. I called our overly upbeat waitress over and asked if she could get me a to-go order of BBQ boneless wings for Destiny. Both Khalil and I sat in silence until she returned with the wings and the bill. While Khalil took care of the bill, I began walking away.
“Damn Lyric, hold up,” he called out, catching me at the door. I waited for him to open it before stepping out. “You coming to the crib?”
“No. I had a pretty tiring day and I really just want to lay down.” I was hoping that he wouldn't press the issue.
“Come on, Lyric. We ain’t gotta do nothin' you ain’t trying to do. We can just grab a bottle, roll up, and watch a movie or something. I’m just trying to be around you.” He walked up to me trying to kiss and touch on me, but I gently pushed him away. I was still pissed at his line of questioning a few moments earlier.
“Maybe next time, Khalil.”
“Man, fuck you Lyric.”
He walked away, and I laughed at his little temper tantrum. Putting the food on my car, I began to rummage through my purse for my keys.
“You always fuck with niggas like that?” I stopped in my tracks as my head whipped in the direction I heard the voice in. When I noticed the fine ass nigga that ran into me earlier, I smirked.
“Not by choice.”
He smiled, and I noticed the gap between his teeth. I loved a man with a gap! “I meant to tell you how beautiful you looked before I fucked ya clothes up.”
“Is that so?” he nodded. “Thanks…”
“Brick. And you’re welcome...” What were the muthafucking odds that I would be running into Brick at Applebee's!
“Lyric.”
“I don't wanna hold you up because it's getting late, but I do wanna see you again.”
“I think we can make something happen.” I closed the space between us and seductively reached my hand into his pocket, grabbing his phone. I put my number in it and gave it back to him. “Call me.”
I finally located my keys and climbed into my car. Brick tapped the hood of my car before going back inside. Before I could even pull out of my spot, my phone was ringing.
“Hello?”
“Just making sure you didn't give me the wrong number, beautiful,” Brick’s mellow voice came through.
“You fucking with a grown ass woman, baby boy. I ain’t got time for games.”
He chuckled in my ear, and I swear my ass swooned at the sound of it. “We’ll see about that, Ms. Lyric.”
Not knowing what else to say, I hung up the phone. I still didn't care to follow through with Yandy’s plan, but I did want to get to know Brick a little bit better. Something about this nigga had my mind gone and being the Leo that I was, I had to find out what it was. What I did know though, was that he had the potential to change my life, and I for damn sure wouldn't miss the chance to bag his ass.
Yandy
I swear, I wanted to punch Lyric in her fucking throat when she came at me like that! Hell, if it wasn’t for her telling me that Brick was out, I probably would have. How the fuck could this be happening? The last time I checked, with the amount of drugs he went down for, he should have been doing a damn MANDATORY sentence of five years.
Now my plan was all the way fucked up! I had to figure something out and quick. The emergency money my brother had left me was long gone, and so was the money that Lyric and Destiny found before they got with me. Bills were piling up, and I was slowly starting to lose my mind. Niggas around here were talking, so it was getting harder and harder to get anything up out of them. Shit, they was so scared of getting caught up
“Did you really just say that?”
Instead of answering me, he leaned back in his seat and looked at me intently.
“To answer your question, yes I’d rather shake my ass and earn my own money than to have a nigga throw what he’s done for me in my face.”
“Lyric, chill out man. I didn't even mean it like that.”
“Yeah you did, but it’s cool,” I said with a phony smile. I called our overly upbeat waitress over and asked if she could get me a to-go order of BBQ boneless wings for Destiny. Both Khalil and I sat in silence until she returned with the wings and the bill. While Khalil took care of the bill, I began walking away.
“Damn Lyric, hold up,” he called out, catching me at the door. I waited for him to open it before stepping out. “You coming to the crib?”
“No. I had a pretty tiring day and I really just want to lay down.” I was hoping that he wouldn't press the issue.
“Come on, Lyric. We ain’t gotta do nothin' you ain’t trying to do. We can just grab a bottle, roll up, and watch a movie or something. I’m just trying to be around you.” He walked up to me trying to kiss and touch on me, but I gently pushed him away. I was still pissed at his line of questioning a few moments earlier.
“Maybe next time, Khalil.”
“Man, fuck you Lyric.”
He walked away, and I laughed at his little temper tantrum. Putting the food on my car, I began to rummage through my purse for my keys.
“You always fuck with niggas like that?” I stopped in my tracks as my head whipped in the direction I heard the voice in. When I noticed the fine ass nigga that ran into me earlier, I smirked.
“Not by choice.”
He smiled, and I noticed the gap between his teeth. I loved a man with a gap! “I meant to tell you how beautiful you looked before I fucked ya clothes up.”
“Is that so?” he nodded. “Thanks…”
“Brick. And you’re welcome...” What were the muthafucking odds that I would be running into Brick at Applebee's!
“Lyric.”
“I don't wanna hold you up because it's getting late, but I do wanna see you again.”
“I think we can make something happen.” I closed the space between us and seductively reached my hand into his pocket, grabbing his phone. I put my number in it and gave it back to him. “Call me.”
I finally located my keys and climbed into my car. Brick tapped the hood of my car before going back inside. Before I could even pull out of my spot, my phone was ringing.
“Hello?”
“Just making sure you didn't give me the wrong number, beautiful,” Brick’s mellow voice came through.
“You fucking with a grown ass woman, baby boy. I ain’t got time for games.”
He chuckled in my ear, and I swear my ass swooned at the sound of it. “We’ll see about that, Ms. Lyric.”
Not knowing what else to say, I hung up the phone. I still didn't care to follow through with Yandy’s plan, but I did want to get to know Brick a little bit better. Something about this nigga had my mind gone and being the Leo that I was, I had to find out what it was. What I did know though, was that he had the potential to change my life, and I for damn sure wouldn't miss the chance to bag his ass.
Yandy
I swear, I wanted to punch Lyric in her fucking throat when she came at me like that! Hell, if it wasn’t for her telling me that Brick was out, I probably would have. How the fuck could this be happening? The last time I checked, with the amount of drugs he went down for, he should have been doing a damn MANDATORY sentence of five years.
Now my plan was all the way fucked up! I had to figure something out and quick. The emergency money my brother had left me was long gone, and so was the money that Lyric and Destiny found before they got with me. Bills were piling up, and I was slowly starting to lose my mind. Niggas around here were talking, so it was getting harder and harder to get anything up out of them. Shit, they was so scared of getting caught up
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