narrow waist, but not enough to show his underwear. A Gucci belt keeps them from falling around his knees. âBaby, I want you to meet my cousin, Pasha. Pasha, this is my boo, Royce.â
The shit the three of them had going on in the sheets is all too messy and confusing to keep up with. Iâm sure she thinks I donât know that she and her sisters fucked him together. Or that the three of them had been fucking Porshaâs fiancé for months until he decided he no longer wanted to dick the three of them down because heâd caught feelings for Porsha, and wanted to spend his time exclusively with her. Felecia told me about their sexapade with Royce. But it was Jasper who told me about them fucking Porshaâs man, tooânews heâd gotten from Desmond whom Paris had shared the information with. I tell you niggas gossip worse than bitches.
Royce extends his hand. I glance at his long slender fingers, then into his almond-shaped eyes. âNice to meet you,â he says, revealing straight white teeth as he smiles. Thereâs a hint of a Caribbean accent in his tone.
âLikewise,â I say to him. âYou must be one special kind of man to keep my cousinâs attention.â
Persia waves me on. âGirl, please. Not a word. This man has my undivided attention, trust. Baby, why donât you come back and pick me up in like an hour. I donât want any of them young hoes sitting out in that waiting area trying to entice you.â
He laughs. âYou know I only got eyes for you, baby.â He leans over and kisses her on the lips, making it clear to every bitch in the room that heâs off-limits. I grin.
Persiaâs face lights up. âGood answer. Iâll see you when you get back.â We all watch as he swaggers out. The whole back area is quiet until he walks out the door.
Then itâs on. They all go inâ¦
âGiiiiiirl, heâs fine as hell,â one customer sitting in my stylist Kendraâs chair says. Kendra was hired a few weeks after I fired Aliciaâs ass. Alicia could do the hell out of some hair. But, after her man, Chauncey, coming up in here and beating her ass down in my office, she had to go. He beat her ass so bad I thought he was going to kill her. She got carried up out of here on a stretcher and his ass got hauled off in handcuffs. That whole scene was out of control.
âOooh, yes lawd,â another one chimes in. âNo harm, girl, but he looks like he beats it up in the bedroom.â
Persia lips slip into a sly grin. âNot a word. A woman never kisses and tells.â
âMmmmph. Girl, you donât have to say a thing. I saw how he was walking. I can spot a little-dick nigga a mile away. And there ainât nothing little about him.â
âHow old did you say he was?â someone else asks.
âHeâll be twenty-five.â
âAnd how old are you?â another client wants to know.
âThirty-six.â
âGirl, do you,â Rhodeshia, another one of my newest stylists, says, butting into the conversation like she always does. I donât know why bitches feel the need to always be in the middle of someone elseâs business. âAinât nothing like getting it in with a young stud. Iâm twenty-six and I like all of my boyfriends under twenty-one. My babyâs fatherâs ass is nineteen. Well, he was seventeen when we first got together. I thought he was a lil older though.But, mmmph. The nigga rocked in them sheets like he was a grown-ass man. I love âem young.â
I blink. I had no clue this bitch was a cradle robber. Then again, why should I be surprised?
âOooh, girl,â the client in her chair says, waving her hand in the air. âI canât with you. Your ass tryna do a bid.â
A few people laugh. I shake my head. I hired Rhodeshia about a week after I fired Shuwandaâs grimy-ass. Thatâs another two-faced bitch Iâd like to
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