I had been thinking a lot about what I wanted to do next with my life. Staying in the hood, seeing the same people, doing the same things, just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I even began to distance myself from Danetta and Niecy. All they wanted to do was get drunk and party every weekend. Then they would get their asses beat by their no good men for being out partying. But it never failed, they would be back out the next weekend doing the same thing.
I couldn’t rock like that anymore. It was old. I know that they are probably talking mad shit about me. I can imagine Danetta with the ‘she got a man now she think she better than us’ speech. That definitely wasn’t the case. I was just on some new shit.
Actually, Diamond, Kita, and I had formed a much closer bond lately. We’d always been close, but me being in a sober mind state brought us closer. I could tell that Diamond really enjoyed me being around more. I could see it all in her face. That in itself kept me motivated. I looked over to her as she stood behind the counter, ringing up a customer. I was proud of her and the woman that she had grown into. My daughter was the shit.
“You’ve been up here all day, ma. I know that you’re ready to go home.” Diamond said. Walking towards me after finishing up with her customer.
“Nah, I’m 0k. It’s not like I got something to go home to. Diesel got business to take care of today.” I pretended to roll my eyes. “I done got so used to being up under him that I don’t even be wanting to sit at the house alone.”
Diamond began to straighten a few shirts on the rack. “You guys are so cakey. Y’all are moving so fast.” She looked at me a bit skeptically. “Don’t have me having to mess his ass up for playing with my mother.”
I laughed. “Slow down killer. We got this.” I told her. “Seriously, I highly doubt that he will hurt me and furthermore, being with him just feels too good to stop. I done stopped drinking and became addicted to him.” I gushed, picturing his sexy face, and the crooked grin that kept my panties soaking wet.
I wondered where he came from and where he had been hiding all of my life. He did magically appear out of nowhere.
“Well, don’t get too addicted. I still got my eye on him. I haven’t forgotten what happened at the bar, and he still has G on pens and needle with the whole record label thing. G claims that he’s supposed to be a somebody in the industry. We’ll see about that.”
“Yea yea, lil girl. How are you and G doing? And what about Trae?”
She rolled her eyes at the mention of Trae. “Me and G are doing ok and Trae is still Trae.” She said, “Oh yea, and G’s mother is having a barbecue and he wanted me to invite you and Diesel.”
I told her that we would try to make it, then I turned my attention to the door as a figured entered. My lips curled into a smile as I watched Diesel glide towards me with two pink roses in tow and a teddy bear.
“Hey Diamond.” He waved at her, handing her one of the roses. My mouth hung open and my hands shot to my hips.
He chuckled grabbing me up into a hug. “Chill out with yo’ spoiled ass. I couldn’t come up in her establishment with nothing for her, and I saved the best for last. He leaned in and gave me a peck on my lips, before handing me my flower and a Build-a-Bear teddy bear with a Pandora charm bracelet wrapped around its neck. The silver charms were sparkling, The bracelet was beautiful.
I looked at him, and he had that crooked grin on his face. “What’s all this for?” I asked, feeling so special.
“It’s for being you. I missed you today.” He said. Then he turned to Diamond. “Can I have your mother for the night?”
“Sure, I’ve been trying to get rid of her all night anyways.” She told him. I could tell she was still trying to feel him out. But, he had me hook, line, and sinker. I was blushing like never before as I walked out of the boutique with my rose and bear in hand, and Diesel’s hand wrapped around the other.
We ended up grabbing some food from the Crabhouse and going back to my place. I had just bought the new 2eleven movie from Press Play inside of Northland a few days ago and now we were finally able to sit down and watch it while we ate.
“You don’t hear somebody knocking?” Diesel asked, tilting his head and listening intently. Just as he asked, I heard a banging at my front door.
My forehead creased. I wasn’t expecting company so I had to wonder who would be knocking at my door. I looked over to the cable box at the time. It was just going on ten. “I wonder who that is.” I told him, making my way to the living room, and to the front door.
Low and behold, when I swung the door open, there Wayne stood with balloons and an envelope in hand, I assumed that it was a card. I straight gave him the side-eye. What was he doing here? Why did he pop up while Diesel was here?
“Hey Renee.” Wayne said extending his hand for me to take his gifts. I didn’t budge. I was still trying to wrap my mind around the thought that this negro just popped up at my house!
He looked at me uncomfortably. I think he knew that I was feeling some type of way. He began to explain himself. “ I was just seeing if you was okay. I didn’t hear from you since the other night when I dropped you off.”
“Yea, she good!” Diesel’s voice appeared out of nowhere. Oh goodness, I hope these negros were not about to start acting up.
I tried to step in, but, Wayne responded first. “I wasn’t talkin’ to you youngin’.” He focused back on me. The look in his eyes said something. I wonder if he thought that because I allowed him to take me to the hospital, he expected something. I thought back to that night. Did I lead him on?
“I don’t give a fuck who you was talkin’ to. Like I said she good, old man.”
I saw Wayne chest swell up a bit. I pinched the bridge of my nose and shook my head. Not tonight…
I knew that Wayne was far from a punk. He ran the streets of Detroit for a minute. I wasn’t fooled by his old age. But, I also knew that Diesel wasn’t a joke, so I had to diffuse things.
“Unt uhh, y’all are not about to do this at my house. Diesel I can handle this.” I turned to him, and pushed him back a bit. His chest was poked out too and his face sported an ice grill. Then I turned to Wayne. “I appreciate you checking on me but you are wrong for just popping up at my house like this.” I took the gifts from out of his hand. “You have to leave, Wayne. And please do not pop up at my house unannounced.”
“Nah, that nigga bet not pop up at all.” Diesel was still roused up. I never saw this side of him. He was always so calm and collected.
Wayne bit down on his bottom lip. I could tell that he was trying to suppress his anger. “I’m gone respect yo’ house tonight Renee and leave.” He leaned in a bit and whispered. “But, you better put that lil’ boy in his place. Holla’ at me when you ready to fuck with a grown ass man.” He made sure that he said the last part loud enough for Diesel to hear.
Why did he do that? Diesel charged at his ass so quick that I almost didn’t have time to react. I quickly stepped in front of the door, blocking his path. “Let it go, baby. It’s not even that serious!” I shrieked, hoping that Wayne got his old ass on somewhere. I think that Diesel would mop the floors with his ass if he got to him.
“Naw fuck that. This nigga disrespectful.” He spat, as I struggled to hold him back. Wayne slowly glided off, cracking up. I couldn’t wait to call his ass and go the fuck off on him. Now I knew that I was going to have to explain some shit to Diesel.
Diesel
I was pissed! This old Red Foxx, I was born in 1800 lookin’ ass nigga got me fucked up. I felt like Snoop Dogg in Baby Boy, ‘He coming to my boo house, bought my boo gifts.’ Aww hell naw!
I looked over to Renee with the card and balloons in her hand. Before I knew it, I had reached into my pocket, grabbed my lighter, and put fire to all four of them mothafuckas, causing them to pop. Renee jumped.
“So you was chilling with him the other night?” I gritted. The thought of another man getting close to her had me like fuck that! She made it seem like she had no other man so I was a lit
tle thrown off by this random nigga just popping up at her doorsteps.
“No!” She said, still looking at the deflated balloons.
I gave her the side-eye. “Then why he just sit up here and say he dropped you off the other night.” I asked, reminding her of what he said.
She waved me off. “He is talking about before we met two whole months ago. He took me to the hospital after the club and dropped me off and that’s it.” She explained, walking off and into the narrow hallway that led to her room.
“Yea, okay.” I spat. “Let me find out.”
She stopped and whirled around. “Find out what?”
“That you fucking with the daddy on Sandford and Son.” I tried to keep a straight face but I cracked a smile. She did too.
“Whatever Diesel,” She laughed “Yo’ ass is crazy.”
“Crazy about you.” I wrapped my arms around her waist. “You mines. Don’t be having niggas showing up at your door.”
“ I won’t baby.” She cooed.
We went back to her room and finished watching the movie. I was still a little tight about the situation. But, I had no choice but to believe her.
The next morning I was awakened out of my sleep by the sound of my cell phone ringing. I sat up and stretched, attempting to get my barrens together. I looked over to Renee’s empty side of the bed, then to the nightstand where my phone sat. It stopped ringing.
I peeled myself from the bed and snatched my phone up to check my missed calls. It was Mel. Killz’s comment from the day before replayed in my head about her being gay and crazy. Nah, Killz was just talking out the side of his neck I concluded, dialing her back.
“What’s up.” I said, once she answered.
“Hey, I was calling because they accepted the offer on the house last night.”
That was like music to my ears. I was past ready to get my own place. Chilling at Renee’s crib or the hotel was cool, but I liked stability. There’s nothing like having your own shit.
“That’s what’s up! When you need me to sign the paperwork?” I asked as Renee came back into the room wrapped in a white cotton towel and slippers. She walked to the dresser and dropped the towel, exposing every inch of her sexy frame, then she had the nerve to bend over, allowing her pretty pink pearl to play peek-a-boo with me.
My dick jumped. She did that on purpose! I got so thrown off that I forgot that Mel was on the phone.
“Hello! I said did you want to meet up at the house and handle it this morning?!” She yelled into the phone.
“Ohh. Yea, yea.” I mumbled, “Set that up and let me know what’s up. And what about that other thing I asked you to do?” I was referring to the trip to Jamaica that she hadn’t gotten back to me about.
“I’m working on it.” She huffed. “I’ll text you the time to meet up in a second.”
She ended the call and I focused back on Renee. She had already slipped on her underwear and was wiggling into a pair of jeggings. I hopped up. “Unt uhh. Why you putting your clothes on.”
She pushed my hands away with a giggle as I grabbed her. “Stop Diesel, I’m not fooling with you today. I got to get up to the boutique.”
I liked the fact that she was making an effort to go to work. I like her ambition to get her life on track, and I appreciated her daughter for helping her. Honestly though, I know that she wasn’t going to be doing that for long. I had way bigger plans for her. Hell, there was no way in the world that I had as much money as I did and wasn’t going to make sure that she was sitting on the top with me.
“Fuck the boutique today. I’ll pay you whatever you would have made up there times ten.”
She folded her arms and shifted her weight to one foot, thinking about it. “Well, let’s see. I get five hundred a day. So that means five thousand dollars.” She held her hand out, calling my bluff.
I leaned over and grabbed my pants, pulling out a thick wad of cash. I had about three thousand on me, and it was nothing to go to the bank and get more. I knew that she was lying about her pay. But, five thousand was nothing to me.
She looked at me dumbfounded. “Here.” I said. “This three, we can go get the other two when I stop at the bank.”
Renee looked from the money in my hand then back towards me. “Yea right. I was only playing. I am not taking your money.”
“Well, whether you take it or not I still want you to chill with me today.”
“Ok, I guess. You just can’t get enough of me hunh?”
I smiled at her. “Yea right. Yo’ ass can’t get enough of me either, bending over in front of me like you want me to stick something in you.”
“Whatever Diesel. Where are we going anyways?”
“I got to run and sign some paperwork for the house, then I wanted to set up a meeting with Diamond’s boyfriend so that we can move forward with everything because I got the go. Then it’s just me and you baby.”
She just nodded her head in approval and continued to get dressed. I went and called G and rescheduled our meeting from next Wednesday to tonight. I had only seen him a couple of times, but his vibe was humble and I like the way that he carried himself.
Renee
We’re at Diesel’s new house and I’m so not feeling this Mel bitch. It’s the way that she keeps looking at me. I don’t know if she wants to fuck me or slap the shit out of me. I want to ask her what the hell she looking at, but, I’m going to keep it professional because of Diesel. I’m definitely going to ask Diesel what’s up between them. Real Estate agent my ass. She’s too much in her feelings for me!
I took in her short, fitted pencil skirt with the button up that was unbuttoned enough to show off her cleavage. Then I looked to her face as she spoke to Diesel. The chick was definitely pretty. She came to this meeting hot and ready, but, I’ll cut her ass about my man.
“So what you think, baby?” Diesel’s voice interrupted my train of thought.
I looked at him and smiled. “This is really nice, I like it.” It really was a nice house, the inside was beautiful and spacious, and the neighborhood was well kept and quiet.
He walked over and wrapped his arms around me from behind. “Can you see yourself living here with me?”
I looked up just as ol’ girl rolled her eyes. I was reaching my breaking point now. This bitch just didn’t know. I’m that same chick that was born and raised on Joy road and Dexter and I had no problem dragging her ass.
I counted to ten in my head and released a breath of air. The chick excused herself, and she did it at the right time! After she walked off, I removed Diesel’s hands from around my waist and turned towards him.
“Why is she acting like me being here is interrupting something? What’s going on between y’all that I don’t know about?”
Diesel looked caught off guard. His face portrayed guilt and I became even angrier that he would bring me here into all this messiness.
“Oh hell no.” I threw my hands up. I was about to go off but he stopped me.
“Chill! Me and that girl don’t have anything going on between us. It’s strictly business.” He assured me, as ol’ girl came prancing back into the room with a smirk on her face.
“What you smiling at?” I asked her, ready to go off on her ass too.
“Look, we’re here to conduct business. I am a professional woman and I do not have time to feed into your insecurity issues.” She had her nose turned up like she wasn’t the one who started it.
“Oh this bitch got me fucked up.” I cocked my head to the side in disbelief, as I rolled my sleeves up. I was about to pop her ass in her mouth and I think Diesel knew it because he stepped in front of me and began talking to Mel.
“Really?” He started. “Man, I signed the papers. You got the check. Just holla’ at me when everything finalized.” I could tell that he was irritated but so what. I was irritated too.
“Really what? You don’t need to bring your little chicks if you can’t control them.” She leaned over and looked around Diesel at me. “I
already had him sweety. Trust me, he’s nothing that I want to fight over. So don’t worry.”
It took a second for the shock of what this heffa’ said to me to wear off, but once it did, I was ready for war. I charged at her ass so quick that Diesel almost wasn’t able to grab me up. He scooped me, lifting me in the air. I was kicking and screaming all type of obscenities.
“Yea, get your little hoodrat in check.” She called after us, giggling.
I tried my damnedest to get loose. This hoodrat was going to pop her uppity ass in her mouth a couple of good times. Diesel’s ass was lucky I didn’t pop him in the mouth too! I didn’t have to take this shit.
Once we got to the car. Diesel lowered me to the ground but he kept his arms around me and his body pressed firm against me. “Calm down baby. Chill, I know you mad. But chill.”
“Fuck that! Why you bring me out here making me look like a fool. I swear I’m going to pop that bitch in her mouth!”
“No you not. You’re going to be the bigger person baby. She just mad because she ain’t you. Let that bitch have that because at the end of the day, you know you got me 100.”
“Whatever! It ain’t too 100. You still doing business and being around bitches that you fucked, and you have the nerve to get mad because some random dude that doesn’t even have my number shows up.” My chest was heaving up and down. I was so mad that tears began to fall out of the corners of my eyes. I swear that girl was lucky that she didn’t step foot outside that door because I was going to drag her up and down the sidewalk.
“You’re right.” He agreed with me, wiping the tears from my eyes with the back of his hand. “My bad, me and Mel kicked it over 7 years ago. I thought we was way past that. But, I see she obviously still in her feeling so I promise I won’t fuck with her anymore on the business tip. I’m not even going to get this house.”
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