“Because Yani is the one that got away, not them. I’m not stupid Trust.”
Horns blew interrupting our conversation. I threw up my middle finger as I pressed the gas and got back to the topic at hand.
“I never once said you were. Just worry about what we got going on now and stop causing all this extra drama for us. Plus, you can’t make nobody do a damn thing. We all grown out here. Do you and hope a muthafucka doing right by you. That’s all you can do.”
I was speaking some real shit to her. She would probably take it wrong like she did everything else I said but that was on her. All I was trying to get her to see was a muthafucka was going to do them regardless and it wasn’t shit another muthafucka could do to stop it. That was life.
“Are you doing right by me?”
“Man, what the fuck I just say? Chill Xara damn.”
She stopped for the time being, but I knew it would resurface again. She wasn’t the type to just let shit go and let us be good. There was always something on her mind and everybody and their mama was going to have to hear it.
We cruised through the city in a comfortable silence until we approached the mall. I didn’t mind her coming in with me as long as she behaved. She could go from zero to hundred in a splitsecond all from a female glancing my way and from there the arguments start.
Hand in hand was how we walked in with me leading her to the jewelry store. I had already had her a tennis bracelet bought but it needed to be engraved. I was trying to spoil her ass today and she almost messed that up with the stunt she pulled at the doctor’s appointment.
“Can we go by the food court baby? I want some cookies.”
“Yeah mama. Just give me a minute in here.”
“Mr. Thompson, how are you?” I was greeted by one of my favorite workers. I returned the smile she had on her face.
“She knows you by name. Why Trust?”
I let go of Xara’s hand and walked off from her approaching Jasmine at the counter. Jasmine was a beautiful bright toned woman. She could’ve been on the team years back, but I respected that she was a married woman.
“What’s up lady? I’m straight. How you feeling?” I countered.
“For the most part, good. How’s my girl? I haven’t seen her in a while.” She spoke on Yani, which was grounds for a new debate with Xara.
“You know she gon’ handle business before she does anything else. She straight though. You got that for me?”
“Of course. Give me a second.” She took off behind a curtain and Xara seized the opportunity to twenty-one questions my ass.
“Who the fuck is that and why is she mentioning your ex?”
“I’m not about to do this with you in this store after we just had that talk in the car. I’m not repeating myself and you not about to aggravate me either. You can get out my face for all that.”
We couldn’t be good for longer than ten minutes at a damn time and that was sad as fuck. She was pushing me to being single little did she know.
Jasmine returned with a long velvet box along with that bright smile she sported often. “Here you go. I hope we got everything correct and it’s to your liking.”
She handed over the box and I opened it to inspect it. Xara was over my shoulder not letting me breathe. She was so damn nosy; it made no sense. I nodded once I was done.
“’Preciate you Jas.” I took the bracelet out and turned to Xara. Her eyes were big as saucers because this was the first piece of jewelry I bought for her. It was a surprise to us both. “Hopefully, this helps you understand that I care about you and what we got.”
She didn’t have another word to say. Her smile went from ear to ear as I placed it on her wrist. I was glad something shut her ass up before things went left again.
“Babyyyy! Oh my God. Thank youuuuuu!” Her arms were thrown around my neck and she began to squeeze me tight.
“You’re welcome. Keep your ass calm and you can get more.”
“Oh, and that other thing has been sent off,” Jas added on.
“What other thing?”
“Yo’ ass don’t listen to a damn thing I be saying bruh. Thank you, Jas. I’ll holla at you later.”