“Hell nah, my mama ain’t did no shit like that. You moved out with a nigga and stopped answering her calls. Only time you talk to her is to get the bread we have for Sunshyne.”’
“What nigga? I been single since Sonni died and I’ve never got a dime from Pricilla. I don’t even have her number. Can’t tell you the last time I talked to her.”
“Swear on somethin.’ This shit ain’t adding up. Titon, Riker and Nakeem, we all got locked up right after Sonni’s funeral. On some fugazi shit. But every month we made sure our mama got a band to give to you for Sunshyne.”
I laughed because this had to be a joke. I couldn’t believe Sunshyne’s uncles had been giving her money every month. I should have known Sunshyne’s uncles wouldn’t have not provided for her. When she was a baby they all spoiled her.
“You gotta ask Pricilla.” I shrugged my shoulders. I felt better knowing Niko and them hadn’t turned their backs on Sunshyne. Now I was left trying to figure out why Pricilla was doing the shit she was doing.
I knew she hated me but was her hate so deep that it bled off onto her feelings for Sunshyne.
“I told you she been moving hella weird,” The female spoke up giving him an I told you so look.
“Put ya number in my phone. I’m tryna see my niece and I might need to rap with you later.” Niko gave me his phone, and I typed my number in.
“I work weekdays and I don’t get off until 5.” I was all for Sunshyne getting to know her family and I felt like I could trust Niko…Hopefully.
Chapter 21
Zaylee Cooper
Mikael had the right fucking one if he thought he was finnatreat me like a desperate bitch who was obsessed with him. That was far from the fucking case with me. He wanted me to fuck him on demand since his demented ass showed up at my condo last month and I had been. The dick was too good to pass up on. However, I wasn’t fooling myself like this was some magical rekindling of our relationship. We were just fucking and I was fine with that. I didn’t want to be tied down to his ass any fucking way. My problem came when I asked him to help me and he wanted to play games with me. For one I wasn’t asking him to do shit for free. I had the money to pay him for his funky ass services. All I needed was him to change my fucking tire and he acted like I asked him for a million dollars. The nigga owned a tow and repair shop changing a tire should have been a fucking walk in the park for him.
I called him last got damn week when my tire first got flat, Mikael said he’d be over to change my tire. His stupid ass came over and fucked the shit out of me. Had me seeing stars and imagining having his babies. Now he told me he was going to change my tire before he left. When I woke up the next morning to go to work imagine my surprise that my fucking tire was still flat on top of two more of my tires were flat. That’s not what pissed me off though it was Mikael’s ignorant ass had been ignoring all my calls ever since. He texted me saying some slick shit about only offering dick. I cussed him out because it was the fucking principle. If you can come over my house and fuck me doing certain shit shouldn’t have been a problem. I wasn’t expecting him to do it for free either. I told his stupid ass that too, but he refused to respond to me. I had to call a tow truck which happened to be Mikael’s tow company if I wasn’t in a rush I would have told the driver to kiss my ass. My car was towed to a tire shop I had to get four new tires that cost an arm and a fucking leg. On top of Mikael still fucking ignoring me.
At this point I just wanted to know what the fuck his problem was. He couldn’t be this fucking petty over changing a tire. Since he didn’t want to answer me, I took a personal day at work so I could pop up on his ass. Mikael couldn’t ignore me face to face and I wanted some dick. Angry sexy has always been my favorite. I stepped out of my matte Black Pathfinder readjusting my Black denim jean skirt. It had a split that went down the middle of the skirt giving a full view of my thighs, with a white baby tee that had boss life written across my chest in red and a pair of red open toe heels that laced up my calves. I had my hair in a messy bun with my baby hairs framing my face. I knew I looked good and Mikael wouldn’t be able to resist me. After I cussed him out I was going to get some dick then give him my ass to kiss. With my head held high I strutted through the front door of B&B Towing & Mechanic.
I was very proud of Marlo and Mikael owning their own business was some boss shit. I might have been pissed at Mikael, but I could give him props where they were due. Him and Marlo were doing the damn thing with their business. When we were younger Mikael always had a passion for working on cars. He could watch a person fix something once and know how to do it himself. I always would try to encourage him to get out the streets to go to a trade school for mechanic work, but he never wanted to listen to me. He was too busy chasing the fast money. I was super happy to learn that he didn’t let his talents go to waste.
I don’t know why I halfway expected this shop to be run down and looking a mess, but it was actually clean. The smell of warm watermelon hit my nose as soon I opened the door. A large Black counter with a computer sitting off to the left, separated the waiting area from the back of the office where four smaller desks sat.
“Welcome to B&B Towing and repair. How can I help you?” I was shocked to see Solana walking up to the Black counter with a warm smile on her face.
It was good to see her in good spirits with everything she had going on. Dealing with child services was enough to make anyone stress out. Especially when it wasn’t warranted. I’ve worked with kids for years and there had been plenty of times where I had to call child services because the child was being neglected or harmed. That wasn’t the case for Sunshyne, it was evident she was taken care of. Which is why I felt compelled to tell Solana about child services coming to the school. Also, I didn’t care for the case worker that was on their case. She was unprofessional as fuck and in my opinion she was asking about stuff that didn’t pertain to the complaint she was supposed to be investigating. Although I didn’t know Solana I couldn’t let her be blindsided like that. My conscience wouldn’t allow it.
“Hey!” I waved, returning her smile. “Small world, huh?”
“Really is. Ho-”
“Solana Imma fuck you up,” Hearing the loud playful voice thundering from behind me I stopped talking seeing Marlo coming through the doors, still as handsome as ever.
“Aww shit, Zay what you doing here.” Marlo happily said, opening his arms for a hug. Marlo and I were always cool with me. He was like a big brother; he protected me just as much as Mikael.
“Look at you,” I gushed pulling back from our friendly embrace. “I can’t believe you finally stopped cutting your hair.” Marlo always had beautiful curly hair he’d inherited from their mom. When we were younger he used to hate his hair texture so bad. He said it made him look to girly and he would always cut it off. To see him with a head full of curly hair was shocking.
“Working all the time made it impossible to keep up with getting my hair cut all the time. I said fuck it and let my shitgrow. How long you been back?” Marlo cooly asked me but his eyes were behind me. I’m assuming they were on Solana because he started making his way towards her. I turned around following his movements, noticing the small frown on Solana’s face. I wondered if they were together.
“Almost six months, you know my dad died. I couldn’t leave my mom here alone.”
“Yeah, I kind of remember Mikael sayin’ he was going to a funeral. He ain’t mention it was ya pops. Sorry for your loss.” I half listened to what Marlo was saying.
I was busy watching him slyly walk behind Solana as she pouted with her arms folded across her chest. Marlo slowly wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her body into his hugging her from behind and pecking her on her cheek. You could see the tension leaving her body as she relaxed in his embrace. They were a couple; I wouldn’t be shocked if Sunshyne was his daughter.
“Of course he didn’t,” I replied, rolling my eyes at the mention of Mikael’s sneaky ass. “How long you two been together?” I curiously asked.
“Oh no, we aren’t together.” Solana quickly corrected me, shaking her head from side to side but she never moved out of Marlo’s arms. I didn’t miss the frown of Marlo’s face either. “We’re just friends.”
“Best friends. Say that shit right Solana. Stop playin’ with me,” Marlo grumbled cutting his eyes at Solana as he corrected her and I side eyed both of their asses.
