Page 45 of When It’s All Said And Done

“Ooh now you concerned with Nyla.”

“Nasir, don’t pissed me the fuck off! Where is Nyla?!”

“Just chill. They with my mama, they’re good.”

“Ok. Well bye you can gone on with yo’ night.”

“I’m ‘bout to enjoy this section too. I don’t know what the fuck you thought was ‘bout to go down.”

“Ooh really? Well stay on the other side and don’t interrupt our vibe anymore. If you can do that then you can stay.”

“Bet.”

The rest of the night, I paid Nas little to no attention as I carried on as if he weren’t there. Yas and I would twerk on each other from time to time, but when I would pop my shit on my own that’s when I could feel him staring a hole in my ass. One time I looked up, and he was watching my ass menacingly while drinking from our bottle of Hennessy. It wasn’t until my feet started hurting that I was ready to leave. Luckily with Nas and Chance being here we didn’t have to wait on an Uber.

“The good thing ‘bout y’all being here is we don’t have to wait on a ride,” I announced as we walked towards their rental cars. “Plus, I ain’t gotta worry ‘bout tryna leave but can’t ‘cause my battery stolen. Still can’t believe somebody would do me like that.”

“Oh, that was me,” Nas causally confessed as we got into his car.

“Wait you stole my battery out of my car?”

“Yes, yes I did.”

“Bruh, what the fuck is wrong with you? Why would you do that? I can’t believe this shit.”

“Be forreal you can believe it. Hell, I’m surprised you didn’t put it together. And I stole it because you needed to get rid of that raggedy muthafucka.”

“See, yeah, I need to gone go back home and get the fuck from ‘round you before I wind up in jail.”

“You ain’t goin’ nowhere. Sit back and enjoy this damn free vacation.”

“More like vacation from hell.”

“Call it whatever you want yo’ ass still ain’t goin’ home.”

It took us a little over two weeks before we made it to our last stop here in California. This city had a lot to offer, and the girls were taking full advantage of it. We’d taken them to Disney World yesterday, and I was excited to enjoy today in the house. Me and Yas had planned to binge some shows without distraction because the girls were their dad’s problems today. As I slipped my pajamas on, I made my way towards Yas’s room just as my phone vibrated in my hands.

Nas:

It’s family day! We goin’ to the beach in an hour.

Me:

Just enjoy that with yo’ child.

Nas:

She asked for her mama now be ready in an hour Nessa.

I wanted to respond, but I didn’t even have the fight in me to go back and forth. When I entered Yas’s room, I asked her if she knew about the family beach day. Apparently, Chance texted her about it too. They were hell bent on not allowing us to enjoy ourselves alone on vacation. We went ahead and got dressed for the beach instead of wasting time.

When we made it to Santa Monica Pier, the girls wanted to enjoy the rides first. After they were finished, we headed towards the beach. Me and Yas set up the sitting area while the girls played in the water with the guys. I enjoyed watching Nyla and Nas playing around, and the smile she sported on her face was priceless. This was all I wanted for my child to have a better childhood than I did and to have a present dad.

“Is it fine if I join you ladies?” Nina asked as she walked over to us.

“Of course,” I welcomed as I lifted my shades up. “I wondered where you were.”

“Had a lil’ business to handle first. I’m just glad my son actually listened to me for once.”