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“I’m goin’ to go check on the girls and give y’all a moment alone,” Yas expressed.

“So, I’m guessin’ the family beach day was your idea?” I wondered as I went back to enjoying the sun.

“Yeah, he wanted to do something with you and Nyla but didn’t know how to do it without you feelin’ like it’s a date. Even though he wants to go on a date with you.”

“Nas, don’t want me trust he made that very clear years ago. We are strictly gonna co-parent our kid together.”

“You mean kids.”

“Excuse me?”

“He doesn’t know does he?”

“Know what?”

“Oh, my God, you don’t know either. I’m not dreamin’ ‘bout fishes because I like eatin’ ‘em. You may want to take a pregnancy test ‘cause you’re pregnant, sweetie.”

“No way.”

“No way, huh? If that’s the case, then takin’ a test wouldn’t hurt. Until then I’ll keep this between the two of us.”

“Yeah, a test wouldn’t hurt and ok. Thanks.”

Chapter 16

Nas

“I need this car to be delivered to California by Friday,” I instructed one of our drivers. “This is the location and if it’s done by Friday there will be a bonus.”

“I can handle that, Boss,” the driver accepted before grabbing the delivery ticket and leaving out.

I made my way back to my office where Chance was waiting on me. The recruitment tour was a complete success, and the bricks were particularly flying off the wall. We’d been back for two months and were almost out, so we were going to have to reach out to Juan for another shipment. The last thing I wanted to do was be in a container ship for days again. It was something I would never get used to but for my family I had to do what was needed.

“We are almost cleaned out,” Chance informed me.

“I was just thinkin’ that, but I ain’t tryna be in no damn shippin’ container,” I shook my head.

“I ain’t either but we got more reups comin’ up for these local niggas and on the streets the junkies are askin’ for our product specifically.”

“That’s what the fuck I like to hear. Welp, I’ll have Fernando reach out to Nina ‘bout how she wants us to play that.”

“Cool. Did you ever figure out what was goin’ on with Nessa?”

“Nawl. Like I said when we got back from vacation she had been a lil’ different and it’s confusin’ as fuck.”

“How she been different?”

“Aside from like her attitude damn near doin’ a thirty sixty to the point where I don’t get no attitude at all, but she’s been easygoing like no fight back with nothing I say or try to do.”

“Wait, ain’t that what you wanted?”

“I mean I wanted that plus her to be my girl again, but just gettin’ that is throwin’ me off.”

“Maybe that’s the start of you gettin’ the other thing you desire. Hell, at least you seein’ a difference after the vacation. It’s still the same energy with me and Yas. A nigga don’t know what to do next man.”

“You knew she was a tough one to crack, but you said the vacation was more like a thank you for how she treated yo’ daughter.”

“And I meant that. It just wouldn’t have hurt if she developed some romantic feelings for a nigga afterwards.”