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We walked off towards the swing area to take the photo.
“Ouu, I think Elijah likes you girl. When he heard it was your birthday, he said he was ready to spend whatever on you.”
“Girl please.”
“I’m for real. You better take advantage of that friend, and he’s looking good today. I mean I know you have Hov and all, but Elijah would really wife you up while you playing.”
“Wifed up by Elijah, no ma’am. You know I can’t stand his childish ass.”
“Childish because he doesn’t have a bitch to correct him like I have to do Emoney. I’m just saying, you single, collect all the coins you can while that stomach still flat and that ass still fat.”
She touched my ass.
“But anyway, you want to go first birthday girl.”
“Sure.”
I stepped in front of her camera and started doing my go to poses using the swing as a prop. Once I was done with my photos, me and Pernelle switched, and I took some cute shots of her. On the way back to the table I got a clear view of the front of the restaurant, and it was almost like a record scratched whenI saw who was being sat at the bar. Cashmier and Hov dressed to impress showing me why my outing got canceled today. My blood quickly started to boil because I know this is not the nigga who said he was done with his girl. I’m sure everyone at the table could see that my vibe changed when I got back and I no longer felt young, happy, and free. I can’t believe I believed his ass.
The waitress walked over to us at the end of the table with a bright smile and her tablet in her hand.
“Let’s start with you birthday girl, what you getting?”
“The oxtails and mac and cheese.”
I replied and she started tapping through her screens.
“Okay and anything else?”
“Something stronger than this. What is your strongest drink here?”
She shimmied her shoulders as if that was her favorite question to answer.
“The lavender margarita is delicious, and we can make it a double, even a triple if you’d like.”
“A double sounds good.”
She smirked and added it to the tab. I figure I may as well run it up since they trying to ball and my nerves are bad as fuck now anyway. Hov can forever kiss my ass. He may be fine rich and paid but being a fuckin liar takes away all of those points I gave him.
Chapter 14
Hov
The bartender slid me a drink with some flowers and shit in it and I slid it back to his ass. I didn’t want this cute ass shit.
“Just try it babe. I want you to drink for me since I can’t anymore.”
“I can drink for you, but you will be drinking Jack on ice.”
I replied, signaling for the bartender to come back over. I ordered the drink I really wanted while thinking about the girl I wanted to be with today. Having to text her that I couldn’t make it killed me, but Cashmier was laying the guilt trip on heavy and I also didn’t want to disappoint her.
Once I got my drink, I sipped on it trying to relax after a stressful couple of days. Ciara only responded, “K” to my message which let me know she was probably saying that she is done with a nigga. She got me fucked up tho, because we not done until I agree with it too. And with her, I don’t think I ever will agree to that shit. Not even with a new baby coming into my life. I know all I have to do is get an understanding with Cashmier and feed her pockets with plenty of money to still see my child once it’s here. But for right now, I’ll play the game she wants just for the safety of my seed.
“Excuse me ma’am.”
I heard a sweet ass voice speak on the other side of Cashmier to the bartender. I sat back against the back of the stool to see if the voice matched the body and to my surprise it was the body that I yearned for standing about two feet away from me. Ciara.
“Can we get another round of shots for the table. Our waitress hasn’t been back around in like ten minutes.”
