Page 64 of Hellcat Barbies: Imani
“Next year?” she questions timidly.
“Yes. January the third.”
“I don’t…I’m going to have to talk to my boss.”
“You do that and I’m going to weigh my options now too. I might have some now since the hospital clearly knows Dr. Stetson was an issue. Of course, I won’t need those if I return,” I tell her, alluding to possibility of me consulting an attorney.
“Well, I’m sure we might be able to accommodate you. Let me talk to Bryan. I can have you an answer by tomorrow afternoon,” she says.
“Tomorrow afternoon is fine but I would need an offer in writing at that time if he agrees.”
“Of course. Let me talk to Bryan. You will hear from me tomorrow for sure.”
“Great. Talk to you then,” I say before ending the call. “I got my damn job back!” I scream. “Yes, bitch! Yes!” I’m so excited I don’t know what to do. I start to put my food pans in the fridge but stop. I walk to my bar to pour a drink but spend too much time contemplating on what to damn pour. I abandon that idea and walk back into the kitchen. I need to tell somebody and the first person that comes to my mind is Daymir.
“Hey, beautiful,” he answers on the first ring.
“Hey.”
“I’m hanging up. I want to see you,” he says then ends the call. A FaceTime request happens almost immediately. “Better,” he says when I answer. “Now, what’s up? You’re smiling too damn hard to not be with me.”
“You’re not going to believe this. The hospital just called and offered me a new job!” I exclaim.
“Real shit?”
“Yes.”
“Damn. Baby. Congratulations. We have to celebrate.”
“We can tomorrow when I bring dinner over.”
“Nah. More than that. A real celebration, just us two. On some sexy grown folk’s shit.”
“But what about DJ?”
“You let me handle everything. I got him and you. When you going back?”
“Not until the new year. I want to take these two months and just enjoy myself. I might take another cooking course. I really enjoyed this one and picked up some new recipes. Who knows. I’m just going to relax, have fun, and do me.”
“And hopefully do me too,” he says with a sexy smirk on his handsome face.
“You’re always part of my agenda.”
“I like that.”
“I hope you like more than that.”
“You already know I like everything about you. You even got my son all in love with you. He won’t eat shit I cook but my Phillies and he wants you here every day,” he says and I’m pretty sure my cheeks are red.
“You know I love him. He’s so sweet.”
“What I got to do to make you love his daddy?” he asks and I pause for a moment.
Doesn’t he know that I love him? I know I haven’t said the words. Hell, neither one of us have but what else can this be.I opened up to him about my brother. I want to be around him all the time. If I’m not here, I’m at his place. He’s the first person I wanted to tell my news too and I can’t see myself with no other man. I’m already in love.
“Does his daddy want me to love him?” I ask just to play along.
“Hell, as much as he loves you, I would say hell yes,” he admits and yeah, I’m blushing, hard.
