Page 10 of What You Do To Me
“I’m so glad you finally decided to give me a chance, Tio, I’ve only been waiting since forever,” he said with a smile. As for me, I sat there with a blank expression.Tio?I thought to myself.
“It’s Tiomi or Mimi, Shawn. Nobody calls me Tio,” I corrected him.
“Nonsense, I heard the guy in that lady’s room call you that. I figured it’s a nickname and I like it so...” he stated with a shrug.
“I don’t want to be called Tio, Shawn, period.”
I might not like him very much right now, but Jawan is the ONLY person that will call me that. Shawn and I had commenced having casual conversation over dinner.
“So how do you feel about meeting my parents Sunday?”
It choked me up a little bit. “Your parents? I barely know you Shawn, how are you already wanting me to meet your parents?”
“Isn’t that the point of dating, Babe?”Him calling me anything other than my name my made my flesh crawl.
“I’m just not ready for that right now.”
“You met that guy's family.” Sitting my fork down, I looked up from my meal at him with my eyes in slants.
“What guy?”
“That hoodlum that’s always in that ghetto old lady’s room.”
“You need to watch your fucking mouth. You know what? This was a mistake.” I stood to my feet and threw my napkin down on the table.
“Wait, Tiomi, my apologies. I didn’t mean to upset you. We can change the subject if it will make you more comfortable.”
I hesitated for a second, but eventually gave in. The rest of our date went by smoothly. Although the majority of the conversation was about him and his endeavors, it was refreshing to finally be able to relax and enjoy male company without having to worry about a random woman approaching me. Not quite ready to go home and cry myself to sleep, I agreed to go over to Shawn’s to Netflix and chill.
CHAPTER
SEVEN
Jawan
Ain’t no way my baby mama could be this dumb. I gave her some space to be in her feelings and shit, but I ain’t said shit about letting her go on dates and shit. I can’t even explain what I felt when Shad told me he saw my bitch skinning and grinning in some nigga face, on a date.
I left Rae at the house with Granny and shit so I could yet again make an example outta a nigga. I had my nigga Tech to run this nigga information after I paid my granny to give it to me, she ain’t shit for that. He lived in this nice, quiet lil’ neighborhood, where the crime level was prolly at zero. Well, that was about to change tonight.
I went ahead and had Tech to disable any security systems and cameras in the area because I planned to ensure that Tiomi knew that I was it for her and she was it for me. Any nigga that thought he could have my bitch would meet our maker much sooner than anticipated.
I was posted in the living room, smoking my blunt when I heard him fumbling with his locks, telling Tio how much he appreciated her for coming over for a nightcap. You hear thisshit, a nightcap with my bitch. I had to laugh to myself, it was gonna be over my dead body.
“Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, I’m going to change and grab a bottle of wine,” he said to Tiomi when they made it in. He had hit the light, but still hadn’t noticed me. Ashing my blunt on his end table, I went ahead and made my presence known.
“Naw Tio, I wouldn’t get too comfortable if I were you.” They both jumped at the sound of my voice.
“Who the hell are you?” this square ass nigga said.
Ignoring him, my eyes were on my baby mama. She had this look on her face as if she had seen a ghost. She hasn’t yet but she was about to. She clearly took me for a joke, but I was going to remedy that tonight.
“You ain’t learn your lesson the last time, Tiomi?” I asked her as I raised to my feet. She was visibly shaking at this point.
“Ja-Jawan p-p-please, I-I’ll leave with you n-now, I-I s-s-swear.” I laughed again because for one she acted like she has an option and for two she sounded like she was asking me to let this nigga live. Moving closer to her, I invaded her personal space.
“Oh, I know you will. I told you not to play with me, Tio. You think because I let you throw a temper tantrum it was cool to go out here and give my pussy away?”
She took a step back with every step I took forward until her back hit the wall. She was shaking her head side to side fast as fuck and she was crying.
