“You know what, how about this? I’ll step back and you can do your own thing. If you figure that shit out, let me know, but don't expect me to sit around waiting on your indecisive ass to get your head right.”
“You don't have to be an ass about it, Jock,” I snapped.
“I’m not being an ass, Kiz, I’m being honest. But check it, I need to go see about my son, so have fun, and I hope that nigga gets you right.”
I couldn't believe how Jock was acting. I mean, this was supposed to be no strings attached and now here he is acting like I was breaking the rules. He knew about Red when we got together, so why was it a big deal now?
“Kiz, I have to go, shorty.”
He nodded to my door, which I opened and got out. I stood there for a minute, wanting to say something else, but I didn't know what, so I just shut his door and he backed out of my driveway, driving like a mad man. The second he hit the corner, my heart sank. I didn't know what was next, but I had to figure it out.
Once I was inside my house, I stripped out of my clothes and got ready to shower, but I needed to talk to my girl first. I placed my phone on speaker and strutted around my room in my bra and panties while I got my clothes ready for my date with Red.
“What’s up, Kiz? I thought you were still at the hospital,” Nonie said after she answered.
“Nope, just got home, and your boy is on one.”
“Who, Jock?”
“Yep.” I sighed while I scanned my closet.
“What he do?”
“He was all over me with the, ‘make up your mind, Kiz, why you still fucking with Red if he cheating on you?’ He had the nerve to say he wasn't fucking with me until I made up my mind.”
Nonie laughed for what seemed like forever until I put an end to it.
“Um hoe, why are you laughing? This isn't funny. It's my life.”
“It is funny, Kizzie, and you know it. I’m with Jock, why you keep playing with that man like that? He got you all up in the hospital holding his son, with that trick right there like she didn't exist. He sent her ass home just to chill with you, and now you're sitting here crying about you don't know what his problem is. Come on, Kiz, grow up. That nigga got goo goo eyes for you. He’s in love, boo.”
I laughed at the fact that this hoe said goo goo eyes. It was lame as fuck, but it made me smile. “You stupid, you know that, right? And Jock doesn't love me, he just wants what he can't have. The second I say okay we’re in this, I’m old news and he’s fucking everything with open legs. You know how that goes.”
“You don't know that, boo. Jock doesn't seem like the type to me. I mean he gets it, but on the low. He don't ever have females on his arm, and honestly I think that's out of respect for you. Hell, Siah doesn’t even do that. He’ll be up in my face damn near dry humping a bitch while he’s eye fucking me, so at least you got that.”
“That don't mean he won't play me, Nonie, it just means he’s good at hiding it. As for Siah, you know you can shut that down anytime you want. If he’s doing something you don't like and you call him on that shit, he’ll send them hoes on their merry little way. You just don’t check him about it.”
“Why should I? I can't tell him how to live his life, and if he can't make that call on his own, then what I look like trying to check him about it? It's not my place because he—”
“Isn't my man… Yeah, yeah, yeah you say that shit, but we both know you don't mean it, and it damn sure isn't true,” I said, cutting her off.
“Whatever, hoe. This ain't about me, it’s about you, and I’ll tell you like this, you keep playing around with Jock and he’s gonna walk, Kiz. Do you really want that? I’m with him. Make up your mind.”
“I will if you will, but I have to go. I’m supposed to meet Red in like an hour.”
“Have fun with that. I’ll see you at the office tomorrow. We have to start planning the event for Laken.”
“You told Siah about that yet?”
“No and I’m not going to. It's just business. It doesn't have anything to do with what he has going on.”
I laughed. “You’re hosting a party for a nigga you know is out for Siah, and you don't think it has anything to do with him? Yeah, okay. Let me sit back and see how that works out, especially when Siah sees how Laken is all over you.”
“Girl, let me worry about that. You just worry about your situation,” Nonie said, sucking her teeth.
“Yeah hoe, you ’bout to get both of us fucked up in the game and you know it, but I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Nonie laughed and I hung up on her. I knew this was about to go all kinds of wrong, but it was her call. Laken was paying us a hundred grand, not including what it was going to cost for the event. So money was money. I figured I’d let Nonie handle Siah.