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Niaome James *16*
me and mya was getting mani pedis
"girl guess what" she said sitting up
"what" i said also sitting up
"A.J's ex might be pregnant"
"what?!"
"shh" the salon lady said
"sorry"
"what?!" i whispered
"well i don't understand the full situation but i heard his phone convo with his ex and she said they need to talk" she explained
"she said it was important"
"dang"
"does zoey know?" i asked immediately thinking of zoey
"no, he doesn't even know i know"
"but i was trying to get the car siri to work and it was still hooked up to A.J's phone and it accidentally played his last phone convo" she explained
"do you really think she's pregnant?" she looked worried
"probably not, her wanting to talk could mean anything" i reassured her
"should i tell him what i heard?"
"no!"
"shhhhh"
"sorry"
"come" the salon lady said
"sauna ready for you"
"thank you" i said
should we tell zoey?
no she should find out from A.J
plus the news may not even be pregnancy
yea your right
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Zoey James *17*
me and A.J was at work
i was in the kitchen and he was on my laptop looking for houses
"zoey!" he yelled
"what boy!"
"how many floors do you want?!"
"two" i said as i came into my office
"three wit a attic it is"
"A.J."
"what zoe-zoe, you need a basement in case of a tornado and a attic in case of a flood" he explained
"A.J, i don't have money for that many floors"
"and why we talking floors, how many bedrooms is there gonna be?"
"six" he said
"two" i said
"six"
"two"
"zoey."
"A.J, what do i need all those bedrooms for?"
"you, nia, me, mya, and two guest rooms"
"boy what makes you think your living here"
"this" he pulled out a stack and gave it to me
"no." i said
"take it" he said pushing it towards me
"no, take this"
"nah you good" he said refusing to take it
"A.J, take this money"
"no" he said
"A.J-"
"no" he said sternly
i just sighed putting it in my desk bc he wasn't gonna change his mind
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A.J Willis *17*
me and zoey clocked out bc we had the meet with some realtors to look at houses
i was driving just vibing to the music when i saw her try to put the stack in my glove compartment
"no" i said
"A.J take this backkk" she whined
"no, your keeping that money and finding you a house"
that's the third time she has tried to do that
we was parked at the realtors office since we had a few minutes to spare bc we got there early and she put the money in a little pocket under my radio
"zoey"
"that is the name i was birthed with"
"zoey take this money, i'm not gon ask again" i said sternly
"A.J i don't need it"
"but me and mya are not living there for free" i said
i hate owing people money or being somewhere for free it makes me feel like a charity case
"it's ok pookie"
"you really wanna do this here" i said clenching my jaw
"take. this. money" i said sternly
she took it and put it in her purse and looked away from me and towards the window
i sighed sliding my hands down my face
"look at me" i said grabbing her hand but she snatched it back
she was still looking out the window
"zoey" i said as i turned her head towards me
"you remember when it happened A.J"
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