Bet On It. (Short Story)

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"White Teeth Teens Are Out."

Sienna.

"Lace slow down!" My best friend is going through it! This girl eats any and everything. "Shut up! I'm pregnant!" She squinted her eyes at me and went back to devouring her breakfast. I laughed and shook my head before sitting with her and eating. "So what are we doing today?" She said with food still in her mouth. I shrugged taking a sip of my orange juice. "Well the men went to see about some connects down here and Zeer went to daycare. Wanna go to the mall and get my goddaughter some stuff?" She smiled brightly and nodded her head. "Alright, well hurry up fat ass, I'm not tryna be here when those two get back, you know they still beefin." She nodded her head. "They'll get over it soon. They're best friends." "Like hell we are." Gerald said. We jumped at the sound of him. 

"Nigga! You want me to have a heart attack?" I asked holding my chest. He laughed. "My bad baby sis. Where ya'll boutta go?" He kissed Lace and looked at the both of us. "Mall." We both said. "Where's Cai?" Gerald rolled his eyes. "Somewhere." I sighed. "Gee, it's been a week since it happened, when will you get over it? Ya'll work together."  He looked at his phone like he was uninterested. I snatched the phone from him, dropping it in the rest of my juice. "Gerald  Justin Armstead, you better watch how the fuck you deal with me deadass!" I yelled.  He glared at me. "What the fuck is yo damn problem b?! You buying me a new fucking phone!" I flicked him off . "Fuck you and that damn phone. Ya'll are gon talk to each other and that's final.  Now go get ya best friend!"

He mumbled something before heading outside. Lacie burst out laughing. "Girl, this is why your my one and only!" I laughed with her until they came back. Cai pecked me on my lips. "Wassup?" He asked moving a strand of hair out of my face. "Apologize to each other." They both looked at me like I was some sort of ghost. "Am I speaking a different language or some shit? Apologize!" They mumbled something before dapping each other. I smiled. "Now was that so hard?" The both nodded. "Wanna smoke?" Gee asked Cai He nodded and they walk to the backyard.

"Ooh you good."  Lacie said. I laughed. "When you have a child and they have sleepovers with their friends you gotta diffuse a argument here or there." I shrugged. "I need to take some notes from you bitch." I got up helped her up as well. "Maybe, but come on chubbs, we gotta get ready." She smiled and we went our separate ways. I took a shower and moisturized myself with my favorite body butter from Victoria's Secret. I curled my hair loosely and did my brows. I looked through my closet until I found the right outfit. Some ripped boyfriend jeans, a sheer white blouse, and my white Chanel loafers. Simple. I wore M.A.C.'s RiRi Woo  on my lips and grabbed my red Celine purse with the matching wallet.  

"Babe." I turned around to see Cairo laying on my bed dazed. I looked at him for a minute before answering with a yes. "Where you going?" He sat up and cocked his head slightly to the side. I giggled. "To the mall. You must be really high." He smirked. "Just a little." I walked closer to him kissing his lips. I smiled and wiped away the lipstick that was left on his lips. "Yeah. you need a shower nigga, I don't want that weed smell in my bed." I scrunched my nose, he laughed and kissed my lips again. "IIght, I got chu, go have fun." He said pulling out a stack and handing it to me. I took it and kissed his lips one more time before leaving. I'm not one of those woman that won't take money from they man if it's being given to them. Imma take it! Call me a goldigger or what have you, but I think every man should spoil their woman in some way, financially, physically, mentally, emotionally. So if you ain't gon take ya man's money when he wants you to enjoy yourself then that's you. Now let me explain one more thing, just because he might give you some money now and again that don't mean you go out and ask him for money every time. Make your own money ladies. Don't depend on him to always give you money. Once in a while, but not all the time. Be independent.