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“He isss. Can you believe it’s been over a year now?” I replied, blushing.
“Hmmm. Well, do you plan to really settle down? Like, is he feeling like the one?” she asked.
My eyes bucked as I stared back at her. “Shaina. You doing too much now. I love him, and he loves me. A year is not long enough to be talking about that kind of commitment.”
“Yeah, okay,” she said, rolling her eyes. “I just know you, Sav. One wrong move, and the nigga is gone. You don’t give them a chance. You did the same thing with Tru, and he loved you. I like Emery. I hope you keep him around. All I want is for you to be happy.”
I rolled my eyes extra hard and sucked my teeth. “Tru was a cheating ass bitch. Had hoes everywhere. I just didn’t tell you that. Y’all liked him so much, and he was controlling as hell. Didn’t want me to go anywhere without him. He went through my phone all the time. Shaina, respectfully, let me live my damn life.”
She sucked her teeth. “Sav, you ain’t gotta be so damn nasty about it.”
“I’m not,” I shot back. “I’m just telling you that I don’t throw these niggas away. The trash takes itself out. Now, what are we drinking? I need something strong.”
“I kinda want some green tea shots. You know I can’t drink like that no more. The last time I went out with you, my husband had to nurse me back to health for two whole days.”
“Okay, Auntie. Green tea shots it is.” I giggled, waiting for her to catch on.
Her eyes flicked to me, and a laugh punched out of her. “Girl, fuck you. If you gon’ call me Auntie, put fine as fuck in front of it, thank you.”
“You ain’t wrong, sista! Fine as fuck! Marley and Derrick made some bad ass bitches.”
We slapped hands across the table, laughing. Shaina was my best fuckin’ friend. Our middle sister was in her own world, but we still loved her. Shit, I invited her, and she didn’t show up. But my big sister was my heart outside my body. I’d do anything for her, and she would for damn sure do anything for me.
After we ordered our food, the waiter didn’t take long to come back. We were already tipsy as hell by the time she placed our sushi in front of us. We ended up ordering a bit of everything to eat off each other’s plates. The waiter came to our table with a big ass tray of food like it was five of us. But with the number of drinks I planned to consume, I needed it.
“Ladies, we have the spicy lobster, shrimp tempura, yellowtail nigiri, seared wagyu nigiri, and crispy spicy tuna rice. Is there anything else I can get for you two?” the waitress asked.
“No, thank you,” I said, smiling and ready to dig in.
“I’ll be right back with your cocktails.”
Shaina looked over at me like she didn’t need another drink. “I ain’t fuckin’ with you no more, Sav. I’m so glad I told Zay to come get me.”
“If you can’t hang, just say that.” I giggled and picked up a piece of yellowtail with my chopsticks.
“I can’t, bitch. Ima ask that lady to bring me some water.”
“Well, eat something. I don’t want Zay blaming me for his wife not knowing how to hold her liquor. You had that last baby, and she sat your ass down.”
She shook her head, grabbing a piece of wagyu. “Thirty-five was too damn old to be having a baby. Especially when Jiovanni was already fifteen. I knew better.”
We both sat there, fuckin’ that food up. Our drinks finally came, and I was in heaven. Nue Sun could do no wrong in my eyes. Of all the places I could’ve heard this nigga’s name again, it would be here. The TV was loud as hell, and it was the press conference for Juvie. I ignored it because it would be the third time I had heard the same information.
“We are live with the Baltimore Blackhawks from Richland Bank & Trust Stadium as they officially welcome All-Star shortstop JuMarion Ross back home.”
Shaina’s neck snapped up so fast, then she looked back at me. “Bitchhh! Now hold the fuck up.”
I shrugged. “What?”
“Bitch!” she said louder, looking from me to the TV.
“What, Shaina?!”
“Is that Juvie?!” she shrieked.
“Uhm, doesn’t it look like him?”
“And you wasn’t gon’ tell me? Oh, my God. How long has it been? Fifteen years?”
