Chapter 4

Nicki answered her phone still half asleep and feeling sick. Zuri was pressed up against Nic’s side feeling hotter than ever. She pressed answer and groaned at his voice bumming through.

“Faree stop yelling I can hear you and she’s laying here sleeping.”

“I’m coming over.”

“For what? It’s…. 10 am.”

“LJ didn’t tell you? Oh.”

“Oh yeah, I’m tired just knock and he’ll answer.”

“Alright.”

Nicki pulled Zuri away from her side and went to the bathroom. She looked herself over then walked into her room and froze. Zuri giggled and coughed as Safaree tickled her. Nicki shrugged them off since they weren’t paying attention to her. She stepped in her closet and stripped off her night tee. I’m so tired damn. She huffed and reached up for her store shirt. She jumped feeling a pair of hands on her breast.

“Onika.”

“Faree… Don’t start this shit.”

“I miss you… Your perfect body.”

“Well keep missing it cause I see Karen’s still around.”

She snapped kicking him off her. She turned around and hugged him tight. He became rock hard feeling her naked body against his excited him. She pulled back facing him.

“You miss this?”

“Yes.”

“How much?”

“A lot?”

“Howww muchh?”

“I want to come home.”

Nicki smirked and pulled up on his body and grabbed her work shirt then slid down his body. She put on her shirt, changed her thongs and pulled on her jeans. Safaree pulled her back into the back of the closet.

“Me and…”

“When she’s completely gone, we’ll….”

Safaree kissed her as she tried to speak. He pushed her up against the wall she resisted his kiss. They both looked towards the door as Lamar stood in the doorway looking pissed. Nicki looked down then back up as Lamar punched Safaree in the face. Nicki fell onto the floor then hurried to her feet.

“Please STOP, Lamar!”

“Fuck that!”

“Lamar PLEASE!”

“Nigga you fucking with the wrong one! I’m not scared of you.”

Lamar kicked Safaree in the stomach. Nicki jumped on Faree feeling her body go numb then she blacked. Lamar’s foot met Nic’s chest with a hard thud. Lamar picked Nicki up and ran out the closet into the living room.

“Yo, Zur call 911!”

“Why… Mommy!”

“Zuri call the fucking cops!”

“What’s wrong with my mommy?”

“What the hell?

“LJ, some….”

Zuri passed out looking at Nicki’s lifeless body across the sofa as Lamar gave her mouth to mouth. LJ grabbed Zuri pulling her to the kitchen and putting the dish towel on her head and shook her. She opened her eyes then hugged him tight. He dialed the cops.

“Yo what the hells going on?”

“Son, help me.”

“Dad, what the hell happen to you?”

“That son of bitch snuck me and your mom!”

“Lamar what the fuck you do?”

“I’m sorry I didn’t mean…”

Nicki began coughing. She grabbed her chest and laid back screaming out in pain. LJ held his Dad up while Zuri sat over her mother’s head. The house went quiet as Nic cried out. The knock interrupted everyone’s train of thought. Zuri opened the door to two cops and paramedics, who hurried in and took Nic and SB. Lamar grabbed his coat and followed behind them. LJ and Zuri got in the cop car and followed them to the hospital. The day had just began.

Nicki woke up in a bed that wasn’t her. She looked down and sighed heavily seeing LJ at the foot of the bed. She tried sitting up and screeched loudly. LJ raced over and pushed her back down on the bed. He looked her in the face as she closed her eyes until the pain stopped. Zuri walked in next to the nurse, who pushed Safaree into the room. She sat on his lap as they watched TV and waited to see if Nic would wake back up.

“She looks so pretty, but I bet she doesn’t feel it.”

“What happen Dad?”

“Lamar raged when he seen me and ya moms talking and just attacked me, pussy nigga, excuse my french then ya mom just threw herself on top of me and took a blow to the chest. Fuck, this is all my fault!”

“It’s okay Daddy.”

“Where he go?”

“He left.”

“Wow.”

They all sat quiet. Only noise was the TV and the chaos outside of the room. Nicki opened her eyes and looked around at their faces being glued to the TV. She closed her eyes feeling the pain come and go in her chest. She breathed in slow then out. Safaree looked over at her then rolled up next to her side. She opened one eye and smirked putting her hand on the side of his face.

“I’m sorry for this Nic.”

“It’s okay Faree…”

She spoke in a low dry tone. She smiled feeling Zuri’s body across her feet. LJ crawled up beside her and snuggled. She sighed and closed her eyes back.

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Nicki spent the night at the hospital to make sure she didn’t have any broken bones. The doctor prescribed her pain medicine then sent her, but Safaree had three broken ribs and his left arm was broken. Nic sat on the side of his bed until Karen came in the room giving her a disgusted look. Nicki smirked and kissed SB near the mouth then whispered in his ear.

“I’ll see you later. Get better.”

“Bye Nic.”

“Why didn’t you tell me she was here?”

“I wasn’t going to call you cause you overreact to shit, but it was her idea for me to inform you.”

“Why does she have to tell you to tell your WIFE that you’re hurt?”

“Karen just shut up and hug me.”

He looked at her pouting. She smiled and carefully hugged him. She pecked his lips then straddled his legs. He watched as she swayed left to right. She’s such a white girl. Non dancing ass.

———

Lamar began packing his stuff as he yelled and cussed Nicki out about Safaree. She set on the bed and ignored everything coming out of his mouth. I don’t give a fuck about his attitude, he’ll be back. She smirked watching him throw his clothes in a duffle bag with his underwear. She looked down at the black and purple mark on her chest and sighed looking him over.

“I mean you don’t want me around so you fuck him and shit!”

“Lamar shut the hell up!”

“Nicki don’t fucking talk to me like you didn’t just cheat on me with…”

“Nothing fucking happen! You’re bitching for no fucking reason.”

“Bitching? Fuck you and your screwed ass heart!”

Nicki was pissed and stood up facing Lamar.

“Really? I’m with you! I’ve been with you for 5 years and I look out for my kids father and I’m screwed up? How about how you left me in hospital for two days, how you’re the reason for this ugly mark on my chest, but MY heart is screwed up! Fuck you Lamar and get the fuck out!”

Nicki stormed passed him snatching his bag and throwing it over the side of the balcony. He rushed after her, but was too late. He huffed and grabbed his other bags and walked out. LJ ran in the house with Zuri and D’ara behind him. He laughed as he spoke into his phone.

“Yo Ma?”

“What Man?

“Lamar leaving?”

“Yes for good. Take this duffle to him for me.”

“Mommy, D’ara and I are going to the park.”

“No.”

“Huh?”

“No.”

Zuri walked into Nic’s room to see if she was serious. She stared her in the face and pulled at her hair becoming annoyed. Nicki leaned up against the night stand looking her from head to toe. D’ara appeared in the room and bounced across Nic’s bed. She wrapped her arms around Nic and smiled.

“Hey D Bear!”

“Hey God Mommy!”

“We really can’t go outside?”

“Yes, but not to the park.”

“Why not?”

“Because I said no.”

“Why?”

“Zuri…”

“Whatever.”

Zuri grabbed D’ara’s arm and dragged her outside.

———

Nas pulled up outside the house and smiled watching Nic go to the mailbox. She wore her night tee and her rainboots. He got hard knowing that she only had on a thong under it. She pulled her mail out looking through it. Everything she did in those few seconds excited him. He missed her, needed her and didn’t understand why she didn’t want him the way he wanted her.

He watched as a red lexus truck pulled up as she opened the door. He watched as Safaree got out the car with a cast on his arm. He clinched his teeth together and groaned remembering that the reason he couldn’t be with his woman was because of him.

“I will kill you and get my baby back.”