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“You hear me? I’m sorry I didn’t call yesterday. Everything was a damn blur.”
“How are things been going?”
“Good. I won’t lie I kinda like this nigga.”
“I mean you better. You just up and left and haven’t looked back. If I didn’t understand myself I would have questioned it more. I know how easy it is to get caught up in someone you feeling.” My eyes floated in the room trying to get a look at Prince.
“Right, but things got crazy yesterday.”
“What you mean? What happened?”
“Crazy. We were at another one of his events, and some chick wanted to start shit. So you know me, I closed her damnmouth. That led to Apollo getting into it with her guy, and the police were called, but somehow, even though they started everything, Apollo was the only one who got arrested.”
“Huh? That doesn’t make sense at all.”
“I know. I was down at the station trying to straighten it out all night.”
I paused.
“Why are you so quiet? Did you hear me?”
“I didn’t say nothing. I just find it funny,” I said with no smile in sight. I looked over my shoulder again trying to trace Prince again. His call had ended, and he was sitting on the bed. Now that I knew my sister was okay it was time to wrap things up with her.
“I just feel like all these niggas are the same. I’m enjoying my time with Apollo for what it’s worth. I do like him, but at the end of it all, what does it mean if it ends up being the same as it always is? I mean, Apollo looks good as hell, but I’m tired of always having to check females behind a nigga. You know I don’t play about my respect no matter the reason but going through the same shit gets tiring. After this is all said and done, I think I will be like you, travel the world, and see what it has to offer. We have been running so long, and we haven’t been living. I just need Apollo to live up to his end of the bargain and I’m out of here.”
“Bargain? What bargain?” That was the first time I heard her mention that.
“Oh, nothing girl. I’m just trippin.”
“I’m pretty sure you know what you are saying. What’s going on?” I braced myself. I was so ready to hear about more bullshit because there always was. It wasn’t lost on me thatHamp was still out there and even Maceo. I tried to push that from my mind because Prince told me he was going to handle it. It scared me that there was only one way to actually handle that. But what the hell was this bargain Nesha was talking about?
“Stop thinking a mile a minute. I know you, sis’. It’s a sexual bargain. I’ll tell you more about it soon.” She was lying but I couldn’t do anything about it. For now, she was good, so before she blew my mood completely, I was getting off the phone with her.
“I hear you, sis’. I’m glad everything is okay but let me call you back.”
“Ooh, so I did interrupt something. Get it, girl. Use these niggas for what they are good for.”
“Love you, sis’,” I disconnected. I was so sure I was going to go inside and dive on Prince and finish what we started, but instead, I took a moment and focused on the stars. I leaned forward against the beautiful balcony. For the first time, I felt like my sister and I were on two different paths. I don’t know why I held back my happiness and shared how the relationship between Prince and I had blossomed. It was like it had always been her and I against the world for as long as I could remember. I was with someone who wanted to take on the world for me. A man who was stirring so many growing feelings inside of me that made my trepidation ramp up to heights unknown.
I pushed myself upright. My mind didn’t want to calm down, but at least I could get what my body needed. I took a step into the room and stopped. Prince was sprawled across the bed knocked out cold. He didn’t snore, but today, I could hear it faintly. That man exhausted his body, and no one could tell him to stop. I bent down and loosened the strings on his shoes to take them off his feet. He was so tired he didn’t wake. Therewas nothing left to do but slip into bed next to him. I wanted to pretend it was just about sex. That lie couldn’t fly once I laid my head on his chest, and his heartbeat calmed all the anxieties I had swirling through my head. I loved what he did to my body. I even loved the things he did for me. None of that mattered because what I truly loved was Prince and who he was to me: his calming presence and his stubborn nature. I craved him physically and mentally. I felt tears fall from my eyes, and I swiped them away before they hit his chest. I missed him, and he was right next to me, and I couldn’t fathom that.
I missed our intimacy, and I prayed that this project didn’t last too much longer because I wanted things to go back to how they were. Knowing Prince it would just be the next thing. He was so determined. I didn’t want to be a brat and make it all about me, but they didn’t tell you about this part. How loving a hardworking man meant there would be times when the thing you desperately wanted wasn’t available to you. He would be doing more, and with this expansion, I wondered about the time. I quickly got used to our everyday routine, and the last week was harder than I would have imagined. I needed to rest. My body was tired, and even though my mind was working overdrive, I closed my eyes, thankful for getting the time I did today.
Prince
“Burning the candle at both ends ain’t you?” Remy was the first person to speak to me this morning as I came by to check the progress on the right wing of the hotel. Le definitely didn’t have two words for my ass. I felt like shit that I fell asleep on her like that. She gathered her shit this morning and left expeditiously. Not as much as a kiss or a kiss my ass.
“Yeah,” I answered because it really wasn’t shit else I could say
“Where have you been? I’m used to you being more hands on than this.”
“Business,” I answered flatly and swiveled my head around the open space. There were a few workers slightly out of earshot.
“Last I checked this was your business. Maybe I’m mistaken though. I can’t really get a trace on you lately.”
“I didn’t know I needed to be traced,” I answered irritated.
“Don’t give me that shit and don’t get cocky. What the hell has been going on with you?” Remy’s voice rose slightly and he came down from the ladder he worked on. Flat-footed, he stood before me, and I didn’t say a word.
