Page 57 of Session 25

“Nah. She left earlier looking all cute but-” I cut my eyes at him. He knew what it was with us, so his slick ass comment was about to get him punched.

“Aight.” I lifted my hand in the air. All that extra shit he was saying wasn’t worth a damn. I got back in my car before heading to Harlem. It had been a minute since I saw my dudes and had a few drinks. Koi had me feeling some type of way, so before I lost my shit, I was gonna go chill with my boys. I needed a drink and a cigar.

“Damn nigga we ain’t seen you in months. Rae must have found her another chick to lay up under.” My right-hand man, Aaron, yelled over the music as I dapped him up.

“Nigga I found a chick to lay up under,” I boasted.

“Oh, you finally ready to face the fact that you and Rae are just friends with benefits. Where is the new shorty at?”

“Long story short. I probably fucked it up with her.” I called the bartender over and ordered a round of tequila shots. Aaron tried to pick my brain, but the music was too loud, and I wasn’t in the mood to go down the rabbit hole of the Koi, Rae, and me fiasco.

I was kicked back, enjoying myself, until I spotted her. My eyes became low as my jaw clenched. She was whining her hips to the music, while her people hyped her up. Without much thought, I got up from my seat and walked in her direction.

“That’s what you on?” I knelt down in her ear. I expected Koi to fight me off, but she continued to dance until they switched the song. I spun her around. “You out here dancing and shit and I’m looking for you?”

“Roman, I told you what it was earlier. Let’s not even do too much. It is what it is.” She tried to give me her back, but I wasn’t hearing that. I wrapped my arm around her waist.

“You not gonna herb me, I’ll let you enjoy your night but trust I’ll be checking for you tonight.”

“Why? I may be too busy.”

“Fuck around and find out, Koi. That’s all Ima say.” Her two friends looked at me with raised brows. I smiled, nodded, and left. I knew all eyes were on me because I could feel the burning on my back.

“So, I take it that's the shorty.” Aaron looked over my shoulder. “She's cute. She looks young though.”

“She is young, and that is the fucking problem. Plus, my wife done tasted her as well, so yea.”

“Nigga what?” I never kept secrets from Aaron. We had known each other our whole life.

“You heard me.”

“Shit. So now what?”

“Listen, it’s out there. Rae don’t want me, and Koi does, or she did, so I’m ready to file for divorce and see what that looks like for all parties involved. Aaron nodded his head.

“She’s coming this way. What you plan on doing?” He asked.

“Ima go holla at her for a few minutes. She’s used to a nigga who don’t hold up his on his end and that ain’t me.”

“I hear you.”

“You get five minutes to come talk to me.” Koi poked out her bottom lip. “I’m not doing this with you or Rae.” She folded her arms.

“Bet.” I ran my tongue over my teeth.

By the time we made it outside, Koi’s face was flushed. “How much did you drink?”

“Enough, why?” She was leaning against the brick wall. Her nipples were on full display as her chest rose and fell. I spotted some niggas staring at her.

“You got this little shit on and you ain’t even safe.” I touched her small top.

“And dealing with you was safe?” She closed her eyes for a second. “I can’t do this. I’m tired, and I don’t feel good.”

“What’s wrong? You need me to take you home?” I became concerned.

“No. You’ve done enough.” She looked around. “Just go get my friends, please.”

“Get your friends? And leave you out here? Nah. You got me confused with someone else.”