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“What does she do?”
“She’s a nurse, but he’s not letting her work. She lost a baby about a month ago. That’s when she started looking for help.”
I open the file and look at the picture. She’s gorgeous. Slanted green eyes, gorgeous mocha-brown skin, and silky dark curls. I flip to the next picture, and I’m sold. She has a banging body.
“Collect her.”
He nods and pulls his phone out. No doubt to reach out and let her know we’re going to offer to change her life. “Take Ny.”
He lifts his head to look at me. I shrug and wipe my mouth with a napkin. She looks like she needs a female friend. My gut says to send Ny.
“You sure?”
“Yeah, this one needs her.”
I have a good feeling about this one. Nyla hasn’t been able to promote any of the other girls. They’re not ready. I might need to shake things up to push their loyalty in the right direction. I need more like Ming, Kamiko, and Alyona.
I can’t have another Essence situation. She fit a need, but I saw from the beginning she would be a problem. I’m not interested in fucking her, but I don’t think she’s ready to accept that.
She took things too far, knowing I was in a tight spot that night. Honestly, if I didn’t need her, I would let Nyla get rid of her. I didn’t like the position she put me in.
All I told her to do was play things up with me and Jace. We were being watched and I wanted it to get back that Jace and I indeed have a thing going where we share and are involved with each other.
I’m going to handle the situation. I just need her to serve her purpose first. I close the folder then look through my phone for messages and emails. I have a full day ahead of me.
“Last month was my fault,” I say without looking up. “I’m giving you a free pass. Use it before the week is up.”
“What about that thing I was telling you about? Her early birthday gift. It’s next week.”
“Then use it then. Did you get the gift?”
“Yeah, I hope she likes it.”
I smile. He’s nervous. His accent is slipping. Ny will love anything he gives her, but this will be over the top. She’s going to go nuts.
“Trust me, she will.”
“Thanks for fixing this before it was too late.”
“Why not let me fuck up and step in?”
I’ve been wondering about this for a month. I know Ny’s real anger was with me. I thought for sure he was going to swoop in to save the day. Instead, he harped on me making the time to fix it.
“This doesn’t work for me without you.”
“You do know there’s never going to be anything between us. I’m not changing my mind about that. I don’t give a fuck who asks.”
He frowns. “You’re an asshole. You know that?”
“An asshole you’re not getting into.”
He rolls his eyes. “That’s not it for me. Listen, what I want is to know that Ny is always happy and taken care of. Emotionally, financially, physically, mentally. We each give her those things but neither as a whole.
“With you, I know no matter what happens she’s good. She’ll be happy. I do my part, you do yours. Like when we were kids, and she wanted to go on the merry-go-round but couldn’t hold on for long.
“You were there to hold her up. I was there to push. Her smile and laughter made my world, and I was so grateful to you because I didn’t have to tell her I couldn’t make something happen for her. Am I making sense?”
I stare at him and process his words. I remember that and I felt the same way. I would have figured it out, but I was glad he was there to help. She was so happy. It was then I knew I’d do anything to keep that smile on her face. We were so young, but I knew.
