Page 98 of Save Room for Us

Bianni ignored him, and I could hear the clack of her cheap ass sandals as she neared me.

“You didn’t hear me speak, Sif?” she quizzed, pausing right by me and hitting me with a scent of perfume, weed, unwashed pussy, and ravioli or some type of tomato sauce. The concoction turned my fucking stomach, and it was obvious another nigga, probably just as filthy as her, had only recently been in it.

“I did.” I focused on the drinks I wanted.

Laughing, she replied, “Oh damn, okay. I see how you doing it, acting like you don’t know nobody no more now that you done fucking Milan.”

“I never knew you. ’Scuse me.” I slipped by her, heading toward the front and hating that there was now a small line. Theperson up front was a young woman, so of course, Ray took his time, flirting and shit with the girl who was young enough to be his great granddaughter.

“Well, Milan was telling me about a little threesome she wanted to invite me to.” Bianni came and stood next to me.

“Move over. You too fucking close.” I nudged her. She obliged, but I could see the embarrassment in her high yellow ass face.

“Anyway, when is the threesome?”

I chuckled. “You ain’t got no fucking shame, huh?” I moved up in the line, watching Ray ignore the nigga in front of me to watch the female customer’s ass as she left. When Bianni didn’t reply, looking stupid, I said, “I don’t know who the threesome is with, but wrong nigga. You said yourself I don’t fuck with Milan no more.”

“Oop!” She shielded her mouth with a laugh as she stepped up with me to the front. Ray eyed her then me, then her again before coming back to me.

“You get all the pretty ladies.” He winked at Bianni.

“Nah, nigga, this ain’t mine. At all.” I shook my head. “Not even a little bit.” I peeled off some cash as a few niggas who overheard laughed, making Bianni suck her teeth.

“Oh, okay!” Ray snickered a bit as he processed and bagged my shit up.

“It could just be us two. Milan don’t have to be there.” Bianni followed me out. “I can come with you now, and she won’t even know.” She giggled. “I taught Milan everything she knows.” She lowered her voice on that part.

Turning back to her as I stood at the edge of the curb near my vehicle, waiting for the cars to pass,I said, “I wouldn’t even let yo’ poor hygiene having ass make me a plate at a cookout, and you think I’d fuck you?” I felt my forehead crease I was so mystified.

I truly wanted to hear her thoughts because the fact that she thought a nigga of my caliber would even be remotely interested in a woman who couldn’t even bathe regularly was fucking preposterous, as Bashar would say. I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful—it wasn’t my style—but I had to keep it real and give her ass some perspective.

It only made me miss my girl even more, especially the way she smelled.

“Excuse me?” She folded her arms.

“And while youteachingMilan sex positions, she need to be teaching you how to put a towel, soap, andhotwater to yo’ ass.” I stepped down off the curb to get to my driver’s seat. “Don’t offer me that pungent shit no more. It’s insulting, and muthafuckas don’t insult me and live to tell about it.”

Hopping in my car, I sped off, lip still turned up at the audacity and stench of Bianni. About ten minutes later, my phone buzzed, so I checked the shit at a red light.

Milan: Did you try to fuck my cousin?

I didn’t respond, and by the time I got to the crib, another message had been sent.

Milan: I hate you so much, Asif. Nothing is ever good enough for you. You got me, Stazi, and now you trying my cousin too? I just wish…

Choosing not to read the rest, I locked my phone after putting it on silent and headed up to kick it with my amazingly scented woman and cute ass Sophie.

FEW DAYS LATER…

Sliding into my car,I saw Analicia was calling me, so I started my engine before answering, allowing it to come through the speakers.

“Where are you?” she asked, not even saying hello back.

“Leaving the doctor. Is everything okay?” I frowned, pausing mid-reverse out of my parking space.

“The doctor? Why? What’s wrong?”

“You answer me first, Leeci.” I pulled out.

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