Page 76 of Arris, Jayme & Dyani
I was fifteen minutes into the drive when my phone rang.
“Hello?”
“It’s damn near ten in the morning and yet I haven’t heard from you. What’s going on?” Jayme asked.
“Are you okay?” Dyani asked.
I smiled at the fact that they’d three-way called me.
“I’m good. The shop got vandalized and my room got really fucked up but I’m good. I got caught up cleaning and helping Alex however I could but I’m about to head home and see if I can get a little sleep. I moved some shit around on my schedule so I don't have anything to tattoo until later tonight and that’s it. I’m about to head to the crib and see if I can get some more sleep in.”
“Do you need anything?” Dyani asked.
“Nah, baby. I’m good.”
“Well, do they know who did it?”
“Nah. We’re waiting around to see the camera footage from some of the nearby shops. The cops are working on getting it.”
“Any ideas?” Jayme asked.
“A few, but I’m not going to make a move until I get some confirmation.”
“Well, that’s smart,” Dyani offered.
“I’m proud of you,” Jayme added.
“Thank you, baby.”
“Do you have a game plan?” Jayme asked.
“Something like that but I wanted to run it by you first.”
“Okay?” She sounded confused. “What’s up?”
“Alex wants to sell the shop.”
“What?”
“Yeah, and he asked me to buy it.”
“For how much?”
“Ten grand down and we can work out the rest. I told him if I was interested I’d put two thousand in his hand by tomorrow and work on getting the eight.”
“How much do you already have saved up for a shop?”
“About twenty-one racks,” I admitted, “but I’m not going to lie, thinking about emptying my savings account when shit isn’t set in stone and we have Blake doesn’t sound too smart.”
“Maybe not, but I still think you should do it,” Jayme said. “I mean, I have a little nest egg of my own that I can use if Blake ends up needing something. Plus, he only wants ten down so you can sit on the rest if you really want to.”
“Is there a reason you’re second guessing it?” Dyani asked.
“Honestly? It’s something about handing over that kind of cash that’s making me a lil iffy.”
“Nah. There’s something about being your own boss and having to deal with everything that comes with being a business owner that’s stressing you out,” Jayme corrected.
“Oh. Word?”
