“What are y’all going there for?” Simone asked. “You’re not still thinking about asking that crackhead to join our family, are you?”
“Of course not,” I assured Simone.
“She getting on my nerves, so Jada’s going to shut her down,” Diane said.
“I wanna go,” Bella said quickly. She stood up and started shaking her ass. “I might even dance while I’m there.”
“Why, so you can fall off the damn stage again?” Simone asked and started to get ready to leave.
“Why you go
tta go there, Simone, with your no-dancing ass,” Bella came back.
“Aren’t we getting a little loose with the language, ladies?” I asked.
“Sorry, Jada,” they both said, and Diane stuck out her tongue. It was usually her that I had to chastise about her language, but lately it hasn’t been an issue.
“Where are you two going?” I asked.
“With you,” Simone said.
“No. You guys have got to wait here for Chante.”
“She has a cell phone, am I correct?” Simone said in as proper a manner as she could.
“Simone, you are absolutely correct. Chante does have a cell phone,” I said and took out my cell phone.
Bella walked up to me. “Can we talk for a second?” she asked quietly.
“Sure.”
“Jada, I don’t feel comfortable around Chante after the other night,” Bella told me.
“I understand. But that’s why I want you to wait here for her. I’m going to talk to her tonight, but I wanna know if she comes at you again.”
“What about Simone?”
“Have you told her anything?”
“No.”
“You let me worry about Simone,” I said and headed for the door. When I opened the door, there was Chante.
Chante
“Oh, hey, Chante,” Jada said, obviously startled to see me standing there.
I almost went for my gun when the door flew open. “I was just about to ring the bell.”
“Good, now we don’t have to wait for her,” I heard Bella say in the background.
“Y’all weren’t trying to leave me, were you?”
“Me and Diane were gonna make a run,” Jada said and looked at Diane. “But we can do that anytime,” she said and kept walking out of her apartment.
“Hey, Chante,” Diane said, hugged and kissed me on the cheek. After she squeezed my ass, she followed Jada to the parking lot. I can tell by the way she looks at me that she’s interested, and I’m curious.
Bella was standing in the hallway; but when I looked at her she looked away. I’d wondered if I had come on a little too strong when I tried to get Bella to talk the other night. “How you doin’, Bella?” I asked and followed Diane. Bella didn’t answer. I looked over my shoulder and saw she and Simone coming behind me. “What’s up, Chante,” Simone said.