Growing Pains (Book II)

Chapter Twenty Four

-- hardly edited 😬

Tuesday, Feb. 14th
5:30pm...

Aaliyah

"Are you sure this is the building you want?" I asked Arianna.

"I am." She smiled.

We were in a building that Arianna wanted to buy.

She's into makeup, skin care, and things of that nature and her business partner is into nails.

She has the shop setup in the front and in the back is where they'll actually do the nails and makeup.

I did like this for her and her friend.

"Aubree is like a foreal business man. He said I have to have everything prepared like he's an investor. He wants figures; budget management, staffing, portfolios, everything." She plopped down in a chair.

"Girl, that's just templates." Trish waved her off.

"What you mean?" Arianna asked.

"Just buy a laptop and an iPhone, I'll set you up." She replied.

"No lie, she changed my life." I co-signed for her.

"Well, what do you want for dinner on Friday night?" Arianna asked.

"I'll take garlic shrimp." She replied.

My phone rung as they kept talking.

"Hello?"

"What's good bae." He greeted me.

"Hey babe." I smiled.

"Come to Jas' house."

"Jas?" I asked, unsure why.

"Yeah bae, come straight here, please." He replied.

"Is something wrong with Adelynn?" I asked.

He smacked his lips. "Bye."

He really hung up on me too.

I laughed to myself, stuffing my phone in my back pocket.

"What's wrong with Addie?" She asked, calling her by her nickname.

"Nothing and I got hung up on for asking." I playfully rolled my eyes.

"Girl, she's probably safer with him than she is with you." Trish waved me off.

I couldn't help but to laugh at her.

"Y'all ready?" Arianna asked. "I think everyone wants to meet up around 7, right?"

"Yeah, at Jas' house this time." I responded.

"Come on then, I told them we'll be by within the next week to buy the building." She told me as we walked out.

Arianna didn't want to let this building get away from them so her and her friend came together on the deposit, and Aubree is coming with the rest.

We walked to Trish's 4Runner and got in.

We drove to Jas' house singing songs and Arianna even popped open a bottle and while I kept declining, she finally pressured me into it.

Oh well.

No breast feeding until tomorrow.

When we pulled up, we were lit but not too much. Just enough to have fun regardless of whoelse joins in.

"Y'all are sooo crazy." I laughed as we got out.

We approached the door and walked in.

I knew the men were in Luke's man cave so I kept walking.