Ménage à trios

25. Ari

Colorado feels different now that we're back from our quick weekend getaway. It's Monday morning and I have to go to work even though I don't want to but I'm excited to see Nia.

I have so much to fill her in on.

Zayne rolls over as I finish fluffing my hair out from being confined in my purple bonnet and wraps her naked body in my sheets. She's so cute when she's sleepy. She rubs her eyes and yawns as she sits up.

"Stay wimme today." She says in the sexiest sleepy voice ever.

I take a deep breath to calm my hormones before joining her on the bed. When I sit next to her, she wraps me in her arms and then places her head in my lap.

"I was with you all weekend."

"Well, yeah but not foreal." She laughs lightly. "You don't wanna quit and run away wimme?"

As tempting as that sounds, I don't know if quitting my job is a good idea. Playboi won't be around forever to give us money the way he did this weekend and I don't want to get used to a man providing money.

"No baby." I giggle.

"Ugh, fine." Zayne groans. "Maybe Rozay will then. How long you think she's gon' be mad 'bout lil' tic tac?"

We share a look and then she laughs in my lap. It's only 8am and Rosie's still sleeping soundly like a princess in her room since she didn't want to be cramped in mine last night.

"I don't know but I gotta go, babe. Don't let her hear you call him that." I say, smiling as I plant a kiss on her forehead.

She pouts when I get up but I really do have to leave so I'm not late.

"See you later, baby."

The morning passes quickly despite Nia coming in over an hour late. I don't mind though. The store doesn't open until 10am so I'm still alone when she scurries through the door around 9:30am.

She ties up the purple beach waves on her head quickly and then turns to face me when she's done clocking in.

"I'm late, my bad." She says before yawning. "I been tired as fuck lately no matter how much sleep I get."

While she complains, I listen wholeheartedly because she always listens to me. But then something she says about her sore nipples makes me turn my head in question.

"Nia, are you pregnant?" I ask. "Like have you taken a test?"

She scoffs and shakes her head.

"No and I don't need to take a test."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, bitch. His pull out game strong as fuck. I'm not pregnant. My period is comin' and my titties always get sore." She sounds sure of herself so I drop it and nod.

I've never had a pregnancy scare, thank God. I can't imagine a baby on my plate right now especially when I already have two at home.

"What y'all get into this weekend? Your skin is glowin', girl." Nia pries with a slick grin.

Miami's palm trees flash behind my eyes and leaves me smiling from ear to ear. I can't believe we went to Florida and Playboi flew us out.

"So, Playboi flew us to Miami." I start to say but Nia's excitement cuts me off right away.

"Ooouuuhhh, bitch y'all let him fuck!?!" She shrieks loudly.

Flashbacks of me, Zayne and Rosie moaning on Playboi's yacht turns my cheeks a shade darker.

"Girl, spill it. I can't believe you over there bouncin' on million dollar dick and you don't wanna share no details!"

I laugh and before I get the chance to fill her in on the things that definitely did not happen during our trip, my manager enters the store with a dark cloud hanging above her.

Obviously she didn't have a good weekend like I did.

Me and Nia's conversation is cut short when Maria separates us so I don't get to tell her everything else on my mind.

The rest of the day takes forever to pass and that annoys me.

By the time we clock out at 6pm, I'm tired and I miss Zayne and Rosie. I want to speed across town and go home but the nagging feeling in my stomach won't let me.

On our way to the parking lot, I bump shoulders with Nia.

"What are you about to do?" I ask her.

"Girl, nothin'. Go get somethin' to eat 'cause I bitch is hungrrryyyyy."

My eyes travel over her slim thick figure quickly. When she notices they land on the small pudge in her belly, she lets out an annoyed groan.

"You and my mama swear a bitch pregnant. I'm not havin' no baby right now, girl. Damn."

I laugh at my friends frustration but I don't know...

"Seriously though, Ari. Drop it, I'm not pregnant." She says sternly like that changes the fact I'm pretty sure she is.

I lift my arms in defeat and giggle quietly. She's so testy.

"Alright, alright. Fine, whatever you say, Nia."

"Go home to your women and leave me alone with your bad juju. Bye bitchhhhh." She waves me off and climbs into her car which is parked next to mine like it always is.

I shake my head but the smile remains on my face. She is so crazy.

"Bye girl,"