Business Not Pleasure

Chapter: 23 Making It Official

Paula (cashes)

I woke up to the beep of a heart monitor and a head ache from the bright room.

Looking around I notice Dewayne sleep in the chair next to me, and my daughter and Nina sleep in my lap.

I tapped Bria shoulder then Nina's and she moved around. I tapped again and this time she, soon opened her eyes. Nina was still sleep, but soon woke up.

"Mommy!!" She shouted making Dewayne jump out of his chair. He looked panic, but when he saw my face, and seen that I was woke it relaxed. Nina stood up also with a smile on here  face.

He quickly stood up and pulled the chair up to my bed, then he stared at me intensely.

"You scared me." He whispered "you scared the hell out of me." He said more clearer.

I sat back quietly, now understanding that I have feelings for this guy. That it's to late, because you can't hide what you feel.

"I did it for you." I mumble tired.

"What you mean?" I look down to Bria who had a huge smile on her face looking between us. Then she looked back at Nina. That little smart girl. They both walked out the room leaving us alone.

"I had that bad feeling, and a dream that woke me up just in time, because if it wasn't me who was here, then it would have been you 6-feet under."  I look away "it was a set up, but I didn't figure that out up until the dream, and when I got there I was right because Dewayne they was all lined up out there."

It was quiet. I was looking out the window.

"What made you do something so stupid?" He ask.

"You." I look at him straight in the eyes, and I could tell he was shocked. "But was I shot? No. So what I did was smart, I hit my head pretty hard though."

"Damn, you put your life on the line for me." He say.

"Well my loyalty is to strong." I smile. He chuckled.

"Well you scared me Paula. You scared the livin shit out of me, and I never cared for a woman as much as I do now. Well after my family and daughter." I laughed and nodded.

"The same." I smile. "How long I been out?"

"Three days."

"Damn the hit was that hard!" He nodded.

"They said you could've lost your memory, but you perfectly fine."

I sighed and admitted something that would of been hard for me before, but now I was sure. "I don't wanna do this any more."

"Do what?"

"Run a drug place. Trap or anything. I don't wanna do this no more." I say.

"Why?"

"Because I have a daughter, I have a family and I can't do that anymore. I'm quitting, I'm leaving the game. I don't wanna step back in that place unless needed." I nod.

"Good." He say. I was shocked.

"What? How?"

"Because your safe."

I smiled. "I'm gonna open up a beauty salon. Right after school I went to cosmetology school and did good and finished early. So it's time to open up a place for myself."

"I'm gonna support you either way, but Paula I want you to be mine."

I was shock "you do?"

"I want you as my girl. So will you be my girl?" He ask.