Upgrade U

Chapter 11

Beyoncé's POV
Rowland Household
February 12

"Ready or not, here I come!" I shouted as I finished counting. I could hear the pair giggling from the kitchen but acted oblivious.

"Hmm, I wonder where they are." I spoke out loud, approaching their hiding spot. "Kelly, where are they?"

"I really don't know, Bey. They're definitely not in here." She lied for the kids who were evidently hiding in one of the counters.

"Ok, I'll go look outside." That elicited a giggle from Zamora and I heard Titan shush her.

As I was leaving the kitchen, my phone rang in my pocket and it was Wayne. He was calling about the Meek situation.

For the past few months, especially after the New Years Eve fiasco, I'd kept some surveillance on him. I had his daily schedule down to a T. I knew his every move and breath.

"What's up, Wayne?"

"What's the move with Meek?" He cut straight to the chase.

"I'm still thinking." I lied as I fake searched garden, knowing the kids were watching from the kitchen. "Just proceed with the other missions, Tune."

"Cool, you scheduled a meeting on Thursday for the drop in Houston?"

"Yeah. I want you, Baby and Wop there. Make sure my head boys are there too." I explained whilst going back inside. "I'm coming there after an auction."

"Ight, just call me when everything's sorted with you." He spoke. "Oh, and Bey."

"Yes?"

"Don't think I can't tell that you're stalling, because I can."

"Bye, Wayne." I chuckled.

"Bye, bumblebee."

When I hung up, I went straight back to the kitchen and caught the kids. I wasn't going to play dumb long enough for them to actually think I was dumb.

When I caught them, they chased me to the living room. Then out the front door where Nicki's car was just parking. When the kids saw her, they ran over to her. Zamora hugged her mother and Titan greeted her.

"Hi, miss Nicki." Titan chirped and Nicki smiled.

"Hi, Nicki." I smiled and went in for a hug, which she slyly rejected by picking up her daughter.

"Hi, Bey. I'm here to collect my sack of potatoes." She tickled her daughter.

"I'm not a sack of potatoes, mommy." She giggled profusely.

"Thank you so much for taking care of my daughter, Bey. I had so many errands to run today." She showed her gratitude. "And I had to go to school."

"School?" I furrowed my brows.

"Yeah. I go to culinary school." She explained, playing with Zamora's hair. "But yeah, thanks for taking care of her."

"No problem, they can have as many play dates as they want."

"Bye, BeyBey." Zamora said. It was her first time calling me that, which evidently stunned me. Nicki noticed too as she admired her own daughter. She picked that nickname up from Titan.

"Bye, Princess." I waved as she was placed on the ground and started walking to the car.

"Again, thank you so much. I owe you." Nicki spoke whilst unlocking the door for her child and getting into the vehicle.

Zamora waved from her car seat to Titan and I, we waved back with smiles on our faces before we raced each other back into the house.

By the time we'd run around the backyard and played another round of hide n seek, Kelly had finished cooking.