𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔 ˡⁱˡ ᵐᵉᵉᶜʰ

21

*DONT FORGET TO VOTE & COMMENT*

"I just need a couple months off Victor, I always come thru for you and you can't even do the same.." Tina rolled her eyes as her manager turned his back on her while going through the work schedule.

"You know how much fucking events I agreed to have you on for?! Do you know how much money I'm gonna lose?!!!! You need help funding the abortion or something because I'll pay for it" He yelled out and she looked down hoping nobody was eavesdropping.

"I can't change my situation Vic..."

"You see that's the problem....Everytime I hire one of you girls, ya get knocked up by a famous dude, put him on child support, and then quit. Get out of my office, Tina" Victor said as he sat in his office chair shuffling through his papers.

Tina just stayed quiet and walked out of Starlets feeling worst than ever. Starlets was basically her lifestyle since she was 16, adjusting to a new life without it was going to be difficult.

"Why yo face look like that?" Dusty asked after she got in the passenger seat of his car. He instantly noticed her sadness.

"I don't know, he just wasn't being understanding at all" She sighed and sinked her body in the seat.

"I bet he'll be understanding if I go knock him the fuck out, just give me the green light" His voice angered and Tina could tell by his demeanor, he meant it.

"You just got out the jam a year ago, not bout to let you go back" Tina held the side of his face before leaning in to give him a deep kiss, kisses always calmed him.

He was there with her through everything, at a time where she felt like her lowest. Tina didn't even know a type of love like that existed, the feeling of knowing someone genuinely loved you without wanting to control or change you.

"Watchu wanna eat?" He asked after they finally pulled apart.

"Five guys!" Tina exclaimed, she had been craving burgers almost every day of that week.

"All them burgers and them yoga classes we starting soon gon have yo body looking nice after baby here" He chuckled as he sped off away from Starlets.

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"Shayla either you gon get the fuck out or shut up, I just want my peace!" Meech yelled out as he flopped himself on the couch and flickered on the TV to whatever channel was on.

"I don't wanna argue with you Meech, how you gon call me another girl name while we fucking and I can't even ask you why?" Shayla voice sounded exactly how she felt, drained.

"Because I don't gotta answer to you, leave me alone bro"

"Why you treating me like this?....You know what, it don't even matter no more" She sucked her teeth before heading towards the door only to be pulled back by her waist.

"I'm sorry now stop tryna fake leave all the time when you know I wanna be with you" He turned her around so she could face him and sat down by his kitchen island.

"How I know you not gon run off with her again like you did in Jamaica? Everyone in my comments be making jokes saying you Tina man and I'm some temporary hoe, I gotta feel secure with you or I'm wasting my time" Shayla sat on his lap and he ran his fingers through her hair.

"I'm here right now. That's why I get so mad when you question me and shit cause I already chose you over shawty. I'm cool where I'm at" He lied through his teeth but made it sound sincere enough for her to believe him.

Meech sat there while Shayla stayed put in his arms and still found himself reflecting on memories with Tina.

"So what you want out of life forreal? I know Starlets not where you wanna be forever" Meech laid on Tina's stomach and rubbed onto her ass as they had one of their daily night talks.

"I don't know yet, I mean the whole point of working at Starlets was so I could pay for nursing school and then once I got my degree, I just never left. Maybe in a year or two when I stack up enough money, I'll start doing nursing again then finally start my dream of working in the NICU"

"NICU? You wanna work with sick babies? Why?" He questioned.

"Because they're innocent and deserve a chance at life, my mama drunk throughout her whole
pregnancy with me and the NICU made sure I had a chance to live" Tina expressed to him and he smiled thinking about her as a nurse.

"At least I know you'll make a good mother when the day come.." Meech admitted as Tina sat there laughing at the thought of her ever being a mother.

"You laughing, I'm deadass. Imma marry you and give you a baby and then spoil you like my pops did to my ma"

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