ICU TOO

Chapter Fifteen

CHICAGO, IL

DeVale

"Oh my god I'm so tired." I said tossing my clipboard on the nurses desk.

"Good job in there today." Lauren said tapping my shoulder.

I turned my head adn nodded, "Thanks." I said yawning. "Can you give me a heads up the next time I'm doing a surgery with Mr. Big Ego? His words not mines." I said looking at Dr. Babbs from across the hallway.

Lauren giggled and shook her head. "It was last minute. Sorry." She said. "I thought you guys would get along. Two men with good hands and big egos." She said jokingly.

"I don't have a big ego. Well I mean--"

"You know what I mean." Lauren said dodging my joke. "What is she doing here?" She said looking past me.

I turned my head and saw Crystal getting off the elevator. My eyes got slightly wide, nothing good would bring her to Chicago. So I knew it was some nonsense.

"I'll be back." I said walking away from Lauren.

I met Crystal at the elevator and she stopped in her tracks.

"Crystal what are you doing here?" I ask her.

"I need to talk to you." She said softly. "It's really important." She said making sigh.

"Come on." I said moving her towards one of the storage rooms.

I opened the door for her and she walked in. I closed the door behind me.

"What's up? Is everything okay?" I ask her.

"I'm fine, but a few days I got my annual check up and they tested me for everything you know the drill. My test came back positive for something that you clearly gave me-"

"Something like what?" I ask leaning against the door.

Crystal chuckled, "Well I'm talking to you instead of bashing your head in so it's clearly something curable." She said lowly.

"And I gave this to you? What about homeboy?" I ask curiously.

"He said his test came back positive."

"And you believe him? Niggas lie everyday." I quickly responded.

"You should know huh?" Crystal said with an attitude. "I'm just gonna put my money on you and that nasty bitch you be fucking on. She done probably had five niggas in her bed this week." She said.

"Why you pussy watching?" I ask shrugging. "I'll go get tested, both of us will. But I'm sure you didn't get that shit from me." I tell her.

I'm gonna get tested only because it's import and that I prove Crystal wrong. Anything bad that happens in her life, she always blames me. This cannot be my fault too. I've slept with a lot of women in my life but I've never had an STD, I get tested faithfully. Clearly, Crystal was slipping and she should've been checking a Niggas charts before she went and fucked him.

After Crystal and I talked, she stuck around to see some people. I immediately went to find Zena and talk to her. When I found her I wasn't shocked to see her talking to her new person of interest.

"Aye let me holla at you." I said grabbing her arm.

She paused from her conversation and looked at me.

"Durrell I'll be back." She said before coming with me. "What do you want Devale?" She asked with an attitude.

"What's up? Why you giving me so much attitude these days?" I ask her.