Nicki&thePips

Chapter 10

It was was Sunday afternoon in early March and once again Nicki's house was bustling with noise and trouble. The Pips had just woken up from a nap well energized.

"I know you are but what am I?" Jesy was saying to Nicki.

"Jesy stop it. I know you broke the vase." Nicki said in exasperation.

"No I didn't! It was them." She pointed to Prodigy and Roc Royal who had been observing the exchange between Jesy and Nicki.

"Huh? But Mom it wasn't us! We just came here when we heard you yelling." Prodigy said shaking his head.

"We didn't even know what was going on." Roc Royal said at the same time that Prodigy spoke, shaking his head also.

"They're always lying. Which means that they're lying now. How can you believe them?" Jesy said trying on the boys' innocent act.

"Jesy I saw you break the vase." Nicki said flatly. "I know it was you."

Jesy was silent for a moment as she twiddled her thumbs. And for a minute Nicki felt like she'd won the argument. Then Jesy looked up and said, "Prove it."

"Jesy I saw you!" Nicki got frustrated. "I know it was you! You even said 'oops' and everything!"

"You can't prove anything!" Jesy was screaming. "You can't handle the truth!"

"See it wasn't us . . ." Prodigy and Roc Royal came in.

Meanwhile in Leigh-Anne and Jesy's bedroom, Leigh-Anne was playing dolls with Princeton and Perrie. After a month of living with Nicki Princeton had started opening up to his other siblings. Before he'd only hang out in his room with Ray Ray but now he enjoyed playing games with the girls. He liked the cute doll games.

"Now let's go to the fashion show!" Perrie made her doll squeal.

"Perrie they're having a barbeque at the house." Leigh-Anne said.

"Yeah slash family reunion." Princeton said waving his Ken doll at Perrie.

"Aww but my doll wants to go to a fashion show." Perrie pouted.

"Well I guess after the barbeque . . ." Princeton said giving in to his younger sister's pout. He was a sucker for these little girls.

The sound of hard breathing from the doorway caused all of them to stop in their tracks and look towards the door. Ray Ray stood there looking both horrified and disgusted.

"Oh my gosh!" Leigh-Anne said doing a face-palm, "How could we be so cruel! Ray Ray do you want to play dolls with us?"

Ray Ray's eyes opened up wide. "Princeton what the hell do you think you are doing?"

"Mom said we shouldn't use that kind of language." Leigh-Anne pointed out to him. She got up and bopped his nose.

"Don't touch my face." Ray Ray growled. "Princeton what's going on?"

"I'm just hanging out with the girls Ray." Princeton replied.

"Are you a girl?" Ray Ray asked placing his hands on his hips and tilting his head to the side.

"Um . . . no . . ." Princeton said softly.

"Then tell me why the he –I mean heck you here playing dolls with the 'girls'" Ray Ray shook his head. "I can't believe that you're getting so soft."

"I think he can play whatever he wants." Leigh-Anne challenged Ray Ray.

"Oh really? Well I don't think he should be playing anything at all. I don't care if it's action figures with Prod and Roc or dolls with you two. Me and Princeton are men. And men don't sit on the floor playing." Ray Ray retorted.