Team Us: Expect the unexpected

Chapter 4: Checkmate

Dean's P.O.V.

   I walked in my room to find Audrey stretched across my bed and knocked out. She made herself comfortable in one of my t-shirts. I thought she would have left with Jai, but I guessed wrong. I was actually glad she decided to kick it a lil while longer.

    My eyes lingered a little longer on her ass. Damn, she even looked sexy when she slept! My tool was ready to put in work, but I knew I had to try a different approach with Audrey. She was in a league of her own and I wanted to make sure she knew it.

    I headed to the shower to rid myself of today's grime. It wasn't enough hours in a day to try to get everything done. I was being pulled in all sorts of different directions.

   I stayed in the shower for a good twenty minutes just reflecting on my life. I was about to enter the NBA draft, which meant it was time to leave the streets alone. I was tryna make something happen with Audrey, but I knew she wasn't ready, but I was willing to wait. I would be lying if I said I wasn't fucked about her being pregnant with the next nigga's baby. When I told her I was gonna be there, I meant that shit.

   I heard my phone ringing, so I leaned out of the shower to see who was calling. It was this lil freak name Nyla. I didn't bother to answer her call because my focus was on Audrey. 

   "It ain't nothin to cut that bitch off," I laughed to myself. My future was in the next room.

  After I finished up in the bathroom, I hopped in bed. Audrey snuggled closer to me and it was lights out as soon as my head hit the pillow.

                                                                                              *******

    I woke up around 3 am and my phone was ringing. I reached over to my nightstand to check and see who was calling because I didn't want to miss any money. Four missed calls and seven text messages, all from Nyla's ass. This broad was trippin. Looking around, I noticed that Audrey was missing.

    "Audrey, where you at?"

    "I'm in the bathroom, I can't stop throwing up."

   Damn, I hope her whole pregnancy was not like this. I went down to the kitchen and grabbed some saltine crackers and a glass of water to take back up to her.

    "Here lil mama, try this."

    "OMG! D, why are you naked?"

    "Shit, my bad, that's how I sleep!"

  She couldn't take her eyes off me. Yeah she want a nigga; I laugh to myself as I lay a tOoothbrush out for her and headed back to bed. When she finally finished in the bathroom, I could tell she was restless. 

    "When is your doctor's appointment?"

   "It's tomorrow at 2, Jai is taking me."

   "Oh, ok cool," I said, placing my phone on vibrate. Three more calls from Nyla and one from Shameka. This bitch was crazy. I might have to get my number changed. I guess that was what that dope dick did to them.

   The next morning, I woke up to the most beautiful sight. Audrey! She was sitting up staring at me. I flashed her a grin. "So you just gon watch me sleep?" I questioned.

  She giggled and said "You look as if you need some rest. You always on the go, it's okay to sleep in sometimes, you know, take some time out for yourself. Besides, maybe, just maybe, I like what I see!"

   "You know you like what you see, don't even play with  me," I said, tossing a pillow at her. "What you got planned for the day? You chillin with me?"

   "Negative, I have school sir, my last day to be exact," she said, playfully rolling her eyes.

  "Let me hop in the shower and I'll take you."

  "Okay, I'll fix breakfast while you're in the shower."

  "That's good, cause you know I like to eat."

  "Greedy ass! Hurry up because I don't want your girl popping up trying to catch an ass whooping!"

  "I don't have no girl, Audrey, at least I don't right now."

  "Come on, D, let's keep this shit one hundred! Your phone rung all night long and i'm not stupid. You lucky I didn't answer that shit!"

  "I don't have nothing to hide from you, Ma. When you decide to stop fronting youcan have passcodes and all. These hoes don't mean shit to me!" I told her as i headed to the shower.

   She left her phone in the bathroom and it started ringing. At first, I didn't pay it no mind, but when it rang for the second time, I looked and saw this lame nigga calling, so I answered.

   "What up doe?"

Messiah P.O.V 

  "What the fuck? Who's this?"

  "Ya worse nightmare, nigga!"

  "Bitch nigga," he laughed. "Audrey doesn't see it that way. Don't call this phone no more and take that as my only warning!"

  "Fuck boy, you don't run shit, now put Audrey on," I demanded.

  "Boy? Nigga, I ain't been a boy since I was a lil boy and even then I was the fuckin man. Nigga this yo boss, so you better get your fucking mind right before I give you some act right!" Click.

    I stood there looking at my phone. Boss? My boss? That didn't sound like Ant or Nick and I know damn well it had better not been Dean's ass. He already pulled some hoe ass shit by bringing Audrey to my spot! I ain't what type of shit they was on, but I wasn't feeling it. 

    They probably had been fuckin around all this time. Shit, probably ain't even my fuckin baby! I swear these hoes are out for everybody and they couldn't be trusted. I was about my paper and I wasn't tryna have no beef over no bitch. I was gonna fall back because I ain't on that shit. I already had my hands full tryna smooth shit over with Mia; I don't need this added bullshit.

  I was standing in line at Shell's Gas Station and I looked up to see Nyla at the pump next to my truck. I brought a couple cigarillos and headed out.

   "Damn Ny, what's good? I ain't see you in a minute!"

  "Messiah? I thought that was you! I see you cut your hair off!"

  "Yeah, I Chopped my dreads about 2 months ago. It was time for a change, you know."

  "Yeah, I feel you lil daddy. That low boy fit you and I see you done got grilled up too, huh? I see ya shinning! We should link up sometimes," she said, handing me her number.

   "Most definitely! I'ma hit you up."