Something's gotta give | an Omeeka story

Part 9 - whats stopping you : Pending walls.

Previously on something's gotta give :
Did he just say someone you "love"? Wonders never ceased to end with meek. And she had always loved his Philly accent which came out when he was talking. (her inner self spanked her internally, reminding her not to fall for any of that, considering how he had already lied to her once).
Tired, Nicki went into her room to freshen up while thinking of what this honeymoon might bring.

This chapter:

His back was turned to her in the kitchen when she came out. He was cooking, the scent of steak being grilled was so strong and to be honest it smelled very good.

Hearing her footsteps, he turned and looked at her head to foot in her oversized sweater, shorts and an inside slippers, he gave a satisfied look and impression with a smile accompanied.

Meek : "you look good nika."

She swallowed hard, somehow hearing him say that had an unexpected effect on her.

Nicki : "The last thing I want is to look good for you, but, unfortunately, I always look like this, so there's nothing I can do."

He laughed out loud at her compliment herself. She looked good in and out of her clothes. He of course knew. He wanted dinner to go well with her, sort of as a first date, if she would even be open to convos.

Nicki : (laughing a little from him laughing) "I think I'll have that drink now."

Meek : (he handed her a glass of white wine) (opening the chair)"come sit , I'm almost finished"

Nicki : " ha! Are you trying to impress me meek? Haha showing me a hood nigga can cook and all? I catch your drift" (laughing)

Meek : "naw naw, I'm just cooking ma, I don't want you hungry or not feed that beautiful body." (Laughing)

Nicki started on her steak , she was hungry, very hungry. Meek was watching her, which was a bit uncomfortable for her, but she wasn't stopping her food.

Nicki : "are you just gonna look at me through out when I eat?"

Meek : " I could, but no (smiling) , I just wanted us to clear the air about how everything went and I ..."

Nicki : " meek, meek, I don't wanna talk about it, you did what you gotta do, talk about something else"

Meek : "I wanna know about you nika"

Nicki : "what about me? Ask"

Meek : "okay, to start, when did you and safaree call it off?"

Nicki was feeling a bit uncomfortable with the topic, but she knew that was probably what he was gonna ask the first chance he got, because she had never told him anything at all about her and safaree's relationship.

Nicki : "a couple-a months ago, nothing huge"

Meek : "what happened?"

Nicki : "we split amicably...nothing...I don't wanna talk about it"

Meek : "yo nika, we been friends before the move and all, we used to tell each other things, trust me baby, tell me"

Nicki's heart was pounding and she barely told anyone about what really happened between her and safaree, she was completely over him but she still felt sad whenever she recalled what happened.

Nicki : "well, long or short story "

Meek : "tell me everything"

She told him how he never worked or struggled for anything, putting all the costs of everything on her, he stayed in her house, spent her money on anything and everything, she bought him fancy stuff , did her job while still finding time for their relationship .

Nicki : "....so disrespectful to me, kept accusing each  of having something with anyone who I made a song with in the industry. (Tearing up) like that wasn't enough he went ahead to...fucking...cheat..on..me"

She was crying for real. Tears were dropping from angles. She was so embarrassed, she didn't want to cry in front of meek or anyone especially not about safaree.

Meek stood up, moving from his chair to the opposite side of the table.

Meek : "baby, baby, nika..don't cry cause of me..I ain't never shoulda asked that baby... He never deserved you...Don't cry...Stawp"

He was kneeling down by her, comforting her and trying to wipe her tears. She was facing him with her head down. He put his finger in her chin and leveled her head to his. Their eyes were locked, he went in for the kiss .

He was tasting some of her salty tears, he kissed her lightly and slowly, she was still a bit teary, she wasn't moving but just letting him kiss her.

Meek : "kiss me baby, kiss me back"

She moved a little, with her hand on his cheek, she returned the kiss. They were kissing , his hand was on the back of her neck, urging and helping her with the kiss, he put a little tongue in it, he was always turned on by her so that wasn't even a problem or question.

He'd missed her soft lips, her soft body, he'd missed all of her, but he didn't want to take anything too fast.

He started speaking between kisses.

Meek : "I've missed you so much baby...I promise I'm not him....I would never treat you like he did.... I promise you, I'll take care of you, if you give me ......."

Nicki : "stop..stop.. Stop promising me anything, I don't need anything from you or anyone, and I sure as hell ain't need you or anyone to take care of me"

She walked away. She walked away from their dinner, from their kiss. She walked away from him. He was confused as fuck, he didn't know what happened, one minute she was feeling their kids and the next minute she was walking off.

No one would never understand what she went through with safaree. No one. It was deeper than she thought. His promises broken, his lies told. She was enjoying and feeling meek and frankly she had missed kissing his lips too, but when she heard in different words what safaree  told her before they started dating, and when she felt he was cheating.

He told her he would take care of her, he would never treat her like other men did their girls. And he had broken all those promises. How was she to know that meek wasn't "safaree 2" even tho she was feeling him.

She couldn't know. She had built up a wall and it was a strong ass wall.

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