Fifteen Months Ago
Nicki's POV
"Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Onika. Happy Birthday tooooo yoouuuuu!" *clapping*
Nicki: "Thank you everyone for coming out to help me celebrate my birthday. And a big thank you to my best friends Sherika, Candi, TT, and Thembi for putting this all together for me. I was very surprised. I love you guys. Everyone, please eat and enjoy the rest of the night."
I cannot believe my friends did all of this for me. The reception hall is decorated so nice. Beautiful pink balloons everywhere and in the middle of every table is a centerpiece full of pink roses. They hired caterers, a DJ, paid for this beautiful palace, and they did it all without telling me. They even flew out my mom, my brothers Jelani and Caiah, and my cousin all the way to New York, from Trinidad. Just thinking about how much they care makes me a little bit emotional.
My thoughts were interrupted when my friends came over to where I was sitting.
Thembi: "Cookie, why are you crying? You are supposed to be happy."
Sherika: "Who pissed you off? Who ass I need to beat?"
NIcki: "No, I'm crying because I am happy and grateful for what you guys did for me. "
TT: "Awe, babes. We did this because we love you. No need to thank us."
Candi: "Yeah, we know how you have been so down lately and we wanted to cheer you up."
Sherika: "Yeah, and what way to cheer up with all this free liquor and dick around here. Let's get you a man girl. You and Safaree been broken up for three months now. Time to hop on someone else."
All the girls laughed, and I put my head down. I could not help but to get a little sad when Sherika brought up Safaree. I know we have been broken up for three months already, but it breaks my heart that he hasn't even called all day to wish me a happy birthday. He was usually the first one. I mean, we were together for eight and a half years, and he forgot my birthday like that.
Thembi: "No ma'am. We not crying over Saforehead tonight."
Sherika: "Yeah, fuck him. He used you and cheated, all while trying to play the victim. That nigga ain't shit. He can kiss my black--"
Nicki: "Alright, Alright, I'm done with it. Give me a shot!"
Candi: "Yaaaaaaaaaas bitch, turn up...it's Friday!"
We all walked over to the open bar, and I got a shot of Ciroc to get me started. I'm normally not a drinker, but my girls were right. Ever since Safaree and I broke up, I've been super depressed and crying all the time. I quit my job too. To be honest, this was the first time that I actually got dressed up since lord knows when. I had on my Balmain color-block crotchet knit mini dress that hugged my curves perfectly and showed of my boobs. I had on my black, knee-high, Alexander McQueen leather boots. I was looking goooood as fuck. Oscar, my stylist, had straightened my hair bone-straight, and my girl Sheika had my face beat by the gawwds. I thought maybe if I dressed myself up, I will feel better on the inside, and I was right...or it could be that shot of Ciroc I just took. Who really knows haha. Just when I was about to walk to the dance floor with my friends...
Unkown: "Excuse me, lemme get some shots of D'usse for me and my niggas."
I heard the sexiest, strongest Philly accent I ever heard. His voice alone was getting my thong wet. I turned around to see who the mystery man was and I was in awe. He was tall and chocolate. Sexy was an understatement. And those lips were such a turn on. They would look even better against my own. His smell was drawing me in, and I don't know if he could hear my heart beating so fast, or if I was just staring too long, but he turned and looked at me and smiled.
Unknown: "My name is Meek, and your name is..."
What the hell is my name? Shit, today marks thirty years that I have had the same name Onika, and I..oh yeah, that's my name.
Nicki: "My name is Onika. Nice to meet you M-M-Meek." Why the hell am I stuttering? I could feel the warmth flood to my cheeks and I just knew I was blushing.
Meek: "Oh word, you're Onika? So this is your birthday celebration?"
Nicki: "Yeah, that's me, and just call me Nicki." I said shyly.
Meek: "Well happy birthday, Nicki" he said while he grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it.
Oh shit, if my panties were not wet enough at first, they are soaking now. I couldn't help but look into his eyes, and for some reason, I felt like I known him my whole life. My heart melted, and I could have sworn there were sparks, but again, that could be the shot. It only takes me one or two to get loose.
Sherika walks back up to the bar and hugs one of the guys that Meek was with. How the hell did she know them? and why the fuck she didn't tell me she had such fine ass friends.
Sherika: "Hey Tak, Meek, Omelly, Deen, Pmon, and Chino."
Everybody: "Wassup"
Meek: "Aye, bartender. Can you hook up my friends Sherika and....Nicki up with a shot of D'usse?"
The way he said my name sent chills down my entire body. He said it so seductively.
Nicki: "No thank you, that D'usse will have me on my ass tomorrow morning."
Sherika nudged my arm and said to the bartender, "She'll have one. Remember, this is your night. You only turn thirty once, and plus, yo ass ain't got shit to do tomorrow."
She was right.
Nicki: "Make that two shots each" I said to the bartender.
Bartender: "Coming right up, gorgeous." He said, and I smiled, showing off my deep dimples.
Meek: "You have a beautiful smile. Me and my mans gonna go outside to smoke a cigar real quick. When I get back, I wanna see that smile"
He leaned in and gave me a kiss on the cheek and him and his boys walked out. Now I'm sure my juices were running down my legs. I am so fucking attracted to this man. I have never been this attracted to anyone before, but this is different. Everything felt different. If this was a record, it would have been classic. Yeah, magic, organic, classic.
Nicki: "Sherika, bitch you been holding out! Where you know them from?"
Sherika: "Me, Thembi, Candi, and TT were at the mall shopping for our outfits for tonight, and we seen them in the food court. Tak was looking at me, and I was looking at him, and we was looking at each other--"
Nicki: "Okay, get to the point." I said laughing.
Sherika: "Well, they walked over to us while we were in the line about to get some food, and Tak pulled out a stack of hundreds...yes I said hundreds bitch, and paid for our food. And to thank them, we invited them to your party cause they got fuckinnnn money!"
We both busted out laughing.
Sherika: "But I know Meek feeling you, and from the way you was staring at him, I know you feeling him too."
Nicki: "Bitch, I'm feeling myself" I said laughing. "But was I really staring...like was it obvious?"
Sherika: "Hell yeah. Practically drooling. Yeah...I'll bet money you gon be straddling that soon. "
Shit, I hope I will, I said to myself. Cause he can get it. ANY DAY!
Sherika: "But let's go hit the dance floor though, I need to start throwing ass."
Nicki: I grabbed my pink tiara and said, "Let's go Thotianna!"
