One more chance

Chapter VIII

My phone has been blowing up like crazy. Trey and Quincy calling me. I ignored all their calls eventually cutting my phone off.

I can't believe they was just fighting .I feel like I just messed up a good friendship. This is just all bad. They just fought in front of my daughter.

I went home put Shay to sleep and I took a long shower and attempted to go to sleep but I couldn't this whole thing was on my mind. Trey speaking to me like that he must be out of his mind. He know I'm crazy and he testing me. Like what's wrong with these niggas nowadays. My thoughts was interrupted by knocks at my door. I ignored him at first I already knew it was Trey. He kept knocking I know the neighbors was getting irritated I finally opened the door.

"Yes Trey"

"Why haven't you been answering my calls?"

"My phone is dead now you can go. Goodbye"

I tried to turn around he grabbed my arm.

"Look I'm sorry. I don't know what took over me. I'm way to grown to be fighting. I just didn't know what to do when I seen you with Trey one of my friends at that."

I just starred at him.

"When I realized my daughter seen me like that I felt horrible. No need to lie I want you back in my life. I want this perfect family that I dreamed for" He started to rub the back of his neck. "I now have come to realized that that's not going to happen, I understand that this is not going to work no more. Im done I'm done trying. I'll call you tomorrow so I can talk to Shay."

With that he walked out the door, left me feeling some type of way. I felt like how I did when he left me the first time. I don't know why, maybe the feelings are starting to come back and I just been hiding them by being with Trey but at the same time I actually liked Trey. I should have stuck with my first mind you can't mix business with pleasure. I'll just talk to Trey tomorrow.

I feel like all this is because of me now I just lost someone that I lowkey need in my life. I slowly fell asleep thinking about it.

I woke up the next day ready to go to work. I had on an all black dress with some nude heels. I woke Shay up got her ready. I made breakfast and we was out the door. I had a whole different attitude about the situation. I realized that I don't need nobody in my life. I been doing just fine with me and my daughter for 2 years now. I don't need Trey nor Quincy. I dropped Shay off and I cut my phone back on I text Quincy and said we need to talk have lunch with me at Grand Luz at 1:30. I have to cut him off. Its not gone get nowhere with him even though I'm feeling the kid.

I went into work. I sat at my desk. One of my bosses assistants Cierra came in.

"Hey Teyana you look like you had a long night. I bought some coffee for you"

"Thank you, your the best" I took the coffee and took a sip.

"Oh and Jamar wants you to take a look at these reports about Lamar almost dying."

"Okay thanks." I tool the papers from her.

"I was wondering I have a daughter around the same age as yours. My daughter don't get to go out as much" she looked towards the ground "but maybe i was thinking they can have a playdate one day?"

"Yes that would nice. How does this weekend sound?"

"Perfect" she walked out the room smiling.

I feel bad for Cierra I know she been through a lot. She's not the most fortunate. I think it would be fun. Shay would actually have someone to hang around with. All I'm focused on is me and my daughter.

I was reading the reports. When Trey text me back he said he couldn't do lunch but he can meet me at dinner. I said that's fine.

Work went well. I was about to get ready to leave. When I was walking towards the elevator Cierra pulled me over and asked can I give her a ride home because her car broke down. Of course I said yes. We hope in the car she put her address in my gps, to my surprise she lived in one of those ghetto areas. I hated coming this way. I used to come down here back in highschool with Trey doing illegal things but that's a different story. I pulled up to her complexed do you need a ride tomorrow morning? She nodded. Okay I'll be here at 7:30.
"Thank you so much Teyana"
"No problem Cierra"

From there I drove to meet Quincy. I walked into the fancy restaurant. I walked in I told them my name, they led me to Quincy. I'm not going to lie he was looking too good. Nice suit, fresh cut, sparkling watch. He got up pulled my chair out for me.

"Thank you"

"No problem. I want to start off with saying I'm sorry. I didn't intend on fighting him especially when Shay witnessed it. I just don't know what came over me."

"I forgive you. But truthfully I don't think that this is going to workout. I always said not to date a client and I shall stick to mywords."

He nodded. "Fine. Can we still be friends? I mean we still work together you can't get rid of me that easily"

I laughed. "Yeah we can."

We talked and ate for about an hour then I had to leave to pick Shay up.

I pulled up to my moms house. I got out the car. I rang the doorbell. My mommy answered the door, I gave her a hug and went into the kitchen.

"Trey came by earlier to talk to Shay"

"What he say to her"

"I don't know child I don't want to get all in y'all business but what happened the other day was unacceptable."

"I know mother. Sorry that had to go down at your house, I talked to both of them about it."

"Don't get too caught up just because you are receiving a lot of attention"

I sighed. "I know mother. I know how to handle this."

I walked to my old room to see Shay sleep in my bed. I changed my clothes and laid next to her.

I was woken up by my phone going crazy. Tiara blowing my phone up.

I picked up my phone.

"Tiara why are you bl--"

"No reason I'm just bored wondering if you want to come keep me some company."

I slowly got up and went to take a shower and put on some yoga pants and a shirt.

Shay wasn't besides me anymore so she was probably downstairs already.

I got up and went into Tiara room.

I sat at the edge of her bed.
"What did you wake me up for little girl?" I said

"Little?" She responded laughing, "but forreal me and Jaren is going to Missouri in 2 weeks wondering if you and Shay want to come."

"Uhhhh sounds fun but I'll think I'll pass"

"Pleaseeee sissyyy it will be so much fun"

"I should have taken off work long time ago if thats the case but I'll see."

"Yayyyy now goodbye, I'm going to be late for work."

Good thing my sister had some professional clothing in her closet because I still had to pick Cierra up and I would have been late if I went all the way home then to get her. I left my moms house and went to pick up Cierra.

Cierra was a really cool person, she reminds me of myself kind of she independent works hard for what she wants but something is holding her down she make good money, and lives in a place like this it just don't add up.

Trey in the picture.