Chapter 12
To Love and DieAlpine, NJ
3:30 AM55..56..57..58..59..3:30 !
Nic was wide awake in bed counting down the time on the clock. They had just gotten home from the show and before she could get a word in Meek was fast asleep. She didn't understand how he could be sleep so peacefully when she was so desperate for answers.
Everything about his sleep irritated her. Normally she loved for him to hold her close, grip her thigh but instead she just wanted to smack him and wake him up. His snore which was normally cute suddenly sounded like a leaf blower. Annoyed, She eased out from underneath him and took her phone into the seating area of their bedroom.
She plopped down on the sofa and ran through the contacts. She wanted to talk to someone; Anyone, but what she had discovered she couldn't tell. Not only to protect Meek but herself. She started to call Justine, then Candi but she was stopped each time when she realized she grabbed the wrong phone.
She scrolled down Meeks call log, through a list of unsaved number until she found the one she needed. The longer she sat the more frustrated she got. She slipped on a pair of Chanel sneakers, and a sweater. She quietly left the room and made her way down the hall to the Nursery. Gold was a wild sleeper just like her dad. Careful not to wake her she slowly carried her down the hallway and to her bedroom. She tip toed over to her side of the bed and laid the baby down in Meeks arms.
With both of them sound asleep she jumped inside of her white G Wagon and pulled off. She had no plan, no sense of direction, but decided to just let it take her to where she needed to be.
30 minutes later she was parked outside of the white mansion in the Upper East Side. Both her sweaty palms rest on the wheel at 10 & 2.
Nicki: "Nicki what are doin?" (She asked herself)
She cut off her engine and started to gather her things when she felt a knock on the window. "AHH!! " she screamed. A tall bald guy in a suit was standing next to her car, smiling and motioning for her to calm down and get out. She managed to step outside of the car with her purse clutched tightly in her arms.
"Onika?" He asked and she nodded her head. "Follow me please". He led her across the street and up to the house. "It's dangerous at night... You should be careful."
Inside, 1 of 4 different doors were already opened. She saw Cesar on the other side and walked through. He wore pajama pants and a long silk robe. A Mexican cigar hung out of his mouth. He smiled when he saw her.
Cesar: "Onika!" (Cheerfully)
He opened his arms to hug her but she denied him and folded her arms.
Cesar: "okay then .... Right this way... I'm surprised you called"
He walked over to his wet bar and poured her a drink.
Cesar: "you were muy muy furioso when you left earlier.... Please sit down.... 4 am (he raised an eyebrow) .. I suppose Meek doesn't know you're here hmm?
She grabbed the drink out his hand and took a seat. He sat down across her from her and awaited a reply.