L O U I S V I L L E || A Bryson Tiller Story

§ Chapter TwentyFour §

~...I've been working hard, I've been doing better ya know...~

"I think you should do it," Swan smacked his lips as he stuffed his face with my small bag of hot Cheetos.

I snatched the bag away from him because I didn't even say he could get any. I looked inside to see only crumbs were left.

Niggas...you can't share with them even if you tried.

"That's not me though," I told him as the barber fastened a cape around my neck.

"An interview with XXL will put you back on fasho," Swan reminded.

"My true fans haven't forgotten about me. It hasn't been that long."

Swan rolled his eyes at me,"It's been long enough and you need to do something to get back out there brodie."

"Call up Stephanie and we can set me up a small show or something here," I sighed as the razor buzzed off my sideburns.

Stephanie was my new manager.
Although lately, there hasn't been much for her to manage since I had stopped doing my job for a while, which she understood at the time.

Steph was still my manager and I was still signed to RCA Records, so doing a show wouldn't hurt even though I'd be performing my oldies. It was money and I needed it especially when it came to paying these divorce court lawyers. They cost an arm and a leg to have.

"You can call up Lexx, too. A blue haired photographer is always needed," I laughed.

Lexx had always been the best photographer to me. She's been down with me since the beginning and she knew how I liked to do business.

"You maybe on to something Tiller," Swan grinned pulling out his phone," but what are you going to tell Naomi?"

"I never told her I would do the interview. I said I would consider it. I've considered that I won't do it. I have to stay true to myself and if I did it, I wouldn't be doing that."

"Well we know who's never getting pussy from her," Swan whistled.

"Just because I say no it won't cause her to hate me. She asked a yes or no question and I will answer with that. We'll still be...be--"

"Be...what nigga? Can't say friends cause you kissed her. I saw it."

"It wasn't like that," I mumbled a lie.

It was exactly like that cause I had been craving to do so since the night we shared by the pool at her house.

"You like her don't you?" Swan asked as the barber cut my hair down some off the top.

"No. I don't have time for relations."

"That's not what I asked you, Bryson. I said do you like her? Not if you wanted a relationship," Swan corrected.

"They go hand and hand."

"Not really. You could like some one and not be with them. It's called a crush man."

"I don't have those," I laughed as my hair got brushed.

Swan glared at me,"Lie again with your Wilson basketball head looking ass."

I stuck up both my middle fingers at him calmly.

"Come on Bryson. Tell me. I'm your boy."

"If I do or don't...why does it matter?"

Swan shrugged,"Would be nice to know--for personal reasons."

I took a deep breath,"I think that...Naomi...is cool. Harley seems to like her pretty well. She's better than she was back in school and I like spending time with her. Are you happy now?"

Swan smiled.

"Kind of. You know since you're saying no to her, maybe you should hook her up with another person for an interview," Swan suggested.

"Like who? You?"

"I mean..."Swan laughed rubbing his beard," but nah for real. Set her up with Drake or Chance or something."

"I'll think about it," I closed my eyes as the barber finished shaping me up.

That was actually a good idea because Naomi seemed in dire need of a interview when she asked at the party yesterday. The least I could do is put her on some one else since she'd been helpful to me lately.

"In the mean time, we're going to book you a gig," Swan said holding the phone to his ear,"and you're going to take Naomi out."

"I never agreed to that," I frowned as he walked off from me to go speak to Stephanie outside the barber shop.

"You got some crazy ass friends," the barber, Marco, laughed.

"That's an understatement."

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