Work It Out (Dave East)

Chapter 4

Julian

Tuesday

I pulled up to my mom's house and got out a sleeping Skai. I'm glad she was sleep cause it would make it easier for me to leave.

I had to go to work in a few because a couple people wanted me to do them a tattoo.

Sucking my teeth, when I opened the door to my mom's crib cause I told her about leaving the door unlocked. I swear she won't be satisfied until somebody walk up in this bitch and take everything she got.

I saw her sitting in the kitchen. "Hey ma. I'ma go lay Skai down real quick."

I headed to the back and laid Skai in the crib she had in my mom's room.

My mom was in the kitchen reading, I leaned against the door frame. "What I told you about leaving that door unlocked ma?"

She peered at me over her reading glasses, "Boy, if you don't go head. I'm a grown woman."

"Okay. You won't be satisfied until somebody come up in here shooting shit up and taking everything you got."

"Watch your mouth boy, ain't nobody going to come up in here. And if they do I can protect myself."

"Well you better keep it locked with my daughter in here." I changed the subject before she could get at me about my mouth.

I swear she was always fussing about the shit I say as if I ain't a 25 year old man. "Whatchu cooking tonight ma?"

"Nothing."

"Man, mama I got to eat."

"You can cook as well as I can Jules, you better go head with that mess." She rolled her eyes. I laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, you know I love your cooking tho. I'm about to head out, I got 4 tatts to do and my first appointment is in an hour." I walked over and kissed her forehead. "Love you old lady, I want it smelling good in here when I get back woman."

"Get out of my house Julian."

On my way out of the house, I made sure to the lock the door behind me because I knew she sure as hell wouldn't come do it.

I sat in the car debating on if I wanted to text Rosanna now or not. I had just got her number almost an hour ago and I didn't want to seem too thirsty.

I wasn't one to go after women because of Skai. I didn't want to be bringing random women all up and through the crib around her so I chilled out a lot in the women department.

I still got me some top every now and then tho.

I went ahead and shot Rosanna a text.

Hey, this is Jules. You busy this weekend? I would like to take you out if you let me. 3:37 P.M.

I sent the message and headed to the tattoo shop. I worked at a tattoo shop downtown called Inked Up.

I loved my job. The hours were real flexible, my coworkers were dope as hell.

Pulling up to Inked Up, I headed inside and went ahead to my room or office if that's what you want to call it, so I could set up for my first appointment which would be here within the next thirty minutes.

"Aye man, wassup?" I looked up to see my bro Freaky, he was the owner of this shop and he was like my brother.

We grew up together, when I ain't have nothing he always offered me something and vice versa. Blood couldn't make us any closer.

"What's good man? Aye, guess what." He came in a took a seat in my chair while I sterilized my stuff.

"I met a girl, man."

"Oh shit! Forreal? Like on some real shit?" I laughed.

"Yeah man, she seem legit. Like real woman, you know? She don't look like she be on no sneaky shit, she don't seem like a hoe, and she bad as fuck my nigga."

"Yo, that's what's up. It's about time. You need some pussy nigga."

"Shut yo funny looking ass up." The door chimed meaning someone had just came in and it was probably my client. I stood up.

"We'll talk more later nigga."

"No doubt."

We both headed out my room and I saw my client sitting there waiting.

It was a guy named Marc, he wanted a big American Flag on his back. I thought it was strange, like a lot of the tattoos I've seen people get. But that's not business, I just ink them up and get paid.

"Aye man, you ready?" He nodded ad stood up. I led him to my office and he laid in the chair.

My phone dinged with a text message and I so badly wanted to grab it to see if it was Rosanna but I knew that would be a little unprofessional. 

Instead I started on my guy's tattoo, I would just have to check the text later. This money come first.

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