He's My Boss

IX.

I stopped by my plug which Kia's cousin Brando house to pick up some tickets to the Bulls game and a card for Khalifa and made my way home. And of course I stopped and got him some food.

I opened the door. "I'm home!"

Khalifa scoffed and walked past me.

"Really Khalifa? Why are you mad?" I said with an attitude.

"Why am I mad? You forgot our anniversary! You want out doing what ever and couldn't even text me."

"I was at work! I've been busy with work!"

"I'm pretty sure the club ain't open this early!"

"I have another job! You would've known that if you would've talked to me."

"What? Where you work?"

"I'm an assistant for Jacob Ca-"

"Hell naw! You work for a nigga?"

"Are you seriously mad because I work for a man? I'm a fucking stripper and you don't give a fuck about that! I shake my ass almost every night for plenty of man and you get mad cause I work for one man. You must be slow or something?"

"Its a difference! I ain't stupid, I saw them movies when the assistant ends up with their boss! Fuck no!"

"This ain't no movie! I don't even like him like that! Why you start accusing me for cheating all of a sudden? Oh I know why. Cause yo ass cheating, as usual, and you wanna take the attention off you! Why would I cheat, I'm not you! I don't have time to cheat! Now you need to stop accusing me for shit and worry about that baby of yours. I heard she missed you." I snarled at him.

"You need to shut the fuck up cause you know that ain't my baby."

"How do I know? I ain't with you 24/7! You probably got other kids out here!"

"You getting on my nerve with that shit forreal. You need to chill cause you know I ain't cheat on you."

"Whatever!" I looked at the clock. "Since you wanted to do too fucking much I'm bout to take a nap before I go to the club."

"You leaving again?"

"Yeah, I gotta make this money. If you wasn't such a kid I would be called off but you don't deserve it." I three the tickets and card at him. "Thanks for the bracelet. Happy fucking Anniversary!"

I tried to walk off but he grabbed my waist and pulled me back.

"Don't touch me Bennett!" I yelled calling him by his last name.

"You need to calm the fuck down for real!" He turned me around facing him.

"And if I don't?"

He pushed me closer to him and smirked. "Wanna find out?"

"Ugh I'm tired of you!"

"You love me tho."

"Who said all that?"

"Don't play with me. Imma end up beating yo ass."

"Oooo, I'll love that. Cause then I'll have a reason to cut yo ass."

"You ain't on shit."

"You wanna bet? I've been wanted a reason to cut yo ass since high school!"

He let me go and stepped back. "Damn so you been plotting against me?"

"Hell yeah! You do to much stupid shit! You started to act like yo dumb ass friends."

"Aye don't talk about them like that."

I are some of the fries out the bag. "Then tell them to stop acting dumb. All y'all do is hang on the block and sell. That's stupid!"

"Well that's how we get food on the table and the bills paid so."

"Its called get a legal job so you don't get arrested! Next time you make me mad imma snitch!"

He stale faced me. "That's not funny."

"You right. Its hilarious!"

"Good night."

"You mad?"

He kept walking.

I hugged him from behind and walked upstairs with him. "I'm sorry."

"Naw, you did to much."

"You about to cry?"

"Yeah. You hurt my feelings!"

"Aww, shitty shitty. Now you know how I feel." I sat on the couch.

"Really? This is about me right now Zani." He pouted.

"Yeah yeah."

"But I still don't you working for that man."

"I don't think you have say in this Khalifa. What's done is done, I'm not gonna quit because you don't like someone you never met. I'm about to go to sleep because I have work in the morning."

***

"Hey Mrs. Brown." I said getting off the elevator.

"Hello Ms. Washington, how are you today."

"Better than yesterday that's for sure. Is Jordan in yet?"

"You already know he is."

I walked in his office. "Good morning!"

"Good morning." He rubbed his face.

"What's wrong with you?" I sat in the sat across from him.

"I think I'm getting sick. I've been nauseous since last night."

"Are you pregnant?"

He looked up. "I'm serious Azani. I need to go home."

"You want me to stay behind and finish everything while you go home?"

"No, I need you to come with me. Your my assistant, I need you to assist me at home."

"Okay." I grabbed my purse. "Do you want me to drive you hom-"

"Oh no! I'll just get Charles to drive us."

"What is that supposed to mean? You never saw me drive before."

"I can tell your a bad driver by the way you act. I'm definitely not getting in the car with you if your driving."

"How rude Calloway."

"Just tell Charles to meet us in the front please."