Love From The Barber

Two

We Walked Down The Long Walkway  Of The Plaza Trying To Find This Barbershop. We Had Been Lost For Almost Fifteen Minutes.

"Why Is It Scorching Hot" Amari Complained Due To The Normal Florida Weather.

"Get Used To It Baby, Cause It's Always Going To Be This Hot" I Chuckled.

I Seen A Guy Walking Out Of One Of The Stores But I Couldn't See Which One Since He Was Far Away.  He Looked Like He Just Got His Hair Done Too.

"Okay It Has To Be Down There, I Just Parked Too Far" I Shrugged.

"No Kidding" Amari Joked.

We Finally Walked Further Down To Find The Shop. I Opened The Door And Amari Walked In First. All Eyes Were On Us Making Me Feel Awkward.

"Damn" I Heard Someone Mumbled Under Their Breath.

"Welcome To Jay's Fade Shop" I Heard Someone Say. I Turned Right To See A Young Boy Who Looked About Amari's Age.

I Smiled Weakly "Hello, I Wanted My Son To Get A Hair Cut"

He Nodded As He Looked Down And Began Writing Something. "It'll Be A-"

"I Got Her" I Heard From Behind Me As I Turned To See A Brown Skinned Man. He Had A Reluctant Smile Planted On His Face. He Had On A Simple Black Puma Track Suit With Some All White Sneakers To Match.

Amari And I Walked Over To His Chair As The Guy That Was In His Chair Got Up Going To Another Barbers Seat.

"I'm Jay, And You Are?" He Asked With A Warm Smile.

"I'm Amari And This Is My Mom Beyoncé" Amari Expressed Before I Could Even Say One Word.

Jay Reached Out His Hand For Me To Shake "I Thought You Was His Sister"

I Laughed "Please"

"No I'm For Real, Amari You Can Sit" Jay Intructed, Amari Sat Down And Jay Pulled Out The Hairdressing Cape Throwing It Over His Body.

"Well I Want You To Attack His Head Because It's A Mess, I'm Tired Of It Looking Crazy" I Said Causing Him To Bust Out Into A Fit Of Laughter.

"I Got You Ma"

"My Name Is Beyoncé " I Corrected Him. He Looked At Me Confused "Didn't Mean To Offend You" He Said

"Well His Father Tristian Referred Us...He Wanted That To Be Known"

"Mack? That's My Dawg. That's Your Dad Son?" Jay Asked Looking Down At Amari That Was Now Giving His Attention To His Phone.

"Amari" I Called

"Huh?" He Asked

"Huh?" I Repeated Looking At Him Like He Was Crazy.

"Sorry, Excuse Me?" He Corrected Himself. He Knows I Don't Play About That.

"I Said Mack Is Your Dad?" Jay Asked

"Mack?" Amari Asked, Tristian Always Kept That Nickname Under Wraps From Amari.

"That's What Some Of Us Call Him" I Said

"Oh" He Simply Said Going Back To His Phone. I Rolled My Eyes.

"Mack Ain't Tell Me About His Beautiful Ex-Wife" Jay Said Looking Into My Eyes As He Started To Prepare Amari For His Haircut.

"Can I Get This?" Amari Asked Holding Up His Phone Showing Jay.

"I Got You Young Blood" Jay Said As Amari Nodded.

"Um I Prefer You Not Talk To My Child Like That" I Said Shocked By His Professionalism.