For The Love Of Money

CHAPTER 16

3 months later

I was at the nail salon with Mercedes gettin my nails done. She told me I should invite Krystal but I just wasn't feelin her. I mean I invite her to my wedding. The wedding in gettin married to the same guy she slept with. That's more than enough niceness right there.

My phone rang. It was Rashaad.

"Baby why are you callin me? Aren't you supposed to be working?" I asked

"Yes I am but I loss both of my buildings and we don't have enough money to get them back. I'm movin all my shit right now" he said

"What? I'm confused. You own both of those buildings. Nobody can just MAKE you move Rashaad"

"No. I RENTED the smoke shop. You can't buy a space in the mall. You have to rent it and we got about 300 left in the bank. The lawn care service was my dads and when he died he left it to me and my brothers. But for some reason they all wanted to sell their portion and that leaves me stuck with nothin. Since its winter now business is too slow so I can't just make the money"

I can't believe this shit. Its like every time I take two steps I have to take two steps back. I kind of feel guilty now. I knew we had to save up for the baby and to pay my bills but instead I was steady out shopping every week. I had to be so selfish and now the man that love and who would do anything for me just risk everything for me. I has to do something.

"Well what about the $300? I mean couldnt you just use that to keep the smoke shop? Ill get a job and we can take it over. Ill help pay monthly for whatever." I said

"No. I'm using that money for the rest of the shit we need for our wedding."

"Rashaad we have eno-"

"I'm done with this convo. I'm givin you the best wedding you can imagine because I know you want it. Ill get job somewhere. I promise I got us. I gotta go ill talk to you later. I love you."

Why does this shit always happen to me? I can't let him just throw everything he worked so hard for away. I have to do something.

The lady finished up my nails and I was ready to go.

"I gotta go. Ill call you later." I grabbed my purse and said my goodbyes to Mercedes

I went home thought long and hard about what I was gonna do. I never had a job before but Im just gonna suck it up and find something. Its time I'm grown up. I have a kid on the way and I'm going to be a step mom to a 5 year old soon. I picked up my phone and dialed the 1st person I could think of.

Hello?

Valerie it's me, London.

What could you possibly want now?

I'm gettin married soon and I wanted to invite you to my wedding. I'm havin a little trouble with the cost of everything though so I wanted to-

You wanted to pretend to ask my to come to your wedding when all you wanted was my money to help you pay for it? Newsflash you little whore! That was Tony's job to fuck you for money not mines! Your not gettin a dime from me and I wouldn't show up to your pathetic wedding if it was the last place on earth. Don't you ever call my home again!

She slammed the phone in my face. I had enough of her shit. I was goin to ask for a job not her fuckin money. And I'm gonna to find out a way to shut her up for good. Then I remembered. The day I went to tell Valerie about Tony being my dad she said something to me.

But don't worry that wont happen to you. Daddy left you a nice amount of money in his will.

Those words played over in my head. I was goin to have the last word and finally shut Valerie the fuck up. I called my parents and found out some numbers to call and within 15 I made an appointment to meet up with Tony's lawyer.

One week later I was sitting on millions of dollars. I never even thought Tony was that rich. But at this moment all that matters is that my family would never have to worry about anything again.

Hope you guys are enjoying the book. Next chapter is my last one