What About Omeeka

Fifty Six

Nicki

I was up between 2 and 5 in the morning. I couldn't get any sleep with Melanie crying and having to adjust to knowing the difference in her tones.

"Here" Meek says handing me a cup of hot chocolate.

"Thank you" I say taking it.

"Baby in there wilding through the night" he says making me laugh.

"When she cries loud she hungry, when she cries while kicking her legs she needs a diaper change and when she cries with her head tilted she wants her pacifier" I say.

"I'll keep that in mind then" he says. "Me and O got something to take care of today so I'll be gone with him for a few hours"

"To do what?"

"Get my money up"

"Meek" I say.

"Just hanging with the chasers today bae"

"Mhm. Don't be stupid"

"Ain't nobody stupid" he says. Nasheema and Omelly then walk into the kitchen.

"Melanie got some lungs on her" Na says.

"Yep" I say.

"She gone be a loud mouth like Nic" Meek says. I give him a look.

"I ain't even a loud mouth" I say.

Meek

I keep fucking with Nicki and make her mad at me.

"Baby stop being so sensitive " I say as she walks out the kitchen and waves me off. I chuckle.

"I see you trying to make her mad" Omelly whispers.

"Yeah. She'll be good though" I say. "We about to ride out"

"For what?" He asks.

"Nigga you forgot?"

"Nah nigga" he says. "I just wanna hear you say it again cause a nigga still can't believe what you about to go do"

"What he about to do?" Na asks walking over.

"Rob some niggas at a corner store" I say. She laughs.

"Meek shut up" she says leaving out.

"Let's go" Omelly says. We leave out and go to a chain of jewelry stores.

"After you pop the question she gonna be planning a big ass wedding" O says looking at rings with me.

"Nigga Nicki ain't no fucking bridezilla or some shit. She don't even like big events"

"You say that but women love to have a wedding day be big"

"Just as long as she get all she wants. Which brings me to this, we gotta trap on the low for a couple of weeks"

"On the low? As in Nicki can't find out?"

"Hell no she can't find out. She'd probably crucify my ass" I say making him laugh.

"I'd understand why. Nigga you got a newborn baby at the crib"

"Which is why I wanna get back to my hustle. I wanna be a better provider " I say.

"That's deep. Aight man I'll get some niggas to buy in and we handle the shit"

"That's what's up" I say dapping him up.

"Aight now let's find shorty the ring" he says.

"I don't know if should wait though. I wanna do it close to her birthday, but everybody here now"

"You can always get us all together again. Thanksgiving coming up in a few months then her birthday right?"

"Yeah. But I don't know"

"Have you talked to her about marriage?"

"Yeah nigga otherwise I wouldn't even be doing this"

"Does she want to marry you?" He asked looking at me. I give him a funny look.

"Nigga you talking crazy. Of course she wanna marry me. She better marry me" I say making us both laugh. "Nicki wanted marriage before babies but -"

"Listen man if you feel she the one do it then. I'm all for it. Nic my sis and you my boy" he says holding his hand out. I slap and grip it to bring us into a brother hug.

"I just need to have the right timing" I say as we continue to look around.

Nicki

"Nicki where did Meek and Omelly go?" Kathy asks.

"I'm not sure exactly. He said they were going to be his chasers"

"They've been gone too long" she says. I laugh messing with Mel.

"He is with Omelly. They can't be up to no good" I say. "Ain't that right pooka" I say tickling her. She smiles spitting on me a little. Meek and Omelly then walk in.

"Look Mel daddy is here" I say. She starts to whine.

"What you whining for?" He asks taking her. She then just stops and looks between me and him. He gives me a kiss.

"Where y'all been?" Kathy asks him.

"Handling business ma. Chill on me" he says sitting down on the couch.

"Mhm"

"Y'all so cute" Na says walking into the room.

"Where Papi?" Meek asks.

"He's taking a nap" I answer.

"Oh. Why you ain't sleep?"

"Cause I'm not. I don't feel sleepy. With me getting on her schedule we got the same thing going for us" I say. I look at Mel and see her falling asleep.

"You sure about that?"

"Well I just gave her a bottle" I say laughing with Meek.

"Come with me" he says getting up. We walk to her nursery and he lays her down in her crib. "If you had a nice rock on your hand what would it look like?"

"Like a engagement ring?"

"Yeah, something like that"

"I would like a big enough one. Something that really symbolizes our love. If we're talking marriage"

"Mhm" he says scratching his beard.

"You thinking about cuffing me officially?" I ask him. He chuckles and pulls me into him.

"You think I want to?"

"Well I am your girl friend and your baby mama now" I say.

"I guess that means I'm more stuck then I was before" he says making me laugh. "Nah but it's something I had to ask"

"When you feel ready to propose to me you will know for sure what I should have" I say and kiss him. He kissed me back and held me. In my head I'm happy yet scared.