Invasion Of Privacy

Chapter 9

Nicki POV

The whole ride home was silent, not even music. I don't know what Kentrell was thinking about but I was worried about Cardi. I just wasn't understanding.

I managed to raise Bels checks up to nine hundred when it was originally five thirty.

When we got home, he parked in the drive way instead of the garage.

"Who over there fiddling with the door?"I asked. We got out and went to check it out. "Kasia the fuck are you doing?"He asked. "I locked myself out accidentally."She told us.

"What you was doing outside anyway. I thought I told you to watch my kid. He's inside the house, you're outside the house. You see the problem here?"He said as he unlocked the door with his key.

We came inside and he flicked on the light. "I forgot my charger out in my car, I had to go get it. But since y'all are here now, I'll just be on my way."She tried to walk out but Ken stopped her.

"Wait! Miah woke up while we were gon'?"Ken asked her. She looked at me and I looked at her waiting for an answer.

"No, why?"

"He has a tendency of waking up in the middle of the night to eat a snack."I added. "Oh, no, he slept through the night." She shook her head.

"Thanks for watching him for us."I shut the door behind her.

Ken and I parted ways, him going to the kitchen and me going to Jeremiahs room.

I opened the door to see him asleep with a bag of chips in the bed. Chips were all over the bed, staining the sheets.

Those darn red Doritos, I hit my forehead before picking him up and taking him to my room. I laid him in the middle of the bed and went back to his room.

I took the sheets off the bed and threw them in the washer. Kasia must've lied about Jeremiah not waking up. We wouldn't have gotten mad, he does that all of the time. Clearly he was awake at some point in the night if he had his hand stuck in a bag of chips and fell asleep.

"Ion like that,"Ken spoke up out of the blue as I took off my clothes.

"What?"

"The baby sitter is a stripper."

"That's her personal life."I shrugged. "We can't do anything about that."

"So you saying you okay with a stripper being around our son?"

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him. And no, I wasn't at first but I thought about it on the ride home. What she does outside of babysitting has nothing to do with us."I stated.

"But it just don't make any sense."

"Ken leave it alone and go to bed."I ended the conversation not wanting to talk about the situation anymore. I had work in the morning but I couldn't sleep. I knew I'd be jet lagged in the morning but all I could think about was Belcalis dancing. Her body was sexy as hell and her tattoos added a little gangster touch to her look. For some reason, I stayed up for at least two hours just thinking about her body. Now I really want to know who she's fucking...

I finally fell asleep around three in the morning but I only got four hours of sleep. I had to wake up at seven to be at work for eight o'clock today.

"Good morning,"Bel greeted when I came downstairs. "Mornin'."I side eyed her.

"You better not be mad at me."She started. "And what if I was?"I smirked.

"Then you just need to get over it."

"And if I don't?"

"That's on you. I can do whatever I want with my life outside of this house."

"But why are you doing that?"

She took a deep breath and sat down at the bar stool while I fixed my lunch.

"To escape poverty and stay out of it."

"You don't look broke to me."

"I don't look it, but I am it. Every penny I make is split. Half of it goes to my moms family in Trinidad, half of it goes to my dads family in DR. And the small percentage of it that I get to keep goes towards my car note and my sister and I go half on the rent for the apartment we live in. What does that leave me, to spend on myself? A little under two hundred dollars. So that's why I strip! There, you have your answer."She spilled.

"I raised your check."I mumbled.

"Oh no, don't you go feeling sorry for me. I've been broke for years, it's nothing new."

"I was going to give you five hundred thirty but you could use the extra four hundred. It's the highest I can raise your check because I only make a few thousands a month and like you, I have bills to pay. And you already know how Ken is, he's stingy. He only contributes three hundred to your weekly pay."I rolled my eyes.

"You really don't have to do that."She came over to me. "You're apart of my family now. If you need something, just ask. I appreciate you for taking care of my son while his parents try to bring in money."

We engulfed each other in a hug, a tight hug. Her fragrance was delightful.

"Thank you."She had a tear in her eye. "Don't cry, and thank you."I replied, wiping away her tear.

An awkward minute passed by where we were just staring into each other's eyes.

"You're so damn beautiful."I mumbled and she blushed. Another awkward few seconds passed by. It seemed that time slowed down when the both of us leaned into a kiss. Wait a second...

Her lips were soft like cotton. Electricity ran through my veins. "Um,"Bel pulled away. Is it bad that I didn't want this kiss to end? It was unexpected but pleasant. "Oh my, I'm sorry."I mentally kicked myself and tried to play it off. The electricity left just as soon as it came.

"I should go check on Jeremiah."She wiggled out of my grip and raced up the stairs. Got dammit! I frowned but tried to push the thought to the back of my mind. I kept messing up when trying to zip my lunch box. What just happened was going to throw off my whole day. I just know it...

Sorry y'all them period cramps was kicking my ass yesterday🙄🙄😂
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