His whole life, all 23 year old Tatum knew was pain. When he was younger his mother would inflict pain on him in every way imaginable. With no father or immediate family he was forced to endure all that was thrown his way. All Tatum knew was hurt. N...
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"Ok so what's been up wit you bitch?" Nyla asked Kay as they sat across from each other at some Italian restaurant.
It had been a week since Kaylin officially said she was moving out and giving Monty his space. She had rented out a top floor condo apartment that overviewed the city. It was already furnished in some expensive ass furniture and had two beds and one & a half bathrooms.
It was nice for just her even though she begged Ny to come with her, who happily declined and said she didn't wanna be in anymore drama with her best friend by moving out and making it seem as though she chose sides even though Kaylin was her family. She just torn in the middle and was stuck.
"Working every single night at the club besides that not a damn thing."
"Whaaaaaat? Little miss Kaylin not in somebody's club every night? I am shoooketh." Ny feigned shock as she clutched her chest.
"Fuck you." Kaylin laughed and then looked past Nyla's shoulder seeing Tay and his crew walking in.
It wasn't hard to notice the girls since they sat at the first booth by the door. Tay walked by laughing at something Gee was saying as Amber & Savannah noticed the girls.
"Hey boo." Amber said hugging Kaylin as Savannah side hugged a still sitting Nyla.
"Hey y'all."
"What's up ma? I'm Kal and you are?" Kal said pushing Savannah to the side to get at Ny.
"I have herpes sorry." Ny said as she dug in her ravioli noodles, giving him a dishonest but polite turn down.
"Ooh girl you told me you was clear from that shit." Kay said playing along to get this persistent nigga from her cousin.
Yeah Kal was fine but his approach was all wrong. He approached like he knew he was guaranteed to get a number or at least a Snapchat.
"Girl did I say that? You know a bitch be lying." Ny said laying her elbows on the table moving her body closer to Kaylin.
Everyone else around them knew the girls was putting on a show as they talked like Kal wasn't even there about the nonexistent herpes Nyla had. It was true Kal didn't really have true game. All he did was flash that smile and said a few words then some women fell to him like silly putty. Back to Nyla and Kay, they were a funny ass duo and it even got a smile on Tay's face.
"Man hell naw." Kal said and stormed out the restaurant. He had lost his appetite.
As soon as he ran off Kaylin and Nyla burst out laughing and slapping palms.
"Bitch did you see that nigga face? He was disgusted as hell." Kaylin said with tears in her eyes from laughing so hard.
"You ain't have to play my nigga like that lil ma." Tatum smiled as he spoke to Nyla behind his back walking to his table.
"He woulda got some play if he was someone I wanted to give it to." She said feeling hella bold.
Tatum nodded his head and chuckled as he grabbed a seat by Amber at the table two spots away from Nyla. He sat with his back slouched and legs open in his all black get up, getting Nyla wet as hell. ——- "Those the shorties from my party right?" Gee asked as he sat by Savannah.
The two had been chilling for a while as a couple even though they been friends for a long ass time.
"Mhm. Nyla is the natural one and Kaylin is the dolled up one." Amber said.
"Nyla got Tay's eye." Savannah said smirking at her best friend.
"Aw Tay! I see you bro." Amber said as she hugged Tay in a brotherly way.
"Man that is not my girl."
"Yet." Savannah whispered.
Saying the same very ending Tatum said in his head.
He was feeling Nyla but he wasn't ready to put his hard nigga exterior behind him yet. He smacked his lips and turned his head towards the door, catching Nyla's eye literally.
She gave a small smile and lifted her tiny hand to do a feather wave. Tatum chuckled as he gave a quick wave and threw his arms back folded into each other.
Savannah, Gee, and Amber all saw it but didn't say a word as they shared a smirk and lifted up their drinks.
"Y'all ready to order?" A short light skin girl with the name tag that says "Shamia" asked as she approached the table more so Tatum.
"Yeah I'll have the chicken alfredo and the lady will have the spaghetti and meatballs." Gee said speaking for him and Savannah.
"I'll have a caesar salad with extra ham and cheese and ranch dressing on the side." Amber said.
"And for you?" Shamia said with a flirtatious look as she spoke to Tatum.
"Yeah uh lemme get the pepperoni and cheese calzone with mozzarella sticks on the side." He said with a stale face.
Normally it wouldn't be nothing for him to get inside Shamia's draws but it was something about her that rubbed him the wrong way which shocked the hell out of him because it was no denying she was bad as hell but it's like something was pulling him away from her direction.
"Alright I'll be right back with y'all food." She turned on her heels and switched hard hoping to catch Tatum's eye in the process.
"My boy you good over there?" Gee asked as he sat up with his shows on the table.
"I'm good man. Why? What's up?"
"I mean shorty was pretty much throwing herself at you my guy. Normally you woulda probably had her ass up face down in the women's bathroom." Gee laughed.
"Naw not this time man." Tay kept it short as he once again turned his head towards Nyla and Kaylin's table.
"I see what it is." Amber said as she followed his eyes.
"We all do." Savannah said with a slight smirk.
Tatum himself wasn't even used to this damn feeling Nyla left on him. He was trying so fucking hard to not give her small ass the satisfaction of knowing she had his attention but it's like she was all he saw in his peripheral view. The way she smiled, laughed, and even pushed her hair behind her ear did something to him.
