More Than Friends

Chapter 24

*Michelle in MM*

Payton was getting ready to leave her house on this foggy Monday. August left this morning to go to the studio and Payton was just now heading over to the shop to help Lauren.

She had to book her a flight back to Harlem to check on some things. She hadn't told no one but that was her plan. She headed down to the shop and walked in.

"Morning P" Verionca greeted her as she walked in.

"Morning, everybody is on time today I see" she said as she looked around to see everybody working, the store wasn't as busy.

"Happy Monday Payton" Camilla smiled as she walked passed her.

"Morning, you look pretty today" Payton told her before she continued her walked to the back of the store.

"Yo Lauren what you working on" Payton asked as she walked in the office taking a seat.

"So P, we have a very huge problem" she told her and Payton sigh.

"Talk to me" she said and Lauren noticed a new ring on Payton's finger.

"We have a lot of people requesting a shop in New York" she told her and Payton fixed her posture in her chair.

"Is you ready to put a shop out there" she asked and Lauren sigh.

"I'm 8 months pregnant P, I don't have time for that right now" she said and Payton shrugged.

"Well I guess we'll wait til you drop the baby sis" she said and Lauren smacked her teeth.

"But we can make so much profit in New York" Lauren said and Payton shrugged.

"Lauren we make over two hundred thousand a month in Cali" she said and Lauren nodded.

"Exactly, we can be making four times that in New York" she said and Payton nodded.

"So what you want me to do" she asked propping her head up against her fist.

"I want you to start working on putting a shop in New York, tha-" before Lauren could finish Payton cut her off.

"Nope that's not apart of partnership, when your working with someone you don't work by yourself you work with each other" Payton told Lauren and Lauren knew it wasn't no way out of this now.

"P I just want you to start working on it, like looking for a valid place we could put it" she said and Payton nodded.

"I can do that, but I'm not purchasing anything until your able to come see it with me and purchase it with me" Payton told her and Lauren smiled, at least she was willing to do something.

"Thanks P, when can you do it" she asked Payton looked at her Apple Watch for the date.

"Next week, I'm going to New York so why not" she said and Lauren nodded.

"What you going for" Lauren asked and Payton sigh.

"I have to check on some stuff and then I have a meeting with a group of kids from the community" she told her and Lauren nodded.

"And your book, wassup with it I'm ready for part two" Lauren said and Payton smiled.

"I'm working on it, I'm not dropping it til next winter so" Payton told her and Lauren smacked her teeth.

"And the fans always asking me about the book, I keep telling them just because I'm your sister does not mean I know what's gone happen next in the book like. I'm waiting with them too" she said and Payton chuckled.

"Y'all gotta be patient, im gone drop it" she said and Lauren smiled.

"I'm ready, I'm buying the first copy" she said and Payton was glad to know her sister was enjoying her talent.