Rise up

6

CHANEL

We'd been on the boat for at least an hour and I can admit that I was having a good time. My stomach hurt from all the laughing I was doing and my cheeks hurt from all the smiling, it was like talking to a comedian. That awkwardness at the beginning had disappeared and now I was more comfortable then ever sitting with him and talking.

"Ok ok let's get serious I wanna know more about you besides you being a whole comedian" I said catching my breath and wiping the tears from my eyes. We were sitting on the back of the boat under the shade enjoying the breeze and having a few more drinks. He'd managed to pull my legs onto his lap as we talked and for some reason I didn't mind staying like that, it wasn't like he was rubbing up on me and it was a comfortable position.

"What you wanna know? I been in Miami all my life, I don't have kids, I got the name Ice from my dad growin' up he used to say I gave everybody this cold ass look and apparently had niggas shiverin' I don't know how true that is though..." he took another sip of his drink making eye contact with me before I looked away. If anything he could be dry Ice; so cold he was hot thats what I was getting from him.

"Soo what you do for a living? You ain't say that part and whats your real name?" I asked probably sounding nosey.

"Damian...I got a few jobs I don't think I can just name one thing lets just say I'm an entrepreneur" he said looking away for a minute. Something told me I already knew what that meant but maybe I shouldn't be so quick to judge based off of that.

"Oh..." I trailed off not knowing what else to say, clearly he wanted to keep the job part away and that would be the first red flag going up for this afternoon.

"What you got going on I don't know shit about you either? You be out in the streets often? Tell me something interestin'" he said smiling and trying to lighten the mood back up.

"Nah I don't like going out like that it's really only when Asha wanna drag me along, but other then that I just be working..."

"You got kids or anything?"

"I-"

Just as I was about to answer Cairo called, thankfully I'd just saved his name under 'C' for moments like this when I was out and around others, people didn't need to know I was associated with him.

"Hold that thought" I said getting up and going inside answering it.

"What do you need?" I asked trying not to snap at him, if he thought I was coming to get Gi after just one day then he sure as hell was wrong.

"Gianni said he wanted to come home how you want me to drop him off?" He said sounding like he'd just gotten up. It was almost 2 and he was still sounding like this, it always made me wonder what was going on over there.

"Why would he be ready to come home..? See no you told him he could stay extra and now you wanna send him away? Hell no we not doing this take care of your son" I snapped anyway, it's like he knew I was doing something else and he just wanted to ruin it.

"Chanel what you want me to do I'm just telling you what he said damn I-"

"Babe can you hand me-" I heard a female voice interrupt before getting cut off abruptly. This nigga was disrespectful as fuck after I told him I didn't want Gi around none of his hoes he still did the shit. I didn't want Gi around multiple females thinking that was what he was supposed to do and I sure as hell didn't want them touching him and spreading whatever they might have.

"Cairo...who the fuck-"

"Listen forget I even said shit man I'll text you" he said before hanging the phone up.

My blood was boiling and honestly I was debating on ending this shit early to go beat both of they asses. I slid my phone back in my pocket standing there for a minute, he'd just ruined my whole mood and probably destroyed my date in just a quick phone call.

"You good?" I heard Ice from behind me as the door opened and closed shut.

"Yea I'm fine" I said turning to him and smiling a bit, he came infront of me staring, it loooked like he was observing me and he could probably tell I was lying.

"You sure?"

"Yea lets go back out back for a little bit more we weren't done talking right?" I grabbed another bottle of the pink Moscato off the table before going back towards the door. I wasn't about to let Cairo ruin shit else for me today.

CAIRO

"She won't come and get him you sure you good watching him?" I asked Deanna putting on my shirt Chanel ain't want him at my club but I had something else to handle.

"Yea Imma take him over my sister's house they having a little birthday party for my niece" She got up coming over to me before Gianni ran in.

"Where you goin'?" He yelled standing there with his arms crossed I swear he reminded me of Chanel more than myself sometimes he definitely had her attitude.

"You going to a party, be good and don't give nobody a hard time" I told him coming down to his level. He scrunched his face up look over at De before looking back at me.

"I wanna go with you" he said starting with the whining.

"You can't I'll be here when you get back though I promise" I told him getting back up.

He didn't respond so I left, maybe later we'd do something I was hoping this ain't take all day.