“You ready Nic?” Drake called up to her from downstairs.
“Almost ready!” Nicki yelled from her bathroom. Drake knew
it would still take her a while so he started up the stairs and headed to
Nicki’s room. He found her in front of the mirror fixing her jacket. He had no
idea why it was taking so long because she only had on a pair of cream sweats.
“Do I look okay?” Nicki asked, looking at Drake through the
mirror.
“You look perfect.” Drake walked up behind Nicki and wrapped
his arms around her waist, pulling her into him. “You are perfect.”
“You think your parents will like me?” Nicki asked looking
at the ground.”
“I know they’ll love you.” He rested his head on hers. “Just
like I do.” Nicki lifter her head and smiled.
“I love you.”
“I love you more.” Drake smiled back.
*****
“Nicki?... Nicki?...
Nicki?” Nicki was drifting away from the white light that surrounded her.
“Nicki?” She faintly heard a voice calling her name. She was light headed and
shielded her face from the light as she finally woke from her deep sleep. She
looked over to see Safaree in a chair next to her hospital bed. Her hand in his
as he gripped it tightly. “Nic.” Safaree was relieved that she was awake. The
memories quickly drifted back to her and the fear took over her once again. She
snatched her hand from his and tried to move away but the piercing pain in her
back let her know it wasn’t a good idea. “Nic-” Nicki groaned fiercely at
Safaree letting him know not to come near her. She tried to speak but no words
would leave her mouth. She reached up to touch her throat and was met by the
thick bandages wrapped around it. “Nicki look.” Safaree stretched his hand out
to touch her and that’s when the tears fell. Nicki cried feeling helpless. She
couldn’t speak, she was in enormous pain, and she was 2 inches away from the
person that had thrown her around like a rag doll. Safaree stood up to lean
over her and that’s when she screamed.
Nicki quickly sat up in a cold sweat out of breath. She felt
around in the darkness and identified with the sheets she had fallen asleep in
the night before. “Aubrey?” She whispered but received no answer. She crawled
over to the edge of the bed and turned on the light.
She sighed in relief, feeling safe once the lights were on. She looked around Drake’s old room in the basement. She smiled thinking about how far they had both come in their lives. She figured he’d gone upstairs so she headed to his bathroom to get herself ready for the day.
She sighed in relief, feeling safe once the lights were on. She looked around Drake’s old room in the basement. She smiled thinking about how far they had both come in their lives. She figured he’d gone upstairs so she headed to his bathroom to get herself ready for the day.
“She’s a beautiful girl Aubrey.” Dennis said, as Sandi
placed his coffee and the newspaper in front of him on the dining room table.
After he thanked her she headed back to the kitchen to finish making breakfast.
“Yeah dad she is.” Drake knew exactly where his father was
going with this, he was just waiting for him to say it. “Did you think she
wouldn’t be?” Dennis opened the newspaper before answering.
“No, not necessarily. I’m just pleasantly surprised by your
choice in women.” Drake smiled sourly, shaking his head.
“And what’s that suppose to mean?”
“Well with your “profession” and all I was worried that the
first girl you’d bring home would be one of those sleezy women you so call rap
about.” Drake just stared at his father who hadn’t looked up from the
newspaper.
“Well there it is.” Dennis finally looked up and put the
paper down.
“There what is son?” Dennis challenged.
“That’s how you really feel about my career. You’ve just
never been man enough to say it.”
“You watch your mouth in my house Aubrey Graham.” Drake let
out a dry chuckle.
“You know the funny thing is, without the money from my
“profession” you and mom would’ve lost this house a long time ago.” Without a
word Dennis got up and headed to his room. Sandi called after him but he was
long gone.
“Aubrey why do you always have to bicker with your father?”
She asked as she took a seat.
“I don’t bicker with him, he bickers with me but there’s not
point in explainin that to you because you always take his side anyways.” Just
then Nicki entered the kitchen in an all white outfit.
“Good morning dear.” Sandi got up to hug her. “Oh, you smell
so nice!”
“Thank you.” Nicki beamed. “It’s my own fragrance.”
“Oh well I’ll just have to go buy some.”
“Oh I have an extra bottle in my bag. I’ll give it to you
later.”
“Well aren’t you just the sweetest thing." Sandi patted
Nicki’s cheek. “Please, have a seat breakfast is almost ready.” Nicki sat down
in the seat next to Drake.
“Morning my beauty.” Drake said then sweetly kissed her
lips.
“Good morning my prince.” Nicki kissed him again.
“Prince?” Drake questioned. “Don’t you mean king?”
“Nope. I’m the king.”
“O yeah?”
“Yeah.” Nicki giggled.
“Why is that?”
“Because I run this show.” Drake playfully rolled his eyes
as he watched his mom struggle to approach the table with more plates than she
could carry.
“That looks good ma.” Drake eyed the food as he licked his
lips.
“Thanks baby.” She said as she continued to balance the
plates.
“Go help your mom.” Nicki said as she hit him in the arm.
“Ouch babe.” Nicki eyed him until he got up to help is
mother bring the food to the table.
“Oh thank you sweetheart.” Sandi took a deep breath as she
sat down. “Can you get the juice from the counter?”
“Yeah.” Drake retrieved the orange juice and sat it down in
the middle of the table. He took his seat and started to fix his plate grabbing
two pieces of toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and two pancakes.
“Geez babe you gon eat the whole country?” Nicki asked while
looking down at her plate that only had some bacon and a pancake.
“Oh well my baby always could eat.” Sandi smiled. “I never
understood how he managed to stay so skinny.” Drake said nothing as he was so
focused on his food. “So Nicki I can’t say how grateful I am for you to be
staying in our home. I know you’d rather be staying in one of those fancy
hotels you’re used to.”
“No not at all. I’m in love with this house. Makes me
remember what it’s like being a normal person.”
“Oh well I’m glad dear. So why cut the visit so short then?
I mean you only got here last night and your already leaving tomorrow?”
“We gotta go see Nicki’s family too ma.” Drake said with a
mouth full of food.
“Aubrey where are your manners?” Sandi laughed eyeing the
jelly on Drake’s face.
“I got it.” Nicki used her napkin to wipe his mouth then
kissed his cheek.
“Look at you. Twenty six years old and still spoiled as ever.”
Sandi shook her head laughing. The three talked more about their lives and
future plans as they continued to enjoy their food. “But you two really should
come visit again… and soon.” Sandi said finishing her food.
“You sure you had enough to eat ma?”
“Oh I’m fine baby.” Sandi walked over to the kitchen and
fixed Dennis a plate before turning to Drake and Nicki. “Well I’ll leave you to
it and Nicki dear you really should see the town.” And with that she was off to
her bedroom to bring Dennis his breakfast.
“So you gon show me around?” Nicki asked, then bit off
another piece of bacon.
“Mhm I can think of a lot of things I could show you in my
bedroom.” Drake buried his face into her neck.
“Get off me.” Nicki giggled. “We are not getting busy in
your parents house, especially with your parents in the house.” Drake slid her
into his lap and carried her back to his room.
“I wasn’t finished.” Nicki said as he retreated downstairs.
“Whatever. It takes you forever to eat.” He said
nonchalantly as he dropped her on the bed.
“That is not the way to get into my pants.” Nicki laughed.
“Whachu sayin?” Drake grinned as he crawled on top of her.
“I’m sayin if you want this anytime soon you gon have to do
much better then that.” She stared into his eyes and leaned up and kissed him.
The two kissed passionately as they began to get more and more into the moment.
Drake snaked his hand down and unbuttoned Nicki’s jeans then began to slowly
slip his hand into her thong but Nicki quickly grabbed his wrist. “I said no.”
Drake looked her in the eyes then kissed her nose.
“My bad, I’m sorry.” Drake rolled over on his back
disappointed once again. Why is she doing
this to me?
I think I'm going to start posting short chapters like this one because then you guys will get updates faster instead of me taking so long to write longer chapters. But idk what do you think?
