“That’s so dope. With it being the summer, I’m surprised the grill isn’t booked with private parties.”
“The reservations are starting to come in now. After graduation season it got a little slow, but it’s finally picking back up.”
“That’s so great, Reggie!” Brandi praised. “Make that money, baby daddy!” she sang as she waddled to the bathroom.
I was glad she went to sit on the toilet, that way I could jump in the shower and not have to wait on her to shower.
While I was showering, I heard her talking, figuring she wasn’t talking to herself I assumed she was on the phone. Once I was done, I dried off then headed back into her room to get dressed. She was still on the phone, and from the conversation I could tell that she was talking to her sister Deja. That was my cue to hurry up and get gone.
“Alright B, I’m out. I’ll call and check in with you and the baby later,” I said, giving her a kiss.
As I headed to my car, I got a notification from Facebook. Checking it I saw that it was one of those Facebook birthday notifications. Seeing that it was Tatiana’s birthday, I went to her page. Scrolling through her post I saw that she had hundreds of birthday wishes. She was probably the most socially popular person I knew. Tatiana was a very gorgeous girl, so it wasn’t shocking that she had the type of following she had. Plus, the fact that she loved to post pictures of herself all damn day it wasn’t hard to get wrapped up into her. That was how it started for me.
As I read through some of her recent posts and videos it prompted me to check her OnlyFans page to see if she had any new shit posted. Making it to my Telluride, I got in, turned it on then opened my OnlyFans app. Going to Tatiana’s page I saw that she had a birthday post in her “birthday” outfit, and the shit was hot as fuck. Baby girl was standing in front of a bathroom mirror, and the way she was posing you could see her front and back clear as fuck.
Even though I had just busted a big one in Brandi, Tatiana had my shit hard as a brick. I hadn’t hit her up in over a week, so I called her on my way to the hotel to wish her a happy birthday. When she didn’t answer, I decided to send her a little birthday change. Once she got the deposit in her bank account, she’dreach out to me if for nothing else but to say thanks, and I’d feel her out then.
The post she made on her OnlyFans was on repeat in my head. Now I couldn’t shake thinking about her. Making it to work, I headed to my office then logged onto the computer. I had a ton of reports to run, plus I needed to check on the restaurant to make sure everything was good for later today. Just as I was finishing up with the reports and about to head up to the rooftop, my cell rang. Seeing that it was Tatiana, I answered.
“Happy birthday, gorgeous!”
“Thanks so much, love,” Tatiana sang into the phone. “I just wanted to say thank you for the birthday money. I was not expecting that at all.”
“You’re welcome,” I beamed. “Get yourself something sexy with it. I’m glad you called, I’ve missed talking to you,” I flirted. “Do you have anything planned for your special day?”
“I do. My parents are having a small dinner for me then I’m having a party downtown,” she paused.
Neither one of us said anything for a few seconds. I waited to see if she was going to elaborate and give details on her party, but she didn’t. I figured her hesitation was because she still felt some type of way about Brandi and the baby still.
“A party downtown sounds like lots of fun. I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.”
“Thanks! I’m sure I will, it’s at Navy Pier. It should be lots of fun.”
“You goin’ alone, or will you be taking a date?” I asked, cutting straight to it.
It didn’t sound like she was trying to invite me, even after blessing her account she was still sounding a little distant. After seeing her birthday picture, I couldn’t stop thinking about smashing. Hell, all I was thinking about was smashing her. I assumed the reason she was telling me about her party but notextending an invite was because she had some nigga going with her. I knew I was going to have to put in a little work to get things back to where they were with me and Tatiana if I was ever going to spend any alone time with her. If I had some competition on top of that I wanted to be aware of that. Not because I was pressed, mainly so I would know what level I would need to up the ante.
“Ut-uh, hold on a second, Reggie. My mom is at my door.”
At first, I thought she was stalling for time until I heard another female voice that I assumed was her mom’s. A few seconds later, Tatiana came back to the phone, but she never answered my question.
“Reggie, can I call you back later or tomorrow? Thanks again for the money.”
She hung the phone up before I could respond. Leaving out of my office and heading up to the grill, my cellphone started to ring. Seeing that it was a call from Deja, I sent the call to voicemail. I knew she and Brandi were talking before I left Brandi’s and the only reason Deja was calling was to start some bullshit. I hadn’t been pressing her ass to hook up and fuck and I bet she was feeling some type of way. I was sure she was really in a mood after hearing Brandi brag about all the dick I had been giving her lately.
Deja called twice again back-to-back then sent me a text message with a bunch of middle finger emojis. I was starting to think that Deja was suffering from mental illness. Leaving the grill, I was excited that everything was running smoothly. Making my way back to my office I checked my phone because the whole time I was at the grill it was going off with notifications. Since I had commented on Tatiana’s birthday post earlier today, every time someone else commented on her post I was getting a notification. My phone had been going off everycouple of seconds and it was starting to drive me crazy. I didn’t see how other people were able to handle it, including Tatiana.
Making it to my desk, I opened my Facebook app, then immediately went to take the notifications off for that post. I happened to notice that Tatiana had posted a picture of her and some guy a few minutes ago. Whoever the scrub was, dude was trying to go all out for her for her birthday. They were at some salon and she was getting her hair, feet, and nails done. A small twinge of jealousy washed over me as I thought, he must have been the reason why she didn’t ask me to go to her party with her. Dude wasn’t any competition for me though.
She was clearly avoiding my question about going to her party with a dude because she was. It was cute, and it was cute that dude was gifting her a spa day, but it was no match to the money I had sent her. Just by the fact that she wouldn’t tell me she had a man, which I could gather from the PDA they were showing each other in her pictures on the post, that let me know I still had a chance with her.
Tatiana wasn’t my woman, and things were going great with me and Brandi, so I shouldn’t even be checking for shorty. I literally had everything I needed and then some in Brandi, yet there was something off. There was something about Tatiana that I couldn’t shake. I felt like I had to have her. I had invested a lot of money in her at the very least I was gon’ smash and fuck as many times as I needed to get my money’s worth. Tatiana was more of a challenge for me than any of the other chicks I’d fucked around with, including Brandi and that shit was a turn on. I had to make it my mission to conquer her young, vulnerable mind and body.
Going to my contact list in my cell, I looked for my homeboy’s number who worked down at Navy Pier. I was gon’ need to ask him for a big favor, and I was prepared to drop some big cash in his pocket to get it done if I had to. After talking to my boy, allI had left to do was wait for his call later tonight, then operation Mr. Steal Your Girl, would be in full effect. Tatiana wasn’t about to take my two stacks and be merry with another nigga tonight. Naw, I wasn’t about to let that happen.
#LaterThatNight
Originally, I planned on chilling at work all night then going back to Brandi’s crib to lay in between her legs for a nightcap, but Tatiana and her birthday changed all of that. What was crazy was that I never planned on things taking a change like this today. I just couldn’t help myself after seeing her posted up with that nigga, it did something to me. I was cool with her being in her feelings but showcasing another nigga in my face wasn’t it. I almost lost my baby momma from just us talking. There was no way I wasn’t about to hit that. Since we were having a private party and I was planning to crash Tatiana’s later, I decided to change out of my dark denim Fashion Nova jeans and into a dark blue Armani suit with a pair of brown Cole Haan’s. I had to look my best and everything I did was extra. I wasn’t sure what Tatiana’s dress code was for her party, but I did know she liked nice, expensive things so I knew it was going to be something extravagant, and I needed to make sure that I stood out amongst everyone else.
