“Man y'all bugged the hell out,” he said.
“Let me speak to her before y'all keep at it.”
“Little girl take this phone before I hurt you,” Gio warned while handing her the phone.
“You may be bigger than me, even older than me but you aren’t hurting anyone my man. You and I both know it. Now play with me if you want......hello?” Gia said into the phone.
“Mini G what's good sis?”
“Aye Big G, what's up yo?” She asked.
“Nothing really....” He figured instead of dragging it out, he might as well get straight to the point, "look mini G, I need your help."
“Yeah I knew it was a reason you needed to speak to me, but what you need my help with?”
“Nah not even you already know what it is so don't think like that. It isn’t anything big, but I'm having a little something at my crib tonight. I want you and your girls to come through, especially Aniya!”
“Hmmm...Especially Niya, huh?” She asked slightly surprised, but then she remembered the conversation she heard between her brother and him.
“Yeah...especially her! That's what I need you do for me, make sure she shows up tonight. If you do that for me I got you and that's my word!” He told her.
“Let me find out you feeling my girl or something,” Gia said while trying to feel him out.
“Yeah you can say that.”
“That's my girl and you my brother and all but if you hurt or try to play her
I'm going to fuck you up! That's my word!” She warned.
“Yo you and your brother both warned me, I got this I wouldn't even do that!
But make that happen, y'all slide through round eight you heard?” He asked.
Looking at the clock she noticed it was only five. She figured that was more than enough time to let the girls know the plans.
She then told him, “Yeah I got you. I’ll let you know when we're on our way.”
“Cool, tell G he can come through whenever and I'll holla at you later. Thanks again Mini G,” Gavin said before ending the call.
~~~~~
On the other side of town Aniya sat in her living room bored as hell trying to figure out what she wanted to do for the night. It was Friday and she didn't have class until Monday. She wanted to enjoy her weekend, being bored just wasn't an option. Trying to figure out what her next move was going to be a text came through on her iPhone.
Buzz…buzz…buzz…
Picking up the phone she noticed it was from Gia.
Gia: aye mama! What you doing girl?
Aniya: nada! Absolutely nothing -_-
Aniya: what you doing?
Gia: same chilling with my bro. Want to go to a get together? You me & Nic?
Aniya: umm...whose? But yeah I'm down anything to get out of this house!
Gia: Iight cool! Be ready by 7:30 I'm coming to get you.....oh & it's Gavin's! Ttyl!
Aniya: oh ok cool & I’ll be ready!
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Gia: Nic, we're hanging out with my bro & Gavin tonight. Me you & Niya. Be ready by 7:30!
Nicole: Iight cool say no more!
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All the girls took their time showering, picking out an outfit, doing their hair, and applying the very little makeup they used. Even though they weren't trying to holla at Gavin or Gio, they still felt the need to look their best; Mainly Aniya and Nicole.
Gio sat in Gavin's living room watching him move around like a mad man, fixing and moving things around. He sat thinking about the conversation they had earlier about Aniya. Gavin was going out of his mind trying to make sure everything was perfect for tonight. Laughing at himself he thought “in all my years of living I never had to try and impress a girl.” He was so used to girls throwing themselves at him, but not Aniya she was much different, she barely paid attention to him. Pulling out a bottle of Hennessy, Patron, and a bottle of Ciroc peach along with five shot glasses and five cups he placed them on the table.
Noticing his mans was quiet a little too quiet, he looked over at Gio.
“Aye G, what's good? You good over there, why you so quiet?”
“I'm good yo, just thinking,” Gio responded.
Walking over to the love seat he sat across from Gio and asked him
“About…what? Speak ya mind G.”
“It isn’t really anything, but I'm thinking about the bigger picture.”
“Huh? Explain because you aren’t saying much,” Gavin said puzzled.
“Nah I'm saying you trying to get Aniya right, but what about shorty you fucking with now?” Gio asked.
“Who Jayla?”
Nodding his head yes.
"Man she isn’t nobody special! You just said it; she’s someone I'm fucking now! Nothing else!" Gavin told him.
“But does she know that, that's the question?” Gio countered back.
“Who gives a fuck if she know it, she not my bitch! She knows that and I know that, so it isn’t about nothing. If Aniya don't front I'm going to make her mine and stop fucking with Jayla simple as that!”
“Aye G listen I don't give a fuck about the Jayla hoe, I'm thinking about Niya.
I told you, that's like my little sister so I'm thinking about her part in this.
You got to have all this extra shit done with. Feel me?” Gio said.
“Yeah I hear you, but let me actually get her, and then I’ll worry about the rest later.”
Shaking his head Gio told him, “Iight cool, but just know no chick is going to be cool with getting played to the left for no new chick. Drama will come, Heed my warning!”
Before Gavin could respond the conversation he was interrupted but an incoming call on his phone.
“Aye mini g, what's the word?” He asked as soon as he picked up.
“We'll be there soon I'm on my way to pick them up now.”
“Iight cool, we’ll be here! One”
“Bye,” Gia said before hanging up.
“Aye my shorty on her way G let me go freshen up.”
Laughing “You a sucker ass nigga,” Gio cracked.
“Whatever Yo, stop hating!” Gavin told him while walking upstairs.
**********
After picking up Nicole and Aniya, Gia headed toward Gavin’s house. Listening to Tamar’s song Love & War Aniya turned the music down and said,
“Let me ask you something Gia.”
“What’s up?” Gia answered.
“This get together was unexpected, so what’s the 411 that we’re missing.”
Not trying to reveal the real reason she shrugged her shoulders and played clueless.
“Don’t get me to lying; I guess the guys were bored so they wanted to include us. Why you complaining? We are about to get drunk and fed for free.”
“I’m not complaining, hell I wasn’t doing nothing anyway. I just thought it was strange,” she stated.
From the backseat Nicole told her, “Relax Niy, everyone doesn’t have an ulterior motive. Maybe they just wanted to chill with a bunch of cool pretty chicks instead of the hoes they’re used to.”
Laughing, “I guess, but y’all know how I am,” Aniya said, before turning the music back up.
Gavin came back downstairs about thirty minutes later looking fresh. Donned in some true religions jeans, a black with red writing true religion shirt, black, red and white Jordan’s on his feet and a black and red falcon’s snapback on. Gio saw his boy and was about to get on him but the doorbell stopped him. Walking to the door, Gavin took a deep breath then let the ladies in admiring all their beauty. But nobody stood out more to him then Aniya.
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In the beginning Aniya barely said two words to him unless he initiated the conversation. She talked mostly to Nic and Gia while he and Gio played the game. That was cool with him though; he didn’t really care if she spoke to him or not, as long as he got to look at her and he was in her presence. All of that changed though, after a couple of drinks she started loosening up towards him and played a c
ouple rounds of Call of Duty with him. No matter how many times she died, she would laugh it off and tell him to start it over; something Jayla wouldn’t have done. By the end of the night she was comfortable with him and when he asked for her number she was shocked to say the least but she still gave him it and took his.
************
Give Me a Try…
About two weeks later, Aniya and Gia were in Aniya’s living room talking about the matter at hand.
“So, Gavin hit me up asking to take me out.”
“Okay so what the problem?” Gia asked.
“Don’t you think it’s too soon for me and him to be going out?” Aniya asked.
"No! Y’all been talking for how long now? I thought he would’ve been asked.”
“Niy just go out with him, at least give him one shot."
"I don't know I mean he was cool and all at his crib but, for some reason I feel we won't connect when it's just us two," Aniya voiced.
“But y’all been talking and texting right?”
“Yeah...”
“So obviously y’all are connecting.”
“But it’s different when talking on the phone and being face to face. Man…I don’t know,” Aniya sighed.
"You won’t know till you give him a chance! Oh and keep this between us; he's been checking for you for a minute now," Gia told her.
Smirking, she asked "How you know?"
"Because I overheard him and my brother talking one day. He was telling Gio that he feeling you. But Gio said unless he trying to come correct then do not even bother trying to mess with you because you're like his little sister and he would hate for you to get hurt."
Laughing, "I swear only him!"
"You already know Gio is protective over you, shit all of us. You know he told my boyfriend Kaiden the same speech.”
“Wait, if you knew all this time why you never said anything?” she questioned.
“Because I wanted to see him handle it on his own.”
“You not right”
“Yeah…yeah…yeah…so you say! Just go out with him it’s not like he asked for your hand in marriage," Gia told her.
Aniya sighed then reluctantly agreed, “Fine I’ll give him a chance"
"For real Niy give him a call and tell him you accept his offer to go out with him. I mean what can it hurt, either y'all click or y'all don't and if not you keep it moving," Gia told her.
"True...but I don't know man."
"Girl please, you over thinking for nothing," while walking to the door Gia said, "Put the poor guy out of his misery and give him a call! I'm out I’ll check you later."
Later that day, Aniya finally decided to take Gia's advice and give Gavin a call. Sitting in her living room she dialed up his number. She was nervous for some reason, she started biting her nails.
"Hello?" Gavin said as he answered.
"Hey Gavin, this is Aniya."
"I know you’re acting like I don’t have your number in my phone, but what’s up?"
Feeling silly, for saying who it was, but her nerves were getting the best of her.
“Nothing really, what’s up with you?”
"Same with me, just chilling; hoping you're calling to tell me you finally stopped fronting and decided to let me take you out."
Playing hard to get she countered, "Hmmm I don’t know Gavin, I don't know if I want to go out with you."
"Seriously ma, what are you scared of? I'm not going to hurt you, nor am I just trying to get in ya pants. I just want to chill with you and get to know you better."
Sighing she replied, "Hmm I guess, ok I’ll give you a shot and let you take me out!"
"That's what's up, you got a nigga feeling like he won the lotto, word up."
Laughing, "Oh please whatever, don't be trying to gas my head, I already agreed to go out with you so you don't have to lie...”
Cutting her off, "Word up ma, I wouldn't even lie to you, when I speak I say what I mean and mean what I say remember that! Anyways you have a place in mind you want to go?" He asked.
"Nope this is all on you, your idea to take me out. You pick the place and what we're going to do."
"Hmmm…like that? Iight I got you, are you free this Saturday, what you got planned?"
Thinking about it before she answered, "Hmmm nothing that I can think of."
"Iight Cool! We out on Saturday and you're mine for the day," Gavin told her.
"Yours for the day huh?" She asked.
"How about you're mine for the rest of your life?"
"Whoa buddy, I don't even know you like that and you're already trying to lock me down. You're pushing it."
"Nah ma, I'm not pushing nothing I'm just telling you like it is, you don't see it now but you will mark my words.”
"Yeah iight I hear it, but anyways I got to go handle something I'm going to talk to you later," Aniya lied, he had her head all messed up with that statement she needed to get her thoughts together.
"Yeah iight, I’ll text you later baby girl," Gavin said before hanging up.
All week Aniya was on edge, as much as she didn't want to admit it she was actually looking forward to going on a date. Crazy thing is she couldn't even remember the last time she went on one. They texted and talked on the phone a little every day. He would make her feel special because every morning he would send her a "good morning beautiful" text and end the night with a "sweet dreams baby girl" text.
Lying in bed Friday night she was just about to call it a night when she got a text message on her iPhone.
Gavin: sup ma
Aniya: hey Gavin
Gavin: what you dealing whit baby girl?
Aniya: nothing much just lying down…soon go to sleep
Aniya: what you doing?
Gavin: going to sleep so early on a Friday? Oh you trying to get ya beauty rest for 2mrrw huh? & I'm chilling with Gio ma!
Aniya: lol boy please, I'm just tired & oh ok!
Gavin: you know I was just playing; ya ass already fine!
Gavin: but I was just checking on you, I'm looking forward to seeing you 2mrrw
Aniya: I can’t even front me 2
Gavin: :) that's what a nigga likes to hear, but sleep tight.....I’ll call you 2mrrw
Gavin: Sweet dreams baby girl!
Aniya: goodnight!
After re reading the conversation over again Aniya placed the phone on the charger and rolled over with a smile on her face. Drifting off with sweet thoughts of Gavin....
**********
What you do to me?
Gavin was in Gio’s living room listening to Fabolous mix tape while drinking Hennessey. Gio was trying to start up a game in NBA2K13 but Gavin was too caught up in his phone. Once he saw him put the phone away he started.
“Aye! You done phone caking? I’m trying to take your money yo,” he teased.
“Yeah whatever, you already know you can’t beat me. I’m the King of 2k and I wasn’t phone caking so chill! Ya old hating ass mad you don’t have no one to cake with,” Gavin said, laughing.
“Hahaha, you got jokes, but don’t worry about who I talk to, you better be worrying about losing ya money. Let’ go!”
“Nah, it’s going to have to wait, I got to talk to mini G about something real quick,” He told him while heading upstairs.
Yelling after him, “You just keep finding ways to not play me, I’m taking that $500 before you leave!”
Ignoring Gio, he knocked on Gia’s bedroom door while calling her.
“Aye mini G, can I come in?”
“Yeah boy you know you don’t have to ask.”
Walking in he noticed she was on her computer on Skype. He knew most likely it was her boyfriend Kaiden, who was overseas in the army serving his country.
“Oh my fault, I didn’t mean to interrupt, I can come back when you done.”
“Gavin, my man you can’t speak?” Kaiden said jokingly.
Sitting now, “Nah it’s not even like that, I just know you and her prob
ably needed y’all privacy. But what’s up? You good over there?”
“I feel you, but I’m good hanging in there, I’m still alive so I can’t complain. Can’t wait to come back home though.”
“Did they tell you when you can come home yet?”
“No not yet, I don’t know for sure but it’s soon hopefully. I got to go, take care of my girl, that’s my heart right there.”
“I got you that go without saying and iight.”
“I love you baby and I’ll hit you when I get a chance. No Tears!” Kaiden told her.
“I love you too baby,” Gia replied then slowly shut the computer down.
After wiping the few tears that fell from her eyes she gave Gavin her full attention.
“You okay mini G?” he asked while hugging her.
“Yeah I’m okay, I just hate that he’s over there you know? Never knowing if this is the last conversation we’re going to have.”
“I understand but you can’t think like that baby girl, you got to stay positive.”
“Thanks, big G. But what’s up?” she asked.
“Not much, I just came to see if I can get some info.”
“Info on what or shall I say whom?”
Laughing, “Iight you caught me, I need some on your girl. What she likes dislikes, all of that.”
Thinking about it briefly, “She likes Italian food, she’s not really a party person the big crowd isn’t her thing but she loves to dance. She reads a lot also and shopping she loves to shop, but I mean what girl doesn’t. That’s all I’m telling you though, the rest you got find out on your own!” she told him.
Taking in everything she told him, it wasn’t much but it was enough to start with. Getting up he kissed her and thanked her then headed back downstairs to Gio.
Joining Gio on the couch he poured him another glass of henny before saying,
“Let’s go! Start it up! Let me kick ya ass real fast. I can use that money tomorrow on my date,” he said half-jokingly.
Getting excited Gio paid his comment no attention and turned the game console on.
“It’s about damn time my nigga! Had a nigga waiting forever yo! My OKC niggas about to whoop some ass.”
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