It had been a little over a week since I heard from Nicki, she had been ignoring my calls, texts and I couldn't do nothing about it because I was in Chicago and she was here, but now that I was back, I was gonna find out what's wrong with her and make her talk to me whether she like it or not.

"Yo Chanel." I called out to her as she tapped the coffee machine irritatedly.

She waved me off. "I'll be with you in a minute."

"Chanel." I said a little louder.

"I said wait damn- oh it's you." She started saying until she finally turned around and saw me.

She wiped her hands on her apron and walked over to me. "What do you want?"

"Where's Nicki?" I asked.

She looked around and shrugged. "She's not here."

"Stop lying it's Thursday, she works today."

She nodded and popped her gum loudly. "Yeah she's meant to be here but she hasn't been here all week."

I sighed and ran my hands over my face. "She hasn't been answering my calls"

"Well maybe she doesn't want to talk to you right now." She said before turning on heels and going over to serve a customer who had just arrived.

I stood in the restaurant for a minute contemplating whether I should drop the situation or go see what's up.

Eventually I decided I wasn't just gonna let her cut me off like this so I made me way over to her and Chanel's apartment.

"What the fuck you wearing? Opening the door half naked!" I yelled when Nicki answered the door dressed in nothing but some boxers and a sports bra.

She opened the door wider for me to come inside and walked away holding her head. "Leave me alone Jace. My head hurts." She mumbled quietly.

I grabbed her arm, turning her around to face me. "I've been calling you. Left you messages."

"Jace I'm sorry I was meant to call you back but I feel like shit." She said and I knew she wasn't lying. "You look like shit too."

She smiled sarcastically and made her way over to the kitchen. "Thanks."

"It's cold as fuck in here." I said feeling to cold breeze hit the back of my neck as I started taking off my jacket.

"Keep your jacket on." She shrugged.

"Nic this ain't right whys it so cold in here?" I didn't understand how she could be walking around half naked meanwhile I'm here freezing whilst fully dressed.

"I'm hot as fuck!" She said as she opened her freezer. "That's why you walking around in your panties and bra?" She nodded and pulled out a bag of ice from the freezer. "Yes. You want some?"

I frowned and looked at her like she was crazy. "You're offering me ice."

She rolled her eyes and poured some crushed ice into a cup before placing the bag back in the freezer.

"Whatever come."

She grabbed my hands do the cup and led me to her room. I laid on her bed and a second later I felt her come and straddle me. "You know I'm feeling a little better now."

"For real?" I smiled placing my hands on her thighs then moving them up to her waist. She nodded and I flipped us over so she was laying on her back and her legs were wrapped around my torso.

I felt her trying to pull down my sweat pants until I remembered something.

"Hold on, hold on." She gave me a confused look as I started searching through my pockets and ran over to my jacket. "Fuck!" I cursed at myself when I realised I didn't have any condoms.

"What's wrong?" She asked getting off the bed.

"Nicki I gotta go to the store." I said as I felt her arms wrapped around my torso from behind.

"No can't you just pull out " She pouted. I laughed shaking my head. I wasn't about to get caught slipping and have to play daddy in a couple of months if I forgot to pull out. "I could but I don't want to. I'll be back soon."

-

I returned 15 minutes later and to my surprise the apartment was silent. "Nicki?" I called out but got no response.

"What the-" I opened her bedroom door to see her sleeping wildly in the middle of the bed, snoring and all.

I shook my head and went back into the living room. I was sat for around 30 minutes watching football when I heard the front door open and close.

"Oh so she actually let you in then." Chanel said throwing her bags down and sitting down on the space next to me.

"Yeah."

"You cold?" She asked as she zipped up her jacket.

"Yeah but she said she's hot."

"She's been sick a few days, I'm convinced it's food poisoning, she's been throwing up and when she's not sleeping she's complaining that it's hot." She said.

"I know she looks real bad." I said honestly.

"But she won't go to the doctors." I shook my head at Nicki's stubbornness.

"We've been best friends since we were 5 years old, I love her like a sister. I heard about your reputation with the ladies."

"You better not fuck her over or else I'll shoot you. I promise." I started laughing until I realised she was serious.

I held my hands up. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't actually care for her. I ain't gone hurt her."

"Well I gotta go get ready for my date." She stood up and grabbed her bags from the floor. "Chanel." She turned around.

"That's guy Ricky you're seeing..."

She nodded. "What about him?"

"I'm only telling this because you're Nicki's friend and I don't wanna see you get played but he's married, he got two kids and one on the way."

She dropped her bags once again. "Tell Nicki I'll see her later." Was the last thing she said before she headed out.

-

I was on the verge of falling asleep when I heard Nicki's small voice.

"Chanie?"

She smiled small once she saw me.

"You're still here." She said as she sat on my lap.

"I'm sorry for falling asleep on you earlier we can finish what we started if you want." She started to stand up again but I pulled her back down by her waist. "Sit back down."

She sat back down and relaxed in my arms. "You feeling better?"

"Yeah. I don't feel like I gotta throw up no more."

"That's good baby girl. Had me worried about you for a minute."

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-what do you thinks wrong with Nicki?

-Do you think Jace really cares about her like he claims?

-what do you think of Nicki's 'Friend' Chris?

-Any comments for Ricky and his lying ass??

Thank you for reading.