Side Chic 3 (The Ratchetness Continues) by La'Tonya West Read Free Book Online Page A

pays to stop while you’re ahead.
                  “Yeah, I’ve spoiled them a little bit.” I admitted.
                  “Excuse me.” A young lady was trying to come out of the store and Mina and I were standing in her way. We moved over to the side.
                  “How is your little one?” I asked referring to the baby that she had with her boyfriend Mello.
                  “She’s fine. Now she’s terrible!” She accused. “She has an attitude just like her crazy ass daddy.”
                  I laughed. “You love his crazy ass though, right? Y’all have been together for a minute.”
                  “We were together for a minute.” She corrected me placing her hand on her small hip. “We split up a little over a month ago.”
                  I hadn’t expected that. “Really?”
                  “Yes, really.” She smiled up at me.
                  Unsure of what to say next, I replied. “Well, I’m sorry to hear that.”
                  “Don’t be. Some things just aren’t meant to be. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Maybe God removed him from my life so that someone new could enter.”
                  I nodded my head. “That could very well be the case.” I agreed.
                  “Speaking of people being together for a minute, you and Kisha have been hanging in there for a good while too.”
                  “Kisha and I aren’t together anymore.” I informed her even though I had a feeling that she already knew because there were no secrets where we lived. “Yeah, we split up like two months ago.”
                  “Oh, I didn’t know that.” Her hand went up over her mouth like that was the most shocking news that she’d heard in a while.
                  “Yeah…well like you said everything happens for a reason. Right?”
                  “That’s what I said.” She laughed. “So does that mean that you’re single now?”
                  “Yes ma’am, I am very single.” I answered. “Why? Would you like to give me your number so that I can call you sometimes?”
                  “Sure.” She blushed.
    I took out my phone and she called out her number to me. After programming her number in my phone I put it back in my pocket. “Alright now, I don’t want no drama if I call your phone.” I told her. I said it in a joking tone but I was serious as a heart attack. I knew her ex-boyfriend Mello pretty well. He was known for trippin’ on niggas over her. He’d fight a motherfucka for just looking her way! I didn’t need that bullshit! I was done with the drama. I’d had my share and didn’t want anymore.
    “Oh you don’t have that to worry about.” She assured me. “I am single. I don’t have to answer to anyone! I can talk to whoever I please.”
    “Okay…well I’m going to get on home. I’ll hit you up later on.”
    “Alright.” She went inside the s tore and I headed home.
     
    Mina
     
    After getting all of the things that I needed from the store, I headed back up the street to the salon to wait for my two o'clock appointment. I took my time, leisurely strolling back up the street. A smile played on the corners of my lips as I thought to myself how good Tremaine had looked a few minutes ago when I'd bumped into him on my way inside the store. He’d always been fine as hell to me but I’d never said anything because of the fact that we were both in relationships and because of the fact that Kisha and I were supposedly related down the line. It wasn’t anything serious. Our dads were third cousins which mad us like fourth cousins but to be honest that didn’t really count. I didn’t even fuck with my daddy like that. I hadn’t seen him in over fifteen years. I was more bothered by all of the