It was early Saturday morning and Nicki was awakened by the smell of her favorite, turkey bacon, scrambled eggs, and her favorite waffles. The potent smell of syrup stuck in the air and all she could do was take it in as it closer and closer to her room. It was the morning after the housewarming and Nic was feeling well rested and rejuvenated. She was happy that everything went well, and she was happy that she went. It didn't take her long to realize that Safaree was a great man and a great person to be around. Before she turned over on her other side, she was interrupted by a light knock on the door.
"Sarai, go away please!" she groaned, and threw a pillow at the door.
"I know you did not just throw a damn pillow at this door." Nicki's eyes lit up as the sound of the voice was Safaree's. She hopped out of bed and ran to the bathroom, leaving the door halfway open.
"I'm sorry, I look a hot ass mess." Nicki grinned at Safaree while rushing to brush her teeth. He just stared. To him, she was the most beautiful woman on the planet. No matter what time of the day, she was naturally perfect. "Okay, Is this better?" she asked him.
"Uhhh." He drooled. 'Damn, even in pajama pants and a T Shirt she was gorgeous.'
"I asked you a question!"
"My bad, oh uhm you looked fine before! You didn't have to do anything to impress me." He shrugged.
Nicki looked at him with a smirk. "Me? Try to impress you? Tuh, nigga please I was taking care of MY hygiene."
Safaree just laughed. "Yo, I hope you don't mind.. but Sarai let Nyla and I in this morning and we made you breakfast." He told her while holding her hand to lead her to the kitchen.
"Don't lie!"
"I'm not lying, Nicki! Come onnnnn!"
"Safaree, you know you do NOT have to do this for me. Don't you have to be at work or something? At the jewelry store? Arresting people? Hello!!! I'm talking to you." Nicki went on and on down the steps until she was stopped by Safaree's finger silencing her.
"Safaree, you did not have to do this." Nicki stopped in her tracks and took in the way her kitchen was decorated. He had placed lights around the top of the walls and "Amazed" by Boys II men was playing from her iPod dock. Everything was peaceful and relaxing Nicki couldn't have thought of a better way to start her morning.
"So.. I'm guessing you like it?" He asked, pulling out a chair for her.
"Like it? Safaree, I love it! What made you wanna do this for me? Out of all people?"
"Who wouldn't do this for you? A woman like you deserves this every morning. You're special, don't you know that?"
Nicki took a sip of her orange juice before replying to his statement. "I mean, I guess yeah. It's just that I've never had someone treat me this way before."
"Well, get use to it." Safaree smiled. "Open up!" He told her while taking a piece of a his waffle and placing it on his fork.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Nicki said with her eyes closed.
"Here comes the choo choo train!" Safaree added. Nicki tried so hard to not laugh!
"Oh my goodness, you made these waffles?!" Nicki questioned, shocked at how good they were.
"Duh! Only the best chef in Forsyth County!"
"These are really good, Safaree. I'm mad. My waffles don't taste THIS damn good." She rolled her eyes.
"I'm glad you like em, Nic! Gives me an opportunity to cook for you more often."
"Let's see. Number 1, a man who can cook. Number 2, a man with two jobs but still manages time with his family.
"With his family and you. But keep going." He smirked.
Nicki grinned. "Number 3, a man with a great heart and personality."
"That comes naturally."
"Are you gonna let me finish or are you gonna keep interrupting me?" She rolled her eyes. "Doof!"
"Nah Nic, ima let you finish... but I just wanted to make it clear, that you're the most beautiful woman on the planet!" Safaree looked into her brown eyes, he fell in love with her even more every time he saw her.
"You're amazing. Thank you so much." Nic replied after taking a bite of her turkey bacon.
"I think that now is a great time to tell you." Safaree reached for his pocket.
"Oh?"
"I got us 5 tickets to Six Flags!" He flashed the tickets in Nicki's face. "BAM!"
Nicki cackled. "Wow! I can't with you! You keep doing great things back to back, where's your off button?!"
"I don't have one. But, you know the ride to six flags is almost an hour! So, It's 9am now. I was thinking about leaving at 11 if that's cool with you."
"Yes! That is perfect! Where are the kids? Did you tell them?" She asked while taking their plates to the sink.
"They're in the basement, and yeah. I did. Hold up, Nicki." Safaree made his way to the sink and grabbed the dishes out of her hands. "Let me do this. You go get beautiful."
Nicki pouted. "You did all of this for me, let me just wash the damn dishes! This isn't fair." She stomped her feet!
"Calm yourself, woman!" Safaree took the dish towel and hit her in her butt with it. "Scat!"
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"Ma, where are my ripped shorts at?" Sarai asked barging in her room while she was getting dressed.
"It's a thing called knocking, maybe you should try it sometime."
"Cool. Where are those ripped shorts at?! I can't find them anywhere!"
"I have no idea, but if you find them, you're not wearing them." Nicki told her with a serious tone.
"Why? Because Safaree's here? You would let me wear them any other time!"
"No, because they're too short & because I said so. Find something else."
Sarai rolled her eyes while Nicki turned her back. "What am I supposed to wear then?"
"Why don't you go look in your closet, hun! But hurry up, we have 15 minutes before Safaree wants to leave and you're still not dressed."
Sarai sighed, walked out, and closed the door. She ended up picking out a white V-neck with some basketball shorts and her Air Jordan Retro 11's. Highly casual, but still cute.
"You're seriously wearing brand new Jordan's to Six Flags?" Noah asked her while they were waiting outside.
"Yeah, nigga." Sarai looked him up and down. Noah thought he was cute with his camo shorts on and his Atlanta Falcons snapback. "You're seriously wearing a snap back to Six Flags? I hope it flies off yo big head on a ride, dummy."
Noah laughed. "Chill bruh, I'm not even gonna wear it in the Park. Ima just wear it in the Car." He shook his head once he realized how stupid he sounded.
Sarai cracked up. "It's all good broskie. Where's your sister?"
"Your mom is doing her hair, they're still in the house."
"Word. I aint even see them at all."
Safaree, Nicki, and Nyla came out of the house. Nicki did Nyla's hair in a big curly ponytail with a bow at the top. Nyla loved it. "Alright youngins, let's hit the road!" Safaree unlocked Nicki the doors to Nicki's 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Limited.
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"Daddy, are we there yet?" Nyla asked kicking the back of his seat. It was only 15 minutes into the drive and she was already being frustrating.
"This is your third time asking that, Nyla. We'll be there in about 40 more minutes."
"I have an idea! Let's play a game!" Nicki was excited, she loved doing little things like this! "Let's play I Spy!"
"Nicki.." Safaree looked at her like she was crazy.
"What?! It'll be fun, Faree! I promise!"
"Mom, we aren't 5." Sarai told her, sighing.
"Hey! I'm 5 though." Nyla gave Sarai a mean mug and flipped her long ponytail.
"Wow. I'm so jealous." Sarai stuck her toungue out at Nyla, and she did the same.
"Okay. I'll start this game." Safaree suggested. "I spy with my little eye something great, something breathtaking, something that will make you go crazy the first time you lay your eyes on it."
Nicki smiled to herself.
"It's me, duh! I'm pretty, I turn heads, and all the boys go crazy over me." Sarai laughed at herself. "That's the answer, right?" She looked around the car. "No? Forget it. No one wants to play this game anyway."
"Ayo pops." Noah stated.
"Ayo son!" Safaree said with a deep voice.
"I bet you talking about my basketball skills!" Noah roared with laughter. "Ya see, my skills are so great I'm the highest scorer. And you see, when girls see me play they be passing out cuz they're just so surprised about how good I am."
"Oh boy.." Nyla sighed and placed her head on the window.
"Lastly, when girls lay their eyes on me, they fall crazy in love with the kid and they just can't help themselves!" He checked himself out in the rear view mirror.
"Nah Noah, that ain't it."
"Are you serious?! Man!" He threw his snap back on the ground.
"Daddy, I bet I know the answer!" Nyla was excited because she knew something the others weren't smart enough to figure out.
"You're talking about Ms. Nicki, duh!!!!" Nyla put her tiny hands over her face. "You guys are not cool!"
"Awwwww, Safaree!! Stop it!" Nicki cheesed from ear to ear and playfully hit him on the arm.
"GET A ROOM!" Noah and Sarai yelled at the same time.
"Quit playing, Nicki! You knew I was talking about you the whole time!"
"Alright, it's my turn now! I spy with my litttle eye something huge, round, and receding!" She tried so hard to hold in her laughter but couldn't help it.
"Dad you gon let her diss yo receding hairline like that and yo big ole' head?!" Noah gave Nicki a high five! "That was good, Ms. Nicki! That was good!"
"Nah Nic, it's all good. I'll remember that next time you want me to make you some waffles!"
"Noooo! Nooo!! I sowwy, I take that back!" Nicki grabbed the arm he wasn't driving with and outlined his tattoos with her finger trip. "Wow, this whole time I've never noticed that you had your whole name on your arm."
"Yes Ma'am. I got this done in like 2007!"
"That's coooool!"
"Yeah. I have Nyla and Noah's name on my back."
"Aww, that's really sweet. But, I think you need to put some gas in my car nigga!"
"Word." Safaree drove a couple of more miles until he reached a gas station. "Noah, pump the gas son." They both got out of the car and Safaree handed him a 50. "Put 50 on pump 3!"
"Do you girls want anything out of the gas station?" Nicki asked unbuckling her seat belt.
"Hello?" Nicki behind her to find Nyla half asleep.
"Oh. My. God." Sarai exclaimed. "Mom. Tell me that that isn't my father pumping gas at the next tank. Please, tell me that isn't him."
"Shit." Nicki gritted her teeth as she saw Victor looking this way. "I don't wanna see him, I don't wanna be near him, I don't wanna be in his presence, I don't want him here." She leaned over the driver seat and banged on the Window to get Safaree's attention.
"Why you banging like that, Nicki?"
"SHHHHHHHHH!! Safaree, we need to get the hell out of this gas station right now." she pleaded. "Where's Noah?"
He looked around. "He's coming out from paying. Yo, what the hell is going on? I don't see anything or anyone."
"I'll tell you later!"
"Fine." He got back in the car.
"Don't be mad."
"I'm not mad, I promise."
"Pinky promise?" Nicki looked nervously and held out her pinky. Safaree held out his and their pinky's linked with eachother.
"Pinky promise."
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"We're here!!!" Safaree yelled in the car while beeping the horn!!
"Yaaaaaayyyyyy!" Nyla cheered in her seat. "I wanna ride the fiesta wheel, the aviator, the train, and other stuff!!!"
"Hold up kiddo, let's get out the car first!"
"Sarai! Get up!! We're here!!" Nyla pinched Sarai on her arm and slapped Noah on the face lightly.
"Ouch! Geez Nyla, you're a violent 5 year old!"
"I know!" She smiled and hopped out of the car!"
Noah and Sarai got out of the car slowly, adjusting to the bright sun.
"It's hot as hell." Sarai mumbled under her breath.
"I know yo!" Noah replied.
Nicki put her arm around Sarai's shoulder. "Ma, it's too hot for that. We black now, come on!" Sarai moved her arm.
"TURN DOWN FA WHAT?! We're at Six Flags! TURN UP! Duh!" Nicki cackled in the parking lot. She thought it was hilarious how bad she was embarrassing her daughter.
"Hold on, what they be like Safaree?!" Nicki asked.
"TOO TURNT!"
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