I took a look at my phone to check the time, It was going on six-thirty and Jeff still wasn't here. I started to assume that this could be him pulling one of his little childish pranks on me again or probably he's just running late. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a prank, I mean that guy is a jokester. He used to prank me all the time.
I finished turning off all the lights upstairs before making my way downstairs with Nyla. She was laying down on the sofa watching TikTok's. I swear I think she's addicted to TikTok, it's never a time I don't see her binge watching TikTok's. She's been obsessed with TikTok's ever since Jeff bought her an iPhone and introduced her to that app.
"Nyla make sure you put your shoes and jacket on, Jeff should be here any minute."
Nyla rushed upstairs to her room then came back downstairs wearing her UGG boots and north-face coat.
Both of us decided to wear something simple tonight, we didn't need to get all dressed up, And plus this will be our first time seeing him again after a year and a few months.
I decided to wear black jeans with my gallery dept shirt and my black Michael kor boots. I was debating between jeans and leggings but I just decided to go with jeans because it be getting kinda chilly around this time of the year.
More time has passed by and it's now seven o'clock.
I thought about how Nyla always watch Tiktoks but she never make any.
"Baby you should make your first Tiktok today" I said
"No mommy, I don't want to make Tiktoks, I just like watching them" said Nyla
If Nyla don't want to make a tiktok then i'd make one for myself.
We could've even have a Mommy and Me type of Tiktok page. I don't know if she'd be interested in that since she didn't want to make content alone. I'll ask her a different time.
I also had Tiktok downloaded on my phone. I opened the app and watched a few Tiktoks. There were kids around the same age as Nyla with Tiktoks of their own. I don't understand why she wouldn't want to be apart of something so fun. I would even record help her with her content. I would be like her manager, I could even learn how to edit and I would edit her videos for her. I didn't know how to edit but I could easily watch a quick tutorial on YouTube. YouTube has everything on there.
Cooking wasn't my cup of tea, Youtube saved me many times. I would watch so many cooking videos.
I always seen Nyla being a little influencer someday. This girl had so much personality.
Maybe if she don't want a Tiktok probably she'll make a youtube channel.
"What about YouTube?" I asked.
"Mommy I don't want any of those right now" whined Nyla.
"Okay, if you ever change your mind. Let me know" I said.
I went to look out the window and all I could see is darkness. It's getting super late, soon I'll have to tell Jeff that we'll have family night with him another time.
He would be upset but he's taking too long to get here.
Nyla came over near me to look out the window, "Mommy is Jeff here yet? I'm getting tired".
I looked down at Nyla "No baby he's not here yet."
I wanted to call or at least text him but the fact that he only calls from a private number, I wouldn't be able to. I was trying to not think about how strange it was that Jeff wouldn't let his number be known.
What could be taking him so long, we planned this out in advance.
Jeff always runs late, he's just being his typical self to be honest.
"Mommy how he not here yet? He told us to be ready by five" Nyla said while she sucking her teeth.
While Nyla was complaining I sat her down on the sofa and began to take her shoes off. Then suddenly there was a knock on the door *knock knock knock*.
"I'm coming" I yelled as I went to go look out the peephole.
It was so dark out I could barely see anything. I did see a tall figure but I couldn't tell if it was him. He put my eye closer to get a better look, the guy looked like he could be 5'10 and probably weighed about 150 pounds. His hair was cut low and he had sleek black curly hair. I looked down at his outfit. He had on a Nike sweatsuit with some matching sneakers.
"Who is it?" I asked with a smile on my face, knowing it's him.
Jeff: "It's me Jeff"
Nyla: "yay Jeff's here!"
Nyla hurried and put her boots back on and jumped up with excitement after hearing Jeff's voice. I rolled my eyes before opening the door.
Despite all the drama Jeff put me through, he was always like a stepfather to Nyla and he took good care of her as if she was one of his own. He would spoil Nyla with everything she ever wanted. She never had to want for anything, Anytime Nyla wanted something Jeff would make sure to get it for her. If it was something out of his budget, then he would save up for it. He was like a Santa Claus all year-round. I would never forget the day after Nyla's fourth birthday, she always dreamed of seeing Beyoncé, of course Jeff would be the one to make that happen. He took her along with a few of her friends to a Beyoncé concert. Those tickets were ranging from a good 500 to 1k dollars per person, it couldn't be me paying those prices.
Another thing I loved about Jeff is that he always treated me with love and kindness in front of her. He was a great role model for how a man should treat a woman. Anytime we argued it was behind close doors whenever she wasn't around. To Nyla, Jeff would be seen as a sheep but to me he will always be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Our relationship lasted for a good two years before I decided to call the quits. I have to admit it was a rollercoaster but that was one of the best relationships I've ever been in. The breakup was hard for both me and Nyla. Nyla used to call him "dad" but I put all that to a stop after our relationship started to get rocky. The day I broke up with Jeff he would spam call me 24/7, it got bad to the point where I had no choice but to block him. He would show up to my house unannounced every other day, I never opened the door and eventually he just stopped coming around.
Jeff made his way inside where he was welcomed with a tight hug from both Nyla and I.
Nyla: "Jeff we missed you"
"we?! Nyla don't say we, just you" I said out of sarcasm.
I had to pretend like I didn't miss him, even though I did miss him but I couldn't let him know that.
Jeff: "oh, so it's like that?"
I laughed and replied "yeah it's like that"
As we hugged Jeff for a good minute. I was able to get a whiff of his cologne, he smelt so good. I can tell he was wearing the same polo cologne he always worn. The smell of his hair reminded me of a bodyshop store in the mall but the scent wasn't too heavy it was just right. He also looked more tan, he was a lot more taller from the last time I've seen him and he look like he gained a few pounds. His hair used to be long but he cut it. He look so much mature.
Jeff: "you queens look amazing"
"Thank you, so do you" Nyla and I said in unison.
Jeff: "alright ladies, let's go, I don't wanna keep the car running for too long"
I turned off all the lights downstairs, locked the doors, then we all was headed towards Jeff's car.
I realized he had bought a brand new car, it was a blue 2023 Tesla model 3. I don't know anything about cars but this must've been the car he had posted on his Facebook page the other day. I lurk on his page from time to time, whenever I get bored or wondered what he was up to.
He opened the back door of his car for Nyla to get in. He was still such a gentleman. After he buckled her seatbelt and closed the door then he stared back at me.
"Jayla can I have a word with you" Jeff asked while flirtatiously looking at me up and down.
We had a long conversation before we were on our way to David busters.
