Free Nookie's Secret (Nookie 2) (Nookie Series) by Anieshea; Q.B. Wells Dansby Page A

wondered if he was lying or was he making his own daughter wait, just to get at her. She dismissed it and decided she didn’t care one way or the other.
    He turned the music up so loud that Joy felt the bass in her ears. He was playing some old school rap; singing along word from word. Joy was glad that he was doing like 80 the whole way because she couldn’t wait to get out the car.
    Just when Joy thought she couldn’t take the noise any more, he turned it down.
    “So where you headed?”
    “Cottman and Bustleton.”
    “Yea I know. But like to your man’s house or something?”
    “No.” Joy kept it short. She didn’t understand why he just didn’t ask if she had a man or not. Instead of trying to get her to tell him.
    “You stay out there?”
    “Yeah.”
    “You kind of quiet.”
    They had reached Joy’s destination.
    “Wait.” he said when Joy went to open the door.
    “Is there something wrong with me?” He asked.
    Joy wanted to say yeah but shook her head no.
    “I know you know I’m trying to get at you, but you acting like you’re not interested. What you got a man?”
    “No. I’m just going through some things.”
    “You girls kill me with that. Why can’t yall be real?”
    Joy didn’t answer him. She was lost in thought. She was thinking about just hopping on Greyhound and starting over some place else.
    “Yo, you heard me?”
    “No. What you say?” Joy said, her voice deflated.
    “Can I get your number? Maybe if we talk, you’ll see I’m really a good dude.”
    Joy gave him her number only because she didn’t know anyone else. She reasoned that he might become useful in the near future.
    “I can take you to your house.”
    “I’m good here.”
    She got out of the car and crossed the street. She walked into the Sears and loaded a cart with everything she could think that she needed for her apartment. She even brought a blowup mattress to use until she got a bed. She spent over $1700. With no way to get it home, she pushed the cart all the way home.
    It took several trips to take everything in her apartment. She took her time and put everything up. She then realized that she left her bag in Wayne’s car. She might have talked him up, she thought, looking at the screen on her phone. The number was blocked.
    “Hello.” Joy answered.
    “Yo, What you doing?”
    “Nothing.”
    “You want to get something to eat?”
    “Umm, sure why not.”
    “I’ll be there in a hour.”
    Joy hung up and jumped in the shower.
    Joy was dressed and ready in 30 minutes. She didn’t ask where they were going because any place was better than being cooped up in the house. When he called and said he was outside, Joy went out and got in the car. She never questioned the fact that she didn’t give him the direction to her apartment building.
     
     

Chapter Twenty
     
    They rode in silence, no music, no talking, nothing. Joy started to ask where they were going, when Wayne asked, “Do you want to get out this heat?”
    Joy thought that was a weird question to ask but answered yes. Three blocks later, he pulled over and parked the car. He jumped out of the car. Joy looked around for a few seconds before she got out. Wayne was already at the front door to a house. He took out some keys and opened the door. Joy followed him in. She didn’t understand why they were here but she didn’t ask any questions.
    She sat on the sofa. The first thing she noticed was how neat everything was. The hardwood floors shined, not one drop of dirt or dust. The mirrors and the glass tabletops were the same. It was a row home, so everything was on the same floor. Joy watched Wayne in the kitchen, pouring them something to drink.
    He came back with some red kool aid. “We are still going to eat because I’m starving.” she said and took a sip.
    “Yea. I thought we watch a movie and order out. We could get a few different things like pizza and Chinese, or whatever.
    “You can just take me back.”
    “You tripping. Take