"About to go back home"
"Okay, I'll meet you at your house"
"Okay" I nodded before the phone hung up
————2 months later————
"What are we doing for the New Years?" Mika asked as we chilled at IHOP, eating breakfast.
I stabbed my fork into my eggs and shrugged "I don't know. It depends Cause momma said she got some kinda surprise for me when she gets here"
"You know it's gone be something big. Every year she go all out for you"
"Why wouldn't she. I'm her only child" I shrugged and we both laughed
"Whatchu need is some dick this year coming up cause you been actin sad these last few months since you ain gettin none nomore"
"Im not sad..."
"Well what you call it then?"
"Nothin." I shook my head and grabbed the syrup, pouring it onto my pancakes
"When's the last time you spoke to Kentrell?"
"Why does that matter?"
"Cause you obviously still ain't over this breakup. You was in love with him? Weren't you?"
I looked at Amika "like I said. None of that matters cause the feeling wasn't obviously mutual for him to get so mad cause I didn't tell him bout a stupid pregnancy test"
"Wow"
I took a sip of my orange juice as the restaurant was instantly filled with loud voices and laughter. Soon the loud people came around the corner and my heart literally skipped a beat when I saw the whole gang walk in but I turned my head before they could see me looking at them
"Oh shit, that's my dawg right they?" I could hear Ben say and I cursed myself, looking straight ahead at Amika. She rolled her eyes and looked at Ben as I felt him walk over to the table
"Jodie I ain see you in forever. How you been?"
"I'm good"
"Li Jodie!" Baby joe yelled out loud and I groaned before looking over at them. Behind them I could see Kentrell walking in late and attached by his side was some girl. He looked over where we were but quickly looked away and instructed for the girl to follow him to another part of the restaurant
I guess Ben saw me look at Kentrell and he sat down beside me "listen. Ima be real witchu. Ima need you and Yb to do some cause that nigga been going wild since y'all broke up. That's that nigga 3rd girlfriend in the past two weeks and she gone get cut before tomorrow"
"What he does is none of my concern. He moved on and I'm doing me. Now let's drop it"
Ben looked at Amika and she shook her head. My phone started to ring and it was my mom so I picked it up and answered quick
"We were still waiting on you. What's taking you so long?"
"I'm sorry, I just got called in for a case so ima just go ahead and let you know what the surprise is"
"What?"
"Well part 1 is me getting you and Amika outta Baton Rouge for a week cause y'all sit around the house entirely too much"
I frowned and I could hear her laughing though the phone
"Get us outta Baton Rouge how?" I asked and Ben looked at me
"Like California for a week or something. Until part 2 is done"
"Of course. I could use the sunshine right now"
"Good. So I need y'all to go ahead and get packed cause y'all leave tomorrow"
"What?!"
"You heard me. When y'all finish eating, go ahead. Y'all ain't got nothing better to do"
I rolled my eyes with a smile "Alright then"
And with that she hung the phone up
"What was that about?" Mika asked while chewing on food
"As soon as we get done eating we gotta go and pack cause we're leaving for California tomorrow"
She nearly choked on her food and both Ben and baby joe looked at me
"California!?"
"Yup" I replied with a smile then went back to eating my food
