9
2 Weeks Later
Jazmine's POV
I sat there watching her as she moved over to the hotdog stand, leaving me to sit on the bench in the park. This would be my third time seeing her in the last two weeks, two of which were at the Cafe on her lunch break. This was my first time seeing her someplace else in a long while, which I understood since she had work and spent most of her free time with her daughter.
On the days we didn't see each other, we were on call, I f-
"Here you go" She announced breaking my thoughts and I took the hotdog watching as she sat down.
"Are you seriously going to eat a plain hotdog?" She asked me.
"No," I replied reaching into my knapsack pulling out my bottled pepper making her laugh.
"Are you serious?" She asked as I began putting the pepper on the hotdog.
"You're the one with mayo on yours" I pointed out in disgust.
"Nothing is wrong with mayo"
"It's basically watered down sperm" I joked earning another laugh from her as I returned my pepper to my bag, taking a bite of my hotdog.
"Speaking of sperm I-"
"Speaking of sperm that's how you want to start your sentence?" I asked amused and she elbowed me softly.
"I didn't know Doctor Johnson was your brother" She announced the moment the laughter had died down and I nodded as I continued to chew.
"Should I be concerned that sperm made you think of my older brother?" I asked and she rolled her eyes playfully making me smile.
"Yeah sadly he is, have you met him?" I asked.
"Yeah once, and I also found out you're the one that bought the hospital" She confessed
"Yeah, my brother asked me to,"
"So that's why you were interrogating me a couple of weeks ago?" She asked and I smiled looking at her.
"Yes, and where did you get all this information from?"
"My friend who works at the hospital"
"So your friend is the workplace gossiper isn't she?" I asked amused and she laughed letting me know I was right.
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Five Days Later
I moved out of the kitchen walking into the living room, my gaze landing on Spain and my brother Jeremiah who were both busy drinking all my liquor. I lifted my glass of Hennesy to my lips taking a sip as I unbuttoned my tailored jacket.
"How are things at the hospital?" I asked Jeremiah as I grabbed the remote turning down the volume of the television.
"Good, very good but it could use a little renovation" He announced looking at me earning a small laugh.
"Buying the place wasn't enough for you?" I asked amused and he smiled.
"It needs a renovation"
"You would think she's the older one" Spain announced smiling and I lifted my glass in his direction silently agreeing.
"I'll repay you" Jeremiah promised, making me laugh.
"We both know you don't have the funds for that, but since the building is in my name perhaps it is my duty to make sure everything is up to date in the place" I reasoned, agreeing to do renovations as a knock sounded on the door.
"That must be the delivery guy with the food" I announced ready to move off, but Jeremiah stopped me standing up.
"I'll get it"
"It's the least you could do after emptying my pockets" I joked making him smile as he walked away.
"I still can't believe it sometimes" Spain mumbled and I frowned confused.
"What him abusing his family status?"
"No, that we can afford to do shit like this" He corrected amusement still present in his voice from the comment I made earlier.
"It is surreal"
"Who would've thought that you helping me unload a quarter ounce would lead to this,"
"Definitely not me," I mumbled truthfully finishing my glass as Jeremiah returned placing the three boxes on the coffee table sitting down.
"Which is which?" he questioned
"The wings are mine" I replied as my phone began ringing and I walked away going to the kitchen missing it by a second. I lifted it catching a miss call from Brittany, which was rare these days since she had been ghosting me for the past five days. I sighed suppressing my pride as I redialed her number placing the phone to my ear. It rang twice before the call connected, the noise sounding in the background letting me know she was still at work.
"Are you okay?" I asked
"Yeah, am I interrupting som-"
"No, no you're not" I replied moving to sit on a stool facing the island.
"I just wanted to know if you were free later" She confessed as if she hadn't been ignoring me for the past five days.
"Today is Friday,"
"Yeah I know"
"You're not usually free on Fridays" I pointed out
"I know but I moved some things around" She explained a huge part of me desperately wanting to see her, it was just something about her that attracted my entire being and I could only hope it wouldn't become my downfall.
"Yeah I'm free, what do you want to do?"
"I don't know, I didn't think that far ahead" She replied amused making me chuckle.
"I have a nice view of the city at my place, we could order some food and just talk"
"Okay, just send me your address"
"No, send me yours, I'll come and pick you up" I offered and she hummed as if she was thinking it over.
"I'm not sure, Nia always tells me to drive myself" she announced making me smile, as I remembered the name she mentioned being her best friend's.
"And why is that?"
"One, so I can leave when I want to, and two, just in case you're like a rapist or something" She explained her words amusing me.
"Do I look like a rapist?"
"No but you can never tell, look at Ed Kemper for instance"
"Who?"
"Ed Kemper, he was a serial killer,"
"What?"
"You don't know who the coed killer is?" She asked in disbelief as if my lack of knowledge of man was disrespectful.
"It's starting to seem like I should be the one taking Nia's advice" I joked earning a small laugh from her.
"Its-" She started but stopped a muffled conversation running along the line.
"I have to go" She announced seconds later.
"Okay stay safe," I said and she ended the call, I sighed getting up with my phone in hand as I moved back to the living room, meeting both their questioning gazes.
"Who was that?" Spain asked as my phone dinged and I opened it going to her chat finding her address, the small gesture making me smile.
"Nobody you know,"
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