Hide And Seek ch.4

--NICKI--

It's Wednesday and Trin, Nelly and I were on our way to my evaluation. Was I excited to see 'what's his face' hell no. But I need this job so I guess I'll have to deal with it. It's been a rough morning and I'm so stressed and frustrated that I don't feel like putting up with anyone's bullshit. Trinity has been crying for hours and won't stop. She wants to stay with me at the office but she can't. She has to get used to not having me around every second of the day. What better time than now for her to experience it. We pulled up to the building and we all got out. We walked into the building and was met at the front with 'what's his face'.

"Hey," he greeted nicely. So I guess we're being cordial today.

"Hey," I said back playing along. And as always his attention snapped to Trin. He furrowed his brows at the tears falling from her eyes.

"What's wrong beautiful?" he asked her getting down to her level.

"She's sad that her mom is leaving her with me for the day while she's here. Apparently she don't like me," Shanelle answered with attitude.

"That's not true she loves you she just never been away from me. You know how she is around people by herself," I reminded her and she just rolled her eyes.

"It's alright beautiful I'd be sad too if my mom left me alone with Nelly," he whispered to Trin but we heard him loud and clear.

"Shut up Drake! You're not funny!!" she yelled pushing him alittle.

"So lets get started," I suggested wanting to get this day over with.

"Yeah," he replied. I waved goodbye to Trin and started walking away.


--DRAKE--

Trinity started to whine and tried to follow us but Nicki motioned to Nelly to get her. She kept trying to get out of Nelly's grasp but it wasn't working. I felt bad for her but this had to happen. We were finally at the elevator and I looked back at Trinity and she fell to the ground. I thought she finally gave up but right when the elevator door opened she started crying even harder. She was screaming her head off, her face was red and it felt like my heart chipped a little.


--NICKI--

I hate it when my baby cries and I've never seen her cry like this before. I just couldn't take it.

"Baby come here," I told her and she got up and ran over to me still sobbing. I picked her up and she buried her head in my neck. She was crying so hard that she wasn't breathing and I was frighted.

"Shhh baby breath. It's alright shhh," I tried to sooth her by rubbing her back. She finally started breathing and I don't think I've ever been so relieved to hear her muffled cries.

"Can she just stay for today. I know its unprofessional but........" I wandered off.

"I promise today will be the first and only day," I begged.

"Can I see her for a moment?" he asked me while slowly taking her out of my arms. He went around the corner for 10 minutes and came back with a calm and relaxed Trin. Her face was not as red and her tears had dried up except for one on her cheek. He put her back in my arms and she gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"You okay now?" I asked her and she nodded her head. I gave her a peck and put her down. She went running back to Shanelle and waved goodbye to me before they left.

"What did you say to her?" I asked him and he just shook his head.

"Nothing."


--SHANELLE--

"Okay T we got board games, video games, card games, and computer games. What do you want to do first?" I asked her and she stared at me for a minute before walking away. She went into the living room and turned the tv on to spongebob.

"No, no baby girl," I told her turning off the tv.

"We're suppose to be spending quality time together. Doesn't that sound like fun?" I asked her and can you believe she shook her head no. I ran upstairs and came back with her small board and marker. Since she doesn't talk I make her write down what she wants on the board so my life can be easier.

"What do you want to do," I asked her handing her the board and marker.

"B wit momae," she wrote with a pout on her face.

"I know honey but lets try to make the best of it," I convinced her. After that there was nothing but smiles on her face. We played almost all the games I had and it's only been four hours. Once we ran out of things to do we just sat there staring at each other.

"Umm you hungry?" I asked her and she shook her head no. We sat there for a few more minutes before it clicked in my head.

"You wanna play hide and seek?" I asked her and she nodded. We both go up and stood in the middle of the room.

"Okay you hide and I'll seek. I covered my eyes and started counting 1.....2.....3.....4," I peeked through my fingers and Trinity was still standing beside me but with a 'are you slow' face on.

"Go hide honey," I said pushing her a little. She ran off and I started counting again.

"1.....2.....3.....4.....5.....10 ready or not here I come." I started looking for her and I must say she's good at this. It was all fun and games until 1 hour later and I still hadn't found her. Everything was turned over and on the floor.

"Trinity!!! Where are you!!!" I yelled. I ran down the stairs to the basement and started flipping things down there but I still couldn't find her.

"T please come out!!! The game is over you win okay, just come out!!" I ran upstairs and continued to look. After another hour passed I broke down in tears. I was screaming and rolling on the floor. I heard someone walking up the steps and I hoped it was a murderer because as of right now I want to die. The door opened and Drake stood there at the entrance. I started crying even harder.

"Ohh g-god kill m-me." He scooped me off the floor and held me in his arms.

"What's wrong? What happened to this place?" He asked worried rubbing my back while I got comfortable in his chest.

"Tr-rin and I-I were p-playing games and w-we ran o-out so we played h-hide and s-seek. S-she h-hide and now I-I can't find h-her and I've been looking for 2 hours," I finally got out.

"Shh calm down we're gonna find her," he insisted. And that's why he's my best friend he's always there for me in my time of need. I don't know what I'd do without him.

"N-no Nicki is g-going to hate m-me. W-what am I gonna t-tell her?" I asked him.

"I'll find her stop crying," he said picking up a chair and sitting me in it. He started searching while I tried to calm down. When he finished looking up stairs he went to the living room and when I finally stopped crying I got up to help him. He went to the basement and I kept checking the living room. Twenty minutes later he came up stairs with a tired looking Trinity in his arms. I rushed over to them and searched T for any scratches or bruises. I sighed in relief.

"Aww Trin I'm so sorry I lost you. Do you forgive me?" I asked standing on my tippy toes so I could be somewhat eye level with her. She grabbed my forehead and I took that as apology accepted.

"I wouldn't. Look what she did to the house. What a mess huh?" Drake asked and T started pouting and shaking her head at me.

"Drake I'd hurt you if you hadn't help me."

"Mhm put on some shoes let's go," he told me.

"Where are we going?" I asked looking around the mess for some shoes.

"Well we have to get out of whoever is going to clean this mess, space. So how bout we go out to eat. Beautiful you hungry?" he asked her and she nodded her head.

Placing a peck on her cheek he said," okay lets go eat."


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--DRAKE--

"She is the most cutest thing ever when she eats," I pointed out to Nelly. We were at my favorite diner while her house was getting cleaned. Trinity was standing in my lap devouring my plate leaving me with her small plate of macaroni and cheese.

"She's so small. She's like a two year old in a one year old's body. I wonder why she's so small?" I asked myself.

"Oh Nic didn't tell you?"

"What?" I asked intrigued that there was actually a reason.

"She was born a few weeks premature," she said biting into her wing.

"Really?"

"Yeah like she was born three almost four weeks before she was due. It was so scary. I mean I was scared, the doctors were scared, Nicki was petrified," she started shaking her head.

"We didn't think she was going to make it but look at her now with her beautiful self," she said cheesing.

"Wow what a story. Nelle--," I paused hesitating.

"Nelle does she look like Naomi to you?" I asked her. She looked at me for awhile before she dropped her head.

"Drake," she sighed.

"You have to mov-,"

"No Nelly I can't move on. Just answer the question. Doesn't she?" I asked interrupting her. She stared at me with pity in her eyes and that infuriated me.

"Nelle you don't have to admit it or answer but you sure as hell better not look at me like that," I snapped covering Trinity's ears.

"Drake I'm sorr-"

"Just forget I asked," I interrupted attending back to Trinity. After a few more plates we left. I made sure to make a to go plate for Nicki because I know she didn't have anything to eat for lunch. We went to the office and picked her up and I took them to their freshly cleaned home. I dropped them off and while I was pulling out of the driveway Nelle came running over to me. I stopped and rolled down the window.

"Drake I don't want you leaving mad at me and as much as you say you're not I know you are." I didn't respond.

She huffed before she continued,"We're still on for movie night?" she asked me and I just nodded in response before backing out and leaving.


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