Safaree opened the door and allowed the kids to step in first before Nicki followed behind with him falling behind as well with Grizz and their bodyguards on their heels. The kids looked back at Nicki and SB as they waited for them to approach the first counter. One of the workers stepped up to the register and smiled and Nicki instantly smiled back at her warm smile.
"Hey Nicki," she waved at Nicki before doing the same to SB. "Hey SB."
SB nodded at her and Nicki did a cute wave to her before speaking up.
"Hi pretty girl! What's your name?"
"Charity."
"Can I call you Chair-bear?"
"Sure, Bangs." She said referring to the black wig with the bangs Nicki was wearing. Nicki's smile grew causing hers too as well. Another worker came up and pointed the kids to the next counter so they can get their skates.
"How many?" Charity asked.
Nicki looked over to the side before speaking up.
"Four." She said as she quickly held up five fingers. "I'll pay for them too, if it costs for entrance." Nicki said as she pointed back to Grizz and her bodyguard that she nicknamed Stone Wall.
"No, they're fine." she said as she rang in five entrance fees and five skate rentals. As Nicki went to dig into her purse to pull out cash, Safaree pulled out a wad of money. "Your total is 20 dollars." she said. Safaree pushed Nicki's hand out of her purse before he flipped through his money and pulled out a 20 dollar bill.
She took the money from Safaree before she clicked the cash out button. She placed the money in the register before turning back to them and leaning on the counter, before pointing to the right.
"Just take off your shoes at the next counter and he'll get your skates for you."
Nicki and SB turned to walk to the next counter just as Nicki's nieces began to walk off with their skates.
"Stoney, sit with them and help them if they need it." He nodded and walked over to a table with the kids as Nicki turned around and grabbed onto Safaree's wrist. She bent down taking off one of her tennis shoes and placed it on the counter before she pulled off her other one and did the same.
"Size, ma'am?"
"Do you guys have half sizes?"
"Only in the old figure skates."
"Hmm....which ones help you skate better?"
"Well the newer ones have better padding."
"Okay, I'll take those! 7."
"You got it." He said before he turned and went to get her skates. SB kicked his shoes off before he bent down to pick them up. He placed them on the counter before he placed his hands on the counter and leaned on it.
"This is going to be so funny."
"Shut up, Safaree. If I fall, it'll be your fault."
The worker came back with a size 7 pair of skates for Nicki and slid them to her. She held them and looked over them.
"And what size can I get for you, sir?"
"Y'all got 14's?"
"Only in Hockey skates."
"Alright, that's fine."
"Alllllrighty." he said before turning to get SB's skates.
"I hope you fall."
"I bet you do." SB said.
"You'll fall before me." Nicki said confidently.
"You sure?"
"Mhm."
"Let's bet."
"Let's."
"Loser has to do whatever the other says for an entire day."
"Deal."
SB chuckled at Nicki and shook his head. She twisted her lips before rolling her eyes. The worker approached back with SB's skates and placed them on the counter. Nicki pouted looking over at his skates and then looking back at hers.
"Why do his look cooler than mine?"
"Because I'm cooler than you." SB grabbed up his skates. "Thanks man." He said as he nodded at the worker before turning around and heading to a table. Nicki's pout disappeared as quick as it appeared before she tilted her head at the worker and smiled.
"Thank you."
"No problem, ma'am."
She gripped her skates tightly and turned around. She headed for the table SB was sitting at and placed her skates on the table and took her purse off her arm, sitting it beside her skates. She pulled up her pants before she pulled out the chair and sat down.
"Kelise and Imani, are you guys' skates on?"
"Yeah." they said in unison.
"Do you guys wanna go out there or wait for me and Safaree?"
"Can we go, please?" Imani asked.
"Yeah." Nicki grabbed one skate and placed it on her foot. "Stoney, take them out there. Me and Safaree'll be there in a second. Grizz, get them on the camera."
Grizz followed behind Stone Wall as he followed behind the girls and lead them out to the rink. Safaree finished lacing up his skates and leaned back in the chair.
"I don't even know how to lace these." Nicki said before she leaned back in her chair and placed her foot in Safaree's lap. She grabbed her phone and scrolled through it while Safaree began to lace her skates. "I can't wait until you fall. I've been wanting you to fix my portraits in the dining room."
"Keep dreaming." SB said as he tapped her leg twice before she looked up at him. She dropped her foot down and placed the other leg in his lap.
"I want you to put all my portraits on one wall because I found this gorgeous clock I wanted to put up."
"I bet you did."
"I did. It's so pretty. It's black with these pretty crystals on it. It fits perfectly in that room. I need to get it sent to the house." Nicki looked up before looking back down at her phone screen. "Or maybe I'll just have you do that." She said before she looked up again and smirked down at him.
"Nah, you'll be doing that. You'll be making that call right before you clean my bikes." He said as he looked up at her, returning her smirk. He placed her foot on the ground and stood up. He pulled up his pants and Nicki placed her phone in the side pocket of her purse before she placed it on her wrist. Safaree placed his hands out for Nicki to take and she placed her hands in his. He pulled her up and stood to her feet and slowly turned around. They began walking towards the door and she tightened her grip on his hands. They wobbled their way over to the doors that lead to the rink before SB grabbed the handle and pulled it back.
"My money is on you, Bangs!" Charity yelled out to Nicki. Nicki looked back and smiled at her. Nicki winked before she turned back around and walked into the rink area with SB following behind her.
As soon as they entered SB laughed at the sight of Stone Wall. He still had his tennis shoes on but the bottom of them were very slippery. He was trying to keep up with Imani and Kelise without falling. Grizz stood off to the side with a quiet laugh as he held the camera. Nicki stopped at the door of the ice area and went to grab at Safaree's hand before stepping onto the ice. As soon their hands made contact SB moved his hand away. Nicki's eyes bucked and she looked up at him like he was crazy. SB shook his head.
"Nope. We had a bet. You not taking me down with you." He said before he stepped onto the ice. He looked back at Nicki over his shoulder and pointed and laughed at her as he skated off with no problem. Nicki made a pout and looked around.
"Stoney!" Nicki snapped with fingers and pointed to where she was standing. He slowly made his way over to Nicki. By the time he made his way over to her Safaree was passing by. She glared at him before she took Stone Wall's hand and placed a foot onto the ice. She took in a deep breath at how slick the ice was before she placed her other foot onto the ice. She let out a deep breath. "Okay. Now, walk me." He began to move walk slowly and Nicki gripped his hand tighter as they moved.
Kelise and Imani skated over to Nicki with their crates. They laughed up at her before they both stopped and stood up.
"How come Uncle Safaree knows how to skate but you don't?" Kelise asked.
"Because Safaree plays hockey with the guys." SB said as he skated passed them.
"Shut up, Safaree!" Nicki yelled out to him. She didn't even think about the fact that SB could have known how to skate. She cursed herself for making this bet but she was determined not to fall before him. So she would make sure she would do what she had to so he falls before her. The girls pushed off with crates and went back to skating.
"Aye Grizz." Safaree said as he skated up to Grizz. "Get Nicki over there." he said as he pointed to Nicki who was close to the wall with Stone Wall's hands gripped tightly. Grizz laughed and SB dapped him up before he skated off and Grizz made his way over to Nicki. Safaree skated over to the girls.
"Aye, listen up." Safaree leaned up against the wall. "I'll give you both 50 dollars to try your best and make Nicki fall."
The girls looked between each other and smiled before they both looked back at SB.
"Okay. But, I want my money now." Imani said as she stuck her hand out. SB shook his head before pulling out his money. "You can get half now." SB said as he handed them both 25 dollars. "The other half when the job's done. We good coons?"
"Yes." they said in unison.
"Alright, coons. Go have fun." SB said before he leaned off the wall and skated off.
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Nicki was moving slowly but she had kind of got the hang of ice skating. She made sure to keep Stone close behind just incase she were to slip up. SB skated up to Nicki and slowed down to the same pace as her.
"You good?"
"Leave me alone, Safaree. You're a cheater."
"What?"
"You knew how to skate from jump that's why you made this stupid little bet in the first place."
"You sound mad."
She looked up from her skates long enough to glare over at SB.
"Leave me alone, SB. Why aren't you skating circles around me and being the little pro skater like you were two seconds ago." Nicki said as she looked back down and concentrated on her feet.
"Because you looked like you needed help." he said before she gently tapped her. Enough to make her shift but not enough to make her fall. He skated off and Nicki grunted angrily and gripped onto the wall.
"He's such a fucking jerk." she said under her breath. She shook her head as she got her balance back.
---
Nicki, Safaree, and the girls were all doing laps around the rink area together. Mainly because Nicki wanted footage of them all together as opposed to her struggling in the corner. Kelise and Imani looked between each other before they nodded their heads. They moved around them and made their way in front of them. They placed their hands tightly on the crates and rammed them into Nicki and SB. Nicki's hand immediately shot up and grabbed at Safaree's shirt while he tried to grab onto the wall. The girls burst out into laughs and giggles as SB and Nicki struggled to get their balance.
"Safaree!" Nicki yelled out. Before they knew it they were both sitting on the ground. The girls immediately skated off trying to avoid getting in trouble. Safaree leaned back and just laid himself on the ice not believing that they just played him. "This all your stupid fault, Safaree." Nicki said as she placed a hand on his chest to help her stand. As she got off the ground some she reached out to the wall and stood up. "Get up, Safaree! This is your fault."
"How the hell is this my fault? You don't see me on the ground too?" SB said as he sat up.
"Shut up." She huffed as she made her way to an exit in the corner of the rink.
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Nicki and Safaree sat on the bleachers and looked down at Kelise and Imani on the ice. They were laughing and giggling while Grizz was getting footage for them. They had been laughing at the mad faces from Safaree and Nicki ever since they put their plan into action. Safaree opened a starburst and Nicki looked over at him.
"I cannot believe this."
"You?" he said before he put the starburst into his mouth. "I paid them coons. I want my money back."
"So this IS your fault." she said before she punched him in the side of his arm. She began to unlace her skates. "I can't believe this. My ass hurts so bad."
"My chest hurts." SB said before reaching up and rubbing the stop that Nicki gripped at when she was trying to prevent herself from falling. He stood up and placed the rest of the pack of starburst into his pocket before he grabbed up his pair of skates and walked off leaving Nicki to struggle with untying her laces.
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Safaree sat at the table in the lobby of the ice rink with the girls waiting for Nicki to finish untying her skates. He knew for a fact it didn't take this long and that she was just being dramatic.
"Where y'all wanna go next? Y'all hungry?"
SB said as he put on his sunglasses and looked over his watch.
"Yeah." Kelise said.
"What's Auntie Nicki doing?" Imani said.
"Being bitter." SB said under his breath.
"I heard that." Nicki said as she stepped out into the lobby with her skates in hand. She walked passed him and slapped the back of his head and continued on past him. She took her skates to the counter and Charity came back into sight. Charity walked up and immediately laughed at the pout on Nicki's face.
"How'd it go, Bangs?" Charity said as she took the skates from her.
"Terrible." she said loud enough for Charity to hear as she was walking off. Charity grabbed Nicki's shoes and her skates to their previous place. She walked back up with Nicki's shoes and handed them to her.
"Don't tell me you let Safaree win this bet, Nicki."
"He cheated!" Nicki said before placed a hand on the counter and placed herself on top. "You don't mind if I sit here do you?" Nicki asked in a cutesy voice with a wide smile.
"No, it's fine with me." Charity said taking a seat with Nicki on the counter. "I'm on my 30 anyways."
Ncki laughed at her while she grabbed one of her tennis shoes and placed it on her foot. "Safaree paid the girls to push me down." Nicki said as she began tying her shoe. "And like an idiot, it backfired on his ass." she said as she picked up her other shoe and placed it on her foot. "We fell together and it hurt like hell." Nicki said as she aggressively tied her shoe. Charity's laugh roared out and Nicki slightly laughed. "It's not funny Chair-bear."
"So what are you two gonna do about the bet?"
Nicki bit the corner of her lip and turned to look back at Safaree and the girls who seemed to be annoyed with waiting for her. She rolled her eyes before she turned back around. "I'm sure we'll see." Nicki said as she hopped off of the counter. "Come here." Nicki said to Charity. Charity slid her legs over to the other side of the counter and hopped down. She walked into Nicki's open arms and Nicki held her tightly in the hug. She released her and ran her hands through Charity's hair before she placed her hands in Charity's hands.
"I'm gonna come back so I can talk with you."
"You sure about that?" Charity asked with a smile.
"I'm sure."
"Leave Safaree next time." she said loud enough for SB to hear. Nicki dropped one of her hands and laughed as she looked over at SB.
"I will."
"Hey, I was gonna tip you." SB said as he stood up. The girls stood up as well and Grizz and Stone Wall began to move. SB walked over to Charity and handed her a 50. "Be good, kid." SB said as he placed his hand on her head and messed up her hair before he nodded and walked off. "We'll be in the car." SB said.
"If you were to give this to me Nicki, I wouldn't be able to take this. But since it's just SB.." she shrugged and placed in her pocket. Nicki shook her head and laughed. She released her hands before opening them again.
"Okay, one more hug." Nicki said as they hugged again.
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"Are you guys done?" Nicki said as she stood with her hands planted on the island while looking at her nieces.
"Yeah." they said in unison.
"Can we go watch a movie?" Kelise asked.
"Yeah. I'll clean up in here and then I'll be in there."
The girls turned and began to ran off before Nicki could object. "No running in here!"
Nicki stepped around the island and grabbed their plates off the table. She pulled out the trashcan and dumped their plates as Safaree came walking in. She placed the plates back down on the island and pushed the trashcan back in.
"You still mad, huh?" SB said as he pulled out the stool at the island and took a seat. She grabbed the plates off the island while glaring at him as she made her way to the sink and dropped the plates down into the sink. "You still ignoring me too, huh?" SB said knowing he just asked a rhetorical question. He smirked as he seen her move around and continue to ignore his existence. She went to walk past him to get into the pantry and grabbed at the belt loop on her jeans. He smiled successfully and pulled her back over to him and stood her in between his legs. He smiled at her still trying to play mad when her smile was fighting to be seen.
"Go ahead." SB said. She stared up at him with her smile appearing the longer she looked into his face.
"I hate you." Nicki said as she playfully hit his chest. "My ass hurts so bad, Safaree."
"I'll massage it." he said with a serious face. Nicki bust out laughing and leaned into him more.
"No, you can't touch my ass until you apologize." Nicki said placing her own hand on her butt and rubbed the spot where she fell. She made a pout before she leaned forward and SB met her lips. He gave her a quick peck.
"My bad." SB said. He went to give her another peck but she placed a hand on his chest.
"That's not how you apologize to me." Nicki said giving him a death glare. He smirked and a small smile appeared on her face. She grabbed at the neck of his shirt and stared at him waiting for an apology as his hands went down to her waist.
"I'm sorry." He said before Nicki smiled and pulled him into another peck.
"For what?" she said before she pulled back.
"Making you fall." He said before Nicki kissed him again. This time he pulled back. "You happy?"
Nicki shrugged. "About the bet..." Nicki looked off to the side before looking back at him. "You fell first Safaree."
"You don't even know."
"Yes, yes. You fell first Safaree." Nicki said through her laugh.
"We fell at the same damn time and you know it."
"No, SB. You fell first. And since you did," she said as she ran her hand over the side of his face before dropping it back into his lap. "You can start tomorrow."
"Only if you do it the day after. Because I know for sure we fell at the same time."
She stared at him and he continued to stare at her back.
"Fine."
"Deal?"
"Deal."
"Kiss on it."
"You just use me for kisses."
"You just use me for di-" she cut him off and placed a kiss on his lips before she placed another kiss on his bottom lip. She playfully slapped the side of his face. "Watch your mouth. We have kids in here." She said as she stepped out from between his legs. She turned around and picked up the girls cups from the island and walked them over to the sink. She turned on the water and grabbed a rag. "I want my massage first thing in the morning."
"Me too." SB said as he stood up from the stool. His laugh roared out and Nicki laughed before shaking her head.
"You're such a pig."
