Khalid: Book 3 in The Brothers Ali by Celeste Granger

Author:Celeste Granger [Granger, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Don’t you ever say nothing to me no more about not answering my damn phone when you call or not calling when I’m supposed to,” Naomi fussed, folding her arms across her buxom chest.

Naomi and Racquel met for their girl’s day out and were at the nail salon getting mani and pedis.

“What are you up in arms about now?” Racquel asked, reclining her seat, and nestling her head into the cushioned headrest. Picking up the remote, Racquel selected a massage that started as soon as she pressed the button. With her feet soaking in warm water bubbling with detoxifier and soother, Racquel only intended to relax, relate, and release.

Naomi cut her eyes in Racquel’s direction, having recently been chastised by Rocky for doing the same thing.

“Were we not supposed to confirm for today on yesterday evening?” Naomi questioned. There was a hint of cynicism in her voice, and Racquel didn’t miss the rhetorical nature of her inquiry. “What were you doing that you couldn’t answer the phone, not once or twice but the three times I called? What if it was an emergency or something?”

Racquel leaned her head over in Naomi’s direction and then lifted her eyes to her friend.

“Was it an emergency, Na?”

“No, but that is far from the point,” Naomi quipped. “So, what were you doing that was more important than talking to me?” Naomi’s eyes leveled on Racquel, and when she noticed a slight smile teasing the corner of her friend’s lips, Naomi sat forward in her seat, foregoing the comfort of resting her head on the soft headrest to peer at her bestie.

Racquel couldn’t keep the smile from invading her lips and turned away from Naomi, so she didn’t see the smile blossom fully.

“Oh, no ma’am,” Naomi sassed, reaching for Racquel’s arm. She dodged her friend’s grasp but still did not fully incline herself to Naomi as Racquel couldn’t erase the smile from her lips. Thoughts of Khalid plagued her from last night’s rendezvous, and the mere reflection on their time together made Racquel’s yoni thump. She still had some achy muscles from the acrobatics they performed in the barber’s chair. Thinking of that only made the smile dancing on her lips even more pronounced.

“Racquel Diane Alexander,” Naomi badgered. “What is that all about?”

“I don’t know what you mean,” Racquel feigned innocence.

“Okay, play it like that if you want to,” Naomi hissed. “You gone be missing a bestie.”

Racquel squeezed her cheeks together to eradicate the smile. Only then did she turn to face Naomi.

“Don’t be like that, Na,” Racquel whined. She batted her thick lashes and gave Naomi the full puppy dog eye treatment trying to garner sympathy and to deflect from further inquiry hopefully.

“Tell me why you couldn’t talk to me yesterday, not making me a priority, and I’m supposed to be your best damn friend. How does that work?”

“I had a late customer, that’s all,” Racquel reasoned.

“And that took precedence over my multiple phone calls?” Naomi shrieked loud enough for the two pedicurists working on the friends to look up in surprise.

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