Love Language. | A Book of Series (3)

12) Put You On (10)

IM ONLY DOING SHIT THATS GONNA MAKE ME ELEVATE.

Please ignore any and all mistakes.
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Sorai "Rai"
& Kamari "Mari"
>> Friday
September 11th, 2020

Sorai and Kamari sat shoulder to shoulder on the floor with their backs against her bed and their laptops on their laps. Rai was working on her essay on google docs and shared it with him so he could help. He wasn't doing the work, but he was helping her find resources, summarize, and keep the APA format. He was a pro at writing long research essays so she was really just letting him teach her whatever he thought would help.

"This is so stupid." She mumbled under her breathe, already frustrated because it was Friday afternoon and here she was stressing about a paper. Thank god for Kamari the genius. She was smart as hell too, but she hated research papers.

The paper wasn't due until the following week but she was one of those people that stressed about having long assignments unfinished close to the due dates. Kamari already finished his research paper, so he had all the time in the world to help her. Until later when he had to leave and go to "pre season"practice. Jahlil introduced him to the coach and now he was doing real drills with the team. He wasn't on the team yet, but the coach respected his eagerness to learn and get better.

He said Mari had Kobe Mentality.

When he showed up to her house, Sorai decided to be petty and wear his hoodie that she borrowed/stole while he helped her, and they had a whole playful argument that ended in him telling her to just keep it. He only caved cause he found it difficult to tell her no, especially when she pulled the soft voice on him. Rai was good at getting what she wanted.

"When you're quoting the article itself, just make sure to say according to, the article name, and then put quotation marks around the statement. And another thing when you're putting in the in-text citation for a article with more than 3 authors, make sure to list at least 3 names and then put et all comma and then the year." He explained as he leaned closer to her and reached over to show her what he fixed and why.

Without even realizing it, Sorai found herself staring at his side profile while he talked to her, paying close attention to the details on his face. Everything felt as if it was moving in slow motion like it did two days ago in the gym, and all she could focus on was the way he looked while he talked.

Gabi and Dj's words played back in her head like a broken record player.

Earlier that day he went and got cleaned up by her uncle, and something about a man with a fresh haircut was so attractive. He was already attractive, but in this particular moment with how extra fine he looked, she couldn't help herself.

Her eyes started at the top of his head, noticing his eyes squinted while he was reading, then they dropped to his cheeks, noticing his dimples popped out every time he opened his mouth to speak, and then they dropped down to his lips, noticing he unconsciously licked them every time he paused before continuing.

Anything he was saying at this point, was going through one ear and out the other. Her focus was completely off the paper.

She was zoned out completely as her eyes stayed glued to his lips, letting memories from the night she took his first kiss flood her brain.

After they pulled away from the first kiss, they stood in a comfortable silence and stared into each other's eyes processing what happened before he asked if he could kiss her again, and she said yes, almost a little to fast, but she caught herself.