Nadiné had never been a fan of falling in love. Her major priority after her previous relationship with her ex-lover James Pierce was to become a professional assassin.
The same might be said of James. Every girl who tried to approach him was shove...
It was a Sunday afternoon and the sun was beginning to set. Soft R&B tunes played in the background, the smell of white sage filling the living room. I sat on my sofa, writing down my thoughts. I had washed my hair so it was in a messy bun and I had my reading glasses on.
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I had a chill outfit on, nothing too much. Aaliyah was at her Mommas house and Dave was outta town.
I sipped on my glass of water that sat on the coffee table beside me. As I singed the lyrics to Outta Time by Bryson Tiller Ft Drake, I hear a knock.
I wasn't expecting anyone so this was different. I took my reading glasses off and got up as I walked over towards the door. I looked through the peep hole and my heart completely dropped by who I saw.
It was James. How the hell did he know where I live? And why tf was he here?
I ran and put some lipgloss and adjusted my fake eyelashes. I sprayed some perfume that stood by the front.
I open the door and there he was. He looked up at me almost as if he was observing me. He looked me up and down. I completely forgot what I had on. My body was really visible.
"uh hey." I said breaking the silence.
"wassup." he replied keeping eye contact.
"whatchu doing here?" I ask softly.
"do u mind if i come in?" He replied.
I agreed and let him through. I shut the door and watched as he admires my penthouse.
"Damn this place is real nice." He complimented.
"thanks." I chuckled walking towards the sofa.
He soon comes and sits next to me.
"i haven't seen u in a while. You kinda ghosted and shit. I was real concerned so I thought I should come through and check on you." He finally speaks up.
"Yea my bad, I haven't been out a lot. Just tryna take my mind of things. I took some time off work so that I could just relax for a while." I explain.
He sighs as he looks up at me. I could feel the tension between us rising.
"Aight let's cut the bullshit. What the fuck happened to us?" He asks standing up.
I pause. I didn't know myself. That was all I was thinking about lately.
"Cause it seems like you've been avoiding me. It's been more then three weeks since the trip to Dubai. You acting like shit never went down. That night, all the convos we had. Does that shit mean nothing to u?" He rants.
I get up as I feel myself getting irritated.
"Wdym does that shit mean nothing to you? Your all I've been thinking about rn. Idk I just can't control it." I reply irritated.
"So what? U can't reach out to a nigga? Weren't u the one wondering where we stand? And now that shit is going down between us, you wanna run away? what's up with that?" He argues back.
"Oh my bad, it's not my fault that my whole life has been a mess rn. My parents, who I haven't seen in what feels like forever, are now just coming into my life. And then on top of that, there is me and u. Ever since that night, I couldn't stop thinking about u. The way u made me feel. How we could talk for hours and listen to each other. I just don't know what u expect from me. I have a lot on my mind rn." I vent raising my voice.
He just stands there and stares at me. It's almost as if he didn't care about what I had to say.
"you know what? If your gonna just stand there, you can get tf out cause-
He presses his soft lips against mine. As much as I wanted to pull away, I was too in the moment.
He grabs on my waist as he continues to kiss me. After a moment, he lets go.
He stares at me as he licks his lips.
"you still mad?" He asks smirking still holding onto my waist.
"yes but imma let it slide for now." I reply rolling my eyes.
"Wanna watch some movies?" I suggest as he grabs some snacks from the pantry.
I was in the fridge grabbing a fruit bowl that I prepped earlier.
"Sure why not." He replied.
He walks past me and slaps my ass. I look up at him completely surprised.
"With your thick ass." He says as he gets comfortable in the living room.
I switch off most of the lights. We decided to watch some old school movies and chose Love & Basketball.
The movie played as we cuddled up with a blanket. His hand traveled up and down my arm as I leaned on him.
"James can I ask u something?" I ask softly.
"Yea shoot." He replied.
"My family is having this family function down in Atlanta this weekend and my parents invited me alongside some other family members. im too scared to go by myself and I haven't seen any of them in years." I explained.
"So you want me to come wichu?" He asks looking down on me.
"Yea I mean u don't have to but it would be so much better if you did." I replied hesitantly.
"Aight why not. But do u mind if I tag along my best friend Dante? I can't leave his ass here without some stupid shit going down." He says rolling his eyes.
"Yea sure. My cousin, Aaliyah is coming with us anyways so it should be chill." I chuckle.
He smiles at me as we watch the rest of the movie.
