Power Trip | NBANARDO

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♤ NARDO ♤

Eyes stuck on the ceiling the sensation still on his lips, Horace rubbed his stomach trying to think of literally anything else.

But his mind kept circling back to the kiss.

"Go to sleep, bitch." He told himself holding the pillow over his face.

He was going to see Kentrell in a day and what was he even gonna say?

What was he gonna do?

'Kiss him again.'

"Fuck no." He said getting mad at himself for even thinking it. Horace didn't have much experience in romance but the little he did have was always with women.

"I shouldn't have even went." He complained but knew he didn't have a choice.

Maia was gonna harass him regardless.

His night was restless. His morning even more frustrating cause he was so distracted.

****

"Today y'all we're going to do teams in a interactive exercise." Clifford spoke holding up a ball.

"Now whoever has the ball, is who has the floor."He gave them a smile. "This is about respecting boundaries."

He partnered everyone off with who he usually did, Nardo screaming in his head for a change.

"Kentrell, you'll be with Horace."
Horace glanced at both of the men, his face speaking for him.

"Why my partna' don't look too excited?"

"Nigga don't start."He said back, They walked over to a corner, a little bit of a tension between them.

"Why you kiss me?" The words came just as fast as he tossed the ball Kentrell's face neutral when he caught it.

"I thought you was with it." He was for the moment but then the moment hit him like a ton of bricks.

He had been kissing a man.
Something normally he wouldn't be thinking about, or doing matter fact.

"With what?"

"Ion kno whatever we was doin'" The man shrugged, tossing the ball back,"Why you leave after?"

"I ain't feel-"He bounced it wanting a distraction. "Comfortable."

"What I gotta do to make you comfortable, then?" Horace shrugged, feeling shy under his gaze.

It was intense and always stayed on him, studying his face as if it was something interesting.

"I ain't sure."

"That's fair."The older leaned back, giving him a once over."You tryna take baby steps?"

Horace's face twisted up in confusion, his fists clenching.

"What we takin' baby steps for, we ain't got anythin' going on." Kentrell raised his hands up in defense.

"I'm just bringin' up the option."

"It was a one time thing."He huffed, finding himself a little offensive."I ain't gay."

"Nobody said you were."Kentrell scoffed, "I ain't either."

"Did you not kiss me-"

"Man nigga I just vibe." He waved his hand,"Labels ain't done much for me but make me more confused that shits for the birds."

"Yeah, okay." They sat in silence Kentrell watching him a smirk starting to creep on his lips. He bounced the ball back to Horace a little hard purposefully.