ONE ON ONE || D.SWING

43. Whole.

Katrina.

"Elijahh, stop playing so much and get off me. I'm tryna figure out what I wanna wear for your dads' dinner and you wanna lay up." I whine as I try to pry his hands from around my waist.

His veiny hands pulls me closer to him, he lays his head comfortably on my chest. "Nah, that shit can wait for later. Just let me lay on you." he starts to place kisses across my chest.

"It seems like you wanna do more than lay up." my eyes cut at him, he looks up at me with a goofy grin making me shake my head.

It's been 6 days since me and Elijah got back together and in all honesty, it feels like we haven't been apart not once. The connection we have is amazing, I don't think we'll ever loose it. Ever since we said "I love you" we-, wait, can we acknowledge that we love each other! Like, who would've thought, Elijah and Katrina. Katrina and Elijah. I like that better.

But, yeah, ever since we said we love each other, we've told almost everything about one another. Secrets, silly desires, our past. It was easy opening up about Jackie and how I dealt and still deal with all of her stuff. He asked me how my relationship was with Michael, I was uneasy about that. I only went through with it cause I told him he had to tell me about Journey and what other little girlfriends he had. It was very informative, both ways.

Elijah spoke on how the divorce of his parents made him distant with his dad. His dad visited him every few months, barely kept contact when he didn't. He had a new family and prioritized them over Elijah. His mom thought moving in with him his freshman year of high school would be a good idea. It was indeed not a good idea. That situation made their relationship more strained.

But, onto better things.

Elijah and I have this system as to how we're with one another all the time. During the mornings, we have school obviously, we have 3 classes together and lunch. Then, we might go to church with Kendall, he leads bible study. I mainly go to see Elijah play the piano and drums.

Or, we go to the YMCA and I dance while he watches, thats happened only twice. Then, we get something to eat and go to my place. He spends the night because my dad works nights. Around 5 or 6am, we go to his place since his mom works mornings. We chill until school. It's been an ongoing cycle that I adore so much.

It might sound a little excessive but it works for us, I value our time together and I can say I haven't been happier. I love the affection we have for each other.

Even though he's being a pain now, I know it's coming from a good place.

Pushing him away from me, I sit up ready to stand, just as my butt left the bed he pulled me back down. His stature hovers over me again, "Why you frontin' on a nigga like you don't love me or sum'."

"Boy, I do. I'm just tryna get this over with and your stopping me from doing it. You're the one who wanted me to do this in the first place." my eyes roll as I look up at him.

"Girl, let's chill for like ten minutes. You never complained before." Elijah continues to persist with a groan.

"Get away from me, weirdo." he's really annoying me now. I take back what I said.

After successfully shoving him away from me, I dart to the bathroom and shut the door. I turn the lock for extra measures.

Making sure Elijah wasn't coming after me, I handle what I need to do. Drying my hands, I run them through my straighten hair, theres bouncy curls towards the ends. I wanted to see my growth since I cut it. It's past my shoulders.

I'm going back curly for spring break in two weeks. Me and my family are visiting my family in Kansas. There's a family reunion every few years, the last time I went I must've been 9 or 10. I've always enjoyed being there with my cousins and just spending time with them in general.