*Zariah's POV*
"I'm nervous" I stirred the pot of alfredo and stared at my ring
"Don't be babe" Oshin kissed my cheek
There was a knock at the door and Oshin went to go open it. I took a deep breath and walked out of the kitchen.
Dez was standing there with a bottle of wine and a gift bag.
"Hello" I waved
"Hello" She waved back
"A gift" Oshin pointed to the bag and the wine
"I remember you saying how much of a fan you were of white wine "She smiled at Oshin
"Yeah I am" Oshin chuckled "Thank you"
"And this bag is an engagement present" She handed them to Oshin.
"An appointment to go get our nails done" Oshin chuckled
"Yall love yall nails" Dez laughed
"Shit we just got them done" Oshin showed her
"Yeah I saw in the engagement announcement" She looked around the apartment " Ben and Jerry's still doing you right"
"Yeah that's Ben and Jerry's is in the room" She smiled
"Yeah I can never remember who is who" Dez laughed
"Well dinner is ready" I smiled
We all sat at the table and I set plates in front of us. We all dug in and at first, dinner was quiet but then Oshin broke the silence.
"So, I need to know Dez are you okay with us if we become friends again" Oshin asked
"Yes, yall were my friends before any of all that drama shit and I want to get back to that. I don't want to be alone again. I've been there. After my parents died. Oshin you have been my friend since getting tight with Kyrie. And I don't want to lose that. Zariah we were friends. We both inspired each other and a friend that inspires you is something I don't want to lose. I fucked up. I lied. I broke your trust and put you in an uncomfortable position. I accept that. I accept that messing that up meant you'd move on. I accept Oshin is the one you moved on to"
"When were you gonna say it was my uncle" I asked
"Huh" she looked taken off guard by the question
"When were you gonna say that my uncle gave you the drugs" I asked
"I didn't want to make the situation worse" She sighed "How'd you find out"
"I suspected then I saw you at the club saying without him it wouldn't be possible" I sighed "Dez I don't agree with how you get your money still and the fact that it's with my uncle does make the situation worse. Not only did you not come clean about the drugs after I confided in you. The person I confided in you is the one you getting them from"
"I know it was fucked up. I was at my wit's end. My uncle told me he'd take care of me and hooked me up with this hustle. I just wanted to live my dreams. Now look at me" She smiled " I told him I'm thinking of quitting. He told me about your family dinner"
"Yeah, that bullshit" Oshin sighed "Which is why I wanted to call you here. You got a new girl. So I assume you have no ill feelings towards me or more importantly any inappropriate feelings for my girl" Oshin stared at her
She was silent for a moment " Honestly, no I do not have feelings for Zariah anymore"
"Good" Oshin nodded
"I'm not expecting us to jump back to the old days but I am glad we are working on us" Dez smiled
"My uncle knows anything about us" I asked
"Nah I didn't say" Dez shook her head
"What he say about us" Oshin asked
"He doesn't like you. Asked what I knew. I said not much but if he wants yall back to lay off"
"Is he" Oshin asked
"Yeah" she nodded
"All-cause you said so" I raised an eyebrow
Doesn't sound like my uncle. Just dropping a situation regarding me because someone tells him to.
"Yeah told him the best way to get you back is to show he can be trusted. Show that he won't do anything wild like have yall followed or something weird like that"
"There's more" I crossed my arms "Desiree if you will still lie to us don't bother trying to get in our good graces"
"He wanted me to spy on yall" She sighed "prove to him you were a bad person"
"Were you" Oshin asked
"No, you aren't a bad person and I was just going to go tell him that" she insisted " Oshin I would not sabotage your relationship"
"Were you going to tell us" I asked
"I don't like being in the middle of family drama. I thought telling you would aggravate a sensitive situation" She sighed "I just didn't want to make shit worse than it is"
"Tell my uncle he wants to know my fiancé instead of stalking and spying. Get to know us." I rolled my eyes
"I heard your grandma said some horrible shit too" Dez shook her head " sorry to hear that"
"People show their true colors eventually" Oshin sighed "I'm hoping yours are truthful"
"I have fucked up and I am in a delicate situation here so I understand any hesitations but I thank you for at least hearing me out" Dez smiled
"Damn we finished the bottle" Oshin chuckled standing up and slightly stumbling
"O you've always been a lightweight" Dez laughed
"And always will be" Oshin laughed "Look here Dez you keep being honest with us and I'm willing you to give it a shot"
"That means a lot O" She shook her hand
"I truly still need to think" I sighed
"And I respect that" She nodded
"Alright holla at ya later Dez" Oshin and I walked Dez to the door
"Dinner was lovely" She smiled
"I've always been a great cook" I laughed
"That you are" Oshin kissed me
"You two have a good night" Dez headed for the door
"You stay safe" Dez waved
We watched her walk out to her car and then came back to sit in the living room.
"That went well" Oshin rubbed my feet
"Yeah I guess" I sighed
"Take your time with this" Oshin smiled
"It's her ties to my uncle" I rubbed my hands through my hair
"Certainly makes things tricky" She tapped her chin
"Well, we can trial run it and see how things go. If I don't like what I'm hearing or seeing then I'll cut ties"
"Fair" Oshin smiled
"I'm proud of you" I leaned over to kiss her
she met me halfway and kissed me " For"
"Being so mature"
"There's nothing for me to be jealous about. I got the girl" She kissed my ring
"I am so in love with this ring Oshin Harmin"
"I knew you would be" She laughed
"and so in love with you" I kissed her
"I knew you would be" She repeated and kissed me
And of course, with Oshin being the horn dog she is kissing ended in sex. She can go 100 rounds if I let her. I really am going to be her wife. Wow.
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Something Domestic
RomanceZariah has tried something new. She's bisexual, maybe? Now she wants something domestic like marriage and a family and building a home.
