𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐂𝐘 | 𝐋𝐀 𝐋𝐔𝐕 𝐏𝐓.𝟐

eighteen.

EXCUSE ANY ERRORS!
this chapter is 19,000+ words long, i didn't proof read lol.

Quietly walking through the front door from a night out with her sisters, Karlae exhaled softly while shutting the door behind herself. All she wanted to do at this point was go right upstairs, take a shower, and get right in the bed.

As she walked through the foyer, she inched closer and closer to what Ermias called the "piano room". The sound of different keys being played aloud caught her attention, so she followed them and joined him at the big, all black grand piano.

In one hand he held a lit backwood that was releasing smoke into the air every second, and he used the other to play with the black and white keys while controlling the foot pedals that amped up the paino's bass.

He didn't look up from the piano until he heard her sit her purse down on top of it. Finally looking up at her, he watched her hop up onto the top of the piano and sigh softly,"Have a good time?"

"It was cool," She shrugged her shoulders, looking at him through low, red eyes. "what're you in here playing?"

"Nothin' in particular," He responded as she helped herself to the smoke that he held between his fingers. Chuckling at how she just took it, Ermias watched her take that first hit and her body relax,"First time smokin' today?"

"Yup," She took one more hit before handing it back to him and exhaling sharply. Lying back on the piano, she stared at the high ceiling quietly as Ermias watched her closely,"What you thinkin' about?"

"You always wanna' know what I'm thinkin' about."

"Cause I wanna' know."

Sitting up, she turned over onto her side and propped her elbow up to hold her weight up. Looking at him she finally answered him,"I seen Renotta tonight."

"Hmph," Ermias hummed and nodded his head once,"How that go?"

"It went," She shrugged her shoulders,"her lounge is nice. Have you ever been?"

Briefly looking down without even realizing it, Ermias unknowingly avoided eye contact with her while using his index and middle finger to rub his lips,"Nah I can't say that I have."

"Hm," Karlae hummed in response, tapping her finger nails against the piano,"why you can't look at me?"

"I am lookin' at you." He said while looking her in eye. Once he heard her suck her teeth he sighed because he had a feeling where this was headed,"You were not just looking at me."

"Boog," He sighed again,"c'mon now."

"C'mon now what?" She asked him as he licked his lips and gave her his full attention,"Ask me what you wanna' ask me, stop trynna' make an argument out of nothin'. That's —" Ermias then began to shake his head as she inhaled sharply and exhaled softly,"that's not gon' help anything."

"Okay," She got up from the piano and carefully planted her feet to the floor,"I'm—"

"Where you goin'? Nah," He shook his head and grabbed her arm so she couldn't take a step further,"Sit down. Yeen' finna' walk away from the conversation just like that man, c'mon."