I Want to Die in New Orleans // $uicideboys

10: Rides with Ruby

"See, i've been workin on this project for a lil while now," Ruby explained as we drove for some time.
"Where we going?" I asked him, looking at him instead of out the window. A silence fell upon us.
"What shorty you don't trust me?" He cheesed, acting upset.
"No no, just curious.. you know me," I asserted.
A slight grin grew on his face, deviantly.
"We're going to my studio," He then admitted.
"Ouuuu is it nice?" I asked.
"Well it's my home luv," he responded.
"Good, i'm using your shower, your clothes, and your sofa once i'm done doing my good work to your music," I joked.
He nodded as we took a couple turns and we're held up by a couple red lights, entering a district Id known of since a child.
"7th ward huh," I stated as the car crept down a dark neighborhood.
"Smart girl," he said, holting the car to a stop, taking off the ignition and opening the door, letting himself out.
I reached down to buckle back on my heels I had kicked off as my side of the door began to open. Ruby waited for me to finish, my eyes meeting his, feeling an urge to jump into his arms for him to carry me inside.
"What princess? You need an invite?" He teased, reaching out a hand, "What's yours is mine yea yea okay let's go," he finished saying as i grabbed his hand, getting yanked out from the seat of the car.
A couple giggles slipped from my mouth as we made our way across the pavement to the little set of stairs. We walked up them as Ruby's keys jangled, finally finding the right one to unlock the door.
"House is a mess, been a bit busy with my cousin here and all," Ruby clarified.
"You're all good, your cousin here?" I asked as we entered the house.
"Probably, either here sleepin or somewhere slumpt as fuck," he laughed, "you can go take that shower and my clothes if you wanna first."
"Oh I'd love to but I may end up getting tired if i do," I told him.
"got shit to do tomorrow?" he asked as he made his way to the kitchen, grabbing some water.
Confusingly I answered with a plain "no," making my way there with him as well.
"Good, don't make me haul your ass up there to shower, you can sleep here, It's late, i'll sleep on the sofa," Ruby established, turning to look down at me.
"Maybe you'll have to haul me to the shower but sleep on the sofa? no." I told him sternly.
"Well you're not sleeping there," He argued back.
"I don't sleep wild," I said softly with a shoulder shrug as I fixed my hair slightly, then looked up at him. His eyes widened slightly with a shimmer of curiosity that gleaned over. Another deviant smile was plastered on his face.
"Well I don't sleep," he laughed, immediately picking me up and slinging me over his shoulder as he trudged towards his room, "don't mind the mess," he said.
"Oh i've seen much worse," I snickered as he slammed me onto his queen sized bed. I sat up looking around as he fiddled with the drawers of his dresser. Honestly there wasn't much of a mess besides a t-shirt on the floor here and there, and a full ashtray. He threw some shorts and a black jacket at me.
"Thank ya," I told him, getting up to head back down the little hall.
"It's the door to ya left, holla if you need," His voice echoed.
I opened the door to a nice big shower, much bigger than any I've ever been in. The counter had some deodorant, cologne, and a toothbrush and toothpaste, very empty. There was a door I opened up to reveal a closet stocked up with towels and some plastic containers all the way at the top. I snatched the towel, then closed the door, stripping off my tight dress, and getting into the steaming shower.
After I was finished I threw on the clothes Ruby gave me, making my way out of the bathroom back into his bedroom.
"I don't know where you want this," I asked him, showing the towel.
"Just throw it right there, i'll get it tomorrow," He responded, not even looking up from the computer he was focused on.
I put it on top of another T-shirt laying on the floor, then hopping onto the edge of the bed by him.
"I just grabbed the computer instead of sittin in that uncomfy ass studio," Ruby revealed, shifting the computer slightly so I could view it as well.
"Are you in another band?" I cheerfully asked.
"Na, it's my cousin," He said, pointing at the corner of the computer to show the account for Scott Arceneaux, "He makes beats, we got together one day to hang, found out we'd make a pretty sick duo."
"Have y'all released anything," I asked, shifting my body towards him.
"A couple, nothing too big," He answered, moving the computer aside, then getting up. I watched him walk to the nightstand where the ashtray was, he opened the drawer taking out a blunt.
"Well if it's any good, i can get them to play it in the mix at the clubs to work with," An idea that was automatically introduced to him without me even thinking it through.
He sparked the blunt, turning on the little lamp on his nightstand, and taking off the big light, making his way back to the bed, plopping down on what I'm guessing is his side, "that would be helpful possibly," He mumbled.
I crawled to the side of him, snatching the blunt from between his two fingers. His head shot up as he looked at me in disbelief.
"What? ''What's mine is yours yea yea' oh and you owe me for stealing mine that one night," I said casually as I stuck my tongue out at him.
"That one night like, two years ago? That one night where I did you a favor? Okayyy," he sarcastically stated, throwing an eye roll back to me.
"Well let's listen to you guys' musical masterpiece huh?" I said, getting up and grabbing the computer from the side of the bed, slipping it across the satin covers, then handing it to him.
He grabbed the computer as well as the blunt, opening it up as the lights ran across his smooth face. His natural crimson cheeks were peaking out of the darkness. I laid back down on my stomach, turning my head to see the screen, though ending up resting my head on his shoulder.
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