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BEY POV

I think I'm in love with Alani.

I know it's bad but I've been spending a lot of time with her and I'm so happy.

She's perfect, she matches my energy so well and I can really be myself around her.

We're starting to do everything together. I even went with her to pick her son up from basketball practice once.

Right now, I just got finished with a virtual meeting wind her on my lap. I lied and said my camera wasn't working, it's not like they would've questioned me.

"What should be do now."

Alani sighed and leaned her body back on my chest. "Let's cook something together. That might be fun."

"What should we cook?" I ran my hands up and down her thighs like she likes.

"What do you want to make? Matter fact, what do you have in my fridge?"

"Lots of stuff. Aaliyah likes to cook so there's a bunch of cookable shit in my fridge."

"Let's go check then."

"You're not moving."

"I'm so comfortable, I don't want to move yet."

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Mhm."

"Are you seeing anyone else?" This could go left.

"You're fucking like 20 other bitches and you're asking me if I'm seeing anyone else?"

"We both know what I'm doing, but what are you doing? Just let me know, I won't me mad."

"You're not allowed to be mad."

I raised my eyebrow, "So you are?"

"I never said that."

"You're not really saying anything. It's a yes or no question."

She sighed and looked back at me. "No. I'm not, but I could and should. You go out and do whatever you want so you shouldn't be questioning me."

All I did was ask a simple question.

There was a knock at the door. "It's Aaliyah!"

"Come in." She just prevented an argument.

She peeked inside with an apologetic look on her face. "Sorry to break up whatever this is. You and my mom actually-"

"What do you want?" I don't know why she would mention Onika.

"I just wanted to let you know I'm about to be picked up but just ignore any yelling you hear upstairs and stay away from Blues door."

"Why?"

"Blue and Kai are arguing. Bad."

"Arguing about what?" I thought they broke up on good terms.

"Girl, I have no clue anymore. Last time I hear they were yelling about how one of them fingered the other on their period, it's a mess. They're getting nasty, Kai sent Blue a video of her when she was really really high and talking but it wasn't making any sense so Blue sent her an audio message Kai sent her crying about her mom."

"Why would they do something like that?" They love each other.

"Kai's girlfriend started it. Basically, she posted a sub about Blue thinking she wouldn't see it- probably because she hasn't been on social media but I saw it and I don't play about her so I slid up cussing her out. Blue logged into her account from my phone and read the fuck out of that girl. You know how ruthless her mouth can get, she was talking crazy to this girl. So then, Kai texted Blues phone because she knew Blue had her phone but just can't use social media on it. They got on the phone and they've been arguing for a long time." She was out of breath by the time she finished talking.