Just Another Secret.

Chapter 27

Kahlil

"Kahlil this cannot be a reoccurring event."

I scratch my head. "Mr. Simone in all honesty your family should lock doors behind them."

Keisha is giving me an annoyed look.

I just ask her, "Why did you leave?"

She points at her parents. "They want to take my keys away because I came."

Did they approve of our breakup? There is no way I can supersede that. I sigh, "I know where I'm not wanted—"

"Can I talk to you real quick?" Keisha asks.

I nod and we step into the hall.

She lowers her voice, "You aren't going to quit—

"The thing is I know you don't want me to. I hear you when you say you need time but I hate this. I hate that people tell me that I should move on thinking that you won't come back to me. I don't want to move on."

"Tasha?"

I drag a hand down my face. "You think something's going on between us too?"

"Not really."

"I just talk to her because you avoid me. Tamera and I only have Wayne and you in common and I don't want to talk about him. And you are a touchy subject since you guys aren't 100 percent. Tasha knows where I stand with her. And since she doesn't try I've actually met a decent side of her. She's been telling me to be patient so you'd come back to me."

She smiles a bit. "You are a very impatient guy."

"I happen to know what I want."

She sighs. "How much of me talking did you hear?"

"From you saying you know how it feels."

"I—"

"You don't make me feel uncomfortable Keisha. I feel uncomfortable away from you. I am myself when I'm with you."

"Alright, but—"

"Why?" I whine.

"You need to look at this from my perspective. If there were two Tamera's and they got all in your face and insinuated that you pretty much raped me would you not be confused and concerned about where they could possibly get that idea from? Probably think I said something or poorly reacted when the topic of us sleeping together came up? Kahlil the only reason I really believed it was because of the way you reacted in the car driving me home."

"I apologize for making you think I regretted anything. I didn't. I swear I didn't. Keisha I don't care if you never want to touch me again. Please just stop avoiding me. You said you still love me."

"And I do."

"Then why can't you see that you doing this is hurting me?"

She hugs me.

"Keisha?"

She doesn't reply so I savour the moment and hug her back.

"Please don't push me away, I'm begging." I whisper against her hair.

At this she pushes me away literally.

"K-"

"Boy didn't I tell you begging makes you less attractive?" She chuckles with a smile.

I pull her back towards me.

"Kahlil let me go."

"No." I can't help but smile. "I'll never let you go."