Playing By The Rules

The Convict

Musical Suggestion: Freak Like Me - Chloe

NewYork was happy as ever "living" her life vicariously through me. She was loving the fact that Carlos and I were still kicking it. Carlos became a regular; we loved fucking on a regular basis. We had made an agreement to be Friends with Benefits. It worked for me and it worked for him. We had an agreement that we would be 'FWB' buddies with the option to cut it off at any moment if and when we got feelings for another person.

We also agreed that we wouldn't have any feelings for each other that were different from what we had already. It played out well for a while, he really was a nice guy. He and I agreed that we didn't need the 'relationship' type emotions incorporated into what we had going on, but we would hang out with each other because we really enjoyed each other's company. Everything seemed just way. too. good.

"So Mel, I know we agreed to tell each other when we had feelings for another?" He said one night as we were sitting on the bed smoking.

"Yeah, wassup. You got a thing for someone now?" I asked, being curious. Was he about to mess up a good thing? I hadn't looked for someone in a while as I had grown content with what we had going on. I started getting worried.

"Uh, yeah. I've been back talking to Kiara and we're gonna try it again." He said. Kiara was the 18 year old he wanted to get with, she's popped back in the picture. I thought I was done hearing about this bitch. But I couldn't say anything because it wasn't my place to do so and I didn't want to let it be known that I didn't want him to leave what we had going on for someone who don't have their shit together.

"Oh really, did she get a place?" I asked. He had been seeing her occasionally, hooking up at a hotel here and there when she could sneak away from her mother. That was a lot of shit I didn't want to be mixed in. Fuck it. It was good while it lasted. I wished I had known it was going to go down this way.

"Nah, not yet. She's still with her mom, but her mom told her she could see me if she finished high school. " He said with a straight face. I wanted to bust out laughing just thinking of how fucked up that sounds.

"Oh really?" I said nonchalantly and he picked up on it.

"Wassup, you good?" He asked, looking at me.

"Yeah, I'm good. Why you ask?" I responded. I didn't want to seem like I was upset but honestly I was. Why the fuck leave for someone you can't even be with on a regular basis? She lives with her fucking mother! It's not like he was gonna be able to go in the house and fuck her in her bedroom. I was upset, but I had to keep my bitch-ass mouth shut because of what I agreed to.

"Oh, I thought you were getting mad or somethin'." He replied. I looked at him sideways to play it off and scoffed.

"Dude, we have an agreement, did you forget? You good, ok?" I said playing it off. I was mad as fuck and I wanted to slap that bitch for leading him on and fucking up my good thang.

"So what you think? You think I should try this again with her?" He asked me. Don't ask me bitch!

"What I think doesn't matter. What do you think? Do you think you can handle it? Will you be able to wait to be with her until after she graduates?" I asked turning it back on him. That's right, I need you to stop trying to test my feelings, what about your feelings, nigga?

"Yeah, I think. I just miss her. She said she loves me." He said. Bitch, she loves your dick because you got some good shit, but damn, she has nothing to bring to the table but someone else's baby.

"Do you love her?" I asked. This motherfucker didn't know the first thing about being in love; he still coming to fuck with me.

"I can't stop thinking about her and I love when we do get chances to be together." He responded. From what I understand, he picks her up from school and they fuck in the car before he takes her to work.