Down For You

Fifteen

Please excuse errors

Marcus.

"Marcus don't drop the food." Aris fused as I walked up the couple of steps toward Chanel and Kaseem front door."

"I got it Aris, just ring the door bell."

Aris pressed the doorbell looking over at me fixing my shirt. "Bae I'm fine." I smiled.

"Yes you are, and when we get home I'm going t- the opening of the door stopped Aris in mid sentence I chuckled knowing where she was going.

"Hey yall!" Chanel greeted, opening the door wider for us.

"Since you said you were making tacos and nachos I made enchiladas." Aris spoke as I lifted the pan in my hands.

"Aw thanks, you didn't have to but I'm glad you did." Chanel said making us laugh as she grabbed the pan from my hands walking into the kitchen.

"Baby! There here!" She yelled behind her.

I glanced around the house, it was real nice something I'd imagine myself and Aris in one day. From where I stood I could see a pool in the backyard.

Kaseem walked toward us. "Hey Aris, wasup man." He nodded giving Aris a hug before giving me dap.

"Well Aris the food is almost done, follow me into the kitchen." Chanel said.

"Okay, baby I'll be in the kitchen."

"Go head do yo thing." I nodded.

"Aight, come on man I got some beer we can finish watching the game."

"Say no more." I smiled rubbing my hands together.

I followed behind Kaseem as he lead me through the house toward the basement. I glanced around the home theatre the screen showing a basketball game.

"Make yo self at home Bruh." Kaseem spoke, grabbing two bud wessier bottles from his mini fridge.

"Thanks man." I nodded taking the bottle from him.

"Yup, so I heard you was in jail.. if you don't mind me askin what we're you in for?"

"Had an unregistered gun and drug dealin."

Kaseem nodded. "Oh I see."

"Yeah, I'm not a killer or not body crazy jus a Nigga from the hood who needed to make some fast money."

"I get that, long as you learn from your mistakes and don't go back you good."

"Trust me, I'm not tryna go back."

"Props to you. But what I wanna know is how you get a hold on Aris." He chuckled. "Aris don't put up wit just anybody."

I smirked. "We met on one of those messaging sites where you can write to people in jail. She hit me up and we been talkin ever since."

Kaseem slowly nodded his head. "How you been adjusting with the regular life?"

"I mean things been coo, Aris really been holdin it down for me. She let me stay with her when I got out she bought me hella stuff she really been there for me more than my family and my boys honestly."

"Yeah, she good people, I've known her for some time since I been with Chanel. She has a good heart I look at her like a sister so respectfully I need you to treat my sister right."

"Aye you don't even gotta worry bout that ima always treat her right."

"Aight." He nodded, taking a sip from his beer bottle. "Ima hold you to that."

"Where you workin at?"

"No where right now man, I been lookin for a job nobody tryin to hire me for real."

"Well I know this might seem strange since we just met but I feel like you a coo dude if you can deal with Aris you good in my book." Kaseem laughed.

"But I have my own business I sale clothes and customize shoes. We get good business and make good money from it. I mean if your interested the offer is on the table. I don't care bout yo past records long as you don't steal my shit we good."

"You deadass?"

"Yeah." He chuckled.

"Thank you man."

"Hm, put your number in be at 1616 E Main on Monday at eight am."

"Okay coo, I'll be there."

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"So everything going good with y'all?" Chanel asked opening the fridge as I finished cutting fruit.

"Yeah, things are good I love having Marcus around."

"Aw."

"Don't take this the wrong way, but he is fine girl."

"Mhm, I know he is.. that's my man." I smirked sticking my tongue out.

Chanel laughed placing food onto the table. "Finally able to see him, almost made me think you was goin crazy and imagining this man."

"Whatever Chanel." I laughed.

"How's the sex?" She smirked.

"Girl!" I smirked. "The best I've ever had."

"Ooou, okay then!" Chanel laughed.

I grabbed a strawberry from the fruit tray sitting on the stool in front of the island. "Ooh my goodness, guess who works with me now?"

"Who?"

"Anthony."

"You mean Anthony Anthony?"

"Yes girl!"

"What the heck!"

"When I saw him I was shocked! Like speechless I never imagined running into him again."

"That's some crazy shit, it's a small world."

"Ain't it tho." I shook my head.

"Let me go get these guys so we can eat, I'm starving." Chanel said as she walked toward the basement.

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