Mine For A Moment

Chapter 43

Micky

I rolled over to feel a body in bed next to me. It was Lani, I checked on my other side to be safe. Nobody else, just her. She had clothes on, which I was thankful for. My throat was dry and I needed some water. The condo was dark, besides the light the moon and stars provided. I took a glass from the cabinet and pushed it into the water dispenser, on the refrigerator. I swallowed the water quickly.

I quietly put it in the sink and was going back to the room, but my heart stopped, when I turned to find Cole sleep on the couch. But then I exhaled because he wasn't awake. I wondered why she was in bed with me and he was out here. Did they get into a fight? He was fully dressed as well. I continued walking but saw how calm the ocean was, I wanted to go stand on the deck. The breeze coming off the water made it chilly outside.

I thought about Kayon, but he never said anything after I checked on him, he was probably somewhere with Lonzo.

"This is really the best time to be out here." I turn to see Cole coming up on the side of me.

"It's nice, just cold."

"Thought it would be,"  he handed me a blanket.

"Thanks," I took it and wrapped it around me.

"It's hard to believe a kid from the slums ended up living on the beach."

"You did good for yourself, not sure what your story is, but the ending result is nice."

He looked over at me and smiled. "Good way to see it..even with all this," he took a deep breath. "I still feel like that poor kid."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It's why I go so hard, imma workaholic. I think if I ever slow down...well shit, imma become him again."

"You have to get outta that mindset,"

"How? You ever tried escaping yo mind?"

"More times than I can count." I turned to him. "But you have to be stronger then the negative. You deserve all this, because you put the work in."

"That's what I tell myself when I come out here by myself...sometimes I scream it to the top of my lungs." He smiled and so did I.

"Fuck it, remind yourself as mush as you need to. Look, it's okay to have self conscious days, just don't let it become you."

"Preciate my therapy session,"

"That'll be three hundred," I reached out my hand, but he just grabbed it and pulled me in. "Cole,"
I peaked around.

"She sleep, and she said it's cool. We talked about it, it's like we both want you so..."

"How y'all decide on me without me present?" It rubbed me wrong.

He let go of me. "You absolutely right,"

"What did y'all decide on, you both are a strange ass couple."

"Look, it's no secret her feelings towards you, and I'm hoping it ain't with me either. First, we fought about it, but we all had so much fun together. Why not make it our lil thing?"

"Can I be honest and we keep this between us?"

"Yeah,"

"I don't wanna have sex with her anymore. I just want her to be my friend, but she don't get it. I give in to her, and maybe that's wrong. I think if I just give her what she wants, she will back off."

"My boy, you fucked her like you loved her that night...she hooked."

"I do love her, just ain't in love wit her....This might be my last time visiting,"