Hold you down.

Chapter 3.

Patience's POV

"I don't even know why I agreed to this shit," I mumbled as I pulled up to Starbucks.

Amari had texted and asked to talk to me and against my better judgment I said okay. Despite what happened last week after I seen him unexpectedly, I'm over the entire situation. I had to move on someday.

"I don't either, it's givin' you miss him." I heard Ari speak into the phone, I had her hooked up to the car. "Bitch how shit goin with you and Rome?" I asked and got silence. "Oh okay," I said and we both laughed.

"These niggas, always fuckin' some up." She sighed and I agreed, responding to a text from my lil shit who was still in Louisiana. "Tray said hey." I told her and she spoke back. They had met a couple times, he was my main from college. It was easy with him and I needed something easy in my life.

"You gone tell him who you about to see?" She asked and I made a face like she could see me. "Pause, he not my man," I laughed, "if it ain't about another sexual partner, he don't have to know nothing." I applied some lipgloss to my lips as I looked in the mirror. Fixing my hair and making sure everything sat the way I wanted it to.

Just because I was over anything didn't mean he had to forget how fine I was and how back he fucked up.

I know that's right, you about to head in?" She yawned.

"Yea, I love you, I know you about to be sleep so I'm not even gone bring you no coffee." I said as I locked the car door.

"Tuh, just wake me up, I want my usual and I love you more." She yawned once again. I better not get no attitude for waking her crazy ass up.

We ended the call and I made my way inside, seeing him as soon as I walked in. He was on the phone with someone and as soon as he send me he finished the call up, speaking to me as he did so.

"Hey," I breathed out and sat down.

"Wassup P," He took a deep breath and smiled.

Nope not today, I thought to myself as I looked at his mature features. As the years went on, I can admit I peeked at his Instagram maybe once or twice, So I was aware that he was still fine.

"How you been?" He asked after I didn't say anything else.

"No need for small talk Amari," I shook my head and he kissed his teeth.

"Damn I'm just tryna catch up wit you." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"Life been fine, what did you wanna talk about?" I asked and he nodded.

"Bet, I want you to hear me out now that we finally face to face again after all these years," he looked at me and I jerked my head back.

"I've healed from that shit Amari, I'm not tryna go back to that place." I shook my head and he ran his hand down his face.

What you stressed about? I said to myself as I looked at him.

"You ain't have shit to heal from Patience man," He raised his voice a little. "I'm sick of dis shit man, we too grown and that shit happened in high school," He started.