Score: The Catch

Chapter Twelve

"Babe, come help me get these groceries out this car." We had one more day before everybody came over for Thanksgiving and nobody even started cooking yet. I grabbed the 7 bags and ran back to the house to put them on the counter. Erica walked in and went to the bedroom to put her bag up since we had class earlier this morning. "Is your grandma cooking the Turkey or what?" I asked Erica when she came in the kitchen. She shook her head yes and yawned. "Go in there and go to sleep, I'll get everything prepared and all of that." She didn't hesitate to walk her happy ass back to the bedroom and shut the door. Meanwhile, I went to thaw some meat out and started cooking the other food. I'm glad my momma taught me how to cook and wash. She says she taught me so I wouldn't need a woman to do it for me.

Almost an hour later, Erica came into the kitchen after she brushed her teeth and washed her face in the bathroom. "How far'd you get?"

"Don't worry about it, ugly," I flirted and laughed when she gave me a straight face. We cooked and laughed together. We ended up having a food fight out of nowhere.

"You asshole! Now I have to change!" She whined and complained while I laughed at her. After we diminished cooking everything, she went to change and I took a nap.

I felt Erica's lips and tongue on me when I woke up from my sleep. My hand went to her backside as I let my fingers slide in. Moans from her mouth escaped as she tried to take all of me in. After a few more minutes before we could climax, she stopped. "Thanks boo. But, why'd you stop?"

"I got bored and I knew that would wake you up, so I wanted to do this. I finished cooking the rest of the food already, too. I wanted us to go somewhere but you was sleep for 4 hours so I changed my mind," she responded.

"Damn, I didn't know I slept that long. Come here." She climbed on top of me and started rubbing on my abs. I flipped her over and placed kissed on her neck and ear. Then I put my tongue into her. She grabbed at my head when I licked her spot. My mouth didn't stop moving until she came.

"Give me a kiss bae," she kissed me and I stood to my feet. She asked where I was going and I replied, "I'm going to take a shower. You coming?" She started smiling and jumped off the bed. I gave her a wink and picked her up while we both laughed. We stepped in the shower after letting the water warm up. I stood behind her and admired her. My hands found their way around her waist and my lips kissed her neck and cheeks. "Hand me that rag, baby." She gave me the rag and I washed her body while we talked about thanksgiving and everything else. She'll be my bestfriend until the end. Nothing can change that, no matter what. "You look beautiful, E," I told her, looking in her eyes.

"Thank you. Brandon?"

"Yeah?"

"I want you. I want you, bad." She jumped in my arms and kissed me. I put her again the shower wall and entered her. I start off slow until she wanted more. "Shit! I love you!" She yelled at the top of her lungs with her nails digging into my skin. I told her I loved her more and kept stroking until both of us climaxed. "Guess we'll take another shower huh?" She asked with a grin still on her face.

"Yeah. This water strong as fuck, it's still hot. I'm ready for it to heat up again, I swear." We talked and washed each other. I got a towel and dried both of us off. She grabbed our toothbrushes so we could brush our teeth. When we finished in the bathroom, we laid in the bed for a little bit.

"Why'd you stick around so long?" She asked, breaking the silence. I mean, I knew why I stayed around, but I didn't know how to put it into words right then.

I took a deep breath, "I stuck around because you did. I mean, we done been through a whole lot. I yelled. You worked my last nerve. We argued about everything. Remember we used to argue everyday? We thought the last thing we fussed about would lead us to breaking up, but we always got through. You used to pull that slick shit, too. Like, when I wanted to go somewhere and you didn't want me to go, you'd hide my car keys, haha. You my baby, you know that. I can't leave you, we need each other. Ugly ass. Now, I got the same question for you."

"I'm still here because I still don't think it's anybody better. You the best. Even though we fussed, we never really fussed about me catching you cheating. Matter of fact, you did the exact opposite. Like, when I used to come over your house after school in high school, I would be really sore and tired. You'd ask if I wanted a massage but I would always say no, because, you know, I don't like people doing stuff for me. You would always end up giving me a full body massage until I fell asleep. Then, you would hold me and go to sleep with me. I'm forever grateful to you, baby. About them arguments, I'd rather to fight and fuss with you than somebody new. I need you. I love you."

"I'm glad I got somebody like you. I love you, too. Hey, you wanna ride with me somewhere?"

"Where?" She inquired. I told her I didn't know. I just wanted to ride around the city. We got out of the bed and put on some basketball shorts and a plain tee. I started my car engine and reversed into the street.

"Bae, let's go get some ice cream and shoes," Erica said as we drove downtown.

"What the hell? Alright. Don't they got that new ice cream joint in the mall?" She nodded her head yes. I made a left turn and kept straight until I pulled into the parking lot.

"This good. This going to be yo' new spot since you pregnant huh?" I teased as we sat at a table eating ice cream. She tried to keep a straight face, but she started smiling and said "boy, I can't wait until I get these attitudes. That's your ass, watch." She rolled her neck and put her spoon in my ice cream.

"Um, I don't think I said we was shar-" she fed me a spoonful and then took my ice cream and her, eating it while she walked to a store to find some shoes. "That's why you left your purse in the car, ugly."

"I got your card, fool," she held the card up to show it to me. I jumped up and followed her to the store she was walking to.

"What you looking for?" I asked. Before she could answer, some girl walked from the back and laid the box on the counter.

"Thank you, girl! I'm glad I texted you a few days ago. How much?" Erica asked the worker. The price was $260 plus tax. Erica swiped the card and we walked to the mall entrance.

"Asshole. I got you. You knew what you was doing when you asked to come here," I said shaking my head and laughing.

We got in the car and drove back home to chill for the rest of the day.