Forbidden Fruit

11

'Can you please do the most
for me cause I'm sprung?'

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3 Days Later
Manhattan, New York
Megan Pete

"Where y'all going?" She questions sitting atop the island as I scramble some eggs.

"I don't know yet, I just know we're going out" More than likely we would end up at one of our usual spots.

"Be on ya best behavior for me please" She chuckles and I hear her take a bite out of her apple.

"I'm always on my best behavior" I smile briefly looking back at her but she wasn't paying attention looking down at her phone.

"I'm just playing, do ya shit and have fun, I know you won't do too much. You ain't been outside in a minute, enjoy yourself" My smile spreads wide at her sentiments.

It was the little things like this that really made me adore her, she wasn't insecure and let me freely be who I am. In my past relationships this was always an issue with them trying to police my body and my whereabouts, if I even mentioned going to the club they would immediately get defensive and triggered.

It was draining always having to accommodate somebody else's insecurities, but with cardi it was always encouragement for me to go out and have a good time, she was secure within herself and her place in my life, and that was a breath of fresh air.

"The real question is are you going to be at home waiting for me?"

"Of course, at home with a seat waiting for you"

"Don't get me all fired up when you know you're about to leave" I playfully roll my eyes ignoring the heat rising on my body.

"I-" Knocks at the door cut her off.

"You done told them to come a little bit too early, I'm not gone yet" She chuckles and I move my eggs off the burner before turning around.

"Do not play with me" I shake my head with a laugh.

"I'm saying, you got company at ten o'clock?" She smiles as I mush her forehead.

"That's probably my neighbor, she probably returning my lawrys lemon pepper" I refer to my neighbor who had just came over here the other day and borrowed the seasoning from me.

"The neighbor huh?" She jokes as I walk to the door.

"Stop playing with me cardi, for real" I look back at her before turning the corner walking down to the door.

"Hey gir-" My breath gets caught in my throat as I open the door to the absolute unexpected, cursing myself for not checking the peephole first.

Quickly pressing my hand against his chest I softly push him back before he could side step me to walk in.

"Why didn't you call?" I question confused because when did we start doing this?

"I did you not answering, had me thinking something was wrong with you" He softly laughs and I remember my phone was sitting on the counter on do not disturb.