I was sitting at Aiskrimu with Rita cracking up. I don't even think I have laughed this hard in a minute. She was definitely a whole vibe, down to earth, mature, and didn't have a superiority complex at all. She was different and had a great sense of humor. Plus, I don't know very many females that would've bought gifts for AJ just because. Especially when she hasn't met him or anything, I appreciate the thought in regards to him...it was different. "So do you want kids?" I asked her as I watched her watching the kids in here. "One day...what made you ask me that?" she said to me. "You be having this little twinkle in your eye when you see kids." I said to her and she smiled. "You're observant. I mean I love kids but I don't know if it'll happen for me." "Why you say that?" I asked her. "I always imagined being a wife first and it seems as if in this generation that might be farfetched." she said to me, I respected that so much. "It isn't. It's actually refreshing to hear that. A lot of women don't have standards in all honesty, so to hear that restores some faith I had lost in society." I told her. "Really?" She said to me sounding surprised. "No...I'm only asking because I wanted to bring up what happened last time." I looked at her and reached across the table for her hands. "Rita listen...I'm not the typical dude. I'm not one to just bring up my conquests and I'm not pursuing you for sexual desires. Don't get me wrong, at first it was physical attraction but then after conversing with you, it became mental. The other day, we stopped ourselves before it got to that point. But believe me, I would've never looked at you any differently Queen." "They should really market you." she said and we both laughed. "Baby you can't duplicate this authenticity. Why would you want to when you got the real thing in front of you?" I asked her, she slid her hands away from me and looked in my eyes. "Anthony, be real with me. You're really like this or you're portraying it to draw me in?" she asked and I really couldn't be mad at that. She was protective of herself. "I'm really like this. Hell my best friend is a female and could tell you, I've always been like this. I never let anything get to my head, because everything I do comes straight from the heart. But...I guess you'll have to stick it out with me to really learn that." I told her. "I hear you, but hypothetically speaking: what's keeping you from closing your relationship back up with Toya?" she asked me, valid question. "Truthfully, we're not on the same page. She's chasing her dream and living the fast life and that's cool, but that's not what I'm on. I didn't get into a relationship to watch you ride off into the sunset with somebody else. So I'll allot her space to figure that out, in doing so, I was real and said don't expect me to wait for you to figure it out. I'm not a bad dude and somebody might appreciate my ass one day. I mean I'll never sit here and down-talk her or anything but we just kinda grew apart. I'm tired of playing the hero and the villain in these scenarios." I said. "I know how that goes. My ex was a narcissist and I was always the bad guy in the stories that he'd convinced himself that were the truth. I couldn't ever understand why if I was as horrible of a person that he tried to make me out to be, why..." "...he didn't just leave." We said in unison. We had a lot in common. "...Yeah so I guess you get the gist. But when you explained y'all situation, it reminded me of how mine played out too. But the only thing that makes me a little apprehensive with you is because y'all have this beautiful baby boy together and he's still young. Like I feel like maybe you didn't give it much of a chance." she said. I got up and moved on the side of the table with her and damn...she smelled so mufuckin good, I could bite her right now. "Don't worry about that. I gave some years of my life with this girl and have done some things I'm not proud of to protect her and that was still never enough. I'm not focused on her...since I met you, I haven't really thought of anyone else." She smiled. "You blushing? That's cute as fuck." I said to her as she laughed and I kissed her. Mannnn...I be having to calm myself down when our lips touch because it always made my dick hard. "I think you be trying to make me blush on purpose." she said with a smile. "I might. I want you to be able feel like that every time you're with me." I told her and the oddest thing happened in that instant. I looked up and saw Toya walk in with this dude. He looked super familiar. I just focused back on RIta though. "You're doing a good job." she said to me. "Good." I said to her. "Excuse me for a moment, I have to use the restroom." she said as I stood up to let her slide out the booth and I watched her walk to the bathroom. Toya's ass was staring a hole into her damn back. I just know she isn't gonna cause a scene though, but she'll talk her shit later. But then the dude ended up deadlock looking me in my face and it finally clicked. It was that nigga Paradox. I just started laughing to myself...wait so she been fuckin with this nigga?? I thought he was with the rapper chick. I wonder if Charles & them knew this whole time. You know what...I'm about positive they did, because they knew Kev was at Dom. But I know Dom wasn't gonna open a book without closing out the last one. But damn...a nigga couldn't get a heads up?? Before I knew it, Rita was almost back by my side. "You ready to ride Beautiful?" I asked her as she got to me and she nodded. I grabbed her hand and lead her out the door.
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The Unusual Suspects Book 2
General FictionThe story of 6 inner city young adults, all from different walks of life, from different areas, and conquering different hardships. Watch how school, family, drugs, lies, the streets, and love bring them together and rip them apart
