Never Let Go

New Things: Chapter 18

Ian P.O.V.
"I called you last night, why you didn't hit me back up?"

"I was busy Lani."

"Too busy to come see me?" She ask coming to sit on my lap.

"Look we gotta talk." I say moving her off my lap. "We can't be seeing each other no more."

"Why?"

"I'm talking to somebody right now and I'm real serious about it. I just don't need the extra drama."

She sucked her teeth. "You think I would start some drama? You already know it was just sex with us."

I nodded my head. "Cool, well then you should be good with us just being friends right?"

"I mean yeah, it seems I don't have a choice anyway." She says crossing her arms.

"Ard, cool." I say before leaning back to continue my bench presses.

"Well, whenever you need me just call." She says giving my cheek a lingering kiss before strutting out the work out room.

I continued to finish up my bench presses before I felt somebody presence behind me. I looked back only to see Massiah standing there with a mug on his face.

"What's good yo?"

"Please tell me you did not just give up the finest shortie in the entire school."

I flagged him off before grabbing my water bottle out of my duffle bag.

"You wild bruh, but nah I got something better."

"Oh shit..I'm here for this. Who is she? Do I know her? Did I date her?" He ask sitting down next to me firing questions.

"I finally got Zania to give me a chance."

I watched him take in my words as a big ass grin grew on his face.

"That's wassup, I knew y'all was gone get together." He say giving me dap.

"Yeah, imma see if this thing work out with us. I think it will though, I'm really feeling her." I admit.

"No doubt, so you don't feel no type of way about her whole brother situation?"

"Nah not really, I mean at first I did but now it's like whatever. It happened and I hate that her brother took his life because I know that shit still weigh heavy on her."

"Yeah she called me crying a few times. I think by y'all hanging out it'll help her not feel so guilty."

"True, but let me get up out of here. Stay up bruh." I say dapping him before grabbing my duffle bag and leaving.

*
"Why haven't you been home lately?" My mom says while standing in my room doorway.

"I just been out. Everything good right?" I ask.

"Yes everything is ok. I was just wondering what was this?" She ask holding out a female earring.

I shrug. "I dont know ma, ain't that your earring?"

"No, I found it in your room. What did I tell you about having random females in your room Ian? I will not tolerate you disrespecting me and my house rules." She says crossing her arms.

"What you doing in my room for? And why does it matter who I have in my room. You barely here anyways." I say with attitude.

"Ian, today is not the day for you to have a smart ass mouth."

"You came up here harassing me. I said not one word to you. So you can keep that arguing shit for pops cuz I'm not with it."

She looked at me like she wanted to say something back but knowing her she hates confrontation. So I knew when she stormed off mumbling something under her breath that she was going to get my dad. Like he gone do some shit.