(Beyonce POV)
"So babe what time do you want me to come over?" I asked Xavier over the phone.
"Ummm babe about that, see my father invited me over for dinner again. A lot of my family will be in town,"
I smiled to myself. "But babe I really wanted to see you this weekend. Plus we really need to work on your paper."
"Bey what do you want me to do?"
"Can I just come over? I promised your dad I would make him some of my famous enchiladas anyway."
"I don't know Bey my family can get a little crazy."
"I'm not worried about it. So what time should I be over and should I dress up?"
"Around 6 and no you don't have to."
"Ok babe I'll see you then, bye"
"Bye and I love you"
"Me too babe." I hung up the phone and headed straight to the kitchen. I prepared the enchiladas and then headed straight for the shower.
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"So which Carter guy are you all dressed up for?" Kelly asked as she put some popcorn in her mouth.
"First of all I'm not dressed up."
"Beyonce Bye!" Michelle said with a smile. "You're wearing a dress and heals."
"Yea but it's a basic dress."
"Maybe I should reword the question." Kelly started. "Who are you wearing a curve hugging slash if I bend over my ass is going to fall out dress with some bad ass heals that makes your legs look extra long for?" She smiled.
"This dress is for daddy Carter." I explained.
"But anyway how do I look? Is my hair and makeup ok? It's not to much is?"
"I can't believe you Beyonce you are such a whore" Michelle said as she laughed.
I shrugged. "At least I'm a sexy one I'll see y'all tonight."
I walked out of our apartment and took the elevator down to the parking garage and then I hopped into my car. When Michelle called me a whore, I accepted the shade because she's one of my bestfriends and I know she didn't mean any harm by it. It's just something we as friends do. Anyway I made it to Xavier's father's house a little earlier then 6 which wasn't an accident. I wanted to have a little time alone with Mr. Carter before everyone else arrived. I grabbed the plate of enchiladas and knocked on the front door, Cater answered of course.
"Beyonce, you're early." He said as he welcomed me into his home. "Xavier is not even here yet."
"I know, he told me to meet him here at six but I wanted to be here early so I could reheat the enchiladas that I prepared."
"Oh I didn't know we were having the competition this soon, I didn't make any enchiladas today."
"Don't worry about it, just know that you owe me the next time we see eachother." I smiled. "But anyway may I heat these in your kitchen."
"Sure follow me."
I followed Mr. Carter into the kitchen and then I put the enchiladas into the oven. It didn't take long for them to heat since I really just took them out the oven. After about 10 minutes I took them out the oven and sat them on the island.
"That smells good." Cater said.
"Thanks it's actually my mom's recipe and it's my first time experimenting with it and I'm a little nervous about it sooooooo would you maybe try one before I feed it to your family?." I lied. Truth is enchiladas are one of the few dishes that I actually know how to make really well.
"Sure I'll taste one for you. How many cheeses did you use?"
"Only 6"
"Only? I didn't even know that many types of cheeses existed."
I laughed and watched Carter take a bite of his enchilada.
"This is great it's just spIIIIIIIcy, I need some water."
I laughed. "I'll get you some, it's in the fridge right.?"
He nodded and finished off his enchilada, as I passed him a bottle water. He drunk a little of the water and I laughed.
"What's funny?" He asked.
"You got a little cheese on your mouth, don't worry I'll get it."
Before Carter could respond, I slowly wiped his mouth with my thumb.
"See good a new." I smiled and removed my hand from his face.
Cater cleared his throat. "Umm the enchilada are great. But it's almost 6 so I have to go finish getting dress. Feel free to make yourself home."
"Ok."
I watched Carter leave the kitchen and I smiled to myself. I then sat down at the island and started playing with my phone. About 15 minutes into switching between 4 Pics One Word and Ruzzle Xavier walked into the kitchen.
"Hey babe." He kissed me on the check. "How long have you been here?"
"Not that long, I just wanted to get here a little before 6 so I would have time to heat up the food. But it's already 6:10 and know one is here so I probably could of arrived right at 6."
"You know black people don't understand the relevance of a clock."
As if on cue there was a knock on the door. And then I heard somebody yelling through the door.
"That's my uncle Darian or uncle D for short. Let me go get the door before he tear it down."
I waited a few seconds for Xavier to return and when he did he return with the really big guy.
"Beyonce this is my uncle D." Xavier introduced him.
I stood up so I could shake his hand properly.
"Hi" I shook his hand.
"Uncle D this is my girlfriend."
"This yo girl" Darian asked surprised.
"Yea" Xavier answered.
"How did you get her, she's a pretty young thing." Darian asked as if I wasn't standing right in front of him.
I laughed.
"Baby girl are you a parking ticket?" Darian asked.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Are you a parking ticket?"
"Am I a parking ticket?" I repeated the question to make sure I heard him correctly.
"Yea baby because you have fine written all over you."
He and I both shared a laughed. Now that had to be the most corniest pick up line that I've ever heard but because it was so corny I couldn't help but laugh.
"Really Uncle D?" Xavier said clearly annoyed.
"Baby chill" I said. He was kidding.
"Right I was kidding, calm down, learn how to take a joke."
"What's going on in here?" Cater asked as he walked through the kitchen.
He had changed his clothes and put on cologne. His scent was so intoxicating, it sent chills up my spine and temporally paralyzed my mind. I started picturing myself wearing the button up shirt he has on with nothing under it. I imagined myself being wrapped up in his scent.
"Your aunties will be here in about 5 minutes Xavier." I heard him say.
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Xavier introduced me to the rest of his family and we all sat down for dinner. Why everyone was eating and talking I notice Xavier had some cheese from my enchiladas on his face. Like father like son I thought.
"Umm Xavier you have something on your face." I said as I past him a napkin. When I said that Mr. Carter looked at me and quickly turned his head and started back listening to his sister talk.
"Thanks babe." Xavier said.
"No problem."
Dinner went quickly and so did the rest of the night. Carter's family had just flew in from Vegas so they were really tried. They went over their plans for the rest of the weekend and then said their goodbyes and headed over to their hotels.
After they left Carter started cleaning up the kitchen and dining room and Xavier and I went up to his bedroom to start his paper. Now Xavier lives on campus just like all the other freshmen but he likes to come home on the weekends sometimes.
Anywho way about two hours into the paper he was complaining about being tried.
"Xavier you need to focus this is an important paper." I said as I glanced across the hall. Mr. Carter's bedroom is right across from Xavier's and if his door was open I would have a perfect view of his bedroom.
"I know but I can finish it in the morning."
"Yea but I won't be here in the morning to help you. I have to get ready to go home."
"Or you can spend the night." He suggested.
I thought about it for a minute and then agreed to spend the night.
"Give me a t-shirt to sleep in please. I can't sleep in this dress."
"Alright."
Xavier passed me a shirt that was a little shorter then my dress, I slipped it on and we both crawled into his bed after turning off his light and closing the door.
"I love you." He whispered.
I kissed him on his forehead.
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I'm not hard sleeper and every little bump in the night wakes me up. I looked at Xavier's door and saw a light coming through the cracks. Since the only person who fully lived here is Carter I knew that it was him who was awake. I carefully removed myself from the bed and made my way out of Xavier's room without waking him. And I was right, Carter is awake. His bedroom door is open and his light is on but he's not in there. On my way to the kitchen, I noticed he wasn't in the bathroom either so he had to be in the kitchen. I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen and saw Carter heating up some left over food in microwave. I watched him for a minute before walking into the kitchen. When the microwave stopped Carter grabbed the plate, turned around, and jumped a little.
I laughed a little.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you I just came to get a drink of water."
"Its cool and you didn't scare me,you surprised me that's all."
I smiled and walked over to the fridge. I still have on Xavier's shirt by the way. I grabbed a bottled water out the fridge and started heading out the kitchen or well pretending like I was. I stopped and turned around in his direction before I made it out the kitchen.
"You know eating that stuff this late at night will give you heart burn." I said.
"Only the weak gets hurt burn."
"What are you doing up so late anyway Mr. Carter?"
"Eating" He answered in a why did you ask me that stupid question tone.
I walked over to him. "May I?" I asked looking at his plate.
"Sure, help your self."
"Thanks." I said removing a piece of cornbread from his plate.
"So why are you up so early?" He asked, just trying to make conversation.
"I can never sleep in a strange place"
"Are you calling my home strange?" He asked with a smile as he took a bite out of his food.
"No, its just a new environment." I answered.
The room went silent for a minute.
"So Mr. Carter, what kind of cologne were you wearing earlier, it smelled really nice.?"
"I was wearing some grown man smell good, something you don't know about"
"Did you forget that I'm 21? I'm a grown woman, Carter"
"I was wearing my own cologne, it's something that made myself."
"Well it smells nice."
"Thanks."
I noticed Carter reaching for the enchilada on his plate so I did the same thing. Our hands touched for about 2 second until he moved his hand."
"Sorry" I said, even though I wasn't sorry.
"Yea, I'm tired you can finish this." He said as he stood up from the island. Carter was halfway out the kitchen before I turned around and spoke.
"Goodnight Carter."
He turned around and looked at me "Goodnight."
He continued on his path out of the kitchen and I smiled, crossed, my legs and took a bite out of his enchilada.
