Give Me A Reason

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August pov

When I had got home from the club I just couldn't get Alicia off my mind. It's like I was under a spell. All I thought about was the way she move, her voice, and her beauty. I just had to talk to her, So I had Big look up her number which was hard since I only knew her first name but we found it.

I hesitated at first but I'm not the nervous type so I called her and to my surprise she answered. We chatted and she told me that Kenya never came back to help her. Lowkey that pissed me off.

I wanted to get to know her more but it slipped my mind that it was late at night and she had to get some rest. So we decided to just chill together later. I gotta call her at ten which is about five minutes from now but the anticipation might get the best of me. I don't want to look thirsty cause that's not my style at all but my phone began to ring before I could even pick it up.

'Yo

'Hey August, it's me Alicia.

'Oh what's up baby, you ready?

'Yeah, I'm not to early am I?

'Not at all shawty. Where you live I'll pick you up.

'I live on 57th street near the plaza at the condo complex. You know where that at?

'Yeah. I know exactly where that's at. I'll walk over there.

'Wait a minute, you said walk?

'Yeah I'm staying at the Luxuries hotel right across the garden from the complex.

'Oh my gosh! This whole time! Sorry I was yelling. I was just shocked that, that's where you was the whole time.

'Its cool ma. I'll be over and then we can decide what to do from there.

'Ok I'll be outside waiting for you. See you Then.

'Ite Alicia.

We hung up and I put my Labrons on and left. I left Big in charge while I'm gone...

When I saw Alicia in that purple sundress that hugged her curves just right it made my mouth water. She had a glow to her and her hair was in a bun. She had raybans on. I love those shades. All the things that went through my mind made get hard a little bit. I had to control myself.

"Hey August. How are you?" she said in that sweet voice.

"Sup baby. I'm good but better now. Come give me a hug. I'm not gonna bite unless you want me to." I smirked and she laughed.

She smelled good as hell and she felt soft against my chest. I honestly didn't want to let her go but I did anyway.

"So what you wanna do Mr. Alsina?"

I smiled at her.

"You are my guess so what ever you want baby. The sky is the limit."

"Well I haven't had breakfast yet so can we grab a bite to eat?" she asked shyly but with innocence.

"Sure babygirl whatever makes you happy."

I put my arm around her and we walked through the garden to my car.

*****
We chilling at I-Hop laughing and talking. She's actually pretty classy and she can hang with a nigga's lifestyle.

"So what you like to do in your spear time?" She asked sucking on her straw.

"I play with my nieces, and I try to rap but mainly I relax."

I turned my snapback backwards getting comfortable.

"Are you good at rapping?"

"I mean, I don't suck but I wouldn't call myself Tupac at rapping. Ima just stick to singing."

"Mhmmm." she continued to suck on her straw.

"Anyway tell me a little bit about you." I suggested, looking her dead in her eyes.

"Well for starters my full name is Alicia Swenson. I'm 22 and I'm a only child. Honestly I'm not the kind of chick that live for drama." She took her shades off.

"Now that's what's up. Finally a girl that ain't gotta act rachet to get attention." she laughs and cover her face. "C'mon Alicia don't hide that pretty smile."

"Stop August please."

"Stop what baby." I was confused.

"These constant complements and calling me baby or baby girl or beautiful." she held her head down.

"You don't think that your beautiful?"

"Not really. Look at me August, I'm not skinny like the other girls you mess with." She sounded sad and I hated to hear her like that.

"What girls? There ain't no other girls Alicia. I'm only talking to you and so what that your not the smallest thing. That shit don't matter to me. I like you for you regardless of your size. Every morning you wake up and look in the mirror what do you see?"

"I see a lonely, scared and unloved little girl." tears ran down her cheeks slowly.

"Wrong. You only see that because that's what people tell you but really you should see a naturaly beautiful queen cause that's exactly what I see every single time I look at you."

I leaned over the table to wipe her tears away and I have her kiss on the forehead.

I didn't know shawty had such low self esteem, and confidence. It hurts me to see women like that. They to blinded by magazines and social media that paint a picture of only skinny people being loved that they forget that they are just fine the way they are and honestly Alicia doesn't look as big as she probably thinks but women are different in many ways. Us men can't understand them but I try to since I have nieces.

This makes me want to know why she feel like this about herself. Like what happened to her that scarred her emotionally. I'm making it my mission to make this girl feel loved.***

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