- December 1996.
The winter formal is coming up and everybody is scrambling to find a date. Of course Quincy and Jade are going together, but the two of them have been so busy that they haven't seen much of each other. Someone got fired from Jade's job, so she's been picking up extra hours. Quincy has been doing his usual, riding around with pistol selling everything he could.
"You going to that formal shit?" Pistol asked looking at Q. "You already know Jay wants me to goto that shit." I laughed. Quincy was looking out of the window at some girl that was walking by. Pistol just shook his head in disappointment. Jade is his friend, they've always been friends he didn't want to step in because he knows it isn't his business, but he's known Jade way longer than Q. "Q, can I ask you a question?" He asks trying to be serious. "Wassup?" Quincy replied looking back at his friend. "You cheating on Jay?" He asks looking at his friend as if he's staring into his soul. "Nah man." He lied. "I just be talking to people, I ain't fucking nobody." He said confident like nothing is wrong with what he just said. "Y'all ain't even been together that long and you already fucking up. Why you gone waste your time doing all that to get her just to fuck up." He said pushing him. He started to become irritated, because he knew his friend was out doing wrong. Pistol might be a killer, but one thing he's not is a cheater. The only reason he talks to other girls is because he knows that him and Tia aren't together, they just fuck around. Quincy just sucked his teeth and looked at him, because he knew that he was wrong. "I don't know what you out here doing Q, but whatever it is you gotta stop that shit bro. Jade been through enough bullshit in her life
don't add nothing else to her plate. She's full Q." He said with irritation in his voice.
Jade is the type person that's keeps her guard up, she doesn't let anyone in easily, but once she does let you in she doesn't want you to leave. Quincy was growing tired of hearing those lines from everybody. He loves Jade, or at least he thinks he does. He didn't know what he was getting himself into by perusing her. "I hear you. I ain't trying to fuck over her. I told her that I love her and I meant it."he said in all seriousness, but for some reason pistol couldn't believe him. Jade started to page him, cutting off their conversation. "Can I use your car phone." He asked looking down at the pager. "Gone head man, that better be Jade." He said throwing him the phone. "Hey baby." He said smiling at the phone. "Hey lovebug." She responded. That was her nickname for him. "You got your dress yet?" He asked. "Yeah, I got it today, but you can't see it until tonight." She said confidently. Quincy had totally forgot that the formal was tonight. "Tonight?" He questioned, his eyes widened. "Yes tonight, I know you didn't forget." Jade said catching an attitude. "Man calm your ass down, before I calm you. I'll be there." He said sucking his teeth. He could picture her on the other side of the phone rolling her eyes. "Someone is calling I'll call you back." She said dryly. "I'll be there in a lil bit, get dressed." Said fast, before she hangs up the phone. I gotta go, you want me to take you home?" He asks looking over at Pistol, who is talking to a 'customer' out of the window. He collected his money and gave him what he's asking for. "Yeah, you can take me home, I need to go get my car." He says as Quincy starts up the car. He starts down the street, finally reaching his house. He opened the door and turned around, "Aye?" He called to Quincy. "What man?" Quincy asked looking up at him out of the passenger window. "Don't fuck over her man." He said pointing a finger at Quincy. "I got you man." He laughed. He pulled off and started down the street to Jade's house. Pistol lives in a different neighborhood than her it would take him awhile to get there. "Ahh this my song." He says turning up the radio while Biggie's - Juicy blasted through his speakers."It was all a dream
I used to read Word Up magazine
Salt 'n' Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
Hangin pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped
Smoking weed and Bambu, sipping on Private Stock
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
With the hat to match" He rapped nodding his head to the music. He turned his radio to the maximum volume to fully enjoy the song. The Windows were down so other people jammed with him as he rode down the south central streets. He finally pulls up to Jade's house and Steven is outside with girlfriend, like always. "Hey Steve, How you doing Tonya?" He spoke quickly before Steven stops him. "Q?" He hurriedly yelled before he went inside of the house. Quincy turned around to look at him and he stood up. "I need you to talk to Jade, she's upset about something and she won't tell me. I'm sure she'll talk to you about it." He sighed putting his hand on his forehead. Steven & Jade had two totally different lives growing up. Steven lived with his father and stepmother , while Jade lived with Tia and Amber until she turned 10 and her grandmother decided that wasn't such a good idea anymore. They only saw each other when Steven would come spend the night at grandmothers house. They've never lived together until now, but they've always been close.
"I'll talk to her."Quincy says walking into the house. When he starts down the hallway a picture catches his attention. There's a picture of an older woman that looks just like Jade with red hair. She has a little boy standing next to her and she's holding a little girl that looks like she's about one or two. "This must be their momma." Quincy thought to himself. Jade looked so much like her mother that it scared Quincy. She was the spitting image of her , same eyes, same nose, same smile, same lips with different hair.S/N: I know this a picture of Janet and I know there are no children there, but please just use your imagination. 🙂
He couldn't see how family could look at Jade and not get emotional, because she was Kiesha's twin. All he could say was wow. He steps away from the picture and walks into Jade's room. "Hey baby." He says as he closes the door. He comes in and notices that Jade isn't dressed, her dress is still on the hanger and she sitting at the edge of her bed sobbing her eyes away. "what's wrong Jay?" He asks putting his arms around her. She doesn't respond she just continued to cry. "Jay?" He called again stroking her hair. "My dad went to jail, they're trying to give him 7 years, they were supposed to visit me this weekend." She sniffled, barely able to get her words out. "Jay, your pops a smart man, he damn near runs Atlanta. I'm sure he can beat the case." He said hugging her. Little did he know her sorrow was deeper than that. "When you say that you love me, do you mean that?" She asked gazing up at him with her tear stained cheeks and tear-filled brown eyes. "Of course I mean it Jay, I wouldn't say it if I didn't." He said rubbing her back. "Will you ever go away? Like away from me?" She sniffled. "Why would I? I love you, I'll be here for you." He said pulling into his lap still rubbing her back. "Because, nothing good comes from loving me, something bad always happens to anybody who loves me, I'm a curse, I'm bad luck. " she said putting her head down playing with her fingers. "You can't think like that Jay. Shit happens, because shit happens you can't put that on yourself. You keep thinking like that you ain't never gone be happy ma." He said lifting her head as he always does. "I ain't gone tell you again to stop putting your head down, you too beautiful for that." He said kissing her forehead. "You better not say that you not either Ima kick your ass." He laughed. Jade looked at him and started to blush, showing that bright smile that he loved so much. "Thank you." She said kissing his lips. She pulled away, but he pulled her back again and gave her one of those long passionate kisses. He pulled away and she started blushing again. "Now put on this dress so we can go. Mr.Al ain't spend all that money on this dress so you can sit and look at it." He laughed taking the dress off of the hanger and handing it to her. She slipped off her shirt and shorts and put them in her dirty clothes basket. She started to lotion her legs and her arms. Quincy was staring at her, like he was in awe his mouth watered with every move she made. "Stop staring at me." She said rolling her eyes. "My bad ma." He laughed. She finally put on her dress. It a long , soft pink sheer dress with horizontal lines on it. It showed her back and and just a little cleavage.
She started looking at herself in the mirror as if she didn't like what she saw. Quincy came up behind her and put his arms around her hips. "You look beautiful Jade." He said placing a kiss on her neck. She put on her shoes, grabbed her clutch, grabbed his hand and they walked out.Everybody's going to know they're together tonight..
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