Crossroads

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Dawaun

Dawaun lays in his bed. It is about 6 hours after he was at Taylor's house watching Chris get a bullet removed and stitches. He found himself just up thinking about her. All the stuff they did today too.

That was clutch, he thought.

What were the odds that Taylor could remove a bullet and do stitches?

I mean, she wasnt no professional, but it was still clutch.

It dawned on him how cool she was all day. Watching Netflix, eating, just talking, pulling a bullet, doing stitches, just...cool. He couldn't remember meeting somebody like her before.

They hadn't talked since he left her house with Chris and G. He kinda got the urge to text her, so he did. He didnt know if she would be up or not cause it was 10:18, but he just took that chance.

Dawaun😍😋: Wyd?

He sent that and waited. He played Color Switch until she texted back. When she did he replied almost immediately.

Tay😻😎: Just got in my lil outfit to go to sleep😩 Hbu?

Dawaun😍😋: Nothin really. Playin a game.

Dawaun😍😋: If you bouta go to sleep then ima just text you tomorrow😕

He wanted to talk to her but he didn't wanna keep her up or anything. Also he didn't wanna SAY that he wanted to talk to her.

Tay😻😎: Do you want me to stay up?

Dawaun😍😋: It doesn't matter😕 frfr.

Tay😻😎: Nigga, yes or no?

Dawaun😻😎: Ight, yea😕

He sent that last text and waited for a response. A couple seconds later he felt his phone vibrate, he looked at it and saw who was calling.

Tay😻😎 is calling

He answered the FaceTime call.

"Nigga, you actin like you cant answer a damn question." Taylor says laying down, looking him straight in his eye.

"Cuz, I aint wanna inconvenience you or anything."

"Why would I ask if it was gonna inconvenience me?"

"I dont eem know."

"Wanna act slow at night."

"You gettin a lil too comfortable with the way you talkin' to me."

"You not goin do anything about it...your sweeeeeeeeetttt." She said dragging out the last word.

"Oh forreal?"

"Yea forreal." Taylor said laughing.

"We goin see tomorrow then. Dont try act shy or punk out or nuffin when I confront you."

"Aint nobody scared of you, your sweet." She laughs louder.

"Ok. No more rappin, just don't lemme catch you lackin' tomorrow. Simple as that."

"I hear a bluff."

"Oh. Ok."

"Im playin. Gettin in your feelings for what?" She asked.

"Nahhhh, don't try to take it back now after I said I got somethin' for you."

"Shutup." Taylor rolls her eyes.

They talk and talk for hours.

They talk about everything. They talk about their parents, them selves, their one sibling each, and their plans for after school. They never even put each other on pause. If Dawaun got a text he would ignore it. It wasn't their turn right now.

All the while when they were talking, Dawaun found himself liking Taylor.

He liked her before, but it was just a curiosity type likeness. Now it was becoming more of a romantic type liking.

She was cute, funny, slim thick, nice when she wanted, handy, dependable, fun, and alot of other things Dawaun thought was cool in a girl.

He knew she was feeling him, thats just the type affect he has on females. He doesn't let himself get attached though.

Girls can be a major distraction in the type of things he does. They can get in the way, cause you to start bein soft, they could even snitch if you let them see too much.

He was just fucking these hoes for a long time now. Not even thinking about a girlfriend.

But, now theres Taylor. She doesn't come off as anybody that would cause any of those things.

Its only been two days, Dawaun wasn't gonna wife her off that or anything, that would be crazy. But he could see it going farther than just fucking.

Wait...is she even goin let a nigga fuck?

It might be wild, but Dawaun couldn't be with a girl if she wasn't gonna fuck him. Thats just how his mind works.

He wasn't gonna ask now, it hasn't been a long enough time. They still barely know eachother. But he put it to the side for now and told himself he'd bring it up...eventually.

Early in the morning they fall asleep still on the phone.