Nor⭐️Cal

XXVI.

Nor⭐️Cal

<>Friday Morning<>

Vanity

Waking up to feel CJ's hands roaming across my bare body put a small smile on my face. I buried my face into the pillow when he started to plant kisses on the crook of my neck. The sheets twisted around us and the sun still not up, leaving the room very dim, I continued to try to squirm away from him but he only pulled me back against his chest. His chin hairs tickling my skin as he crept higher up onto my neck till finally he stopped the advances and rolled over onto his back, letting out a deep breath accompanied by a small laugh.

"Talk about a way to wake me up." I said when I sat up and made sure the soft blanket covered my body. He in turn reached over and pulled it down but I had grabbed it again before the cold could sting my skin. "Stop, it's cold." I snapped at him.

"Snap at me again, V." He shot back in a tone colder than his room. "It's not cold, the room is cool and have a little fun, shit."

"Let not revert back to how we were in the beginning, okay? I like when we get along." He sat up as well and grabbed his phone when it started to vibrate on the nightstand next to him. His eyes squinting when the screen lit up against his face and then put the phone back down. "Everything okay?"

"Court today. Didn't realize just how fast the week had gone by." My great mood instantly dropped as well as my head. "Don't be upset, we need to get ready though. We needa be at the East L.A Courthouse by eight- if you could tell Chastity and your Mom that." Nodding my head, he pulled back the blankets to get out of bed as I reached for my iPod to pass the word onto her.

"I'm going to head back to my Dad's house to get something more suited for court. Can I use your car?" He turned on the light and I instantly looked down at my lap when I saw he had nothing on. My cheeks probably ablaze and I nervously bit my bottom lip as he approached me, holding out his keys. "Thank you." I said quickly snatching the keys from his hand and then getting out of bed.

"Just be careful while you're over there." I nodded my head. "Look up, I wanna see your cheeks blushing." He said jokingly as I was putting on the pajama shorts I had peeled off at some point the night before.

"You've seen me blush plenty of times, I don't need-"

"Vanity, you and I damn near see each other naked every night. You're gonna tell me now you feel bashful about it?" Nodding my head, I pulled over the red Adidas sweatshirt I saw hanging off the end of the bed. "Aight, I know how to solve that problem. We'll get to it after court."

"What does your solution consist of?"

"Don't worry about it, just know I got a solution. Hurry up and get your clothes. I think Imani and Nana are still asleep so try to slip out quietly."

"I will and I'll be back in a little while." I slung the strap of my bag over my shoulder and made my way out of his room. Walking as quietly as I could down the hall and sliding out through the front door, I got in his car for first time ever in the drivers seat and put the key in the ignition. Adjusting the seat to my liking, I felt some excitement bubble through me as I pulled out of the driveway and began the short journey to Dad's house. By no means was I excited about going to Dad's, I was just excited about actually driving his car around, being engulfed in the cologne that lingered in the air.

I left Dad's house Wednesday night and hadn't seen him sense then. I went over yesterday to get another box packed with my things while he was at work and then left before he could come home. Mom and Chastity were off to themselves and I remained with CJ. To hear that the only reason why you ended up with your Dad was because of his failure to double check the backseat rips your heart in half. I grew up under the impression that Dad loved me unconditionally and wanted what was best for me but come to find out he was trying to dump me at the hands of Mom. It hurts a lot and I'm trying not to have an absolute break down over this. The urge to drop down into a ball and cry till there was no more tears were left was there. The drive and taunting of popping a few ecstasy was especially there and it whispered in the back of my head but CJ would have probably murdered me the second I even let the word ecstasy seep out my mouth.