Something About Him

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Christopher Brown

"Let's continue with our own truth or dare right now," I suggest to Layla.

"With just us two? How boring is that?"

"Boring? Do you know who you looking at, girl?"

Layla laughs at me and then asks, "Is this gonna be nasty?"

In response, I say, "Who do you think I am?" I make a face at her like she'd just said something stupid. "Of course it's gonna be nasty."

Layla Wilkes

"Truth or dare, baby?" Chris slightly bites down on his bottom lip after asking me.

He looked... I don't even know.

Amazing wasn't the word, but neither was sexy since that'd be an understatement, so, let's just say that I'm really reallyyyy lucky to say he's mine.

"Truth."

Chris cracks a smile at my sort of on edge answer.

When we were playing not even an hour ago, I was bugging him about acting all scary and now here I am doing what? Acting all scary.

"You're saying truth but was telling me not to earlier," he chuckles. "That don't add up, baby."

I don't say anything back. Instead, I just watch his pink, full lips move as he talks and my own lips were practically dying to kiss his.

"We gonna keep doing the asking questions thing for truth. Imma ask you shit about your feelings first and then start getting to the good stuff," he tells me. "I'm kinda trying to see how things are in your head before I say how I feel."

After saying that, he chuckles and then glances away from me for a second before his dark brown eyes are right back on me.

"So," he sighs. "How you feel about me, Layla? And don't say some basic shit like 'oh I like you, you know that,'" Chris pauses. "I mean really tell me how you feel and then Imma be just as honest right back witchu."

I pause before responding just gathering the right words to say, I guess.

I know that I like Chris. I like him a lot and things have been amazing between us so far even aside from all of the problems involving Carter.

I like how protective Chris is, how the two of us just being around each other is enough satisfaction for us to have a good time, and how sweet and supportive he is, of course.

He's just been really ideal and I'm glad that we gave us a shot.

It's hard to imagine that just a few months ago I'd straight up say that I didn't like him. It's weird now because I can honestly say that I'm starting to love him. Or maybe I do already...

I dunno.

"You mean a lot to me," I finally admit. "I know that it hasn't been that long, but surprisingly you made a big impact on me in just this small amount of time. It's crazy, honestly."

Chris cracks a smile. "Chill you gon make me start with that soft shit again," he laughs lightly. "But forreal, Layla. Ion want you to think I'm catching feelings too fast or something so Ion know how I wanna come out with what I want to say to you."

"Just say it," I press. He's got me anxious now.

He sighs hard before speaking. "I think that I, um," Chris pauses and the look on his face changes as a look of uncertainty takes over. "I think that I maybe.. possibly.. very likely love you...?"

It came out in a questioning tone so I wasn't sure if that uncertainty was because he wasn't sure if he meant it or if he didn't know how I'd take it, but either way, he read my mind.