Unwilling to CrossPaths

Short: Three Words

"Keith, we are not about to this." "I'm just confused as to how I miss all this." "You ain't miss nothing." Em said sucking her teeth. "I clearly did if you Max are "cool people" and Clark texting you making you laugh." She ignored him as she proceeded to get her stuff ready. They were on a plane on their way to Atlanta. Keith wanted to know about the meeting she had with Clark. She wasn't really in the mood to have this conversation because she knew she would have this same conversation with August. "So, you not going answer me?" "Keith, what you want to hear?" She said turning to look at him. "I know one thing you not going talk to me like that and I hope you not gonna react to August the same way." "Keith, why you got to make my life difficult." "I just want to make sure you know what you going tell your boyfriend when he see two dudes texting you." "He not going see nothing." "Oh so you think it's best if you keep it to yourself. Yeah, this birthday celebration is going go left real quick." "Really Keith, you would wish that upon my life." "No, you wishing that upon yourself going with your plan." "Look, August has been acting crazy and not telling me something. I need to figure that out before he decides to act an ass like last time." "Emerald, he not going react like that just tell me how things went with Clark." "We literally just talked and that's it. I told him that I wanted to be there for him but needed to make sure lines didn't get crossed." Keith nodded, "Okay August will understand that but your problem is going be this Max." "He definitely has nothing to worry about with him." "Says who, look Max may say he respects your relationship but I see the looks and hear how his boys talk." "How they talk?" "Let's just say you a hot ticket item." She sighed knowing that meant Max friends was trying to figure out what was going on. Keith let her be for the time being because he already knew she was over thinking everything in that head of hers.

They finally arrived and Emerald just wanted to sleep. She texted Aug to let him know that their plane had landed. He couldn't come pick her up because he was sitting in a meeting. Stefanie was already there to pick up Keith, so Em just jumped in the car with them. After, their whole lovey dovey scene Em made a throwing up sound. "Shut up," Keith and Stef said together. "Just drop me off before ya touch each other again." "Really Em, you act like you ain't never seem your brother with a girl." "I don't be around all that." She shook her head as she continued to drive. "August out his meeting." "No, he said in another hour or so." She said sounding a little sad. "I'm sure he will be free the rest of the time you are down here. Put a smile on that face." Emerald glanced up looking in the mirror to see Stefanie smiling at her showing all teeth. She had no other choices but to smile.

Keith helped Em get her stuff out the car taking it up the steps while Em dig for the keys. "Got em," she said as she finally opened the door. "See ya around." Once Em got inside she text August to hurry up home before she passed out right there on the couch.

She was sleep for at least an hour before she felt someone climbing on top of her. She was about to flip when she recognized the smell. "Hey, you're finally home." "I missed you," he said snuggling into her neck. They stayed in that position for a minute before talking again. "I'm hungry." "What you want to eat?" "Something good." "Okay, come on." He lifted his body from on top of Emerald to sit up. Emerald turned over laying on her side with her legs laid across Aug. He went through his phone before putting it up to his ear. "Hey, I want to put in an order." Emerald let him order for her as she curled up in his lap to go back to sleep. Once he was done with the order he tried to wake up her. "Nah, come on you got to wake up." She moved around, "Carry me up stairs so I can shower." "Alright," was his response as he picked her up. He helped her undress as she tried to wake herself up. "Why you so tired Em?" She shrugged her shoulders, "I think my body missed this place." He started to laugh as he watched her walk to the shower and put her hair up in a bun. She turned on the water and decided to brush her teeth while the shower steamed up.