Beloved: Lovable, yet in a non sexual way. Able to love one without purpose of intercourse. Means special in a way that is beyond that of lust, but means the purest of love.
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I push my sunglasses up further on my nose looking around the airport for Vanessa. It's a hour or so before I have to go to work so I agreed to pick her up from the airport. I gotta make sure to give my lil lady a proper welcoming.
"Hey Lex" Vanessa walks up to me with two suitcases and a carry on. "Wuzzam baybeh" I kiss her on the lips then I take her suitcases from her. She doesn't say nothing to me so we both walk out in silence.
As I put her heavy ass bags in my trunk I hear her get in then slam the door closed.
"Slam my shit again" I mumble getting inside. For someone who just rode in first class on my dime sure ain't acting grateful. Vanessa always gotta have a pissy attitude for nothing at all. "Don't be mumbling shit under your breath Lexus. If you got something to say, say it clear" she rolls her eyes.
"I'm jus tryna figure out why tha fuck you got ah attitude for. Cut that shit out"
"Like you give a damn. Take me to my hotel, Don't say shit else to me Lexus or I swear-" I glance at her then back at the road to see who she's talking crazy to. I may be younger than her but she knows better than to be talking slick at the mouth to me. I told her a while ago ion do well with the arguing shit, she gonna fuck around and end up single.
"Nah finish what you were saying, you swear what?"
"I ain't say nothin, just leave me alone" she sniffs. The rest of the ride was silent but by the time I pull up to the hotel Vanessa is in full blown tears. I hate to see any women cry so I park then I try to move her hands away from her face. "Baybeh look at me. I'm sahrry', c'mon Nessa" I unbuckle her seatbelt then I slide her over so she's sitting on me. I'm sure the people walking by thinking we look dumb but ion care, they all needa mind their business.
"My whole life is crap" she wipes her face hiccupping.
"How?"
"I've been sick this past week so I went to the emergency room Tuesday and they sai-" my phone starts to vibrate in the cup holder. It ain't nobody but Mr. Calvin calling me to cuss my ass out for being late. "Uh huh what they say?" I send him a quick text letting him know I'll be there within fifteen minutes.
"N-Nothing" she sighs crawling off my lap. "It was just a stomach bug"
"Ah stomach bug?" I look up. The way she was tripping I thought she was gonna tell me something ion wanna even speak into existence.
"Don't you gotta be at work Lex?" she gets out the car. "Pop the trunk" I press the button and I watch her get all her stuff including my bag so I can stay the weekend with her.
"Vanessa" I roll the window down on my side.
"What?"
"Lemme get twenty dollars" she sucks her teeth and rolls her eyes just like I was expecting. I bought this girl a first class ticket and went half on her hotel but she acting like it's gonna kill her to loan me a twenty. "My tank on E bruh, imma pay you back when I get paid"
"You know I don't carry cash around"
"Man whateva, I get off at seven" I remind her so she won't be sleep. I didn't fly her out here for nothing if you know what I mean. It's been a dry spell ever since I moved away and now I'm feigning. "Yeah okay. See you later" she walks away. I shake my head starting my car up.
All I know is I needa get some gas money and quick if I wanna dive into anything tonight.
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"I'm sahrry I'm late sir. My girl came ta town and we got into it then my car on fuckin E-" Mr Calvin puts his hand up shaking his head. "Just get to work man. You missed delivery already so you needa get them boxes broken down, gone now" he waves me off.
"But I- "
"No buts Lexus get ta work or go on home. We too busy today" he mumbles vigorously moping the floor. Since I'm still getting to know him I opt out on saying anything, ion wanna lose the only job I got for saying the wrong thing.
Sighing I put my name tag on then I quietly walk to the back where he keeps all the boxes. "All these fuckin' boxes, shit" I grab the box cutter off the floor.
"Nigga you scared tha fuck outta me" Royce jumps holding a opened can of grape soda and a half eaten bag of barbecue chips. "Thought you was Mr. Calvin, what's poppin' Yung?" he sets his soda ontop of a box then daps me up.
"Day goin' shitty bruh. Devil all on ya boy but I gotta shake that bitch off ya heard me?"
"Damn like that?"
"Like 'dat...man watchu doin' back hea anyways? Fatass always stealin' food" I shake my head. Royce the only nigga I know that literally eats 24/7 and doesn't gain not one pound. We met my first day on the job exactly like this, we bonded over not really wanting to be here and ever since we just been cool. We don't hangout outside of work, matter of fact ion even know what Royce does outside of this job.
"Don't come fa me because I like to eat. Maybe if you did tha same you wouldn't look malnourished witcha skinny ass" he pours the crumbs from the bottom of the bag into his mouth.
"Fuck outta hea"
"Fuck outta hea" he mocks then chugs the rest of his soda. "I gotta get back ta work. Ion got time ta be arguing with toothpicks" he laughs picking the broomstick off the floor. I suck my teeth and flick him off before I get back to breaking the boxes down. Royce always tryna bag on me with his hungry ass.
"Lexus" I hear Mr. Calvin from the front so I poke my head through the open door.
"Yes sir?" he motions me over to him with a complete different expression from earlier. "You gotta go home-
"You firin' me? I promise I won't be late again sir, I need this job" I talk lowly so the customers won't hear me. I know good and well Mr. Calvin ain't call me out here to embarrass me like this. "I ain't firing you boy. Come here" he pulls me into a corner.
"Something happened" his voice cracks. "W-What what happened?" I look around the store feeling everybody staring at me.
"What tha fuck happened?" I question again feeling uneasy. By the way everybody's staring at me I can tell they probably already know.
