The Girl Next Door || J. Cole & Taraji P. Henson

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Jermaine -

"Baby pleaseeeee," Taraji pouted as she poked her lips out. "Come on baby I just bought this, you ate all yours," I said as I took a bite of my banana split.

"So, I'm your girlfriend you suppose to share," she whined. "Come on baby don't start that shit," I chuckled. She frowned and skipped her lips. I laughed as she crossed her arms and pouted like a three year old.

I put my pinky in her ear and she frowned up more. "Stop it Jermaine!" She yelled. "Man who you yelling at you better come at me correct man," I said as I gripped her thigh.

"Uhm mm, okay baby I'm sorry let me have some," she whined. I put some of my banana split on my spoon and fed her right before giving her several pecks on the lips.

She took the banana split and laid back in my arms. "You lucky I love yo ass girl," I said as I kissed her cheek. She giggled and I buried my head in the crook of her neck.

"Man y'all make me sick," Aubrey chuckled as he came out the kitchen eating a big ass bowl of cereal.

"Nigga who the hell invited you? And then you eating the good cereal, why you couldn't eat her raggedy ass cereal," I replied.

"Nigga fuck you," Taraji said as she flipped me the bird. "Fuck yo ass too," I chuckled right before I grabbed the deck of cards. She got up and smacked her hard on her ass.

I stuck my tongue out in between my two fingers when she glared at me. "Baby you playing or what?" I asked her Aubrey began to deal the cards.

"No I'm good I'm gone let you guys hang I'll be in the room," she replied. "Cool, wassup Aub man I heard about you and Nicki fuck you gone do about that?" I asked.

"Man fuck that bitch, I should of known shit was gone go down the way it did but it's all good I ain't tripping no more I'm moving the hell on, but that shit hurt man like hell it hurt," he replied as he rubbed his temples.

"Man if Taraji did ever did some shit like that ion know how I would react," I replied.

"Man you got one of the good girls Taraji ain't gone do no fu shit like that to you bro," he replied.

"I hear you man but shit we used to think Nicki wasn't gone do shit to you bro, these bitches change like the snap of yo finger but I know Taraji down for the ride bro she ain't going no where," I replied.

"Man I'm done with love and shit I'm young as hell i need to be out enjoying my life, so fuck Nicki I'm good," he replied.

Taraji came into the living room with two beers and some bags of chips. "Thanks babe," I replied as I grabbed a bag of Doritos.

"You welcome," she said before she disappeared into the room. Me and Aub opened our beers and began to play cards. It was cool chilling and talking with my nigga. I hated that he was going through what he was going through, it only made me question me and Taraji's relationship.

I mean everything in life wasn't permanent, and everybody knew there was a end in the word girlfriend I just hoped like hell Taraji was gone have my back and that wasn't going to go through the shit Nicki and Aubrey was going through. I hoped we stayed true to our pact.

Rahmeek -

"You good you think you gone be alright here tonight?" I asked Nicki as I threw the covers up over her.

"Yeah I think I'm going to be okay Robert, just turn the air off it's getting kind of cold," she replied as she poked out her lips. I gave her a peck on the lips right before turning out the light and the air conditioner.

I walked into the kitchen and turned the lights on only to see my mother sitting in her chair smoking weed.

I acted as if I didn't see her as I walked over to the fridge to grab an ice pack. "Fuck happened to you why you so banged up?" She asked as I put the ice pack to my face.

"I got into a fight but I'm good," I replied as I poured my self some koolaid. "Look more like you got yo ass beat to me," she replied as she gave me a stern look.

"I said I got into a fight and I'm good alright,"I replied as I took a deep breath. She sighed and blew on her joint.

As I walked past the fridge I began to hear the sounds of the head board banging and the sounds of yells roaring from Melissa's room.

I looked at her and she gave me a devilish grin. "Yo Melissa! Melissa!" I yelled as I started towards the room.

"Don't go back there bothering here she's doing what YOU won't do!" She yelled as she snatched my arm and pushed me up against the fridge.

"And what the fuck could that be!" I yelled as I pushed her off of me.

"Make me some money!" She yelled. "By selling her fucking body!" I yelled as I punched the wall.

"It was either that you be homeless! I got fucking bills to pay around this bitch and yo lazy ass won't get up and work! Every man in this family made a name for himself in them streets-"

"EVERY MAN IN THIS FAMILY IS DEAD! Daddy is DEAD Tony is DEAD! I guess that's where you want me to be too huh?" I yelled.

"You ain't doing me no good alive," she scowled. Just then a tall dark skinned guy came from our Melissa's room with a smirk on his face as he zipped up his pants and threw his shirt.

"Did you have a good time love?" My mother smiled. "Whew amazing that lil pussy got some power," he smirked as he pulled out his money clip.

He pulled off six crispy hundred dollar bills and handed them to my mother. She smiled and put the money in her bra. Dude grabbed a beer from off the floor and walked right out the front door like nothing ever happened.

I shook my head and walked out of the room. I went in the room and checked on Nicki. She looked so beautiful as she laid there sound a sleep.

I kissed her forehead right before getting dressed and grabbing my phone. Just as I walked out the front door a all black SVU pulled up in front of my house.

"Yo Meek!" Winston yelled as he motioned for me to come here. I walked over to him and some fat black Nigga was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Wassup?" I asked with a curious look.
"Meek this Rosay, Rosay this Meek," me and Rosay looked at each other before we got each other dap.

"Hop in bruh," Winston replied. I took a deep breath and looked back at my house shaking my head I hopped in the car and we drove off down the road.

Taraji.

After dinner me and Jermaine took a shower together and cuddle in bed. I loved being in his arms and I knew I was going to hate going back to school on Sunday. All I wanted to do was spend time with him.

I turned the tv and lights off the minute he came back in the room from using the bathroom. He climbed in bed next to me and gave me a peck on the lips.

"Give me some head girl," he moaned. I scooted over and laid my head on him. "You corny bro," he said as we both started laughing.

"Baby I love you, and I don't ever wanna loose you," I replied as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I love you too babe, this shit with Nicki and Aubrey crazy I hope that shit don't happen to us," he sighed.

"Why would it ?" I asked feeling offended. "I don't know baby I mean I don't want nobody trying to come between us I mean I know we made the pact I just want us to stick to it," he replied.

"Baby I'm not going to cheat on you if that's what your thinking, what Nicki did was trifling as hell I wouldn't do you like that and you know that, I love you too much" I replied.

"I love you too baby I don't wanna loose you I love you more than you know," I said as I pecked his lips.

"Come on baby let's go to sleep," he mumbled. I cuddled into his arms and pulled the covers up over us. As I laid in bed I couldn't help but think did Jermaine really trust me?