unkept secrets

Chapter.3 [Clown]

♦August♦

I watched Travis goofy ass grin in my face as I walked into the house.

“Shutup” I spoke before he could even get started. He smiled even bigger

“what ever you say lu'lani” he winked at me.

“mann it ain't even like that. I apologized we straight na'” I shrugged, nonchalant about the situation.

“so what was that whole lil hug and shit fa? Long ass hug” he sighed happily skipping into the living room where mama was like a big ass kid.

I laughed shaking my head.

“yes ma?” I asked sitting on the couch next to her.

She side eyed me with a smile.

“I hear you and kehlani getting along” her smiled deepend her dimples forming.

I rolled my eyes.

“Whatchu'need mama? ”

“I need you and Travis clean up the house some, I invited kehlani and her mother over for dinner. ”

I shrugged.  “OK when you need it done? ”

“by 7:30 I'll be back at 6 to start cooking I needa' go to the store”

“Know what that mean she finna be in the stoe' till she broke” Travis mumbled walking by.

“shutup”mama laughed standing to her feet.  She kissed my cheek before grabbing her purse.

"Trav ya'better help" she shouted after him before heading out the door.
Travis re-appeared in the messy living room full of boxes and looked at me.

"Not it" i shouted before he could even get his out.

"Damn. You just want the kitchen so you can stare at kelahni threw the da'winda'" he stuck his tounge out at me picking up a box.

I chuckled standing to my feet. "Whateva floats ya boat"  i shrugged.

6:30p.m,

"Aye bro" Travis popped his head in the kitchen.

I sat the last plate in the cabinate before wiping the counter off.
"Wassup?"

"You sitting next to kehlani at dinna'?" he scratched the back of his head.

I kissed my teeth and rolled my eyes.

"No. You neva'gone lemme alone bout dis huh? I went ova'dea to apologize and we hugged damn."

I was getting frustrated with travis about this whole kehlani thing.  I liked her as a freind nonthing more. But he was just not getting that.

I had a girlfreind shit a future wife you could call her. If anything would ever become of me and kehlani

She'd be nonthing but ah rebound. And i wouldn't want to hurt her. She seems so fragile as it is.

"Ighttt” he nodded disappearing again.

I nodded pushing one of the cookie jars further back on the counter.
I chewed my lip now curious of why he asked.

Making my way in the living room I sat on the sofa while he swept up the floor.

“sooo ....  Why uh.  Why you asked me if I was?” I scratched the back of my head.

He stopped what he was doing and smiled shrugging.

“ I mean I don't know...guess sense you gotta girl and not interested I'd ya'know take a lil swang'at her. Give ha ah lu'taste of na'awlins charm.” he smiled nodding his head.