Started From The Bottom

Three

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Started from the Bottom - 3

"I have been looking for you. . ." Jordan replied. He had been looking for her for weeks, but he had zero luck. He would've seen her had he shown up to Jai's baby shower on time, but something came up that required his assistance. When he did arrive at the baby shower, he was informed that Kai had left an hour ago. He mentally cursed himself.

"Why do you want to see her anyway?" Omar inquired as they stood in Jai's backyard drinking a beer. "I didn't even know you knew we were related." Omar chuckled at his statement, but Jordan didn't find it amusing. Jordan then went on to ask why Omar and his siblings (besides Jai) constantly bashed Kai. "If only you knew what she did for a living." Omar shook his head and took a swig of his beer. "Oh but I do." Jordan thought to himself.

Now he was sitting on his couch, anticipating Kai's reply. He was afraid that Kai would think he was creepy and tell him to leave her alone, or that Kai would ask him why he all of a sudden took an interest in her. He's always liked her. Ever since he laid eyes on her when he was staying the night at their house for Omar's birthday party when he was 12 years old. Kai was only 10, but she was the most beautiful 10 year old he'd ever seen in his life.

"Whoa." Jordan mumbled to himself as he watched Kai and Jai play with their Barbie dolls in the middle of the living room. "I didn't know you had two little sisters." Jordan stated to Omar as he, Omar, and his twin brother Geoffrey ran up the stairs to Omar's room. Jordan knew of his older sister Sanai and his youngest sister Jai, but he had no idea about Kai.

"I told you I had two little sisters yesterday J." Omar rolled his eyes. At this time, Omar didn't care too much about his little sisters; especially since he was just becoming a teenager. Not wanting to make it obvious that he had just developed a crush on Kai, he decided to keep to himself about her.

When Omar's mom called them down for dinner, Jordan secretly, (or so he thought), watched Kai as she ate. She was only 10 so she was still a little messy at the table, but other than thought she was flawless. Her hair was in its natural curls that stopped just a little past her shoulders, her plump lips chewing on the spaghetti as she shoved a forkful in her mouth, and her silky chocolate skin complexion clear of the acne that would appear in her teen years.

Kai's mother, Tai, watched Jordan watch Kai. At first she thought it was a little weird that a 12 year old boy was watching her 10 year old baby girl, but as she studied the look on his face, she could see the admiration in his eyes. She slightly smiled as she watched Jordan gaze at her daughter lovingly. Though they were both very young, Tai knew that somewhere along the line they'd end up together and it would be nothing but pure love.

Of course Jordan didn't know he was in love with her at the time, but as they grew older he immediately knew. Of course he had to act like he didn't, because what would he look like having a crush on a girl that's two whole years younger than him? He didn't want to take the chance to find out, so he kept his feelings for her a secret. When he found out that he was moving, he really wanted to tell Kai how he felt, especially since he was 18 and she was 16. He figured she was mature enough to handle the news, but when he saw her kiss another guy the day he was going to tell her, he decided not to. Though he witnessed that kiss between Kai and that boy and moved, his love for her never faltered. Actually, it made his love for her grow. Kai was all he thought about, every second of everyday Kai was on his mind. Yea he had girlfriends, but all he could do was compare them to Kai. Did they have the same sense of humor as Kai, did they have the same natural beauty as Kai, and did they have the same angelic voice as Kai. When the girl fell short of even one thing on that list, they were dropped like a hot rock.