*Reece*
I stepped out of the elevator and nodded my head in approval, it looked live right now.
'Yoo, if Jade finds out I'm out tonight she will kill me you know' said Jaden shaking his head. I laughed at him and shook his head from side to side with my hand.
'Bruh it's cool, stop acting like your womans a dragon or something'
'Bro! Have you met Jade' he said stepping out of the elevator, 'I swear she will rip my -'
'Balls off?' I concluded for him.
'Bianca?' he questioned. I looked at him confused for a minute, until I followed his gaze, and sure enough she was standing there looking at us with a shocked and confused expression on her face. Great. Just what I needed.
'You alright?' asked Jaden looking at me. I must of been staring at her because she was looking directly at me now, she gave me one of her cute weak smiles, before i turned my head, acting as if I didnt see it.
'Yeah, I'm cool' I said about to walk off, before Jaden grabbed me back.
'Don't start shit today man Reece'
'Fuck sake man, I've just walked in this place how am I gonna start shit?' I questioned him, already knowing the answer. Jaden looked at me narrowing his eyes before kissing his teeth and letting me go.
'You know what I'm chatting bout man. Don't act dumb' he concluded quickly looking at Bianca then back at me. I kissed my teeth and shook my head. Everyone's always on me about Bianca - they need to mind out.
'Worry bout yourself init. By the way - dragon's about to cook you into some fried chicken' I said smiling as I watched Jade walk towards us; rage written all over her face.
'Fuck sake, I didn't know it was this event she was gonna be at' he mumbled to me as she finally reached us. I stifled my laugh, remembering how liable Jade was to switch on me also - I weren't exactly being nice to her cousin. I shook my head mentally and cussed myself for even thinking that - it wasn't even my fault. She should of told me about Keiron and her being raped by him, but she didn't so what did she really expect? She of all people knows me the best...doesnt that say something?
'I'm just gonna chill with my boys tonight, I haven't seen them in a long while you know, it's just us and COD tonight' mimicked Jade as she flew Jaden a punch into his arm.
'Llowe it man!' Shouted Jaden grabbing hold of Jades fist as she went in for the next punch. I shook my head laughing - this boy was so whipped.
'I don't know what you're laughing at! I should be punching you in your temples' shouted Jade making her way over to me. I kissed my teeth and spudded Jaden before walking away. I didn't come here to receive fucking lectures about me and Bianca. Everyone needed to mind out of my business and keep themselves to themselves before they piss me off. I walked over to Akeem and spudded him, taking the drink he offered me out of his hand.
'You alright, you look vex man' said Akeem taking a sip of his own and scoping the room for potential beats.
'Yea bruddah I'm cool. Didn't know Bianca was gonna be here' I said avoiding eye contact and staring into my cup.
'Mmm, i did still' he replied smirking at me. I kissed my teeth and looked at him
'Big man tings?' I asked, already knowing the question. Akeem nodded then let out his psycho laugh before patting me on the back.
'Stop acting wet man, you lot need to chat anyways'
'Don't fucking start' I said leaning off the wall
'Chill man, I aint gonna nag or nothing. I'm just saying, we're big people now, we need to stop acting like dickheads init'
'Mmm' I said looking at her whilst she laughed and joked with Layla, completly unaware I was watching. I backed my drink and reached in my phone that was vibrating like crazy. I looked at the screen and saw it was an unknown number.
'Yo' I said picking it up, 'who's this?' Silence filled my ears and I kissed my teeth and hung up, stuffing my phone back into my pocket.
'Again?' asked Akeem who was suddenly joined my Kadeem. I nodded my head, draining the last drops of my drink before letting out an irrtated sigh.
'Why is he still on your dick man? Can't he let it go?' asked Kadeem shaking his head. I shrugged and kissed my teeth again as I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket again. I ignored it and stared into my cup for a bit before deciding to get myself a drink.
'You man, I'll be back in a sec yeah' I said shaking my cup in the air a bit before walking away. I looked over to my left and watched Bianca as she pulled her hair up in one hand and fanned herself with the other, blowing out air through her cheeks. Her face was slightly flushed, from her laughing and her red cheeks made her look like a dolly. With her arms up, you could truely see the curves of her body and how her waist sinched in and then her went out as the curves moved down to her thighs and bum. As my eyes traveled back up her body and onto her face I felt my heart skip as we locked eyes. Again that stupidly annoying cute smile creaped on her face and she let her hair down as she waved at me, unaware that me seeing her wild curls fall like that around her face was making me breathe heavy. Without even realising it I gave a small smile back before turning away and facing the drinks table. Akeem was right...I was more than wet.
*Bianca*
'I'm just gonna go talk to him' I said to Jaden, who nodded his approval. We were standing in a corner, me, Jade and Jaden sipping on a few drinks whilst Jade munched on the last of her lollipop.
'Yeah, just do that, he's acting dumb anyways' he said flicking a shell of Jade's lollipop off his shirt whilst giving her a side look, which I'm guessing she chose to ignore.
'Listen the worst he could do is ignore you' concluded Jade. I nodded my head in agreement and sipped on my drink nervously. Jade was right...I mean it's not like he hasn't been doing that for almost a year. I turned round and started searching the room before my eyes finally landed on him and Akeem talking to a too drunk Fresh and Tommi in the corner near the DJ booth. I started making my way over there, the alcohol in my system giving me more courage as I got closer and before I knew it I was standing in front of them. Akeem turned around and smiled, flinging his arm around me.
'Bubbleeessss' he said, clearly a little tipsy. I giggled a little and smiled at him,
'Hi' I said looking over at the rest of them.
'Listen you man' said Fresh, spilling his drink on the floor, close to Reece's J's, making me smirk a little as I watched his facial expression change.
'Oi man, careful init' he said, taking the cup out of his hand and placing it on the window sill. Take it he wasn't drunk then.
'Safe for that yeah' he said looking at Reece before looking back at me, 'but all I wanted to say, yeah, is that this girl yeah. FAM she's buff you know' he said pointing at me. Oh good lord.
'And not just on the outside but on the insideeeeee' he said tapping his chest, 'like she helped me with my work you know and she had an exam the next day but she helped man...that means a lot to me you know' he continued, looking at me now, placing one hand on my shoulder. I laughed and patted his hand.
'Youre welcome drunkie' I said. He smiled at me before his eyes went big and he jumped back.
'Wheres my fucking manners! Bianca meet the mandem, mandem meet Bianca' he said gesturing to Reece then to me. I looked up at Reece and our eyes locked, my brown ones latching on to his grey/brown ones. I smiled at him and watched as he nodded his head slightly,
'Yeah we know each other' he concluded looking down at me as he sipped from his cup. I felt a lump form in my throat at the sound of his voice. It felt like forever since I heard his voice and now we were standing next to each other.
'Aww you man come I need to show you something' said Akeem gesturing to Fresh and Tommi.
'Okay mans coming, but if it aint tittaaaays, then you're a big gay frog' replied Fresh as the three of them walked away, leaving me standing next to Reece. We stood there awkwardly for a while, both of us sipping on our drinks, before mine ran out.
'Here' he said pouring a little of what was in his cup into my empty one.
'Oh thanks' I said looking into it and taking too much of a big sip. 'OH MY GOD' I shouted shivering and handing him my cup, 'that is foul!!'
'It's whisky' he replied pouring the remaining contents of his cup into mine and placing them both down,
'Ergh, I hate whisky' I said reminising back to Jaden's summer barbecue.
'I remember' he replied. I looked up at him and noticed he was smirking. I shook my head and smiled.
'Such a punk' I muttered and was shocked to hear him laugh whilst shaking his head.
'Soooo' I said swaying back and forth from my toes to my heels, looking up at him expectantly. He gave me a side look and smiled, making my heart skip 3 times a second as his deep dimples made their debut, and I couldn't help but feel myself go so hot it felt like I was prickly all over.
'Sooo what?' he asked turning around to fully face me. He was wearing the Jordan grapes and some jeans along with a white and purple aztec tshirt that made his arms and chest seem huge...someones been working out. His coolie hair was nicely shaped up and his earring gleamed from his right ear, his facial hair trimmed and shaped to perfection and all in all the simplicity of his outfit just highlighted his beauty. No wonder girls love him.
'How you been?' I asked, snapping myself out of my day dreaming. He nodded his head,
'Good. You?'
'Good' I replied, 'good'
'Erm, how's Stephanie?' I asked and immediately regretted it. Reece looked at me as if I just told him aliens were gully creaping into Tesco's and smirked his irritated smile. Damnit.
'How would I know, we don't chat' he replied looking away from me quickly before looking back down at me with an irritated glare that made my skin itch.
'S-sorry, i just thought since you went to the same uni that -'
'How's Kieran?' he replied his eyes and words silencing me. I looked up at him and saw not anger and not irritation, but what seemed like hatred seeping out of his posture - not knowing if it was directed at the thought of Kieran or me...it was hard to tell. But I know what wasn't hard to tell...my mood was dropping the more we talked.
'Why would you ask that?' I replied looking at him, confused and annoyed.
'Why'd you ask about Stephanie?' he countered back
'My question was valid! You two go to the same uni, dont try it, whereas I havent seen more or less spoken to Kieran since Layla's party last year'
'Well then why didn't you ask Akeem or better yet Kadeem about her, since you're so cosy with him' I couldn't believe this, was he really acting this childish? Was he still holding this anger over me?
'Reece' I said calming my voice down, the last thing I wanted to do was cause a scene right now with the place so packed, 'I wasn't trying to be spiteful or anything by asking that'
Reece kissed his teeth and sighed before nodding his head towards the door, 'come'. I followed behind him as he made his way to the elevator, standing aside as he let the people come in as we left. Once the doors closed, Reece groaned in frustration, tilting his head back covering his face with both his hands.
'Where are we going?' I asked
'I'm going home. I just needed you to go get my keys from the attendent whilst I go toilet' he said not looking at me. I squinted my eyes at him...really? I kissed my teeth and looked at the emergency stop button and quickly stabbed it, causing the lift to stop abruptly.
'Bianca what the fuck?' questioned Reece walking over to me
'We're talking now!' i demanded, confidence growing out of nowhere.
'What seems to be the problem?' came a womans voice through the intercom,
'I'm stuck with a crazy bitch' muttered Reece before walking over to the other side of the lift.
'Erm, s-sorry I accidently pressed the button, I'm really sorry m'am' I said twirling a piece of my hair. I heard the woman groan in annoyance.
'Okay it'll be about 15 minutes before we can get someone for you, I'll buzz back in to let you know the progress' she said before buzzing out. I sighed in relief and turned to face Reece who was staring at the floor shaking his head.
It's now or never!
*Reece*
'I swear you're an actual psycho' I said looking up at her, her face showing me nothing but worry as she finished speaking with the lady at reception.
'S-sorry, we just needd to talk and - and you were gonna go before we could' she said looking at me, her eyes basically pleading with me. I looked at her for a few moments before kissing my teeth and leaning off the lift wall.
'Fine! talk then'. She nodded at me, then looked around on the floor as if she was expecting the words to rise up from the metal ground. I groaned which made her look at me.
'Why'd you stop speaking to me?' she blurted out finally. I looked up at her and sighed, causing her to repeat herself.
'Why? I mean I get that I didn't tell you, but you acted like I never existed'
'Bianca man' I said as she moved towards me.
'You were my best friend Reece'
'We hated each other' I said looking down at her, the corners of her mouth tilting upwards quickly before returning to the frown she had plastered on her face.
'Well at first we did, but...but you knew me better than anyone and we became close and' she continued frantically, her head animated and moving fast, making her curls sway, she started pacing the lift and as she did, I couldnt help but watch her body.
'I did want you to know but I didn't know how to tell you, and then when it all came out I didn't want to loose your friendship but you wouldn't talk to me, you ignored me completely' she continued.
'Listen' I interuppted, 'you need to understand this Bianca. At the beginning I was pissed off at the situation, like, seeing you just reminded me of what you went through and it pissed me off that I wasn't there to help you and the fact I didn't know it was rape and that it was Kieran is what pissed me off even more when I actually found out. Like that dickhead stopped you from having kids - do you know how fucked up that is? And you didn't tell me? Like that shit wasn't cool Bianca, it was fucked up'
'I know but I knew you would act like that when I told you' she said her voice getting smaller,
'SO?' i questioned, my voice getting louder, 'I would of fucked him up until he was 10 feet under, no matter what time of the fucking year you told me Bianca, don't you fucking get it?'
'Don't get mad at me!' she shouted back her voice betraying her, 'I didn't ask for it'
'I didn't say that man, fuck!' I said slamming my hand into the lift door, 'Bianca are you fucking stupid? I would of killed him for you! I would of gone to fucking jail for life and be satisfied in doing so, knowing that I killed that dickhead for what he done to you! But instead of you to understand how much I care for you, you'd rather look out for someone who hurt you so bad that they were able to take away your potential children. Does that make any sense?'
'But I -'
'Nah Bianca' I interrupted, 'I understand I acted like a dick and I hurt your feelings, but what you done was worse. You'd rather think about someone else's safety and what would happen to them, even though they done this to you, than think about someone who cares about you -'
'FUCK YOU!' she shouted, the swear word escaping her mouth, shocking me with its venom.
'Nah you wanted to talk, so TALK INIT' I said my own anger boiling inside.
'YOU'RE SO SELFISH REECE! ALL YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WAS YOURSELF AND HOW YOU FELT!' she screamed, tears running down her face, 'THIS HAPPENED TO ME, NOT YOU, AND YET YOU STILL ACTED AS IF I WAS THE ONE WHO DONE THIS!'
'I'M SELFISH?' I shouted in shock,
'Yes! I know I can't have children and it kills me knowing that I'll never be able to create life, but the one thing I valued was our friendship and it was the one thing that kept me sane, yet you ruiend it because YOU felt this way and YOU felt that way! What about how I felt when you ignored me!!'
'Bianca-'
'NO YOU SELFISH BASTARD!'
'I TOOK A FUCKING BULLET FOR YOU' I shouted, lifting up my tshirt to reveal the long scar across my chest. I saw her flinch as she looked at it, her eyes widening, her tears flowing freely down her face.
'I took a fucking bullet for you' I repeated, the resistance in my voice fading as I let my hand drop, releasing my top. Bianca looked up at me.
'This is what I don't get Bianca. How the fuck you gonna come and approach me with that selfish shit? I stood in front of a gun just so you wouldn't get hurt and instead of you to understand where I'm coming from, you're here defending the guy that stood there like a dickhead and was prepared to let you die. And to make it worse he then fucking raped you?! He fucked up, yet I'm the one stuck in this fucking lift arguing with you' I kissed my teeth and rubbed my hands over my face before looking back at her.
'I'm sorry, next time dont bother then' she replied
'Do you still not understand?' I said, my frustration growing, 'I would do any FUCKING thing, to make sure you're okay. When you're sad I'm sad, when you're happy so am I. You're happiness means everything to me, and I will never let anyone try take that away from you'. I slid leaned on the wall of the lift and tilted my head back, shocked at myself for my confession. My head was whirling and my heart was beating fast. Shit, I've never chatted this deep with anyone let alone a girl and with Bianca? I didn't know what to feel, but I felt myself get hot - I didn't know and I never predicted that when we did have this conversation it would escalate this far and this deep. If I knew seeing her would lead me to reveal all of that....I doubt I would see her again.
'Seriously' her voice said, making me open my eyes and look at her, she was staring at me, her tears gone, but her eyes still watery. I gave her a look and she smiled a little, 'take that look as a yes then' she replied quietly.
''Come man' I said leaning off the wall and walking towards her, enveloping her in a huge hug, burying my face in her hair as he buried her face in my neck, her breath sending me shivers as he lips accidently brushed against my skin as we moved away from the hug. I held her in my arms still and smiled as i moved a stray curl out of her face. Beautiful. I swear if this was one of my boys I would be shouting at them telling them their saaaft or something, but I couldnt help but think like this - she was. Fuck IT!
I reached down and grabbed her bum with both hands lifting her off the ground, a surprised 'Oh' escaping from her pink lips. She automatically locked her legs around my waist and before I could talk myself out of it, I placed my lips on hers.
Yeah...this felt right.
