Unwilling to CrossPaths

Happy Holidays

Thank NOVA_LOPES

She mentioned August and Emerald and I thought it would be cute.

"I ain't putting no tree up. This my house." Emerald said on the phone as she laid in the bed. She was on the phone with her sister and ready to hang up. Her sister wanted her to put up a tree for the holidays but Emerald wasn't a fan of it. "I'm not even going be here for he holidays so it doesn't matter. I'm going be at your house and then I'm heading to LA to see the crew."

Emerald was celebrating the end of the year with the crew in LA. Everybody was coming out to Stef house in LA to just have fun. Emerald was ready for some pure fun after a crazy year. She managed to have some highs and lows. Her wonderful job, buying her own house, and of course minding her business. The lows Max and her decided that it would best for both of them to take their relationship to just a friendship that remains platonic. She didn't let it get to her as much as it could. She focused on her harder and said accepted the terms. Emerald wanted to see her god baby she since brought her all this stuff. Clothes, toys, books, and everything else in between. She had majority of the stuff shipped to Sabrina so she could have for Christmas but some things she got shipped to Stef's house.

Emerald finally got off the phone with her sister and out the bed to get her day started. She needed to finish packing and some stuff for work before she headed out. She was driving to her mother's house from NY but just catching the plane to Cali. The only things she was nervous about was the people going be at the party.

"Stef, i told you was I was coming." "August, I'm just checking and I should tell you this Em will be here." August looked at her with a certain smug before shrugging his shoulders. "August, she's going be staying with me until the end of the first week of January. So, be mindful when you want to pop up." "I'm not changing my schedule because of Emerald. She'll be fine. Ain't she with that baseball player." "You and I she not with Max no more. You follow him on Instagram." August started to laugh, "I use too." Stef shook her head as they continued to decorate the house.

3 Days Later

Emerald arrived at Stef's house dressed in sweats and tank top. "Bish, you wear that all year long don't you." "I don't know if you completely forgot about how the east coast work but bish this is  the right attire." They laughed as they gave each other a much needed hug. "I missed you." "I missed you too." Stef pulled Em away from the hug to get a good look at her. "What's wrong?" "Can I at least get all the way in the door and open a bottle of wine." "Come on then." Emerald pulled her luggage in while Stef grabbed her other bag. "Let's take this to your room."

"Okay so spill it," Stef said while pouring the wine. "I know you know me and Max are now just friends. But it keeps getting complicated." "How?" She handed Stef her phone, "Read this." Stef started to read the text message Max sent her. "Nnooo, Em what you do to this boy? He talking about wanting you as his girl and holidays making old feelings come back." "I know. I told him I would call him when I get off the plane." Have you?" "No." "What you gonna do." "Just pour the wine so I came say I was jet legged." Stef laughed as she poured.

Next Morning

"I thought Stef said she was going into work. Who is down here?" Emerald half ass naked body walked down the steps. "Stefanie, I thought you left. Bish, I'm still sleep." Emerald said going in the pantry grabbing some snacks. "She is gone. I came to get somethings." She heard his voice and rushed to closed the pantry door. "Ummm okay, can you go in the dining room real quick." "Emerald, I done seem your whole body with no clothes just come out." She took a deep breathe before opening the door. "Hello." "I see tank top and cheekys still your preferred night wear." "Umm, yeah. I'm just going back upstairs." Emerald smiled slightly and ran back up to her room.