Love On His Sleeves

Love Overcomes

Jonathan's POV

After I end my face time call with Antwan I rinse my face off with water and try to get myself together. Looking at my self in the mirror, I take a deep breath and exhale leaning into the counter looking at sink drain.

Everything is fine Jonathan, everything is fine I say to myself looking back at my reflection.

I finish up in the bathroom and walk out to find Samir sitting on the bed watching me walk back into the room.

Were you waiting on my I ask, walking towards him.

I was just thinking about you, me, us, he says wrapping his arms around me and laying his head on my stomach while I stand in between his legs.

I take his head and my hands and caress his head. Oh yeah... what about us? I ask trying to gather if his mind was on the same thing mine is.

He pulls me away just enough for our eyes to connect and he smiles. Jonathan, baby I love you. Before I could say anything he stands up and says, remember what I told you. Placing his finger on my lips.

Thank you for coming to dinner with me tonight, it meant a lot.

I smile grabbing his hands and clasping them with mine. Of course Sam, I would do just about anything for you I say swinging are arms.

He pulls our hands up and wraps mine around his neck and I smile standing on my toes to kiss him.

I look in his eyes and can tell he has a lot on his mind. So I sit down on the bed and pat the spot next to me for him to sit down.

What are you thinking about silly I ask lifting his chin up. He cracks a smile moving my hand from his face.

Oh so your pulling a me on me, he asked laughing.

I smile and quickly changed it back to a looking face. What did your dad want to talk about. I noticed that's when your mood changed.

We talked about everything and then he made a comment about us. It's nothing major though. It just got me thinking. He says pulling me into him. I rest my arm on his thigh, and huff.

What's on your mind he asked, I shrug and adjust my body to where I'm laying my head on his lap. Samir placed his arm on my chest and I clench onto it with my arm.

You and I and whether or not us not having sex has anything to do with me not being 18 yet. After making the statement I look up at him and he blushes.

You're the one who's been curving me he exclaims before laughing.

Okay but you curved me today, I counter adjusting my body to where I'm on my side to look at him more clearly.

Yeah, that's because I wanted to get to my parents house in time. But if we're being coy with one another, then no that's not why we haven't had sex. But that is what I've been thinking about since leaving my parents, well more so us being in a relationship.

Do you feel taken advantages of? He asked. And I sit up because I understand where he's coming from now. I wonder what his father said to him because I can see that it's eating him up.

Grabbing his hands and looking into his eyes I say, no I don't feel taken advantages of. I genuinely like you, I'm falling hard for you Samir. And you know first hand that I wouldn't say or do anything I don't want to do.

What did your dad say about us?

He literally just said, "Your dating a child," Samir said with his head looking through his bedroom door at the staircase.

Oh... taking what he just said in I cross my legs and look out the window. Internalizing what Samir's dad said, and how it could bring an explanation to why Robert and I's relationship failed. We're into different phases in life and maybe that could apply to me and Sam too.

Closing my eyes I could feel my eyes watering. I try to squeeze them tightly together to prevent the tears, but I fail.

Sam moves behind me placing me between his legs and wraps his arms around me. I move my face so he doesn't see that I'm crying.

What are you thinking about, he asked.

I shrug my shoulders and he leans into my shoulder pressing his face between it and my neck and says, mmmhhhmm, I don't understand shoulder movements.

Shut up I chuckle trying to figure out a response that doesn't make me seem week or childish.

Baby talk to me, Samir says kissing me on the cheek.

I'm just trying to digest everything right now that's all. But I don't want... I don't want my age to mess up what we have and if we have to take a break until I'm 18 I'd be fine with that. I....

Shssshhh! Jon if I'm not worried about it then neither should you.

What do you mean your not worried about it? I ask. Your entire mood changed after he said that. Obviously you feel some type of way about it and I don't want you to do anything or something to happen that you will regret. I know you respect and value your families opinion.

Baby listen to me, yeah my mood changed, but that's because I was thinking about what he said, and honestly I would not change a thing about our situation. I started spitting game, and talking to you, knowing how old you were. So there is no room for me to overreact now. And it's honestly no big deal to me, you turn 18 on the 20th. It's going to take more than a couple of days to tear us apart. Aight?

I smile and pull his arms tighter into me while I sit in between him. I don't want to go back over your house until I turn 18, I laugh and rest my head on his chest. And you don't have any game.

Deal, he replied smiling. But my family really likes you though. If they didn't they would have let me know.

And how else did I get you, if it wasn't with game. He asked pivoting my body to make eye contact with me.

Yeah mine too. I said looking out the window. But I don't know, however your corny ass definitely has no game.

Laughing he grabs me moving off the bed and lifts me up to throw me on the bed again. And jumps on top of me.

Who don't have game? He asked pinning me down.

Laughing uncontrollably I spat you don't. And he growls and starts tickling me.

Omg stop, stop, stop I yell screaming laughing. I'm sorry I yell grabbing his hands to prevent him from tickling me.

He takes a deep breath and falls right beside me clasping my hand into his. Are chest are rising and falling at the same time and are breaths exiting to the same beat.

He turns to his side and smiles at me. I turn my head looking at this wonderful man smiling.

What do you want I ask chuckling.

Nothing, I'm just taking it all in. I'm never going to let you go baby aight.

I nod my head and bring are hands to my face and kiss the back of his hand.

He bring me into him, wrapping me into his arms and kisses my cheek. And whispers goodnight baby in my ear.