More Than That

Issa Date

Chris P.O.V.

"Alright y'all, I gotta be out." I dapped up my boys on the neighborhood court.

"This nigga always dipping out on us." My cousin Keeis spoke. He was right I really am always leaving when the game gets good, but this time I have a good reason.

"Nah man, this time I really have somewhere to be. It's for my moms."

They nodded their heads understanding the importance of this. Clarissa may not be my birth mother, but she's all I have in the mother department. So I do my best to make her proud.

I gotta head home, and get ready for tonight. My mom's art exhibit is tonight, and I'm really hyped for folks to see me and Jay's collab piece. Babygirl might be quiet in person, but her art speaks volumes. I wonder what she's wearing to the exhibit. I know whatever she wears she's going to look beautiful. Matter of fact let me text her.

Bestfriend!!!!

I'm so dramatic when I text her, but I really do miss her shy ass.

Mama😍😘😘: The fuck you want Candy Corn?

Now that's just wrong. All the good candy in the world and you call a nigga Candy Corn? That's worse than calling me a Yellow Starburst 😖😭😭

Mama:😍😘😘: Christopher what do you want? 😒

Damn a nigga can't miss his bestfriend?

Mama😍😘😘: You can miss me but it depends on why you miss me.

She always gotta make shit difficult, just let me miss your ass. I scroll through my phone going from app to app. I finally settle on Instagram. I stop right on a picture of Jay. She looked good I didn't even know she had clothes like that. She's alway so covered up. I had to comment on this picture after I double tapped it.

thatboybreezy: Ayeeeee that's my bestfriend fuck👏 it 👏up 👏

itsme_jayde: @thatboybreezy I had to do it for the one time bestfran

My baby, look at her just coming out of her shell. I feel like a proud pappy. I looked through the rest of Jay's incoming comments only for my eyes to zero in on one particular comment.

augustalsina: You still a damn gorilla. Ain't no clothes gone change the fact that you built like a rhinoceros #fuckthatgirl #shestillanobody #yungdontrockwithher #whogonecheckme

Bruh he's so damn extra, it's ridiculous. All those damn hashtags aren't even necessary. Like you seriously took time out of your day to come on her page with that negativity. I see why she punched his ass now. Nigga desrved it, he's an asshole. Before I could even fix my fingers to reply to him Jay had beat me to it.

itsme_jayde: @augustalsina At me next time lil nigga. You can say all that shit with those extra ass hashtags tag me pussy.

I laugh as I like her comment. I know for fact that August doesn't like that Jayde isn't backing down from him. Why does he have it out for her so bad? Jayde isn't the only plus sized girl at our school, and August doesn't bother any of them. But it's like he has a personal vendetta against Jayde. Maybe I should ask her about that.

My mom already left to finish up the decor for her exhibit, I'm just waiting on Jayde to tell me she's ready for me to come get her. A quick ding from my phone notifys me I have a text. It's Jay, I guess she's ready. I take one quick glance at myself in the mirror before I go. Damn, I look good!

I pull up to Jayde's house, and get out to go inside. She told me the door would be open since she was still getting ready. Mr. Wallace was out working as usual, so I made myself at home, like I normally do. I could hear Jay rummaging in her room upstairs, while I rummaged around the refrigerator. Oooh bestfriend made chocolate cake my nigga I bet there's ice cream in the freezer. I open the freezer to be greeted by the half gallon tub of Bluebell vanilla ice cream. Jackpot!!! I dropped two huge scoops in a bowl on top of my cake.

"Jay, come on." I say with a mouth full.

"I'm coming fatass, I know you found thay cake and icecream."

I can never get anything past her, she knows I have a big sweet tooth. The clicking of heels down the stairs breaks me out of my sugary goodness moment.

"How do I look?" My spoon falls out of my mouth seeing her like this.

"You look beautiful." I stare at her in awe. Baby, cleans up real good, and the way this dress is hugging her curves should be a sin.

"Really?" I can hear the disbelief in her voice.

"Yes, really." I pull her in for a quick hug as I kiss her temple. She kisses my cheek in return. This is actually pretty normal behavior for us. When we hang out at each other's house we lay on each other during movie night.

"I bet I'm going to have the best looking date there."

"D-date, this is a date?"

"Yes ma'am, it is, especially with you dressed like this. I'm not letting you out of my sight."

I mean that, ain't none of them niggas getting near her she's good where she at. Or in this case, she's good where she's about to be. It's no secret that I got a soft spot for Jay, and I know shes had the biggest crush on me since we were kids. I had one on her too, but I was too scared to say anything.