Because of you: Never Ever

Excuse me

It's been two weeks and I really haven't been talking to my dad either. I was on my way home from getting my nails and feet done and there was this black jeep in the drive way.

I walked into the house and there was this  Spanish guy with long black curly hair with light green eyes. He was talking to my dad. "Hey Janai this is Channing". "Uh hi how are you?". "Hi". "Well I'll let you two talk then". I put my hand on my hip as I watched my father walk away. What is he trying to do?

"So how do you know my dad?". I moved over to the couch.  "Uh my dad works with your dad". "How come I've never met you before?". "Uh I don't know?".

"So why are you here?". "I'm here to take you out and get to know you better". "Oh so my dad put you up to this right?". "Uh he was telling me about you and I said one date wouldn't hurt". "Uh I don't know?".

"It's fine if you don't want to? Usually pretty girls blow me off". "Uh jeez well I mean I guess one date won't hurt. Let me go change".

I put on a tshirt dress and some slip on vans and my purse and my hair flat ironed.   My dad was downstairs talking to Channing. "Oh baby you look great". "Thanks daddy". "Y'all be safe okay".

There wasn't much talking on the way to the restaurant. We were sitting down and we gave our orders. "So what do you like to do Janai?". "Uh I'm an artist I love drawing and painting and making sculptures. What about you?".

"I love directing videos". "That must be pretty fun. It's kinda like art as well". "Yeah it's my kind of art". "So why are you single?". "Well I'm in the army but I'm on leave right now so I'm home for six months then I leave again. So it's hard to date someone".
"I get that. It's probably hard to trust people too when your so far away".
"It really is but why are you single?".

"Oh uh I'm not single I'm actually engaged but my father feels as though it's bad and wants me to brake up with her". "Oh well I don't want to get in the way of anything?".
"It's fine this is fine. We could be great friends. Never know what's gonna happen down the line I have great friends maybe I could set you up with one of them".

"That's great you know you seem pretty dope". "Your pretty cool too".

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I miss my baby so much. I miss her smell and her hair and her smile and her freckles and her laugh. I miss my cuddle buddy. I had dropped off my bags at my house and I grabbed my keys and I drove over to Janai's parents house.

I parked my car and I rung the doorbell. I waited for a minute. Mr. Diaz opened the door, "Hey Mr. Diaz how are you doing today?". "I'm good. Uh what are you doing here?". "Uh I came to see Janai. I missed her a lot".

"Oh okay well she's not here". "Okay well do you when she will be back?". "Uh I don't know she's on a date right now?".
"She's on a date? On a date with who?".

"With a nice gentleman who is going to be with my daughter instead of you. Look I don't like you and I don't like what you turned my daughter into. So you will stop talking to her do you understand me". "Man whatever dude. You can't keep me from her. She's gonna be my wife and your gonna have to get over it".

I stormed off and I drove to my dads house. I rushed up to his bedroom. I know it's super late and he's sleeping. I was pissed off so I didn't care.

"Daddy!" I yelled at him. "Mm what honey" he rolled over and fluttered his eyes open. "I'm pissed off. Like I'm so angry".  He sat up in the bed. "What's going on? What's got you so mad?".  "Janai's dad just basically judged me for being gay then judged me for so call changing Janai. Then he doesn't want me to see her again".

"Khodie baby it's gonna be okay. I'll go talk to him tomorrow". "Dad I just want some damn respect that's all". "I hear you Khodie but it's late I want to go sleep".  "Fine".
I walked out of his room and I walked to my old room.
I called Janai's phone about sixteen times. So I sent her a long a text message then I went to sleep.

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Channing was walking me to the door. "Well this was fun I really enjoyed this". "Your an amazing person maybe we can link up soon". "Yeah Channing I would like that". "Okay so I'll talk to you later". "Okay" I gave him a hug and I walked inside.

"So how was it?". "It was good I could see we are gonna be great friends thanks dad". I walked up the stairs to my bathroom and I wiped my makeup off. I forgot my phone was on silent. I checked my phone damn. Khodie called me sixteen times I wonder what's going on.

Then I saw this text message. She was being mean to me. She said things about my father really mean things. I don't know what's going on but I will get to the bottom of this.
I drove to our home but I didn't see her car in the drive way so I drove to her dads house. I walked in and I seen Charlie in the kitchen. "Is Khodie here?". "Yeah she in her room".

I walked up to her room. "Khodie wake your ass up right now" I turned the lights on in her room. "What do you want?". "What the hell is going on?". "How was your date?". "Girl please that wasn't a date to me. He knows I'm taken. What's going on I read the message. What did my dad do to you".

"He doesn't want me with you. He judge me for so called changing you. He doesn't like me because I'm with you. I think he hates me. But I told him that he's gonna have to get over it".  I held her head to my chest. "Baby I'm sorry for my daddy being a dick towards you. I know how you feel about being judged and I'm sorry for his actions. But I haven't seen you in two weeks can we not fight I miss you so much".

"I miss you too and I love you so much. But if your dad can not respect me then I don't know if I can be with you".
"Babe it's gonna be fine. Trust me".
"Fine okay I trust you". I laid down in her arms and we fell asleep.