Triangle

Duplicity(12)

KIAH POV
"Ride all the notes that I know you like, you know I'm a pro when I'm on the mic. We already here so turn off the lights.

Had a lot to say-no more talking you can use that mouth in other ways, cause I want it then. And I want it now"-H.E.R.

I finished classes for the day and headed to Urbane Cafe to meet Ivy. She was rocking the pink better than Cam'ron, my little thug princess..I'd cuff her if I knew I could keep her but niggas always stayed on her line so we stayed friends with benefits.

"Hey baby!" Ivy came up to me and kissed me until people started to stare. "Hi baby, stop being all extra! We in public." Ivy frowned. "Man fuck these people and they lil ugly ass kids" she said, gesturing to the families seated at small tables throughout the restaurant with her long acrylics. I just laughed to myself. The thing that makes me want her is the same reason I will never keep her; she can't and won't, ever, be tamed. Cuffing her would be like trynna domesticate a Jaguar. She's sleek, beautiful...but she's definitely too wild for all that.

"Anyways, you getting ready at my place or yours?"she asked.

"My parents' really. But we can go there, I got some loud and backwoods there."

"Why you ain't ever live there with India when y'all was together?"

"At the summer house? Come on now you know India got too much pride for that shit. She still mad from back when I took her home and my parents was asking all them questions."

Ivy sucked her teeth in contempt. "I don't even understand why you was with that bitch in the first place. Liiike, you so poppin! She a lame compared to you. I know you ain't wanna hear that or whatever but that's facts."

I started to defend her, then stopped before I said anything. "Fuck her. We done." I stated, knowing part of me still missed her. It wasn't worth the argument.

Ivy cheesed hard as hell. "That's my baby." She reached over, cuffing the nape of my neck and kissing me softly across the table. "I can't wait for the poetry circle tonight. I invited some people for my class, its gone be liiit as fuck" I smiled. I know! I can't wait baby girl. We finished our food and went to the house to chill and get ready.

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SAMARA POV
"Girl i know it's been a minute, we got unfinished business (girl I'm here for you)"-Tyus

"Girl hurry up! We gone be late" I yelled at Danielle taking her sweet ass time preening her lashes in the bathroom. "Don't rush perfection bitch." She emerged from the bathroom grinning in a pink choker and a knee length bodycon pink dress. She had on a sheer light pink duster with pink and silver feathers around the cuffs, big studs in her ears, and dangling from her choker laid a heart shaped dog tag that read "here kitty".

"Come throooough black Paris Hilton" I cheered. I wore an all black jumpsuit with a choker and a black duster with gunmetal colored studs and bracelets. We complimented each other well as always. "So what's the update with Asia or Australia or whatever" "Girl you know her name, but me and INDIA is really good. She can usually be an asshole but I haven't seen that from her since we got back good, she's actually been pretty sweet." Danielle rolled her eyes over dramatically. "We'll see how long that shit lasts. She can be cool sometimes but I still remember when she used to have you crying in the bathroom cause she wanted to flirt with other bitches all the damn time. Ain't no telling what else she was doing with them hoes when you wasn't around."

"It's different this time" I said, staring down at the lacquered hardwood. Danielle's face softened. "I'm just saying, make sure you protect yourself. The only thing I seen change about her is her age. Her maturity level still the same from where I'm standing. And where the fuck she gone be at tonight anyways?" I sighed. "She said she wanted to have some time with her friends. We'll meet up later tonight." I tucked loose strands of hair behind my ear and twisted my fingers around my curls, avoiding Danielle's gaze. Danielle lifted my chin with her finger, gently forcing us to lock eyes.

"I'm not trying to make you unhappy. I'm trynna make sure that you're strong, that you go into this with your eyes open. To be happy with who you dealing with you gotta know exactly who they are and how they coming." "I know. And I know Kiah probably wasn't as to blame for their breakup as India makes it seem. I was just so happy to have her back..I just wanna enjoy having her back" I looked up as tears welled up in my eyes, trying not to let them fall. "But enough of all that sad shit girl. Tonight we gone turn up and have fun. The rest you can figure out later" Danielle cooed, blotting my undereyes with a thin tissue. "You right. About everything. It's annoying as hell. Let's go get lit!" Danielle's smile spread from ear to ear. "Say no more hoe."

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"She just wanna fuck wit a Boss
So I took her on a cruise 'round the city
It don't really matter what it cost
Cause she know a young nigga gone get it"-Trey Songz

We pulled up to a packed lounge, familiar faces filling the room. I watched Ivy scan the scene until she laid eyes on me. Her resting bitch face transformed into an infectious smile. I pulled Dani along as we weaved through the crowd, meeting in the middle. "Bitch I'm so glad you made it! I thought you was just saying you was gone go to make me shut up, I ain't think you was boutta show up and show out like this!" Her eyes widened as her attention quickly snapped to Danielle. "Damn Sam. Did you happen to let your friend know she liable to get snatched up and snacked on looking like that? What's my new baby mama's name?" Danielle nudged my shoulder out of the way to shake Ivy's hand. Dani was brown skinned yet still light enough to tell she was blushing. "Danielle. I appreciate the compliment but I don't like girls honey."

Ivy furrowed her freshly waxed eyebrows and cocked her head slightly in confusion. "Well when you admit you do, make sure you call me." Danielle blushed even harder as Ivy kissed her hand and winked. She proceeded to lead us to a table near the front of the stage. I didn't realize she'd be here again. Kiah sat in a comfortable looking red armchair neck outstretched looking around for someone until we locked eyes. She squinted and smiled at me as if we were old friends but stayed seated. "Sam, Babymama, this is Kiah" Ivy gestured around in an attempt to acquaint everyone not knowing we'd all gotten a pretty good introduction.

"We know each other" Kiah replied curtly as she continued to stare me down. "No hug Mara?" She questioned with a hint of sadness in her voice. Ivy once again looked on in confusion. I walked over to Kiah. As I bent down to her embrace from the chair she pulled me in tightly, head resting on my breasts as her arms enveloped my waist. Adrenaline coursed through my body as time stopped for a moment. "Kiah I-I better go sit down" I said almost breathlessly, mentally kicking myself for stumbling over my words. "Yeah.. you better." Kiah smirked, hands still cupped around my body. She swiftly released her grasp, snatching her hands to her sides.

She pointedly stared at my ass as I found my seat. I noticed Danielle and Ivy whispering back and forth but I paid it no mind. "I'm up first tonight. Mara, you might wanna listen closely to this one." I got a glimpse of her body as she stood. Her breasts were huge, especially in contrast to her beautifully defined stomach. She was breathtaking. Even when I tried not to  want her, my defenses melted when she came close from the time we first met to now. She adjusted the mic stand and took a deep breath in in preparation to speak. "This is a warning to anyone who comes into contact with the girl I once loved." She turned to me and winked.

"Apt to scrap the whole project, adapt to new angles while the object of my affection gets harder to target, my arrow flies 130 miles towards her heart mine beating off the charts as she charges, slowing as she throws it down it implodes at the reality of missing her. Not knowing if I should stop or go harder my insecurity falters my bow lowering like a pious head at the altar biased worship bad religion slowly going insane "is the lust reciprocal?"
I should admit that you make me cynical when your thorns meet my skin and I mourn the days when it plays out different in my head dead scenes in a plot where I'm not the star a supporting actress as my part scars where I gripped you tighter my lighter clicks engulfing petals in flames singing all traces of your name, the one to not be touched, to not be tamed." The crowd cheered as I looked on slightly shocked. Kiah pulled my hand while the next performer set up on stage. "Follow me to the bathroom."