Love Jones

After 9 o'clock

Mariah picked up her phone and looked at it.

Jackson: didn't want you to forget something important lol. So about those topics😁

She smiled and began to text him back.

Mariah: I'm sure but I don't have any topics that comes to mind right now. I'm actually kind of tired.

She was tired from all of the walking.

Jackson:😂 at 5:30 in the afternoon? I bet you go to sleep at 9

Mariah laughed.

Mariah: I do actually and what's wrong with that?

Jackson: besides missing all the fun? nothing.

Mariah: Nothing fun happens after 9 o'clock

Jackson: how you know? you never stayed up after 9😂

Mariah: shut up😭 and what's so fun that you can you do after 9 o'clock??

After 2 minutes of waiting for a response Mariah sat her phone back down.

Jackson sat on his couch with his thumb nearing the send button. He bit his lip then sent the message and tossed his phone on the seat beside him.

Jackson: lets go out and see

Mariah blushed but didn't think it was a good idea. But then again, why not? She thought.

Jackson picked up his phone as soon as it buzzed.

Mariah: I'm down😊

There was a knock at Mariah's door. Which made her nervous. She sighed and smoothed out her clothes.

"One minute!" Mariah went to the door and opened it. She smiled at Jackson.

"Wassup, you ready?" She nodded.

"Yeah, let me grab my things." She jogged in her room and grabbed her purse and keys also making sure her phone was there. She walked back into the living room. Jackson was looking at family pictures that hung on her wall.

"Big family, hunh?" Jackson quickly turned around.

"Oh yeah, yeah sorry."

"Its okay. You ready?" He nodded.

Mariah laughed at Jackson and his facial expressions. He was a character and she liked it. Jackson smiled at her laugh.

"So I've showed what the city could bring after 9. You had fun?"

"Yeah I did, thank you."

"No problem." They stopped in front of Mariah's door.

"Well, I guess I'll see you around." He nodded.

"Yeah, see you." She pulled her keys out and unlocked her door. "Uhh, my friends and I are having a get together. I thought you might wanna go."

Mariah looked at him. "I dont know, i don't want them to suspect anything." Jackson made a face then understood what she meant.

"We can just go as friends." She smiled a little.

"I'll think about it. See you later Jack." She walked inside of her apartment and shut the door making sure to lock it. Jackson lingered for a minute more then trailed back to his place. He didnt bring his bike this time o it took him a while to get there. Once he made it into his apartment he smiled to himself.

Mariah slipped her jacket off and sighed. She had work the next day so she decided to change and go to sleep. It was 11 o'clock at night and She was surprised she had stayed up so long.