I'm stretching this book out as far as I can lmao😂
Funny story: I had written a *COUGH COUGH* scene which I later scrapped from the book where T is like 'Am I WARM ENOUGH FOR YA OUTSIDE BABYYYY, IS IT WARM ENOUGH FOR YA INSIDE ME (ME, ME, ME)' sksksk
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"Safe journey, my queen!"Ayo wishes, as the door to the hovercraft shuts and Erik and I are transported to Oakland.
"This was a bad idea." Erik looks up at me from the TV, playing what seems to be Fortnite, and sighs.
"Of course you're saying that now. Do you have anything NON-African print, I mean I love it and all, but it's tiring."
"Don't even act like the clothes aren't comfy as fuck." I say, in Wakandan, and he chuckles.
"Sweatpants are comfy too, and lucky for you, there are plenty in America."
"You're no fun." I pout, and he raises an eyebrow, neglecting his character on screen.
"That's not what you were saying last night." He smirks and I hit his head, watching as his character is killed.
"OW!" I chuckle sticking out my tongue.
"I should have you beheaded as soon as we get back to Wakanda."
"We can easily turn around-"
"Ha! And have me miss the chance of gloating in Dante's light-skinned face that I got the girl? Never." I roll my eyes. Boys.
"He didn't even want me back then."
"Says you. Everyone thought you were with me, and automatically knew not to touch you." I smirk at that, with a raised eyebrow.
"Even when you were with other chicks?" He rolls his eyes.
"I will throw you off this air craft if you mention any of my exes."
"Please. We both know you would rather DIE."
"Debatable... but I need your ass alive to brag, so I guess you get to live to see another day."
"Lucky me." I sigh, putting my feet up and grabbing my phone. "Don't introduce yourself as anything other than Erik Stephens though."
"Yeah yeah yeah, Killmonger is a criminal, N'Jadaka is a prince, and Erik the Sex God is Tazi's property." He grins, sending me a wink.
"Can this thing go any faster?" He laughs, turning to the TV and putting on some song by Lil Pump.
"What about that Trey kid you were seeing?"
"I wasn't seeing him. Fuck outta here with your jealous ass." I scoff, and he just raises an eyebrow.
"Every advance he made was useless anyway, I was too busy trying to finish college that I didn't notice if he was around or not."
"That's what I wanted to hear. Cause he's going to be at that reunion, and I know you won't have any problems ignoring the fuck out of him." He smiles, and I know that smile anywhere.
"God, would it kill you to show everyone else your good side?"
"Would it kill you to be honored to be the only person to see it?"
"Look. Erik-"
"This flight is not long enough for one of your lectures, T."
"We're spending a whole fucking day!" He raises an eyebrow, grabs the remote and changes the song.
"With that look in your eyes, I think the lecture would take two." I look at my veins to find them blue.
"T, babygirl, I'm not going to mess up. You treat me like we're growing younger, when in fact, we aren't. And please, I need to brag. I've known you for 18 years, and I've not had the luxury of calling you my girlfriend even once. So please, I need this." I sit on the couch and he lifts me, placing me on his lap.
"Put me down."
"I will SING if you don't say yes."
"Humor me." He presses some buttons, and the next thing I hear is- Bast have mercy.
"You're insecure, don't know what for, you're turning heads when you walk through the do-o-or," he uses the remote as a microphone, dancing around the craft. Okoye just smiles and shakes her head, closing the screen between the pilots quarters and us.
"Don't need makeup, to cover UP, even the way that you are is enou-ou-ough, EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM CAN SEE IT, EVERYONE ELSE BUT YOU-OU..." he grabs me and spins me around.
"BABY YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD LIKE NOBODY ELSE, THE WAY THAT YOU FLIP YOUR HAIR GTS ME OVERWHELMED, AND WHEN YOU SMILE AT THE GROUND IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL, YOU DON'T KNOW, OH OH! YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!" I start shuffling around as well. God, I love me some One Direction.
"IF ONLY YOU SAW WHAT I COULD SEE, YOU'D UNDERSTAND WHY I WANT YOU SO DESPERATELY, RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING AT YOU AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DON'T KNOW, OH OH! YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL! OH OH, THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL" I grab the remote and start singing. Ain't NOBODY stealing Zayn's verse from me. Nobody.
"SO COME, COME ON, YOU GOT IT WRONG, TO PROVE I'M RIGHT, I PUT IT IN A SO-O-ONG, I DON'T KNOW WHY, YOU'RE BEING SHY, BUT I CAN TELL FROM THE LOOK IN YOUR EY-EY-EYES,"
Erik wiggles his eyebrows at me, before grabbing me and making us jump around for the rest of the song.
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At some point, all that energy turned to exhaustion, and all the exhaustion turned into Erik and I pulling out the couch and trying to get some well deserved rest.
I was currently cuddled into him, one of my legs atop of him and my head in his chest, listening to heart beat and feeling the rise and fall every time he took a breath. It was like a reassurance of some sort.
"I know you're sleep," He chuckles, "which is why this is the best time to say what I'm about to say." I made my breathing heavier to convince him that I was sleeping.
"I don't think I will ever be able to say how much I love yo ass. Not like, your actual ass, but whatever. That's a bonus." I try my hardest not to smile.
"You see a side of me I ain't showing nobody else but you, baby. I don't ever wanna cause you pain. I don't wanna see you scared of me the way everyone else is. You're it for me. And I'm scared that you'll leave me one day because you deserve so much better. I'm too selfish to let you go, T." I just wanted to 'wake up' and kiss him. I feel a tear fall on my face, and I fight every fiber in my body that's telling me to wake my ass up.
"And I'm scared to show people my good side, cause that's the only special thing I have to offer to you. Without that, I'm literally hopeless. You bring your energy, wisdom, positivity, and your whole ass heart to the table. And don't even get me started on the sex," He chuckles, "You make me want to be a better man, to be your better man."
"Now get yo ass some sleep, you gonna need it." He says, kissing my sweet spot on my neck, making me exhale rather harshly. He just chuckles and pulls me closer.
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There's some REAL nasty shit I wrote like damn. I didn't even know my hands could type that ish. I'm saving it for a rainy day cause I swear that's the best (and nastiest) shit I've ever written😂
There's too many scenes in this book, Jesus. this book surely deviated from the path of the righteous and holy😂😂😂
Luh y'all stay sweggy
