Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

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Evie

Raheem and I were upstairs in my room talking when he said, "Shit." I looked at him confused. "I have to go." He said looking at me. "Okay." I said as I stood up. He looked me over and I shook my head. "Really?" I said with laughter in my voice. "I can't help if you look good." He said with a cute smile. I shook my head. "Walk me out?" He asked. He grabbed my hand and led me downstairs. We walked out to his car and he leaned against it resting his hands on my hips. "You know you're mighty touchy," I said looking up at him. "I don't see you complaining." He said smartly.

"And if I said stop touching me?" I asked. "I'd stop." He said. "Matter-of-fact I should before your nigga comes out here." He said trying to be funny. "What nigga?" I asked. He smacked his lips. "Stop playing." He laughed. "We talked." I said. "And?" He asked. "I'm a single woman." I said watching him smile. "But like you said I don't want to rush into anything. I want to just go with the flow and let things fall where they may." I said. "Looks like we want the same thing then." He said.

I smiled before his phone went off again. "Hello?" He asked. "I'm on the way." He said before hanging up. "I gotta go, but I'll text you later tonight." He said before kissing my cheek. He got in his car and he waited until I went back inside before he left. I was walking to my room Rah called me. "Damn you missed me already." I laughed. I heard his deep laughter. "I just can't get enough." He said. "But nah I think I left my wallet in your room." He said. "I can check. Are you coming back to get it now?" I asked. "Nah I'll get it in the morning." He said before Milani's uncle stopped me. "Hold on," I said into the phone. "How you been Evie?" He asked. Considering he arrested my dad and was the reason my grandfather's and great uncles were in jail I couldn't stand this man. "Why are you talking to me?" I asked with an attitude.

He chuckled. "Got an attitude just like your mama. I can fix that though." He said grabbing my arm. "I'd move my hand if you don't want to lose it," I said staring him down. He chuckled again. "I don't see what the fuck is so funny because I'm dead ass," I said pulling the pocket knife my papa gave me out of my bra. His face twisted into a scowl before he let me go. "Touch me again and you'll be joining your brother," I said. I knew everything his brother, mother, and father did to my mom and I would love to be the reason he took his last breath.

"I'd watch it, little girl. You don't want to fuck with a nigga like me." He said stepping into my face. I scoffed. "You know who my people are. Shit, you know who my mama is?" I questioned. "You think I'm scared of you, try again. You don't want to fuck with a bitch like me. I'm the daughter of two crazy ass motherfuckers. Try me if you want to." I said stepping even closer to him. He scoffed but walked off.

Raheem

After listening to Evie talk to some man I made a u-turn and headed back to her house. I had rung the doorbell but no one answered. I decided to go around the back. I saw her pops' holding Claire back while Des was holding Chelle. "What happened?" Evie asked walking to her dad. "Her and her trailer park family were running their mouths," Claire yelled. "How you gone come into somebody's home eat they food and talk shit about them?" Chelle asked.

"What was said?" We all turned to see Mrs. Naya walking up with Evie's aunts behind her. There was always a rumor around school that Evie's parents were retired gangsters and from how calm the older Romano's were I was beginning to think it was true. "They called you, you, you, and me a hoe," Chelle said. "They said daddy needs to stop acting like he's an n-word just because he's married to a black woman. He's just a white boy whose playing black." Claire said. I looked from her to Giovanni whose gaze held a dark look in his eyes. "Look they didn't mean anything by it they're drunk." Jacques tried to justify.

Evie walked towards him but I finally made myself known by grabbing her arm stopping her. "Evie," I said. She glanced at me but turned her attention back to Jacques. "What was her excuse the last time or the time before that, or before that," Evie questioned. "I get that she's the mother of your kid but we brought you into our family and treated you like one of own and you're going to sit here and defend her. Especially after all the shit, she's put you through." Evie scoffed.

"Get out." She said. "What?" Jacques questioned. "Clearly you've chosen your family, so you and the ratchet brigade can get the hell out of MY family's home," Evie ordered. "Evie..." "5" Evie started. "Evie come on." He said. ""4............3........." She said. "Evie he doesn't have anybody else," I said. "And whose fault is that?" She asked. "2......." She trailed looking at Jacques before they started to leave. Jacques looked at her one more time before she rolled her eyes. "Buh-bye." She said. She turned and looked at her family seeing them all look at her. "Que stop," Giovanni said.

Evie looked at her father in disbelief. "I made a promise to look after him. "Oh please. Who'd you promise his dad?" She asked. By the silence, we all knew it was true. "I'm done." She said snatching her arm away and walking inside. "Evie..." Mrs. Naya said going after her.