Reach (Love Me Now Series #2) | Complete

👑 Chapter 2 👑

Markey's POV

You ever met a guy who just knew that he could get whoever he wanted? Yeah, that guy is me.

There is no girl that I can't get. She may try to play hard to get, but by the end of the night she will be mines. I love the thrill of the chase.

I'm not the kind of guy that you bring home to your Mama. That being said, you will want to bring me home though, Ma.

All of this is running through my head as I'm looking at myself in the mirror.

My homeboy Chaz starts beating on the door. "Yo Key, bruh why you always gotta take yo time getting ready like a female? Yo eyelashes not straight or sumthin?"

He always got something smart to say. My response was simple. "Nah man, my brows always straight. Ask yo baby mama, she arched them last night. After she finished arching that back."

"Key, why you always gotta play like that? You know I don't have no kids," Chaz yelled. I'm used to the theatrics by now.

Chaz was always cracking jokes, but he couldn't handle anyone joking about him.

"Come one Key, why you tease him like that when you know this is how he is going to react? Yall always replay the same old scenario like one day yall gone get a different outcome" Brent always had to be the voice of reason. He was the big brother we never had, except we were all the same age.

Brent is the reason Chaz and I ever became friends. He was being bullied on the playground and I helped him out. No big deal, I had been bullied before. They always joked about how big my lips were. Of course Brent was the one that helped me realize that they were only testing me because their girl wanted me.

Enough with the life stories and mushiness, the boys and I were heading out. It was time to make the world remember why my nickname was Key.

Just in case you were wondering, it's not a shortened version of my name. See the thing is...there is no lock that this "Key" can't open.

Just as we were getting ready to head out my phone went off. I checked the screen and saw that I had a message from my mom.

T-Lady: Markey, plz don't forget to pick Leigh up from dance today. She is still sore about the last time.
Me: Mom, it was one time. Why does everyone have to keep bringing it up?
T-Lady: Boy ik you not catching an attitude w/ me. I brought u into this world n I can jus as easily take u out.
Me: I'm on my way there now mom.
T-Lady: That's what I thought.
Remember, u promised that u would take her to that new boutique down the road to make it up to her.

I forgot about Leigh. Arleigh Marie is a 14 year old pain in the ass. I mean, my lovely little sister. I rubbed my hand across my face and sighed.

"We going out tonight or what?" Brent asked.

"How bout I just meet yall there? I forgot I have to go pick up Leigh."

"You better go get Leigh, remember how pissed she was the last time," Brent said.

"I really wish everyone would forget about that." Shaking my head, I walked out the door.