Valuable Pain

11

12:30 pm

Tamar and I were walking to her house.

"You still mad at me?"Tamar asked poking out her lip

"Hell yeah...you could've woke me up or something"

"Oh my god Ci...why are you hung up on this? He was just holding you"Tamar said

"Whatever"I rolled my eyes

She smirked and stood in front of me "You like him don't you?"

"Hell no! The fuck kinda question is that?"

Tamar laughed "don't even try to play it off,your my bestfriend I know you like the back of my hand"

"I just said I don't like- can we just stop talking about him period"I sighed

She put her hands up in surrender "Okay"

A couple of minutes later we walked in her house. Her mom had just left for work like 2 hours ago.

"Come on let's go to my room"Tamar closed the door and I followed her to her room

We both laid on her bed and immediately got on our phones.

Tamar giggled "Kentrell said he wanna see you"

"What you talking about?"

"He just text me and said he wanted to see you"

"Don't tell him where I'm at" I warned

"Okay"she smirked

"Tamar I'm serious!"

"I promise I'm not gonna tell him now shut up"Tamar said

>>>

2 hours later

Tamar and I were downstairs cooking Chicken Alfredo.

We then heard a knock on the door and I instantly looked at Tamar.

"Um...would you mind getting that for me?"She asked draining the noodles

I squinted my eyes at her as I walked out. "I swear to god if this..." I sighed before opening the door

"Hey mama"Kentrell smiled

I looked behind him and saw KD

"What are you doing here?"I asked

"Tamar invited us"he licked his lips

"Can you let us in please?"KD asked

I opened the door wider and allowed them in. They made themselves comfortable on the couch. I went back in the kitchen and saw Tamar adding the chicken to the noodles.

"Really Tamar?"I whispered

"What?"

"I told you NOT to tell Kentrell where I'm at and you did it anyway?"

"Bitch shut up...this nigga like you and you're pushing him away for what reason?"She asked

"Tamar he's a whole HOE out here...he just wants one thing from me...When I want somebody I don't just want to sleep with them I want to get to know them and start off as close friends-"

"Maybe I want the same thing"I heard Kentrell say

Tamar and I looked at him "why are you listening to our conversation?"

"I'm sorry If you think I just want one thing from you...that's not the case at all"

I ignored him and grabbed the sauce pouring it in the Alfredo.I slowly turned around and saw him walking back in the living room.

"Really Ciara"Tamar said.

"Look I'm not bout to be used by him or anybody else" I said looking at tamar.

"What's make you think he is going to use you he is not like Jay"she said.

"How do you know that? wasn't you the one saying he fucked with a lot of bitches or was that just my imagination?"I said.

"Firstly I said that's what I heard"she said scrunching her face.

"What if it's not- you know what I don't even want to talk about this anymore"I said stirring the Alfredo.

"See that's your problem right there"she said walking to the living room.

Maybe I do need to stop acting like this I mean I never acted like this towards Three so why am I doing it to Kentrell?

I sighed before walking back into the living room. I saw that Tamar and KD were cuddling with each other and Kentrell was just sitting there on his phone twisting his hair.

"Kentrell?"I said causing him to look at me "can I talk to you?"

He nodded and followed me outside. I sighed as he stared at me. "Um I'm sorry for...everything I- I shouldn't have been rude to you"

He smiled tilting his head a little "it's cool mama"

"Good, so we cool?"

"Mhm on one condition"Kentrell smirked

"And what's that?"I asked

"let me take you on a date"He said politely

"A date?"

"Yeah I mean I think that'll be the perfect time to get to know each other"He said

I chewed the inside of my cheek "Okay... when?"

"Tomorrow night at 7...I'll pick you up"

I bit my lip "Okay"

He smirked "So when does Tamar mom comes home?"

"Around 8...why?"

"Just asking....C-Can I hold you again?"He asked nervously

"Sure"

He pulled me into a big hug and squeezed me lightly. We stayed in this position for at least 5 minutes.

"Um...I think we should get back inside"I said

He nodded, we walked in the house and I saw Tamar smiling. "Um boys the Alfredo is done Incase you want some"Tamar said.

They both ran to the kitchen, Tamar smirked "So...what happened out there?"she asked

I sat next to her "I apologized to him.... and he asked me to go on a date"

She gasped "and what did you say?"

"I said yeah Tamar"

"Ahh!"She screamed excitedly

"Girl shh"I laughed

"Thank god...so where y'all going?"

"Uh I don't know he didn't say" I shrugged

"Bitch we gotta get you something cute to wear tomorrow!"Tamar smiled "but for now  let's just eat"She raced to the kitchen causing me to laugh