Reign
After we finished eating, Chris tried to clean off the table and wash the dishes.
"I got it. You cooked so I'll clean up."
"You sure? I dont mind."
I bit my lip and looked away shyly from the gaze he was staring at me with.
"Uh yeah." I stammered
I cleaned the table off and filled the sink up with soap water and proceeded to wash dishes.
"So. You really hadnt told me much about you."
"Not much to know."
"Well if youre gonna be here we at least need to get comfortable with one another."
"Aint much to find out. You know what you need to know. What I choose to tell you."
"Why are you so rude?"
"Why are you so friendly?"
By now we were close on each other and I was getting upset.
"Just because people wanna get to know you doesnt mean they wanna hurt you."
"Tell that to somebody who aint been through bullshit."
"You dont know shit about pain." And with that I walked out of the kitchen leaving him standing there on his own.
Chris
She left me standing there wondering just what the hell she had been through that was so bad? Maybe I needed to stop victimizing my situation and realize people have been through other things as well. But first I needed to get some info on what happened to Reign.
I went over to Tyler's house. He opened the door shirtless with a bottle of water. He saw me and screamed.
"I will not be your second option Chris." He said pretending to cover himself.
"Chill." I said laughing. "I need to know what happened with Reign."
Tyler looked at me with a serious look. One I've never seen him have.
" I'd rather not discuss that man. Ain't my place to tell you."
"I just wanna know."
"LOOK! It ain't my place. Let her tell you over time." For once I listened to Tyler and let it be. For now. I walked back over to the apartment. I shut the door and went to knock on Reign's door. I heard her crying and instantly felt bad. I knocked on the door.
"Reign.."
I knocked again.
"Open up mama. Please."
I heard the door open and looked at her round pretty face along with her tearful eyes.
She turned around and sat on her bed.
"What do you want?"
"To apologize. I didn't mean to bring up bad memories for you."
"It's fine. I'm good."
"Don't shut down on me mama."
"Look whose telling who not to shut down. The irony. Why are you nice one minute then rude the next? What is your problem?"
"Truth is..I'm physically attracted to you. Can't say I like you as of yet because I haven't spent serious time with you. But I do know I wanna get closer to you. And once I'm financially stable I'm making you mine."
"But I don't want a man for his financial gain"
" You worth more than just being with a broke nigga and settling. You taking care of me. And I'm gonna get in a position that I take care of you and more."
She nodded her head and laid it on me shoulder.
"Just friends." She said looking at me.
"For now." I said looking down at her smiling.
She grabbed my hand and interlocked our fingers.
The closer she gets to me, the more my feelings take over. And I think I like it.
