In The Kutt

Reassurance (I Do)

Chapter 34

So..Kirk said as Naomi imitated him. So.. your mom is nice. I know,huh? She prolla like you too. Normally when I bring a girl around here she'll put on a smile get talkative then be somewhere peeking out the blind from inside. I'm not a momma's boy,but that's my momma. If she like you, she'll show it,Kirk said as lookin around.

What if she doesn't? Would you still bring me around then,she asked. Maybe. But.. it's not bout who she want in my life. It's bout who I want in it,and how the person makes me feel whenever I'm around them. Then,even if she didn't like you,we could always kick it at my house. I mean,like,as friends chilling out. It's not nice as my momma's but it be lit. Me and my brother be having the time of our life over there. We be making stupid bets, challenging each other in the most funniest way, everything. And believe it or not he makes the best shrimp,beef,and steak rotel dip you ever tasted in your life. With that bein said..If I pass the test of havin the best barbeque,you gotta let me pick the next date..if all goes well of course. In case you think I'm tryin to do something sketchy,all I had in mind was a lil double date. Me and you,and my brother and his girl. But anyway, I'mma change the subject cause I feel like I might be speaking too soon,and I don't wanna do that,so I'mma let it ride out and see how this goes first.

Remember this Army thing I spoke on when I told you I noticed the sticker and the dog tags? You never told me bout that,so I kinda.. wanna know. See,at my barbeque you posed to get to know the cook,and the cook pose to get to know the woman. I believe one of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what somebody has to say. And as the conversation comes naturally,you pose to just live in the moment. I mean that's what I feel. It's like a "if you don't know, ask" type of thing,so that's what I'm doin,Kirk said as she watched him lick his lips.

Reluctantly,Naomi didn't want to share details about what Kirk had asked because it was how and where she'd met Charles at the time when she was enlisted. She had many reasons for wanting to hold back,even tho Kirk wasn't Charles. She also had this thought to where she always felt like "First they be all nice and good,then the next minute they chokin you,throwing you all around the house and kickin you while you down." Little does she know.. Kirk is just the one she needs. And she finna find out soon enough. Skipping the painful parts of the past,she had a story for him and it was all true. But before she told it,she wanted to make sure he wasn't gonna get bored easily.

I mean are you absolutely sure that you want me to bore you,the cook,at your own barbeque? Cause the way I see it,if I bore you for the second time there's no way you'll let me get a to go plate. I'd like to tread lightly instead of talking about my time in the Marines because some things are highly classified. Yes Marines,not the Army. I'm not a troop. I will always be a devil dog,and you just confused the two. People always do that. You know,there was a time where I had to chin check a bodybuilder for sayin that. He called me a troop and said it was in my stance,and walk or whatever. It's not a threat,it's just- it's disrespectful,she said as Kirk joked before throwing his hands up.

Wow,you Deebo'd- nevermind. I'm just playin but foreal. I ain't meant to offend you. I was tryna be on point with everything and I apologize for that,Ms Devil dog. So let me run that back. You one of the tough tough ones huh,Kirk asked as she went on. I could be. And it's ok,I'm pretty sure you wasn't tryin to intentionally make a mockery of the US Marines. Now if you want me to school you again,I can do that by startin with the difference between us and them. The Army men and women are called service members or troops,and the Navy ones are called sailors or seamen. Then there's us. In the Marines we were completely different,and were often called Jarheads or Devil Dogs. In the times of war..we would be considered your worst nightmare. Don't faint now I hope I haven't scared you yet,cause I'm just getting started. You asked,so I shall tell,she said as she went on.