"yoooo. I know that's not my bestfriend" my friend mariah that I met through J said running up to me. "Wassup girl" I yelled hugging her. "Who you come with ma?" She asked. "J and tre and the others" i said. "Word? Dequan here too" she asked and i forgot they were together. "Yeah. You should stay with me tonight since my sister is gone" I said and she nodded. "okay. I will" she said. "Im about to go find dequan though so call me or text me whenever your ready to go." She said and i laughed and nodded. "Wassup ma" Tj said comin up to me. "Sup Tj" I said hugging him. "Why you alone" he asked. "I don't know. I'm kinda ready to go home but ima stay Cause mariah" I said and he nodded and walked closer to me. Making my back hit the wall, Yes Tj was attractive but I didn't like him. I guess I can play his little game though and mess with his mind. "Awl you don't wanna stay cause of me?" He asked staring at me with his hazel eyes. "I never said that" I said brushing my lip across his. "You never said you wanted to stay cause of me either so Wassup" he said smirking. "Why you always playin hard to get. You know I want you" He whispered into my ear, putting his hands on my hips. I smirked and looked ahead , J was on the other side of the room , joking and laughing with Tre and them when he looked my way. We made eye contact and he bit his lip and looked away. "I gotta go" I said pushing Tj off me. "Ima call you" he said and I nodded and hugged him. He kissed my cheek and let me go i felt him burning a hole in my back as I walked away. I walked over to where Mariah was at "im ready to go" i said and I felt J and Tre starin at me. "Me too. Baby ima call you"she said slurring her words while holdin on to DeQuan. "I love you. And yall be safe " he said kissin her cheek and huggin me. "Okay bye everybody" i said. I brushed past J and hugged Tre. "Aight LiLi ima talk to you later" he said kissin my forehead. I smirked and walked away. "yo LiLi ima carry her to yo car" dequan said with mariah in his arms. We got outside and he sat her in the passenger seat. "sight y'all be safe man" he said. "Baby don't forget to call me" he said kissing mariah. "Bye" she said , her eyes slowing shuttin. J came out and walked to my window . I sighed and rolled it down. "Thats what we do" he asked and i mugged him. "What you mean?" I asked. "You just gone walk past me like I wasn't there. But aight coo" he said. "Remember you told me "since you got yo self you don't need me" well I don't need you so bye" I said and he squinted his eyes at me. "Aight man. Y'all be safe" he said walking back into the house. I sighed and pulled off. Fuck him. I looked at Mariah and she was sleep. I pulled up to my house and went over to her side , helping her out. "Dammit" I got out my phone and called Ciara. "Hello" she said. "Can you help me get my friend out the car" I asked. "Sure." She said while yawning. I hung up and she came outside in a onesie. "Really" I said. "It was cold" she said laughing. She grabbed Mariah and basically picked her up. "Dam Ciara" I said. "Oh yeah I'm strong huh?" She said smiling at me. She carried her inside and mariah was mumbling something under her breath. She carried her upstairs and laid her on my bed. She sat next to her and rubbed mariah's hair. "She looks familiar" ciara said. "Buuuut. I don't know" she said hopping up. "Goodnight LiLi. I love you" she said kissing my cheek. "Love you too mom" I said and she walked out. "Mariah go to sleep" I said and she nodded and moved her hair out of her face. I slipped on my night clothes and threw my hair in a bun, I wiped off my makeup and laid down. My phone vibrated so I checked it. "Come outside" J texted me. I sighed and slipped on my Booties. I didn't bother slipping on a coat Cause the snow doesn't faze me. I walked outside and got in J's car. "Whatsup" I said to him and I looked in the back seat and James was in the back faded. "Wassup with him?" I asked. "He drunk so he out for the night. But wassup? What was that at the party?" He asked. "What?" I asked. "With Tj" he said. "Oh nothin " I said. "Quit playin with me Cali" and I know he was serious Cause he only call me by my real name when he mad. "It doesn't matter. You told me to stay away from you so I was doin my own thing. Why do you care though?" I asked lookin at him. "I don't" he said and I nodded and reached for the handle but he grabbed my hand. "Wait" he said and I sighed and sat back. I looked at our hands and he let mine go. "I gifts a question" I said. "Shoot" He said lookin out the window. "Do you like me?" I asked. And he looked at me and sighed. "Nah " he said and I nodded and he looked at me grabbed my face "I love you doe. And you know that ma. I just don't wanna hurt you , you know what type of nigga i am." He said. "But you know I like you though right?" I asked and he nodded. "Yeah I been knew" he said. "Yeah ima get inside though" i said . "Aight LiLi. Ima come get you tomorrow i gotta talk to you bout some stuff" he said kissin my cheek. "Ok " I said and got out the car. It kills me that he don't feel the same way but it is what it is, fashodo.
