Obsessed

Chapter 17

Celeste

- 2 months after giving birth -

"I cannot believe how cute you are, papa!" I cooed, giving kisses to my child. "I still can't get over the fact that you're somebodies mother." Camilla says. I laughed. "Chile, neither can I. I look at him everyday in disbelief." I said.
It was a hot ass day here in Jersey. My sister was here visiting. This was her first time back home since I gave birth to KJ. This was a special moment because Camilla was meeting her nephew for the first time.
"So, how are you feeling? How is motherhood treating you?" Camilla pressed. I sipped my lemonade before responding. "Honestly? I'm in baby heaven. I love being a mother so much." I admitted. "Aw, really? You make it look so easy." My big sister says. I laughed after finally putting KJ to sleep. "It's far from easy. Trust me. But it's definitely worth it." I gushed.

Camilla

"Hey, best friend!" Nya says, taking a seat next to me on the couch. I give her a side eye. "What you want?" I said. "Why you always think I want something?" She asked. "Nya, don't play with me. What you want?" I say. I watched my best friend fidget with her finger nails.
The minute I got back to LA, Nya's been acting weird. Weirder than normal. I was so busy with everything I had going on, I didn't even bother asking. I felt like she was gonna tell me sooner or later.
Nya sighed. "Okay, fine. So, Ty and I are going on a date tonight." She says. I made a face. "Okay, what does that have to do with me?" I said. "So, Ty has this cousin..." My best friend says. I give her the eye. "Nya." I say, sternly. "No, no, no. Just listen." She says. I sit back down on the couch. I sighed. She stay tryna set me up just cause she in love. Been doing this since high school.
"I can't believe I let you talk me into this!" I said, fixing my hair. Nya gave me an evil smirk. "Stop it. This is gonna be fun!" She says. I roll my eyes and sit back in the passenger seat. I was so annoyed. "Whatever." I said.
Nya practically begged for me to come on this double date with her. Something about her not wanting Ty's cousin to be the third wheel. All I know is this cousin better be cute. If not, I'm taking the car and bringing my ass home. No if's, and's, or but's about it. I wasn't playing with her.
We actually ended up meeting Ty and his cousin at a roller skating rink. I wasn't complaining because it's been a while since the last time I went roller skating. I was wearing a dress so hopefully I wouldn't fall on my ass. This could be fun.
"Hey, beautiful!" Ty said, scooping Nya into a hug. "Hi, baby!" She said. I stood there awkwardly, waiting for these two to stop sucking each other's faces. After about 5 minutes, these motherfuckers were still swallowing each other up! Ridiculous. So, I cleared my throat. "Hey, Camilla. How you doing?" Ty says, once they finally stop assaulting each other's tongues. I smiled. "Hi, Ty. I'm alright. Where's this cousin of yours?" I said, getting right to the point. "He was right behind me. I don't know where he went." Ty tells me.
About 5 minutes later, this tall, handsome young specimen makes his way over to us. He stood next to Ty and they did a handshake. "Where was you at, man?" Ty asked him. "My AirPods case fell out my pocket." He says. "Oh, aight. Camilla, this my cousin, Jamari. Jamari, this my girls best friend, Camilla." Ty says. Jamari looked at me and smiled. He had the prettiest teeth I've ever seen. I was in love. "Hi, it's nice to meet you." He says. I blushed, which was weird because that's something I never do. Like, ever. "It's nice to meet you, too." I tell him.
This double date thing actually went well. I didn't wanna hurt Nya for once. Jamari and I spent the entire time getting to know each other better. I found out some very interesting things about him.
The night was coming to an end. Nya and I were getting ready to head home. Jamari walked me to the car while Nya and Ty were eating each other's faces. That's all they did the whole night. A bunch of horn balls.
"You had fun tonight?" Jamari asked me. I smiled, and nodded my head. "Yeah, I don't think I've ever had this much fun." I said. "That's wassup. I'm glad." Jamari says. "What about you? Did you have a good time?" I wanted to know. He nodded his head. "Definitely. I'd like to see you again. If that's cool with you." Jamari says. I couldn't stop smiling tonight. I don't know what it was. There was just something about Jamari. His vibe was different.
Jamari and I exchanged phone numbers. As soon as I got home, he texted me. He wanted to make sure Nya and I got home safe. How sweet of him? I wasn't used to any of that. Like, at all.
"Good morning, Miss thang." Nya says to me the next morning. I roll my eyes and try to ignore her poking fun at me. "Don't start, Nya." I said, reaching in the fridge. "I'm not starting anything. I saw you and Jamari last night. You owe me an apology." She said. I made a face. "For what?" I wanted to know. "You thought last night was gonna be a disaster." My best friend tells me. I sigh loudly.
Okay, I'm not gonna lie. I really thought the whole double date thing was a bad idea. I hated when Nya set me up to go on dates. Things always went terribly wrong. However, last night was way different. Jamari and I really hit it off. He even texted me this morning.
"Anyway, are you gonna see him again?" Nya asked. I smiled. Nya and I were on our way home from getting our lashes done. "I mean, I wanna see him again." I said. "So, what's the problem?" She said. "There's no problem. I just don't wanna rush into anything." I said.
This was the truth. Jamari seemed like a nice guy. However, everything is not what it seems. I wasn't even sure if I liked him yet. I mean, for God's sake I had only known him for a day. Who knows where this was going?