Chapter Sixteen
Love on Chritsmas
Lauren
I buttoned my red, button down Ralph Lauren shirt as I looked through my body mirror. I grabbed my jean skinny legs from the bed and slid them on. I put on my brown leather jacket and Clark's. Tiara walked into my bedroom. "Swag on fleek!" I laughed at her. "You look cute yourself." She had on white forces, white skinny legs, and a white Ralph Lauren button down shirt. "Rock that all white when I'm feeling godly." Tiara quoted a line from Dej Loaf's song "Try me".
"Girl you crazy. Who straightened your hair?' I asked her. "Your momma did last night when I went over there with Anthony and Rashad." I also had my hair straightened. Quin walked into the room. "Take our picture." I handed him my phone. He put the bags that he had in his hand, on the bed. Tiara and I took a few silly pictures, and the rest normal. She left when we finished.
"Merry Christmas baby." Quin hugged me from behind and kissed my neck. "Merry Christmas." I turned around and hugged him. "You look so sexy." He squeezed my butt. "Girl you wore me out last night!" I gasped and playfully hit him in the arm. "Shut up, I was horny." Quin let me go. He got the bags from the bed and handed them to me. He bought me a few blouses of different colors. They were cute. I got the white box from the other bag. There was a gold, diamond necklace. I was in awe. It was beautiful!
"It's so beautiful Quin. Thank you so much. Put it on me." I gave him the neckalce and he put it on for me. "Let me get your gift and Natalie's." I went to my closet and grabbed their gifts. I bought Quin three outfits, a watch, and Jordans. A human size Cinderella and clothes were Natalie's gifts. "Thank you baby." Quin kissed my cheek. "I'll see you later on tonight." He kissed me again before leaving.
Tiara helped me put the gifts in the car and we left. "Did you buy Rashad something for Christmas?" Tiara asked. I glanced at her and smiled. "Yeah. But not because I like him, he's my friend." She shook her head and laughed. "Whatever. But thanks for the clothes. How did you know I like Hollister?" I shrugged. "I just see a lot of teenagers wearing that."
After a thirty minute drive, I pulled up into Gran's driveway. Rashad and Anthony had already made it. Tiara and I got the gifts from the back seat and went inside. I gave my mom, gran, Anthony, and Rashad their gifts. I bought gran and my mom a few blouses and jewelry. Rashad and Anthony got a few outfits and a gold Rolex watch. Anthony bought me Nike shoes and ripped jeans.
"I got something for you too." Rashad handed me two silver Christmas gift bags. There was a black Michael Kors purse, and a brown one. It was also a MK watch. I took the black box from the bag. There was a gold diamond bracelet with my name carved in it. I loved it! "Awe! Thank you Rashad!" I hugged him tightly. "And here's the money back for getting my truck out the shop, and a little extra." He handed me the envelope. "Rashad you didn't have." He covered my mouth with his hand. "Yes I did. You deserve the world beautiful. Don't ever think different." He gazed into my eyes. My stomach began to tighten.
"Lauren!" I heard my mom yell my name from outside. Saved by the bell! I had no idea what kind of moment that was, but it was awkward. I walked away and out the door. Mom was on the grill. The sun was out so it wasn't that cold. "Your dad is leaving the airport." My heart did flips. My dad is my number one man, and I had missed him so much. "Have my dad ever mentioned the situation?" I asked because I was just curious, I guess. "Yeah. He said if he was home he would've cut off his penis and made him eat it." I laughed a little. That sounded so like my dad.
Gran, Tiara, Rashad, and Anthony came into the back yard with pans of food in their hands and sat them on the picnic table. It smelled so good. Aunt Ranae walked into the back yard, Anthony's mom. "Hi everybody." She waved her hands. "Hey my baby." Gran hugged her. Anthony just gave her a side hug. He didn't like how she left him. As far as he knew, gran was his mom. When Anthony was eleven, Aunt Ranae moved to New York to become a lawyer. She never called or sent any money, but she visited every other holiday. My mom didn't like her because Ranae thought she was better than everybody. Lot of drama, right?
