“Deal, be over in a minute,” I told her before hanging up. I left my room and headed back to my car. I walked outside to see Halee already at my car door. We jumped in and she immediately started turning up the radio. I wasn’t into it, so I turned it down. “Halee, I think Carter is doing drugs,” I told her, keeping it a buck.
“What makes you think that?” she asked, eyeing me.
“Girl, so I stop by this nigga house and, as you know, I got the house key as well as Justin’s. I walk into the fucking room and there is this naked ass woman doing a fucking line off the table. The fact that she doing it in his house doesn’t sit well with me. I just hope he isn’t on no fuck shit.”
“That’s your brother and I don’t think he is. Hell, I hope he isn’t that dumb to use the product he sells to get high. That’s just not him, M. Maybe the bitch, but not him. He know better,” she told me. I trusted that she was right, so I let it go. She lit a blunt and puffed on it before passing it to me. Without a second thought, I snatched it up and started getting high right along with her.
“We are official sis!” I yelled, switching the subject.
“BITCH, why the hell are you yelling? I’m right here and who? You and Dallas?” she asked, taking the blunt from my fingers.
“Yes!” I said.
“Bitch, yell again and I’ll burn your ass right on the forehead; people in school is going to think you’re a fucking gypsy fucking with me,” she fussed. We laughed before stepping out of the car.
*****
Five hours and nine trips to the car later, we were finally leaving the mall. “Bitch, all that shopping has me tired as fuck and hungry!” I complained. Hell, I really had worked up an appetite.
“All you do is complain; shut up and let’s go to Jose’s Seafood,” she told me. I didn’t say a word as I hit 80 mph trying to get there. “Damn bitch, it’s going to be there when we get there!” she joked. I gave her ass the side eye and was about to joke back with her ass when my phone vibrated. Seeing Dallas and I’s picture had me excited.
“Hey baby!” I answered.
“Yo, what’s up boo; you finished packing?” he asked me.
“No, actually, we shopped instead of packing,” I told him.
“Kind of figured that; that’s all y’all want to do. But yeah, what y’all doing now?”
“Heading to Jose’s Seafood right now baby,” I told him.
“Aight, when you done, let’s have a date night. Every night before you go to school, I’m taking you out,” he told me.
“Aw, aren’t you cute!” I blushed.
“Yeah, I guess,” he replied.
“Ok boo, I’ll come once I’m dressed. I’m pulling up to the restaurant right now, so I’ll have to text you,” I told him, checking my makeup.
“Ok, I’ll be waiting ma. Love you.”
“Love you too,” I responded before hanging up.
“Y’all make me sick!” Halee said, tooting her nose up. “Let me stop. Nah, foreal though, I’m happy for you, M. Your guard’s down and you all in love and stuff. Y’all over here sounding like Quis and I,” she said, blushing. I don’t know what Quis did to my girl, but she loved his ass. I was happy, she was happy, we were happy. So, everything was good.
“Hey, my name is Ryan and I will be your server for tonight,” this boy who looked no older than nineteen said.
“Hey, for the drink, can I get a sweet tea and for my appetizer, a small batch of some of your famous lemon pepper wings with the ranch. Then, for my meal, I would like the crab boil with the whole nine yards,” I told him. The way they were looking at me made me laugh. “I told you I was hungry!” I told Halee, playfully pouting.
“Mhm,” she shot back with a raised eyebrow. “Ok, for me, can I have a water with a lemon? For my appetizer, I’m sure Paula the pig here wouldn’t mind me eating some of her wings and I’ll always get the crab boil, only not with the nine yards,” she told him, handing him back his menus he gave us.
“Thank you,” we said as he walked off. We made small talk before he eventually brought out our drinks and appetizer. Their wings were so good; it should’ve been a shame. They were fresh and seasoned just right. I was hungry as fuck! Halee really did all the talking while I ate. Before we could finish those up, Ryan came out with our huge pales filled with nothing but seafood, sausages, corn, and potatoes.
“Here, you all might need this,” he told us, passing us both a big plastic bib.
“Thank you,” we said in unison.
“Can I grab you all anything thing else real quick?” he asked us, mainly looking at me.
“No sir, we are fine. Thank you,” I told him for the both of us. We finished our meals, paid, and headed back to our houses.
“Well, I wanted to sleep in, but Quis wants to step out tonight. I guess I can go to show face,” Halee said.
“Girl, same here. But I’m about to go lay under my man. After I nap, then we can go do whatever he wants,” I replied, yawning. Once I pulled up, we said a few words and parted ways. I was tired and wanted nothing more than to get in my bed, but I did want some time with my man, so I headed to my closet to find some clothes.
“Don’t know what he have in mind, so I’ll pack a few outfits to choose from,” I said to myself. I picked out two that I knew would turn heads anywhere. One was a pair of ripped up, tight fitting, high waisted jeans. I matched it with a PINK sports bra with a long sleeve jean shirt with some fresh out the box Nikes. That was for if we went to the movies or something. The next was a wraparound, money green Bodycon dress with a pair of diamond studded nude Red Bottoms. That was for the club scene. I folded and packed them both up and headed back out of my room, bumping into Carter.
“Sup baby sis, where you headed? Halee with you?” he wasted no time asking me.
“Uh, out with Dallas and no. She isn’t with me, why? Should she be?” I questioned him back. What I saw earlier had my mind in overdrive. If I was tripping then, I most definitely wasn’t now. He was moving too much and scratching at his neck. “The fuck?” I questioned myself.
“Oh no reason, just asking. Have fun, aight?” he told me, walking away.
“Ooook,” I said. I shook the thoughts off and proceeded to Dallas’ with my mind on my brother the entire time.
*****
My birthday has come and gone; I lived it up like any 19-year-old would. My daddy went all out and bought me an apartment down the road from the college I would be attending. It was only two hours away, so if I wanted to come home and be with my family, I could. Halee and Quis had been kicking it hard, so hard that they’re in a relationship, and I would say it’s pretty cute. I’m happy for my girl. Though Dally and I are still in the same position, our bond had grown tighter. That’s what I liked. We were best friends before lovers. It feels good to have a bond with the one you love. Yes, I love me some DALLAS. If I needed to vent, cry, anything, then I knew without a doubt that I could come talk to him.
The day of my birthday, both Halee and I went and got tatted up! Literally! Justin almost flew through the roof, but my dad had to remind him that I’m nineteen now and I’m no longer a baby. I understand I’m the last and only girl, but he don’t have to be all OVER OVERprotective, if you get what I’m saying. We haven’t heard or seen much from Carter ever since my dad placed the crown on Justin’s head. Yes, he still passed it down to his son, but he also gave both Dally and Quis a promotion. Everything in life right now was fantastic and I couldn’t complain. I was meeting Halee at HOBBY LOBBY, so we could get everything we needed for school. We were leaving together and her apartment was right beside mine. Yes, we are glued together honey!!
“I’m so excited!!” she screamed, jumping up and down.
“Calm down, but YES, I am too!” I told her as we strolled, just dropping shit in the basket.
“Girl, damn, if I wasn’t with Quis. I bet it’s going to be some fineeeeee ass niggas on that campus!” she said, squealing.
“Ok, let big bro show up and
show out because you know he don’t mind,” I said, laughing. I went to the register first and my total came out to be $754.67. It was cool though, long as my space was decked out. I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket, so I reached to get it. I smiled, knowing it was Dallas. He was telling me how much he missed me and, let’s be real, I missed my best guy friend too.
“You wanna chill with the fellas tonight?” I asked Halee, knowing she wouldn’t mind.
“Sure!” she said. I had to mentally prepared myself to go back to our apartment and put up this stuff we just bought, then hit the road for two hours. I just wanted to step out tonight with my friends. It was Friday and I was READY to turn up. I had come out of my shell a little more since meeting Dallas and Marquis. They were fun and they always looked out. After we placed all the things up in our apartments, we switched outfits and headed back to Dallas’ crib. We had just saw my father yesterday, so I know he was busy dealing with that girl Missy. She looked to be a few years older than me. But, we could all tell he LIKED her.
We made it back home at 8:45. I knew, nine times out of ten, that we were going to stay because wasn’t no way they were letting us drive back late at night, being that we were going out to the club anyways. I didn’t mind though, so we both packed overnight clothes in advance. We pulled up to his house and cut the car off. Before we could step out the car good, Quis was all in Halee’s face; I think they are so cute together. I headed inside to give them space, though they just saw one another yesterday. I found Dallas in his usual spot on that damn game.
“Add a player and get ready to take this ass cutting I have waiting on you!” I taunted him. He didn’t say nothing as he smirked and added me in. This time, we were playing a boxing game and I was beating that ass. “You can’t fuck with me boo! ADMIT IT!” I said after I won. He shook his head and passed me the blunt he was smoking. We sat around pre gaming before we got dressed for the club.
Halee and I excused ourselves and headed to get dressed. I was feeling good and was ready to take on the world. I stepped out in a sheer mesh bodysuit that was fitting me super right! I paired it with some black Red bottoms. My body was steadily filling out and I had no complaints about it either. I sat at the mirror and straightened my all grey Brazilian sew-in. I had gotten it last week and it was still right. The fact that I was still blessed with my baby hairs had me on FLEEK. No, it wasn’t the type of shit girls these days make with all the gel and shit. I naturally had some good ass hair, thanks to my dad. I was the shit and then some! I sat and beat my face to perfection and added in my Tiffany and Co earrings and necklace that Dallas got me for my birthday and was done. I was POPPIN honey!
Halee stepped out the bathroom in a two-piece cut up crop top outfit and it was royal blue. The color stood out so pretty on her tanned skin. On her feet were some wrap around heels that were giving me life. She was laced in diamonds. “Damn bitch, you’re trying to make bro catch a charge or something?” I asked her. She was lit like a fucking candle.
“Girl, no. You know it’s a must to step out and kill shit at all times possible!” She shrugged. I laughed at her because she was so nonchalant about everything she did. We stepped out the room and the fellas looked at us like they wanted to say fuck the party. I smirked at Dallas because I knew what he was thinking. I walked over to the bottle of Hennessy they had and poured me a shot. I threw it back and fixed myself another one. They had two more blunts in rotation and I had every intention of hitting them both. Back to back. I was most definitely feeling myself tonight. I stared at Dallas and wanted nothing more than to sit on his dick. My nipples hardened and my pussy started jumped at the thought. I bit my lip and eyed him down. He looked fresh to death in a plain white tee and some Robin jeans, decked out with some new J’s that had just dropped. He was so simple, yet so capturing. I could do nothing as I stared at him lustfully. He caught me watching him and shifted his dick to another side of his pants.
“Oh hell no! Y’all better stop that shit right now!” Halee hollered. Immediately, we started laughing. We were caught and still didn’t care.
“Let them do them baby,” Quis said, caressing her shoulder. It was now 11:30, so we jumped into Quis’ car and headed to the club. Soon as we stepped out, everyone was looking like they wanted to take pictures. Who could blame them though? We were the hottest women out here standing with the most realist drug dealers. Niggas envied them and so did the bitches with us. We were so unbothered. Soon as we stepped in the club, Jacquees’ song, Come Thru, started blasting in the speakers. I took that as the initiative to go and dance in front of Dallas. He wasn’t the type to dance or be caught off his square in the club, so he stood there while I rocked on him back and forth.
‘Girl your body is Legit, mama made you thick, don’t know why you wonder why them other hoes talk shit, I see sex in your eyes, sex in your thighs. I don’t play no games, you my candy crush all night, can I put my face in your water, I know it’s out of order. He can’t do the things that I do, know the tricks that I knew. Don’t know why you acting brand new. She can’t get the Snickers from another nigga, she know what I did with the Twix, my ex-girlfriend can’t stand her cause her new man hit her with that Jolly Rancher’
I let my body take over; I was feeling this song. He placed his hands on my waist and started rocking with me. “You know I love you right, M?” he asked me. I didn’t say a word; I just nodded my head at him, steadily dancing. “Tell me you love me,” he demanded.
“I love me some you, Dally,” I purred back at him. I felt his dick jump and wanted to say fuck the club and take it back to his place, so we could make it do what it did. But, I was already out, so I was going to enjoy this time because once school started, clubbing was over with for me. The song changed to Waka Flocka’s, Round of Applause. The club went wild. This was a mad throwback right here, but that didn’t stop me from twerking my ass on him. I had no filter. I was feeling myself and I wanted him to know that he was mine, no matter what. I shook, twerked, and bounced my ass all over him. I swung my hair and caught a glimpse of Halee doing the same with Quis. We were in here giving it up! I danced to the whole song without stopping.
“Wonder what you’d ever do if I went missing on yo ass,” I turned around, singing to him. He pulled me into him, kissing me. I didn’t decline it. We sat down and I took a break. I look across the club and saw Quis’ baby mother storming over and I knew some shit was about to pop off. I locked eyes with Halee and we were on the same shit.
“REALLY MARQUIS?” she barked.
“Man, go on with that shit now Toya,” he told her. I wanted this bitch to jump stupid. That shit they pulled at Halee’s house still pissed me off. I was ready for her to start something.
“Why are you doing this to me, with a fucking white girl at that?” she asked, looking like she wanted to cry.
“Look, I done told you about that white girl shit. Just face the facts that you can’t run me off. I’m not going anywhere until I’m good and ready baby mama. Just give it up because that’s all you’ll ever be. A baby mama,” Halee stated calmly. I knew sooner or later she was going to explode.
“I wasn’t talking to you, bitch, mind yours!” she barked back.
“This right here,” she said, rubbing on Quis’ chest, “is ALL mine, so it is my business when you’re talking to him. Anyways, Dallas, can we get the house keys? I’m not even in the mood to club anymore because if I stay here a minute longer, I’m catching a charge and I’m not playing,” Halee said, eyeing Toya while standing up. I stood up with her. We moved together and I wasn’t letting her go anywhere by herself, especially when I know bitches be hating and what not. That wasn’t a chance I was willing to take. We brushed past them and headed out of the club, but not before Danielle called herself bumping me.
“Oh, I’m sorry Faith,” she exclaimed, like she didn’t know my name.
“Yeah, ok bitch. Try your luck if you want to.” I wasn’t for the bullshit. Don’t fuck with me if I don’t fuck with you. I e
yed each girl she was with and one in particular stuck out to me. I know I seen her somewhere, but I couldn’t place it. I know it’ll come to me later. But, right now, I was making sure this bitch didn’t try no funny shit because without a doubt, I was beating every ass I came into contact with. Seeing they wasn’t on shit, we headed outside to wait on the Uber to take us back to Dallas’ condo.
Soon as my feet hit the plush rug, I felt so much better. They always did say pretty hurts but damn. Those heels were fucking my little ass up! “Quis better bring his ass on too, or I will go back down there and fuck him and her up,” Halee venting, puffing on a blunt.
“Girl, I don’t know why you left her there with your man,” I said, shaking my head.
“Oh no boo, that’s a test and I want to see if he pass it.” I didn’t know what she was talking about, but she left the room and came back out dressed like a damn ninja.
“Bitch what you have up your sleeve?” I asked her.
“Girl, I’m not dumb at all. Come on, let’s go see what happens when they leave.” I jumped up. I knew it was something. “I just wanted to change and get my car. You know the damn Uber wasn’t going to sit there and let us spy on their asses,” she said, laughing.
“This is what the dick do to you?” I asked her, laughing along.
“Girl, hush,” she said, trying to put the car in reverse. But, Dallas and Quis came blocking us in. “Test passed,” she said, smirking. We stepped out the car and headed back in the house.
“Where the fuck y’all going looking like y’all are a part of the Power Rangers?” Dallas asked me.
“Oh, uh, we were going to get some late night snacks,” I lied. It probably sounded dumb, but that was all I could think of.
“Yeah, ok,” he said, staring at me. Quis and Halee headed to the guest room and Dallas and I headed to his room. “Come take a shower with me,” he told me. I knew what this was leading to but fuck it; shit was bound to happen one way or another. He started the water and I stripped the entire way to the bathroom, leaving a trail of clothes along the way. I had gotten my nipples pierced and my perky breasts were standing at full attention. Sometimes, they still hurt, but others days, not so much. He stared at me as he stepped out of his clothes. His dick was already pointing at me. So, I dropped to my knees and licked the head of it.
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