“Don’t even finish that dumb ass statement. What your daddy did had nothing to do with you. He’s a pussy ass bitch, and that’s all there is to it.”
“I was supposed to be spending the weekend with them for Naria’s birthday, but I don’t know if he’s still coming to get me.” I think that was what bothered me the most about all of this. My siblings and I were close, and I worried things would change soon.
“I can’t answer that, but if he doesn’t, I can’t promise not to beat his ass when I see him. Y’all don’t have anything to do with the shit between him and your momma. He’s a lame.” He saw me getting emotional, so he came over and sat next to me on the bed.
“What you got my name saved under in your phone?” He snatched my phone and started going through it.
“Keynauri with hearts.”
“Why the hell do you have my government name in here?” The grin on his face made me smile.
“Because I love your name.” I nudged him with my shoulder, then rested my head on him.
“Yeah, whatever. I don’t like that girlie shit, but I’ll let you slide because you’re my favorite.” He kissed the top of my head, and I couldn’t help but look up at him. Everything about Nauri was rough, but when we were together, I saw a different side of him. There was a softness to him that I never saw him display with anyone else besides his little sister. I wondered if that was what he saw me as. Family. The thought alone made me sick to my stomach because I wanted to be something else.
“What’s on your mind? I could tell you were in your feelings earlier.” I lifted my head from his arm to face him. A part of me debated whether I would address my issues, but I decided to get it off my chest.
“Did you fuck her?” The words blurted out like vomit, and I instantly regretted it.
“Do you really want to know? You know we don’t keep secrets from each other, so if you want to know, I’ll tell you.”
“I guess that was enough of an answer.”
My head turned away from him so he couldn’t see my face. I couldn’t hide my feelings like I usually would, and it bothered me. It wasn’t my place to be upset, but I was.
“Aye, look at me.” Keynauri moved my chin so we were facing each other again.
“Tell me why you’re upset.”
The sincerity in his tone almost made me feel bad, but then I remembered something.
“I’m upset because what you did was disrespectful.” My tone shocked even me, but it was necessary.
“Whoa, how did I disrespect you? I didn’t fuck the bitch in front of you. Shit, I needed to make sure you got a new phone, so I did what I had to do in order to make that happen. It wasn’t anything outside of the norm because that’s how I’m able to useShamya’s car the way I do. They want something from me, and I need something from them.” He shrugged his shoulders as if it were no big deal.
“Oh yeah? If I made you wait outside while I fucked another nigga to get something for you, would you have been okay with that?”
Keynauri pulled away from me with a frown etched on his handsome face.
“If you ever did some shit like that, I would make you watch me beat that nigga’s ass until he was unconscious. Don’t you ever try me like that.” He stood up, pacing my floor as if I had offended him.
“Wait, I thought you were a virgin. Are you fuckin’, Cocoa Puffs? ’Cause I promise that nigga is a dead man walking,” Nauri fumed, with his bushy eyebrows bunched together. I found his reaction laughable because the double standard was insane.
“Why would that be any of your business?” I challenged. Keynauri’s head whipped in my direction as he gave me an icy glare.
“I promise you don’t want to play this game with me,” Keynauri warned. The veins in his forehead looked as if they were about to burst at any moment, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it.
“No, Keynauri. I’m not fucking anyone. I was simply trying to get you to understand where I was coming from. I’m not ungrateful by any means, but you could have told me to wait at the house if you were gonna do all of that. It was awkward, and I didn’t like standing out there looking crazy. What you do in your romantic life is none of my business, and I would like to keep it that way,” I asserted.
“I apologize, Cocoa. I never considered your feelings, and you know I would never do anything to hurt you. At the time, the only thing on my mind was that you needed a phone, andI needed some wheels in order to get you one. I’m sorry.” Keynauri stood between my legs, bending down with his hands planted on each side of my thigh. We were basically nose to nose, and my body felt as if it were overheating as I tried to calm myself.
“I love you. You know that, right?” His face was so close to mine, I could smell the spearmint flavor from his gum.
“I know you do.”
“Then understand that nobody comes before you. Outside of Lyric, you’re the only other girl who has my heart. I’ll do anything and everything to make sure you’re straight.” His forehead rested on mine. My heart beat wildly, and I wondered if he could hear it. We held that position for a while longer before he took a step back. He reclaimed his seat on my bed, only this time, Keynauri lifted me onto his lap.
I shifted a little, but I could still feel his dick underneath me. I never understood how any of those girls managed to walk after fucking him because I knew it was big. The thought alone caused my nipples to harden. Silence loomed over us as I listened to him hum a song he probably made. My friend was so talented, and I couldn’t wait for the day the world got a chance to experience him the way I did.
