Smoking in the driveway I ashes my wood before sticking it the vent as my swerve walked up to the car . "Man Tae, how you doing?" He asked dapping me up . "I'm paid, speaking of payments you got mine?" I asked picking my wood back up . He sighed before moving around, "Look Tae , everything ain't smooth round here. I gotta put my daughters through school alone, no car so I'm working doubles to pull through on top of that you know my wife sick man, you know I'm always good with my money with you man Tae please." He told me, I sighed back throwin my neck back. "So whatchu got right now?" I asked . Thing bout me is in the game I did have a heart, I knew folks had habits &' other life's . I wasn't pushy with my money cause it was coming regardless. "1 on me now, I can have the other 3 next month." He told me, I looked him in his eyes .

"You being honest? Cause you know how I get." I asked pulling my gun out , he flinched before getting defensive. "Tae man come on, I'm good through you." He answered . I finished my deal before pulling off &' heading in the direction of A'Mariell apartment . Stopping at the red light I pulled my phone out &' called her, while flicking my blinker up turning right stopping at the store grabbing her favorite snacks . "Yo." I spoke into the phone

"Hey, wassup wit you?" She asked through the phone . "Being Paid, Dat nigga over there?" I asked stopping at the light . "Nah Tae, Ain't nobody here." She sighed before answering me . I smiled licking my lips . "Put a movie on, order sum to eat." I told her

"I ain't got no money." She said, I smacked my lips.

"Fuck you mean you ain't got no money?" I asked her confused, she always has money . "I paid rent yesterday, went grocery shopping this morning plus I had to pay my car off." She ranted, I rolled my eyes at her lil spoiled ass . "I ain't even ask you to buy nun, I said order it." I said back chuckling . "Bring me sum hot chips." She told me, I looked down at the snack bag laughing at her hungry ass .

"Mann come open the door." I said hanging up parking &' hopping out while locking my door .

Making it to her door, I used the key I had &' opened the door . She was bent over the couch in some tiny ass shorts looking for something, sitting the bag down she looked back . "Damn, You Got Here Quick." She said, getting up pulling her itty bitty shorts down I licked my lips at her .

"Yeah I was already on my way." I said back opening her refrigerator grabbing a juice out before shutting it &' leaning against her counter watching her open her bag of chips &' I just studied her . No matter how hard I tried I couldn't get her off my mind, she was always what I've wanted I just got it &' never knew what to do with it &' seeing her happy with dude really made me wanna do better , You really don't know what you got til you lose it .

"What ?" She asked me catching me in a daze . I nodded my head up confused "Why is you staring me down like that?" I laughed .

"I miss you." I spoke , she looked down fiddling with her fingers . "I ordered uh- chicken I think? &' fries I already paid, uh I got he's got game coming on." She said changing the subject, yet naming all my favorite things . I walked up on her, leaning down with our lips basically touching &' spoke . "A'Mariell, I miss you."

"I miss you too I'vontae." She said back. "You straight? Yo lip good?" I asked departing from being so close to her , she nodded . "Yeah I'm fine, no big deal to a big deal." She shrugged off making me smile . "Good, cause you was out there workin her shit." I made her crack her. "Nah for real, yo ass talkin bout sum 'binka binka booop" I mocked her play fighting with the air . "Taeee stopppp." A'Mariell giggled out .

After laughing about her fresh fight I crossed my arms . "I came over here to talk to you doe." I spoke gettin serious . "Yeah i figured." She huffed &' puffed. "So you &' Don together?" I asked her, She shrugged sighing . "Honestly we together but we ain't dating , it's more of a get to know eachother type shit." She tried to explain stuttering through her sentence. "Na tell me how you really feel." I encouraged . "Tae co-"

"Na , ion ever give this option . Or options at all, I wanna hear you &' what you gotta say I wanna feel what you gotta say." I said . She climbed on her counter.

"It's like I'm literally torn in between y'all Ivontae . You was my dream when I first moved here, the way you cared about me, the way you made sure I was straight but you could never be for just me . Don is different, it's like he does everything he says he gone do it's kinda like too good to be true." She explained more . "So you in love with both of us." I stated putting my head down shaking my head. "I'm not in love with him." She confessed making me pop my head back up &' met her eyes . "I do love him, I have love for him. But I won't fall in love with another man until I fall outta love with you." A'Mariell spoke finally letting her feelings go .

"So you ain't falling out of love no time soon?" I asked .

"I can't answer that truthfully Tae, cause I don't know. How I feel about you is stuck with me right now."

"Can I know how you feel about me?" I asked biting down on my bottom lip .

"I am in love with you, you are still who I wanna wake up too everyday. I still crave your presence, I can't go somewhere we went with Don it never feels right, I still think about what you did to me &' it hurts." She broke down into tears , I tried to comfort her . "No let me finish."

"I look through our videos &' pictures &' think about a life with you. You make me feel all of beautiful &' shitty at one time &' I know you treated me how you did is cause you ain't know how to love but I really can't teach you cause to be real I don't think you want to learn. I'm dealing with bitch after bitch with you, I ain't built for dat . I ain't never had to fight for a spot because it was secured , I love you with everything in me &' hate you for what you did. I wish we didn't mess up our friendship." She vented wiping her tears &' calming down . I sat &' took in everything she said &' nothing could go for a lie , I sighed seeing I was the problem .

"A'Mariell, I see I messed up &' im the source of yo pain &' ima real ass nigga but before that I'ma grown ass man, so give me the word &' im done . &' I mean done, no niggas parked outside yo house for me, no popping up here, if I'm around it's strictly for business. Give me da-" a knock at the door stopped my sentence "Get yo ass innat room &' watch movies with me." She cut me off hopping off the counter, opening the door grabbing the food while thanking the deliverer .

Thanking the delivery man, I grabbed the food locking my door &' meeting Tae in the bedroom. He got comfortable, shirt off &' he only had his boxers on. This was normal for him, he never had clothes on around me. I gave him his plate while sitting down I pressed play on the movie &' we began eating .

A hour in his phone rang making me get in my feelings cause usually dat mean he had to leave &' honestly I just wanted him here . "Yo." He spoke into it, he must've seen my face cause the conversation wasn't long . "Nah I'm chillin wit my gi- my bestfriend, ima have money send it out to you." He hung up before sending a message &' locking his phone , all I could do was smile .

"Witcho ugly ass, you thought I was leaving?" He taunted , I pushed him . "Boy yo ass can go." I flexed . He grabbed me up, wrapping me up in the blanket with him cuddling up on me .

"Question?" I asked tracing all his tattoos stopping at one . ❤️was hidden right under his armpit on his side right above his rib . "Yeah?" He asked still into the tv . "2 actually, what's this?" I asked tracing the tattoo . He looked before looking up at me

"What's yo first name?" He asked me I rolled my eyes . "A'Mariell" I groaned out

"&' your middle?" He asked me, I punched him softly . "I am nottt saying it." I laughed out shaking my head . "Say it." He spoke still looking at me , I shook my head . He quickly jumped up, climbing on top of my pinning my arms up with one hand while he used the other to tickle me. "Okay okaaaay" I whined out dying of laughter . "What is it?"

"BELINEEE NIGGA DAMNNN!!" I screamed out finally catching my breath .

We shared a stare, his chain dangled off his neck over me . He leaned in for a kiss .

"Second question." I mumbled against his lips .

"Mhm?" He asked planting kisses on me turning me on my question almost left my head .

"I'vontae." I moaned out , as he kissed down my body I stopped him as he got to the trim of shorts .