to answer, then he interrupted and said, “Before you lie, I already know that cop has an eye for you and I already talked to him about that shit too.”
Oh my God!
“You did,” I gasped.
“Sure did.”
“Mr. Henry, what’d you say?” I went over to him.
“Just to mind his p’s and q’s. He knows the shit you could encounter with that and he as well. You ready for that, D’asia? Huh? Cause that shit could get ugly.”
“Oh, hush, bae. Let the girl live. You did.”
“I know, but that shit came at a cost, mama. You know what the fuck I’m talking about.”
She glided over to him, and caressed his arm with an appeasing tone. “Look, we girls got this. When we need your manly help, we know where to find you.”
“You’re sassing me, woman?” He said with a smile, as he kissed her on the lips. “You know what I do to sassy women.”
“Okay,” I said loudly and moved towards the door.
“Oh stop,” Mr. Henry said. “Like you ain’t never seen nobody kiss before.”
I put my hands to my ears and said, “Lalalala.”
They laughed.
Mr. Henry tapped Mrs. Henry on the butt as she scurried out of the kitchen. They were one of the cutest couples around. I loved to watch them together. It gave me hope.
On our trip to the mall in Brooklyn, she helped me pick out more outfits than I could afford. She disguised this by saying since we were the same size it was for her and I could borrow them indefinitely. At first, I was very uncomfortable with this, but like Mrs. Henry, cut with a smile.
“Your mama’s not here, so you have me and I love ya. You do me the pleasure of doing this. I may not have a daughter, so indulge an old diva.” She smiled.
“Old?” I said, shaking my head. “You’re the most stylish person I know. Old doesn’t even fit into your category.”
“Oh, you are sweet.” She chuckled.
We left with five outfits, five pairs of shoes, new panties because she said I’d probably get some . Apparently, she noticed the way Ryan was looking at me as well. So, she had no doubts, I would be getting some . She even bought matching brasserie sets and a nightie. God, I loved that woman. Just when I thought it could not get any better than that, after some good ole’ Popeye’s chicken, we went and had our eyebrows threaded. It hurt like a bitch, but the outcome made it all worth it.
When we arrived back, she made a quick stop to her house, then came back outside to put something in my bag. I didn’t pay any attention to it, until I was pulling out all of my clothes to see that she dropped a pair of earrings in there. I sent her a quick text to tell her thank you. Over the past five years, she had really come through for Zee and me. She and Mr. Henry. They even came to our graduations. One day, I would repay them. It was not clear when or how, but I would.
----
Z ee was staying with the Henrys again because they didn’t want me to worry about him. Plus, Mrs. Henry, wanted to ensure those panties were put to good use. Ryan texted the location of where to meet him. A subway station on the west side because he did not want me traveling to Brooklyn by myself. It was odd having someone look out for me or worry about my safety. The Henrys did, but that was from a distance and that was mostly because I did not tell them anything. A guy looking out for me, on the other hand, was very weird.
He was already there, when I exited the bus, smiling and leaning against a 4x4 SUV. Who had an SUV and lived in Manhattan?
“Hey sweetness!” He was all smiles.
He was dressed in khakis, brown shoes and a button-up cobalt shirt that reflected from his gray eyes.
Sexy .
Slowly, I walked towards him and said, “Hey, yourself.”
“Come here.” He did not ask.
While I contemplated on whether to come or not, he pushed off the truck and nabbed my wrist, pulling me to him. My body collided with his as he leaned back on the vehicle. With our noses rubbing against each other, he whispered against my
Oh my God!
“You did,” I gasped.
“Sure did.”
“Mr. Henry, what’d you say?” I went over to him.
“Just to mind his p’s and q’s. He knows the shit you could encounter with that and he as well. You ready for that, D’asia? Huh? Cause that shit could get ugly.”
“Oh, hush, bae. Let the girl live. You did.”
“I know, but that shit came at a cost, mama. You know what the fuck I’m talking about.”
She glided over to him, and caressed his arm with an appeasing tone. “Look, we girls got this. When we need your manly help, we know where to find you.”
“You’re sassing me, woman?” He said with a smile, as he kissed her on the lips. “You know what I do to sassy women.”
“Okay,” I said loudly and moved towards the door.
“Oh stop,” Mr. Henry said. “Like you ain’t never seen nobody kiss before.”
I put my hands to my ears and said, “Lalalala.”
They laughed.
Mr. Henry tapped Mrs. Henry on the butt as she scurried out of the kitchen. They were one of the cutest couples around. I loved to watch them together. It gave me hope.
On our trip to the mall in Brooklyn, she helped me pick out more outfits than I could afford. She disguised this by saying since we were the same size it was for her and I could borrow them indefinitely. At first, I was very uncomfortable with this, but like Mrs. Henry, cut with a smile.
“Your mama’s not here, so you have me and I love ya. You do me the pleasure of doing this. I may not have a daughter, so indulge an old diva.” She smiled.
“Old?” I said, shaking my head. “You’re the most stylish person I know. Old doesn’t even fit into your category.”
“Oh, you are sweet.” She chuckled.
We left with five outfits, five pairs of shoes, new panties because she said I’d probably get some . Apparently, she noticed the way Ryan was looking at me as well. So, she had no doubts, I would be getting some . She even bought matching brasserie sets and a nightie. God, I loved that woman. Just when I thought it could not get any better than that, after some good ole’ Popeye’s chicken, we went and had our eyebrows threaded. It hurt like a bitch, but the outcome made it all worth it.
When we arrived back, she made a quick stop to her house, then came back outside to put something in my bag. I didn’t pay any attention to it, until I was pulling out all of my clothes to see that she dropped a pair of earrings in there. I sent her a quick text to tell her thank you. Over the past five years, she had really come through for Zee and me. She and Mr. Henry. They even came to our graduations. One day, I would repay them. It was not clear when or how, but I would.
----
Z ee was staying with the Henrys again because they didn’t want me to worry about him. Plus, Mrs. Henry, wanted to ensure those panties were put to good use. Ryan texted the location of where to meet him. A subway station on the west side because he did not want me traveling to Brooklyn by myself. It was odd having someone look out for me or worry about my safety. The Henrys did, but that was from a distance and that was mostly because I did not tell them anything. A guy looking out for me, on the other hand, was very weird.
He was already there, when I exited the bus, smiling and leaning against a 4x4 SUV. Who had an SUV and lived in Manhattan?
“Hey sweetness!” He was all smiles.
He was dressed in khakis, brown shoes and a button-up cobalt shirt that reflected from his gray eyes.
Sexy .
Slowly, I walked towards him and said, “Hey, yourself.”
“Come here.” He did not ask.
While I contemplated on whether to come or not, he pushed off the truck and nabbed my wrist, pulling me to him. My body collided with his as he leaned back on the vehicle. With our noses rubbing against each other, he whispered against my
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