Page 47 of Make Me Forget

I rolled my eyes and let out a chuckle. You make me sick! I’m fine… now.

I told on myself. Truth was, I liked when he picked with me. He did it all the time when we were kids. There was no need in changing our friendship dynamic. He replied with a bunch of laughing emojis then sent another text. You better not fart on me, Cassie, or you will never hear the end of it. I will blurt that shit out at the most inopportune time and embarrass you.

I slowly shook my head. You would not.

You right. I wouldn’t do that to you, but I can guarantee you wouldn’t forget about it no time soon.

“Umm… you may as well go home, because Price and I are a thing of the past.”

I stared up at my mama and giggled. “I’m sorry. Kendrall just…” I paused as I tried to find the right words. “You know, lots of times when I was daydreaming as a teenager, it was because I was thinking of him. He’s been in my heart for a long time, but I thought I didn’t have a choice but to move on. When I saw him again, all my old feelings resurfaced. How can that be?”

“Baby, that’s an easy question to answer. When I started working with Kenny on some dirt work he needed, and I saw how easily you and KJ formed a friendship, I knew then. Kenny and I used to talk about it all the time… how if the two of you got married, we would be connected as family. Of course, neither of us said anything to the two of you, because we didn’t want to seem like we were pressuring y’all. If it was meant to be, it would happen.”

I smiled. “I saw it as a teenager too. He wasn’t ready. The point is that we are both more than ready now. I love y’all, but I gotta get to my man. He must be done practicing if he’s texting me so much.”

Mama smiled big. “We love you too, baby. Kendrall is definitely your forever. I love how we have this same conversation repeatedly. It’s like you can’t believe it.”

She giggled as my face heated up. “I can’t! It feels like a dream!”

Daddy laughed as I stood and grabbed my keys. He pulled me in his arms and hugged me tightly. “Don’t worry about Shayla. I’m gon’ take care of her ass.”

I glanced up at him and saw his jaw muscle flex. I knew he was angrier than what he’d let on initially. He didn’t play about me, and instead of trying to talk him out of doing anything, I kissed him on the cheek. Staring into his eyes, I said, “I love you so much, Daddy.”

“I love you too, baby girl… more than life itself.”

I totally believed that. He would kill everything moving to protect me. I hugged Mama and kissed her cheek as well. I said in her ear, “Please, watch out for him.”

“I always do, baby.”

I made my way out the door, ready to head to Nome. I needed to go take care of Kendrall. Hell, I needed him to take care of me too. We had been getting it in nearly every day since I’d been there, sometime twice. Since we didn’t do anything… wait a minute. Kendrall was a greedy ass! We did fuck last night. We got it in before they called about Jacob. I immediately called him.

“Hey, baby. You on your way home?”

“Yes, but you know what I realized?”

“What?”

“We did have sex yesterday.”

“Who said we didn’t?”

“You didn’t say that?”

“Naw. I just said I needed that pussy tonight.”

“Okay, but you said tonight, as if you didn’t get it last night.”

“Aww, girl. Shit, I was talking about since I didn’t get it when we got back home after you inhaled those shit starters.”

“Bye, Kendrall.”

I ended the call and chuckled when I saw him calling me back. Deciding to fuck with him, I answered, “Yes, big daddy?”

He was completely quiet for a second. “Don’t be getting me all hot and bothered right now when you know you gotta come in and wash yo’ ass. You was probably blowing more gas than a damn refinery, girl.”

I hollered laughing. “Stop, before you make me wreck my car!”

I laughed even harder, and he joined me. I swore there was no way I would get home safely while laughing this hard. Kendrall was my baby, and I loved him for loving me. He not only nurtured my heart, but the man nurtured every aspect of me, even my comedic side.

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