Page 37 of Tangled Hearts
Noir could feel her friend’s mood change and mentally beat herself up for saying too much at the wrong time. She wasn’tinsensitive; she just couldn’t relate and often put her foot in her mouth with what she said. This was no different, and Knycole wouldn’t hold it against her.
A bright idea came to Noir’s mind. “Ooh, bitch. Maybe I can get Christian to bring a friend, and you can come with us. It could be a double date.” She spun around, her eyes piercing through Knycole.
“Hell no,” Knycole declined immediately. “I ain’t trying to be nobody’s charity case.
“You wouldn’t be. Do you know how many of these niggas are itching for the chance to just smell the jam between your funky ass toes? Girl you better open those pretty ass eyes of yours and see what I see.” Noir stared at her.
Knycole thought about what Noir was proposing. It would be nice to get out the house and be a carefree teen, even if it was only one night. “If I say yes, you better tell him to bring a good-looking friend ’cause, I ain’t with the bullshit.”
Noir squealed and started texting away on her phone while Knycole continued to blow dry and flat iron her hair. She was so excited to finally be going out on a double date with her best friend in the whole wide world. If she was being honest, Knycole was more than just a friend. She was her sister, and she wanted to put a smile on her face. She deserved it, and as long as Noir had breath in her body, she was going to try to do just that.
I hope I don’t regret this, Knycole thought, thinking about what she was going to wear.
After a few hours, Noir was ready and growing impatient with Knycole, who was second guessing her decision to go out with some stranger that probably only wanted one thing from her. Especially if he thought she was anything like Noir.
“I don’t know why I let you talk me into this. I ain’t going!”
Kissing her teeth, Noir sat her phone down and walked up behind Knycole, who was in the mirror. “First off, I can’t talkyour hardheaded ass into anything. Secondly, put your shoes on and let’s go. I know why you acting like this—you still worried about Rock’s ass.”
She was right. Knycole thought about what he would think if he knew she was out bopping with another man. Even though he was clearly done with her, she wasn’t willing to admit it.
“Girl bye.” She waved her off.
“How about this? If you start to feel uncomfortable, we’ll leave.” Noir looked at her with pleading eyes. She was feeling Christian and wanted to spend some time with him.
Knycole took a deep sigh and agreed. “Okay, hoe. What time they coming?”
“They’re already downstairs. Let’s go ’cause they’ve been waiting for a lil’ minute,” Noir told her.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Bitch, you was having a whole meltdown. I was letting your crazy ass sit in that for a little,” Noir said honestly. She knew her friend needed to do that sometimes before she stepped in and helped out. It was how they operated.
Without any more words being said, Knycole wrapped her arms around Noir. “You’re the best hoe friend a girl could ask for.”
Noir pushed her away. “And this is the thanks I get.”
They laughed before turning all the lights off and walking out the door.
“Are we riding together, or is his friend driving his own car?” Knyc asked while they walked down the steps.
“I think his friend is driving his own car, but he’s going to meet us there. Christian said something about buddy having to change his clothes or something,” Noir responded.
That was okay with Knycole. She’d prefer to ride in the car with her friend anyway. Since Christian was a little older than them, she figured his friend would be too, and that made hernervous. She was far from innocent, but she’d never dealt with anyone his age, and that made her slightly uncomfortable. Being from the hood, she’d seen the young girl, older man story play out more than a few times, and it never ended well. She also prayed that her friend didn’t end up on the wrong side of the story. Noir was all about a dollar, and since the older dudes were the ones with it, she knew it was only a matter of time before she found herself caught up.
“Damn.” Christian’s eyes ran up and down Noir’s thick frame.
Noir spun around giving him a full view of her. She wanted to display every curve she had, so she wore a fitted red dress with a pair of crisp white air force ones. She looked sexy and sporty while her tresses swung across her shoulders. “You like what you see, daddy?”
Knyc choked on her spit trying to contain her laughter.
“Keep talking like that, and I might wife your fine ass up,” Christian said, wrapping his tawny-colored arms around her body. She wasn’t short, but he still stood over her. She giggled while in his arms. “What’s up Knycole?”
“Hey.” Knycole waved, already feeling like the third wheel. Her eyes roamed around, not knowing where to look without looking crazy.
“You ready?” Noir asked while he still had his arms around her. He smelled so good to her and being in his presence made her feel like she was out of her league.
“Hell yea. Let’s roll.” He directed them to get in while he went to the driver’s side.
