Page 53 of All The Smoke
“You need to lay down or some shit for a while?” he asked. “Like to relax?”
I shook my head. “I’m fine. I should really get back home. My mom was cooking for me and my grandmother.”
He nodded and stood, extending a hand to me which I accepted. “Aight, I’ll walk you out then.”
Hand in hand, the two of us exited his apartment to my car. I got ready to load into my car when he opened my door but he stopped me and pressed me into the backdoor.
“Wh-what are you doing?” I stammered.
“What day can I get my date?”
“I… My mom is here until Monday, and I have work and school.”
“What you in school for?”
“Dentistry,” I answered. “I’m months away from getting my white coat.”
The corner of his mouth lifted into a smirk. “That shit sexy.”
“Me being months away from my white coat?”
“You doing something with yaself, period,” he answered. “Your parents are laced so I imagine you don’t gotta do shit but knowing you are impresses me more.”
I scoffed playfully. “My parents surely wouldn’t allow me tonotdo anything with myself. I would have been done, but I got caught up with my ex and my plan kind of derailed.”
“Well, you back on track now.” He smiled and kissed me softly. “I’m gon’ be on ya ass about it too.”
“Great,” I groaned. “Another person to get on my nerves.”
“Naw, another mothafucka that wants you to be the best version of yaself, baby.” He smiled. “My baby needs a good example to follow.”
“He or she will have you.” I grinned.
“You’ll be a better example.” He chuckled. “Trust me.”
Stepping back, he finally allowed me to get in my car. When I was inside, I started it and strapped myself in with him shutting my door shortly after. I backed out of the space when he stepped up on the sidewalk and let the passenger window down to say something to him since he stood there watching me with his arms folded across his chest.
“Allen and Allen.”
His brows dipped. “What? I know them ain’t no baby names because naw.”
“No, stupid.” I laughed. “Those are lawyers. My father’s lawyers. Call them and see what they can do for your brother,” I said. “My baby will need their uncle home to love on them when he or she gets here. You can tell them I recommended you.”
I couldn’t quite gauge the look or the flutter I saw in his eyes, but I didn’t miss it. He didn’t give me a verbal response, only a nod. After delivering one last smile, I put my car in drive and pulled away with a lighter load on my shoulders because I was a little more comfortable with the space we were now in.
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Smoke.
Tomorrow good for date night?
I felt like a whole ass hoe getting heart palpitations when the text from Kaori came through. A nigga was sick because every time I even heard her fucking name, I got butterflies. That shit hadn’t ever happened to me before meeting her little cute ass.
If not, we can pick another day.
You the one with the busy schedule, mama. I’m just trying to get in where I fit in lol.
Tomorrow is cool though.
