Page 29 of Loyalty, Lust, Love
As she walked away, she shook her head. It was crazy how many girls liked Lynx and how nonchalant he was about the attention he received from them. She knew her friend wasn’t gay but could understand why those who didn’t know him might assume.
Lynx didn’t display the typical aggressive male energy that most boys his age possessed. His demeanor was very calm, cool, and collected. He wasn’t quick to anger and didn’t let much get him riled up. However, it was hard to calm him down when he got upset.
Since he didn’t go around talking loud, grabbing his dick, being overly assertive toward women, and didn’t behave in typical teenage boy fashion, people made assumptions about him.
Fateema walked around until she spotted Meaghan and Octavia on the deck.
“Hey, where’s Lynx?” Octavia asked when Fateema stood next to her.
“Talking to some girl named Presleigh.”
“Presleigh, the cheerleader?” Meaghan questioned.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen her, so I have no idea if she’s a cheerleader.”
Octavia and Meaghan were more social than Fateema, so they knew more people than she did.
“I hope it’s not her because she’s dating that guy who got expelled last year for bringing a knife to school,” Octavia said.
“I’m sure it’s her because, how many girls named Presleigh do you know?” Meaghan asked. “Where are they?”
They turned around to look down into the crowd. Fateema looked in the spot where she’d left him, and surprisingly, he was still with Presleigh, looking very cozy.
She pointed in their direction. “They’re standing under the gazebo over there.”
Octavia gasped. “That’s her, and she’s all in his face, knowing her man is crazy as hell.”
“Is he here?” Fateema questioned.
“I haven’t seen him, but we need to let Lynx know he should be careful talking to that girl,” Octavia said.
“Maybe they broke up,” Fateema reasoned.
Meghan whipped out her phone and swiped the screen a few times. When she found what she was looking for, she held her phone so that Fateema and Octavia could see it.
“Unless they broke up two hours ago, they’re still together,” Octavia said.
“Oh, God, that’s her boyfriend? Him and Lynx exchanged words when we first got here. Lynx got in his face, but the guy walked away before it went any further.”
The girls quickly exited the deck and headed toward the gazebo, where Lynx stood. He looked up and saw his friends approaching him with concerned expressions.
“Lynx, watch out!” Fateema shouted.
As Fateema’s warning reached his ears, the look on Presleigh’s face changed from a coy smile to shock. The combination of the two caused Lynx to turn around just in time to duck and move out of the way.
The guy he’d exchanged words with earlier, who he didn’t know was Presleigh’s boyfriend, tried to sneak him. However, because Lynx dodged him, he punched Presleigh in the face. She fell to the ground, and chaos ensued.
Thankfully, Presleigh’s friends gathered around and called for help because her boyfriend continued to go after Lynx. Thetwo boys exchanged a few blows before Lynx got the best of him, pinning him to the ground.
“What the fuck is your problem, nigga? I could break your neck right now and would be completely justified because you came after me. Find somebody else to fuck with because I’m not the one.”
Lynx pressed his arm against the boy’s neck one last time before getting up, grabbing Fateema’s hand, and leaving the party. Their friends followed close behind them.
“Y’all see why I don’t like going to this shit. I don’t fuck with nobody, but they always want to fuck with me,” Lynx fussed.
The ride home was quiet because Fateema felt terrible. Although she didn’t force him to attend the party, he only went because she wanted to go. When he stopped in front of her house, she looked at Lynx and noticed his bottom lip was swollen.
“I’m about to shower and change. Meet me in the treehouse. I’ll bring some ice.”
