I was having the best sleep
No really it was a great one. I conked out as soon as I touched my bed last night and I haven't gotten up since, me and mom were up for quite some time watching movies and she was just giving me advice.
I probably would've slept for longer if it weren't for the vibrations against my chin.
I frown as the buzzing continues, it didn't take me long to figure out that it was my phone ringing. I yawn with my eyes closed, moving my hand around in search for my phone. I locate it underneath a couple pillows before checking to see who's calling.
It's an unfamiliar number
Usually I'm not the first to talk when a random number calls me, we have a breathing contest until they decide to speak. However today I can't be asked, "Hello?"
"Amariah"
I yawn once more, "West?"
"Where are you?"
I check the time on my phone before putting it back against my ear, "I'm not coming in today"
"I'm not in school"
I wipe my eyes as I sit up, "Oh. What's up?"
He doesn't say anything for a moment, "That offer.....is it still on"
"Yeah sure, this Thursday you can-
"I mean, can you make today an exception"
"Are you ok?", I ask softly
"Yes"
"You can come over in about an hour"
"Thank you"
"No problem. I'll send the address"
I end the call before getting out of bed and heading to the third floor, the house is pretty much empty. Mom's still here though, I open her bedroom door.
"Morning"
"Morning", She replies whilst helping Aidan put his shirt on
"Are you going somewhere?"
"Yeah I gotta sort some last minute stuff out for the charity ball"
"Alright...."
Mom looks at me knowingly, "Whats up?"
"Remember my friend that I told you about?"
"The one getting abused?"
"Yes"
"What about him"
"Well I kinda told him that he could come over if he ever felt like escaping that environment"
"Hmmm. What's his name?"
"Weston"
Mom gets up, "He can come over but Amariah don't let things get too far. He could be downplaying how bad things really are"
"I got it, thanks ma"
She nods a you're welcome
"Aidy come on, we'll get breakfast on the way"
He reaches up to hold her hand, "A croissant pleaseeee"
"Sure"
"Bye bye", He says to me as they walk out
"See you later"
*
Two hours had passed and I still hadn't heard from West, I mean there's no rush to be honest but how he was talking on the phone had me quite worried. I left the front gate un locked so that he could get through.
Finally after a while I heard a knock on the front door, I pause my show before getting up.
"Took you long enough-
I frown once I see who's at the door
"Xavier?"
He's carrying a soft expression, "Hey"
"Why are you here?", I say confused
"To see you"
"Go away-
"Ree I can't stand the fact that I upset you"
"Whatever, it's too late for that -
"No not whatever, I gotta talk to you"
"Unless you've come here to tell the truth I don't wanna hear it-
He sighs, "Your dads not the reason why I did it"
I clench my jaw, refraining hard from replying. Instead I just listen.
"He thinks he is but I got sent something moments after I spoke to him", Xavier starts to explain
"So you weren't gonna listen to him to begin with"
"Pretty much no. I never wanted to do that to you" He says softly
I ignore his attempts of eye contact as I lean on the door frame, "What did you get sent"
"A picture of you and Indiah leaving school, you guys were in your cheer clothes. It's when I finally realised that I can't outsmart Von, he knows what you guys look like now"
I raise my eyebrows, "Oh"
"He used Indiah as more of a threat but he wanted me to stop seeing you because now he knows I'd give up anything for you in a heartbeat"
leverage....
My face softens
"Of course I didn't want to but he was saying some fucked up perverted shit and I didn't know what else to do, telling your dad would've made things worse"
"Why didn't you tell me at least?"
"Because I know you Ree, you'd risk it anyway but I don't mess about when it comes to your life. Or Indiah's"
"I can respect that", I reply softly whilst stroking his neck
I then sigh, "But at the same time you can't just avoid me and keep things from me. I'm so tired of Treyvon controlling your life"
He looks down, "Yeah I know...."
I can try as much as I want to be mad at him but he has a valid reason....
"Are you gonna tell me I can't kiss you?"
"Even me being here's a risk"
"Well what are you gonna do?-
I'm interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from behind Xavier, I look past him with surprise. "West"
I completely forgot he was still coming
Zay frowns as he turns around, "What's he doing here"
West looks between us, "Bad time?"
I pull away from Zay, "No it's-
"Yes, bad time. The fuck are you even doing here-
I tut, "Xavier"
"What?-
"Amariah invited me", West replies in a calm manner
For fuck sake now it's sounds weird. Xavier looks at me unimpressed, "Seriously?-
"Don't give me that look-
"It's not even been forty eight hours-
I scoff, "Oh you're counting?"
"Seems like a bad time. Amariah I'll see you later" West starts to leave
"Wait", I stop him
He just stands there and I do a quick scan for any new bruises, "Are you ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine. Don't worry about it"
Xavier scoffs whilst watching pathetically, I'll deal with him in a second.
"I feel bad-
"Amariah it's fine, seriously"
"You can still come in I'll only be a sec", I try
"I don't think that's in his best interest-
"It's in my best interest"
He looks past me, "Nah. It's fine"
I sigh, "West where are you gonna go"
"Meet up with Archie. He's not in school either"
"Text me at least"
He nods as he exits the front gate and I turn my attention back to Xavier who looks far from impressed. "So what, were you just hoping I left quick enough?"
Honestly I should not be finding this funny but I couldn't help it.
"Do you seriously think that I'd cry over you for a whole day and then hookup with someone new?" I say amused
"It's not funny, why was he here"
"Hold on, you're not even my boyfriend so why you mad?"
"Real funny" He starts to leave and I roll my eyes before pulling him back by the arm
"Stop being a big baby I'm just playing with you. West is my friend and last time I checked he did you a favour so be a little nicer"
"Ok well why was he here", He asks impatiently
"To study", I reply simply
"Yeah right"
"Xavier, what is wrong with you?"
"If I ever invited a girl to my crib to study you would flip the fuck out"
"Ok when you put it that way, true. But I'm telling you the truth when I say that it's all he was here for. He's just going through some shit and I'm tryna be a good friend"
"Why does it have to be you?"
I sigh, "Xavier on a regular day I'd appreciate your jealousy but this time I'm gonna need you to trust me. He's actually going through some shit and even my mom wants me to keep an eye on him, I'm not into him. I'm into this annoying six two guy that dumped me not too long ago and now he's back here telling me that he misses me."
I then tap him, "Do me now"
"I'm into this bossy five seven girl who looks very cute today, she's amazing and I miss her" He eventually mutters
"Awww you said I'm amazing"
"You're ight"
I kiss him softly, "Come inside"
"Ree", He replies hesitantly
"Look we can go back to not seeing each other for a while but right now you're already here"
He thinks about it
"I don't bite", I persuade
"Why is it so hard to say no to you"
I wait for his answer and he eventually smiles, "Alright. Ten minutes"
*
"Zay"
He keeps ahold of my lower back as I continue to slide up and down his dick slowly, moaning each time. Now how on earth we ended up here, I don't know.....actually I do but that's not the point.
"You're doing good"
My mouth parts as he enters me fully, it was sort of painful but then it felt so good at the same time. "You ok?"
"Don't mock me"
Xavier smirks and I can't help but roll my eyes, I know this is definitely increasing his ego. He seems to like seeing me struggle, but then at the same time he'll always talk to me through it.
Anyway soon enough I decided to pick up the pace, my hips grind against him and he holds onto my waist whilst thrusting his hips a little more. I loved watching him take pleasure in me going faster, it was motivating.
"You're so fucking beautiful", Zay murmurs
I hold onto his neck, "Don't stop"
"You're the one putting in work mama", His lips meet mine and we immediately start making out. The kiss was so sloppy, our tongues were entering each other's mouths giving us no room to breathe.
I missed this so much, I missed his warm lips, our bodies being pressed together heatedly and overall I missed being in his embrace. I know we only agreed on ten minutes but let's be honest, we both knew we wouldn't stick to it.
"Let me feel you more" , I murmur into his mouth
He lays me back against the sheets, not breaking any contact as we go into missionary. We keep the same rhythm only this time he slams into me harder, I almost went into a frenzy.
"Fuck"
"Tell me how you want it"
I was trying to get my words out but I was too caught up in all the pleasure, I bend my head back with parted lips as another moan escapes me.
"Use your words"
"You're perfect. This is perfect", I hook my legs around his torso and he places a firm grip onto one of my thighs
As we keep going at it, my headboard slams against the wall continuously. "You're clenching again"
"Well I can't help it can I?-
He looks down at me unimpressed, "What's with the attitude?"
"You're talking too much"
"I can pull out at any time-
I held onto Xavier with speed as soon as he said that, "No!"
He chuckles, "That's what I thought"
Honestly he can talk to me however he wants to in bed, I'll always find it sexy.
Eventually Zay rests his face against the crook of my neck after releasing into the condom. I cuddle his neck and kiss his cheek, "I love you" I say softly
"I love you too baby"
After he wiped me down we just laid in bed facing each other, he was stroking my cheek with his thumb which was actually making me kinda sleepy.
"How do we wanna do this?"
"I know how much you like to be in control"
I frown, "Hey"
He smiles a little, "It's true"
"I'm not that bossy am I"
"Just a little. I like that though, it's cute"
I don't do it intentionally, sometimes my tone just comes across that way. But hey if he thinks that's cute then a win is a win.
"But for real though we gotta do this my way" He adds on
"I can agree with that. What's the plan"
"Well clearly breaking up didn't work, that one's off the table"
I screw my face, "It didn't look like you were having a hard time actually"
He sighs, "Trust me anyone can tell you how moody I was because all I wanted to do was call you, that same night I had to work. But even knowing that I left you in tears was hurting me"
"Don't do that again, like seriously if you do then don't bother tryna come back. You need to talk to me"
Xavier kisses my hand gently, "I'm sorry"
"It's ok", I eventually reply
"I'm not gonna take your dads help, this is something I need to do myself"
I frown, "And by that you mean?"
"Malik's gonna help me cut a deal and if that doesn't work then and only then will I turn to lawyer help"
"What about Malik though, is he cutting one for himself?"
"No"
"Alright well, do what you gotta do"
He tucks a slither of hair behind my ear "You know I'd do anything for you right"
I smile whilst nodding and he kisses me, "Good"
Whenever it goes quiet he always does this thing and it makes me really shy, it's just the way that he stares at me. I get too many damn butterflies.
I scrunch my face, "Stop"
He laughs, "Aw you're getting shy"
"You know I can't do the eye contact shit"
"You're adorable"
I hide behind one of my pillows, "Ugh you're so annoying"
He moves it away, "I like looking at your face"
"It's mesmerising I know", I reply whilst clipping my bra back on
He pulls on the strap and it leaves a pleasant sting against my back. "Very"
"You're just as cute as a button", I tease whilst tapping his nose
Xavier rolls his eyes, "There you go with that white people shit"
"I like the Greek part of me if I do say so myself"
"Oh please, when have you ever been to Greece"
"Twice actually, my great grandparents lived there"
"Amariah. You're Caribbean" He deadpans
"Question, do you just disregard the fact that my dad's white?", I say amused
"Uncle T's black to me"
"Oh here we go"
To be fair my family always say that my dad may as well be black, he knows too much.
"You know its facts"
"Are you sure Jamila's gay?", I randomly ask
I say this because they're currently texting and I've never even seen her, she could be bisexual for all I know.
"Yeah shes got a girlfriend"
"Hmm"
"You already know you have nothing to worry about. She's my only female friend"
"Maybe she's bisexual and she hasn't told you"
"Baby, she's not. If anything she used to compliment you a lot. Jamila and Kaian are my people just like you have Indiah and that white boy who so evidently wants to fuck you"
I frown, "He doesn't want to fuck me, quite the opposite actually-
My phone starts to ring so our conversation is cut short, it's a FaceTime call from Indiah. I answer on the second ring, "Hey"
She wasn't looking at the camera when the call connected but the second she did her mouth dropped open for a good second.
"Have you moved on already? Who's that lying on your boobs? Ree I'm not tryna be biased here but how could you do that to-
I turn my phone to the side so that she can fully see her brother's face, "Just me and pooks"
Xavier wasn't fully listening to the conversation but when he heard the term of endearment he side eyed me. He hates 'pookie' which is exactly why I tease him with that nickname
"Hello? Explain this to me because literally yesterday you weren't together" Indiah scoffs
"He turned up at my doorstep cause he can't get enough of me"
"Chill", He replies
"Oh I'm sorry did I lie?"
When he doesn't reply I snicker, knowing that he can never get enough of me.
"So you guys are back? But what about the Treyvon thing"
"Don't worry about it ", He replies
She dismisses it, "Ok whatever, you two confuse me. Anyways"
"You ok? How was school"
"I mean you and B left me but it's fine cause I hung with Raven, I'm just waiting for Archie now. He's gonna drop me home"
I pause, "Archie's in school?"
"Yeah where else would he be?"
West lied to me
"I don't know, never mind" I dismiss it
"Anyway I called you cause I need you to help me come up with a lie so I can stay at Archie's tonight"
"Ew", Xavier mutters
"Say you're staying at mine"
"Mama don't trust me right now and we always use that excuse so she's definitely gonna text your mom"
"True, ok so why don't you pick a day where your parents won't be home and invite him over-
"She knows not to even dare"
"Why don't you like him" Indiah complains
"I been telling you that this boy don't respect you, don't let the fact that hes been chasing you forever fool you. I don't trust him and you shouldn't either"
"But he does he's literally just scared of you. Xavi trust me he's really sweet"
"Don't listen to me then"
She rolls her eyes, "Whatever. Amariah what shall I say"
"Try saying you're going to Blair's house, and if that doesn't work then I'm not gonna lie I don't know what to tell you. You'll just have to wait for a day that they're both not home"
Indiah sighs, "Yeah ok-... Imma call you later cause I see Archie coming. Put a shirt on bitch"
"Never, see you later"
"Bye"
The call ends and I run my hand through Xavier's hair, "How can you be so sure about Archie?"
"I just know. It's always the nice boys that will surprise you"
"Yeah I guess you're right cause you're certainly not a nice boy"
"I'm not rude", He defends
"Not to me but you are in general"
"I'm just an honest person"
I yawn as I put on his hoodie, "Yeah yeah. When am I seeing you next?"
He looks up at me, "Saturday?"
"Alright anytime after four"
"Why, what are you doing before"
I show him my nails, "I took a break because of skating but I wanna get them done again"
"How much?"
My boyfriend wants to pay for my nails? Pfft, fine by me
I bite my nail happily, "Fifty five"
He starts going through his cash
"Is this drug money?"
"Nah"
See what I mean, he doesn't even need to sell drugs because he always has money. And he knows how to save.
"I only have hundreds and twenties", He then says
"That's fine I'll take the hundred"
He passes it back and I kiss him a thank you, "Aren't you sweet"
"Anything else?"
"Nope", I reply whilst putting my bracelet on his wrist
Sadly he eventually had to go