12.

Michael

I was in the kitchen finishing the dishes and wiping down the counters as I realized Y/N was knocked out on the couch in the living room. "You ready baby?" I heard my mother asked as I looked up. "Nah I'm just going to stay back at the house and watch over Y/N" I said as my mother smiled.

"And no momma before you even go there." I started off as she giggled. " I just don't feel comfortable leaving her here alone as a woman and she doesn't know the environment" I explained.

"Well you know we maybe out for a minute so just make sure you two answer the phone when we call so we're not worried" She said as I chuckled. "I got y'all" I assured kissing her head as they all then walked out of the house. I locked the door behind them then heard my phone ring. I looked down at my phone seeing Kasey trying to FaceTime me. I answered as we just looked at each other. "Hey babe what is this whole thing about you wanting to be with another woman but can't?" She questioned. "hey we already talked about that" I said before going to sit outside in front of the pool.

"It's literally trending everywhere and you were so okay with saying that aloud on a podcast" she expressed. "And how is it you can buy your best friend a Birkin and only buy me a Chanel bag?!" She questioned. "Hold up, Are you for real right now?" I started off before standing up. "Like did that shit really just come out of your mouth?" I asked.

"With all the shit I do and get you, you're mad because I gifted her a Birkin as a graduation gift" I said then chuckled in disbelief. "Things have been off since she's been back Michael" she started off as it got quiet for a moment.

"Is she the woman you were talking about on that podcast?" She asked as I just sighed to myself. "You were all talking about a black woman was it about Y/N?!" She asked

"Kasey I'm on vacation trying to have a stress free week and enjoy time with my family, we can't deal with this when I get back?" I questioned. "So your girl best friend comes back and now all of a sudden you gifting her things, hanging out with her more than you should, hell you even left me and went on vacation with her" she expressed.

"It's a vacation with family not just her" I corrected. "Micheal I can find another man more well off" she said as I scrunched my face. "Well do that" I shot back. "You're possessive Kasey, I missed out on a lot of time with my best friend because I thought that you wanted me but the whole time you was just afraid of the possibility that I might leave you for her" I explained.

"Why would I be scared of you leaving me for her?" She questioned "every time I tried to visit her or even when she was in town you always had something going on for an example the Creed premiere. I told you she was going to be my date but you manipulated the situation and guilt tripped me into not bringing her but you instead." I explained. "Michael really? It's been almost four years and you're going to throw it away like that?" She questioned.

"Yeah because it's been happening for too long" I simply said. "And then the shit you pulled when we were out at lunch and dinner was the icing on the cake" I said. "Okay What about the way she was treating me she had an attitude when she left the restaurant after dinner" Kasey argued. "Yeah you had her dress in street clothes at a restaurant you knew damn well wasn't for that setting to humiliate her and then dinner you were making comments about how her dress was with her skin tone knowing damn well she looked good" I expressed.

"Then you tried to play her like she was broke at the end, I'd have an attitude leaving out too" I admitted. "Michael if you want to fuck her just say that" she simply said. "It had nothing to do with that, you're grimy and disrespectful and honestly you're someone I don't want to be with." I admitted.

"You're really doing this over the phone?" She questioned "you brought up breaking up first" I simply said. "Whatever" She said as I hung up. I went on my Instagram deleting all posts with her or of her.

I walked back in the house seeing Y/N still sleep. I was looking through the things we brought on the plane with us as I seen some ramen noodle packs. I placed some water on the stove then placed the packs in the pot making Y/N and I some lunch. I was playing some music off of my phone lowly. Once the noodles softened I started hooking up the noodles with some seasoning besides the seasoning packs along with some hot sauce and some sausages from earlier when we ate breakfast.

I placed Y/N's food in a Tupperware dish for later since she was still sleep. I then went and placed a throw blanket over her body before going to eat my noodles and started seeing headlines about Kasey and I possibly splitting. About thirty minutes later I heard Y/N moan some. I looked over at her as she turned to her side on the couch.

She then opened her eyes as I just chuckled looking at her from my seat at the island in the kitchen. "Did you sleep good?" I questioned. "Yeah I feel better than this morning" she answered then sat up some. "You want something to eat?" I asked. "Yeah" She said getting up from the couch and walking towards me as I heated up her food. I then pulled her food out of the microwave as she stood next to me and I smiled.

"Mike did you just niggafy my ramen noodles?" She asked I laughed and looked at her.

"What you don't want it?" I asked. "I spent time making this. There was a lot of blood, sweat and tears put into this" I stressed making her laugh. She took the dish as I handed her a fork. She started eating it then laughed. "The fact that it taste good" She stated making me laugh. "I told you I'm a chef" I hyped making her giggle. "I really hope your wife can cook" she dissed. "Now you know I can throw down in the kitchen" I brought up "yeah but this was a step down from Chef Michael. I used to get five star meals last time" she teased as I just looked at her. "I feel like you need to go take another nap" I said making her laugh.

"It's good though" she assured "it could've been better" she added as I just looked at her and she started laughing again. "I was just kidding" she assured before eating the whole plate and placing it in the sink. "Thank you dumpling" she thanked squeezing my cheeks some as I chuckled.

"You got such a baby face" she teased as I chuckled and tasted the noodles. Her eyes then rolled back "it's good ain't it?" I asked as she nodded. "You are so ghetto" she joked as I chuckled sitting down next to her at the island. "So Kasey and I broke up" I started off as Y/N paused her chewing then looked at me. "Why?" She asked. "I told her about the podcast already but she brought that up, the whole Birkin bag up and we ended it" I explained. "Well if she has a problem with you gifting me that, I can always give it back to you. It's not a big deal" she started off as I shook my head. "No you busted your ass in school that's yours" I assured.

"It was other things but I just thought it was time and my parents wasn't feeling her all the way" I started off.

"You the only person who was feeling her" Y/N expressed as I just chuckled making her smile.

"Nah Laila liked her" I brought up "Laila? Laila my sister?" She asked. "Yeah" I answered. "Laila calls me and talk about Kasey like a dog" she said as we shared a laugh. "I meant to ask you were You on birth control?" I asked out of curiosity. "Why did you-" She started off looking at me as I cut her off. "I guess we're going to have a baby" I joked looking over at her. "No sir" she started off as I laughed. "You don't want a baby with your best friend?" I asked "nigga do you?! The fuck?" She expressed.

"I think we'd make some cute chocolate babies" I expressed as She just leaned away from me and looked me up and down making me laugh. "You don't even deal with black women like that" She brought up as I just rolled my eyes. "You really believing that rumor?" I asked. "I mean" She started off with a little shrug. "Who told you that? Did I tell you that?" I questioned. "Kasey said you don't do black girls because it's not your "preference"" she brought up as I just looked at her.

"How long have I known you?" I asked "since we were kids" she answered "exactly and you know damn well I date black women" I said as she just gave me a look. "Anyway" she started off as I chuckled "nah what was that?" I questioned. "Nothing" she said in a little laugh as I just chuckled.

"That's besides the point" she said then continued eating her noodles. "And best friends have kids with each other all the time" I brought up. "Name one person" she said looking at me. "Beyoncé and Jay Z" I brought up. "Michael get the hell out my face" she said making me laugh. "Kehlani and her baby daddy are best friends" I brought up. "So go have a baby with Dani because I have an IUD and ain't popping one out no time soon unless my husband scoop me up" she explained as I made a face.

"I'm not having a child with Dani" I said making her laugh. "Then you should've stayed with Kasey" she said in a small laugh as I just looked at her. "Michael I'm not having a baby with you" she stated as I just looked at her "No" she repeated as I leaned my head back. "I'll take care of you" I added looking over at her. "I can take care of myself" she said through her laugh as I leaned my head back again. "Why don't you wait until you find the one to have a baby with. It'll be your first and possibly hers so make it special" she said.

"Okay and it'll be your first too" I added. "God you're so annoying" she said getting up with her empty dish as I just sat there. "What I do? I said it'll be your first and mine also?" I questioned. "I want to have one with my significant other not my best friend because if I sit there and have one with you no man is going to sit there and wife me up" she admitted.

"Y/N are you dead ass right now? Men wife up women with kids all the time" I said as she just looked at me "Michael B Jordan would be my baby daddy these men out here are going to be upset that they girl got pregnant with Michael B Jordan's baby" she explained as I was about to say something but she cut me off. "I think sometimes you forget who the hell you are" she said as I chuckled.

"This is just straight Michael talking" I informed "yes just like Michael was talking yesterday and we ended up having sex" she brought up beginning to wash her dish. "Which was a mutual agreement" I said getting up and walking behind her. "Yeah it was and we're not doing it again" she said as I placed my hand on her lower back. "Damn is was that bad?" I asked.

"No it wasn't, it just can't happen again" She said. "You sure?" I asked rubbing her lower back while looking down at her.

she just side eyed me then tried to stab me with a fork playfully as I laughed backing up. "Move" She said before turning back around and I hit her butt. "Michael I swear" she started off turning off the sink and drying her hands off.

She then turned around facing me and leaning back on the counter "I was just playing" I assured hugging her body "im serious Michael" she said taking my arms from around her. "So you just going to take my arms from around you like that?"  I questioned. "Michael" she said as I laughed. "I heard you. can I get a hug?" I questioned as I just wrapped my arms around her and picked her up making her laugh.