ILY 19

𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐲

Typing the last couple sentence of my paper out I look around to the clock seeing it's cutting close til the party started . Reading over my paper quickly I fix a couple of typos and close my computer. Standing up in the middle of my bedroom I look around the room of the mess's I've made since being back.

Letting out a deep sigh I begin cleaning up the place not knowing how I even functioned for a week in the messy room. As I refold my clothes I couldn't help but to think about Calvin and our last conversation we had.

He felt I was being distant towards him (I was). Which I explained to him I wasn't, but he didn't believe me. I didn't know what else to say to ease his mind about us, so he stop calling me all together. We haven't talked all week, and trust me it hurt my feelings. Seeing him in class and acting like we don't know each other has been the craziest thing I've had to do. I know it had to be hard for him like it was for me.

Last night though I got a text from Raven inviting me to dinner tomorrow night. Not wanting to tell the women I didn't think that would be a good idea. I told her stupidly I'll be there on time even with a bottle of wine. All she texted me was good boy and for some reason that had me feeling a good the rest of the night. That woman right there has some serious charm on her.

But the invite and me going home had me nervous about the reality of me and Calvin. We work so well together, I just hope I haven't missed it up with worries. I have been enjoying being his boyfriend it was just I'm tired of being his secret and vice verse. The only person that knew before my sister was Raven. She's a very nice woman, but she not my best friends , so I can't confide to her about my feelings about Calvin.

But now I had a new friend to discuss it. Feeling my phone vibrate in my pocket I pull it out seeing it was him calling me. Smiling at the number of the man I answer it trying to act cool.

"Hey Verse," I say answering the phone.

"What you up to? You didn't reply back to my message from this morning,"he says blowing his smoke out.

"My bad verse I just had class this morning and had practice as well just been a busy day for me."

"Yeah I get it I was just worried when you didn't text back, but I'll leave you to do whatever you were doing," he says prepping to hang up.

"Damn not you getting sensitive because I didn't text you back," I say teasing him.

"Ain't nobody sensitive I was just excepting you to text back, but I gotta remember you're a busy college boy. And you don't have time for common folk like me he jokes licking his lips."

"Well good your remembering," I say shaking my head at him putting up the last of my clothes.

"Well since that's out the way, what are you up too?" He asks now happily. "Nothing now I was cleaning up my room before you called."

"What are you up too?"

"Me oh nothing just relaxing after working a double today for your sister boyfriend." "Not white boy working you, you know that's slavery" I joke. "Trey that's what I said when I saw my name on the timesheet to work this week."

"Well you need the money, I can't have no broke ass friends," I say teasing him. "You mean you can't have no broke ass man," he flips back on me. Looking into the camera I shake my head at him.

"First off you can't be my man because I have one," I say finishing up my cleaning and laying down. "Well from all the FaceTimes it sounds like you're losing your man," he says. "Your shady as hell verse," I say laughing at him.

"It's no shade." He responds holding up his hands. "Yeah I know it's starting to look like it might be the truth," I say looking out into the room.

"Now don't you get all down in the dump brown eyes, you'll get your man back." "Y'all just needed a little time from each other that's all."

"I guess," I say trying to see he's point of view.

"Shit if you were my man we would've been trying to figure this out, but oh well" he says. Rolling my eyes at the man I can't help but to laugh at the flirting he does.

"You and that flirting going to get you nowhere," I say to him. "Oh I know it's just fun to watch your cheeks turn red brownskin ass nigga", he jokes.

"Verse your literally white don't start with me," I say getting up out my bed. "I gotta get up and get dressed for this sleepover," I say standing up and stretching my body.

Setting the phone on my dresser I pull out the matching pajamas Meech bought me and him. Setting the set out on my bed I strip myself of my hoodie and joggers leaving myself only in my boxers. Pulling the pants and shirt I grab my phone and lay back on the bed.

"Nigga you're a fucking tease," Verse says looking at me upset. "What all I did was change into my clothes," I say confused.

"You just on the phone slinging your big ass dick in my front of me like it's normal," he says frustrated. "Well you are my friend I change in front of my friends all the time. It's harmless Verse I was just changing".

"You're hundred percent sure it was harmless?" Chuckling at the man his face became an even more redder. "Scouts honor it was harmless," I say throwing up the three fingers and laughing.

"You're a fucking lie Trey, but it's cool don't act all shy and innocent when I do the same to your ass," the man says ashing out his blunt. "Whatever Verse get your mind out the gutter," I say laughing at him.

The next couple minutes the two new friends argue and talking there week and life until the slumber party started.

𝓛𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

"For y'all two to be just best friends these matching pajama sets are gay ass hell," Dani jokes at the two males.

"Dani fuck you and take the damn picture," Meech says from my back. "Yeah come on Dani this nigga pretty heavy," I say fixing my balance of Meech on my back.

Clicking a couple more pictures Dani finished allowing the two annoying friends to look at her phone. Snatching the phone from the women Meech is meet with a hard ass slap to the back of his head from the shorter women.

"Did this gremlin just hit me," Meech says catching an attitude. "Shore did... nigga I told you to stop playing with me," the women says matching his attitude.

Looking at the two friends as they get in front of each other's faces. I remove myself from the argument of the two. Knowing it's only going to end up them jumping me and winning I don't have time for that. Grabbing the remote I turn on YouTube to play a chill back playlist for all the friends to listen to.

Relaxing into the couch I pull my phone out a reply to a dumb tweet Verse sent for the thousandth time today replying to the message I get a notification from Calvin. My heart dropping to my stomach cause me to set up. "What the world could he be texting me". Feeling my heart speed up a little I feel a body seating beside me.

"What's wrong Trey?" the two friends ask the clearly zoned out male. Looking over at the two I smack my lips telling them nothing and lean back into the couch. "Okay well can you hold this to my head I don't feel like," it Meech tells me. Nodding my head I grab the frozen bags of peas and allowing the male to lay on me. Placing the bag on his head I look at his message as more dots pop up showing he was about to text me. Briefly reading over the message my heart rate slowly slows down a bit. Shaking my head I lock my phone putting it in my pocket as I zoned back into the friend group.

"If you ever snatch my phone out my hand again Meech next time won't be so pretty", Dani jokes from the other side of the couch. Shaking my head at the two friends a knock at the door interrupts us.

"Babe get the door." Dani yells from the couch to Ryan in the kitchen. Walking out the kitchen Ryan wipes his dirty hands on a rag as he looks at his lazy girlfriend and friends.

"Yall some lazy ass people," he say smacking his lips and answering the door. Opening the door Asia enters wearing her hello kitty pajama set while carrying two bottles of Hennessy. "Oh bitch you look good as hell," Dani says jumping up running to her best friend.

"Thank you babe you look good ass well. I love you and Ryan matching sets as well." Passing the bottles to Ryan to take into the kitchen, Dani pulls her over to the couch where the rest of the of us sat at.

"Hey Meech and Trey. She says looking longer at Trey since she hasn't seen him as much. "Hey Asia, you look good tonight," Meech says seating up from Treys chest. "I'm going to go put this up," he say as we walk away.

Looking down at my phone I hear Asia and Dani whispering to each other about something. Paying them no mind I reread what Calvin texted me letting my mind race I screenshot the message sending it to Verse hoping he'll give me some advice on how to answer him.

Looking up from my phone I see it's just me Asia left in the living room. "Why you seating over there so quiet," I question her. " Me...she," asks back pointing a finger towards herself. " Yeah you it's only us in here I say looking around the open space."

"Oh I'm just surprised that you can finally acknowledge me after you spent so much of your time ignoring me," the young woman says catching an attitude.

Looking at her upset face I feel a sudden tightness in my chest. Rising from the couch I make my way over to the woman trying to comfort her. "Stop I don't need your comfort," she says moving my hand off her lap. Understanding her I place my hands into my lap watching the woman wipe away the small tear that I made her form.

"I'm so sorry I ghosted you like that Asia that was never my goal for us. A lot of shit came up in my life really fast and I forgot about your feelings," I confessed to her. "I understand I just wish you would have communicated with me that's all," she says turning towards me with her slightly puffy eyes. Wrapping my arms around I pull her in for a hug. " I am truly sorry for being a shit potential lover," I say in her ear.

"It's okay I don't think we would've lasted anyways," she say laughing into my chest.

"Really...?"

"Yeah your head ever since that night at the club be everywhere else but in the moment". Feeling my face heat up from the memory of Calvin and I in the nightclub. "See thats what I'm talking about you and that zoning out is crazy", she says resting her head on my chest.

"Yeah it's been happening a lot lately I'll work on it one day." "Yeah you need to because I don't know how your new man deals with that", she says side eyeing me. Pulling away from the woman it was now my turn to side eye her.

"How do you know I'm in a relationship," I question looking at her. "Well Meech had told us about the spend a night bag and then you full blown stop texting me so it was easy for us to piece together that you are dating someone." Nodding my head listening to the women I think back to the past couple of months of me being a failure at being sneaky.

"Damn so it's been clear this whole time? Yeah baby and it is fine though if I found some fine shyt to be under I would go ghost too," she says patting my shoulder. "Well I'm glade we had this conversation it was very needed, I'm really sorry for treating you that way."

"It's fine Trey trust me it was a small moment that I will always remember," she says standing up. Pulling myself up we hug one last time before making our way to the kitchen area. Sitting at the nicely decorated table Dani and Meech look towards us

"Did y'all talk it out", Dani questions us. "Well yes" we said unison. "Good now we can get back to being a friend group again", Dani says walking over to us and hugging us. "I'm sorry guys for creating that rip in our friendship guys".

"It's fine Trey we know you going through something's you'll tell us when you're ready", Meech says finally sounding like an actual adult. "Not Meech acting his age," I joke taking a seat by him. Getting up from his chair he seats in my lap like he always does. "Shut up, I know how to be civil when I need to," he says getting comfortable in my lap and scrolling on his phone. Shaking his head at the man I wrap my arm around his waist and look toward the girls.

Busting out laughing Asia and Dani couldn't help but laugh at the two close friends. Getting up from the table Dani disappears to the closet and comes back with the game of connect four. "Let's play guys till Ryan done cooking".

"I'm down to play," I say shrugging my shoulders. "Ayeee least kicks these girls asses," Meech says jumping up and down on my lap. Asia and Dani rolling their eyes at the guys and sets up the game to play.

𝓕𝓾𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

"Damn Ryan you should've went to culinary school instead of film school with cooking like that," Meech jokes as he sucks on his chicken bone.

"Fuck all of y'all instead of my baby," he says kissing Dani on the cheek. "All y'all did today was argue and drink none of y'all offered to help a nigga in the kitchen I did everything myself, so again fuck y'all". The group of friends laughed at each other as he gathered all the plates and makes his way to the kitchen.

"Stop laughing at my baby you know he sensitive about his craft," Dani says sipping on her wine. "Alright what's the move for the rest of the night then because a nigga ready to go bed," I say stretching my arms.

"Umm you better wake up because it's time for our annual never have I ever", Dani says standing up and making her way to the living room. "Well this night is going to end crazy," I say following the group of friends.

Taking a seat in a circle the friends take a warm up shot before they start there game. "Alright everybody has some liquor their system You all know the rules if you don't put a finger down you take a shot and if you don't answer the question being asked you take a shot and must do a random dare. Does everybody understand?", Dani questions the group. "Yes ma'am," the group answers in unison.

"Alright let the games begin...hold up your hands I'll go first". The group of friends hold up their palms and wait for Dani to start.

Looking over at her boyfriend and group of friends she shakes her head at the wild night ahead of them. "Okay I'll start off easy, Never Have I Ever Ghosted Someone" . Trey looking at his friends immediately put his finger down. Followed behind him is Meech who also put his finger down. Leaving Dani, Ryan and Asia left to take a shot.

"You're not right Dani," I say looking at her. "What I said I will start off easy," she say shrugging her shoulders. "Sometimes you gotta ghost a bitch, no shade Asia", Meech says putting his hand on her shoulder. "Whatever Meech and move your hand," she says shaking his hand off. "Alright next person," I say look at Ryan.

"Okay Never Have I Ever, had a threesome." Looking around the group Ryan and Dani take a shot also Trey and Meech as well. Leaving Asia all alone. "Oh my good Asia when did you have a threesome?" Dani asked excitedly. "I don't even want to talk about it that was a wild night for me," she says thinking back to that night.

"Oh bitch you don't want to answer the question, now you gotta do a dare". "Fine what's the dare?"she asks not budging. "Baby you gotta give her a dare," Dani say nudging Ryan. "Sorry Asia, but I dare you drink three shots back to back".

"Fine pour them up," she says sitting on her knees. "Asia I know you not about to take tat down", I say looking at the smaller women. "I'll be fine Trey, I'm a retired pro". Picking up the shots she down them like there nothing. Nodding my at the women I mind my business.

The group friend goes multiple rounds of shots and questions as the night continues. Feel the liquor go to his bladder Trey excuses his self to the bathroom. Pulling his pants down he releases into the toilet all the liquor he consumed. Feeling his bladder become empty he releases a sigh into the air. Shaking the droplets off he pull up his pants and wash his hands. Feeling a FaceTime call coming through he answer it thinking it was Verse.

"Yo Verse I'm drunk as shit," I say looking at the blurry image of myself in the mirror. "Who the fuck is Verse...?" Trey hears from a familiar voice. Sobering up real quick Trey picks up the phone only to be met with a muscular man with a pout on his face.

"Calvin you really called?" me I asked surprised.

"Yeah you never answered my message from earlier I had to make sure you wasn't dead," he says now rolling his eyes. "Well you been acting like that the past couple of weeks", I say without thinking.

"Well yeah you hurt my feelings", but that is beside the point. "Calvin baby I would never hurt your feelings on purpose," I say feeling my self become emotional. "Yeah whatever we'll talk about that tomorrow, just do what my text message says". Now it was my turn to pout.

"Don't you start brown eyes we will figure everything out tomorrow. Just be on time and bring the things. I'll see you later get you some rest." Nodding my head at the man he looks at me softly before hanging up. Feeling a headache come upon me I make my way out the bathroom and pass the loud friend group making my way towards my bedroom. Jumping into my bed I force myself to shut my eyes to sleep away the thumping headache and the nerves building in me as the next day approaches.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠!!𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥!!! 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑!!!!!!!