"J, I do like her and I don't just mean coo', she is that too, but I mean she cute and sweet, and I can't handle that. You know that, I never do good wit them sweet girls, and you know when I get a good girl it never works you know." Druex said stopping Jarrell, Jarrell was going to say something when Druex went right by him and into the kitchen.
They closed the door quietly and walked down the hall, they could hear on the phone. So they stood in the doorway and listened. "Look J, have fun I'm tired of this convo." Brittney said sitting back on the plush couch, Jerome had called before he went on the date not after.
"B, I miss you, and I love you. I want to be with you, but every time me and you together, something goes wrong. You know." Jerome replied.
She sighed closing her eyes, "I thought we agreed that we wouldn't get back together anymore, that was the last breakup for us. We need to stop fakin like either one of us actually meant anything to the other."
Jerome sighed loudly, "B that was harsh, you know I love you, you know I do, don't say shit like that cuz I'll ways be there for you. I'll always be yours."
"Stop, I don't want to hear this anymore, I need someone else to love like I love you. I can't keep doin this with you, it hurts to much J, look I'm gon' go, I need to be with my best friend right now." She whispered pulling her ponytail down.
"Hold on, what you gonna fall in love with Jarrell or somethin?" Jerome replied angry cause she wanted to be with Jarrell more at that moment.
"Shut the hell up Jerome! I'm not gonna fall in love with Rell, but if I did it would be better than this shit between me and you! Shit Rome you so fuckin wrong --" She replied loudly Jerome could piss her off so bad.
Jerome tried to calm her, "Hey, hey boo you know I didn't mean that, I was just upset. Look I'm let you go chill aiight."
"Yea." Brittney replied exhaling loudly.
"I love you B, don't forget that. Bye." Jerome said before they hung up.
"Yea, I love you too J. Bye." She said hanging up, standing up stretching. That whole conversation had left the two men standing at the door with two very raw emotions: one was angry that Jerome was still trying to keep her and one was plagued with different emotions.
"Wuz up Bri!" Jarrell said loudly announcing there presence.
She turned around and grinned ear to ear obviously forgetting about Jerome, but even Druex could see that the glow in her eyes was dim, "Hey there, I didn't hear ya'll come in."
Druex smiled picking up a picture of 6 little kids in bathing suits, "We just slipped in."
"Aye I didn't know Mrs. Teresa kept this!" Jarrell said looking at the picture.
"Yea, since your Mom has the one where we are sitting on the bench after Church momma kept this one." Brittney replied looking at the picture too.
"Is this is ya'll?" Druex asked pointing to a little boy and girl holding hands smiling with their feet in the water surrounded by two more boys and to other girls.
"Yea, that's her brother Jayson and her sister Isabelle, and that's Nia and Terrence." Jarrell replied pointing out their siblings.
Druex laughed and a smile covered his face, butterfly's fluttered in her stomach, she adored the he always smiled when he spoke, "How old were ya'll?"
Brittney smiled taking the picture away, "Don't laugh at us we were only six."
"Anyways I'm hungry!" Jarrell said running into the kitchen, and Druex and Brittney followed slowly.
"As usual, mama made some Chicken, Greens, Chitlins which are mostly for anyone who likes 'em, Hot water cornbread, green beans, and black eyed peas. And there's some kool-aid in the fridge." Brittney said pointing out everything.
