Page 86 of Just Listen
He licked his lips, while studying me. “As far as I let you take it. Turn around.”
I squinted. “For what?”
He gave me a stern look, and I turned around, and faced the fridge.
“That’s really how you went outside?”
I turned to face him. “What’s wrong with this?”
His eyes roamed my body. “Those shorts. I can see the bottom of your ass cheeks.”
“Oh. That’s probably because they rose up my thighs,” I offered, as I tugged at the hem of my shorts, trying to bring the length down.
“I don’t give a fuck. If that’s how they tend to roll up, then you shouldn’t have worn them.”
I rolled my eyes. “Whatever.”
He calmly nodded. “You gon learn. I promise you.”
I twisted my lips. “Whatever that means.”
“Yeah. So, what’s up? Why haven’t you been answering my calls?”
I pursed my lips. “Nigga, you know why.”
“Nah, I don’t,” he claimed. “So, enlighten me.”
“Okay.” I pinched a piece of chicken, and slid it into my mouth. “I didn’t answer, because I didn’t want to talk to you.”
“Why not?”
“Because. I figured if I did, then you wouldn’t take me seriously. I needed you to understand that this is not a game. So, I was keeping my distance, until you show me something.”
His eyes drank me in. “What was you trying to see?”
“If you werereallytrying to fuck with me, or was just trying to fuck.”
“Yeah?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Well, I do be trying to fuck somethin’. We know that. But I wantyoutoo.”
I rolled my eyes. “Oh, how romantic.”
“I’m saying…I tried. You like the flowers?”
My eyes scanned over the multiple arrangements, lining the counter. “They’re nice.”
He nodded. “You still mad at me?”
I shrugged.
“What that mean?”
I tucked my lips into my mouth. “It means that…I’m leery. Just a few days ago, you couldn’t tell me what you wanted. So, I can’t just believe that you had this great epiphany overnight.”
He shook his head. “That wasn’t the case.”
