Page 50 of R&B Mixtape

I smiled and waved to folk I knew from high school. The first person that turned their nose up though was none other than Syd. Her mad ass was going to stay mad because her nigga was up for grabs, and I knew I could bag him without doing too much of nothing.

Bianca and I brought our own weed and drank so we passed the table and kept it pushing until we were over at the gazebo. Trey was sitting with his girl Ariel and a few of his homeboys. I scanned the group looking for Ja and saw that he wasn’t in attendance yet. I felt a little disappointed until Trey spoke up.

“He on the way sis. Fix your face.”

“Ain’t nobody looking for him boy. Ariel, get your man,” I said putting on a smile and requested a hug, which he honored.

“Y’all two ain’t going to ever stop fussing. How you been girl?” she asked.

“Good. This my last year of college so I’ll be back for good next year. I can’t wait.”

“I know you can’t. I’m proud of you Cami. We were about to get started with the shits, you trying to join?”

“Of course. I came to have a good time and that means getting tore up to the point I have to be escorted home. Bless the bottles.”

I passed our bottle of Patron around as she passed around their bottle of Dom. I trusted Trey and Ariel, but I refused to let anyone other than them hit my blunt or drink from my bottle. Bianca knew not to take her eyes off the bottle unless we were done. We didn’t play that shit.

We got started and an hour later, I was feeling good. The weed settled within me, and the liquor accompanied it. My body was floating at this point. My end goal was to be carried up outof here, but we just got started so I knew to slow down. The vibe was cool enough for me to relax.

“Where are the bathrooms at in the house Trey?” Bianca stood needing to go, and I wanted to tag along.

“Once you walk in, you’ll be in the kitchen. Go straight and then bust a left. It’s the first door on the right. If that’s occupied, there’s three upstairs. One in the master, and one down each hall.”

Nodding, we linked our arms together for support and made it inside automatically taking the stairs to go to the master bedroom. We wanted privacy and that gave it to us. We didn’t even have to check with one another on our decision. We knew what the other preferred. Bianca was a project baby, but she had some class.

We locked the bedroom door and used it one after the other. Once we were done, we explored a little bit. I had to give it to Trey, he rented a nice place. When Bianca told me what the theme was, I knew he was going to go all out. He never disappoints when it comes to a party, and it never got out of hand. It was like his party was the only party niggas knew how to act at.

We were joining everyone else seconds later. I was minding my business until B tapped me on my shoulder and pointed to the right of us. I looked over in that direction and smiled. Ja was finally here, and he looked damn good.

“I told you. Fine.”

She wasn’t lying. He’d always been a handsome man but Jesus the way his body elevated from the little one he carried around in high school. His chest spread and was muscular and the six pack he sported looked like a washboard. His chocolate skin matched the color of his eyes and those were always dreamy. His thick brows, and full beard put him in a category byhimself. And those damn lips… he was the full package. I see why Syd was so attached.

He’d always been tall but damn it looked as if he’d grown a few inches as well. The print in his swim trunks wasn’t missed either. All the times he’d rubbed up against me came rushing back causing my kitty to purr.

I took a step in his direction and was quickly halted by Bianca pulling me back. Syd had approached him, and I rolled my eyes off impulse. I continued to watch their interaction and damn near laughed when I saw him dismiss her. He wasn’t fuckin’ with her and that made me happier than I already was.

“What you about to do? He done shut her all the way down.”

“Stay close cuz. You about to see.”

My smirk grew as I crept through the crowd and around the gazebo undetected. I was able to surprise him and the way he looked at me, I knew I still had it. When I specifically asked him about attachments, he let me know he was free and in the clear. That brought a smile to my face I didn’t care to hide.

“What makes you think I want to give you anything Ja? Still got the big head I see.”

“I always had that among other things. That’s what attracted you to me the most, right?”

His hand dropped to the middle if his shorts and my eyes followed. Now that we were grown and could interact with each other the way we wanted, I wasn’t holding back.

“Not at all. It was your personality and the way you always cared for me. I felt safe with you.”

Our eyes locked and I saw the spark we held from when we were kids still there and alive. Ja knew he was my weakness and vice versa. However, we could play into it because we were both single.

“You were my lil baby, it was all about you even though I was with Syd. She couldn’t stand that shit either.”

“Mannnnn, I didn’t want the smoke because of my scholarship but I promise you I’m on a different type of time now. Keep her fifty feet away from me.”

“Is there a reason she’ll want to fight you now?” he asked with a devilish look.