Temah Amoah's POV.

"That outfit is nasty! Curtís are you trying to impress her or make her sick my boy?!" I ask my friend.

It's finally the weekend and I'm at Curtís' place as he picks clothes for his date.

Conveniently we live in the same apartment complex, only I'm on the other side of the building.

They will meet up at a restaurant and from what Curtís has told me, it is a very casual date.

"Yeah, bro that outfit ain't it" my older brother, Khaden says, looking up from his phone for a split second, adjusting his durag just a little bit.

Khaden Amoah.

Khaden and Curtís have been best friends since elementary school days.

They got into classic boyish troubles together, as well as charming their way out of it and having each other's back from the get go.

"When do the twins come through?" Khaden asks me.

I shrug.

"I'on know" I respond standing up and stretching.

All my siblings and I meet up every two weeks to have a movie night or hang out somewhere and this week it's my turn to host.

I walk into the kitchen and look through Curtís' cupboards, realising that what I want is on the top shelf.

Great!

I drag a stool across the floor and give myself leg up.

I snatch the bag of chips off of the shelf, nearly falling on my ass, as I do.

The doorbell rings and I jump off of the stool, careful not to slip and I run to answer the door.

I fling it open to see a woman standing there.

^^ Tadewa Mitchell.

She is beautiful!

Warm, but timid brown eyes.

She looks surprised to see me.

"Oh, hey! My name is Tadewa... Is... Curtís here, we're going somewhere?" She asks meekly.

I thought they were gonna meet up.

I smile widely at her.

Oh well!

"I'll go get him!" I say.

"Come inside, make yourself at home" I tell her.

She smiles and relaxes a bit, stepping inside and sitting on the couch, smoothing her clothes over it.

"Currrrrtíssss!" I squeal, running through his apartment.

I burst through his bedroom door, to see him finish off buttoning up a new, much nicer shirt.

He looks up at me startled.

"What's wrong with you sis?" Khaden asks me, turning off his phone.

"What, what?! Did you cause a fire?!" Curtís asks.

"No, dipshit, your date is here!" I say, clapping my hands excitedly.

His face lights up.

"Really?!" He asks.

I grab his arm and drag him out of his room, Khaden right behind us.

I push him in front of me.

"What if I'm so nervous that I stutter?" He asks shakily and Khaden snorts, making me glare at him.

"You look good, you smell good and your personality is almost 10 out of 10. You'll be great!" I tell him.

"Almost?!" He asks, spinning to face me.

"You piss me off sometimes" I shrug.

He scowls and before he can answer, I shove him through the door and close it behind him, breathing out.

I hear murmuring on the other side of the door and what must be Tadewa giggling and I breath out.

"Move, I wanna hear!" Khaden hisses and I screw face him and mouth 'shut up!'

He scowls back and folds his arms across his chest.

I roll my eyes.

And he's meant to be the older sibling.

I shift up and let him listen in too.

They talk for a bit and then we hear the front door close.

My older brother turns to me.

"You ready to go get food for tonight?" He asks me.

I pout.

"Can't you just get it?" I ask, giving him my biggest puppy eyes with the knowledge that I have all of my older brothers wrapped around my little finger.

"If you go with me, I'll pay for everything" he promised and I sigh.

"Alright let's go!" I say, chirpily.

He grabs his car keys and then we step out of Curtís' apartment, using his spare key to lock it.

We go down to my brother's car and sit inside it.

The trip is not too long and when we get there, Khaden turns to me with a grin on his face.

He holds up the shopping list, between his finger and thumb.

"Race?" He asks.

I grin back.

"Let's do it!" I grin, stretching.

He rips the list in half and hands me a shopping basket.

"Take your mark" he says, rolling up his sleeves and rolling his muscles.

I dig the balls of my feet into the ground, ready.

"Set!" He continues, clicking his knuckles.

I smirk a little.

"Go!" He yells.

***

Douglas Coleman's POV.

"Where the hell are they?!" I ask myself, looking in front of me at the array of cans in front of me.

How hard could it possibly be to find a can of damn kidney beans?!

I hate grocery shopping with a passion!

I normally give one of my workers, Rita, the job if buying things for my house but she's on holiday for a month, so I have to do it!

Next to me, somebody drops something.

"Shit!" They curse.

Wait... That voice sounds familiar.

I look to my left.

Fuck me.

It's Temah.

She looks...

Different.

I scan my eyes over her body.

Her hair is out and she wears a pair of mid-thigh length denim shorts, which hug her thighs like a needy teenage boyfriend.

She wears a fitted black t-shirt to go with it and a pair of black trainers.

She bends down to pick up the fallen item, not even noticing that half of the men in the isle are watching, some of which get a slapped upside the head by their girlfriends or wives.

I tear my eyes away from her ass and continue looking through the shelves as if I've not seen a damn thing

"Mr Coleman?" Temah's soft voice calls me.

I gulp a little.

"Temah" I greet, turning to face her.

"You look confused" She says, biting back a laugh.

I shrug.

"I'll be fine" I respond, avoiding eye contact.

"What are you looking for?" She asks.

"Kidney beans" I mutter.

She steps in front of me to look and I draw in a sharp, but inaudible breath.

Her ass hovers near my hips, and I can faintly smell the shampoo she uses in her hair.

I want to step back, but I can't.

She reaches up, just past my head and grabs the plum-coloured can off the shelf, turning to face me.

"Here you go, sir" She says, holding it out and looking up at me.

"It's Douglas, outside of work" I say lowly.

She nods and I hear her voice catch in her throat at the tone on my voice.

"Okay... Douglas" She says, gently.

I'm about to say something, when a voice rings out across the isle.

"Hey, Temah, I'm about to win this shit!" the person starts to say, but cuts them self off, when they see her.

I look and see a man standing there.

He looks between Temah and I and then he looks me up and down, his expression unreadable.

"Who's this?" He asks, sizing me up, with his arms folded.

I feel jealousy spike in my chest, for what has to be a set with every interaction I have with her.

Is this her boyfriend?

The boy that I heard over the phone?

Wait, it's none of your damn business, Douglas! I mentally snap.

"Khaden, let's go" She says softly.

He looks at her.

"You finished your list?" He asks, ignoring me completely.

"In pro'ly less than half of your time!" She gloats and he smirks.

"Don't get all smart, Tems" he says.

She turns to me.

"I'll see you on Monday, Douglas" She says softly, picking her basket off of the ground and walking away with the man.

He throws an arm around her shoulder and hooks it in a loose headlocks yanking her back so that she nearly trips backwards and she squeals, before falling about with giggles.

He laughs and they continue walking.

I took my eyes and continue looking for my shopping.

She has a boyfriend?

Well they look friendly enough.

I shrug to myself.

I'll find out.

And if she doesn't...

Then better for me.
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Hey all!

What did you think of this one?

What do you think Douglas has planned?

Until next time...

~ Xo.