Cali Serenity

It was nine in the morning and I was looking a hot fucking mess with my hair in a curly ponytail with my clothes on from this early morning rendezvous.

I felt like shit as I walked to the pharmacy section of Wal-Mart as I stopped right in front of the emergency contraceptives.

"So you gonna just stare at it or you gonna pick one up"

"Janelle don't start with me"

"I'm just sayin. We standin here like we not finna buy this shit"

I looked over at Janelle who looked just as messy as I did. We were definitely doing the "hoe walk of shame" the way we were dressed.

Customers who shopped stared at us like we were the hoe's we were because if they knew how I was acting last night with Kross, please I'd be the head of the hoe campaign.

Sucking my teeth, I grabbed the box that was locked up in the protective case since bitches are out here stealing Plan B pills on the regular.

"I'm going to check out," I said as I looked back at Janelle as I furrowed my eyebrows. "Bitch, what are you doin?"

Janelle looked at me as she grabbed a Plan B for herself. She walked next to me.

"I'm getting what you getting"

"Ummmm...why?!" I squinted my eyes. "The fuck?

"Bitch don't be a dummy, you know why-"

"You fucked Kayden!"

Janelle stuck her tongue out at me as she continued to walk ahead towards the cashier to check out.

I stood there, my eyes following her as I had to come to terms that my roommate slash friend just fucked my fuck boy ass cousin.

I just sighed deeply as I tried to get that nasty ass image out my head of both their mental asses fuckin on each other.

We both paid for our plan b's and a bottle of water, chugging the pill and water down before leaving the store. I tossed my stuff in the trash and hopped in Janelle's whip.

"So you just letting Kayden nut up in you?"

"And you just letting Kross nut up in you too huh?"

"Don't play with me bitch" I rubbed my temples from the slight headache I felt forming while Janelle drove towards campus.

"I aint playin hoe. You askin me questions like we ain't do the same thing last night, the fuck?"

" I ain't fuck on my cousin so we did not do the same thing"

Janelle smacked her lips as she hit her turn signal to make a left on to the next street. She looked over at me.

"No, I was fucking yo cousin. You were fuckin on yo ex who belong to another bitch"

"Girl carry yo ass, please cause you stressing me the fuck out"

My nostrils flared but I didn't feel like dealing with Janelle's smart-ass mouth this morning. I'm too in my feelings as shit escalated quickly this whole weekend.

As quickly as it started, it ended and I don't know how to feel about it. I'm so fucked up behind everything that happened.

"I'm always stressing you out, so you say. You working at the club tonight?"

"No"

"Why not?"

"I'm bout to quit that shit" I blurted out, not thinking twice.

Janelle raised her eyebrow before responding to my answer.

"The money good. What you gonna do? Go back to bussing tables and shit?"

"Damn Janelle, I don't have aspirations of being a stripper any more I did it for the money to pay for school. Not to continue on wit that lifestyle"

"First of all, you speaking as if I want to be a dancer for the rest of my life. I just asked you a question"

"And I gave you an answer" I shot back, sighing with frustration.

"Okay well you buckin at me because yo past nigga left like you need to cool out Cali"

"Bitch ain't nobody bucking, you been coming out yo face since we got to Walmart like, then you talking bout I'm coming off cause I don't want to dance"

"No disrespect but bitch you coming off cause you mad and you directing that shit towards me because of Kross aint hea. So don't try and play me, Cali. You better get ya ass off ya shoulders cuz yo ass already knew the count with him. I'm ya friend and I'm just trying to be yo friend but you and that attitude can go like for real" Janelle raised her voice.

I didn't say anything because this hoe for a friend was right. I was mad. I was confused and angry at how I let myself be so stupid again with this nigga.

It was no more conversation as Miguel's Skywalker played from the system in her car.

"You right" I broke the silence as we pulled up to campus.

"I'm sorry for saying that to you" Janelle softly spoke.

"I just feel like a dumb bitch. I haven't seen this nigga in four years and then he comes to Atlanta, I fuck him and he leaves to go back home and playhouse with a bitch he knows he doesn't belong with. The only reason she with him is cause I ain't there, period"

I could see Janelle nodding her head in agreement as I sat there in the passenger seat staring into space thinking about the sex Kross and I just had.

"I mean you just got caught up Cali, it happens cause I damn sure got caught up with Kayden" Janelle stuck her tongue out and began wiggling her hips.

"Yuck. Too pretty to be lowering your standards for such trash" I teased as I opened the car door.

Janelle laughed as she cut the engine off and hopped out the car too as we made our way to our dorm and into our room. Once inside I tossed these clothes to the side and hopped in the shower before making my way to my bed.

I was in need of some good sleep after I kept tossing and turning when Kross left. I longed to feel my body underneath his as he rubbed my back or the slight snores that come from his nose, as he sleeps so peacefully.

I miss my nigga bad.

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The sound of my phone vibrating against my desk woke me up as I reached my hand out to grab my phone while my body was still beneath my covers.

I squinted my eyes, trying to adjust to the light as I looked at the time, 5 PM.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Wassup beloved"

I smiled as I sat up at the sound of his voice. I knew that nigga would call me.

"I'm assuming you made it back safe"

"Yeah, I'm walking to baggage claim to get our bags and shit. wassup with you though you sound like you was sleep"

"I was" I yawned.

"Long night huh?"

"Fuck you"

" I did and you was lovin that shit" he laughed.

I blushed as I laid back down in my bed, looking to my side to see a heap of clothes on top of Janelle bed but she was nowhere to be found.

"But umm, a nigga was just letting you know I made it back and shit. I'ma talk to you soon"

"Soon?" I turned up my nose.

"Yeah, soon. But ima holla at you nigga. Aight chuck stay up "

Before I could answer the fucking call disconnected and it returned to the home screen. I frowned tossing the phone back on my desk as I felt sudden anger and a bitch was back in her feelings.

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Kross

| Inglewood, CA |

LAX Airport

"Damn" I muttered under my breath as I slipped my phone back into my pocket.

The way I hung up probably pissed Cali off. I know she pissed off but I didn't need Solei getting all worked up after the blow out we had this morning about her.

"You good baby?" Solei walked up to me, pushing her Cartier shades to the top of her forehead.

"I'm good, one of the homies called me to tell me they landed too"

My jaw clenched cause I'm lying to her with a straight face. I know at some point a nigga gonna have to keep it real with her. She a loyal one and doesn't deserve this shit a nigga just did.

"I cannot wait to get home and sleep in our bed and see Adonnay. I missed his little face"

"Fasho. I miss my lil mans too " I agreed as I grabbed our luggage then making our way through LAX.

We made our way outside to find my big bro Sam leaning on his black range rover with a wide grin on his face.

"Wassup baby bro," Sam said with a wide small.

"Wassup nigga"

Bro and I embraced tightly as if I ain't see this nigga in years. It's just always love when we see each other. We can't stay mad at each other for long either.

"How the A treat you? Wassup Solei" he greeted her as well with a hug.

I put our bags in the trunk before hopping in the front seat with bro while Solei got in the backseat.

"The A was aight," I said, thinking about how Cali was moaning my name in my ear, making a nigga dick stiffen up quick as fuck.

"Yeah, me and Semere gotta go back soon right?" Solei asked from the backseat. " I love the black culture of the city. Its definitely black Hollywood"

"That's wassup. You saw Kayden crazy ass right?" Sam asked, pushing his frame upon his nose.

"You know I was with the tiny loc. Shut the A down and shit like he do every city he goes to"

I scrolled down my phone as I saw a message pop up from Cali

Cali: thought I'd show you what you left here 🙄🥴

Dammmmn beloved , I thought to myself as I looked at her pictures.

This girl gonna be a fucking problem and she damn sure gonna get me caught the fuck up with Solei

Me: You gotta chill beloved.

Cali: Mhm. And if u ever hang up on me like that again I will fucc you up.

Me: Yeah ight nigga. That ass fat tho 🤔on hood.

"You heard me nigga?" Sam's voice boomed.

"Huh?" I jerked my head up quickly as I hit the lock button on my phone. "Nigga why you yellin?"

"I said did you want to swing to go get Adonnay while we already out? The fuck wrong with you"

Sam looked me up and down.

"Oh, oh yeah that's cool. You cool wit that ma?" I looked back at Solei.

"Duh, I want to see my son. I miss him bad" she whined, poking out her lip.

I was so busy checking e-mails on my phone then going back to Cali's pictures that I didn't notice Sam trying to peek over at what I was looking at.

"Who Dat?" he mouthed to me.

I tried to make sure Solei wasn't looking as she was scrolling in her phone at this point.

"Cali" I mouthed back.

Sam eyes widened behind his frames, making that nigga eyes look bigger than what the fuck it was, causing me to mask my laugh.

I nodded my head as my brother caught on that we will talk later on some bro shit and while wifey not around.

Me: That shit lookin right, keep playin like I won't fly you back home to get up in that.

I quickly texted back before sliding my phone back into my pocket.