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Nichelle POV

"Zachary" I chuckled at first. He had to had been joking.

When I saw his face didn't change, I sobered up.

"Zachary" I said more seriously

"Just hear me out Nichelle" I simply blink my eyes bored at him. Unfazed because he couldn't be serious. Or was he?

"I'm not gone do you like them other niggas" he tried to convince me but he was failing miserably.

"You know that's what my ex said right? And he cheated on me with more than one girl" I said trying to remind him. He was right there! He witnessed it!
He recollected his thoughts.

"Well.. I ain't him. You know me!"

"Exactly! You're my best friend and you're a manwhore" I playfully pouted.

"You right, I am a man but one thing you should know Nichelle when a man knows what he wants he'll do everything to get it"

"And what is it that you want?"

"I want you to be my girl" I shook my head. Why was this boy playing games at 12:31 PM on a Monday.

"Zach, what about Bianca and that other girl you was with?"

"Who?" He fake pretend to not know.
"You see?!"

"Forget them. Girl stop playing I want you to be my girl. Give me a chance" he pleaded.

I stared at him with a smile and a whole lotta disbelief. He couldn't be serious. We been best friends 4 years now and he pulling this card on me.

"You're my only male best friend, what happens if this goes south? I'll lose a boyfriend and a best friend" I argued.

"What if it does work out? You'll have a husband and you keep your best friend" a husband?!
This man couldn't be serious. I couldn't help but laugh. A husband?!
oh he was cocky.

We were in the school courtyard and here he was trying to convince me that we could be a great couple.

"Okay, well what if I don't feel the same way?"

"You probably don't because you've only seen me as yo nigga and not as your Luther VanDross"

"My Luther VanDross?" Lord help me 😭 he was about to take my heart right out. I started laughing.

"Come on man, you took a chance on ole dude after I done told you he wasn't no good" he said reminding me. He sure did and I thought he knew nothing. Boy oh boy was I wrong. He stayed with me all those nights I cried tho.

"You know me, you know my heart, you know my boys, what else you need to know to trust me"

"I need to know you won't play heart like the strings of a guitar"

"And I won't" he said. One thing was for sure he was confident and persistent.

I knew I had some feelings for him but I never let it on. The idea of dating my best friend didn't even sound good to me. Because God forbid something happens.. this might be the worst heart break i would ever experience.

"What you say ma?"

I rolled my eyes. I can't believe I was about to do this.

"I'm giving you 2 weeks to woo me"
He smirked.

"Woo you?"

"Yup" emphasis on the P.

"Prove what you feel for me Zach. Your words ain't gon cut it for me"

"2 weeks huh? The graduation gala is in 2 weeks you coming with me to that?"

"If you ask me right" he nodded smiling.

"Aight, be prepared to be head over heels for a nigga" I shook my head. This boy was a trip.

*****
College Campus

Today they wanted to meet with all the students for a meeting about graduation.
I walked in the school hallway and I took this opportunity to clear out my locker completely.

"Baby" I immediately roll my eyes. "I'm not your baby Devon" I said not turning around to face him.

"Nichelle, c'mon man that was a stupid mistake"

"A stupid mistake is dropping my food, dismissing a phone call but cheating on me with 3 different girls? That's crazy" I said turning to look at him.

He sighed like HE was the one stressed. Men I tell you.

"Nichelle, it didn't mean anything" when he said that I just turned around because if he continued saying stupid stuff like that I was gonna go crazy on him.

"It had to meant something very important for you to step out on me"

"C'mon man, my momma miss you, I miss you, my lil sister too"

"That's too bad" I shrugged and continued taking my things out the locker.

"Nichelle" he grabbed my elbow.

I tried to pull out from his grip but he held it tightly.

"Devon" I pulled my hand out his grip.

"Aye, is there a problem here?" Zachary came next to me with all his boys behind him.

"You alright?" He looked at me and I could tell he meant business. "Yea" I sighed. He did the unexpected tho. He pushed some hair behind my ear and the gesture made me look up at him.

I could see the concern in his eyes.

I don't know but that immediately made me feel some sense of safety.

"Aight" he then shifted his gaze to Devon. "Is there a problem?"

He looked between the both of us and chuckled "nah man" and then he walked off.

Zachary and I watched him walk away.
"A lot more of that can happen when I'm ya man" he said from next to me and I didn't even bother to look at him because I know he was grinning like a fool and I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me like that.

I shook my head, closed my locker and walked towards the exit.
I hear him laugh but I kept walking.

"Hold up" he caught up to me.

"Let me take you out Saturday" luckily I had 4 days to figure out what to wear. I was actually free but I like making the chase a little difficult.

"I don't know, let me think about it"

"Don't be like that, I know your schedule. Plus I asked ya mama and ya pops already" I scrunched my eyebrows at him. What?

"You asked my parents?" I looked at him in disbelief.

"If I'm gon date you, I'm gon do it right."

I was actually shocked but very much impressed.

"I can't believe you asked my parents" I chuckled shaking my head.
"Alright, Saturday it is"

"Alright, dress nice ima be on my Luther Vandross shit" I rolled my eyes.

*****
Saturday night

"Candace, I mean this man is doing all of the things" she laughed.

"It's not funny, he's not letting up" I said looking out my window. He was dressed in a tuxedo on my momma's good mowed grass. With a bouquet of roses.

"What is he doing?"

"First he did some cute boy thing, he pushed hair behind my ear in front of Devon. He asked my parents to take me out before he asked me."

"Girl what?!"

"And I think he's using my parents, almost every other day he came over by the house and they always let him in. He's been bringing me lunch and it always came with a cute note" I smiled at the memory. No man ever made that much effort but he was doing the damn thing.

"I know most people don't tell you, but you make strong look easy. I know you feel sometimes like nobody got you but I'm here.
I'm gon ride with you till the wheels fall off. This time hopefully more than your best friend."

I read the last two sentences out to her "so he tryna be cousins" she joked in Beyoncé's accent making us both laugh. The others I kept to myself.

"Even when your hair is a mess you manage to make crazy look beautiful."

"If I admit you're funnier you gon smile at my cards?"

"Ya momma and yo daddy love me, hoping I can have that same effect on you"

"Anyway, let me go, I already had him out here waiting for a long time" faithfully he hasn't moved.

"Alright girl, kiss and tell me all about it! Bye"

"I definitely won't be doing neither"

I hung up.

I went downstairs. My momma and my daddy were grinning hard. "Have fun tonight hunny" she said but I can see her approval written all over her face.

I shook my head. "Thank you mama"

"Daddy you not gone say nothing?"

He shrugged "ain't nun much to say"
"That's a good man Savannah"

I shook my head at him and walked out "see ya later"
They were some suckers.

I walked out to the back yard and as I seen him I felt something I haven't felt before.

He looked so good.

He had a big bouquet of roses in his hand and I felt the girly side peeking to come out.

"Goodnight Beautiful" instantly I felt a blush creep up on me.

"Goodnight" I responded walking closer to him.
As I looked at the bouquet I realized there were Jordans inside.

"Zach!" I said in shock. I pick the left pair up and observed it. This was nice.

"Yea, I know you a fan so I got it for you" he knows I'm a sneaker head.

My family compared to his wasn't as wealthy. Zachary was filthy rich and it always baffles me why he wanted to be around me. We're like middle class people, we ain't struggling but we also don't have money to spend on luxurious things.

I looked up to him and for the first time I was seeing him different. His smile and the way he looked at me... this wasn't my best friend.
This was my date.

I took the shoes out "Thank you" I said before walking him inside to put my flowers in a vase and my shoes in the room.

"I always thought you were fit for my baby" my mother said as I was coming down the stairs.

"Momma!" I whined. Why she doing that? Gassing him up 😩

"Don't hate girl, yo momma only seeing what you taking long to see" he said big smiling and I found that newly attractive to me.

I rolled my eyes "boy let's go"

"Sorry Mrs. Williams, I gotta win your daughters heart over" he winked at her and my. Momma. Blushed.

No way.

He opened the door for me and I walked out. He rushed to the car but I was too busy admiring it.

"Why you gotta be so .... You" he chuckled
"What does that even mean?"

"You just made my momma blush"

"Not my fault your momma love me"

"Zachary, who does this car belong to?" In disbelief.

"Me"

"Since when?"

"Since my birthday, I just don't flash it because I didn't want any girls fawning over me. Ion like that attention"

"So you show it to me?"

"Yeah, cause you don't care about all this" and he was right. He could have all this and still be a jerk in my eyes.
"You still have girls fawning over you anyway"

"Too late now, I only got eyes for one" he looking over at me.

He held his hand out to help me get in the car.
"You ready to see me in a different light?"

"No turning back after this" he said smiling. Sigh God help me. I'm already tempted to fall.

"I'm already here, I might as well" I took his hand and entered the car.

On the way there we made small conversation and then when he turned and parked the car I realized that this boy play too much.

"Zachary, you made me dress up to go to the aquarium"

He grinned "Shhhh" opened my door and we both walked in.

"I could've worn something totally different"

"You look just fine Nichelle" he commented before ushering me into the building.

The aquarium was empty, not one person except staff members were here.

"Welcome Ms. Williams and Mr. Anderson, it is a pleasure to have you here with us. Please join me as I take you on a private tour" the tour guide said leading us.

Though I was fronting, on the inside I was geeking out. I love water, beaches and most of the animals in it.

"And this is the final part of the tour"
The sight that beheld me left me speechless.

I turned to look at him still speechless. "Zachary"

"Is this enough wooing or you want some more?" He said seriously. He led me down to the little table. On the table was a card, I picked it up and on it read:
"Be my date?" With the date of the gala on there.

"Sooo?" I looked up at him, trying my hardest not to smile.
"How could I possibly say no" I said making him grin.

Alright yall. No turning back.

Authors note 💕

Michael B Jordan will always be fine in my eyes.
Him and Tessa Thompson has always been relationship goals for me 😍
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