Page 19 of U + Me

“South Troop…after party…” Then it clicked. I knew exactly who she was.

“I’ma bring your mom some apps then meet me by the bathroom.”

“For?”

“You’ll see.”

She briskly walked off, I assumed because my mom was headed back to the table. Once I heard her voice, it confirmed it; when she came back to her seat and was on her cell phone.

“Yeah, Darius is good. He sitting right here, we bout to eat. He leaves tomorrow. Yeah Lord, you know I’ma miss my baby.” She was telling whoever she was talking to all my business.

Tiffany brought some stuffed mushrooms, fried calamari, and mozzarella sticks along with some hot biscuits to the table. A few minutes later, she flagged me toward the bathroom and for jokes and giggles I went to see what she was on. The last thing on my mind was a bitch but I also wasn’t opposed to getting my shit wet before I left, and Janiece and I still were on the outs even though she was blowing my shit up.

“Come here, Darius.” Tiffany smiled as we ducked off to a bathroom that was closer to the kitchen. It was a single bathroom marked handicapped.

She locked the door then walked into my space. Reaching for my dick, she grabbed a handful and one of her knuckles rubbed against one of my balls too hard.

“Slow down shorty, be easy.”

“You fucked me in the bathroom at the party then disappeared. You fucked me so good I haven’t been able to get you out my mind since. I never got your name, number, or nothing. This gotta be fate.”

“You locked me in the bathroom to tell me that?”

“Nah, I want some of that dick. We got five minutes.”

“Girl is you crazy! My mothafuckin’ moms out there and I ain’t no five-minute nigga. What time you get off?”

“Ten tonight, but my lunch break is at seven. You drive?”

“Yeah, I gotta whip.”

“Come back on my lunch. I’ll make it worth your while. In the meantime, I bet I can get you to cum in four minutes.”

“Is that so.” I slapped Tiffany on her ass. “If you want to prove it and get the dick, make sure me and my momma food hot and fresh.”

“Oh baby, y’all food and this pussy gone be hot and fresh, I promise you that. I’ll even add my employee discount to the total. That dick worth every penny of it!”

Although Tiffany was sexy, that thirsty shit was a straight turn off to me. I chuckled as I left the bathroom then headed back to the table. The rest of our meal between Tiffany coming to the table every five minutes with a refill or checking on us, and my mom on the phone, my social battery was dry, and I was ready to go.

Two hours later, we were finally headed to the crib, and I couldn’t wait. I had already shipped a gang of boxes of my stuff to my pops crib. I just had a few more things to pack in my car then I needed to fill up so when I hit the road I wouldn’t have to stop for a good minute. The only states I’d ever driven to was Indiana and Wisconsin by myself so this road trip to Georgia was about to be filled with a lot of unknowns. I was looking at it more like a soul journey. Being alone for twelve hours on the open road with my thoughts was what I was looking forward to.

“Darius what you bout to do cause I’m ‘bout to have some company right quick.”

“I gotta run to the gas station and finish packing.”

“Let me go get ready. I’ll see you later, baby. I love you, and I’m so very proud of you.”

After my mom hugged me, she was waltzed up the stairs to her room so that she could get ready for whatever nigga was about to come over.

When I made it to the basement, I went to the bathroom to relieve myself then went to my room. When I walked in the familiar smell of Victoria’s Secret strawberries and champagne scent hit my nose and that’s when I noticed KK sitting on the edge of my bed with a few balloons and a gift bag.

“Congratulations friend, happy graduation! Sorry I missed it.”

KIMBERLY

“How long you been here?” Darius ran over to me and scooped me into his arms.

“Not too long. I caught hell trying to get the balloons in. I accidently let a few of them fly away. I didn’t think this one out too good.” I chuckled.

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