Page 87 of Feeling Blue

“We caught your lil’ bitty scheming ass,” his gold teeth shining through the darkness.

“I scared you, baby?” Sarcasm laced Blue’s words as he gazed at her with a knowing smile on his face, before glancing over his shoulder to where Marcellus had been standing.

Forever didn’t see him anymore and wasn’t sure where he’d gone, but none of that mattered in the moment. The only thing on her mind was how long Blue had been there and how much of her interaction with Marcellus he had observed. Judging by Auto’s comments, something had been noted, and she needed to know what.

“Scared me to death,” she took a deep breath, covering her chest with her hand as she took her extended phone from Blue. “Yummy, you still on the phone?”

“Yeah, what you doing? Ima miss the whole show fooling with you.”

“My bad. Blue and Auto snuck up on me and made me drop my phone.”

Forever’s eyes bucked, and Yummy’s mouth dropped open simultaneously. Already knowing the situation, neither of them said another word until Blue did. One thing they knew how to do was hush when they got caught. Never the kind of women to tell on themselves or each other, the line went mute, and the concert watching resumed.

Unsteady on her heels, with the same butterflies she always got from Blue, going on a rampage in her stomach, Forever tried to keep her body from shaking while Goody rapped about being a real bitch.I’m going to kill her!Forever screamed as she finally came to the conclusion that Goody had known Zurich and Auto were coming to the concert all along. She could have at least warned her.

“Calm down,” Blue whispered in her ear, with his chest tapping the back of her head.

“I am calm.”

“Yeah, I can tell by how hard your hands are shaking.”

Typically, a fan of sarcasm, just not from him, Forever chose not to respond. When nothing else came from either of them, Blue stepped around her, tapping Auto’s arm along the way. Together, they walked closer to the stage to watch Goody. With his hands tucked deep in the pockets of his jeans, hat sitting low enough to miss his eyes, and height towering everyone else’s, Blue stood coolly, nodding his head to the song. Talking and interacting with a very hyper Auto every so often.

“I’m in trouble, Yummy,” she said when she realized he was ignoring her.

“Yeah, cousin girl, you are. What you gon’ do?”

Forever shrugged, as if Yummy could see her. Zoned out in her own thoughts, she watched Blue from afar, feeling like an outcast. The vibe between them was off and stiff, and she hated it. Blue was never cold toward her… ever. So, for him to have come to the concert to clearly surprise her, only to be ahead with his back to her, showed his discontentment.

Annoyed with him, Forever spun in search of Marcellus. He was no longer where he’d been before, but he was still there in the opposite corner. The pitiful look on his face made her want to run up and punch him in the mouth. Why was he looking sad when he’d caused her trouble? Just like he’d been doing since she’d met him, he was making things hard for her. Unable to even take the sullen look on his face, she sucked her teeth and turned away, only to look directly in Blue’s face.

What the fuck kind of luck did she have?

Instead of saying or doing anything that would provide her reassurance that they were good, he faced the stage again.

“Forever?”

Stressed, she looked to the sound of Yummy’s voice.

“Don’t stand there like a stuck bitch. Go where your man at.”

“He just saw me looking at Marcellus. He’s going to think I want him.”

“And you’re going to let him keep thinking that by standing away from him?” Eternity looked at her like she was crazy. “He can be mad. That’s fine, but get your ass over there with him. Show him some love. You can explain the rest of the dumb shit that my stuck on stupid ass brother-in-law is doing later.”

Agreeing with her cousin times a million, she nodded and switched toward him, not stopping until she was positioned in front of him with her back to his chest. With her free hand, she entangled their fingers together and held his hand tightly. He didn’t say anything, but he did look down at her. The twinkle that was normally there was gone, and the corner of his left eye twitched subtly, but Forever didn’t back down.

Staring at him felt good and bad at the same time, but she’d take anything as long as it was him who was giving it.

“Don’t be mad at me, baby. I don’t know why he won’t leave me alone, but I promise I don’t want him back. I swear.” She raised his hand and pecked the back of it.

His angry disposition was melting, but he was fighting to keep it there. His brows were still knitted deeply while the rigidness in his stance felt hard like a rock to Forever, but the emotion in his eyes began to warm to her again, showing that she still had a dog in the fight.

“Blue-Blue?”

With one swift shake of his head, he stopped her. “I’m good. Just watch the show.”

Forever hated to tear her eyes away from him, but she turned to face her sister once again. She’d just waved to cut the music and had the mic up to her mouth.

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