Hiii guuuyyyyyss :)
Shoooouutt-ooouuuutttss:
Edgar H. Sutter: hey, you're back! I missed you! :) haha, I'm glad you liked the chapter! Riley and Cindy did have an amazing weekend! But more's to come! Hope you enjoy this one! Thanks for reviewing! :D
MegaMan95: aww, thanks! glad you liked the chapter! thanks for the review! :D
Jazavelli: haha, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter! and haha, yupp! all one big happy family (even Tom. lol!). hahah, oh Huey & Jazz definitely need to get 'em back for all their jokes! and Caesar was so right about it! haha! LMAAAOO, Tom really does need some friends his age. smh. And Sarah do NOT even care. she don't even wanna deal with his wack-ass. #pineapples ;) and yes, father like daughter, reading side-by-side all intellectual and cute! ^_^ lmaaoo, I'm glad I stopped your mini-heart attack! we got one more after this girl, no worries! and awwww, your comment about the reviews made me smile (and laugh :D). you're awesome. thank you for that and thank you for the review! :)
Jor-El Smith: yay, I'm glad you liked the chapter! and hahahaha! you and Riley be sharin' some similarities with being FREAKS (j/k ;)) and having similar convos! lmao! thanks for the review! :D
KODfreak: hmmm, we'll just have to seeee! thanks for the review! I plan to review yours once I've reached the ends! :D
bunnybabe247: yay, I'm happy you enjoyed the chapter! hahahaha, you want an ass-whoopin' to happen, don'tchu? lol! we'll see! ;) thanks for the review! :D
anon: LMAO! dammit! haha, just kiddin it's alright! I'm just happy you liked it :) thanks for the review! :D
LovinHueyFreeman: hahah! I'm happy I can be convenient for you! and damn, no cookie? you selfish! :P but anyways, back to it! and lmaaaaaoo! girl, i… you… you know what just read the author's note before the start of the chapter ;) oh such freaks Riley and Cindy are. I'm glad you're not revoking his RNL though. good look :) aye, aye, aye, Cindy's gotta look good. 5 hours=perfection… *I* wouldn't sit through it personally, but Cindy does work! so there! haha! look at this Soul Food lookin' family! glad you liked the girl and guy talk though. oh, how perfect would it be if they were real people? lol :) we all loooovvee Love & Basketball! now you gots me wanting to watch it! ^_^ lmaaaooo, girl I freakin' love Tom too! he's SOOOO corny but it's hilarious! and GIRL! I ALMOST messaged you when I read your review, because I swear on my life, that day prior to seeing your review, the "Sarah's Smile" song was randomly in my head. I read that you liked that and I was all "WHAT!" that was freaky for real! I swear, we're on some twins shit ;) but haha, yeah I love Tom. I laugh when he sings the "I Can See Clearly Now" song in The Real episode! :3 but anyyyways, backtodaflick! Aaron would be the best nigga ever if he made an episode where they're all grown up (with Caesar)! and you already know the weekend's about to be freaakkyy! and LMAO at you almost reviewin' the chapter twice! what is you doin', girl? what is you doin'? :) DAMMIT! stop trickin' me with all this lawsuit traps! I HATE YOU! … just kiddin', boo-boo. but yo, once this story is done I will DEFINITELY miss your cray-cray reviews. which means after it's over we better still PM and shit or it's your ass (no homo)! thanks for yet another review that made me giggle my little head off :)
Sodakandy: hahaha, you're not the first person to mention the morning kisses! lol! glad you liked the image of Cindy in braids. I can picture it too with all her long hair :) and yes, I love writing Jazmine and Cindy moments for them to bond! definitely sisters at heart :) many spin-offs are planned for the story, don'tchu worry. thanks for the review! :)
DeLorean Hedgehog: haha, don't be sad! it's never the end! :) I'm glad you liked the chapter! oh you don't even wanna know what's gonna happen this week with Riley and Cindy. hell, *I* don't wanna know what'll happen this week! ;) LMAO, that would be the funniest thing EVER if Tom tried to ditch Granddad! but you right, he'd never be able to do it. too nice XD I'mma try to make these last two chapters worth it for you! enjoy! and thanks for the review! :)
Paige1292: lmaaaoo! I guessed that it was you, girl! :D but anyways, I'm glad you liked the chapter! Riley's got that way with the ladies, yo. he mad sexy ;) hahaha, you good with the context clues! and you are definitely correct. Riley can't handle Cindy's skill ;) haha, Riley was so serious about Mexico. :) glad you liked the family scene and enjoyed the guy and girl talk! ;) lmao, Riley tryna act like a real nigga and not be so excited about Granddad leavin', but he know he could kiss that old man if he wasn't homophobic! and Granddad definitely doesn't mind givin' them their space :) and hahaha Riley just can't control himself. he was strugglin' with that breathin'! ;) don't worry girl, we got one more chapter of this story! then it's the end… for now ;) you'll have to see more Riley entertainment from the FWB story. trust me, you ain't ready ;) thanks for the review, girl! :D
misseylady: hahahaha, you like the third person to talk about the morning kisses, girl! smh! XD anyyyways, I'm glad you liked the chapter! don't worry, one more to come after this one! haha, I love your random reviews :) they make me smile :D thanks for the review!
razzberry96: awwww, thank you so much! your review really meant a lot to me! :D of course I've read your stories! I reviewed your most recent one (my favorite) and plan on going back to review the others! thanks so much for the review! :D
Guest That Talked About Google Translate: hahahaha! *high fives your hand that you raised* :D I'm really glad you liked the chapter! thanks for the review! :) PS: … is this Madame Songstress? I don't know why, but I feel like you're the reviewer! if it's not, than my bad! I wish the stupid FanFic thing wouldn't randomly appear as Guest sometimes! lol
ILoveYou1234567890123: hahaha, I'm not the freak, it's them! THEM! XD yes, Riley is very sweet, romantic, and even patient with Cindy. now you KNOW that's some real love ;) and hahah, you know she can't resist Reezy! that's just crazy talk! ;) oh WHAT? now I got ANOTHER person tryna sue me after my money? curses! LMAAAOO! :D you too funny! thanks for the review! :D
New york Mike: hahahaha, I'm glad that you're liking this story! that makes me happy to know! thanks for the review! :D
EDTHE3RD: aww, thank you so much! glad you liked it! :) thanks for the review! :D
havensworth: (1): hahaha, I'm glad you liked Riley's reinvented F-U speech! XD (4): and haha, I'm glad you liked the "keep dreamin" "babe, I'm already woke" part too! ^_^ and I'm happy you're liking the story! thanks for the review! :D
janiahconor/Guests that mentioned janiahconor: hahaha, to all of the three reviews, thank you! I'm glad you're liking the story! and hahaha, you want a fight to happen, huh? ;) we'll seeeeee! :D thanks so much for the reviews! :D
Welp… to the ones that read the author's notes, you already know that this story is winding down. This is the last chapter before the epilogue, kiddies. So technically we got one more left. No frowny faces! Don't worry! Be happy! It ain't the end yet :)
Let's do this chapter right :)
….
You know what, before I start, I gotta make a comment on the last couple of chapters. Y'all are KILLING me, talkin' about how Riley & Cindy keep kissin' before brushin' their teeth! LMAAAOOO! I swear, I got three people sayin' that! Soooooo lemme elaborate. Umm, Riley & Cindy are in looooovvveee. They don't caaaaarreee. They too gangsta to let that shit bother 'em. And TWO… we're in fantasy storyland! And in MY fantasy storyland, nobody has morning breath! Everyone wakes up minty fresh! Every time! hahahahahahaha! yeaaahh, I'mma trip. Hope I made the frowns disappear and maybe you smiled a lil. If I made one person smile, then my job was accomplished :) :) :)
…Backtodaflick!
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks or any of his characters.
"Man! I can't wait for niggas to start hatin', I can't wait!"
"So you judge your success by the amount of ill will you generate from those around you."
"Aye, if niggas ain't mad atchu then you doin' somethin' wrong!"
"By that definition then, you have a very bright future."
"...Thanks, man."
~Riley Freeman and Huey Freeman; Shinin'
Cindy's POV
Alright, already the show goes on
All night, til the morning we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder, when they would see the sun up
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
Alright, already the show goes on
All night, til the morning we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder, when they would see the sun up
Just remember when you come up, the show goes on
Cindy made a sleepy groan as she began to open her eyes at the sound of the radio alarm. She rose her head slightly from Riley's chest and looked down at him. The boy was still sleeping through the music.
"Reez, wake up." She practically croaked. She rolled her eyes at her hoarseness as she leaned to turn off the alarm. Riley made a moan from underneath her and rubbed down her back with two hands. Cindy tried not to grin as he slowly pulled her back so that she directly on top of him again. He opened his eyes and smiled up at her.
"Hey, baby." He leaned up a planted a small peck on her lips. After he pulled away, he noticed that Cindy still looked like she was trying not to smile. Then he smirked. "You sound sexy." He laughed when she cracked a grin and held up a hand to flip him off. "What? I tried."
"You are so full of it." Cindy couldn't help but giggle at his lame excuse. "Try to keep quiet my ass."
"Ask me if I give a fuck if he heard us or not." Riley smirked again, sliding his hands down to her behind. "Shit, all the torture dat old nigga put me through when I was littler? I ain't tryna hear it."
"You're not the one who's gonna have to look him in the face after last night!" Cindy told him, giving him a hard flick on the chest. She squealed when Riley pinched her ass in return.
"Just smile and wave, bay. Smile and wave."
Cindy cracked up. "No you did not just quote Madagascar!"
"Somebody thought she was slick when we were kids, actin' like she ain't like that movie. When I caught yo ass at the theater when we were in high school, buyin' yo ticket for that third sequel!"
"Boy, get off that! 'Sides, I think somebody's been watchin' a little too many kiddie-flicks with Jamilah." Cindy smirked.
"Stop hatin'."
"Whatever you say, softie." She batted her eyelashes.
"Hush… up." Riley grinned, leaning up towards her with his eyes on her lips. Cindy giggled and shook her head, pulling back.
"Nope! Get up. Time for work." Cindy said, moving off him and hopping out of bed.
"Dang, you really gonna play me like that though? No love." Riley complained, sitting up. Cindy walked over to the closet and grabbed the plushy robe that she had taken from the hotel.
"Would I ever play you, Reez?" She asked innocently, staring at him as she slid her arms through the sleeves. She left it partially open, especially at the chest, as she tied the fabric belt very loosely. Riley's eyes were on her body as she winked before moving to the dresser.
"Girl…." She heard him mumble as her back was turned. She glanced in the mirror and grinned when she saw him rising from the bed and starting to slowly begin to walk over to her. She knew she shouldn't have even started. They needed to get out of the house on time. She remained nonchalant while she opened her bra and underwear drawer as Riley came right up behind her, pressing his lower half against hers. Cindy tried to ignore the heating of her face at the sudden hardness she felt.
"I know you feel that," Riley whispered into her ear, pointedly pressing himself a little closer while he wrapped his arms around her. Cindy bit her lip and glanced up to see his profile in the mirror. The side of his mouth turned up into a smirk as he flicked his tongue out and licked the rim of her ear. Then his gaze shifted down to the open drawer, making his smirk widen. He lifted his arms from her waist and reached his hands to go inside, starting to dig around. Cindy grinned when he found what he was looking for.
"Mm… I'm gonna need to see you in this little number tonight, girl." Riley stated, lifting her navy corset.
"Oh, you want me to model it for you?" Cindy played dumb.
"Yes, please."
"And do you want me to be barefoot… or wearing my high heels?" She asked a question she already knew the answer to.
"Heels, baby, heels." Riley grinned, dropping the bustier back into the drawer before encircling his arms around her waist again.
"And why…?" She started to chew on her bottom lip again as Riley slyly undid the tie of her belt. Then he moved his lips so they were brushing against her lobe as he spoke.
"Cuz when you in them things," His voice was a husky whisper. "Yo legs… look so… damn… sexy…." Cindy stifled a moan when Riley's hands slowly slid up her torso to cup her breasts. Dammit. This is what she got for trying to play with him.
"Oooh, Reezyyy…." Cindy tried not to moan his name as he massaged her teasingly. "We… mm, boy… we gotta get ready for work… ahh…." She trailed off as he also started to softly suck on her earlobe. It was way too much stimulation for Cindy this early in the morning.
"Baby, I want you." He murmured in response. Cindy's temperature started to rise.
"Reez… mmm… it's morning…."
"I like it in the morning." Riley countered with a smirk, taking her lobe between his teeth and giving it a tug as he pulled away. He swiftly moved his face around to the other side of her head, beginning to whisper into that ear while looking at Cindy in the mirror. "C'mon, bay. It's 7:15 now. We gotta be at work by nine. I say that the two of us do a lil somethin' somethin'… finish up before eight... be outta here by 8:30 or so… get a drive-thru McDonald's breakfast… and get to work right on time… how you like that?" He suggested before starting to work his magic on that ear… still while massaging her chest, by the way.
"Mm… that's cuttin' it a lil close, isn't it?" Cindy replied quietly, tilting her head more as he sucked her lobe.
"Let's do it in the shower and save us a step of gettin' ready then." He murmured.
"What about… your Granddad?"
"It's Monday. The old nigga's out joggin'. Won't be back til 8. We'll be done in the bathroom by then." Riley gave her breasts a final squeeze before sliding his hands down to her waist. Then he gently turned her around, grinning as his eyes locked on hers.
"There ain't no more excuses, bay. And I can't take no for an answer. I need you. Now." He emphasized this by beginning to pull the sides of her robe to him as he started to walk backwards.
"Hmm… say that again?" Cindy smirked as she was slowly pulled along. Riley made a serious face as he leaned down close in front of her.
"I need you, babe. And," He paused to move to her ear and whisper. "I need to be inside of you… now." Cindy shivered as he leaned back up and gave her robe another tug, pulling her into him as he walked backwards to his door. She licked her upper lip slowly and nodded. That little gesture was all it took for Riley. He grinned as he backed up and reached around, putting a hand on the doorknob. Cindy glanced down and registered something as he twisted the handle and started to open it.
"Wait Reez, don't go out there yet. You're naked." Riley blinked at her for a moment before his grin turned into a smirk.
"…You really think I'mma be walkin' around with clothes on this week, baby?"
Riley's POV
"Five minutes to spare. Damn, I'm good."
"I'll give you that."
"Please, like you didn't already know that."
"Boy, hush." Cindy giggled, nudging him while they walked down the hallway to gym. After their very pleasant morning, they had in fact made good time and had promptly made it to the mall, even after grabbing a quick breakfast.
"So who you workin' with today?" Riley asked after popping the last piece of his sausage and egg biscuit into his mouth. He tossed his empty bag into a garbage bin as he passed.
"I dunno. I didn't talk to Frank last night remember?" Cindy glanced over at him.
"Bad girl… I would know."
"What-eva." Cindy rolled her eyes with a smirk. "I didn't really make a brand new routine either, but I ain't sweatin' it. If I took you and Ceez down here and gave y'all a killer workout off the top of my head, then I can do the same thing again."
"Dat's my girl." Riley grinned, slowing down as they reached the entrance, as did Cindy. She smiled up at him as she took a tiny nibble of her hash brown. She was so cute. Hair up in a messy bun, yellow racerback tank, tiny black shorts… damn. Riley couldn't wait til work was out.
"I'll pick you up around noon for lunch, aiight?"
"Is this gonna be like… a lunch date, Reezy?" Cindy asked innocently, pretending to place a hand over her mouth. Riley chuckled as he leaned down close to her, resting his hands on both of her arms.
"It's whatever the hell you want it to be, girl." He smirked as she tilted her head up for him to kiss her. Instead of doing that, he surprised her by leaning down, quickly bringing up her left arm, and taking a huge bite out of her hash brown.
"No!" Cindy cried, yanking her arm back as Riley cracked up. "Nigga, I hate you!" She exclaimed, trying not to laugh as she gave him a shove. Riley still snickered after swallowing the food in his mouth.
"Baby, you know I love you more." He grinned, pulling her into him by her hips.
"Bite me, bitch." Cindy got in his face with a smirk.
"I promise I will tonight." Riley murmured before planting a kiss on her mouth. Cindy made a noise as Riley slid his tongue in, playfully teasing her for a few short moments. He gently tugged on her bottom lip as he pulled away, then gave her behind a pat.
"Later, babe." He winked before removing his arms from around her and turning. He glanced over his shoulder when Cindy delivered a hard smack to his ass. She gave him a wink in return before starting to retreat backwards into the gym.
"Watch yo back cuz I'mma getchu later!" He told her.
"My guard's already up, boo!" She replied, blowing him a kiss as she escaped through the automatic doors. Riley shook his head before turning to walk again. That girl.
Riley still had a slight smile on his face after he had walked down the long hallway and came to the doors of the tattoo shop.
"Whaddup in this biiitch?" He said loudly as he strolled in. He gave a head nod to Dean at the front counter as he passed. The man almost did a double-take of him before he glanced at the watch on his arm.
"You're… on time?" He sounded confused.
"Dat's what it look like, don't it?" Riley quipped as he went to his station. He noticed that Red was in his station next to him, face-down on the desk with his head in his arms. Riley laughed at this sight, being as though he'd seen it before on Red.
Hangover.
"Whaddup, dawg?" Riley smirked, plopping down on his chair. He snickered when Red held up an arm and gave him the bird. He hated being called that as well; just another reminder of his childhood abuse. "What's wrong witchu?"
"You're loud… as fuck…. That's what's wrong." Came the muffled reply.
"Ooh. Looks like someone had a lil too much fun this weekend. You soundin' kinda fucked up, bruh." Riley commented before turning to his desk.
"Yeah? Well, you soundin' like you had little too much fun this weekend too. All happy and shit. What'd you do, finally fuck yo girl or somethin'?" Red retorted, beginning to sit up.
Riley dropped the papers he had lifted in search of something. What? He knew that Red was just snapping and had no idea what could have gone on between him and Cindy, but that was crazy as hell. Riley started to panic when he saw Red turn to him from his peripheral vision.
"Whatchu lookin' at, nigga?" He snipped quickly, glaring at Red before starting to shuffle through his papers. He noticed that he was still staring, and it seemed like he was trying to focus more.
"You ain't said nothin'." Red said quietly.
"Huh?"
"When I said you fucked yo girl, you didn't say anything. You got quiet… like you still are now…." Red's blood-shot eyes focused harder. Then they widened.
Shit.
"I ain't said jack, so you betta not-" Riley started, but it was too late. He was cut off by-
"DEEEEEEEE!" Red yelled at the top of his lungs for Dean.
"Shut the fuck up!" Riley snapped, getting up from his chair to hit at him.
"Aye, lay up, Reez! Ow, dammit!" Red cried, trying to block and smack him in return.
"What the hell? I go in the back for two seconds and you can't act like grown-ass adults?" Dean voice was annoyed as he came back through the door. "Knock it off!" He barked, striding over to Red and Riley and giving them both a hard slap in the back of the head.
"Ouch!" Riley complained, rubbing where he had struck. Dean was heavy-handed as hell.
"What the hell are you two doing?" His boss ignored his pain.
"RILEY FUCKED THAT GIRL! BLONDIE!" Red shouted even though Dean was right in front of him. Riley was ready to lunge at him again when Dean stopped him, holding out an arm to keep him back. However, he did raise an eyebrow and give Riley a look.
"…Really?" He smirked, interest now in his voice.
Dammit, Red!
"Why y'all up in my business today?" Riley grumbled, stepping back from Dean and sitting in his chair again.
"Why you so defensive?" Red taunted drunkenly.
"Nigga, I will drown yo ass. Wait til work's over!"
"Reez…." Dean chastened with a grin. Riley exhaled and looked back at him again. "Is it true though?"
Riley sighed again. What the hell. It was already out. He rolled his eyes and shrugged with the faintest glimmer of a small smile. "Yeah."
"Awwww yeah. My nigga." Red grinned, leaning down to rest the side of his head on the desk. "How was the smash?" Riley was ready to answer with a snappy reply when Dean cut him off instead.
"I doubt that it was just a smash for him, stupid." Both looked to him, eyebrows slightly cocked. He shrugged. "Look at him. If this was random, we all know that Reez would be sitting here braggin' like he's always done. This time's different. He's not boasting… he's being private about it… hell, he's even acting almost modest, it seems…. Blondie's different to him, Red. That much is obvious."
Riley dropped his jaw. For once, he had nothing to say. Dean was crazy perceptive. Like damn.
"Daaaaaammn." Red filled in what Riley was thinking. "Real shit?" He glanced back and forth from Dean to Riley.
"Yep." Dean nodded. "Not to mention that their relationship is now on Facebook."
That caused Red to snap his head up. "For real?" Now his jaw was slightly hanging open as he turned to Riley. "You put that shit on Facebook?"
"Uhh, yeah, so what? Dat ain't no big thing." Riley grumbled, trying to brush him off.
"You said you'd never do that."
"Oh please, when did I ever say-"
"Three weeks ago, on that Monday." Dean intercepted. "You were talking about 'Facebook hoes' and started running your mouth as usual. You remember what he said, Red? My mind just went blank." Red snickered and sat up a little straighter.
"Reez said, and I quote," He paused to clear his throat before resuming. "'Allll these niggas wanna be puttin' some lovey-dovey type shit on this site. I'll be damned if I ever, ever, EVER like a girl enough to put some relationship bullshit on the internet. Not Reezy, oh no. Real niggas, like me, don't do dat shit. We don't love them hoes.'" Riley just stared at him after he was done as Red gave a big smile. "It went somethin' like that anyway."
Riley blinked at him before deciding to speak. "Okay one, my voice don't sound like that."
"You graspin' at straws, nigga."
"Two," Riley glared at him. "I never said that many evers."
"You're really grasping at straws, Reez."
"Shuddup!" Riley snapped at Dean. "And three… like I told all my other niggas that be tryna clown and use my words against me… my girl ain't no hoe, so it don't count."
"Ohhh, your girl?" Dean smiled, causing Riley to crack a grin as well. "Look who's claiming her."
"I already did claim her, nigga." Riley replied, sounding somewhat proud. "She my baby and I'm her man. There, I said it. Now that it's out there, we can stop talkin' about this like it's breakin' news." He smirked.
"It is breakin' news though, nigga." Red told him, massaging his temples. "Shit, I never thought I'd see the day. You… in a relationship… a real relationship… with a chick dat looks like some life-size Barbie, you lucky bastard? I don't get it. This shit's makin' my head hurt."
"I'm sure the headache has nothing to do with the alcohol though." Dean chuckled with an eyeroll. Then he gave Red a pat on the shoulder. "Well… one down, one to go. You'll understand one day."
"Now that I'd love to see." Riley snickered. "You with a serious girl is something I'd have to see to believe."
"Please. Looks like I'm the only real nigga left around here with all these sprung-ass niggas. Me? In love? Psh. Fuck that. Dat shit ain't never gonna happen."
"Never say never." His friends responded simultaneously. Dean just shook his head as he walked away while Riley turned back in his chair to get to work. He reached into his pocket to grab his phone when he felt it vibrate. He grinned as he saw the sender.
From White GirL: Guess who's back? The 4 bros from my 1st day! Including Blake! He actually apologized 2 me & wants 2 return 4 workouts w/ me as his trainer! #thisshitcray! :D :D
Riley smiled. He could tell she was really happy about this. He sent her a text back.
To White GirL: Yeah dat bitch betta have stepped correct. His ass is lucky. I'll be there 4 lunch 2 see these niggas, "sweetheart" ;)
Moments later….
From White GirL: Plz behave urself when u get here. DON'T make a scene! lmao! :)
To White GirL: Baby… would I EVER make a scene…?
Cindy's POV
Cindy was cracking up, smiling from ear to ear as she stood at the main desk talking to her trainees. Her four trainees to be exact.
The Henderson brothers.
She had been shocked to see their faces again when she entered work. All of their faces, one in particular.
"Look whose back," Frank had said with a smirk when Cindy had approached the front of the gym, her eyes falling on the four familiar boys in front of her.
"Hey! What are you guys doing here? I thought we were planning to schedule you for a couple weeks from now." She had replied with a smile as she glanced at them.
"Change of plans, sweetheart." Donovan, the oldest brother, had answered with an easy grin. "We decided we wanted an earlier training anyway, but the main reason we're here is because somebody has something he wants to tell you…." He trailed off as he'd turned to look at the brother to his right.
Blake. The one with anger management. The one who had an ugly attitude with Cindy on the day they met. The one who Riley had named, "Bitch." That brother.
Surprisingly, Cindy hadn't seen a lot of attitude on the boy's face as she stared at him with a blank expression, not really knowing what was going to come out of his mouth. He did however, take a step in front of his brothers and make solid eye contact with Cindy before speaking.
"Look… I just have a few things to say to you, the main one being that… I'm here to apologize." His voice had been neutral and calm as he stared at her unreadable face. "I'm sorry. It was fucked up the way I acted towards you last week. I was rude… mean… irritable-"
"Irritable?" His brother had cut in. "Dude, you were a bitch."
"Don, shut the fuck up!" Cindy slightly cracked a smirk when Blake had whipped his head around to snap at him. She instantly reverted to her cool expression the moment he turned back.
"Anyway," He briefly rolled his eyes before he resumed. "You didn't deserve that. I was pissy when I saw you just because I've dealt with female trainers in the past; they do nothing for me."
"Gay." Cole had coughed.
"That's what I'm sayin', bro." Kyran added.
"Can I finish?" Blake snapped again without turning that time. When there was silence again, he continued. "But that's why. Regardless, I shouldn't have just assumed you were going to be the same. Cuz I gotta say… you weren't. Which is probably one of the reasons I stayed mad, just because I was annoyed that you were better than what I thought…. Okay, it was one of the reasons." He slightly grinned when Cindy had smirked at the "probably." She cleared her throat before speaking.
"And your brothers aren't making you say this, right? Because I don't want a forced apology." Cindy had responded, raising an eyebrow at both him and his brother.
"Nope. He's the one that told me that he wanted to say his sorry to you. Of course if I would've had your number it could've been ten times easier just to call but-"
"Not about you, Don." Blake had cut his brother off by holding up his hand as Cindy giggled. He then had given her a half-smile, half-grimace. "I don't expect or deserve you to forgive me right away, but I just wanted to say sorry again anyway. And that I would like you to be my trainer… if you'll take me." He ended with a slight shrug, watching her face. Cindy blinked at him before she gave him a smirk.
"Alright… I'll forgive you and I will be your trainer… IF," She had paused dramatically. "You can impress me."
Blake had shifted his jaw while his brothers ooh'ed him. "You gonna try to break me again?" He asked, a hint of playfulness in his voice. Cindy's smirk had just widened.
"Boy… I don't need to try."
And re-break him she had. She worked out the other boys, but had went even harder on Blake. Even harder than she had gone on him the first time she trained him. And she knew the boy was feeling it. By the time the workout was done, he was whooped. But damn he'd put up a fight. No matter what crazy exercise task she had told him to do, he managed to eventually execute it. He was good, she gave him that. Well, either that or he was trying really hard to ace her challenge. Now at the end, he was still waiting on the verdict.
"Well?" Blake asked again, ignoring his brothers snickering as he leaned down to rub his kneecap. When Cindy had finally let them be finished with the "cool down," Blake had stumbled and damn near collapsed on the floor in exhaustion. Cindy tried to hold it, but couldn't help laughing along with the others as the kid had dragged himself up and limped over closer to them.
Cindy cleared her throat to get rid of her giggles before answering. "Well… that was alright, but it's not like I haven't seen better. That was average." She smirked as the other brothers cracked up when she threw Blake's old words back at him. Even he let out a small chuckle at that.
"Alright, alright, I deserved that." He nodded.
Cindy grinned with a shrug. "You did. But I guess it will do. Since that was your best and everything. I have no choice but to accept it. So it looks like you've got yourself a trainer."
Blake smiled slightly as he took a step to give Cindy a pound. "We cool?"
"Yes. And I forgive you. But don't ever try that shit again or it's your ass."
"It won't. And trust me, I am not lookin' to start trouble with you…. You're good, McPhearson. Real good."
"Not bad for a chick, huh?" Cindy smirked, propping a hand on her hip.
"Not bad for anybody. Seriously." Blake gave her a grin in return. Cindy smiled at his response and shrugged again.
"I'm just doin' me."
"Well, we all love you, Cindy." Donovan spoke up, walking around his brother to stand in front of her. "You're mad cool, chill as hell, and on top of that, an incredible trainer. You're amazing, sweetheart."
Cindy smiled up at him. He was sweet with the ever-flowing compliments. She just hoped they weren't leading anywhere.
"And this is kinda random, but I've got something to tell you myself." Donovan continued with his charming smile.
Dammit.
"I'm gonna be back in the area sometime this afternoon. I was wondering if after you're off work, maybe you'd want to go grab a coffee, or I can treat you to dinner, or maybe even-"
"Baaaaabbbyyyyyyy!" Cindy smiled and momentarily closed her eyes. She'd know that loud-ass voice anywhere. And she could tell just from the pitch and tone of it… that he was ready to start.
Cindy turned around to see Riley striding over to her with a huge smile on his face. He was lookin' hella sexy too with his black wife-beater that read "Sorry I'm Fresh" in gold graffiti lettering, dark-wash jeans, black and gold Jordans, and his appropriate "FRE$H" snapback. Riley's eyes were locked right on Cindy's as he made his way over. She tried to silently communicate with him to behave, but the look on his face screamed no chance.
Here we go.
"There's my girl." He grinned as he approached her.
"Hey, Ree-mm!" Cindy was cut off as the moment he was in front of her, Riley cupped her face and captured her lips with his in a sudden kiss. She could feel him smirking as he deepened it by slowly adding his tongue. And even though she knew he causing a scene… damn. The passion he put into the kiss almost made her forget about it. When he finally disconnected from her with a small moan, he licked his lips as he smirked down at her. Cindy gave him a look, trying not to smile as she wiped her bottom lip with her finger. Then she turned back to the brothers that she'd left hanging. Cole was grinning as he held out a hand to Kyran, who grumbled as he placed a ten-dollar bill in his palm (a bet?). Blake was snickering as he pointedly stared at his older brother, Donovan. That boy was scratching the back of his head as he turned away, pretending to whistle casually.
"Whaddup, niggas?" Riley greeted easily, tossing an arm around Cindy's shoulders. "Oh whaddup, bitch?" He directed at Blake.
"Riley!" Cindy scolded, whacking him in the chest. "I already told you that we're cool."
"Easy, babe." Riley grinned, grabbing her hand and bringing it up to his lips to kiss the back. He intertwined their fingers as he brought it down and continued to look at Blake. "Real talk? You say sorry to my girl?"
Blake still looked like he was trying not laugh as he nodded. "Yeah man, I already apologized. And I guess I should apologize to you too for the hostility last week. So I'm sorry, bro." He held out a hand for him to shake. Riley looked at it.
"Nigga, you still sweatin' and shit. I know you ain't washed that yet, so naw." He snickered as Cindy nudged him. "But we good. Just don't try dat shit again or that ass will get beat."
"Trust me, I won't." He grinned at him before turning back to Cindy. "Hey, we all gotta get goin' due to a prior engagement, so we're not gonna be able to come back for a second training today. Can we set up another session now?"
"Yeah sure. Riley, would you mind grabbing my bag? I left it in the next room by the boxing ring." Cindy asked him.
"No problem, boo. Be right back." He smirked as when his arm came from around her shoulders, he paused to give her ass a firm smack. But as he walked away, Cindy realized that he wasn't smirking at her. He was smirking at Donovan. And it was obvious that the brothers had also noticed as Cole, Kyran, and Blake (especially Blake), snickered again. Donovan just gave Cindy a tight grin. From the look on his face, she could tell that he already knew: Cindy was taken. Hell, Riley had practically let the world know. The repeated claims of her being his baby, babe, girl, and boo. The way he had displayed his public affection for her by kissing her on the lips, holding her, kissing on her hand, and keeping his arm securely around her. And last but certainly not least, the butt slap. Yes, he had tried to be "cute," but even Cindy knew that the slap had also been possessive. A "this is MINE" slap. Oh yeah, Riley had let Donovan, as well as every other guy in the gym know loud and clear: she was off-limits and already spoken for. And that she was his.
"Didn't you have somethin' to say to Cindy, bro? What were you ready to ask her?" Blake smirked, nudging Donovan. Cole and Kyran looked like they were both trying not to laugh.
"Ah forget it. It was nothin' important." Donovan shook his head.
"You sure, bro?"
"Blake, shut the fuck up." He replied through clenched teeth. Then he turned back to Cindy with slight grin. "So… your boyfriend?"
"And bodyguard." Cindy nodded with an apologetic shrug.
"It's cool… he's a lucky guy." Cindy smiled at him in response to the compliment. Then Donovan glanced at his watch. "Yo, Dad's gonna kill us if we're late for Rae's party." He told his brothers, who started to look a little nervous. "Sorry, but we gotta jet to go to this thing for our sister. Can you or Frank just give us a call when there's another training available next week?"
"Sure, no problem." Cindy nodded with a slight chuckle.
"Thanks. We'll see you later, swe-… Cindy." He corrected himself with a grin.
"Bye, Don." She smiled, reaching out her fist for him to dap her. He did and smiled back at her as he started to pass. Cole, Kyran, and finally Blake followed suit and gave her dap as they passed. Cindy felt accomplished as she watched them exit. She didn't know why, she just felt good… today was definitely a good day.
"Aye babe. Here you go." She turned to Riley's voice as he was back beside her again, handing her the knapsack.
"Thanks." Cindy smiled, taking it from him.
"Where'd them niggas go?"
"They had to leave early. They'll be back next week probably." Cindy explained.
"Mm-hm. And that one brother? Donovan? He'll be back?" Riley smirked.
"Yes, Reezy." Cindy smirked as well. "He asked if you were my boyfriend, though."
"The kiss wasn't enough?" He raised an eyebrow. "What'd you say?"
"I said, 'what boyfriend?'" Cindy winked before turning to walk to the desk.
"Yeah okay." Riley scoffed with a grin, walking behind her. She squealed when he gave her behind a pinch. "Stop playin', girl." Cindy smirked over her shoulder at him before approaching the main counter.
"Hey, Frank. I'm ready to go on break."
"Alright, that's fine. How was training?" He asked.
"Amazing. You can move Blake from the maybe list to the normal scheduling and let me know when you have a spot for the Henderson brothers, sometime next week they want." Cindy told him with a big smile.
"Oh sure thing, boss." Frank smirked.
"And you know this." Cindy stuck her tongue out playfully as she started to saunter away.
"And she walked off like a boss, nigga! Bitched!" Riley laughed, following behind his girlfriend. Cindy giggled as he slid his arm around her waist and gave her temple a kiss as they walked together. She smiled and leaned into him as they made their way down the hall. She noticed that various people they passed glanced at them with interest, taking in the way they were all huddled up. And the people that actually made contact with Riley by either a head nod or a fist bump would also recognize Cindy as well, either giving her a smile or even a dap. She found it crazy that she'd suddenly been so accepted just by association with her man… well… she was accepted by the guys anyway. She had a feeling the girls that knew who Reezy was would be a little less than accepting to see him and Cindy together. Oh well. Their problem, not hers.
Cindy was feeling happy as she walked with him. They were just about at the food court when they started to pass a hallway. Cindy barely took a glance to her right when she noticed that someone was walking down there. Then her eyes hardened and she subtly turned her head more to look down the hall. She knew that long hair. That height. The frame of that curvy-enhanced tramp.
Kelly… walking down the hall… to the restroom… hm….
"Hey, Reez?" Cindy slowed down her walking and paused after she passed the hallway. "I've got to go to the bathroom real quick, okay?"
"I'll wait for you." Riley told her.
"No, you don't have to do that. Actually, I'm really hungry so could you go order something so it's ready by the time I get there?" The last thing she needed was him waiting outside for her.
"Uhh, whatchu want? You know there's Taco Bell… a Quiznos…."
"Quiznos is perfect!" Cindy said quickly. She was wasting time. "Can you just order me a Chicken Milano and a Pepsi? Here, there's money in the wallet at the bottom." She handed him her bag.
"Babe, you don't need to pay me back." He gave her a look with a grin, but slung the small tan backpack onto his shoulder. "You sure you don't want me to wait?"
"Positive. Now go get my sandwich, hoe!" She gave him a quick peck on the cheek before giving him a light shove forward. He chuckled, gently nudging her back before he started walking again.
"Hurry up, bay."
"I won't be long." Cindy smiled sweetly as she turned and went down the hall. Then her smile turned a little less than sweet, now looking almost wicked.
Nope… this won't take long at all.
She quickly hurried down the lengthy hallway before she found the door to the ladies' room. She slowly pushed open the door and peeked in. Nobody was at the sinks and there were only 6 stalls in this restroom. Cindy's eyes immediately went to the bottoms of them… only to find one pair of red high-tops.
They were all alone.
Cindy slowly turned around and glanced at the bathroom door. How convenient that there happened to be a lock on the inside. With a grin she turned the dial, making the lock click loudly and echo in the silent bathroom. Cindy crossed her arms and leaned against the door as she heard the flushing of the toilet. Her eyes were on the shoes that started to move towards the door, then moved up as the door was pulled open. Then they locked on Kelly's as soon as she exited. The girl looked like a deer in headlights as she stared back at Cindy in silence. It was almost amusing.
"Go ahead and wash your hands." Cindy's voice was the epitome of smooth and eerily calm as she spoke. "This won't take long. I've got Reezy waiting for me." She carefully watched Kelly's expression change from one of fear to one of bitterness. The girl was sour.
"Oh?" Her voice was tight as she took her eyes away from Cindy to go the sinks. Her jaw was clenched as she turned on the water to run on a very high pressure. Cindy raised an eyebrow as she moved from the door, slowly making her way over with her arms still crossed.
"Yup." She popped the 'p' as she stared at her, keeping her voice light. "We both have work today and are on our lunch breaks. He's such a good boyfriend though. He just went to order me something to eat so it'll be ready by the time I'm done in here." She now stood slightly behind Kelly as she watched her expression in the mirror.
"How nice." Kelly's voice was anything but nice as she scrubbed hard at her soapy hands. She still hadn't looked up to the mirror to meet Cindy's gaze. This annoyed her. So she spoke again.
"But you already knew that, didn't you?" She dropped her voice a little lower. Kelly's eyes finally lifted to meet Cindy's. Hers were full of defiance and attitude; it took everything within Cindy not to snatch her up right then just for looking at her crazy.
"Knew… what?" Kelly spoke slowly, maintaining the staredown with her.
Oh, the bitch wanted to play dumb?
"You knew… that me and Riley were together… when you pulled the shit that you did at his job." Cindy's eyes hardened when Kelly's flickered slightly with surprise. "Yeah, he told me everything." Cindy added, getting increasingly angrier. To add onto it, this broad had the audacity to narrow her eyes at her!
"And what if I did know?" Kelly's voice was filled with contempt. "I didn't do anything too big and I didn't do anything illegal. The only thing I did do was check to make sure that he was truly satisfied with his choice of woman. Apparently, he's convinced that he's made the 'right choice', so what more can I do? Can't say I didn't try though." She yanked a paper towel from the dispenser and quickly wiped her hands before glancing over her shoulder to give Cindy a daring look. "You can keep that nigga's bitch-ass." She spat out before dropping her balled up towel at Cindy's feet. Then she turned to her left and took a step for the door.
Oh FUCK no!
Before Kelly could lift her other foot, Cindy had grabbed her by the back of her ponytail and yanked her back hard.
"AAAH!" Kelly let out a shrill scream. Cindy grunted as she pushed her down onto the floor, slamming her back and head off the floor. She then snatched the paper towel from the ground and forcibly shoved it into the girl's mouth.
"BITCH, try and scream like that again." Cindy uttered lowly before slapping her across the face. Kelly made a muffled cry at the strike. Cindy had no sympathy as she grabbed the girl by her work collar and slammed her head again onto the tiled floor. "Who the fuck do you think you are? You disrespectful, no-good, dick-suckin' HOE. Riley doesn't want your ass. He's never wanted your ass. You were his friend and that was it. Now you wanna be all big and bold, tryna actually make a move when he has a girl now? What kinda shit? You dumb-ass piece of-" Cindy immediately stopped talking when Kelly had managed to wriggle free one of her arms and had tried to take a swing at her. It was a weak swipe. A failed attempt anyway because Cindy leaned back just in time. But it didn't matter.
This… chick… had swung… at Cindy McPhearson.
"STUPID BITCH!" Cindy shouted before delivering a hard and stinging slap to her face again. Kelly yelped even louder this time at that, and again when Cindy took her head between her hands and smacked the back of her head on the ground with force three times. Kelly barely had time to groan before Cindy then gripped her collar and hauled her off the floor. She kneed the girl in the stomach twice before ramming her back into the metal tampon dispenser. Her eyes were wild as she placed her hands firmly around Kelly's neck in a choke hold.
"You… don't… know me." Cindy's words cut sharp as a knife. "There are no cameras… you've got no help… I could kill you right here and make it look like an accident, you skank. I'm not your average white girl." She glared as Kelly struggled for more air, clutching at Cindy's hands. "Now… this will be my first and last time… whatever shit that you've done or are thinking about doing regarding Riley Freeman? It ends now. Let him tell me that you've said any type of shit or looked any kinda way at him. You think I'm fuckin' you up now? You haven't even begun to see what I'm capable of. I've had it with your ass. You betta not ever do no other type shit. Understand? Noth-thing. It will be the last thing you ever do." Kelly started to nod, tears beginning to form in her eyes. Cindy scoffed as she started to loosen her grip.
"And another thing? I'm tired of dancing around you. So expect me back at Chick-fil-A in the future. If you're at the counter, you better do nothing but take my damn order. Say somethin' slick or DARE to do somethin' to my food and see if I don't come across the counter on you. Got it?" Kelly nodded again, making muffled noises. Cindy sighed and rolled her shoulders back before removing one hand from her neck. Then she reached to take the towel from her mouth, disposing it onto the floor again.
"Now… here's what you're about to do: you're gonna clean yourself up after I leave this bathroom, you're gonna walk back to your job, and you're gonna act like this never happened. Try and tell anybody the events of what took place in this room and see if I don't fuck you up and turn in that surveillance video. Yeah, I know about your little attempt of sexual harassment to my boyfriend too." She narrowed her eyes again when Kelly looked shocked again. "Try me. This… never… happened." She got in her face one last time before slamming her back against the tampon dispenser and removing her hands from around her throat. Kelly panted and held her neck immediately after. Cindy just glared at her before slowly turning and starting to head to the door. Once on the other side of the room, she unlocked the door and placed her hand on it before glancing over her shoulder.
"And one more thing, Kelly?" Her voice was smooth again. "The only reason you'll walk out of this room today with your face intact and your legs working is because you need to get back to your job so nobody comes asking questions. So you better be lucky you didn't run into me outside this place. Cuz that… woulda been a whole 'nother story." Cindy glowered at her one last time before shoving open the door and marching out.
Cindy did a few yoga breaths as she walked down the long hallway. Whooo, she felt so much better. That had to happen. There was no way she would have been able to let that shit slide. Somebody had to check a hoe, and as usual, that job was C-Murph's.
And C-Murph don't play.
Cindy quickly smoothed down her shirt as she finally walked into the food court. The last thing that she needed was for Riley to suspect something. Not that she had anything to hide or be guilty of. She never broke her promise. Riley had asked her not to go anywhere in the direction of Chick-fil-A, which she hadn't. All she did was go to the restroom. That was it. Besides… he said all that promising stuff on Friday… that couldn't carry over to Monday anyway. So loophole.
She smiled as she spotted her boyfriend standing beside a table near the center of the food court. He was just setting down the tray in his hands when he glanced up, noticing her strolling over to him.
"Girl what happened, you fall in?" He complained as usual while she was approaching. "That line for Quiznos was mad long, it felt like I was waitin' forever! You just now got out? What the hell were you-" He was cut off when Cindy stretched up on her tiptoes, placed her hands on the sides of his face, and connected her lips to his, giving him a sweet kiss in front of everyone at the food court. Riley lightly rested his hands on her waist, using his fingers to gently caress her sides. After her slow kiss, she gave him a small and soft peck on his lips before pulling away. Riley looked down at her with a slight grin.
"What was all that for, babe?" He asked quietly. Cindy did a little shrug.
"I dunno. Just wanted to let you know that I love you." She flashed a tiny smile up at him. Riley's grin widened as he shook his head at her.
"Girl, you are so…."
"Cute?" Cindy suggested.
"How bout you sit your cute ass down and eat this food 'fore it gets cold?" He replied with a smirk. Cindy stuck her tongue out at him in response. She was ready to turn when Riley stopped her; lifting his hand to her face, he used his index finger to tilt her chin up and plant one more peck on her lips. When Cindy opened her eyes after his tender kiss, she met his kind ones, gazing at her with affection.
"Love you too, baby."
Riley's POV
The rest of their day at the mall had gone great. They had a nice lunch, pointedly ignoring lustful stares from other girls checking out Riley and interested glances from guys admiring Cindy (okay, that's not true at all. More than once, they both had to utter the familiar phrase, "the FUCK y'all lookin' at?"). After, they'd both gone back and worked the second half of their jobs. Dean and Red continued to pester Riley about Cindy throughout work, much to his annoyance… okay, that wasn't exactly true either. Surprisingly… Riley didn't necessarily mind talking about Cindy. He was proud of his woman and proud that they were together. It felt only natural that he wanted to express why he was happy with her. But he only shared certain details with Dean. Red was dreamin' if he thought Riley was going to confide in him about her. So the nigga could rag on him for the rest of his life? Reezy didn't think so.
At 5:30, Riley got off, met Cindy at the gym, and the two of them left the mall to go home. Riley couldn't drive there fast enough. He wanted Granddad to be gone by the time he got there. But no such luck. The man was sitting in his recliner, an annoyed expression on his face as he glanced at Riley walk into the living room.
"That dumbass scheduled us for a late flight so we get there early in the morning. The cab's gettin' us around 10."
"Seriously?" Riley deadpanned.
"Don't look so sad to see your Granddaddy leave!"
Whatever. Riley made the best of it. He'd even made a big dinner for the three of them; he'd cooked off the last of the steaks in the fridge, accompanied it with some baked potatoes, asparagus, and even some dinner rolls ("Why you actin' like this is my last meal, Riley?" Granddad had commented at the table).
Time seemed to tick by painfully slow.
"What are you doing?" Cindy giggled at 10:16 PM. She and Riley were in his room, hanging out while Granddad was still downstairs, waiting for Tom's slow ass.
"Just puttin' on some music, bay." Riley grinned as he slid the mixed CD he made into his stereo. He set it to play on shuffle before stepping inside his closet. Cindy laughed again when she saw him exit with his basketball net. "I dunno what's so funny. I told you we were gonna play. Which means you need to get ready to lose all that." He gestured to the clothes on her body.
"Not happenin'." She stated as she watched him quickly hook the net onto the back of his closet door. "But humor me. What happens if I lose?"
Riley turned and smirked at her, slowly sauntering over to her. "What happens to you?" He repeated, causing her to nod. Riley snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her close. "You gonna have to slide your little ass into that piece I like." He whispered in her ear.
"You want me to put on a show for you?" Cindy asked innocently as Riley nuzzled his face into her neck and rubbed his hands down her hips.
"Mmm-hm." He hummed as he planted a kiss.
"You want me to dance for you?" She chuckled when Riley made a rumbly noise against her at that. "Ooh, somebody's excited."
"You don't even know how excited I am." Riley murmured before lifting his face from her neck and moving in for a kiss. It was true; he could barely contain his excitement. His thoughts wandered as he thought about all the fun they could have. He was talkin' whipped cream, chocolate sauce, candy, blindfolds, handcuffs, games, pictures (especially of her in that lingerie), and so much more-
"Riley! I'm ready to leave!"
And just like that, Riley pulled back from Cindy and gave her the happiest look before grabbing her hand, hurrying out of the room, and dashing down the hallway and down the stairs. Granddad was near the door, an eyebrow raised.
"Wow, y'all are fast." He commented with a smirk.
"Lemme help you with that bag right quick." Riley was all smiles as he let go Cindy's hand to take the luggage from his grandfather. The man shook his head at him as Riley grabbed the handle and quickly rolled it outside, off the porch, and down the pathway to the waiting cab. Tom was sitting in the backseat and leaning out the window.
"Hey there, Riley!" He waved happily.
"Whaddup, nigga?" He responded with a head nod as he lifted the bag into the popped trunk. Not even Tom was annoying him tonight. He closed the lid and turned to see Granddad and Cindy making their way to the cab.
"Come on, Robert! Hop in and let's blow this pop stand! In a BIG way! Ha-ha-hah!" Tom called from the window with his corny-ass laugh.
Riley grinned as he approached Granddad, who slowly turned his head to him as if he was having second thoughts.
Oh heelllll no.
"Well nigga, you have a good time. Stay away from the Cristal, win some cash, meet some bitches, and do you." Riley said easily, giving a few pounds to Granddad's limp fist. "Oh yeah, and gimme your keys."
"Boy, what the hell? I'm not givin' you my house keys." He snapped.
"Aiight, just don't try to come back early like last time. I can't be held responsible for what you walk in on." Riley shrugged while Cindy whacked him lightly.
"Last time?" Tom asked, confused.
"Have a great time, Granddad." Cindy intercepted, ignoring Tom's question as she hugged the man beside her. "We'll miss you!"
"Awwwww… now we both know that's a lie, Cutie-Pie." He smirked as he pulled back, causing Cindy to giggle.
"Bye, G." Riley smiled before putting a hand on his back to guide him.
"I can walk my damn self, the hell off me!" Granddad snapped again, jerking away from Riley.
"Just tryna help, nigga." He snickered.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Granddad shook his head as he walked around to the other side of the cab. He looked over the roof as he stared back at them. "Bye, you two. Have fun and behave yourselves."
Riley and Cindy both smiled back. No chance of that happening.
They waved as Granddad finally got into the cab and it slowly began to pull off. They watched until it turned down at the corner on the end of the street. Then Riley turned and grinned at Cindy. She looked up at him innocently.
"So… what do you wanna do? You wanna watch a movie… do a game on your Xbox… ooh, maybe play a game of checkers-"
"I'll show you what the hell I wanna do, girl!" Riley laughed, making Cindy squeal as he turned to chase her up the pathway and into the house. He gave her more time as he had to pause to shut and lock the door behind him. Then he quickly bounded up the stairs and went to his room. He grinned to see Cindy sitting in the middle of his bed. She smiled at him as he slowly made his way over and climbed onto it.
"You found me." She said quietly, eyes on his.
"I've gotchu, baby." He replied before placing his lips on her in a soft kiss. He slowly intensified it as he eased her down onto her back, comfortably settling himself on top of her as he kissed her, sweet thoughts running through his mind as he heard the music in the background.
Whenever I'm near you
My love just comes down
Whenever I see you
I just want you around
Cause I wanna feel you
All through the day and the night
Whenever I'm near you
It feels like bedtime
"I love you, Cindy." He murmured against her lips. The craziest thing was that he barely even realized he said it. It just came out, so natural. He felt her grin against him before slightly pulling back to look at him.
"Yeah?" She smiled, gazing up at him. Riley stared into her pretty eyes as he gently caressed the side of her face. He nodded slowly as he leaned down to kiss her forehead.
"I love you, baby." He whispered before moving to her cheek. "I love you… I love you." He whispered one last time before his lips were back on hers, kissing her softly with passion.
"Mmm… I love you too." Cindy murmured against him as he continued to kiss her.
The thoughts resumed in Riley's head as they laid there together. It was then that Riley really thought about just how much he loved Cindy. He was sprung, and he knew it. Completely head-over-heels for her. He was in love. He already knew that Cindy was going to be his future wife; he could picture it clearly in his mind. He was going to start a family with this girl. She was going to be the mother of the children he would someday have. He was going to be with her for the rest of his life.
Cindy was all he needed.
And he was going to need her in his life forever.
…We've got one more chapter coming, kids. Then… that's it… for now…. :)
Hope you enjoyed. Kelly wasn't originally slated to be in the last chapter, but I eventually changed my mind. This chapter was all about tying up some loose ends. I couldn't end the story without the girl paying what she owed. And I know you were all hyped about that scene ;)
Disclaimers: I don't own any copyright to The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco (I thought this was the perfect song. Kinda set the mood for this being one of the last chapters, huh?), the movie Madagascar, the 3rd sequel, or the quote ("Just smile and wave, boys… smile and wave!"), McDonald's or any of their products, Facebook, Barbie, "thisshitcray" is played off "that shit cray" from Niggas In Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West (don't own), Nike Jordans, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Quiznos or any of their products, Cristal, Xbox, Bedtime by Usher, or any other clothing, product, food, sound, letter, or word that I don't own. :)
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Well… I'm off to work on this epilogue! Also gonna work more on… the deleted scene ;) I actually might try to get that out just before this last chapter just so I can let you know in the author's note that it's up :)
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