What's good in the Fanfic hood, y'all? I'm BAAAA-AAAAACCKKKK! :D
Shout-outs to all my homies toughin' it out on these STREETS, real talk:
Paige1292: ahahah, I'm so happy you like Cindy and Riley's relationship! they a mess! specially Riley. chillin in her house like he the one payin bills up in the mug! triflin'! lmao girl, don't even trip on Tish's thirsty ass. that bitch will be outta the picture soon enough. we don't love them hoes, you already know. hahahah, I almost got cursed out about Riley's sexiness? well damn, that must mean I'm doin aiight! ;) I know I had you droolin' over Huey though. tryna make you Huey fanatics happy and give you a lil taste ;) Ceez is back in the picture, yo! its about to get interesting with his Brooklyn ass. lol! lmaaaooo, I'm glad to have satisfied you with Riley and Cindy's little (haha, jk. we all know how big Riley be… aiight, I'm done) session. i know I'm pushin it with some of the explicit details but YOLO. get at me, admins :P (just kidding admins, please don't. you got it, you got it, I'll stop!). annyyways, so happy you liked the chapter! I know I've been MIA but I'm back! which means I know you better bust out an update of YOUR brilliant stories soon! :D thanks so much for the review!
Jazavelli: lmfaaaooooo! you really had to light a lil summin-summin though, girl? well damn! puff, puff, PASS! ;) haha, I'm glad I was able to make you feel lil something at that part. you know Cindy does her thing. the girl had Riley actin' up and wanted to go again! XD haha, you know she was all upset thinking he left without sayin bye. she wanna play so tough but she sensitive too. AND homegirl know she likin his pet names for her. she gotta stop the stuntin. lol. psh, Tish is a sideline chick for a real. she gonna be out of the picture for a while, thank goodness. we don't care bout them hoes. and hahahah, I was rollin when you said Huey and Jazmine are worse off with stuffed animals and sneakin around in the house. they need to get their act together! but they so cute:) lmao, its only a matter of time before the Dream Team catches their asses in the act. they ain't slick enough to pull one over on Caesar, let alone Huey. fuhgedaboutdit (my attempt at a Brooklyn accent:)). hahah, you know you tryna roll around on the nice… plush… green grass on Team Riley… you know you do…. ;) loll sooo glad you enjoyed the chapter! I know it's been a minute since I've updated, but I'm back! which means I know YOUR behind better update Lost Ones! XD thanks again for the review! :D
DeLorean Hedgehog: loll, Riley probably don't even know that he's doing it, but it's definitely true! and as always, Caesar is the most famous and most notorious of the cockblockers ;) haha, soon enough their true feelings are gonna come out to each other! XD glad you liked it! thanks for the review! :)
janiyahconnor: hahah, thanks for the reviews as usual! they always keep me laughing and make me smile (which doesn't really need to be stated, because you kinda can't laugh without smiling… me and my dumb friend tried it one time and about fell out of our seats laughing at how stupid we looked trying to frown while laughing… true story… go ahead, I know you're about to try to do it now. lmaaoo! XD)! anyyways, I'm off-topic! but thanks so much again! :D
anon: loll, as always, I love to see what you enjoy. it means a lot! thanks so much for the review! :)
LovinHueyFreeman: lmaaaoo, I read your super short review and started laughing cuz I KNEW you got cut off! I was ready to say, "aiight, this heffa ain't neevveerr wrote me nothin' this short!" lmaaoo! love you for going back and adding more though (no homo)! double lmaaaoo at allll the points you liked and included! I very much appreciate them (especially the part about you screaming like a fangirl over Huey. glad to see I made you excited there. haha ;))! I could go on, but I'mma keep it moderately short this time. I've got some writin' to do! so get to readin'… not that that made sense… along with my double-that… whatevs! backtothestory! thanks for the review as always! :D annnddd I know you better update Beneath The Surface AND Facebookin' soooon! XD
bunnybabe247: haha, I love that quote too! Riley's a mess! XD and lol, its all gonna come out into the open soon enough, trust me. glad you liked it! thanks for the review! :)
Che Black Diamond: lmaaoo, I love it. and right! total mood killer XD and we already know Riley's gonna be a fool with that girl. ugh. thanks for the review! :)
ILoveYou1234567890123: hahaha, they both know that something more than just a quick smash is going on. and it's gonna get even more interesting :) and you already know who's gonna find out… and SOON! XD can't keep things from your friends! which is why you shouldn't SLEEP with your friends. never works out :P glad you liked it! thanks for the review! :D
Tsyne-Oblivion: hahaha, thank you! I love you (no homo) for saying that! XD thanks for the review!
SchoolRumble96: Caesar's our favorite troublemaker ;) thanks for the review!
Sodakandy: lol, glad to see you enjoyed the chapter! lmao, yes, Riley is the typical guy in this story: only thinks and cares about sex… 24/7. lol! and he definitely pulled a Caesar with his freeloadin' behind! ;) hahaha glad you enjoyed that one scene *blushes* and tee-hee, the Tish/Riley/Cindy thing is just starting :P glad you liked it and thank you for the review! :D
j money: haha, aww, I'm glad you like it! thank you so much for the review! :)
P-Stew: wow, thank you so much! that really means a lot to me! thanks for the awesome review! :D
DJ Marvin: awww, thanks so much! definitely appreciate it and glad that you enjoy. you already know to stay schemin'! ;) thanks for the review!
Special shout-out to blueminxcat and taydo-the-potato for making sure I didn't fall off the face of the earth. You gave me motivation to write :)
Sooo, ummmm, hi? I know y'all probably wanna kill me and that it is completely, totally, and 100% inexcusable for why it's been over THREE MONTHS since my last update! It's just been busy, y'all (lame excuse, I know, I know)! But for real! I got back to college at the end of August, super involved with all these clubs, AND got a shitload of work for some of these rough classes! But aye, I'm back and I'm ready to update! And I' promise, I'll try to be more frequent. No more disappearing acts for too long anyway! :)
Welll, without further ado, on with the story! For your viewing pleasure, this chapter will have a little bit of Huey and Jazmine, a very nice bit of Riley and Cindy, and of course the one and only Caesar. Our boy is back and it's time for things to get interesting ;)
Let's hop to it.
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks or any of his characters.
"I'm being shadowed by a secret agent."
"Really? Who? Where is he?"
"I don't know. He kinda just pops up out of nowhere and then disappears."
"You mean like the tooth fairy?"
"NO, I don't mean like the tooth fairy!"
"Sounds like the tooth fairy to me. You can believe in secret agents and I can't believe in the tooth fairy? That's messed up, Huey!"
"Go... eat something out of a dumpster, you street urchin!"
Huey Freeman & Jazmine Dubois; The Real
Cindy's POV
If my place is destroyed, I'm going to turn into a mad white woman.
At 7:25 PM after a long day at work, Cindy slowly made her way down the hallway with the sole desire to find her home intact. If it wasn't, things wouldn't be good for a certain nigga named Reezy.
She braced herself for the worst as she put the key into the lock and turned the handle, slowly opening her door. She had to turn on the ceiling light to make sure she was seeing things clearly. And it turned out that she was.
Her living room actually looked the way it did previous to Riley's arrival. The TV was off, his plate and glass were no longer on her coffee table, and in her view from in the living room, she could see that the dishes were cleared from her stove and counters.
Very surprised, Cindy mutely closed her door before starting for the hallway, ready to examine the rest of the house. She was shocked to find her bathroom tidy and the floor cleared of water and towels when she peeked her head in the open doorway.
Daammn, Reez must really be tryna stay on my good side for our situation. Cindy thought with a grin before continuing down the hall to her bedroom. When she pushed open the cracked door, her smile faltered slightly.
…Or not. The hell? Cindy raised an eyebrow as she moved more into the room. Her floor was free of clothes and junk. Her dresser wasn't cluttered with left behind crap. The only out of order item in the room was her bed.
Really though? She thought, making her way over to her half-made bed… literally. Riley had made "his" side of the bed perfectly, but had apparently decided to leave her side the crumpled and messy way it was when she left. The only new thing: a piece of paper on her side that appeared to have a note written on it. Already making a face, Cindy lifted the paper with Riley's unmistakable scrawl.
To C-Murph,
It took two to make this mess,
so uhhh, yeah. It'll take two to make it up.
I did my part, boo.
From ya boy, Young Reezy
Cindy couldn't help giggling at her dumbass friend after reading it. "This nigga…." She muttered with a smirk, tossing the paper aside before starting to fix her bed. She didn't get too far along when she heard her phone began to ring from her bag.
Ball so hard muh'fuckas wanna fine me
That shit cray… that shit cray… that shit cray
B-ball so hard muh'fuckas wanna fine me
That shit cray… that shit cray… that shit cray
She said 'Ye, can we get married at the maaaaallll-'
"Hello?" Cindy grinned as she coolly answered the phone.
"What's gucci, girl?"
Speak of the devil and he shall appear.
"Not my bed, nigga." She responded smoothly. She smirked as she heard Riley snicker into the phone.
"Yooo, I ain't the only who fucked it up, chick. So guess what? I ain't the only one fixin' shit. Get at me!" She chuckled and rolled her eyes at his stupid answer.
"Whateva, boy. Do it again and see what happens."
"Ooh. Do that mean that there's gonna be another time?" His smug voice questioned like a smart-ass. Cindy shifted her jaw.
"Maybe, maybe not. We'll have to see." She tried to sound neutral.
"Yeah, okay." Riley scoffed. "Don't front, babe. Dat ain't cute."
"Anyways," Cindy cleared her throat. "Why you callin' me for? Ain't you supposed to be workin'?"
"I'm makin' that money right now, ya dig? I just ain't got shit to do right now."
"Seriamente, there's a car that just came in that needs work. ¡Vamos!" Cindy heard a faint voice call in the background.
"Aye, shut the fuck up while I'm on the phone, son! That's disrespectful!" Riley shouted back loudly. "Ahh, shit!" Cindy shook her head as she heard loud commotion coming from the other end of the line.
"Girl, I'mma have to call you back. This nigga's throwin' shit like he done lost his damn mind. Wait til I get the gov'ment on yo ass! And you look like an immigrant too? Shame."
"Boy, get yo ass back to work before you lose your job." Cindy giggled.
"I wish a nigga would, son." Riley brushed off. "I am gonna get off here though. Text me later."
"No prob."
"Ooh, dat reminds me. Huey texted me a lil earlier and said that Caesar's comin' back tomorrow night."
"For real? Ceez is comin' home?" Cindy smiled excitedly. Her boy had been gone for weeks. She'd missed him.
"Yeah-yeah. Huey said that he and Jazz are pickin' him up from the airport at nine tomorrow night. Wanted to know if we wanted to come with." He explained.
"Oh hell yeah, you already know. We got plans yet?"
"Probably dinner and just chillin'."
"Cool. I get off from my other job at 4:30 tomorrow."
"Word? I took a day shift so I'll be done around five tomorrow. I'mma come over right after."
"Um, why?" Cindy raised an eyebrow.
"Um, so you can re-braid my hair?" He mocked the tone of her voice. "It's still jacked the fuck up. And you know I don't do less than fresh."
"...Riiiight. That's fine, I guess." Cindy shrugged a shoulder.
"I mean… judgin' from yo voice and err'thang…. If you down to chill in other ways 'fore my brother and J get there, then shiiit, we can-"
"Get back to work, Reez." Cindy rolled her eyes, ready to end the call. Riley chuckled lowly, not affected.
"Later, boo."
As the call disconnected, Cindy fought the strange but exciting urge to shiver at the deep voice he had used on her, and the way he had yet again called her boo. What was up with that? And… why did she like it? She shouldn't be liking it… right?
Riley's POV
"Ow! Shit, girl!" Riley practically yelped.
"Oh, shut the hell up." Cindy replied dryly, continuing her row.
"Ow-ow-OW, can you ease up just a little? Dammit!"
"Will you pipe down? You know the sides are the hardest part. I'm at the very end now, chill!"
Ignoring her eyeroll, Riley gritted his teeth and winced as Cindy resumed the last braid on the side of his head. It was now 7:45 in the evening; Riley had managed to get off work a few minutes early and made it to Cindy's apartment right at five o'clock. Apparently, she had just come home from work only several minutes prior to his arrival.
Riley tried not smirk, thinking about that encounter.
"Yo, yo, it's me!" Riley had announced as he knocked on her door, precisely at 5 PM. After a few moments of no response he knocked again and waited. Still nothing. He knew the girl was home already; he'd parked next to her Camaro.
"What the hell, girl?" Riley mumbled to himself, trying the handle.
No surprise that it was unlocked.
Riley rolled his eyes and pushed open the door, entering the quiet living room. "White Girl! Where you at?" He called loudly as he closed the door. After no response again, he sighed in annoyance before strolling across her room and turning down the hallway in search for her. He raised an eyebrow as he started to hear faint music. He headed for that direction and started to slow as the music got louder, coming from one of her bathrooms. He leaned his ear on the closed door and heard loud music, running water, and the accompaniment of her echoed singing.
"You just gotta let my love
Let my love
Let my love adorn you
Ah, le-le-le-let it dress you down
You got to know
You gotta know
Know that I adore you
Trust that babe,"
Riley had smirked and started to pound the rhythmic beat on her door as she began to do a run with her voice on the next verse. He heard her stop singing and gasp as he continued to drum on her door. Then he heard the water cut off and light clatter from inside. After a few moments, he grinned and stopped banging as the knob twisted and the door was yanked open.
"Yoo…." Riley let out with interest as Cindy stood in front of him, nothing but a blue towel wrapped tightly around her body.
"Riley, what the HELL? You scared me!" She snapped, one hand clutching her towel as she used her other to push her wet bangs out of her eyes. "What are you DOING here right now?"
"Uh, you said you were gonna do my hair, remember?" He answered, not meeting her gaze as he watched trails of water run down her neck and slide slowly down her chest. Cindy hadn't even noticed as she groaned.
"Dammit, I forgot about that. Just… go into the living room. I'll be out in 15 minutes."
"You don't need me to wash your back?" Riley cracked a grin, his eyes continuing to skim over her dripping body.
Cindy had flushed, seeming to be more aware of her current state. "Hardly. I'll be done soon." She replied, holding the towel a little closer to herself as she stepped backwards.
"Call me if you need me, girl." Riley said with a nonchalant shrug before leaning off the doorframe and starting back down the hall. But not before hearing Cindy scoff lightly.
"I won't." She had responded to his turned back.
"You will later." Riley had shot back smoothly.
"What'd you say?"
"You heard me." Riley smirked, knowing she couldn't see his face.
He knew she heard damn well what he'd said. And he knew that he wasn't lying. Especially when she had emerged several minutes later in a flowy pink tunic, gray skinny jeans, and black ankle boot heels. She was lookin' good. Too good….
She was gonna need him alright.
"There… done. Thanks for not whining anymore." Cindy spoke, snapping Riley out of his thoughts as she handed him a mirror. Riley grabbed it and examined his newly braided cornrows. They looked legit. Raw. Mad sexy.
"I'm so tired." Riley shifted his eyes and watched Cindy's reflection in the mirror as she closed her eyes, arched her back, and stretched with a tiny sigh.
…Speaking of sexy.
"You need to wake up, girl." Riley spoke quietly, finally pulling his eyes away from her pleasing reflection and setting the mirror down. Then he turned and pulled himself up from the floor and onto the couch beside Cindy.
"I'm trying." Cindy replied, running a hand through her wavy hair, still damp from her shower. "I'm bored though. Ain't shit on TV."
"I know." Riley nodded, grabbing the remote and shutting it off. "And me too."
"So whatchu wanna do til they get here?" Cindy asked curiously, turning away from the TV to look at him.
Riley tried to control his expression so he wouldn't grin as many thoughts entered his mind. "I've got an idea."
"What?"
He couldn't help it when he cracked a smirk. "Wanna make out?"
Cindy let out a short laugh and rolled her eyes. "Oh sure, Reez."
"What? That's fun." Riley shrugged easily. Cindy continued to giggle.
"The funnest."
"So… let's do it." Riley smirked, slowly sliding a hand onto her thigh. Cindy glanced down briefly before raising her eyes back to his, silently assessing him.
"…You're not serious." She stated uncertainly.
"Do you really think I'm playin'?" Riley moved his hand higher until he was on her hip, his fingers gently sliding under the fabric of her shirt, sliding higher until her touched her skin. His smirk widened as he felt her squirm almost pleasurably under his hand while he caressed the side of her waist.
"You really are?" Cindy questioned quietly as Riley seemed to move closer to her.
"Mm-hm." Was his final answer before he met her lips with his. Cindy slightly gasped into the kiss, but Riley only took that opportunity to cup her face with his free hand and deepen it. The noise following her gasp was clearly a moan. Riley grinned as he kissed her, sliding his hand back down her hip as he gently lowered her down on her back. Cindy put her arms around his neck as he sank lower with her and got in between her legs.
"Mmm," Cindy sighed as Riley kissed gently on her neck while his other hand crept back up her shirt, beginning to cup her breast. Riley smirked against her skin as he kissed up to her ear and sucked on her lobe.
"Having fun?" He whispered after a while, choosing at the same time to grind against her. Cindy's moan was enough of an answer for him. He chuckled before lowering his voice deeper. "I wanna have fun in another way."
"Reez, it's after eight… Huey and Jazz are gonna be here soon…." She replied hazily.
"We got enough time." Riley brushed off easily as he grinded against her a little harder. Cindy bit her lip, clearly trying to control herself.
"B-but… we… we gotta…." Cindy couldn't even get her words out as Riley started to suck on her neck again. He finally paused to make hypnotizing eye contact with her.
"Shhh…." He shushed her before placing his mouth over hers and clouding her head with a deep kiss. As he did this, he slowly rode her top up a little higher. Then he started with her pants, unbuttoning them before managing to slide them down her hips, stopping when he reached her ankles… then he started with his own jeans, doing the same thing, even feeling Cindy help him…. Then down came her panties… then Riley's boxers… up came a condom… then… Riley filled her yet again. And although this round was fairly quicker than their sessions prior, it was still just as exciting, just as intense, and just as good.
"Ahh…. Wow…." Cindy was still panting as Riley slid out of her. He made a satisfying moan in agreement.
"That was good, babe." He murmured before planting one last kiss on her neck. Cindy blushed as she nodded in response. Riley grinned before he slowly started to rise off her, turning to slide off the couch. He disposed his used condom into her small garbage before easily pulling up his boxers and jeans from around his ankles. He smirked at the fact that he didn't even have to take off his Timbs. Boss status.
A fuck nigga, that's that shit I don't like
A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like
A bitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like
Sneak disser, that's that shit I don't like-
"Shit, it's Huey." Riley muttered loudly enough for Cindy to hear as he turned to glance at her. Her cheeks pinkened as she continued to pull her jeans up over her underwear. Riley tried to stay calm as he answered.
"Aye, whaddup?" He spoke evenly.
"Me and Jazmine are downtown. We'll be at Cindy's apartment in about five to ten minutes depending on this traffic. Are you there yet?"
"Uh, y-yeah, yeah, I just got here." Riley lied, already feeling nervous. Possibly five minutes?
"Good. Meet us down in the garage and then we'll drive to the airport. See you then."
"Peace." Riley barely replied before he hung up and spun back around to Cindy, who was now fixing her wild hair.
"They gon' be here in five to ten minutes!" He blurted.
"What?" Cindy exclaimed, dropping her hair. "Shit! I knew this was a bad idea!"
"Oh, hold the hell up, you weren't sayin' that about two minutes ago-"
"Riley, it's not the time!" She shoved him lightly, trying to get him to focus. "They're gonna be here and we look a hot mess!"
"Not to mention we smell like sex…. What? It's true." He countered when Cindy shot him a glare. "That's obviously a telltale sign, C. And I hope you don't mind, but I'm bout to light up." He announced pulling his pack and his lighter from his pocket.
"Riley, go the hell outside! You know I don't like smoke in my apartment!" Cindy objected.
"The smell is not going to stick to me that well if I step outside with it! What would you rather, smell a little bit of cigarette smoke in your house for a few hours, or have Huey, Jazmine, and Caesar's annoyin' ass smell sex on us? You choose." He told her bluntly.
Cindy groaned and crossed her arms in annoyance. "Fine! Just go into the bathroom with it. The smaller space will make the smell hang on you faster."
"Fine by me. You just go, fix yourself up, and put some perfume on or something."
"Okay, let's go. They'll be here soon." Cindy started to quickly lead the way down her hall. Riley followed, already beginning to light a cigarette as he walked. First and foremost, he needed to get it together and keep chill in front of Huey and Jazz. There was no way in hell they were gonna blow their cover. Second, he needed to check to make sure he was lookin' his usual fly self. He knew his t-shirt was way wrinkled, but didn't want there to be anything else that would draw attention or be out of the ordinary. And third… he just really needed his smoke.
Like he'd said… it had been good. He needed to calm the hell down.
Cindy's POV
"Do I look okay?" Cindy asked as she and Riley made their way outside of her apartment lobby, heading for the parking lot garage.
"Still look hot." Riley flashed a grin as he gave her another once-over.
"Too bad I don't smell hot." She replied, giving him a look after pointedly coughing.
"Oh hush. You act like you don't ever take a hit." Riley scoffed with a smirk.
"Yeah, every once in a while. I still don't like the smell. Especially when it's all over me like it is now." She shot back, referring to how Riley had made her to step in the bathroom so she'd smell more like smoke too.
"What-eva, girl. You still smell like the perfume you wearing."
"Nice?"
"Sexy." Riley smirked again at her.
"Mhm." Cindy grinned with a small eyeroll. She then shifted her eyes as they entered the lot. "There they are." She nodded in the direction when she spotted Dorothy parked in front of her car.
"Aiight. Be chill, girl. They don't know nothin', so don't act like they know somethin'."
"Okay." Cindy said, releasing an exhale as they continued to approach the car. "We got this."
"Don't overthink it. We good." Riley told her lowly, giving her lower back a light pat before he walked around her, going behind the car and to the other side. Cindy let out a last exhale and relaxed the tension in her shoulders as she reached for the door handle.
It's just Huey and Jazmine. We got this.
"Hey, hey." Cindy said breezily as she opened her door and slid in the backseat.
"What's good, fam?" Riley said as he got in and closed his door.
"Damn!" Huey coughed, turning to glare back at him. "Are you trying to get lung cancer?"
"You smell like a chimney." Jazmine added, lifting her decorative scarf up to cover her nose.
"Sue me, bitches." Riley shrugged, leaning back comfortably in seat.
"Jesus." Huey muttered, immediately lowering all of the windows as he backed out of the space.
Cindy giggled. "You think your car smells bad? My house fuckin' reeks. I hate that shit."
"Damn, fuck y'all haters!" Riley snickered. "And like I said earlier, stop actin' like you never smoke, white girl."
"Yeah, and when I do, I do it outside." Cindy retorted. "Your ass shoulda gone out on the balcony."
"Too bad I didn't though."
"Why?"
"Real niggas don't follow instructions."
"Is that your excuse for everything?" Jazmine chuckled from the front seat.
"And you know this."
Cindy shook her head and chuckled. "Dumbass."
Riley just glanced at her and smirked, giving her a quick wink.
"Nice." He mouthed discreetly. Cindy grinned as she flipped her hair over her shoulder.
They could do this.
25 Minutes Later
"Where is that nigga?" Riley asked as the four of them made their way through the crowd of people at the airport.
"Caesar just texted me and said he made it to baggage claim." Huey announced after glancing at his phone.
"Which baggage claim?" Cindy asked.
"He told me A."
"Huey, it can't be A. That one's only for people coming from the West Coast." Jazmine shook her head.
"That's what he told me."
"That nigga can't read!" Riley rolled his eyes.
"He's gotta be at B."
"Why the hell would he tell me A?"
"Why don't you just call him?"
"I've got it." Cindy said with an eyeroll, already scrolling through her contacts to find Caesar. She held the phone to her ear as it started to ring.
"Hello?" Caesar answered loudly after a few minutes. Cindy could barely hear him, there was so much background noise.
"Hey Ceez, it's Cindy. We're all at the airport somewhere near the baggage claims. Where are you?"
"What? Speak up, I can't hear you!"
"Where are you?"
"Where are you? I'm at baggage claim A!"
"That's the one for West Coast states! Why would you be there?"
"Huh? Ma! Which claim are we at…? Oh, for real…? My bad, I'm at B." Cindy rolled her eyes as she listened to him. "Oh wait… stop walking, I think I'm lookin' at you. Oh yeah, I definitely am. I'd know that afro anywhere. Turn around, y'all."
Cindy pulled the phone down from her ear and turned around, causing the others to pause as well. Sure enough, near the far other side of the walkway, she saw Caesar and his parents starting to walk in their direction.
"Caesar!" Jazmine said happily, hurrying over to meet him there. Cindy, Huey, and Riley followed close behind her.
"Hey, beautiful." Caesar smiled, dropping his bag as he embraced her, rocking her back and forth. "Miss me?"
"Of course!" She replied before giving him a quick peck on the cheek. "Did you miss us?"
"Now you know I missed my favorite girls." He grinned before releasing her and stepping over to Cindy.
"Hi, Ceez." She smiled before wrapping her arms around him.
"Hello, gorgeous." He said smoothly, giving her a big hug as well.
Cindy giggled as she squeezed him. "Missed you, boy. You look good." And he did. He was now several shades darker than when he left. He also looked like he got his dreads redone when he went down to Jamaica; they were now past his shoulders, almost as long as his father's.
"Well thank you. You know I do what I can. Keepin' it fresh. Workin' out, you know. Doin' me." He shrugged his broad shoulders as he held her.
"Mm-hm." Cindy chuckled. Caesar then grinned and pulled back slightly, arms still around her.
"What about you? Who you dressin' this sexy for?" He eyed her playfully.
Cindy let out a small laugh as she flashed a smile at him. "Obviously you, Ceez."
It was Caesar's turn to laugh as he gave her almost a smug look. "Mmmmm-hmm. Don't lie to me, girl." Cindy giggled again when he leaned in and planted a big smooch on her cheek before letting her go.
"Why you always gotta mack on every chick in a 2-mile radius, nigga?" Riley shook his head before he stepped up and clasped Caesar's hand.
"A better question is why do you care, my nigga?" Caesar replied easily with a smirk. Cindy and Jazmine chuckled at them as they greeted Caesar's parents with hugs.
"Please, I don't. I'm just sayin'." Riley scoffed, stepping aside so Huey could greet him.
"Yeah okay." Caesar brushed him off. "Whaddup, my man?"
"Nothin' much. We're gonna go find somewhere to eat. We're thinking IHOP?"
"Ohhh, you know that's my… ish." He caught himself as he turned and remembered his mother was behind him. "I'm down."
"Alright, let's go."
Caesar turned and gave his mother a quick hug. "I'll visit you tomorrow, Mama." He said before kissing her cheek.
"Text me when you make it home, honey."
"Ma, it's gonna be late."
"Michael…." She gave him a look.
"Ugh, fiiinnee." He surrendered, shooting his friends glares when they snickered at him being called by the government name.
"Thank you. And have fun. Drive safe, Huey." She smiled, reaching over to embrace him.
"Always, Mrs. Caesar." He nodded, gently accepting the hug to be polite.
"Later, Dad." Caesar gave his father a quick hug.
"Behave yourself." He smiled, giving his son a pound on the back as he released him.
"Aw come on, Dad." Caesar smirked as he stepped backwards to grab his suitcase. "I'm always behaved." He told him, at that moment deciding to surprise Cindy with a tight headlock using his free arm. She squealed and weakly fought against him as he laughed, continuing to walk as he pulled her along. "Bye, guys."
"Boy, you better not hurt that girl." His mother chided, shaking her head.
"Ah, she'll be fine." Huey smirked before following behind the two. The group waved and said their goodbyes once more to the parents before they parted from them. It wasn't long before they made it to Dorothy, loaded the luggage into the trunk, Caesar squeezed into the backseat with Riley and Cindy, and the pack made their way to one of the favorite late night diners in town.
"I ain't ate here in too long, yo. I can't wait!" Caesar announced as he practically bounded out of the car before it was all the way parked.
"We ate here the day before you left. And you only been gone for two weeks!"
"Shuddup, girl!" He snapped playfully as he helped Cindy out of the car.
"No IHOP for two whole weeks? The horror!" Jazmine mock-gasped.
"I know!"
"Poor baby." She chuckled, tugging on one of his dreads as she walked beside him. The group made their way in and seated themselves in the large wrap-around booth, wasting no time in catching up as they waited to be served. Because it was a busy night like always, it took a while for them to get their orders in and to eventually be distributed their food. But they barely noticed as they spent the whole time talking, laughing, and acting up as they hung out. By 11 PM they were still in their large booth, now snacking on the remainder of their desserts and waiting for their checks.
"I still can't believe you got to basically go on two vacations though. I'm jealous." Jazmine pretended to pout as she nudged Caesar.
"Niggas steady hatin'." He snickered. "But yup! Brooklyn the first week out to visit some of my mom's family, then Jamaica in the second to see my dad's. His side is fuckin' huge. I loved it. They so chill down there."
"I believe it. You smoke while you were down there?" Riley grinned at him.
Caesar chuckled. "Plead the fifth."
"Aw shit. Yo… you bring any back?" Riley lowered his voice and leaned in excitedly with a smile. Caesar only maintained his smile as he casually scratched his head.
"We'll talk."
"My nigga." Riley dapped him across the table. Cindy rolled her eyes at the boys as she took a bite of her vanilla ice cream. She barely noticed as Caesar glanced down and studied her.
"I should be saying 'my nigga' to you." He spoke to Riley even though he continued to look at Cindy. "…So… I heard y'all two were suckin' face."
Cindy practically choked mid-swallow on her ice cream at his nonchalant words. She turned and noticed that Riley, who was right next to her, had started to cough too after he had just taken a gulp of his drink. Jazmine was trying to contain her giggles as she placed her hand over her mouth. Huey shook his head as he took a sip of his water. Caesar only continued to smirk as he stared at them in amusement, his elbow rested on the table with his chin in his hand.
"WHAT?" Cindy finally managed to squeak out.
"The FUCK, yo?"
"Where the hell is this coming from?"
"Y'all some dirty-ass SNITCHES!"
This reaction only made Caesar start laughing as well. "I'm sorry, I had to. Jazmine told me." Cindy and Riley immediately glared at her.
"Don't look at me, Huey told me!" She blurted immediately, pointing next to her at her boyfriend. The hostile gaze was then shifted over to him. Huey gave them a level glare back with a matching scowl.
"I don't know why the hell you're looking at me like that. Don't make out at a club if you don't want to get caught." He told them curtly.
"We weren't making out!" Cindy immediately protested, feeling herself blush.
"Oooh, we're they really?" Jazmine asked, wide-eyed as she turned to Huey. He only shrugged in response.
"I just can't believe that shit happened though. It would be when I'm MIA." Caesar shook his head.
"Niggas, it wasn't even-"
"So?"
Riley stopped midway through his sentence as Cindy cut him off. She ignored the warming of her cheeks as Huey, Jazmine, and Caesar's eyes were now right on her. She gathered her courage and continued.
"So what? Yeah it's true. Yeah we kissed. And? It was no big deal."
"No big deal? You serious?" Caesar asked her incredulously.
"You heard her, nigga!" Riley chimed in. "We were at a club, a bitch was starin', and we only kissed to get her off our backs." He shrugged with a scoff. "It was nothin'."
"Please, bruh." Caesar rolled his eyes. "How can making out be considered nothin'?"
"We weren't making out!" Riley and Cindy retorted unanimously.
"Besides!" Cindy continued, now feeling more confident. "Even if we had, it still would've been nothing. Riley and I know where we stand in our relationship. We have a friendship."
"The best friendship." Riley added.
"When you know the relationship that you're in thoroughly, there's never any unanswered questions or concerns when it comes to feelings. We know what we have."
"Preach!" Riley smirked, raising his glass slightly as if he was toasting her.
"Besides," Cindy continued after grinning at him. "Even if we didn't have the strong relationship that we had, it still probably wouldn't have mattered. A kiss is just a kiss; it doesn't mean anything."
"Bull-shit." Caesar scoffed, giving her a look.
"Ooh, I don't know about that." Jazmine commented thoughtfully. "I think a kiss always means something. Whether it be a friendly, 'I like and admire you' or an 'I love you' or even just a family and close friends thing. It has to mean something."
"Yeah, but that's getting into different kinds of kisses. Something completely separate." Cindy pointed out.
"True." Jazmine shrugged.
"Obviously a cheek-kiss is something totally different from a kiss on the lips though, Cin." Caesar spoke again. "And in my personal opinion, once two friends kiss each other on the mouth, that relationship changes. You're either more than friends or you shift backwards and don't know what you are."
"I absolutely agree with that." Jazmine nodded.
"Naw, nigga." Riley scoffed, his only response.
"I completely disagree." Cindy furrowed her brow. "A kiss is just that: a kiss. It doesn't mean anything until you give it meaning."
"But there's usually always some type of meaning." Jazmine giggled.
"Nope!" Cindy shook her head.
"You gonna have to proof that then." Caesar chuckled as he also shook his head, putting his fork into his pie.
Cindy didn't know what compelled her to do what she did. Maybe it was adrenaline, bravery, the challenge, or a combination of the three. But she suddenly found herself turning her head to Riley, grabbing him swiftly by the collar of his shirt, and pulling him over and down to meet her lips. Even though she could tell that she initially surprised him, it only took a short second before he kissed her back softly with slow pressure. Cindy smiled into it and gave him a last peck before she pulled back and opened her eyes.
Riley stared back at her with a mix of slight surprise and intrigued interest as he grinned at her. Cindy just smiled back at him, causing him to chuckle lowly as he licked his lips, turning to dig his fork into his slice of strawberry cheesecake. Cindy then turned to look at her friends. Caesar's fork with the bite of pie that never made it to his mouth was now lying on his plate, explaining the small clatter that Cindy had heard when she kissed Riley. His jaw was dropped as he stared at her in shock for her unexpected stunt. Jazmine's jaw mirrored his but was even wider as she stared at them. Huey's stoic and unreadable face remained the same as he reached his hand over and gently closed Jazmine's mouth for her.
"Now," Cindy began after clearing her throat. Her adrenaline rush was quickly dying as she felt her face start to warm. "That meant nothing. Clearly I'm announcing it, and yes I could've told it to his face before or after our kiss, but I didn't have to. He already knows that it means nothing because he knows that I did it to make a point. Correct?" She asked Riley.
He nodded with a smile as he chewed his food. "Yup."
"See?" Cindy gestured to him as she turned back to them. "Nothing. We know each other and we know our relationship. I rest my case."
Caesar shifted his jaw and stared at them both for a surveying moment before lifting his fork. "The only thing I'm gonna say is that that didn't even count cuz there was no tongue."
"Caesar!" Jazmine scolded, swatting at him.
Riley busted out laughing. "You want me to tongue her down right here, nigga?"
"Please. I'm trying to keep my food down." Huey, who had been the silent observer for the entire time, finally spoke. That caused everyone to crack up.
"Boy, you stupid!" Cindy was still giggling as she nudged Caesar. "Even that wouldn't mean anything."
"Yeah okay. Make sure you prove that later, too."
Cindy just shook her head with a grin, scooping a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. She felt a light kick delivered to the side of her right foot as she did. As she swallowed, she shifted her gaze to the corner of her eyes to make the briefest eye contact with Riley. And even though he was currently taking a drink from his glass, she noticed that his lips were curved upward in a slight smile. She fought hard to contain her grin after she had looked away and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
All she did was nudge him back with her foot.
1 Hour Later
"I can't believe it's this late already. I'm exhausted." Cindy muttered, resting her head on Riley's shoulder.
"Real talk. I'm boutta take my car and drive my ass home to sleep." He agreed, tiredly gazing out the window. By this time, everyone was piled into Dorothy and headed back to Cindy's apartment, now almost there.
"I know we said we were gonna hang out after dinner, but we should probably do it another day. I don't know how much longer I can hang." Jazmine said quietly from the front seat, yawning near the end of her sentence.
"We can chill on Friday if y'all cool with it." Caesar agreed. "If anybody finds anything fun to do, lemme know and we'll make a plan."
"Sounds good." Huey nodded as he pulled into the parking garage and drove until he approached Riley's car. "Later."
"Bye, Riley. Get home safe." Jazmine told him, turning around in her seat to smile at him sleepily.
"Later, J. Later, nigga. Later, Hater." Riley smirked before sliding out of the car and holding the door open for Cindy. "Aye C, can I come up to your place real quick? I gotta use the bathroom."
"You should've gone before you left." She tsked him, chuckling when she received a light nudge. "Sure, come on."
"Thanks." Riley said before closing the backdoor. "Peace, y'all."
"Thanks again for the ride, Huey." Cindy added with a smile. Jazmine and Caesar waved as Huey let Riley and Cindy cross in front of his car to make it across the lot and to the doors. They didn't turn back as they entered and walked into the lobby.
"I am so… tired." Cindy said again as they reached the elevator. She was happy that the doors opened automatically when she pushed the button. She entered, Riley following as she hit the button for the top floor. When the doors slowly closed, she turned back around and was startled to find Riley literally right in front of her, a dangerously sexy smirk on his lips.
"What are you doing? And why are you looking at me like that?" Cindy blushed as Riley's hands slid onto her waist.
"You really think I came up here witchu to use the bathroom?" He chuckled, rotating her body so that her back was at the wall of the elevator. "Come on now, bay."
"But w-why are you… mm…." Cindy sighed and lost her train of thought as Riley slid his hands up her shirt as he started to suck her neck.
"You were so fuckin' sexy tonight." He murmured against her. "The way you look… the way you smell… and don't even get me started on the way you handled those niggas." Cindy bit her lip and giggled as Riley nibbled along her collarbone. "That's what really pushed me over the edge, girl. You practically deserve a reward for that performance."
"But… didn't we already… spend time together earlier?" Cindy tried to think rationally, which was hard to do with his kisses.
"I want to give you more of my time." Riley countered smoothly, pressing his hips into hers. She blushed redder at the feeling.
"Didn't we say that it wouldn't be more than once a day?" Cindy asked cloudily.
"Naw, naw, naw, baby." He shook his head, brushing his lips back and forth against her skin. "The rules say that we ain't gonna do it back to back every day of the week. But when we do have our days…." He paused to bring his face up to grin at her. "We can do it as many times as we want."
"We should probably add that in the rules somewhere." Cindy murmured staring at his lips.
"I… don't… think so." Riley smirked before connecting his lips to hers. Cindy moaned and felt her legs begin to wrap around his torso as she pulled herself up into his arms.
Suddenly, she wasn't that tired anymore. But she had a feeling that she was going to be again real soon.
Caesar's POV [Approx. 5 Minutes Prior]
They really must think I'm stupid.
Caesar had this thought in mind as his eyes carefully watched Riley and Cindy pass in front of Huey's car. The two had just exited Dorothy and were now headed to Cindy's apartment so Riley could "use the bathroom."
Right.
"Stop the car." Caesar spoke calmly a few moments after Huey had tried to drive off and exit the garage. Huey surprisingly heard him and halted the car with a slight jerk.
"May I help you?" Huey raised his eyebrow at him in the rearview mirror while Jazmine turned back to look at him.
"That's a little strange, isn't it?" Caesar replied easily.
"What is?"
"How Riley needed to go upstairs to use the bathroom…."
"Umm, what's strange about it?" Jazmine asked, clearly waiting for the punchline.
His poor, naïve friend.
"Think about it. It's Riley. If he really had to go, he'd be the type to just do it outside. He's done it plenty of times before. And, why would he go all the way up to her place on the top floor. I know there's a restroom right in the lobby."
"But again, it's Riley. He probably wouldn't have thought about that." Jazmine shrugged.
"Regardless, what does this have to do with me stopping the car?" Huey brought them back.
"I think that that nigga just lied. He ain't go up there to use no bathroom. And I could bet money that he ain't comin' back down here for his car tonight."
"Ooooooh." Jazmine let out with a grin as Caesar nodded.
"Annddd what does stopping the car have to do with this?"
"I say we wait."
"Excuse me?"
"We wait." Caesar repeated. "How long should it take to go up to the 7th floor and use the bathroom? Not that long, right?"
"How long are you thinking?"
"Well, let's be nice. I'll give him… five minutes to get up there, given the elevator's going slow, to unlock the door, whatever… five to actually 'go' and five more in case he chats with Cin a little while longer before he leaves… and five more to get back down here and to his car. So twenty minutes."
"Twenty minutes?" Huey echoed loudly. This caused even Jazmine to groan.
"What?"
"I'm not waiting down here for twenty minutes to a half hour to see his slow ass come down. I'm tired and it's already going to take a half hour to get us home, even longer since I gotta drop your ass off!" Huey told him.
"As much as I'd love to wait, I'm exhausted, Ceez. I really don't feel like staying that long." Jazmine frowned at him.
"For real, y'all? I'm tellin' you, I'm right!"
"That's nice and all, but I'm still not waiting." Huey stated before putting the car into drive and beginning to move again. Caesar groaned and crossed his arms, sulking.
"Ceez, we'll have plenty of chances to bust them. Don't even worry about it." Jazmine giggled tiredly.
"I know that's right." He muttered back quietly. He knew he was most likely right, but whatever. Something was definitely goin' on between those two. As much as they tried to play it off, Riley and Cindy weren't foolin' nobody, least of all him. Things changed between them after their apparent kiss at the club. That was obvious. All their secretive eye contact, the acting like nothing happened, their coziness, and their "second" kiss? Cindy was good, Caesar could give her that. Very well played. But she was still just an amateur.
She didn't convince him in the least. Somethin' was goin' on. And sooner or later, Caesar was gonna find out.
I'm baaaa-aaaaacckkk! :D Gave you guys a long chapter to make up for it! :)
I know, I know, it's hard to believe I updated! Even harder for me, cuz I was stumped for a good while. But I got some motivation being on Thanksgiving break, so voila! Not really sure how I feel about this chapter though, to be honest. I haven't written in such a long time that I feel rusty! hahah! I gotta get my flow back! ;)
Anyways, here you are! Again, so so sooo sorry it took this long to get out. Like I said, things have been crazy and stressful and hectic and stressful and BUSY and did I mention stressful?! no lie. lol! but this break is doing me good. I'm finally able to relax and take it easy. and even better, it's helped me be able to be to write! I'll try super hard not to go on a disappearing stunt like that again! good news is that in only 3 weeks I'll be back home AGAIN for Christmas break, which last for like 3-4 weeks, so even MORE time for writing! yeaaahh! :D
Let me know the feedback for how you feel about this chapter? Hate it, love it, wanna smack me in the face and push me down a flight of stairs for being MIA for so long? lemme know! :D also, what do YOU think about the kiss conversation that the group had at IHOP? lol! oddly enough, I had a very personal and similar situation happen a few weeks ago, so I was kinda speaking through myself slightly at certain parts and through different characters about what I think and what I've heard others say. I find that topic interesting. how bout you? what do you think? :)
Shout-outs to my favorite homies who have been doing work on THEIR awesome stories that I promise to come review! Believe it or not, I have been reading updated chapters, I just haven't had the time to review yet. I know, I'm slackin' for real! but I haven't and NEVER will forget about you! my reviews are coming soon! you know who are! ;)
Sidenote PS: To those wondering about the Babysitting With Uncle Reezy sequel: yes it is still on, no I have not forgotten about it, yes I am still working on it, no there will not be an update any time too soon. lol! sorry if I killed your dreams with that last one. but it's a work in progress. I honestly haven't gotten too much of it started yet, but I'm still gathering ideas. I just want everything to be set in stone before I start distributing the chapters. I'd probably die if I hit a massive writer's block and didn't know how to finish. so that's not happening. lemme get things straightened out with it, and I'll have that updated as soon as I can :)
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Ummm, I think that's it. I ain't done this in so long it feels like I'm forgetting to mention something, but oh well. You know the drill. Thanks again soooo much to everyone who continues to read my stories, favorite/review, and even message me to see where the hell I've been. lmao! it honestly means the world to me. love you guys and have MISSED you guys!
~Schweetie
PS: Happy-Day-Before-Thanksgiving! Eat yourself into a food coma for me tomorrow! I know I will! ;)