Home for the holidays, y'all! And back in here with another update finally!
Thank you, thank you, thank you:
taydo-the-potato: ^_^ *Hands the award over to taydo-the-potato* lmaaooo! just kidding, you're not obsessive. you'd get the most adorable potato award for sure though! haha, I'm so glad you liked it and still read the story! yes, Riley and Cindy most definitely had a problem. they just STARTED their little situation and they can't keep their hands off each other already. le fail. and yooo, Adorn is my ish. When I heard it for the first time I'm like: "this is why I fucks with Miguel!" XD loll, Caesar is definitely a goof when it comes to Cindy. his ass better watch out before he gets buried! sidenote: a lot of Ceez in this chapter! ;) Cindy think she slick, man. Wait til you see her stunts in this chap! Ceez is about to be Sherlock Holmes for real, she keep playin around! lmfaaaooo I died at your Mulan quote! looveee that movie & love Mushu ("I'm doomed! All because Miss Man had to go take her little drag show on the road!") XD aiight, I'm done. to summarize, I'm thrilled you enjoyed the last chapter. hope you like this one too! thanks for the review! :D
luv ta luv ya: aww, never! I will do everything in my power to never NOT finish a story. I'll get it done eventually :) hahaha, Riley is such a clown, actin' up at work like a fool. he's gonna get himself hurt XD it's inevitable that Riley and Cindy are both catching feelings towards each other. only a matter of time til one of them slips up. lol. Caesar is very wise. He gon' catch they asses soon ;) thanks so much for the review! hope you enjoy the chapter! :D
LovinHueyFreeman: Whoooooo, we got the first 100th reviewer right 'chere, y'all! *confetti, streamers, and balloons rain from the ceiling as I get my Dougie on* did I just embarrass you? GOOD! XD lmaaoo anyways, yes I am very much still alive. sorry to give you the scare! lol! and girl, its been ANOTHER minute since you updated Beneath the Surface and Facebookin'. do I have to bust a cap in dat ass (no homo)? get crackin'! ;) haha, I'm glad you liked the chapter though! Riley has always been a nigga, you know that. not doin' shit and slackin' off work like he the boss or somethin'. smh. Tito don't play dat shit! and lol, Riley DID give her payment for doing his hair ;) ;) Cindy's a fool for not lockin' the door. mm-mm, I don't play dat nonsense. niggas is crazy. STORYTIME! tell me why in my dorm at college there's this one girl who always just WALKS IN our suite WITHOUT knocking to see one of my roommates. I'm like, "…BITCH, who do you think you is?" That would be the quickest way to get a lamp or bat swung at your face in my hood, son. I wish a nigga WOULD. #niggasthesedays. anywaayyy, back on topic. loll, Adorn is my ish too! I'm so into Miguel right now XD Caesar is such a silly goose. changing Huey's ringtone and actin smexy with Cindy. he betta stop ;) and haha, I have no idea how he snuck it on the plane. he a sneaky nigga ;) and he on his detective ish! Riley & Cindy ain't foolin' nobody, least of all him. he sees they asses! only a matter of time. lmaaoo, oh how I've missed your jokes ^_^ damn yo, you gonna push your homie down the steps though. just cruel! but haha, I know I've been absent for a while. I'm tryna stop that. school be kickin my ass though :X lmaaaoo, don't even get me started on my similar situation to Cindy's. too bad I don't have balls like her :'( lol! d'awww, I missed you so much, girlie! thanks for the review! enjooyyy! XD
janiyah: whoooo for breaks! XD loll, Cindy and foolin' NOBODY. she ain't as slick as she think. her or Riley. they gonna get their behinds caught in the act sooner or later. it's just a matter of time ;) lmfaaoo, right? lame-ass excuse. smh. get some creativity, boy. Riley and Cindy be screwin' like rabbits up in this piece! #BossStatus! lmaooo! that fool would think somethin' like that ;) hahah, Cindy do think she on some Mariah Carey ish. and Riley know he wrong for leaving that note. but what're ya gonna do? they love each other, clearly ;) loll, girl I've been around. school has just been rough this year. I'm always gonna find my way back to Fanfiction eventually for you guys though. promise :) and girl I DID see Breaking Dawn 2. best one out of the whole movie series I think. what did you think? :) thanks so much for the review! enjoy the chapter!
anon: lol, I know that's right. I'll always be back to Fanfic though ;) always happy to see which sexy scenes you liked best! and haha, I agree! they definitely need to stop messin' around and just get to the business! XD thanks for the review! :D
bunnybabe247: aw, thank you, I'm glad to be back! :) lol, you know nobody can pull the wool over Caesar's eyes! Huey better get on his level, he a little behind! ;) glad you liked the chapter! thanks for the review and enjoy this one! :D
Sodakandy: lol thanks, it's good to be back :) yay, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter! I like putting lots of detail in my stories so it's easy to visualize :) lmao, which part was Jazmine talking in slang again? haha, nobody's fooling Caesar. Riley and Cindy have another thing coming if they really think they're slick. hm, that's a very interesting question (sidenote: sorry I forgot to answer this question in my mail; I've been in and out on here and knew I was going to answer it through the review anyway. lol). in my opinion, I think Jazmine would handle it best, closely followed by Caesar. Jazz would be sweet and maternal-like, making sure everyone was happy and satisfied and that they got all rights and privileges as everyone else. Caesar would treat them as any other person and not feel any different, acting like a big brother and making them laugh with his humor. Huey, Riley, & Cindy would be more complicated I feel. Cindy and Riley would both feel really uncomfortable I think, not wanting to be in awkward situations. Huey, I'm not really sure. I think he would still be very uncomfortable, but would attempt to not seem affected and treat them as if there was nothing wrong, possibly showing a tiny hint of Huey kindness :) meh, that's my opinion though ^_^ thanks for the review! enjoy the chapter!
BananaMilkshake97: hahah, if I can make you laugh, then I know I'm doing something right! I'm really happy to know you like it :) thanks so much for the review!
DarkRosez: hahaha, I'm back! XD aww, I'm really glad that you liked it so much! :D Cindy's a sneaky one and Caesar is definitely a nosey and DETERMINED one! lol! it's only a matter of time ;) hope you enjoy the chapter and thank you for the review! :)
DeLorean Hedgehog: loll, Riley and Cindy ain't foolin' NOBODY. haha, and their asses are stupid, covering up the smell. whatever will get the job done! Caesar is on his Inspector Gadget ish, ready to get to the bottom of things! who will be the first to discover them though? we'll have to see! thanks for the review! :)
Che Black Diamond: lol, you know he can't mind his business to save his life! ;) thanks for the review!
Aye, I know it's been a minute and I'm sorry again for the delay (hey, at least I've only been gone one month as opposed to three), but I'm back! Home for a ridiculously short break (2 weeks ONLY), but it's a break nonetheless, so I'm back on my writing ish. I've really been in a writing mood and have been mad inspired from artwork on DeviantArt. I love looking at Boondocks art. it gets all that creativity inside me flowin'! So without further delay, here we go with another chapter. My Christmas gift to you! PLUS, there's a lot of Caesar in this one! CHRISTMAS BONUS!
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks or any of his characters.
"I think you should do a play about what Christmas is really about. Christmas is about how Santa died for our gifts and rose from the dead… and then moved to the North Pole. And because of that, every year Santa comes down to forgive us our sins and give us eternal presents-"
"Man, Santa deez nuts! Where was Santa when we was in the hood, huh? Santa ain't show a nigga no love back then! I didn't ask for much… just rims. Not even the whole car! And what did we get? Nuttin'! That nigga gon' pay what he owe!"
~ Jazmine Dubois & Riley Freeman; A Huey Freeman Christmas
Cindy's POV
"Ugh, I can't believe this is going to be our Friday night." Cindy groaned.
"Oh stop whinin', girl. You just mad cuz you lost the vote." Riley commented from outside the door.
"Who asked you?" She snapped, ignoring his snicker in response. "And regardless, it doesn't matter. This is a lame idea."
"If you don't stop bitchin' and hurry the hell up," Riley sucked his teeth.
"Shuddup, nigga." Cindy muttered audibly.
"Just mad cuz you suck."
"Fuck you."
"You best put a please on that." Riley replied smugly.
"Ass... hole." Cindy said aloud, ignoring his laugh and trying not to smile. He was such a jerk.
It was currently Friday evening around 8 PM. Since Cindy was the last one to get off work that day, the group decided that they would meet around 8:30 to all hang out. The night before, Huey, Jazmine, Caesar, Riley, and Cindy all shot ideas around through texts of what they wanted to do for Friday. They figured they would save their clubbing night for Saturday, so were having difficulty thinking of other options. Somehow out of the blue, someone (it would be Jazmine) suggested an idea that everyone else conceded with. Everyone except Cindy that is.
They were going bowling.
And Cindy hated bowling. Not just because she was horrible at it (and she was), but because she was always over it within ten minutes. She had a very short attention span when it came to certain sports, especially non-physical and slow-paced ones. This would explain why she hated and sucked at bowling and golf above everything else.
Riley had stopped by her place after she was off work to pick her up. They were leaving soon to meet the others at the bowling alley. All Cindy had to do was finish changing out of her work clothes into something more casual. She was now wearing high-waisted black shorts, a white V-neck tank tucked inside, her white-gold Nikes, two gold cuff bracelets, large hoop earrings, and all her blonde hair up in a high braided ponytail.
Okay, so it wasn't exactly casual. But since she couldn't bowl, she might as well look cute as failed miserably.
"Girl, is you done yet? C'mon!" Riley complained from outside her bedroom door again.
"Shut the hell up, I'm coming!" Cindy snapped as she spritzed herself with her Chantilly perfume before walking across the room to the door.
"Aiight, let's go, nigga." Cindy announced as she pulled back the door suddenly. She looked at Riley, leaning on the wall opposite of the door as he checked his phone. He was dressed simply; a black T-shirt with the green Monster logo on the front, baggy blue jeans, white Adidas shoes.
He lifted his eyes briefly before practically doing a double-take and snapping his head up all the way to look at her. Cindy smirked as she casually walked past him to go down the hall. As expected, Riley was right behind her.
"Damn. You know we just goin' bowling, right?" She heard him say, his eyes most likely on her ass.
"I know this. And what? I look good?" She questioned coolly, glancing over her shoulder at him.
Her suspicion was right, as usual. But hey, who could blame him? These shorts did make her butt look nice.
"You look real good, girl." Riley muttered, finally bringing his eyes up from her behind to look at her. Then he put on a smirk of his own. "Who you tryna impress?"
Cindy chuckled before turning her head around. "Nobody special."
"Oh really?" Riley snickered behind her.
"Mhmm." Cindy smiled to herself. When they finally came to living room, Cindy walked to the coffee table to lift her small purse and make sure she had everything she needed. She noticed she had a message.
"Jazmine texted me and said that she and Huey just got there. Caesar is leaving Woodcrest now and should be there in 20 or so." She spoke as she started to type a quick reply.
"So we don't have to rush?" Cindy almost didn't register that Riley was directly behind her again, reaching around her waist to lift his car keys from the table and drop them in his pocket.
"Uh, no… not in particular…." Cindy got distracted from her text when she felt Riley's hands sliding onto her hips.
"Convenient." Riley murmured into her ear before he gently nibbled on it with his teeth.
"Reezy," Cindy blushed as she turned around, attempting to back up. However, because she was directly in front of the coffee table with the back of her calves against it, she had nowhere to go. Riley steadied her and easily pulled her into him by her waist, a smirk on his lips.
"Reezy what?" He asked innocently, plucking her phone from her hand and tossing it in her purse behind her. Then he slid his hands back around her body, one finding its way into the back pocket of her shorts. "We can't kill a little time before we go meet the others?"
"The last time we tried to 'kill time' was risky." Cindy reminded him.
"Don't be a pussy." Riley grinned, giving her behind a squeeze. Cindy reddened as she bit her lip, feeling Riley's other hand slid into her back pocket as he began to caress her. He made a low and satisfied noise before he moved to nuzzle his face into her neck.
It was so hard to stay rational around this boy.
"Reez…." Cindy fought not to moan as he gently sucked along her neck. "As tempting as this is, why do it now when we can just wait until tonight, when we can have all the time we want?" She cooed persuasively, running her hand through the bottom of his rows. Riley groaned in frustration, placing his hips against hers suggestively; Cindy felt warm at the feeling as he purposely pressed his lower half against her a little harder. She slowly ran a palm down his muscular left arm. Her hand felt miniscule as she gently gripped his large bicep and started to pull her upper body back slightly.
"Reezy…." Cindy tried again, finally able to make eye contact with him now that he pulled his face from her neck. "Later." She promised with a small smile.
Riley grinned slightly before he gave her a nod. Cindy was starting to remove her arms from around him, but he paused her movements when he leaned in and captured her lips with his own. Cindy let out a moan as he slid his tongue into her mouth, intensifying the kiss deliciously. Why was she stopping him again?
Just as Cindy was ready to tighten her arms around him, he suddenly pulled away.
"Aiight, let's go." He said easily, giving her behind a light pat before he drew his arms from around her completely. He had a light smirk as he passed her, undoubtedly taking pleasure in her flustered expression.
Cindy pulled in her lips as she willed her racing heartbeat to slow down. She tried to gather herself as she turned to lift her purse from the table, then started to slowly make her way to the door. Riley was already standing there, the smirk still on his face as he held it open for her.
"After you, boo."
"Bite me." Cindy snipped as she passed him to step into the hallway. She jumped as Riley pinched her ass with a snicker, causing her to whip back around.
"Later." He winked.
Caesar's POV
"The fuck outta here, girl!" Caesar laughed when Jazmine bowled yet another strike. "Your woman's embarrassin' yo ass right now, my dude." He chuckled as he nudged Huey beside him, both watching Jazmine do a happy dance.
"I don't need to try to control you," She sang along to the current song playing over the speakers.
"Look into my eyes and I'll own you
With them moves like Jagger, I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Jagger!" She grinned as she did a cute little dance in front of her boyfriend as she approached him.
Huey rolled her eyes at her with a smirk before stepping up to bowl. In one fluid motion, he lifted his bowling ball from the return as he passed, barely moved his arm back, and gave it a haphazard toss down the lane.
"Huey! You didn't even try!" Jazmine complained as the ball rolled slowly down the aisle, finally hitting only three pins on the left.
"Jazmine. You're how many points ahead of me? It's not going to matter what I score here." He responded in an unaffected tone.
"She 46 points ahead of you, bruh." Caesar supplied, flashing a smile when Huey shot a glare back at him.
"There you go," Huey deadpanned. "So can you go tell the man that we need a new game, please?"
"Never pegged you for a sore loser, Huey Freeman." Jazmine commented with a smirk before she walked off. Huey's jaw went slack as Caesar cracked up.
"Yooo, she just played the hell outta you!" He got out between his laughter.
Huey shifted his jaw as his ball finally came back from the return. He lifted it and glanced at Jazmine's retreating form before he turned and hurled his ball down the lane. In less than half a second, his ball collided loudly with the rest of the pins.
"Oh, now you wanna play." Caesar snickered, watching Huey just grab another ball from the return as he waited for his last round of pins to be lowered. No sooner than they had been dropped, Huey whipped the ball forcefully down the lane, achieving a perfect strike as the ball slammed noisily into all of the pins.
"…Take it easy, homes. It's a little late to be showin' off." Caesar shook his head.
"I let her win." Huey responded, stepping down and straightening his shirt.
"Riiiight." His friend responded with a grin. Caesar had only got there several minutes ago and Huey and Jazmine had been the only ones at the alley so far. They had started their own game while waiting for the others. And Caesar had just watched Jazmine kick Huey's ass.
"I'm telling you, I gave her that win." Huey shrugged.
"And why would you do that?"
"Two reasons. One being that she's my girlfriend." Huey paused as he reached into his pocket to answer a text message.
"…And the other?" Caesar prodded.
"Ooh, Huey managed to pull out a spare." The boys turned to see Jazmine approaching them again. "I'm shocked." She teased playfully.
"How much do you want to bet I'll beat your score this round?" Huey challenged smoothly as he slid his phone back into his jeans.
"Anything." Jazmine shrugged easily with a grin. Huey made a subtle smirk as he briefly glanced at Caesar out of the corner of his eye. He had to choke back a snicker.
This nigga was slick.
Huey continued to smirk as he gestured Jazmine to come closer by crooking a few of his fingers. As she did, he leaned in and started to whisper something into her ear. Whatever it was, it made Jazmine turn a light shade of pink as she stood there.
"Wow," She said, her voice almost cracking when Huey pulled back. "Deal." She answered, her face still rosy as she ran a hand through her hair.
"Alright." Huey shrugged easily as he turned to walk over to the bench. Caesar reached to fist-bump him as he passed by.
"Y'all two are nasty." He snickered. "But respect, nigga."
"Oh hush up, Ceez." Jazmine blushed before she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Save that freaky shit for Huey, girl. Ow!" He complained with a laugh as he was whacked in the arm.
"Stop being disgusting!" She cried, trying not to laugh.
"You first!" He countered, giving her a light push.
"Jerk." She crossed her arms. "And where the hell are Riley and Cindy? I wanna start soon! The manager says that the lights are ready to come on in five minutes for cosmic bowling."
"Do we have to guess where they are together?" Caesar smirked at her.
Jazmine giggled. "Well, Cindy did say that Riley was going to pick her up today so I dunnoooo."
"Mmmm-hm." Caesar gave in response, checking his watch.
"Isn't that them walking in now?" Huey commented calmly from his seat, barely glancing up from the book he brought.
Sure enough, Caesar and Jazmine looked towards the entrance of the bowling alley to see Riley and Cindy making their way to the main counter.
"Well what do you know?" Jazmine grinned.
"I'm bout to blow their spot up today, yo." Caesar told her, causing her to laugh.
"Let's do it."
"Dream Team, let's go." He smirked, dapping her before they both started to head over to them. Caesar assessed the two as they walked; they were acting shady already. As Cindy rested her elbows on the counter, Riley leaned into her and said something near her ear. Cindy bit her lip with a giggle, tossing her braid over her shoulder as she said something back to him. Riley gave her a knowing smirk in return, lightly smacking her hip with the back of his hand as he snickered.
These niggas really flirtin' though?
"Heeyyy," Jazmine greeted with a wide smile as they approached the two, undoubtedly noticing the exchange as well.
"Hey, girl." Cindy turned, smiling at her.
"What's good?" Riley head-nodded them.
"Waitin' on your slow asses." Caesar answered him. Then he turned to Cindy and let out a short wolf whistle.
"Damn, sexy." He grinned, eyeing her curvy body from head to toe. "Who is you dressin' up for?" Her jaw dropped in a smile as Riley cracked up.
"I said the same thing, yo!" He laughed. Caesar smirked, casting a glance at him.
I bet you did.
"I hate when people ask me that." Cindy replied with a hand on her hip. "I'm looking nice for me, myself, and I, nigga."
"Bull-shit." The boys both responded simultaneously.
"Lies." Caesar scoffed.
"Bitches dress up for attention from niggas. That's it." Riley shrugged.
"That shit ain't true!" Cindy protested.
"Jazz, you be dressin' up for any other reason than for Huey to notice you?" Caesar smirked at her.
"Yes." Jazmine stressed stubbornly, her hands on her hips as well. "Girls do dress up for themselves sometimes."
"Riiight." Riley said sarcastically with an eyeroll.
"Shut up, niggas." Cindy shook her head, nudging Riley out of the way as she took her bowling shoes from the man at the counter. Then she passed the boys and started to walk to the lane with Jazmine.
"So who she really be dressin' up for, bruh?" Caesar casually asked Riley as they followed slowly behind the girls.
"How the hell am I supposed to know, nigga?" Riley smirked with a shrug.
"You 'best friends' and all." Caesar air-quoted.
"And? Like I really care about the niggas she be wantin' on her jock."
"You only care about the other niggas she kissin' though, right?" Caesar cracked as Riley flipped him off. "Dat competition!"
"If you don't get the fuck outta here, bitch." Riley rolled his eyes.
"I'm just sayin'."
"Whateva, nigga." Riley grumbled. Caesar tried not to snicker as he decided to let it go… for now.
"Aiight, aiight, let's get started already. The sooner we play, the sooner we can leave." They heard Cindy say as they joined the others. She was sitting next to Huey on the bench as she started to untie her shoes.
"Oh stop, Cindy." Jazmine chided. "This is gonna be fun! Ooooooh!" Like clockwork, the normal fluorescent lights of the alley were dimmed while the UV lights replaced them, causing surrounding colors to glow in the dark.
"Sweet." Caesar grinned, checking out the change. His electric blue shirt casted a light radiance under the lights, along with Jazmine's white shorts, Riley's green shirt logo, and Cindy's shirt along with her sneakers. He shook his head as he looked at Huey; figures he would be the one not to have anything bright on. His eyes focused back to Cindy as she removed her shoes.
"Yo, are those the new-"
"The white-gold Nike Shox Torch II's?" Cindy replied innocently. "Yes, they are."
"They look fly as hell."
"Aren't they though?" Cindy grinned coolly as she placed them beside her on the bench, starting to lace up her bowling shoes. "Reezy got them for my b-day!" Caesar glanced over at Riley who shrugged "modestly."
"Aiight, pimp." He shook his head.
"Can you hop off my nuts, please?" Riley eyed him, side-stepping a foot away from him.
"Yeah, whatever." Caesar rolled his eyes. Then his gaze shifted down to his feet. "Where's your bowling shoes?" He noticed.
"Do I looks like the type of nigga to be caught dead in them gay-ass shoes?" Riley scoffed. "Not on yo life."
Caesar blinked as he watched him kick off his shoes, leaving him standing in white socks. "Hope you don't fall, cuz I will laugh at your ass."
"Or drop a bowling ball on your foot, Riley." Jazmine told him worriedly.
"I would still laugh at you."
"Fuck you and don't worry about me." Riley said, turning from Caesar to Jazmine. "Real niggas go to the hospital, but they don't wear bitch-made shoes." He smirked, glancing at both Huey and Caesar, who were now shooting him glares. "That being said, let's start so I can whoop y'all asses."
"Please. You got it twisted, nigga." Caesar shook his head. "The only ass you'll probably kick is Cindy's."
"Hey!"
"The only behind I care about kicking is Huey's." Jazmine grinned. Her boyfriend smirked in response.
"Good luck with that."
Caesar snickered. "Leggo, then."
30 Minutes Later
"Um... so who got the moves like Jagger again?" Caesar asked Jazmine casually, leaning next to her. He grinned when she glared at him in response. "Looks like someone had the moves like Jagger."
"Shut up!" She huffed, eyeing Huey as he came down from bowling another easy strike. "He's getting lucky."
"Yeah, he'll probably get lucky later, huh? Ouch, dammit!" Caesar laughed as she hit him.
"You're up, Riley." Huey said as he passed his brother. He was sitting on a smaller bench next to Cindy as they were talking.
"Aiight. Lemme try to get all these pins down with these rails up, y'all." He said loudly as he stood, earning a smack from Cindy while the others snickered.
Because Cindy was such a horrible bowler, mid-way through their game she discreetly walked off, saying she needed the restroom. When she returned, she had the manager with her.
"This is the lane you need the bumper rails for?" The man had asked after glancing around at the rest of the group.
"Yes." She'd answered, glaring as her friends had cracked up.
"Um, bumper rails are usually only for… children though."
"My little sister's coming in five minutes. I need them up by the time she gets here, dig?" She had narrowed her eyes at the manager, daring him to deny her. Wisely, he hadn't and immediately got the rails up for her. She ignored the others as they teased her, happy that the rails had improved her gameplay… slightly.
Riley grabbed his green ball as he stepped up to bowl. He grinned back at Cindy before he tossed it down the aisle, making it bank hard off the rails to zigzag back and forth down the lane. Jazmine and Caesar chuckled as Cindy flipped them all off. The group had done the similar thing ever since the rails had come up, even Huey at one point.
"Dammit!" Riley laughed as only one pin stood standing after his ball crashed into the others.
"That's what you get, smartass." Cindy told him, standing from her chair and stepping up to the platform, knowing she was after him.
"Whateva." He grinned, sliding around in his socks to the beat of Work Out over the speakers. When his ball returned, he picked it up and eyeballed his last pin before he drew back his arm. In one movement, he released his ball and watched it travel in one straight line, taking out the pin flawlessly.
"Get on my level." He smirked as he started to walk off.
"How do you make it go straight like that?" Cindy grumbled as she lifted her sparkly blue ball.
"Talent." He grinned.
"Yeah right." Cindy rolled her eyes before she walked up to the line. She drew her arm back and released it. Not even seconds after she did, her ball became to curve, shifting to roll right down the rail.
"WHAT?!" She cried as she and the rest of her friends watched her ball miss all of the pins.
"Gutterball!" Caesar called out as Jazmine leaned into him giggling. Huey shook his head, trying not to smirk as she leafed through his book.
"How do you get a gutterball with bumper rails up?" Riley laughed, leaning onto the ball return as he held his stomach. Cindy crossed her arms as she glared down the lane.
"Man, I quit. I'm over this stupid-ass game."
"Girl, if you don't stop poutin'." Riley smirked.
"Done!" She snapped, looking away from him. Riley rolled his eyes as her ball came back from the return. He grabbed it before walking over to her.
"No you ain't." He told her, placing it in her hands.
"Uh-oh." Caesar said quietly, nudging Jazmine and nodding over towards the two.
"I see." She replied with interest, watching as Riley stood behind Cindy and placed a hand on her waist as he took her arm that she held the ball in with the other.
"You just gotta work on your form, girl." They heard Riley say to her. "You keep twisting your arm at the end like this when you let go." He said, demonstrating with her arm as he turned it inward while moving it.
"I am not! I've been going straight!"
"No you haven't, I've watched you."
"That's not the only thing he's been watching." Jazmine muttered to Caesar, who snickered. They both had watched Riley blatantly stare at Cindy's ass each time she stepped up to bowl.
"Forget it. I don't even care anymore." Cindy shook her head.
"Bay… relax." Riley said, giving her a look.
Bay?
"I'm tellin' you, if you keep straight, put enough power behind it, and make your arm go like this and not like that," He explained as he showed her the difference. "You'll do ten times better. Trust me."
Cindy sighed. "Fine."
"You got it?" Riley asked, moving his hand to rest on the side of her waist like his other was. She nodded.
"You can handle it?"
"Yep."
"You sure?"
"Yes, Reezy." She giggled, turning her head to look at him.
"You better, girl." He smirked, patting her sides before releasing her and walking to the side.
Caesar rolled his head to glance down at Jazmine, who was already looking up at him with a knowing grin.
"Wow." She mouthed. Caesar raised his eyebrows at her before looking back to their friends. Cindy rolled her shoulders back before she held the bowling ball in one hand and drew her arm back. As she released, Caesar did notice that she didn't turn her arm this time. Everyone watched as her ball rolled decently straight down the lane, hitting the lead pin head on and knocking most of the others down. In the end, only two pins stood… which was practically like getting a strike in Cindy's case.
"WHOO!" She cheered excitedly, tossing her hands in the air.
Riley snickered from leaning against the return, giving her a slow clap. "That's the best you ever done."
"Hell yeah!" Cindy grinned, skipping over to him. "Thank you!" She smiled, enveloping him in a big hug with her arms around his neck.
"Who the best?" He smirked, slinking his arms around her.
"Reeezzyyy." She answered dramatically.
"Damn straight." He snickered, leaning down and lifting her into his arms bridal-style. Cindy smiled and kicked her feet happily as Riley walked them off the platform.
"Ain't they cute?" Caesar asked Jazmine loudly, keeping his eyes on them as they came closer.
"The cutest." Jazmine flashed them a smile, ignoring the eye-rolls she got in response.
"Whateva, niggas." Riley said, placing Cindy on the bench before he sat next to her.
Caesar shook his head as he stepped up next to bowl. The group only had three frames left and went through them fairly quickly as they enjoyed themselves. Cindy did better, Caesar continued to notice how she and Riley flirted, and Huey continued to beat Jazmine. The final ranking in the end was Huey in first place (with a damn near perfect score), followed by both Riley and Caesar in a tie for second, Jazmine in third, and Cindy in last, even though she was happy with her final score.
"How the hell did we tie with the same score, nigga?" Riley complained, always wanting to one-up somebody. Caesar shrugged, before turning to Jazmine.
"The real question is how Huey beat you, sweetheart." He grinned. Jazmine glared at him before shifting her eyes over to a smirking Huey.
"He… got… lucky." She stated again.
"I'm sure." Huey replied sarcastically.
"Oh shuddup, Huey!"
"You're really going to say that after I'm the one who just won the bet?"
"Whatever!"
"You won't be saying that later."
"So where'd Cindy go again?" Caesar asked Riley, now tuning out the banal couple as he headed to return his shoes.
"She went to go get a drink." Riley answered as he followed Caesar immediately, probably not wanting to be left alone with the two.
Caesar nodded as they approached the counter, placing his shoes on top while he waited for the manager to check them in. As his eyes scanned across the now busier alley, he noticed something interesting.
"Ain't that her right there?" He nodded in the direction. Riley turned and indeed saw Cindy coming from the snack area with a water in her hand. However, she looked annoyed to have a handful of guys trailing behind her, probably trying to holla at her. Cindy turned around and looked like she was trying to stay polite (a stretch for her) as she spoke to them. Whatever it was, the boys didn't get the hint as they all had pervy grins on their faces while they continued to talk to her.
"Thirsty niggas nowadays." Riley rolled his eyes, shoving his hands into his pockets as he stared them down.
"Whatchu gonna do?" Caesar smirked, enjoying his discomfort. Riley glanced over before at him before letting out a light scoff.
"Nigga, watch." He said before starting to head over towards them. Caesar chuckled before leaving his shoes and following behind him. As they drew nearer to where Cindy was, he slowed his pace and let Riley storm off in front of him. He wanted to watch this. He made sure he was within hearing distance before he stopped and leaned on a nearby wall.
"C'mon girl, come chill with us. We about to head down to Mick's for drinks," He heard one of the boys tell her, naming a seedy bar downtown. "We'll take real good care of you." He said with a sleazy smirk.
"I'm sure you would." Cindy deadpanned, not looking interested at all. "But I can't."
"Why though, pretty baby?" One of them asked, discreetly trying to brush his hand on her hip. She smoothly dodged the move, narrowing her eyes at him.
"Because," She said, crossing her arms. "The thing of it is-"
"She ain't interested, niggas." Riley answered for her, his cold tone startling the small crowd. Cindy turned at his voice and made a surprised noise as he swooped her, looping his arm around her shoulders and swiftly leading her away from the boys. Caesar laughed at the exchange from his spot, waiting until Riley and Cindy approached him.
"Wooww, you sure know how to pick 'em, Cin." He continued to chuckle.
"Shuddup." Cindy rolled her eyes.
"Why the fuck didn't you just walk away from them, girl?" Riley demanded as he removed his arm from her shoulder, glancing back to still see them subtly observing Cindy.
"I didn't feel like bringin' the bitch out." She shrugged.
"Sometimes you do have to break the bitch outta the box." Caesar nodded understandingly, causing her to giggle.
"Whateva, nigga." She turned, noticing that Riley wasn't paying attention as he was still looking back the group. "Ignore them, Reez. Let's just go back."
"I'm ready to say somethin', they keep lookin' over here." His tone was non-negotiable as he turned to face them more.
"I'm surprised you don't just kiss her to get them off her back." Caesar muttered loudly with a smirk. That caused Riley to snap his back around as Cindy gave him a look as well.
"Really, nigga?" He glared as Cindy just raised her brow. Caesar shrugged.
"Just sayin'. I mean, they still lookin' and all."
"Motherfucker, if you don't-aye!" Riley paused, confused as Cindy shoved her bottle of water into his hands. Then both boys were completely confused and shocked as Cindy stepped forward, looped an arm around Caesar's neck, and kissed him.
Caesar was speechless (not that he had a choice with Cindy's lips against his) as she pressed her body lightly against him. He closed his eyes as he softly returned her kiss and rested a hand on the small of her back respectfully. Cindy made a tiny giggle into the kiss before she slowly pulled back after a few moments, grinning as she fiddled with one of his dreads as she slid her arm from around his neck. Caesar's eyes were now wide in shock as he stared down at the smirking girl. Then he lifted his gaze to meet Riley's. His jaw was dropped as he stared at them, the water bottle ready to fall from his loose hand. Cindy cleared her throat quietly, making Caesar's eyes drift back to her.
"Did they see that?" She asked nonchalantly.
Caesar looked over her shoulder to see the crowd of guys making faces of disappointment, crossing their arms and turning away from the scene. He slowly nodded back at her, still not really able to speak.
"Well thanks then, boo." Cindy smiled easily at him. She then turned to Riley (whose jaw was still hanging open) as she took the bottle from it. She untwisted the cap before taking a short swig. She winked at Caesar before she started away from them, back over across the room to the Huey and Jazmine.
Caesar managed to pull his eyes away from Cindy's retreating form as he turned back to Riley, his mind going a million miles per minute. Riley's face was now unreadable as he stared distantly back at him.
Hmmm….
Caesar managed to give him a smirk, using his thumb to wipe the gloss from his bottom lip as he turned away to follow her. It took a few moments before he heard Riley's footsteps behind him as well.
He… was so onto her.
"So what's going on now?" He heard Cindy ask as he drew nearer.
"Well-"
"She and I are going back to my place because she owes me a bet." Huey intercepted Jazmine's sentence, making her blush as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"What bet-"
"Don't ask." Jazmine shook her head. "I'll explain later."
"Okay." Cindy chuckled. "I guess Reezy's gonna take me back home."
"What else are you guys doin' tonight?" Caesar asked casually, probably surprising Cindy as she looked over at him, Riley as well since he had just came up behind them all.
"Umm, nothing. Probably just chilling, why?" She asked.
"I ain't got nothin' to do. I wanted to come hang if that's alright." He shrugged. Cindy's eyes looked wary for the tiniest second before she shrugged as well.
"Sure. I don't mind. Follow us over."
"Cool." Caesar grinned.
I'm so onto you.
"Can you take my shoes back, Huey?" Jazmine asked, handing Huey her shoes as he lifted his. He nodded as he took them.
"Can you take mine too, Huey?" Cindy asked, taking hers off.
"Nope." He answered without turning around.
"Bitch!" She laughed as she slid on her Nikes. She picked up her purse and bowling shoes before she started to walk away. "Meet us at my crib, Ceez." She said over her shoulder.
"Got it." He replied, discreetly watching Riley watch them as he stepped into his own shoes. Then he trailed after Cindy as well. Caesar maintained a chuckle before he turned back around, facing Jazmine who was suddenly right in front of him.
"Ummmm, was I seeing things or did Cindy definitely kiss you?" She hissed in a whisper.
Oh shit, she noticed. Caesar thought with a grin. He slowly shook his head down at her as he slid his feet into his own shoes. Then he put an arm around her shoulders and began to head out with her.
"She's good, I'll give her that." Was all he said.
He would elaborate with her later, but he didn't really have time now. Cindy was slick. Very slick. And she was a good bullshitter. Actin' like she only kissed him to "get them off her back" (what, was that gonna be her catchphrase now?) and that it wasn't a big deal. Smooth. There was only one thing.
You can't bullshit a bullshitter.
Cindy was good, yes. But she had just fucked up. She might be able to act cool and pretend like it was no big deal, but if there was one thing she couldn't control, it was Riley. That nigga was acting different already, as if Cindy had just cheated on him. Caesar could just tell by his face that he was less than happy. The kid practically wore his heart and his emotions on his sleeve.
The key to breaking them was definitely Riley. If anyone was going to slip up, it was gonna be him. Which is why it was going to be very interesting for Caesar to observe his behavior for the rest of the night. And if the result earned him a few more of Cindy's kisses….
Shit... Caesar wouldn't complain.
Riley's POV
Riley drummed his fingers on the steering wheel as he watched Cindy give a quick hug to Jazmine before they departed. Then he watched her wave at Huey as she put her hand on the door of the car.
"Bye! See you tomorrow!" She called as she pulled on the handle. She then slid in and closed the door before pulling on her seatbelt. Riley looked at her.
"Good?" He asked her lowly. Cindy furrowed her eyebrows slightly before nodding.
"Yeah." She answered uncertainly. "Let's go." Riley nodded before he put his car into drive and pulled out of the parking lot. As he made it around the corner and down a few blocks, he noticed the large red truck following him. When he came late to a yellow light, he slowed his car to a stop and all but glared in the rearview mirror.
"Reez?" Cindy broke him out of his trance as she said his name, although he didn't look at her. "What's up? You're clearly pissed about something. Just say it." Riley resisted the urge to roll his eyes as he turned towards her.
"So... why'd you kiss Caesar?" He asked, trying his hardest not to sound bitter.
"That's why you're mad?" Cindy looked like she was trying not to smirk.
"Did I say I was mad? I asked a damn question."
"And I asked one first." She retorted. "What's wrong and does it have to do with Caesar?"
"Please." Riley scoffed. "I don't care bout his ass. I'm just curious as to why you kissed him outta the blue. I mean, if it was gonna be anybody…." He gestured to himself. "Hello?"
"And hello, are you dumb?" Cindy shot back, ignoring his glare. "Don't you get it? He's waiting for us to prove that something's going on. I kissed him to get him off our backs, not the other niggas."
Riley and Cindy both jumped at the sound of Caesar's horn behind them. Riley glanced up, noticing the light was green. He leaned his arm out the window and held up his middle finger before he started driving again.
"If he thinks that it's not a big deal, he'll stop sweating us." Cindy continued, pulling down her visor. "If we would've kissed again, it woulda been just another thing that he wouldn't let go of." She rolled her eyes as she removed her lip gloss from her purse, unscrewing the cap.
Riley thought about it before sucking his teeth. "Whateva."
"Don't whatever me, Reez."
"Just did, hoe." He grumbled.
"Hoe? Really?" Cindy chuckled as she started to apply her gloss. "Well... I coulda swore one of the rules said somethin' about jealousy."
"I ain't jealous." Riley snapped immediately. "And of that nigga? You wish."
"So what's with the hostility?"
"There ain't none! I'm just sayin', you kissed him right in front of me! Like damn!"
"That's what you're really mad about?" Cindy laughed, moving the wand from her mouth. "Really though? Let's not even get into how many people you get with on a daily, Reez."
"That shit ain't the point! Have I ever got with someone right in front of you?"
"Riley, it's not like I had sex with him in front of you!"
"It don't matter!" He repeated. "I just shouldn't have to see it!"
"And why does that matter sooo much to you, Reez?" Cindy asked in a bored tone as she rolled her eyes, back to putting on her gloss.
Riley was losing his patience. But instead of snapping, he thought of a different tactic and smirked. Cindy gasped as Riley's right hand had suddenly slid onto her upper thigh.
"W-what are you doing?" She asked quietly, her body tense underneath his hand.
"It matters," Riley ignored her question, answering her previous one. "Because later tonight, when I get you to myself," His voice deepened as he slid his hand higher as he moved it, now directly between her legs. "I don't wanna have to think about where your mouth has been." He finished as he stroked down the middle.
"Aah," Cindy let out a short moan as she arched her back, grabbing onto the assist handle above the passenger door. Riley raised an eyebrow at her reaction.
"Issue?" He asked amusedly, keeping his hand in his current location. Cindy rolled her head to look over at him, attempting to glare with her pink face.
"Don't play." She muttered.
"Then don't play with me." He replied, giving her a look of his own before he stroked her again, this time a little harder. Cindy bit her lip and stifled a moan as she tossed her head back.
"Riley…." She strained, moving her free hand to grip his arm. He smirked before finally removing his arm. She let out a shaky chuckle as she shook her head. "Boy... you gonna get it."
"Oh, I know I am." He grinned. "Just not right now though. Dat shit's dangerous when I'm tryna drive and all."
"Fuck you."
"It's gonna have to be even later now, baby." Riley shrugged. "The sooner you get the nigga outta your crib…." He smirked as he turned to look back at her.
"The sooner I'm gonna tear that ass up."
Daayuumm, Reezy's ready to go innnn! XD
Sorry to kinda-sorta cliffhang here, btw! I was gonna keep goin' but then I realized for the next part of the chapter was gonna get hella long, so I'm just gonna split it in two! We'll be picking up right from here in the next chapter. Hopefully I'll have that up in a few days :D
Sorry I've been MIA for a little! I've felt super lazy on this break so far and had a bad case of writer's block. But it's going along. Starting to get more and more ideas so hopefully this story gets back on track! ;)
Disclaimers: I do not own the rights to any of the things I mentioned in my thank-yous (gotta start sayin' that cuz people be crazy), Nike Shox Torch II's (bomb-ass shoes), Chantilly perfume (that's my ish), Adidas, the Monster energy drink symbol, Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera) by Maroon 5, Work Out by J. Cole, or any sport, accessory, object, place, thing, event, word, saying, phrase, and/or punctuation I don't own! ;)
Sidenote Disclaimer: The Dream Team title that Caesar had called himself and Jazmine was inspired by Jazavelli! She called them and Huey The Dream Team in one of her reviews and I'm all like, "You know what? They are the dream team. Good lookin' out, girl :)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and also have a great New Year's! One resolution so far: to get back on my update grind and do so more timely! XD
Happy holidays everyone!
~Schweetie