"Where you been?" Michelle asked as I walked through the doors. She was sitting on the couch watching House of Payne.

"Just went and got something to eat" I shrugged tossing my keys onto the counter.

"Mmmh okay," She replied "Your fine ass daddy dropped by earlier"

"Ew please stop calling my daddy fine" I scrunch up my face.

"Girl whenever he wanna leave ya momma I'm here for him with open arms and legs"

"I'm finna throw up" I fake gag and head to my room. I sat down on my bed and pulled off my Jordans. I opened my bag and pulled out my Macbook. I sat down at my desk and opened my laptop to start this damn paper. I let out a loud sigh and opened up Microsoft Word. I already knew I was about to be at this computer all damn night.

I got a ping on my computer and I looked up at the notification. It was a text from an unknown number. I clicked the message opening the message thread.

Did you make it home safely?

I knew this had to be Q texting me for the first time. I began to type at the keyboard.

Yeah just made it in. You good?

I turnedon some instrumental music to get in the zone. I put the heading on my header and my fingers began to type away. I got in my zone and let my mind take over. I got another notification;

Yeah I just got to the airport, finna head home

I keep forgetting you don't live out here lol. How often are you in Chicago?

Not that often, but if it's to see you I can be down there every weekend

A smile appeared on my face as I read that message. He knew all the right words to make me smile. Mmh it felt too good to be true.

Is that right? I guess you're really feeling the kid

The typing bubble appeared but after a few seconds it went away. Well shit, I guess not then.

I closed the message thread and returned to my paper. I zoned out and managed to finish the paper before 9 o clock hit. I scanned the paper through grammarly before turning it in. I closed my laptop and decided to hop in the shower before eating my leftovers. My fat ass just wanted to be clean, in my bed eating, while binge watching Money Heist.

After my shower I put on some panties and oversized t shirt. I walked out of my room and I could hear a couple voices. My eyebrows contract and I looked over at the couch. Michelle was sitting there with Tyler, the guy from the front desk and another dude.

The hookah was sitting on the table and the living room was filled with smoke.

"Ummm...alright then" I said with a confused look and walked over to the kitchen. I pulled down my t shirt a little more making sure nobody was getting a free show.

"Paris you remember Tyler from downstairs this is his friend Dontae" Michelle spoke.

"Hey y'all" I spoke not really paying them any attention. I grabbed my bag of food and pulled out the styrofoam container.

"Come hang with us. I wanna play spades" Michelle tells me.

"Fuck no. We ain't gon do nothing but whoop they ass" I laugh scraping my food onto a glass plate "I'm tryna watch Money Heist anyways" I reply turning around to put my food in the microwave.

"What season are you on?" I hear a voice say. I glance over my shoulder and Tyler walked into the kitchen and leaned up against the counter.

"I just started season 2" I replied resting my back against the fridge.

"Awe damn you're far behind"

"Yeah I just started the other day. I ain't have nothing to watch"

"Bet c'mon we finna go watch it"

"Ha!" I exclaimed "Boy get the fuck" I laugh and turned around to grab my food out the microwave.

"Damn why I can't watch it with you?"

I sat my food on the counter and walked over to grab a fork. "Excuse me" I said because he was standing in front of the drawer that the silverware was in. He moved over to the side and I grabbed myself a fork.

I looked over and Michelle was chatting it up with Tyler's friend. What the hell is this supposed to be? A double date.

"Paris, me and Dontae finna go get something to eat you want something?"

I frowned at her for a second. She knew exactly what she was doing. I opened the fridge and grabbed myself a bottle of water. I started to walk towards my room. "C'mon Tyler damn. Bring ya ass" I huffed rolling my eyes. I kicked my door open since my hands were full. I used my elbow to turn on my bedroom light and I sat my food down on my desk.

"Excuse the mess" I said starting to pick up my clothes that were scattered across the floor from me trying to find something to wear this morning.

"You good" He replied sitting down on my bed.

"So when you and Michelle make these plans?" I questioned as I down at my desk.

"She invited my boy over and told me to slide too"

"Mmmh she think she slick. Tryna play match maker and shit" I chuckled before turning to eat my food.

"Don't act like you haven't been feeling the kid" Tyler replies back. I glanced over my shoulder and he was smiling at me.

"Boy goodbye" I laugh rolling my eyes "Shut up and turn up the tv"

Him saying that reminded me of Quincy. I grabbed my phone to see if he ever responded to my last text. It was still left on read from hours ago. Damn, okay then. This is what happens when you give a nigga a chance. At least I got a free meal out of him. I locked my phone and turned my attention to back to the tv.

"So when you're not doing homework whatchu be doing?"

"Shit nothing really. I just be keeping to myself unless Michelle dragging me out to a party"

"Awe damn you don't like to party? I gotta take you to one you just not going to the right ones"

"Nah I ain't say that. When I go out I act a plum fool. I just have an on and off switch." I state.

I wasn't the type to go out every weekend but when I do go out, if I'm not on my ass by the end of the night I did something wrong. Partying every day just isn't my thing I don't see how people do it. Some days I just want to be in my bed all day watching tv.

"I feel you I feel you. Ion really like them girls that feel like they need to be seen at every function" He nods his head in agreeance.

"Oh you like them homebody bitches? See I ain't one of them either. If I'm looking fine as fuck I'm riding around until every person in the city has seen me" I laugh kicking my feet up, "My outfits are not going to waste"

I reached for the remote to the tv and turned up the volume a little. This was my way of saying the conversation was over without being rude. Michelle will never hear the end of putting me in a awkward situation like this. I'm always taking one for the damn team. I liked Tyler when it was just our quick less than 5 minutes interaction but this right here, is not the one. Maybe if us mingling was on my terms I would actually be feeling him but right now I just wanted to be alone, laid up in my bed.

When I was finished with my food I went to the kitchen and washed my dishes before returning to my bedroom. I turned off my bedroom light and climbed onto my bed.

"Can I lay down with you?" He asked me.

"Aht aht, you stay yo ass right there" I chuckle grabbing my blanket and covering my legs with it. I laid my head down on the pillow and laid my legs across his lap just so he could feel included. He moved back further onto the bed resting his back against the wall.

We made it through two episodes before him and his boy finally decided to leave. I got out of bed and barged into Michelle's room. She wasn't in the room but I could hear the shower running so I walked into the bathroom. She was singing her heart out to Alicia Keys.

"Some people want it all but I don't want nothing at all!" She sang loudly. I knocked on the glass shower door.

"Ooh bitch yo ass just scared me" She replies "What?"

"I just want you to know that when you get out this shower we fighting. I would beat your ass right now but ion wanna get my hair wet"

"Bitch" Michelle chuckles, "You ain't like him? Y'all ways be flirting I just figured you wouldn't mind"

"Girl don't be playing match maker up in here. When we outside I'm all for it, but when I come home this is me time. Unless you bringing Idris Elba up in here ion wanna be bothered with no nigga"

"Okay okay my bad, so what I'm hearing is you won't mind a bitch?"

"Girl" I laugh "Ion even know why I talk to you"