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"All these niggas wanna fuck JT" I rapped to myself as I walked to my car. "Hellcat this a SRT"

No music was even playing, the song had just been stuck in my head for weeks. I used my key fob to unlock my car doors and sat down in the drivers seat. I tossed my book bag over to the passenger seat and started up the car.

I had about two hours before I needed to pick up my little sister from gymnastics practice. I was going to risk going home and taking a quick nap. I remember I overslept one time, that girl did not let me live that down.

I was so exhausted from my classes today. I was tired of doing homework throughout the week so I managed to finish everything between classes so now my brain needs a break.

I pulled up in the parking garage of our apartment building and walked inside, but before I headed upstairs I stopped at the front desk to pick up a package.

"Tyler my favorite person in the whole wide world" I said as I approached the desk.

"Man whatever" He chuckled "I been texting you to get this big ass package all damn day"

"I had class dummy" I replied as I filled out the form to accept the package. He told me the package number before going to the back to grab it for me.

"Fashionnova again? You gon go broke" Tyler said placing the package on top of the desk.

"You in my business? Don't do that" I replied quoting the guy from TikTok.

"Lemme see what you got. You gotta model it for me"

"Nah I'd rather model the stuff in the Savage X Fenty package for you when it gets here" I smirked at him. Before he could even reply I grabbed the box off the desk and headed over to the elevator. "Bye Tyler" I said as I walked away.

I took the elevator up to our floor and walked down the hall to our door. I sat my package down on the floor so I could unlock the door.

"All these niggas wanna fuck JT. Hellcat this a SRT" I rapped again as I walked through the door, "Pull up G Wag, 63."

I kicked my package inside and walked over to the kitchen. "Hey bitch" I said to Michelle who was sitting on the couch.

"Hey hoe" She replied. I sat my keys down on the counter and sat my book bag down on the stool.

"Do not let me over sleep. I gotta leave at 3 to pick up Lyric"

"Okay"

I grabbed a bottle of water and headed to my room. I opened the door and there was bouquet of roses sitting on my bed on top of an UGG box.

"What's this?" I said a loud to Michelle "You leaving gifts on my bed like you tryna get in my panties" I laughed walking over to my bed. The bouquet of pink roses were cute as hell. I opened the UGG box to see a pair of chestnut neumel boots.

"Oooh these are cute. I'm finna wear these today"

"Can you fit em?" I heard a deep but familiar voice say. I turned around to see Quincy standing in the doorway of my bathroom.

"Bro what?" I just started laughing because I was so confused, "What're you doing here?" I walked over and gave him a tight hug.

"I wanted to see you" He replied wrapping his arms around my waist, rocking me from side to side.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" I asked slightly leaning back to look up at him.

"Because then it wouldn't have been a surprise" He smiled before leaning down and kissing my lips.

"Surprise!" I heard Michelle exclaim. I looked over and she was standing in the doorway with the biggest kool-aid smile on her face.

"You knew about this?"

"Duh. How else could he have gotten in?"

"How long are you here for?" I asked walking over to my bed and sitting down so I could take off my shoes.

"Just until sunday" He tells me.

"I'm just gonna leave and let y'all get reacquainted. Don't use a condom, I want a nephew" Michelle says leaving out the room.

I just laughed and rolled my eyes. "Are you here just for me or did you have other plans?"

"I gotta do a mural tomorrow it'll probably take the whole day but after that I'm all yours"

"K, I have classes tomorrow anyways"

"Cool coool" Q said nodding his head "What did you have planned today? I heard you talking about your little sister"

"Oh I have to pick her up from gymnastic practice in a little bit. I just gotta watch her for like a hour, just until my mom gets off of work" I moved back onto my bed to get more comfortable, "You wanna go with me?"

"You want me to meet your sister?" He smiles raising an eyebrow at me, "You like me don't you?"

"See nobody said all that" I scoffed rolling my eyes at him.

"Awww you like me" He teases walking over to sit on the bed, "Paris has a crush on Q" He chants in schoolgirl type way. He starts to tickle my side to reciting the chant over and over again.

"Okay stop" I laughed trying to push his hands away from me. "Stoooop" I continued laughing trying to get out of his grip.

"It's okay" He smiles and stops tickling me "I like you too" He says before kissing my lips.

Our dynamic is completely different in comparison to last month. We're way more comfortable with each other now than we were before. The first time we were just on some buddy buddy type shit but now he's only been here for two seconds and we've already kissed more than once.

"Don't get me wrong I'm happy you're here but I had a long day and need this nap before we go get my sister"

"That's cool I understand"

"Take off your shoes, come lay with me" I grabbed my blanket that was laying on the foot of the bed and covered my body. I turned on the tv even though I knew I was going straight to sleep. Q gets into the bed beside me and I immediately cuddled up next to him putting the blanket over him as well. I laid my head on his chest and draped my leg over his.

"Wake me up at 3"

"Alright I gotchu" He wrapped his arm around me and rubbed my back which put me right to sleep.

When 3 o clock finally rolled around it took everything within me to get out of bed. We got onto the elevator and I stood in silence resting my head on his arm. I couldn't believe that he was actually here with me right now so I just wanted to touch him as much as I could.

We got off the elevator and he held my hand. It immediately dawned on me that I was about to see Tyler. I kept my head up and eyes straight ahead so I wouldn't make eye contact with him. I could feel his eyes on me as we walked passed him.

Once we finally made it to the parking garage I was able to relax.

"I'm parked over here" Q tells me walking in the opposite direction of me.

"Oh" I said to myself putting my car keys back into my purse. I thought I was driving. I'm assuming he got a rental car for his stay here.

He opened the car door for me "Thank you" I said with a smile as I sat down in the passenger seat. It's the little things for me.

I put the address into the GPS on my phone because I suck at giving directions. I'm the type to let you pass your exit and then ask "Where you going?"

"You can just park right here and I'll run inside and get her" I say unbuckling my seatbelt as we pulled up to the gym.

"Okay" He nods his head and pulls up behind the other cars and puts the car in park. I got out the car and walked over to the front door. I pulled the door open and walked inside.

"Hey" I greeted the lady at the front desk before keeping straight going over to the area where the parents would watch through the glass. I looked around to see if I saw Lyric tumbling anywhere. I could see her about to run past the glass so I quickly knocked on it to grasp her attention. She stopped in her tracks and looked at me. Her eyes lit up and I could hear her yell "Paris" through the glass. I motioned for her to come before walking out the room.

"What're you doing here?" Lyric asks running out the gym and hugging my legs.

"I came to pick you up, duh" I replied kneeling down. I took her little duffel bag from her hand and grabbed her jeans and helped pull them on over her pink leotard.

"Did you have fun?" I asked as I pulled her shirt over her head trying not to mess up the perfect two pigtails that my mom did.

"Hmmh" She nods her head as she put on her rainbow vans. I grabbed the duffel bag and took her hand in the other one before heading for the door.

"I missed you girl."

"I missed you too. King never wants to have a tea party with me"

"That's because King is a lame" I reply with a laugh pushing the door open.

"Where's your car?" She begins to look around.

"I'm actually with a friend today. He's parked right there" I said pointing to Quincy's car as we walked.

"Your friend is a boy? Is it your boyfriend?" She cheeses from ear to ear looking up at me.

"Ew of course not, boys have cooties" I laugh as we approached the car.

"Is he cute?" Lyric asks with that same kool aid smile on her face.

"Yeah he's cute."

"Oooh I'm telling Daddy on you"

"Girl I'm grown" I chuckle as I opened the back door for her and she climbed inside. I sat down in the passenger seat and turned my back towards the door.

"Quincy this is my little sister Lyric. Lyric this is Quincy"

"Hey it's nice to meet you" Quincy says with a smile looking back at Lyric.

"My sister said that she thinks your cute but you have cooties"

"Lyric!" I exclaimed looking back at her. She just bursted out laughing and buckled her seatbelt. We had only been in this car for two seconds and she was already ratting me out.

"It's okay Paris. I think he's cute too" She adds in. Q looks over at me with a big smile on his face before pulling off.

"Mommy said she's running a little late so you're gonna have to just chill at my house for a little bit" I said to Lyric looking back at her.

"Okay" She shrugs her shoulders.

"You wanna go get some ice cream?" Q asks Lyric looking at her through the rear view mirror.

"Yes!" She exclaimed, "I like you already. Let's be best friends."

"Bet. We're best friends now" Quincy replies with a laugh.

It didn't take much to win this little girl over. I just sat back in my seat as Quincy drove us to ColdStone. Once we arrived we all got out the car and headed inside.

"You can't tell that we went and got ice cream. You know you can't have dessert before dinner"

"I'm not" She tells me. Quincy opens the door for us and we walked inside.

"Whatchu getting?" Q asks looking down at me.

"Ummm I don't want anything"

"You sure"He asked I nodded my head "So lame" He scoffed at me. "What about you Lyric?"

"I want cake batter with sprinkles, caramel and cookie dough"

"Ooh that sounds good Imma get that too" He replies. We moved up in line and Q and Lyric told the girl what they wanted. They got their ice cream and we went to sit down.

"So Quincy are you my sister's boyfriend?"

I glared at her giving her that "shut up before I beat your ass" look. She just smiled at me and stuffs her face with ice cream.

"She looks just like you"

"No she does not" I laughed rolling my eyes.

"She does. She got the smile, the dimples and everything"

"Chile you must be blind. Lyric smile" I said to her. She stops stuffing her mouth with ice cream.

"So you're telling me she don't look like you?"

"Not at all"

"Ya mom's got dimples too?"

"Yeah" I said with a nod of my head.

"I'm already knowing she fine as hell"

"You and Michelle need to chill. First her with my daddy now you with my momma"

"Lemme see a picture of Momma Baldwin. I might be hollering at the wrong person"

"Aright I'm finna call my daddy on you."

"Ya pops know he got a baddie."

"Boy goodbye" I laughed rolling my eyes at him.