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"And I said ohhh it's the way I breathe you in. It's the texture of your skin" I sang loudly as I pulled into the driveway. Justin Bieber's music manages to hit every single time.

I shifted the gear to park before hopping out of the car.

"I took my chick up to the north yeah bad ass bitch" I kept singing along to the song I could no longer hear. I walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell.

"I get my light right from the source yeah, yeah that's it" I sang rocking back and forth on my heels.

Jacobi finally came to the door. "Hey" I said with a smile.

"Wassup" He replied turning and walking away from the door. I stepped inside and closed the door behind me not forgetting to lock it as well.

"Can I talk to you?" I asked walking over and sitting on the opposite side of the couch.

"If you here to talk about buddy ass, there really isn't shit you can say" Jacobi replied as he continued rolling up his blunt.

"I just wanted to tell you that he literally just came back into the picture that day and then you popped up at the house. I was going to tell you myself but I didn't get the chance to"

"It's cool. You don't gotta explain ya self to me" He shrugged his shoulders.

"I mean I know I don't but I'm still going to because I love you and I don't want you to think I did you dirty"

He just laughs and shakes his head "Paris we cool. It's not that deep I promise you it's not."

"Don't say we're cool if we're not cool Jacobi"

"We're cool" He chuckled nodding his head, "It was fun while it lasted. We gotta fuck for the road"

"Boy good fucking bye" I replied and we both laughed.

I'm happy there's no hard feelings between us. I really do love and value the friendship I have with Jacobi and I didn't want to lose him. It really was just sex on my behalf. I can't be at fault for him possibly catching feelings when I've given him multiple opportunities to tell me how he really felt.

"You need to take them Cleo braids out ya head though you looking a lil rough"

"I'm finna wash my hair and be fine as fuck meanwhile you still gon be ugly" I laughed

"Ugly?" He scoffed "Never that"

"Whatever James Harden" I scoffed.

"I know you ain't talking Lil Bow Wow" He quickly spat back and we both laughed.

"Yo ass is the biggest hater I know"

•Quincy's Pov•

"Kobe!" I said as I put up the game winning shot. The ball went right through the hoop making the final score 23-17.

"Y'all niggas fucking suck" I said.

"Who suck? Yo ass don't even pass the ball!" Jalen replied.

"Yo ass can't even make a free throw!" I spat back, "Don't get me started on them niggas" I said pointing to Tez and Ant.

"Niggas shoot one good shot and think he Lebron" Tez scoffed.

"Muhfuckas can't even guard without fouling" I walked over to the bench and sat down. I pulled off my t shirt and started wiping the sweat from my forehead with it.

"You playing?" Ant asked me.

"Nah next game. My back tired from carrying the team the whole game" I replied. I could hear my phone ringing inside my duffel bag so I reached to grab it.

I looked at the screen and it was Paris facetiming me. It had been ringing for a while so I clicked accept so I wouldn't miss the call.

"Bro yo ass 7 days! Weak! " Brandon exclaimed and we all laughed.

"Nigga can you make a 3?" I questioned rhetorically, "Yeah that's what I thought"

"Wassup baby" I said looking down at the phone.

"You're hooping? You want me to call you later?"

"Nah you good" I said sitting the phone down on my lap as I began to chug down some water.

"Wait come back in the camera real quick"

I picked up the phone and looked at her confused. "You look fine as fuck" She said with a smirk looking at me.

"Man bye" I laughed, "Pay attention to the road"

"Look at the sweat just glistening on your forehead. Whew. Can I put a baby in you?"

"I already put one in you" I replied with a smug look just to get a reaction out of her.

"Like hell you did" She scoffed "Aunt flo came right on time this month"

"That don't mean shit. You'll see in a few months" I laughed shaking my head.

"Stop playing. You serious?" Paris said glaring at the camera.

"I'm just playing" I said nodding my head. I watched as she sighed in relief before saying, "I think"

"Quincy!"

"I'm playing, I'm playing" I chuckled.

"Anyway, I wanna come see you"

"You don't gotta tell me that, just pull up." I shrugged my shoulders.

"Great cause I'm coming tonight" Paris replied. I watched as she pulled into the parking garage of her apartment.

"I got a lot of work to do tomorrow. Ion want you to be cooped up in the house all day"

"I don't mind, it's the same shit I'm doing here besides the flight is already booked."

"What time is the flight?"

"My flight lands at midnight and then I'mma just uber to your place"

"Nah Imma pick you up"

"You sure? I know the airport is far from you. I really don't mind just calling an uber"

"Why would I let you call an uber when my car works perfectly fine?"

"I don't know" She shrugs her shoulders.

"Text me when you get to the airport"

"K, I'll talk to you later. Bye, love you"

"Love you too" I replied before ending the call.

I tossed my phone to the side and watched as they finished up the game. I played one more game before deciding to call it quits and head back to the house.

The first thing I did when I got home was hop in the shower to get out of these sweaty ass clothes. Everything within me wanted to take a little nap before Paris got here but I know if I go to sleep I'm not waking up until the morning.

Tomorrow I have a big project to do and I also had a few clients coming over for tattoos. I usually go to their place and do at home calls. However since Paris will be here I didn't want to be gone the entire day.

I'm happy she's coming to spend the weekend with me, I miss her. This long distance shit is for the birds. It's like the more time we spend together, the more I always want to see her. This one to two weekends every month isn't enough for me anymore. If it wasn't Paris, I wouldn't be doing a long distance relationship with anybody.

I waited around the house for a little bit before heading to the airport to pick her up. I pulled up to the Delta terminal just as she was walking out the door. I watched as she looked around for me.

"Paris" I called out as I rolled down my window. I unlocked the doors so she could put her stuff in the backseat.

"Hey babyyyy" She greeted with a big smile. She leaned over to give me a hug and a kiss. She had so much energy for it to be almost one in the morning.

"Hey"

"What's wrong with you?" She asked as she buckled her seatbelt.

"Nothing I'm just tired and I gotta be up early in the morning"

"I mean I told you I could uber but you insisted"

"I know. It's not an issue, I was just saying" I shrugged my shoulders.

She sat back in her seat as I drove us home. The car ride was silent. I could only hear the faint sound of T- Pain and the cars driving on the roads.

I know she's probably thinking I don't want her here because I didn't match her energy when she got in the car.

I regret saying how tired I was because she's probably thinking I'm complaining about coming to get her. I know how much she hates feeling like she's being a burden. We all know the extremes she's willing to take in order to not ask anybody for shit.

Once we made it to the crib I carried her bags upstairs to the room. "I'm finna go to sleep" I said pulling off my t shirt.

"K" She nods her head and sits down on the floor to open up her suitcase.

"Give me a hug" I said walking over to her. I put my hand out for her to grab and pulled her up from the floor.

"I missed you" I said wrapping my arms around her body.

"I missed you too"

I leaned down and kissed her lips, "Come lay with me"

"I'm not sleepy right now. Imma just watch tv downstairs"

"You can watch tv right here"

"Nah it's okay, I don't want the tv to keep you up. I'll come up when I'm done" She stood on her tiptoes to kiss my lips before going back downstairs.