I had just finished taking out my braids, I picked up all the hair I had just pulled out &' stashed in the trash bag before starting my shower water .

I jumped in, firstly washing my hair I grabbed the shampoo &' scrubbed my head getting all the dirt &' dandruff out , I followed with conditioner placed a cap on my head &' began washing my body .

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I wrapped a towel around my head &' walked out the bathroom making my way to Don's room since it was the only room where I was allowed besides the living room, kitchen, bathrooms, the studio sometimes.

We slept in the same bed but we never slept together like no cuddling or nothing .

Once I came into his view he eyeballed me, licking his lips I sat all my stuff into the bag he gave me & pulled the towel off my head revealing my blondish curls, I looked in his mirror on the wall feeling myself I smiled as I ran my fingers through my curls , I put all the products in before plopping down on the bed . "Can I take a picture?" I asked him, leaning back he caught my back before it hit the bed "Na don't put dat wet ass hair on my bed." He spoke making us laugh, he handed me his phone I got up to find the light &' snapped a picture .

I studied my picture, A message popped up on Don's phone causing me to look at it

😍😌

That's all the preview let me see, hearing his phone go off Don peeked over my shoulder . "Lemme see dat." He told me causing me to jump a little &' hand him the phone. I started to get shaky, maybe I was overthinking it but I swear that message said Tae, was she referring to my Tae? She had to be , I mean all of this was about him anyway?

"You Straight Mari?" He asked me. I just gave him a fake smile before just nodding , he reached &' grabbed my shoulder . "Na for real, you know I'm here."

I grabbed my hair stuff & went back into the bathroom I sat on the toilet &' ran my hands down my face . I started thinking about the message on Don's phone . "Noezy? Noe? NOEL!!" I thought after saying the name a couple times . I shook my head, getting upset at the situation all over again, I came to the understanding with myself that since I'd been here so long I was never going home, but to think about it Noel is my ticket out of here .

I slicked my hair back into a ponytail before slipping out the bathroom &' into the kitchen. I fixed a plate of left overs for both don &' I before heading back to the room . "I'm finna go to da stu , you coming down dere?" He asked grabbing his plate out of my hands

"Yeah, What You Finna Record ? Dat song you been humming round here?" I asked, Don was always singing around the house, all I ever heard was him humming or mumbling a tune .

"Hell Yeah, Gotta Get It Out My Head" Don told me back eating off his plate . I looked at him &' watched him as he ate . It was something about him that made me feel a way towards him, His vibe, The Way His Voice Sound, the way he moved around the way he spoke to me. I was attracted to Don &' I wasn't even supposed to be &' that's what made me want him even more .

"Don why haven't you tried to touch me?" I asked him, he stopped everything he was doing &' locked eyes with me . "Mari what is you talkin bout?"

I fiddled with my fingers before sighing . "Like you don't think I'm cute or sum? You sleep next to me every night &' don't try a thing . You don't even hug on me or nothing." I explained .

"I ain't know you wanted to be touched on." He admitted, I laughed . "Don I'm not saying I do, I'm just wondering as to why you don't get aroused or nun." I continued. He cleared his throat sitting the plate next to him .

"I be aroused fasho." He mumbled loud enough for me to hear causing me to blush .

"On sum serious doe, I fuck wit you. &' I ain't even supposed to for real, I caught feelings for you A'Mariell, I just don't act on em. Sometimes I just wanna choke yo lil fine ass up &' put sum strong on you." He finished licking his lips at me .

"But I know dats not my place , I know you got feelings for other Mfs. Shit yo feelings da reason you involved in all dis."

"But Don." I spoke , lookin away .

"I think I'm in too deep. I want you." I continued .

Feeling the bed move I looked over to see Don grabbing our plates . "Meet me in da stu whenever you ready." He told me disregarding what I said .

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Don sung through the microphone as he stared into my eyes , for some reason I couldn't look away . I know for a fact I want him, It's like dis all happened for a reason .

"You hear dat." He spoke to me. I just nodded

"Dis how I'm feelin bout you right now. I'm attracted to the way you is, not just yo appearance. Every conversation we ever had made me look at you different as a person . &' I want you too Mari. I just don't know how to go about it . I put you in a bad predicament &' it's gone fuck me up if anything happen to you." He confessed holding my chin . I just smiled , showing all of my teeth .

"But ima real nigga , so ima let you know. I am in a mixed up ass situation wit my ex Noel."

Hearing her voice made my face turn up, I immediately tried to hide it . It's like I can never be happy

"But I'ma get allat figured out for you. You ain't gone have to worry bout shit." He confirmed to me making me feel secure . I've never felt the way I feel about Don with anybody , not even Tae .

With Ivontae it was toxic, &' as much as I miss him

Don was slowly takin over the piece of my heart that Tae had . Snapping me outta my thoughts Don grabbed my hand &' kissed it , leading me to the back of the house . I was getting excited cause I've never been anywhere in the house besides the places he let me lounge in . We finally stopped infront of a glass door that was tinted , he pressed a few buttons &' the door slid open ; revealing the backyard of the house . Seeing a pool &' a hot tub . I looked at him

"Don ion even got no bathing suit." I explained.

He pulled his shirt off from the bottom, then his shorts, then his boxers . My eyes followed his every movement, once he pulled his boxers down my bottom lip dropped .

"I ain't got no swim trunks either." He spoke before walkin past me &' dropping himself in the hot tub .

I immediately repeated him taking my clothes off &' jumping in . Our bodies met, he unclipped his chain before wrapping it around my neck . He ran his fingers down it before letting the travel my body

He brought lips to mine .

"I Got You Mari ." He told me against my mouth , I just kissed him . He wrapped his hand around my neck pulling me in to deepen the kiss .

"I Got You Too Don" I told him back .