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"You ready?" Nardo questioned standing at the hinge of my door. "Yes" I nodded looking at myself in the mirror.

Supposedly he was suppose to be taking me out on a date or whatever he just told me to dress nicely so of course I did.

"Damn foo...." he spoke looking at my outfit. "What... I look ugly?" I questioned looking down at myself.

"Nawl... you look good as hell" He spoke grabbing my hand.

I chuckled a little before walking out the room with him seeing Italy laid out in her room with the door wide open. "I'll be back... please don't be sneaky" I told her .

"Girl boo I'll see you later have fun" She spoke.

I hadn't even spoke to my dad about her permanently she just had been staying with me I didn't have the guts to talk to him yet...

We both walked out the door with me walking infront, headed over to his car I looked down at my feet from the nervousness I don't know why I was nervous to be honest...

"You don't trust her or something?" He questioned opening the door for me. "It's not that I don't trust her it's the fact she's finally actually experiencing something got her a little boyfriend and stuff she's just growing up and I don't like that well I love it for her but these niggas be a little iffy these days my baby only 16" I explained making him chuckle.

"I feel you..... shit you just gotta let her experience life she 16 about to be 17 in a few months" He responded .

"I know..".

Letting the music play lowly as the wind blew loudly, it felt good today so we were both dressed nicely and fit for the weather.

I was from Miami but I quickly learned Nardo was from Jacksonville and he let that be known everytime somebody asked even when they didn't ..

"You got the shit knocked out of your ass.." Nardo randomly blurted out making me look at him with my face scrunched up. "What?" I asked.

"I'm not gone lie... dude socked yo ass but it's okay he dead" He smiled making me choke on air. "First of all he ain't even hit me all that hard second of all I know you ain't kill that boy" I laughed.

"I didn't" He shrugged as we came to a stop.

I looked around seeing we weren't even on our side of town anymore we were somewhere else I didn't recognize, I stepped out the car with him holding the door.

"Ass got on heels and shit be lucky I brought you some slides" He spoke making me laugh.

"I look good right?" I asked making him nod with a slight smile, he grabbed my hand leading me inside a restaurant that was pretty nice inside.

"Reservations under..." The Waiter asked with a smile. "Wick" He responded making her nod.

Damn he don't like his real name that much?

"You good?" He asked me making me nod, he continued holding my hand as we made our way to the back getting seat.. everything in here was nice ... it was like boujie stuff I wasn't use to .

"Here's the menu's I'll be back for your drinks! My name is hollow by the way!" she introduced making us nod.

"Fuck kinda name is hollow..." He mumbled as she walked away. "Who uses their hood name for reservations?" I asked him with a scrunched face making him laugh.

"Jit I just don't fuck with my name fool" He shrugged honestly. "I guess".

"Why you decide to take me on a date sir? You like me or some? Cause you damn sure never been on no flirty vibes with me" I laughed.

"Man... do it look like I show affection to yo goofy ass? Naw but shit I don't know how to explain I don't know if I like you but I do fuck with yo vibe and wanted to get to know you more shit yeah we did some sexual shit but feel me I feel like it's still some shit we gotta get to know about each other" He explained as hollow walked back over.

"I get you" I nodded.

We both ordered or food & drinks before she walked away leaving us to make conversations, I was trying so hard to get this boy to tell me his name and he wouldn't .

"Come on tell me yo name! I been knowing you for four months" I straight faced making him smack his lips.

"Man... it's Horace fool" He spoke making me look to the side before laughing lowly. "See... fuck you" He spoke standing up making me bust out laughing hard.

"No I'm sorry it ain't funny it's not bad bro I just didn't expect that shit" I told him pulling him back down.

"What them bitches be saying? Thought you ate? What you be saying? Boo lame corny throwing tomatoes" he spoke making me laugh .

"Nardo you push me in this fucking water I swear" I spoke with a laugh.

We were currently at a beach that was by the restaurant, luckily he brought me something to change in because I was not about to go on a beach with what I had on.

The restaurant was nice e ate good food and had a great conversation, talking about our thoughts of each other, the way we was brought up and more.

I got more of an understanding of him and his ways..

"Come on fool I'm not gone do it just put yo feet in the water man" He told me laughing making me do just that.

Feeling him wrap his arm around me I held on right because he's not slick and if he push me he gone go down right with me.

"Horace... play you gone lay I promise you" I told him seriously. "My hair cost too much".

"Cheap ass shit" He mumbled before pushing me making him fall right along with me. "I CANT FUCKING SWIM!" I yelled feeling myself about to cry as he yanked me back.

"Scary ass man nobody was gone let you sink to the bottom" He laughed like it was the funniest thing on earth and it wasn't at all...

"Tighten up I'll get you more hair0 He spoke mushing my head making me laugh a little going to where our towels were..

Laying down I watched as he messed with the water, this was the most I seen him laugh and smile he had all the jokes and smiles today I loved that for him.. ever since I met him he had a little fun but not too much fun.

"You okay?" He questioned sitting by me. "Yes" I nodded reassuring him because I knew he thought I was mad but I wasn't it was funny.

"I haven't smoked in three weeks I'm trying to stay sober" He spoke locking eyes with me. "That's good.. what made you wanna do that?" I asked him.

"Man I use to say I couldn't function without weed or whatever but I don't like that mindset foo I don't like not being alert I like me better without sober" He shrugged.

"I like that... grown man shit" I hyped making him shake his head laughing. "Name three things you like about me" I spoke playing with the sand.

"I like the way you think... that spiritual shit you be on that shit keep you in a positive mindset I like the way you do positive the calm ones out of all of us bring a calmness that we needed and the way you always tryna push people to do better shit everything to be honest" He explained making me smile.

"What about me?" He asked.

"I like a lot about you I ain't realize until the other day... it was at a point Italy told me to talk to you and I said I couldn't see myself in a relationship with you but Chile I like the way you think ... the way you carry yourself... your demeanor everything I notice the little shit about you like how you take interest in the littlest shit and you know every detail about somebody" I explained.

"I like that" He nodded pulling me closer to him, we sat in a comfortable silence as we took interest into everything around us .

His vibe was rare I loved it..

"You ready or you wanna stay longer?" He asked me. "We can go" I nodded making him stand up helping me up, grabbing our things we made our way to the car.

Today was actually pretty exciting ...

"When your birthday?" I asked him. "December 30th... yours?" He questioned .

"July 10th" I responded. "Yo shit coming up" He responded making me nod, we were in may I want really looking forward to my birthday though gone be grown as hell...

"Yours is too". "Nigga gone be 20" He smiled making me nod.

I said he was 20 at first but no he's not 19 until December (in the book he 20 irl).

My hand went through his hair as I got on my phone scrolling through the ground seeing Nardo posted a picture .

Smiling I scrolled up sending a heart to it, I just hope nobody recognize me because I don't got time for the drama at all.

"Yo hoes gone get mad at me?" I asked him making him bust out laughing. "I ain't got those... ain't no reason to come for you if I stamped it I stamped it they wasn't gone say shit to you if I did" He spoke.

We agreed to be in a talking stage for now he said he'd take me on another date when we both was ready for our relationship .

Even though we got to know each other we definitely had more to learn about each other.

"Come on ma" He spoke helping me out, we both walked towards my apartment as he carried all of our things I didn't have anything but my food...

Twisting the knob it was unlocked making me scrunch my face hearing loud music, Nardo chuckled as I put my food on the counter before walking inside Italy's room seeing her having a full on concert with some girl.

"Who is this?" I laughed . "I'm sorry I told Nardo to tell you my best friend was coming over but this is Stephanie we call her nene ... nene this is my sister Angel" She introduced .

"Hi" She spoke lowly. "Hey... I'm going back in my room if you need me knock on the door" I told them making them nod.

"Whatever y'all wanna eat please text me so I order it"'I told Italy.

I walked out of her room going towards Nero before walking to my room opening the door I seen a Chanel box on it .

"What is this" I mumbled .

"I got it open it" He spoke falling on my bed, I eyed him suspiciously before grabbing the box open it seeing Chanel bag making me smile. "Stopp.... Take it back" I frowned feeling bad.

"Naw it's your we having good money good drip" He shrugged making me laugh. "Now I gotta get you something" .