same evening

"Do you want kids?" She asked as they walked on the beach since the college kids and other tourists took over the boardwalk.

"I do, just not right now." He answered.

"Do you?" He asked pulling her back into him.

"I'm kind of scared." She admitted. "But I do." She added.

"Boy or girl?"

"I always wanted a girl just so I could spoil her and dress her up." She answered and he smiled.

"I want a luh girl." He revealed. "For real? Most guys want a son as their first kid."

"I'm good with a luh girl." He assured which had her grinning from ear to ear.

"Are you hungry?" He asked when they approached the shopping center.

"The food down here is fifteen dollars more expensive King."

"What dat mean? If you hungry you hungry." He replied and she laughed.

"What do you have a taste for?" She asked turning in his arms and he wrapped his arms around her and leaned down pecking her lips.

"You." He answered honestly, covering her face, he laughed hugging her.

"Nah but for real, it don't matter." He spoke, laughing to herself, she wrapped her arms his neck and just gazed up at him.

"Thank you." She spoke softly, "For what?" He asked raising a brow.

"For being there for me. Thank you for fighting for me when I couldn't and thank you for still wanting me even after I was mean. I honestly would be dead now if we would've never met." She told him then smiled softly.

"I really do appreciate you." She added then pecked his lips.

"Thank you for giving my ass a chance ma and teaching me how to love."

"How can I teach you but not myself?" She asked and they both laughed.

"I couldn't bring myself to feel dat way for my ex let alone say it whenever she wanted me to. But with you, I can say dat shit so freely and mean it. So thank you for dat." He told her and she blushed.

Puckering her lips, he chuckled before he leaned down and pecked them a few times.

She giggled uncontrollably when he started whispering in her ear talking nonsense.

"Such a creep." She giggled as they rocked side to side.

"I'll be dat for you." He replied then laughed at the face she made.

"Where do you wanna eat though? A nigga hungry." He spoke when they began walking again.

"Wanna get some seafood?" She asked.

"Yeah, dat shit do sound good right now."

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Catch 31 House & Bar

"I've been here almost three years and I did not know dis place had their own luh fancy fire set up." King spoke as he and Renae decided to eat outside in front of the fire.

"Everything down this end is like for show or something. They believe in going all out." She replied as they looked over the menu.

It was going on 9 at night and people were still walking the boardwalk not ready to go home yet.

Neither were they.

"What are you getting?" She asked laying her head on his arm.

"I ain't into eating shit I can't spell or pronounce properly." He answered and they erupted in laughter.

He was dead serious though.

"So what do you plan on ordering?" She asked noticing a cop staring at them.

"I don't really see shit up here dat I eat." He answered and she laughed.

"I tried to tell you." She replied picking up her drink.

"I guess I'll just get some crab legs and jumbo shrimp." He spoke putting the menu down.

"Wanna share?" She asked after putting her drink down and he chuckled.

"You really don't want me to spend money down here huh?"

"Not really." She admitted.

"Where would you like to eat?"

"I like Ruby Tuesday's." She answered and he chuckled. "That's what you really want?" He asked and she nodded.

"I'm sorry if you wanted to eat down here, I just don't like spending extra money for something that we can get down the beach for a better price." She told him, "Nah it's cool ma, at least you aren't like my ex. Shorty was always wanting all things luxurious."

"I guess it's because I come from a place of having nothing, so certain things that people make a fuss over doesn't excite me." She spoke getting comfortable in his arms.

"I think that's another reason why I fell for you. You don't pretend or knock others for shit they do or don't have."

"Can't live in a glass house and throw stones, it just doesn't match up." She replied rubbing at her eye.

"You ready to get out of here?" He asked seeing that she was becoming sleepy.

"Yeah."

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Ruby Tuesday's

"You really used to dream about being a stripper?" King asked Renae then threw his head back laughing.

They were finished eating but just got so caught up in talking they hadn't even noticed that the place was starting to close.

"I didn't tell you that so you would laugh." She replied then giggled.

"What made you want dat?" He asked and she shrugged.

"I thought that the only way I would have a big ass and know how to make it clap was if I became a stripper. But little did I know YouTube was all the help I needed, that and dance." She explained and he rose a brow.

"You can make yo ass clap?" He questioned and she smirked sitting back.

"Maybe." She answered crossing her legs.

Smirking, King bit down on his lip.

"I ain't doubting you or none... but I think I need some proof." He told her and she covered her mouth laughing.

"It all depends on my next routine." She replied, "All I'm gonna say is... I hope you can do half of those stunts on'a dick." He spoke and she gasped.

"All I'm saying." He chuckled, smiling, Renae looked down shyly.

"You play dat shy role well. One moment you touching all on me then da next you running."

"It's only with you, you have a way with words rather you want to believe it or not." She replied just as the owner made his way over towards their area.

"I don't want to be rude, but it's forty minutes after closing time." He told them.

"Damn, my bad we're going." King spoke placing a hundred down as he stood up.

"Appreciate you for not being rude about it."

"No problem, I know love when I see it." He replied smiling at the two.

Thanking him, Renae got up and walked over towards King.

Putting his jacket on her, he let her walk in front while he kept his eyes right on her ass.

It was gonna be a rough night.

"You ok?" Renae asked when King stopped her from sitting on his lap.

"Yeah, I need to hop in da shower real quick." He mumbled getting up.

"Again?"

"Yeah, I'm sweating." He lied, "King?"

"I'll be back." He spoke before heading into the bathroom.

Confused, Renae paused the movie and grabbed her journal out his drawer.

Letting her Erykah Badu playlist play, she laid on her stomach and crossed her ankles.

Humming, she closed her eyes letting the vibe come to her.

The way you look at me, reminds me of a monkey climbing a banana tree.

Your smile, it's contagious... it does something to me.

You're like the daydreams on my wish list.

Your kiss sets my body on fire, the way you care for me brings joy to my empty heart.

Four letter word, so easy for you to say but for me? I'm not sure where to start.

I'm afraid that if I don't tell you, some day we'll soon part..

Afraid of losing you, I just need you to show me just how to start.

King...

At times I'm afraid that I'll lose this battle of fighting.

You spark flames within, intensifying my burning desires.

Your love takes me higher.

When I'm with you, it feels as if my life has a new sense of breathing.

I'm afraid, afraid of leaving.

Being away for too long, I feel as if my timing will soon come.

If you see this, my intentions were to never to run.

If I don't get the chance, I just hope you know that I indeed do love you.

Reading over the poem, Renae wiped under her eyes upon feeling a few tears roll down her cheek.

"Nae?" King called startling her.

"Yeah?" She answered closing her journal and cut the music off.

"What you crying for ma?" He asked walking towards the bed.

Sitting up, she smiling softly.

"Just doing some writing, ready to watch the movie?" She asked changing the subject.

He stared at her for a moment then averted his eyes to her journal.

"Can I read it?" He asked and she quickly shook her head.

"I'm not done." She lied wiping her face then cleared her throat.

"Hurry up and get dressed." She added laying on his side of the bed.

Wanting to see what was wrong, he decided not to pry and headed towards his closet.

Renae picked up her journal and quickly slid it under his bed.

"Were you having one of your flashbacks?" He asked getting in bed and she turned over and laid her head on his chest.

"No." She answered looking at the tv as her hand rested on his stomach.

"Do you ever get scared of being in the streets?" She asked.

"Nah, it ain't so crazy like it was back home." He replied as he rested his hand on her butt.

"You don't really do much do you?"

"Actually I will soon, I told yo cousin I was leaving dat gang shit. I'm a grown ass man, I can only tolerate being my own boss." He told her and she lifted her head looking at him.

"Is it because of me?" She asked.

"You see da rules up here are different than back home. Up here, if a gang member gets into a relationship then they have to get their shorty jumped in. She also gets used as a pawn for shit and I'm not wit dat. Back in Nola we just wanted to slang. You know to get money, save up and possibly turn into a Kingpin."

"Do you really think Keenan would make you try to get me to join and do all that crazy stuff?" She asked.

"Nah, but his big homie would and I'll be damned if I let another nigga tell me how to run my life." He answered and she smiled softly.

"You have to get jumped out don't you?" She asked slightly worried.

"I'm not letting dat happen."

"What if you don't have a choice?" She questioned.

"Let me worry about dat ma."

"When's your birthday?" She's asked laying her head back down.

"September third."

"Do you have any plans?" She asked intertwining their fingers.

"Nah, not really. I went all out for my twenty first birthday." He answered and she nodded.

"Would you like anything?" She asked.

"If you want to get me something I won't stop you." He replied.

"What do you want for yo birthday?" He asked and she smiled rubbing her thumb over his hand.

"It doesn't matter." She answered then giggled when he flipped them over and started kissing on her neck.

"What's off limits?" He asked holding her hands above her head as he used his knee to open her legs.

"For what?" She asked staring at him.

"Your birthday."

"Oh... I don't know, I haven't celebrated since my sixteenth birthday." She revealed.

"You cool if I do something for you?" He asked, smiling, she nodded then bit down on her lip.

"You know what I want right?" He asked as he began to grind on her.

"Mhm." She hummed trying not to moan.

"Can I get it?"

Shaking her head no, she whimpered feeling his erection.

"Yes or no baybeh?" He spoke going slower.

"Yes." She purred.

Leaning down towards her her neck, he kissed on it slowly as he eased his hand inside her panties feeling how wet she already was.

"You gotta show me if you can do a split on my dick you know dat right?" He asked as he slid his finger in and out of her slowly.

Moaning softly, she bit down on her lip and nodded.

Little did he know that request would soon be fulfilled.

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