A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins
Author:Chencia C. Higgins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2024-03-13T13:35:55+00:00
Chapter Twelve
Jucee
Breaking the Seal
Weâre just friends.
Weâre just friends.
Weâre just friends.
I had to keep repeating it to myself in hopes that the chant would actually affect the pure, uncut rage Iâd felt at seeing Lil Miss Afro Puffs at the door of Rhythm & Rainbows. That was compounded by the pure, uncut rage Iâd felt when Poppa hugged her and barely spared me a glance. That wasnât how we treated each other.
Well, it wasnât before.
And, like it or not, things were different now. It likely didnât help that Iâd been missing in action for the past week. Iâd needed time to process, but time did not heal these wounds, because being away from Poppa felt more like a punishment than a necessary device for healing. It was because I missed her as much as I did that I called her back a couple of hours after ignoring her call immediately after leaving the studio.
âYou mad at me?â was how Poppa started the conversation. Surprised, I burst into laughter and felt the tension in my shoulders lessen. I could handle humor.
âNo, Poppa. Iâm not mad at you.â
âSo then youâre coming over later to watch the music awards, right?â
My lips parted as I tried to work that out in my head. I didnât actually have a reason to say no, other than my concern about being alone with her.
We are just friends.
We are just friends.
We are just friends.
With my mantra repeating in my mind like stock market ticker tape, I agreed to go back to the scene of the crime. It was dramatic, but it was exactly how I felt. However, if I wanted to maintain our friendship, I was going to have to get back to doing the normal things we did together. That meant saying yes when my mind was asking me if that was such a smart idea.
Saying yes is precisely how I ended up in this predicament.
You know when you go out drinking and youâre throwing âem back all night without having to pee and shit is cool? Youâre having a great time, laughing, twerking on your friends, and singing every song the DJ plays at the top of your lungs. Your bladder is being the MVP of the night, holding you down, allowing you to stay on the floor having a good-ass time, but then you have that one drink that puts you over the top and suddenly you have to pee so bad you might not make it to the bathroom in time. And once you pee, it feels glorious, like youâve poked a hole in a water balloon and the swollen bubble is deflating at a rapid pace.
The problem is, once you pee that first time, youâre no longer able to hold it in for longer than fifteen minutes, and now youâre running back and forth to the bathroom all night.
You broke the fucking seal.
Thatâs how I felt about sleeping with Poppa.
Nearly a year without having sex had made me mellow. Even with grinding my covered pussy in folksâ faces for a living, I didnât even desire to change that fact.
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