The Publicist

Uncomfortable Feelings

AUGUST P.O.V. -

"I just asked to go home Aug." Jazz looked over at me rather annoyed that I wasn't taking her home.

I had something else planned and I wasn't going to let some ignorant ass girls, posing as fans ruin that. A real fan would respect anybody I'm with, no matter who she is to me.

And I would've said something, but more negative attention is the last thing I needed, especially trying to get back this Usher tour.

But I refused to let them ruin my surprise for Jazz. Whether I made her my girl or not, which I still wasn't fully convinced if I wanted to, I still wanted to get to know her better.

"I heard you." I turned up my best of Jodeci album that was in rotation.

"Aug." She sighed heavily.

"Jazz just ride. We said we was gon chill, that's what we gon' do. We not gon let them ruin our day." I said equally annoyed.

She was getting on my damn nerve. Like don't allow people to turn your day around like that.

We drove the rest of the way in silence, just letting Jodeci doing all the talking. I pulled up to the parking lot along the lake. Cut the car off then got out.

She was about to open her door but I pushed lock on my key.

"Let me do that." I said through the window. I unlocked the door and opened it for her.

"Thank you." She said still mugging, getting out straightening her clothes.

I stood there with my arms folded.

She looked up from straightening her clothes.

"Why are we standing here?"

"We not going nowhere until you change your attitude." I said dead serious.

"August I'm not in the mood. Let's just go where we're going."

I stood against my car leaning on it and scrolled through my phone. I was willing to wait here all day until her attitude changed.

"Really?" She looked at me with her lip turned up.

"I got all day." I looked at her then back at my phone.

"Why are you playing games?" She folded her arms.

"I'm not playing. I took time out of my schedule to chill with you. I cancelled a studio session to spend with you, so you can show gratitude by at least acting like you want to be here."

"I was humiliated August. You expect me to be jumping up and down for joy?"

"And you don't think I've ever been humiliated? Huh? By people constantly saying bullshit about me? Prejudging me? I'm all over blogs niggas calling me everything but a child of God. How you think that make me feel? Huh?"

She didn't say anything she just looked down.

"The same way you feel. But I keep going Jazz. And if you gon roll we with me as friends or whatever, we both got to do that. Aight?"

"Yeah." She said softly and sighed.

"Now can I get a smile?" I smiled holding up her chin.

She gave a slight smile and blushed.

"That looks better on ya. Cause the mug make you look like a gremlin."

She sucked her teeth and playfully hit me.

"I'm just saying." I softly grabbed her hand and led her down the dock where the boats were lined up.

We finally reached the end of the dock where my private boat was. I got in first, then helped her in.