Lost

Girls' Night In

Kimi and Crisha were sitting in Crisha's living room with ice cream, movies, and blankets. It was just the two of them for real this time. Crisha didn't invite anyone else and promised to castrate Justin if he showed up. He had had Kimi to himself all week and she missed her friend. So he had to share. She was sure that there was enough Kimi to go around.

Kimi herself had made Justin promise not to come intruding on her girl time. As great as spending time with him was, she didn't want the novelty to wear off and she also enjoyed being around Crisha.

"We about to watch Deep Blue Sea. LL Cool J fine ass," Crisha said, popping the movie into the player before climbing back into her chair.

"You might as well turn it off 'cause you know I'm going to talk through the whole thing."

"I got duct tape in the kitchen," Crisha warned her mentee, and Kimi laughed, having a swig of Pepsi.

"Why you so crazy over his bald headed ass?"

"Why you so crazy over Justin big headed ass?"

"Girl, at least I know I got a chance! Shit." Kimi sucked her teeth and Crisha cracked up laughing. "And anyway, Justin fine as fuck."

"Shiiiiiid. Not as fine as LL Cool J!"

Crisha wasn't going to deny Justin was a fine someone. She didn't see him the way other girls did, but they weren't all telling the same lie. But he damn sure wasn't as fine as LL Cool J.

Kimi rolled her eyes, picking up a pack of gummy worms. She laid back on the sofa, watching the movie she'd already seen a hundred times.

When Crisha's movie had gone off, it was Kimi's turn to pick one, and she went for The Wiz and Crisha rolled her eyes. She already knew Kimi was going to sing every song. They had watched this movie together at least seven times, and all seven times, Kimi was singing along, quoting a few lines, and even dancing. Now was no different.

After The Wiz was gone off, Crisha decided no more movies, turning on her CD player and putting in Destiny's Child Survivor CD.

"You really do like Justin, don't you?" Crisha asked, trying not to worry about it, sure that Justin really had the best of intentions with Kimi. He was taking the time to date her and had introduced her to Dharma. No girl ever met his mother whether he was fucking her or they were platonic friends. Dharma was off-limits.

Kimi immediately broke into a toothy grin just at the mention of his name. "Of course I like him. He so sweet, Cri."

"Ick." The thought of Justin as sweet turned Crisha's stomach a little bit. She had never witnessed Justin as someone sweet. He'd do the kind thing on occasion. But sweet? That was questionable.

"What you mean 'ick'?" Kimi asked, throwing a gummy worm at Crisha.

Crisha picked the worm up and ate it, shrugging and sitting back in her chair. "I'ont see that nigga as hardly sweet. Jason can be sweet. Justin a dick."

"Well he sweet to me," Kimi said, rolling her eyes. "Don't you think Allen sweet?"

Crisha laughed. No, she in fact did not think her boyfriend was sweet at all. He was a dick as well. But unlike Kimi, she wasn't being disillusioned about the relationship she was in. She was the same age and at the same level of life experience as her boyfriend. Kimi was still a naïve fifteen-year old girl dating a nineteen-year old boy. And she didn't know better. And it wasn't bad for Kimi to think Justin was sweet. Crisha believed her. But she knew Justin didn't have a generally sweet disposition and couldn't help questioning it.