This Feeling

Chapter 14

I'm not going to tell anyone how to live their lives. As your best friend, I'll always have your back but if you're deceiving someone who loves you, I can't support you. I already know the way Tae would have destroyed Shawn on social media and in public if the reverse was the case. His tires would have been slashed and that home wrecker would have been in the bottom of the lake.

"Come on, five more." Tre instructed me.

"Cut it down to three." My waist is burning the h*ll out of me. My legs are tired.

"Uh uh. You're almost there." I went slowly on the final hip thrusts and threw myself on the ground when I was finished. Tre threw a towel at my face and handed me a bottle of water. "That wasn't so hard, was it?"

"Shut up." I laughed.

"What's been going on with you?"

"Nothing much, just chilling."

"I heard from a little birdie that you and Dewayne have gotten close lately."

"Tucson and his big *ss mouth." I rolled my eyes, causing him to chuckle. "I don't know. I just feel guilty about the whole thing."

"What do you mean?"

"I know it's been two years since Kyle's been gone, but I still feel like it's not long enough."

"I feel like Kyle wouldn't have wanted you to be alone for too long. I know what y'all shared was special and it's probably hard to find, but when the right time comes, I know you'll find something similar maybe even better

"Yeah, I just don't know when that right time is."

"Just allow things to flow naturally. Follow your heart."

"You're right. Thanks."

"That'll be an extra $500 for that relationship advice." I threw the towel at him and stood up.

"Boy please."

After wrapping up at the gym, I passed by Smoothie King to get a keto champ berry smoothie on my way home. I am starving, but I'm trying to hold off for dinner.

I honestly didn't know if I was supposed to dress up for this, so I just threw on a casual two piece consisting of a cropped hoodie and leggings after taking a shower. I sat on the couch until 5:45. I grabbed a bottle of red wine and left the house.

Surprisingly, traffic wasn't all that bad. If I'm being honest, listening to Lil Baby while driving causes me to forget about the speed limit. I got to Dewayne's place with forty minutes to stare. I was contemplating on getting out of the car and going inside this early versus going to Publix to buy ice cream and kill time. This man probably hasn't even started cooking yet.

As I applied chapstick to my lips, Dewayne came out in shorts and slides with a big old grin on his face. He jogged over and opened my door.

"Why do you look so happy?"

"I can't be happy to see you?"

"You can, but I know you. What do you have planned?"

"Just dinner and watching movies."