11:03am | 09/15🎈
"Happy...birthday...Micaiah" I heard in my ear, each word followed by a kiss on the cheek
I opened my eyes to see Masai's face in mine while his hand was caressing my body in an up and down motion.
"last night was amazing" He whispered
"what time is it?" I asked before turning my head to look at the nightstand
11:03 the clock read.
"damn, I'm late!" I groaned
"late for what?"
"Tay and I have an appointment. I gotta go"
I was about to throw the covers off of me but then remembered I was naked under.
"close your eyes please"
"babe I've already seen you. you're beautiful, you don't need to hide. if it makes you feel any better..."
He removed the covers off of himself so that he was naked. I just took that as a chance to wrap the whole covers around me and get up from the bed.
I walked over to my duffle bag and pulled out some boxer briefs and slipped it on under the blanket.
"everything okay? did I do something wrong?" Masai asked now standing behind me—still naked
"no...it's not you"
He turned me around then took the blanket off of me allowing it to drop onto the floor. He then pulled me in for a hug, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"what is it then?"
"today's about to be a busy day, I just hope everything goes according to plan"
"babe it's your birthday. just have fun, don't stress it. today is your day, it's not a wedding or a funeral. just have fun with it"
"it might as well be, you're about to meet my whole family, my dad was nice but the others don't hold their tongue. I just hope they like you, otherwise—"
"you'd dump me?" He asked a little hurt
"no...I wouldn't get the chance. they'll probably chase you off or kill you" I said seriously
"nobody can chase me away from you. I'm falling for you, they're just gonna have to deal with it"
"uhh Sai, your thing is poking me" I said trying to pull away from him
"oh right...sorry. He seen something he likes, plus it's morning" He said before backing up which didn't really help the situation because he was just standing there and so was his friend—tall and strong and veiny
"I'm gonna go brush my teeth" I said turning around and walking away
"so you're just gonna leave me here like this? no help?"
"you have hands rights?"
I heard him kiss his teeth as I walked into the bathroom. I don't know what he expects from me but whatever it is won't be happening anytime soon.
I walked over to the sink and bent down to rinse my face with cold water. I stood back up to look at myself in the mirror. My hair was a mess from sleeping without a durag and my eyes were baggy as hell.
As I continued to look at myself I spotted a huge purplish bruise on my neck. Not even lower near my collarbone, right in the middle of my neck. That wasn't the only one though, I had more on my chest and even a few on my stomach area. It looked like a bug family had a meal last night.
"no way" I whispered to myself as I examined the one on my neck
Right on cue the bathroom door opened and he walked in—wearing underwear this time. He had his towel over his shoulder and a toothbrush in hand.
"look what you did!" I practically yelled as I turned to face him
"I know" He smirked "isn't it beautiful?"
"my whole family is gonna see this...they're gonna think we had sex"
"we did. oral counts you know"
I stared at him blankly then shook my head.
"you know what I mean"
"relax. people have sex, it's normal. plus you're old enough, they're not gonna get mad or anything"
"yes but they're embarrassing. whatever I needa get ready to go"
"wait...can I ask you something?" He said pulling me to him
he really needs to stop doing that.
"what?"
"well we never established what we are...we never made it official"
"okayyy..."
"so. will you do me the honor of being my boyfriend?" He asked with a hopeful smile
"uhh no"
"great, now we—wait what?"
"no. I already have a boyfriend"
"y-you do?"
"yeah. he's annoying ass hell, goofy, but he's my goofball. plus his hair is a mess, he really needs to do something about that..."
"fuck you" He said before kissing his teeth "I like my hair the way it is"
"really?"
"so you're my boyfriend. oh shit. I'm in a relationship" He said excitedly
I smiled then leaned up to kiss him.
"no no no" He said backing up "we not there yet"
"what?"
"your breath stank" He said scrunching up his face
I rolled my eyes then stuck my middle finger up at him before turning to walk away but his grip around me got tighter.
"relax, I still like you with or without onion breath" He joked
"hahaha" I mimicked before pushing him off me and walking to the sink
"you might want to hold your breath, I'm bout to drop a mean one" He said walking to the toilet and pulling his pants down
"you can't kiss me with morning breath but I have to smell that?" I asked before making my way to the door
"it's all love"
"effe you!" I yelled
⏩
"my grams shouldn't be too hard to please, just be respectful. my aunt Shay is okay I guess—oh my uncle Jakob. yeah he won't like you so just save it"
"what you mean?"
"he's been there done that, he knows what boys are looking for. he has not liked a single boyfriend of my sister's, I doubt you'll be an exception. same goes for my cousin Kamron. he's a hoe—just like you—so he won't buy the whole 'he's the one for me' act. you'll have better luck with Tre though"
The elevator door finally opened and we walked out.
"what is this a family reunion?" He asked as we walked to my door
"uhh well sorta" I shrugged
Now that I think about it the whole family is flying out from different places of the country to come celebrate my birthday. It might as well be a family reunion.
"just please...behave" I said stopping at my door and looking up at him
"babe I got you. this just as important to me as it is to you, don't worry" He said with a reassuring smile
I believed him which was something new.
I pulled out my keys from my pocket and unlocked the door. The smell of delicious food immediately hit my nose as soon as the door opened.
"Grams!" I yelled out
I know damn well my dad can't cook, nor can Storm so it had to of been my grandma.
Seconds later she walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron around her waist and her hair up in a messy bun. For a 66 year old woman Grams was looking mighty fine.
"Baby" She said while opening her arms up for a hug
She pulled me in and gave me one of those huge grandma hugs I love. It feels like home.
"uh Grams this is my boyfriend, Masai. Masai this is my dad's mother" I said backing up so I could introduce them
"it's nice to meet you ma'am" Masai said holding out his hand
oh no...
"ma'am? are you trying to imply that I'm old?" She asked
"no I uh—I just thought" He stuttered
"you thought what exactly?"
Masai looked at me nervously like he had just screwed up the whole introduction.
"oh boy I'm just playing with ya. It's nice to meet you too...sir" She said finally grabbing and shaking his hand
Right on cue aunt Shay appeared at the stairs walking down with Bronx in her hands.
"This must be the boyfriend?" She asked as she walked down "ma I hope you're not scaring the boy"
"oh hush your mouth" Grams said before turning to walk back to the kitchen
"I'm the fun aunt, and you are?" She asked once she was down the stairs
"Masai...Masai King" He said formally
"Masai King? why does that sound familiar?" She whispered to herself
"no reason" I said quickly "uh Masai this is Bronx. He's deaf"
I wanted to shoot myself. Great way to introduce a baby.
"Hey little guy...can I?" He asked Shay
She surprisingly said yes then handed Bronx over to him. I was scared that he'd drop him or hold him wrong but he was a natural. Even knew to support his neck perfectly.
"He's mad cute. how old is he?" Masai asked as he was mesmerized by the baby
"6 months" Shay and I answered in sync
"aye that's what's up! you got a lil heart breaker on your hands. he gon attract all the fems—and males too" He said as he handed Bronx back to Shay
Shay smiled as she bounced Bronx up and down.
I was about to speak but then the front door opened. yay! more family...
My dad walked in first, rolling in a suitcase that obviously wasn't his. His girlfriend Bernice followed behind, then my cousins Kamron and Tremaine. Behind them were my uncles August and Wyatt, my mom's twin brother. I love their relationship because they've been together for over 15 years.
Nowadays relationships don't last more than a year or 2 so to be able to be going over 15 years and strong is goals. They're still not married but I guess they're not pressed to get married. After all it is just a certificate, it doesn't mean they love each other any less.
"Birthday boy!" Bernice cheered then ran up to hug me
I hugged her back then received a wet kiss on my cheek from her, of course she was wearing lipgloss.
Storm and I actually like her. She doesn't try to be our mom or anything even though they've only been together for a few months and it is still early. We have been through a situation like that where a woman my dad was seeing for less than a month thought she could parent us. She got dropped real quick. We like seeing our dad happy and if it's being with Bernice that makes him happy then by all means.
"Cuzzo" Kam said walking over to dap me "the big one eight"
"Happy birthday lil bro" Tre followed along
Now these two aren't really my cousins. Well not biologically of course. You see Grams got re-married about 2 or 3 years after I was born and so Kamron and Tremaine are her step-grandchildren, if that's even the right term. Basically they're her husbands, son's sons. and so they're my cousins in that way.
When I was younger I used to have a huge crush on Kamron. I thought we were biological so I never said anything, not that I'd still try now knowing we're not. He's still family to me.
My uncles came over and said their Hi's and happy birthdays as well before both slipping me an envelope—one each. I'm grateful they don't have kids because they spoil me instead.
"wait hol' up, who this?" Kamron asked pointing at Masai but looking at me
My dad scoffed then smirked before pulling Bernice in to enjoy the show. As you can tell Kamron is the most overprotective one. I've been like a brother to him, sometimes it seemed like more than Tre was even his brother. and him being older than me—by 4 months which he reminds me of every time—he thinks of me as his baby brother.
"uh guys, this is my boyfriend Masai" I said whispering the boyfriend part
"no. you're not allowed a boyfriend till you're married. Uncle Kai you allowed this?" He asked
"He does what he wants, he's grown" My dad shrugged before walking off with the other adults to the kitchen
"till I'm married? that doesn't even make sense"
"nah sorry bro but you gotta skedaddle, my baby cos' ain't ready for no—is that a hickey?"
Kamron pulled me to him then pushed my collar down that I had purposely put up to cover the hickey.
"nigga Kam shut the fuck up and let the boy do his thing" Tre said to him while trying to get Kam off of me
Out of no where Masai started to laugh. not like a chuckle or snicker, full on laughter.
"something funny?" Kam asked before tensing up as if he was ready to fight
My phone vibrated in my pocket which was a relief, I needed some kind of distraction. I pulled it out to see a text from Tay. He was downstairs waiting for me.
"look I gotta go hang out with Tay for the day, please please please be nice to him" I begged
"no!" Kamron said
"I got you bro—we got you" Tre said with a reassuring smile
"Thanks"
"he not playing ball with us and that's facts" He said before storming off
I was kinda sad because he wasn't giving him a chance. Kamron is like that though, very overprotective over me. Sometimes I just don't get it.
"go have your day with Taylor, we'll play nice I promise" Tre said
"Thank you"
He nodded then patted my shoulder before following after Kamron.
I turned to look at Masai who was smiling for some reason. I'm not even gonna ask.
"I gotta go but I really don't wanna leave you here alone" I pouted
"go ahead, I'll be fine. I'll just chill in your room till you get back"
"I'm not getting back till like six or seven, when we have to get ready for the dinner" I explained
"no worries, I'll just take a nap till then. I needa catch up on some sleep anyways. don't worry, he won't touch me"
"I hope not" I whispered mainly to myself
My phone vibrated again which meant Tay was in a rush to go.
"see you later?"
"yeah baby boy, enjoy"
I turned to leave but he grabbed my arm and pulled me back. He didn't give me a chance to process before his lips were pressed to mine. It was a short but sweet kiss.
"okay now you can go" He cheesed once he pulled back
I brought his hand up which was holding mine then kissed it before letting go and walking away.
God I hope he's in one piece when I get back, Kam is crazy.