Laliana (Lala) • Angelo
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Lala was at the local liquor store getting groceries to stocking up on food. She held the big brown paper bag in her arms, almost tripping over. Before she could open the door somebody opened it for her.
"Oh thank you, Sir" She smiled politely. Her smile dropped looking up at the 'kind' stranger. "Oh...Angel, it's you."
"Hey Lala, sounding proper as always. It's been a while, did you miss me?" Angel's spoke, his thick hispanic accent popping out
Angel smirked down at her standing in the doorway. She shifted awkwardly hearing his gang members hoot behind him. She adjusted the grocery bag in her hand feeling it slip from her fingers.
"You need help carrying that, Lala?"
"No, I'm fin-..." She tried to walk past him but he moved in front of her stopping her.
"Can you stop being a brat and give me the damn bag?"
His question sounded like a command, or a dare waiting to be tried. She sighed pushing her groceries towards him. He hissed playfully gripping the groceries with one hands.
"Lead the way." He said
Laladidn't say anything and just started walking. Angel was right on her tail watching her hips move side-to-side.
"I was waiting by your mom's crib and didn't see you. Should have known you your own place"
"So you were stalking me?"
"Lala, for years I have always been checking in on you and your family. It's just now starting to bother you?"
"Yeah, because I'm a grown ass woman now."
"A 'grown ass woman' dating a little ass white boy." He commented , " You need a real man, a real man would check up on you from time to time."
"You aren't really the one I should be taking life advice from." She said. He looked her up and down letting her have the last word for now
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After a long uncomfortable silence they had finally made it to her place. She turned her back towards him typing in her key code to get in. She bent over giving Angel a perfect view of her butt.
"Nice view." He resisted the urge to grab it
"Your still a pervert, I see." She commented
"That didn't bother you back then either." He commented
"I don't feel like starting this argument again." She stated
She opened the door as Angel let himself in. He set the groceries down looking around. She glared at him meddling through her things.
"So where your little gringo at?" He asked
"I don't know right now I was about to call him after I got back from work." She said . She watched him grab a picture off her shelf, "Can you stop touching-....."
She walked over towards him trying to grab it out of his hands. He stopped as he yanked it away staring at it with genuine smile on his face. Lala couldn't help but feel an old warm feeling. A feeling she always got when she was with him.
"You kept our old high schools pictures.?" He grabbed the framed picture, "And you framed it, too." He chuckled genuinely
"Yeah....." she took the picture wiping the glass , "high school only comes once in a life time." She said put it back where it was
"Oh, Lala you always were the nerd in high school. Now you in some big shot college, hours away from here. Makes me wondered why you came back to this dump for your break?" Angel chuckled reminiscing
"But the reason is pretty obvious though", he said making her tense up, "Still can't believe you chose him over me." He said harshly
"Your a fucking thug, Angel." She reasoned
"And he is any different? Sells drugs just like me."
"Your a killer." She added
"And you think Cole isn't?" Lala's face dropped, " I guess your good little gringo isn't as good as you thought he was."
"Th-....This would have never happened if you didn't suck him into this life." She blurted out
"Wait", Angel expression tightened into a glare turning towards her. Lala stood still waiting for his next move, " I'm the one who warned him. I told him that there ain't no getting out."
"BUT YOU STILL LET HIM JOIN."
"My Father let him join!!!" He grabbed her shoulders pushing her gets in the wall.
He snapped out of it holding back his burning anger. He breathed out slowly loosening his grip on her shoulders but didn't fully let go. He looked her directly into her eyes as she was trapped in front of him.
"Don't ever compare me to him. That man had a choice , I was born into this inevitable lifestyle." Their faces were centimeters away, "I could have been in a big shot school like you. You and I both know I was smart enough for it."
"Even though I'm better than him.....I still envy him. He got the one thing I wanted most." Angel stared directly into her eyes
His tattooed hands trailed up to her face bringing closer to his. The tension of chemistry and love was thick in the air. Lala wanted to say so much but nothing would come out.
"Ange-....." she cut off by him kissing her lips. Lala absentmindedly moaned against his only making him wrap his arms around her body. "Angel." She said faintly
"Shhh babygirl." He snakes his hand up her shirt making her snap out of it.
"No,no,no I can't. I can't do that to Cole." Angel rolled his eyes and started laughing. He sat down in one of her chairs looking up at her panicking figure, " You think this is funny?"
"You too good for this place, Cole, and me." He grabbed an apple out of her grocery bag, " Your so loyal."
"And that's bad why?" She asked
"Would you believe me if I said your innocent little gringo isn't as loyal as he looks?" He asked cocking an eyebrow up
Laliana's nostrils flared in anger. She extended her hand back to slap him. She closed her eyes waiting for her hand to meet his soon-to-be stinging cheek. Angel has other things in plan though.
He held her wrist in catching it in mid-air. That annoying little smirk that was always on his face grew wider. She had a defeated look on her face trying to yank her arm out of his grip.
" I knew you were going to do that." He said softening his touch on her wrist while smoothly grabbing the other.
"What do you want, Angelo?" She finally asked tired of his mind games
"Last time someone call me that they were dead in a ditch somewhere. But you....." he chuckled throwing his head back having his neck tattoos on full display. "Your in for something much worse,
mamas."
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"Angel." She moaned his name holding on to his tatted arm. Angel smirked down at her kissing her lips with hunger. He pounded his hips into hers making the bed rock.
"Gringo can't hit it like this, can he?" Angel whispered into her ear
"Angel." She bit her lip wrapping her legs around his torso. She faced away from him hiding her moans in guilt.
He grabbed her neck moving her heads towards his face. She couldn't help but hold her mouth open feeling Angel go harder.
"Don't hold back, mami. It's okay give in to the guilty pleasure." He kissed her parted lips before sticking his whole tongue in her mouth.
"This is so wrong."
"Ain't never said I wanted to be right." He said against her lips, "say you love me."
"What?"
"Say it", he commanded wrapping one his hands around her neck, "you know you do." He whispered into her ear biting it.
"I-I love you." She said. He took one fast thrust making her moan a second later.
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Angelo and Lala were wrapped around each other half naked. Lala rubbed her light brown acrylics through his almost buzz cut hair. They sat in silence, Angelo knew she was overthinking.
"Don't think so loud." He said. She didn't say anything making him sigh, " you mad at me?" He kissed her shoulder looking up at her.
"I'm not mad at you,I'm just mad in general." She murmured
"That man isn't right for you." He gripped her tighter staring at her curiously, "What are you mad about?"
"I don't know exactly-....why does it matter? Its clear, that a lot of things we are doing are wrong." She said glumly
"I get it, now. Your mad at yourself babygirl." Angel said.
He could read her like a book if he really wanted to. He knew her since they were in elementary, it was only right that he knew. An idea came into his mind about the true reason behind her anger.
"You knew he was cheating didn't you?"
"What?" She said
"You heard me." Angel said.
Her head was tucked into his shoulders covering her face. He heard little sniffles making him bring her face up in front of him. She had tears streaming down her pretty little face. She looked at him sadly with her lips pouted like a baby.
"It's okay, baby." He soother wiping away her tears, "You knew he was cheating. Your mad you did something you hated him for?"
"Why do you have to know everything?" She cried. He chuckled at her whines
"It's my job.....I got to look out for my girl." He pecked her lips smiling.
"I do you dirty so many times. Why have you been there so many times for me?"
"Because I feel like I owe it to you." he said
"Why?"
"Do you remember prom night?"
"........vividly." She frowned just reminiscing about it.
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Bye, my melanin mochi's