Chapter 4 - I Want You

Diamond and Jason's relationship.

 

Chapter 4

I Want You

            I stormed out the house and starting walking in the chilly August weather. I walked for about three blocks before I felt my phone vibrate again. I looked down. “Four new text messages”
I rolled my eyes, it’s probably from David.

            “Don’t be out long.”   

     “Mom and Dad are pissed, but Madie left.” I felt David’s worry which made a chill go up my spine, this twin thing isn’t fun. I sent him a message back.

           “On my way to Keke’s I’ll be back later.”

     There were two more text messages.

            “Hey sweetie, you still aint give me a call.”

    Jason?

            “Diamond, don’t be mad, I kinda gave Jason your phone number.”

     Keke. That damn girl! I love her and hate her at the same time.

            I messaged back to Jason.

            “Had a family problem, I’m out and about right now, I can call later tonight.”

     Back to Keke;

            “You’re dead!”

      

            I walked around my block a couple times before heading home. It was getting dark and David kept sending me text messages.

            I entered my home where my father’s car was gone, he was off to work. He works from seven to five at an automobile plant.

            My mom sat on the couch with a glass of Brandy in her hand, I guess she couldn’t take the dinner that night without a little something to smooth her off, she looked over to me and raised her hand as if to say ‘I don’t care’ and I snuck into David’s room.

            “How long am I under house rules for?” I asked David who sat on the phone. House Rules is what my father calls punishment, it’s just no computer, no TV, no phone, even though since he works through the night we go on and do whatever anyway.

            “Oh, lemme call you back Kevin.” He smiled at me.

            “Oooh, what you talking about with Kevin?”

            “Noneya.” He lifted up and stared at me. “Dad said he’ll talk to you tomorrow.” Suddenly I wasn’t so happy it was Friday, otherwise, I would be able to let him cool down while I’m in school.
            I nodded and was off to my room where I sat there and debated whether to call Jason or not.

            I decided after a long argument with my conscious to get it over with and just fight my scary-cat conscious.

            Truth is, I’ve never had a boyfriend, I’ve had boys interested in me, but I rather call them a******s. I once almost had a boyfriend but my father scared him off, that’s probably the reason why I don’t have one right now.

            I dialed the number under Jason in my phone.

            “Yo!” Jason said into the phone.

            “Hello?”

            “Who dis?”

            “Diamond.” I said silently, I wanted to hang up but how rude would that be?

            “Oh, hold on!” he sounded like he was leaving the loud room he had just been in. “Jayyyyy!” some girl yelled in the background. “I aint going no where girl, I’ll be back!” Jason yelled into the phone. I rolled my eyes.

            “Hello?” I asked.

            “Yeah, sorry ‘bout that, what’s good baby girl?”

            “Am I bothering you? You sound busy; I could just talk to you later.”

            “Nah, I’m just at my boy’s house and he having a party, I’m real glad you called, I was looking forward to hearing your voice again.” I hid my blush even though he couldn’t see it.

            “So…”

            “When you gon’ let me take you out? Or at least let me take you for a drive.”

            A drive? How old is he anyway?

            “You can drive? You have a car?”

            “How old are you?”

            “Fifteen.” David and I will be sixteen next July.

            “Aw s**t!”

            “What?”

            “I’m twenty.”

            Twenty? Seriously? The first boy that isn’t an a*****e and I can’t date him?

            “Damn.”

            “I really want to get to know you Diamond.”

            “I know.”      

            “Come out on one date with me.”

            I thought it over for a quick second.

            “When?”
            “I wish tonight but--“
            I cut him off. I looked at the clock. Ten pm.

            “Can you come get me?”

            “Of course!” He sounded excited.

            I told him where I lived and he said he’d give me an hour to get ready, but truthfully, that hour would be begging my brother to cover for me.

            After getting dressed in the only clothes I could find that didn’t look like a mess. I ended up with a black fitted shirt and some blue jeans that showed off the butt I wish I had.

            “What are you getting dressed for?” David stormed in my room. I glared at him for just barging in when I could have been undressed.

            “David…” I batted my eyelashes.

            “What...?” He sat on my bed.

            “I need you to cover for me for a couple hours.”
            “Where are you going?”

            “I’m gonna go out on a date with Jason.”

            “At eleven at night?”

            “Yes, please cover for me? I’ll be back before three, and I’ll owe you big time.”

            “Like what?” He perked up.

            “I don’t know what you want?”

            “Bring me something back, where ever you go.”

            “Thank you!” I hugged him.

            “Now, I’ll distract mom, hurry back.” David said in his man voice.

            “Thanks.”

           

            I proceeded to sneak out the front door as David pretended a headache and in need of medicine.

            I ran down the street to the cleaners where I told Jason to meet me, I stood there when a black on black Escalade pulled up in front of me. I was in awe at the gorgeous boy who sat in the driver’s seat.

            His hair was braided to the back, his bright brown eyes were shining in the streetlight, and he wore a white wife beater and jeans with forces.

            He came out and hugged me. I smiled, he smelled like cucumber and melon, my favorite scent of lotion.

            “Come on, is there anywhere in particular you want to go?” I got into the passenger seat and my stomach reminded me that I didn’t eat dinner earlier.

            “I’m really hungry.”

            “Oh alright, I’ll take you to this diner down the street, is that okay? We can go to Red Lobster, or uhm, Fridays?”

            “Yeah, I don’t want to go to anywhere fancy.”

            “You aren’t one of those girls that just eats salad when she’s out with her man are you?” He smiled over at me at a red light.

            Is he saying I’m his girl?

            “No, I eat. Do you not like that?”

            “No, I love a hearty and healthy girl, got more grip to her when I do what I do.”

            I blushed.

            He was a complete gentleman. He opened my door for me and held the door to the diner.

            We sat near a window and ordered, I ordered chili fries and an order of cheese sticks and Jason ordered the same.

            “You look good in black.” Jason said as I stared to the table.

            “Thanks.”
            “So, what happened with your family today, if you don’t mind me asking?”

            “Oh, y’know, the common, sister rivalry.” I toyed with my straw.

            “Uh huh.”

            “Who do you live with?” I said.

            “I have my own apartment, my cousin who lives here lives with me.”

            “Oh.”

            “What about you?”

            “I live with my parents, and you met my twin brother David.”  

            “Ya’ll twins?” He exclaimed. I nodded as an answer.       

            “He looks way older than you.”
            “I look young?” I frowned, all this time, I wore makeup to look older, ugh 30 bucks a month on stuff that didn’t even work.

            “Naw, I’m jus playin’, you smooth baby girl.” I looked to the waitress who brought our tray of food.

            “Oh. Okay.”

            “Where you from?” I asked eating a fry.

            “Detroit.”

            “You lived there you’re whole life?”
            “Nah, I’m originally born in Seattle ‘til I was 14.”
            “Why did you move to Detroit?”

            “Got caught up in some stuff and my mom tried to get me away from all of that.”

            “Oh, and did you work that stuff out?”
            “Yeah, but it didn’t stop me from smoking weed and stuff.”

            He looked out the window.
            “Am I asking too many questions?”

            “No, I’m just mad, we almost done with our food, which means I have to take you back home.”

            “Oh, I can stay out ‘til three, I got David covering for me.”
            “Oh s**t! That’s cool as hell.”

            I smiled.

            “Want to go driving around, come chill at my house?”

            I played with the leftover chili in my bowl.

            “I don’t want to do anything; we can go to this bonfire my boy’s having up at Deadbeat Park.”

            “You mean Dr. Beet Park?”
            He laughed and his smile captured me.

            “Sure.” I said and excused myself to the bathroom. “Can you order me a piece of vanilla cake with chocolate icing? I’ll pay for it, it’s for my brother.” He nodded and told me he’d pay.

            I looked in the mirror, then reached in my pocket for those fingertip toothbrush things they came out with and cleaned for any stains and popped in a piece of gum.

            I walked back out and Jason was paying the bill, he pulled out a wad of hundreds and fifties and found one twenty and left it on the table.

            We were on our way to the bonfire. Jason asked me about my life and what I do in my spare time, I said the one thing I do is makeup which I find very easy to do and I told him how I want to be a Cosmetologist when I get older.

            A few times he mentioned that I shouldn’t be out with him because he was older, and he said he wanted to make this a fun night for me just in case we can’t see each other again.

            ***
            “What up cuz!” Some dark skinned boy ran up and gave Jason a five and looked at me. Jason gave him a handshake that I got dizzy watching. He looked at me again.

            “Dis you dog?”
            Jason smiled and put his arm around my waist, he looked at me, and he wasn’t that much taller, maybe an inch or two.

            “Damn, you hit that yet?” He said as if I wasn’t standing there.

            He pushed the dark skinned boy and laughed.

            “This is Diamond.”

            “Hey, I’m Trey.” His voice changed to a more caring person, I shook his hand and Jason directed me over to the fire where a bunch of girls and boys sat laughing and drinking and smoking weed.

            We laughed and Jason introduced me to a bunch of his friends and a few girls who gave me jealous looks as I walked around with Jason holding my hand.

            **

            “I don’t want you to go.” His voice is soft and sultry.

            “Me either.”

            “Why do you have to go home so soon?”

            “My dad is on his way home right now.”

            He leaned over and kissed me. A long passionate kiss that made me almost faint. My first kiss ever and I think he suspected it because he lightly grabbed my chin and helped me keep up.

            When he pulled away I frowned, every part of me wanted him, needed him, his touch sparked electricity through my body.

            He kissed my cheek and my lips softly one last time.

            “I have to go.”

            “Will I be able to see you again?”
            “Hopefully,” I looked to the clock. “But, I’ll call you when I get home, my dad should be here any minute.” I kissed him, grabbed David’s cake and sprinted home thanking David for pointing out I should wear my black gym shoes instead of the flats I had on.

            David was pacing my room when I climbed up the fence that was against my window. I gave him the cake and climbed in.

            “God, took you long enough dad should be here any—“

            “We heard the door downstairs open.”
            “Thank you, GO!”
            David ran in his room and I kicked my shoes off and my pants, which I wore shorts underneath and lay down like I was asleep.

            My dad opened my door and didn’t suspect a thing. I heard him open David’s and got the same reaction. When I heard his footsteps up the stairs, I crept in David’s room. He sat up eating the cake.

            “That’s all I could get, sorry.” He licked his fingers.

            “This is good!”
            I laughed.

            “Sooooo….” He sat up with his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap.

            “Well, Davinda, since you’re so nosy, there’s nothing to dish about, we went out to that Diner on the corner then to a bonfire.”
            “Ooh and did you kiss him?”         

            “My lips,” I put a fake lock over my mouth. “Are sealed.” I smiled and left the room.

            “It was the best kiss ever!” I whispered loudly to the crack in his door and he squealed.