Dallas Boyd
I finished outlining my lips then added my plum color gloss to them. When I was done, I puckered up and made a kiss sound. I picked my phone up and had to make some quick videos to put on my Instagram and Tik Tok. Ya’ girl was a hundred out of ten when it came to the looks.
My mixed looks gave me an exotic look. I was light skin, cat shape eyes, big lips, and long black hair.
I either wore it curly or straight, today I wore it curly.
I wore a Baby Phat tube top with some Baby Phat boot cut tight jeans and heel sandals.
After I was done making videos, I turned the light off in my bathroom.
“You look cute today.” My cousin Aspen complimented me when I arrived in the living room.
She and I lived together in a condo in Northville.
We moved here six months ago from the dorms at Eastern University.
My Uncle Tiny, Aspen’s dad, and my dad, said we could get a place together as long as we kept good grades for the first year of college.
We did that and they kept their end of the bargain.
I liked this condo, it was one floor, but the bedrooms were on opposite sides to each other. We each had our own full bathroom, walk-in closet, a big living room, and kitchen that connected to the dining room.
“I look cute every day thank you very much.” I sat down on the round love seat.
“That you do cousin. But you are looking extra cute today. Would it be because a particular Stone brother is coming into the dispensary?”
I stuck my tongue out with a grin. “It sure is. Today is the day I take things a step further with him. He is so hot that he makes my kat wet thinking about him.”
Aspen thought what I said was funny, “Why do you waste your time with him? He’s gay as fuck and the only person in denial is you!”
“Shut up! I’ve been with bi-sexual men and men who thought they were gay. Halo is just lost and his past bitches he’s been with just did nothing for him. Once he gets some of me, he will be as straight as a line and my man.”
The more she laughed and called me delusional. The more offended I became.
“I know you’re not trying to be funny! Vina fucked Golden after you got sloppy drunk at Blake’s party.”
Aspen stopped laughing then and she turned her nose up. “I should fire that hoe because I told her either we have sex with Golden together or not at all. I can but she couldn’t and she agreed to it.”
Now it was my turn to laugh, “All is fair in good dick love. I told you at the party to calm down on the shots. And you can’t fire Vina because we must agree and I do not.”
Lazy Daze dispensary was me and Aspen’s business. Her parents got it for us, and we made a lot of money from it. In Michigan, you are supposed to be 21 and up to work in a dispensary. That’s why the actual business was in Aspen’s mom’s name.
We are both twenty so we can get away with being underage for a year. Aspen used to sleep with a police officer and sometimes she still did. He would keep an eye out and make sure we were not targeted. If Aspen kept him satisfied, then we would be good.
Aspen stood up and fixed her long tube dress. It fitted on her slim body with flowers all over it. Her faux locs were blonde and to her butt.
“Vina will not be having sex with him again I will guarantee that.”
I smacked my lips and stood up then turned our living room TV off. “Girl whatever, Golden is wild and does what he wants. If Vina is in his path, then he will give her more dick.”
“He won’t be able too if I keep it in my mouth! Why we are on me, you lost out to Halo at Blake’s party to that new hoe.”
I rolled my eyes and went to grab my purse. “I did not lose him to that one dimple having slut. He pitted her because she was new and almost got her ass beat by Brim. I guarantee when they left together, he took her home.”
“Probable did because he’s GAY!” Aspen screamed and laughed.
I waved her off and we left together for work. Word all around was that Halo was either bisexual or gay. Now, he was a Stone, in my mind I just knew he was getting kat in middle or high school.
But he wasn’t like his brothers at all, he was reserved, but from what I heard he had another side of him if he was pushed to the limit. I do not know if that’s true, but I’d love to see Halo lose it over me. I’d never take his dick out of my mouth or my kat.
When he and his brothers first came into our dispensary a few months ago, I knew I wanted him. My whole life I always went for the more difficult directions or options. I liked to be tested, and Halo was a big test.
In the past, I have been with bisexual men and even a man who assumed he was gay because his dad was.
Let’s just say that after dealing with me they weren’t confused about a damn thing.
Aspen got in her car and I got into mine.
It was so hot outside, but I did not want my air on just yet, so I let the back windows down.
“Hi dad.” I answered my phone when I saw who was calling me.
“Hello Dallas. Why weren’t you at Thursday dinner?”
My eyes crossed and I turned my nose up with an attitude. “Because those dinners are ridiculous and only created to irk me.”
“No, they were created because we are a family.” His stern voice was loud over my Bluetooth, so I turned it down.
“I had things to do dad, as an adult if I do not want to do something then I won’t.”
“You know what, you’re right. I’m grown too and if I want to stop taking care of you and giving you money then I will. Sounds fine to you?”
I hated it when he did this. He’d throw his money in my face as if I am not his only child and his responsibility. I had nothing to say about his threat.
“I’ll see you on Thursday six sharp.” He hung up.
“I can’t stand him!” I screamed in my car. I wanted to call him back and tell him to suck my ass.
But until I either married or got pregnant by Halo and have him take care of me. I had to zip my mouth shut and go to these ridiculous Thursday dinners. I arrived at work after Aspen because I stopped at the gas station to fill my tank up.
“Hey Dallas.” Vina and Genie, our two employees, spoke to me when I came into the dispensary.
“Hey y’all.” I spoke blank, but it wasn’t on purpose.
“You okay cousin?” Aspen asked me when I went to the back room so I could lock my purse up.
“Your uncle called.”
“I told you that you shouldn’t have skipped the dinner Thursday.
You know how he is. That’s why you need to stop chasing impossible Halo.
It’s a waste of time, get with Greek. He’s the oldest and responsible.
If you get pregnant by him, you know damn well he will step up.
You’ll never have to do anything again.”
When my purse was secured, I went to the wall mirror and fixed my hair. “I do not want Greek I want Halo. As for my dad, I don’t care about his threats. I’ll be nice and see him on Thursdays. Anyway, I’m not about to let him ruin my day. I see my man soon so and that will make me feel better.”
I stuck my tongue out and she laughed then we went back to the front of the store so we could open. Genie worked in the front of the store with the two ‘armed security guards. Genie checks IDs of the customers then buzzes them through the steel door which is where me, Aspen, and Vina work.
There were three ‘armed security guards back here with us. Our place had green and purple LED lights all around it with Neon signs on the walls. The music we played was always a vibe and we had all kinds of weed and edibles.
We were open for ten minutes and already had six customers.
People did not mess around about their needs.
Plus, we gave discounts, birthday price cuts and points earned when you enter your phone number and registered your email.
Three hours passed, a lot of laughs with customers and finally the person I was waiting to see came in with his brothers.
“You always got them titties out. Can I suck one?” Golden wasted no time being blunt when he saw the top Vina had on.
Aspen rushed to the side where Vina was. “Go restock the front display.” She ordered Vina.
Golden noticed her unsettledness and thought it was funny.
“Hi Halo. How are you today?” I walked around the counter to where Halo was.
He and his brothers loved edibles. Halo’s favorite was the gummy worms or cookies. He always wore a bandana with whatever outfit he had on.
It would be tied around his head and his long braids hung down. This time he wore a pair of jeans with a tan and brown True Religion shirt. His bandana was tan. It matched his gold chain and diamond stud in his ear. He was ‘90s fine and I wanted to wrap my legs around him.
“Sup Dallas.”
“Nothing much. Got into it with my dad earlier but luckily work distracted me.” I brought my voice down some then tried to pretend like I was relieved at my own words.
“Damn that’s fucked up. Sorry about that. What’chal get into it about?”
This is why I liked Halo. It wasn’t in him to be dismissive like his brothers.
“My mom died and it left my dad to raise me. He isn’t them best at his emotions, I saw our made and nanny more than I saw him. He spoiled me in replacement of parenting. I guess he tries to make up for it by having these dinners on Thursdays. I skipped the last two and he got angry.”
“Seems like he’s trying to repent for his sins and you not giving him a chance. Try to chill, it’s one evening that won’t kill you. Just my opinion, I’d give anything to have at least one of my parents back. You got the opportunity, don’t waste it.”
I did not expect him to get that deep. I felt like a brat now and did not want him to see me that way. Everyone knew what happened to their parents and here I was complaining about mine.
“You’re right, I’ll try and give him a chance. Thank you, Halo.” I politely told him.
“No problem. And sorry about your mama, I didn’t know she died.”
“Thanks again and yup, she died when I was eight.” I could feel the connection we just created.
Normally I had small talk with him, and it was enough but not this time. “Halo, can I ask you something?”
“Fa’sho, what’s up?”
I became jittery but I calmed myself down so I could talk. “I was wondering if we could hang out sometimes. Just me and you, go to get something to eat.”
“Dallas, that sounds cool and all but I gotta swerve that to the left. I got a girl now.”
I heard him but I just couldn’t believe what he said.
“A girl. Like a girl who is just your friend?”
Halo did a low laugh, “Naw, like a girl who is my girl, my woman, mine.”
“W-When did that happen?” I tried not to sound baffled or bothered but I could not hide it.
“It’s new but it’s official. Me and you can be cool but---
“Who is the girl?”
“Story!” Golden cam and put his arm around Halo’s neck. “My brother let her clamp his dick down!”
“Shut the hell up Golden. Damn!” Halo pushed his arm off him then he walked away to where Greek was.
“That boring hoe from Blake’s party? That’s why his girl is?”
Golden cracked up, “Yeah. Look, don’t tell my brother this but don’t let that shit stop you. It’s his first bitch and his head in the clouds. You and I both know that shit won’t last. Keep ya’ cool and I’ll tell you when to throw the pussy at him.”
I heard and agreed with him, but I was still envious. The brothers made a big purchase of edibles and as soon as they left, I hurried to catch Aspen up.
“Do not tell me you made fake pages so you could follow this girl” Aspen asked me when she came in the back room on break and saw me on my phone.
“I sure did and I do not care. I’m about to follow this hoe on IG and Tik Tok. She got my damn man with her weird ass! Who the hell has one dimple! An ugly weirdo that’s who! Ugh!” I was so mad I wanted to kill Story.
“One thing we not about to do is lie.” Aspen took my phone and scrolled through Story’s Instagram photos and past stories. “She isn’t ugly at all. Her body is bomb off the chain and that one dimple isn’t weird.”
I snatched my phone from her. “Are you my cousin or hers!”
“Relax. You said Golden told you to not to let up. You do all that talking about how you turned men out. Now you just gotta take him from her. Easy peezy.”
She was right but I could not stop looking at her social media. My whole life I was raised to be told that I was the pick. I was mixed race, good, long hair, and a slim-thick shape with perfect eyes and skin.
Any man would want me especially when it came to me having their kids. Who wouldn’t want me to carry their child, I was a guarantee that I could make beautiful children. Me and Halo together would make models and athletes.
“I’m getting my man, even if I have to kill this hoe.” I whispered to myself then kept going through her pictures and videos.