Can we talk?

I woke up late in the night. 11pm. I cursed under my breath because I hated when that happened, it was always hard for me to get back to sleep. Every since I stopped abusing my Trazodone sleeping pills, I had sleeping issues but only my dad knew that, we didnt tell Tray, it wasn't really that important for him to know. I sighed staring at the ceiling not being able to sleep so I got out of bed, went to change my tampon and freshen up a little then decided to take in the Los Angeles night.

I put on my sweat pants and favorite hoodie and slow walked down stairs making sure I didn't wake anyone. I grabbed a bottle water out the fridge than headed out the door. Locking it, I heard a noise behind me, I turned around swiftly to see Kaylah taking out her garbage. Damn she looked good in her night gown. I smiled as I slowly approached her drinking some of my water then placing it into my hoodie front pocket. As she began dumping her last trash bin in the most sexiest way not once did she look up.

"Hey you". I stood so close I could smell her perfume.

She put the last bin down looking stunned to see me but than smiled.

"Oh, hey there Lucky".

She soon caught me staring at her gown and quickly covered herself with the trash bin while biting her bottom lip. I was amused at that. Shyness was attractive. I folded my arms and laughed.

"Kaylah its cool, we're both females, I know what's behind garbage bin number one".

I laughed again but she didnt find my joke funny instead she groaned.

"Uh yeah I'm sure you do seeing as uh you dress like a guy and I don't think I.... ".

She trailed off before finishing her sentence. I sucked my teeth in annoyance.

"Kaylah. I'm a stud. I'm sure you got the hint but I'm not a disrespectful one".

She stared at me closely than let out a sigh.

"Yea I know plenty of nice studs...but uh nice talking to you, I have to go now".

She grabbed her trash bins so quick trying to rush away from me that the force of them brushing against her legs caused one to fall making her fall right along with it. I quickly acted in went to save her for the second time.

"Are you alright?", I asked her in a stern voice.

She nodded still looking down at the ground.

"I scrapped my knee", she replied so dryly but still so sexy.

I double checked as if she was lying. Blood was on the ground and a little on her palm. I sighed heavily and took the trash bins in sat them in her yard than returned to her as she sat on the ground watching me.

"I'm going to help you back in your house is that okay?"

She looked at it than back at me and I swear to you we sat there for two whole minutes having a staring contest. I shook my head.

"Kaylah!".

she jumped, "Uh...yea sure".

I grabbed her arm and her other arm held my shoulder as she limped and I supported her weight. We got back in the house and she quickly broke from my grip in walked to what I guess was her bathroom, she returned with peroxide and a small cloth. I watched her as she sat on the couch frowning while cleaning her wound. I ignored her face as best as I could while I took in her home, it was cool as hell, she was a excellent decorator. I smiled.

" You did all this yourself?".

"Yeah, why?".

"Oh nothing, just it's dope, uh I mean its beautiful".

Her frown than slowly lit up to a smile.

"Really!?, you really think so? because I take after my mom, she was an interior decorator. I told myself once I got my own place I always wanted to be like her and try my own thing".

" Well yeah, you really out did yourself baa—- Kaylah".

She cocked her head in chuckled. If only she knew that I almost called her baby. I shook my head slow.

" Well uh I'll let you finish cleaning that off and get to bed or whatever".

I turned in walked to the door.

"Uh Lucky....".

I turned back to her, "Yeah..".

"Thank you", she cheese smiled.

I nodded, "Not a problem sweetie".

I thought she'd be bothered by me calling her sweetie since she been acting odd with everything I do but instead she just stared in than turned to look out a window, I got so curious that I even looked.

"So why were you up around this time?".

Her curiosity with that question took me by surprise. I wasn't sure if she wanted me to go or stay. She looked back at me and waited for me to speak, I thought she wanted me out.

"Uh, I just couldn't sleep".

"Why not?".

"Uh.. I just couldn't".

" I hate that, don't you?", her posture was back to normal and her eyes met mine deeper then before.

"Uh yeah.. I actually do".

I felt awkward now because I was still at the door holding onto the doorknob. She looked away again to the window than back at me.

"Uh.. I'm sorry for earlier, I am not new to gays or anything its just I always have kept to myself and then I move here and I have friends here but I didn't think my neighbor would be... uh...well.. you".

"Kaylah its okay, I forgive you", I said smiling hard still playing with the doorknob.

"Thanks, well have a good night, try to rest".

"Yea you too".

I headed out looking back in her window to see if she was watching me but she was gone. I was glad she opened up more though, it was going to make this situation a whole lot easier. I got back in the house and to my surprise I was fast asleep soon as I fell into my comfortable bed.

By morning I felt happy as hell, it was a Thursday and those days I helped Dennis out on whatever plan he had next for us to get some money. Yeah I had a lot of money in banks and some in my room stashed away but we all loved making more. My dad and Tray didn't know about any of this so I kept it all really discreet.

I showered, fixed myself up and quickly got to James house, the guys were already surrounding the table with blue prints.

"Ay y'all starting early today", I laughed at seeing there faces real excited.

"Lucky you know we had to wait for the leader before making any decision", Trevor laughed joking with me.

"Yeah true that true that", I added snatching up one of the papers.

James looked at me weird but continued looking at whatever was in his hand.

"Soo what's all this shit anyway?".

"Well Einstein here found out this drug deal going on and they'll be lots of it including some money!", Trevor said excited.

"Oh okay, is the spot hot?".

"Nah nah its ran by some dudes on the dirty O.C side and mainly crack heads hang around", Dennis added.

I nodded, "Cool cool, well what time we hitting this shit?!"

"Around 1", James replied in a grumpy tone.

Everyone turned to James, his head was still in the paper.

"Uh 1 James? you know damn well the crack heads be out early".

"Look! I said around 1 alright!".

Everyone jumped except for me.

I was never scared of a dude especially James.

"Or maybe around 9am why they trying to get their fix", I said staring at James, he looked at all of us than looked away.

"Yea what Lucky said", Dennis chimed in.

James looked at him than me, "Whatever man just don't get us caught".

He walked off into the back room leaving us there and everyone looked at me.

"Uh okay then, so will hit them tomorrow alright, I'll call y'all, and tell James uptight ass to chill".

They nodded and laughed in unison then I headed outside. As I headed out, I spotted a car drive by slowly, the window rolled down in two guys were looking at me. I stared back evily and they rolled up the window heading up the street. I felt a weird feeling and I felt more weird because I left my gun at home. I quickly turned back into James pad and told them to be careful because of the car. Dennis gave me his strap in I jetted. I had no trouble getting home. I went upstairs and got one of my guns in placed it in the side front of my pants. Two guns were better than one. I went back outside to see if the car was still driving around but I didn't spot it, relieved I sat on the sidewalk in thought about how tomorrow would go and then a touch on my shoulder startled me snapping me out of my thoughts, my first reaction was to reach for my gun but I knew Tray ass could be up. I looked back smiling.

"Oh, so now its your turn to give me a heart attack?".

Kaylah laughed nodding,

"My bad but I just was saying hey".

I stood to my feet in smiled, "Hey back to you!".

She smiled, "So you okay you look a little bit jumpy".

"Oh nah I'm good just wanted to take a moment to myself".

"Oh okay"

She looked off into the streets, that girl had a habit of looking away and I wasn't going to follow her gaze until I heard a car. I quickly looked in saw it was the same fools from earlier. What the Fuck. I held Kaylah back as they got closer to us, I ignored her talking to me in watched the car. They went from going slow to fast again. Once they were gone I grabbed Kaylahs arm without saying a thing in pulled her up into my house. I opened the door and got us inside.

" Uhhh ...Lucky what the hell!".

I was so caught on us being safe I forgot I practically dragged the girl.

She was rubbing her arm.

"My bad Kaylah, um I'm sorry", I inspected her arm to make sure she was alright.

"What's going on?, why'd you bring me in here?".

I didnt know how to answer her yet so

I stayed silent and she shook her head in headed back out the door, once she did I snapped in went after her

"Kaylah wait!".

BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!

I reacted fast covering Kaylah on the ground and began returning fire with one of my guns. The car quickly sped off but I knew I hit someone. Once they were gone, I grabbed Kaylah, she was shaking. I pulled her back into my house as she cried in yelled. I held her tightly as we sat on the couch but just to be safe I then moved us to my bedroom.

"Kaylah calm down before you wake my family, we're safe okay!, you okay?".

She looked at me in snapped.

"What the hell Lucky!!! We almost died!!!".

"Its okay now, I took care of them for now...".

"For now?...and where the hell you get a gun!!?", oh my god your one of them people huh? You're probably going to kill me!!".

Right then Kaylah panicked and tried to get away from me, I found it amusing but got pissed too because she even had the audacity to think I was going to harm her and before she pissed me off even more I grabbed a hold of her in placed her down on my bed standing in front of her.

"Kay' I'm not going to hurt you, don't you think if I was I would have at your place, be real!".

She was silent. Tears still fell from her face.

"I'm not ever going to hurt you or let anyone else hurt you".

She was still silent. I stood in front of her for about 2 minutes in sighed than looked at her confused face in wiped her tears.

She sniffed swaying my hand away and was shaking still.

"Kay' its going to be okay please stop crying".

She looked at her hands in held them together than looked at me.

We were eye to eye and I knew I shouldn't have but I wanted to so badly so I kissed her, she let me kiss her for a split second than pulled back in let me have it. Slapped right across my face. She got up quickly walking to the door but then turned in stared at me with the most confused but evil look.

"What the fuck are you doing?!".

I am not going to lie my face burned like hell. I was more focus on it burning than her yelling.

"Lucky I am not into you!"

I still was holding my face.

She shook her head in began to head downstairs, I quickly grabbed her but she snatched away from me in ran, ran right out the front door before I could catch her. Once I got to the bottom in outside she was gone, I sighed heavily but dismissed her from my mind for a second and called James to let him know about the car situation, he had me describe it to him and the faces of the guys that I did see than we talked about tomorrow plan after that I took a shower and fell asleep.

In the morning I assumed that Kaylah would be gone and running for the next trip back to where ever she came from but to my surprise Tray let me know she stopped by around 8am, It was going on 9 which gave me time before I had to go to the crack spot with the guys. I threw on my clothes in headed over her house, she let me in on the first knock. I stood there not knowing what was happening in just stared at her face. She sighed in finally broke the awkwardness.

"I just have one fucking question Lucky, what made you think you could kiss me!?".

I pondered for a second on how to answer. I could of said a lot but right now I just wanted to get to the point in out her house to handle my business.

"I like you", was all I said.

she stood stunned like she didn't know that already. Maybe, maybe not. I got impatient and looked at my phone 9:32am.

"Uh look Kaylah I have to go can we talk about this later?", and without giving her a chance to stop me I quickly ran out her pad in headed to the crack spot.

The guys were there already.

"Shit we thought you weren't coming!!", Trevor said excited but nervous.

" My bad y'all I got caught up in this thing"

"Uh Lucky anything else on the car?", James asked getting his gun together

" Nah but I am still watching around".

He nodded. We waited until people left the spot in went for it. James shot two men in the arm and both legs as Trevor took away they're guns, Dennis and I got as much cash and dope as we could. Three homeless men charged our way but once Dennis showed his pistol they immediately backed away. We got everything we could before hearing sirens in headed off to James house. It was now 3pm and after counting and separating everything, I got my cut in jetted home, putting it all away, and spotted Kaylah on her porch so I went down to join her.

"Wassup?.

She ignored me as usual.

"Hello..", I waved my hand in her face.

She finally looked up at me but with so much hurt in her eyes.

" Kay what's wrong?!, I quickly sat next to her.

"My mom passed today".

Tears flowed from her eyes as I wrapped my arms around her. We sat there for about 10 minutes sitting in silence while she cried than finally went into her house. I got her to her room and sat her on the bed. She never took her eyes off me. I felt bad because I could of been with her yesterday but I left.

"Kaylah I'm really sorry for your loss. I truly am".

She nodded in wiped her face.

"Thank you".

I sat next to her. She stared into my eyes but this time I didnt kiss her to my surprise she kissed me but than jumped back. I stared at her shockingly and reached for her face cupping her chin into my hand and returned the kiss. We kissed for about 2 minutes before I broke it to go towards her neck. My plan was to only take her mind off her pain for awhile, to just please her. To let her know I was there for her. I kissed at her collarbone and she moaned softly turning me on immediately. I caressed her waistline as I kissed her neck than laid her down on the bed, her eyes never left me and she didn't seem like she wanted me to stop so I continued.

By this time, I had her bottom bare with one motion and more kissing than I moved inward between her thighs, she let out a light moan and that told me to continue even further. I kissed at her inner thigh in licked it slowly swirling my tongue on her soft skin as she gripped my shoulders, I then headed in more licking as the heat from her pussy lips hit my mouth. I kissed at her thigh once more before burying my mouth into her wet spot. she moaned louder once my tongue tasted her juices and I sucked and licked slowly at her body driving her wild,

"Don't stop!, please", she cried out.

I looked back up to her to see tears. She moaned louder as I continued treating her body how she deserved and it caused her to say my name a few times which made me lose it driving her body wild than finally, she got what she needed. She came in my mouth hard and I licked her pussy clean leaving kisses in the area I made wet. She was panting on the bed as she lifted herself up smiling at me.

"Damn you Lucky".

I chuckled and she held out her hand pulling me closer to her.

"Can you stay with me?".

I nodded, climbed into her bed, kissed her hard and we cuddled & fell asleep til morning.

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I woke up thinking what had happened with Kaylah was all a dream til I realized that I was not even in my room. I looked to the side to see Kaylah standing up looking at me, she seemed like she was disturbed. I wiped my face in sighed.

"Well good morning to you to Kaylah".

She still stood there with the same facial expression than folded her arms.

"Uh yeaaa morning".

I sighed heavily, "Uh is something wrong? was I not suppose to be here now!?, look I was going to leave remember but you insisted on me staying with you".

She shook her head, "Its not that Lucky".

"Than what is it!, because your staring at me like I stole your best friend".

She smiled in shook her head, "Sweetie are you on your period?".

I gave her a confused look, "What kind of question is that?!, just because I am sort of raising my voice at you doesn't mean that I am on my menstrual".

She sighed in pointed down, I followed her finger to see what she meant. Blood was on the sheets.

"Dammit, I was suppose to be off today!", I sat up irritated.

"Its okay Lucky we all go through it, even girls who want to dress like dudes go through this", she teased.

I shook my head, "No Kaylah! I am on birth control so mines don't last like it normally should".

She shrugged, "Why are you on that if your into girls?"

I stared at her evil but she just smiled, "Soo that my periods don't last duh".

She laughed, "Well just uh go clean yourself up. I'll get you some sweat pants, a shirt, some boy shorts and a pad".

"Thanks".

"Not a problem and let me take care of these sheets".

I shook my head, "I'll buy you new sheets and blankets, toss these out".

She laughed, "Funny, there just covers, I can wash them interesting though my mom would of told me the same thing".

I stared at her as she looked away from me. I stood up in caressed her face. She locked eyes with mine and there again we shared a passionate kiss til she slowly pushed me back.

"Uh babe go clean up than you can get another kiss I don't need you sir dripping down blood".

I rolled my eyes in smirked, grabbed what she gave me in took a shower.

Once I was out drying my hair off, Kaylah was nowhere in sight. I finished dressing in headed to her living room. She wasn't there so I turned around a few times to see she was in the kitchen making pancakes.

"Aaww you can cook?", I teased.

" Yes I can but only for people I like".

I smiled as I wrapped my arms around her. She looked back as she placed the last bit of batter in the pan.

"While you were showering your phone rang".

I nodded, "Thanks".

I went back the her room looking for my phone to see I had miss calls from Tray and Dad. I didnt feel like hearing them wondering why I didn't come home so I texted Tray that I'm okay and will see them soon. I headed back to the kitchen and ate with my girl.

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Meanwhile with Tray and Mike

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"Did Lucky call back!?", my dad yelled out to me from the kitchen.

"No pop, but I left my phone in the room let me go check!".

I went to my room and grabbed my cell off the charger. (1 text message). I already knew who it was from. I hit open and read Lucky's text.

(Tray tell dad I'm cool. I'm at a friends house and I'll see you guys later, tell him not to worry because I'm not really far from you guys.)

I exited out of my messages and headed to where dad was. He was still giving me the same look that I was giving him.

"So did she call?".

"Nope but she left a text, she's at a friends".

"Which one?".

"She didnt say but this better not be that friend!".

"What am I going to do with this girl?".

"Hell I don't know pop but I am not waiting to find out!".

I was heading for the door when he grabbed a hold of my arm.

"Tray! stop son! I'm mad too!".

"Well you sure are acting calm about it!".

" Look, she'll be okay, just let her enjoy the time with her friend".

" Her friend dad! what if its him, he's not her fucking friend!".

" Tray!!".

"Mike!!".

"I've had enough son, drop it!".

" Drop it?, Lucky has a right to know!".

"I know I know but just wait awhile".

"Wait awhile?, dad!! Lucky needs to know that that James guy is not just some guy! he is dangerous and she doesn't need to be around him or those other bitches".

I shook my head getting more pissed off. He stared at me and I stared back.

"Look son, I'll handle this, we can't just attack the problem we might make it turn worse".

I shook my head in sighed.

"Well I hope you are right dad because if you don't handle it, I will".

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Kaylah was washing the dishes as I dried them off. I enjoyed the time we were spending, Kaylah was real cool once I got to know her more, she even let me know that she did date a girl once but it didn't work out because she had moved away so therefore she didn't want to get back with another girl. I respected that but I liked what I saw and I went for it and I didn't plan on losing her. She was smiling as she did the last of the dishes and handed them to me.

"What has you so happy?", I asked placing them in the cubboard

"Well because I am looking forward to this relationship", she said turning to face me.

I was glad she said that. So was I.

I grabbed her closed in kissed her again. My phone rang breaking the moment.

" Damn! Uh ...I will see you later, I have to go before my family loses their minds".

She giggled, "Please be safe!".

"Always am!".

I was headed to the house when James called.

"Ayyy wassup!".

"Where the hell yo ass been!?".

"Getting what I deserve".

"Ahhh oohh I see who is she?".

"Dude! Why would I tell you?".

"Because I'm your best friend, now who is she?".

"New neighbor, yall might meet her, I don't know yet though I need to take it slow with this one".

" Oh I see because she don't know you a thug", James busted out laughing. I rolled my eyes.

"Shut up!".

I got to my door getting it open.

James was still laughing but he knew I was annoyed by the silent treatment I was giving him.

"Alright alright fine man just don't keep us waiting to meet her".

"I wont".

"Oh and Lucky...."

"Yea?".

"Be careful".

We hung up and once I got all the way in the house my dad and Tray stared at me like I just killed the whole world.

"Where the hell have you been Luckynzee?!"

"Dad chill, I was out with a friend, I didn't know I'd spend the night".

" Well you could of called, please don't tell us you stayed at James!?.

"What?".

"He didnt stutter Lucky, were you at James house?!".

"Ay Tray who are you raising your voice at?!".

"You!!".

By this time I was in Trays face, we were neck in neck til dad interfered.

"That's enough you two!!".

"He started it!".

"I'm finishing it!".

I stared at my dad who stared at us.

I shook my head in headed to the door.

"Lucky! You better not walk out that door!! get back here!! we need to talk!".

I ignored him and ran off into the streets. I ended up at Dennis house who was accompanied by James and Isaiah. I watched them through the door before I knocked.

"Who is it!?", Dennis shouted.

"Your girl".

"Luckys here!".

Isaiah opened up for me and I sat down by my boy.

"Ay what your ass doing here?", James asked.

"Maan pops and Tray trippen, they treating me like I'm 12 years old".

James sighed, "Uh Isaiah head on home we have to talk with Lucky okay".

Isaiah frowned in stared at me, "See ya Lucky".

I side hugged him in focused on my boys.

"Soo what's up?".

"We have this bank job going on, tomorrow night".

I nodded.

"We can get 1 mil each".

I nodded again.

"Those guys you saw though man, driving, they know about it and I guess was just trying to scare you and or us away from hitting the spot".

I sighed, "Alright, so we can do this one last robbery and get out".

They nodded in agreement.

"We hit it tomorrow night! meet at Greenards Bank", smiled James rubbing his hands.

I smiled. This is going to be a great night.