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asked
pressing the volume button turning the music down.
    “Nothing,” he said shrugging his
shoulders before pressing the volume button to turn the music back up .
    “Brian, come on,” I said turning
the music down again. “I said I’m sorry about Roxie. I had no idea she was
going to act like that.”
    “This has nothing to do with
Roxie. Well, I mean, part of it does.”
    “Well, talk to me. Let me know
what’s going on. Don’t shut me out.”
    “But you can shut me out?” He
asked looking at me sideways. I curled my lips up trying to figure out what he
was talking about. “Don’t look at me like that Vee.”
    When he called me Vee, I
instantly thought about Roxie. She was the only person who called me Vee. It
was a pet name she gave me when we were younger. If Roxie heard him call me
that she would definitely pitch a bitch. I shook my head and cleared my mind. I
will deal with Roxie later. I had another attitude I was dealing with at the
moment.
    “Tell me what’s up then?”
    “We’ve been kicking it for a
while now, but I don’t think you take this relationship as seriously as I do.
You’ve met my family, but I’m just now meeting your best friend and you haven’t
even mentioned your parents. I mean, I know you want to take things slow but dayum , what you waitin’ on the second coming.”
    I snickered at that comment, but
I cleared my throat and ran my fingers through my hair because he was dead
serious. I sat back in my seat and looked out the window. Are we really having
this conversation? Is it me or are the roles a little reversed. Here he is
questioning me about meeting my parents and I’m not going to front, I still had some reservations about
that. Like I said, I’m feeling him and I really enjoy his company, but
something was holding me back from giving him my all.
    Brandon my first love left a huge
gash in my heart. It still bleeds from the pain he caused. He was damn near my
first everything. I can’t say he was my first kiss, I gave that to my next door
neighbor, Richard Washington, one day after school when we decided to play
house. Other than that Brandon was first in everything including breaking my
heart. It’s been almost a year and every time I think about him and his
betrayal I still get misty eyed.
    Sometimes I find myself watching
one of our all-time favorite movies ‘Love and Basketball’ and find myself
balling like a baby.
    “Hello,” Brian said to me waving
his hand in front of my face.
    “Look, I know how you feel. I
really do, but I’m just not ready. Besides it’s not like your mother likes me
anyway,” I said rolling my eyes.
    “What are you talking about my
mother loves you?”
    All I could do was look at him
sideways. His mother was on a different level and I wasn’t in the mood to go
there with him.
    “I told you that I wanted to take
things slow. Can you just be patient with me, please?”
    “I’m being patient,” he snapped. He must have caught the look of surprise on my face
because he apologized. “I’m sorry Vee, it’s just that I’m getting a little
frustrated over here,” he said pointing his eyes downward.
    I smirked and looked at him
sideways. “Is this what this little charade is really all about?”
    “No Vee, it’s not just that. I’m really feeling you and at times I just get
the sense your feelings aren’t on the same level as mine.”
    “Wait, why do you keep calling me
Vee?” I asked attempting to change the subject. He fell for the bait.
    “I don’t know. Isn’t that what
you said ole girl calls you? And I have to ask what is up with her anyway. I
know you said you did n’t get down like
that, but what about her?”
    I wasn’t about to put my best
friend on blast. Yeah, I’ve heard some low down shit about her, but that wasn’t
any of his business. “No, and if she did why does it even matter. I don’t think
that should be your main concern.”
    “I’m just saying.”
    “Anyway don’t call me Vee. Roxie is