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Author: Allen Takerra
the streets to the suburbs, turned her from an average nigga's baby mama to a hood legend's wife, and even did the shit that you only read about in street novels: left the game and turned legal for her.
But Slim... From the moment he had stepped out of those gates and came home to her best friend Jordin, she couldn’t deny the growing attraction to him. They had always had a thing for each other, but it wasn’t until the present living situation that it became uncontrollable. And now it was scary because Noelle could feel her emotions becoming involved. She loved Julez, she was in love with Julez, but she was in lust with Slim. He did things to her.
It wasn’t a matter of one being more attractive, Julez’s 5’10” brown-skinned, stocky and muscular frame, and his head full of jet black waves and dark eyebrows were just as striking as Slim’s tall 6’2”, dark skin, and slender look. Julez was way more successful, but Slim seemed a little more attentive. They were both great guys though, having a street edge in common and an equal amount of swag. She loved having the two of them; caramel and chocolate... like a Milky Way.
Noelle put her head under the shower faucet and allowed the water to run over her completely, washing away her sins. She planned on staying in there until she turned into a prune, not wanting to come out and face her complicated reality.
***
“ Hey Julez, happy birthday.”
Julez took the last step and entered the downstairs foyer and then walked into the kitchen, only to be greeted by Jordin.
“ Thanks Jordin, I aint know you was here.”
He realized that it was the first time he’d heard his birthday mentioned since he’d been home.
“ What you doing?”
Jordin smiled and removed several potatoes from her cloth grocery bag.
“ Oh, I figured since you and Noe were going out, I’d make dinner for me and McKenzie. She told me on her way from school that she was sick of McDonald's,” Jordin added with a chuckle.
Julez grunted and then slid onto a bar stool at the kitchen island.
“ Yeah, well you can blame her mother for that.”
Jordin pressed her lips together and shrugged.
“ Go easy on Noe, she’s a good mother. We all have our strengths.”
Julez nodded because he knew she would say something like that. Soft spoken, sweet, and true-blue friend, Jordin wouldn’t say anything less than such.
“ Where is she…McKenzie?”
“ Outside playing with friends. I told her not to leave from in front of the house…that’s fine right?”
Jordin wanted to make sure she didn’t overstep her boundaries.
“ Yeah, that’s cool. Shit, when I was seven I was terrorizing the whole neighborhood.” Julez reflected on his crazy upbringing and his childhood in Trenton, NJ.
“ Yeah, well times have changed Julez. You can’t trust people the way you used to be able to.”
Julez nodded in agreement.
“ So where you guys going? I know Noelle was so excited,” Jordin added with a smile, remembering her friend picking out a killer dress to wear tonight, a dress Jordin could never and would never wear.
“ I don’t know, I think we may just stay in.” Julez felt bad when he heard Jordin say that Noelle had been excited about going out. Jordin looked at him solemnly.
“ Aw…well, I can make enough for four, for all of us.”
“ Don’t you mean five?” Julez asked with raised eyebrows, wondering why she had left out Slim. Jordin frowned and turned to rinse off the potatoes.
“ He won’t be here.”
Julez could tell by the way that she said it that it upset her. He figured he would change the subject.
“ Well, what you making?”
“ Just some fried chicken, homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, and garlic green beans. Oh and some biscuits from scratch.” She said it as if it were no big deal. “And before you say anything, shut up…I’m treating
But Slim... From the moment he had stepped out of those gates and came home to her best friend Jordin, she couldn’t deny the growing attraction to him. They had always had a thing for each other, but it wasn’t until the present living situation that it became uncontrollable. And now it was scary because Noelle could feel her emotions becoming involved. She loved Julez, she was in love with Julez, but she was in lust with Slim. He did things to her.
It wasn’t a matter of one being more attractive, Julez’s 5’10” brown-skinned, stocky and muscular frame, and his head full of jet black waves and dark eyebrows were just as striking as Slim’s tall 6’2”, dark skin, and slender look. Julez was way more successful, but Slim seemed a little more attentive. They were both great guys though, having a street edge in common and an equal amount of swag. She loved having the two of them; caramel and chocolate... like a Milky Way.
Noelle put her head under the shower faucet and allowed the water to run over her completely, washing away her sins. She planned on staying in there until she turned into a prune, not wanting to come out and face her complicated reality.
***
“ Hey Julez, happy birthday.”
Julez took the last step and entered the downstairs foyer and then walked into the kitchen, only to be greeted by Jordin.
“ Thanks Jordin, I aint know you was here.”
He realized that it was the first time he’d heard his birthday mentioned since he’d been home.
“ What you doing?”
Jordin smiled and removed several potatoes from her cloth grocery bag.
“ Oh, I figured since you and Noe were going out, I’d make dinner for me and McKenzie. She told me on her way from school that she was sick of McDonald's,” Jordin added with a chuckle.
Julez grunted and then slid onto a bar stool at the kitchen island.
“ Yeah, well you can blame her mother for that.”
Jordin pressed her lips together and shrugged.
“ Go easy on Noe, she’s a good mother. We all have our strengths.”
Julez nodded because he knew she would say something like that. Soft spoken, sweet, and true-blue friend, Jordin wouldn’t say anything less than such.
“ Where is she…McKenzie?”
“ Outside playing with friends. I told her not to leave from in front of the house…that’s fine right?”
Jordin wanted to make sure she didn’t overstep her boundaries.
“ Yeah, that’s cool. Shit, when I was seven I was terrorizing the whole neighborhood.” Julez reflected on his crazy upbringing and his childhood in Trenton, NJ.
“ Yeah, well times have changed Julez. You can’t trust people the way you used to be able to.”
Julez nodded in agreement.
“ So where you guys going? I know Noelle was so excited,” Jordin added with a smile, remembering her friend picking out a killer dress to wear tonight, a dress Jordin could never and would never wear.
“ I don’t know, I think we may just stay in.” Julez felt bad when he heard Jordin say that Noelle had been excited about going out. Jordin looked at him solemnly.
“ Aw…well, I can make enough for four, for all of us.”
“ Don’t you mean five?” Julez asked with raised eyebrows, wondering why she had left out Slim. Jordin frowned and turned to rinse off the potatoes.
“ He won’t be here.”
Julez could tell by the way that she said it that it upset her. He figured he would change the subject.
“ Well, what you making?”
“ Just some fried chicken, homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, and garlic green beans. Oh and some biscuits from scratch.” She said it as if it were no big deal. “And before you say anything, shut up…I’m treating
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