*Aery POV*

Since school let out It's been a couple of months since I really seen Ray. Or any of my other friends for that matter. I feel like a bad friend. I have tried to get in contact with Stylz..but it's like she don't want talk to me.. I feel like I been too engulfed in my own sinking relationship to pay any attention to my friends. So I have a plan..*Rubs Hands Like Birdman*... Slumber Party!!

"Smoke, Why can't you ever put yo clothes in the damn hamper??!"

"Maybe if yu gave me some ass I wud do it" he said with a shrug. I was getting pissed off. He's been doing this for the past few weeks. He won't do anything I ask him to do and his excuse is that I don't give him ass so he can't do it. I don't know why he bugs me about it. He's cheating anyway..so it ain't like he ain't getting none.

"Why don't yu get 'Unique' to give you some??" He looked at me and squinted his eyes.

"Yea..I know about her. I also know about Nicki, Teisha, and Camrynn."He was standing there with the 'I eat ass' face. He tried to walk out the room and I stepped in front of him.

"Look me in my eyes and tell me you ain't Fvckin around." He was getting mad.

"Mann..move" He said pushing me to the side.

"No!! I WANT YOU TO LOOK ME IN MY EYES AND TELL ME YOU AIN'T CHEATING!!" I yelled at him. I seen the veins popping out of his head..Then he slapped me and walked out. I can't believe this nigga just hit me. I feel stupid for not listening to Ray. I sat there on the floor for a while.. I got up and looked in the mirror and discovered a bruise on my cheek. I covered my bruise with foundation. I got some of my stuff together and called up my friends. To arrange the party.

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*Smoke POV*

Iown know who TF she think she is. You don't question me in my damn house. I do wat the fvck I wanna do. I think she got a little confused so I had to knock some sense into her.

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*Ray POV*

I had just began to think about Aery wen she called me. She said she missed us and wanted to have a 'slumber party'. She wanted me to help her with getting the ice cream and candy n shit. I was at waffle house so I hopped in my brand new BENZ and drove to the store. Yes..I said Benz. The streets been good to me. I know you think its stupid that I got all this money and ain't moved yet..but I like being next door to Aery. The hood is where all my people is. Anyway, I got the stuff she needed and then some. I pulled into Aery driveway, got the bags and let myself in. She was washing dishes. I put the stuff on the quietly on the table. I snuck up behind her and picked her up. She screamed as she tried to kick me. She was tryna slap my arms from around her waist with bubbly hands. I let her go cuz I was laughing so hard. She thought she was in danger. Once she saw it was me, the crazy hoe tried to shank me with the spoon she was washing.

"Booby!! Yu scared me!!" this time I didn't mind her calling me my childhood nickname. She hugged me.

"I missed yu Aery" I said holding her just as hard as she was me. I kissed her forehead.

"I missed you too" I heard her voice getting caught in her throat. I could tell that she was about to cry so I just held her tighter. I had no idea wat she was crying about.. But I do know one thing. I'm never leaving her for this long again.

We let go of our embrace and put the stuff up that I had bought. While she was reaching for something in the cabinet noticed that there was a dark spot on her cheek.

"What the hell is wrong with your face?" I said convinced that I Wydd have to kill Smoke.

"Uhh.... N-Nothing. I was in a ..uhh...fender bender. Its okay." She's lying.

"Dats some bullshit and you know it. Did Smoke put his hands on you?" I asked..tilting her bruised creek towards the light. I knew she was about to lie

"Don't lie to me. Did he hit you?" She didn't say anything..she didn't have to.

"IMMA KILL HIS ASS" I yelled punching the fridge.

"No!! Please. I left him. Don't do nothin stupid please. I'm not seeing him no more!" she said crying.

All I could do was hold her. I'm not working for this punk ass nigga no more. Imma try to get out of business widd this nigga asap.

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*AeryPOV*

I cried a little. Mostly I was mad. Mad at Smoke and myself. But I needed to suck that shit up cuz I had company coming over. I shed my last tear and wiped my face.

"Okay. I'm done with the water works. We gotta get the house straightened up."

"If I'm a guest..why am I helping yo ass clean?"

"Cuz."

"That's it.. Just 'cuz'. Fine, imma help you this time."

"Thank you. Now order the pizza and wings."

"From where? Dominos? "

"Hell no!! Dats dat shit I don't like. Order from papa johns" His ass know I don't like dominos.

Ray ordered the stuff and he helped me finish up cleaning the kitchen. Then he took my sister to her friends house. Then he called me saying that he seen Tan and them walking over here so he picked them up and he told me to get ready.

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*Stylz POV*

Me and the girls was walking to Aery's wen this bad ass Benz pulled up beside us. The window rolled down and it was Ray.

"Ohh shit!!! Ray ballin now??" Mimi said

"That car heellaa nice" I said admiring the car.

"What kinda job you got and are they hiring?" Tan asked

"I'm hustling now" he said. I know Aery don't approve of this. but then again her boo do the same thang.

"Well.....is y'all gone get in the car or stand out there looking stupid.??" I got in..my feet was hurtin and I was tired of walking. We all got in the car and Ray pulled off. My bae had texted me to make sure I was cool. He's so sweet to me. I can see me and Djaay together forever..and that's why I gave it up to him a couple of months ago. Our relationship is better than it has ever been.

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*Tan POV*

We pulled into Aery drive way and this bitch come out running with a big ass smile on her face like she won the lottery. She opened the door and pulled us out the car one by one as she hugged us. I get that we ain't seen each other in like the months but damn.

"Oh my God I missed y'all sooooo much. And Stylz why yu don't text nobody back hoe?? Yu know wat..it don't even matter no more because we ain't gone never be without each other again." She dragged us in the house and we sat our stuff down. We talked and joked just like we used to. Then we got into our pajamas and watched Insidious. After the movie we all went to Aery room. Somehow we got on the topic of relationships.

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*Aery POV*

"So Stylz why yu ain't been taking to me?" I asked

"I just..uh...been busy...wit stuff." she said messing with her fingers

"Oh okay..yu still widd Djaay?"She looked up at me widd a sparkle in her eye.

"Yeah.." She said with a kool-aid smile.

"Tan..wassup with yu an BK??"

"Me and dat trifling ass nigga ain't got shit to do wit each other no mo." She said

"Damn wat happen to y'all??" Everybody asked

"He was cheating widd dat hoe Passion" She said dat and Ray was ROFL!!

"He was cheating on yu..widd dat walking STD???"

"Yea..but I don't give a shit now."

"Girl I know how yu feel. Yu gotta cry and let it out..then move the fvck on."

"Smoke cheating?"

"More like cheatED. He can fvck Unique all he want to now."

"He was widd Unique widd her nasty ass??"

"Widd her Teisha, Camrynn and Nicki" I said and everybody jaw dropped."He said it was cuz I wasn't giving it up."

"Damn" Mimi said

"Well..wats going on with yu and Flacko??"

"Girl, it ain't neva been nothing. All he wanted was ass. But I'm giving it to Beez."

"What?? Yu been fvckin Beez??"

"Girl hell yes!!"

"I can tell he put it down by the way you smiling."

"Haha! Shut up!!"

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We laughed and joked until we feel asleep. I swear Ray think he live over here. He was in the bed with me with nothing but basketball shorts. Go ahead make urself comfortable. Sleep damn near naked....go ahead I don't care.