chapter thirty-two

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Lourdes squinted her eyes open, groaning when she was blinded by the sunlight. She closed her eyes and buried her face into Rashir's chest to try and shield herself from the light. When she was comfortable again, she snuggled closer into Rashir, swinging her leg over his body and hugged him as he slept. She remembered the events of last night and smiled, blushing as she recalled how he cleaned her up afterward. She was truly surprised that he clearly felt the same way about her that she felt about him, and almost pinched herself to see if she was living in some sort of dream.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Rashir stirred, letting out a yawn and popping his eyes open. She smiled sheepishly at him, looking at their current position since they were practically molded together.

"Good morning," She cheesed.

"Morning," Rashir rasped, rubbing his eyes.

"So..."

"So?" He repeated, confused.

"Are we gonna—y'know, talk about it?" She asked while she sat up, giving him space.

"Talk about what?" He furrowed his brows, "Oh wait, happy birthday," He smirked, making her groan and hit his chest.

"Rashir!" She whined and he laughed, "We need to talk about it,"

"Okay, okay," He held his hands up in surrender, "You start," He crossed his arms, waiting for her to talk and she blushed while trying to think of the right words to say.

"What are we?" She blurted out, wincing at her bluntness. He was quiet for a moment, until he replied.

"What do you want to be?"

She sighed, not really knowing how to answer. She wanted to be with him, it was just hard to commit herself to a relationship after what Myles had put her through. She didn't trust guys easily, she was fine with one night stands but when it came to fully putting her trust into someone in a relationship, she fell short. She was terrified that one day he'd switch up like Myles did.

"I want..."

"Spit it out," He teased, making her even more flustered.

"I wanna be with you, but I'm scared Rashir. I don't—" She paused, biting her lip, "I can't afford to get hurt again," His features softened at her confession and he sighed, pulling her onto his lap so she was straddling him.

"Lourdes, I don't know a lot about yo' last relationship but I know that nigga fucked up yo' mindset and you scared right now, but I would never hurt you the way that he did, I promise you. "You one of the best things I got in my life right now, the last thing I would ever wanna do is lose you, aight?" He said firmly and she nodded, still avoiding eye contact with him. He poked her sides to get her to look at him and she huffed, lifting her head up.

"But how do I know—"

"You just gotta trust me baby," He said softly and her arguments died on her tongue. She nodded and leaned forward to peck him on the lips, but she pulled away quickly. He tugged her back and kissed her again, this time with more passion as he stuck his tongue into her mouth.

When his hands moved towards her ass, she smacked them and pulled away to hop off of his lap and out of the bed. "No sir, it's already late and we need to go downstairs. Everyone is probably waiting for us to wake up," She shook her head at him and turning around to grab a hoodie out of her luggage. After he cleaned her up the night before, she had quickly fallen asleep and woken up with just her panties and a tank top on.

"They can't wait a lil' longer?" He whined.

"Rashir, get out of my bed,"

He huffed and reluctantly threw off her covers, standing up to stretch. Her eyes widened at his morning wood, and she quickly looked away, continuing to search for a hoodie she could wear and some shorts.

"Imma go change in my room, wait for me 'fore you go downstairs," He told her and she nodded, still focused on trying to find something to wear. When she didn't hear him leave, she turned around, confused to see him standing in front of her with a glare on his face.

"What?" She asked.

"So you jus' not gon' give me a kiss goodbye?"

She rolled her eyes and stood on her tippy toes to peck his lips, smiling at his cuteness. They had been in a relationship for all of 5 minutes and he was already giving her more affection than Myles ever had.

"Goodbye Rashir," She cheekily smiled and pushed him out of her room.

"Bye baby,"

Lourdes changed and sat on her bed, waiting for Rashir to come back to her room. She was scrolling on her phone, checking her socials to see if anything new had happened. She had gotten a couple of birthday posts from her friends she knew in her classes and some people texted her to wish her a happy birthday.

Diallo and her texted a couple of times after he asked for her number, but the conversations never really went anywhere. They hadn't texted since before they left for vacation but he wished her a happy birthday and she thanked him.

Her door opened and her eyes met with Rashir's as he entered her room wearing shorts and a t-shirt. "You ready?" He asked her and she nodded. She got up from her bed and left the room, closing the door softly behind her. She heard some voices from downstairs and it sounded like they were coming from the kitchen, so she figured everyone was in there, waiting for them to wake up. She poked Rashir's stomach, getting his attention and he looked down at her.

"Should we tell them?"

"Nah, they'll figure it out," He tucked her under his arm while she laughed. They made their way down the stairs, turning the corner to the kitchen and she gasped when she spotted the balloons littering the room. There was a box in the center of the island and a banner that was hung on the cabinets that read 'Happy Birthday Lourdes!" She smiled at their friends' efforts, turning to smack Rashir's arm.

"Did you know about this?" She asked and he shrugged.

"Maybe I did,"

Before she could reply, Nico, Mateo, Nala, Aaliyah, and Gianna all popped out from different corners and yelled "Surprise!" making her jump back. They blew little horns and Aaliyah threw confetti above her head while giggling.

"Happy Birthday Lo!" Gianna exclaimed.

"Yeah, big 21,"

"How you feel sis?"

She was overwhelmed at it all, grateful that her friends had put this much effort into her. She smiled widely, looking at them all and trying not to tear up.

"I love it so much you guys, thank you!" She said while hugging them each.

"We got you your favorite cake," Nala gestured to the box that was sitting on the island, "It's strawberry cheesecake," She fake gagged and Lourdes rolled her eyes. Everyone always clowned her for liking cheesecake and they thought it was gross, but she had loved it since she was a child.

"Thank you," She cheesed, opening the box and finding a fancy-looking cheesecake with her name written on it in frosting.

"Let's eat then," Mateo pulled out a knife from the draw and pulled the box towards him. "Nico, hand me the plates in that cabinet," He pointed towards a cabinet that Nico was standing near.

Mateo cut the first slice, handing it to Lourdes since "The birthday girl gets the first piece," He distributed the rest of the cake to everyone else, and they moved to the living room, taking their seats on the different couches while talking. Lourdes finished her first slice of the cake quickly and quickly went to get a second piece. When she sat back down next to Rashir, putting her legs over his, Nala looked in between them with raised eyebrows and Lourdes mouthed she would tell her later.

"Okay, what we doing today birthday girl?" Mateo asked her.

"Well, I was hoping we could go kayaking? We don't even have to drive anywhere, I found this place that brings the kayaks and an instructor to you, so we can just do it on the beach behind us."

The group seemed to be on board with the idea and she continued, "You said you found a club for later, right Mateo?" She asked and he nodded, "Okay, so we can call the kayak place and they can come around 1, then we do that for like an hour. We can go clubbing at like 9 or 10," She finished telling them her plan, waiting to hear their responses.

"Aight, I'm cool with that," Nico spoke up and the rest of the group murmured their approval.

"I'll call the place then," Lourdes said excitedly, standing up to put her dishes away. After she placed her dishes in the sink, grabbing a sponge to scrub them, she heard a noise behind her and whipped around to find Nala, Aaliyah, and Gianna all staring at her with anticipation on their faces.

"Well?"

"What the fuck is going on between you and Rashir?!"

"Did you finally tell him?"

"Are you guys finally together now?"

Lourdes held up her hand to stop their badgering, putting down the sponge and wiping her hands on a towel.

"I can't answer all of your questions at once," She knew they were eager to know what was happening with her and Rashir, and she found it funny how impatient they were being. They glared at her, crossing their arms and tapping their feet impatiently as they waited for her to speak.

"Okay, last night he came into my room and we started talking. One thing led to another and we, y'know," She blushed at the last part.

"Yeah actually, we do know. Some of us could hear it from down the hall," Nala said smugly.

"Wait what?" She panicked, "What do you mean you heard it?"

"Uh, you weren't exactly quiet Lo, and I was literally in the room next to yours remember? I was with Nico,"

"Wait, you and Rashir fucked?" Gianna cut in, still confused. Gianna and Aaliyah were sleeping downstairs, so they didn't hear anything.

"What?! You guys had sex?" Aaliyah exclaimed with shock.

"You should have heard them bruh, she was all like 'Oh Rashir,' 'Don't stop!" Nala dramatically mocked her, making Aaliyah and Gianna snicker while Lourdes groaned.

"Nala shut up," Lourdes hit her arm, hard and Nala hissed. "We didn't fuck, he just ate me out, and my god does he know what he's doing," She smiled at the memory, covering her face with her hands while they awed at her.

"Look at this bitch, she finally got her pussy ate and now she's all lovesick," Nala teased.

"So are you guys together now?" Aaliyah asked and she nodded with a wide smile on her face.

"Well congrats sis, now I'm the only single one left," Gianna joked.

"If we fall out this got' damn boat, I'ma blame you," Rashir grumbled as their instructor helped them into their kayak. She rolled her eyes at his dramatics and thanked the instructor, who looked stressed trying to help 7 people get into their kayaks, while simultaneously assisting Gianna who decided to paddleboard.

"If we fall it's gonna be your fault, I know what I'm doing,"

"When have you ever been kayaking before?"

"I haven't been, but I watched videos on it, it doesn't seem that hard," She shrugged. She got into the front seat of the kayak while he got into the back like their instructor—whose name was Carlos, recommended. All of the couples were paired together, while Gianna insisted on paddleboarding because she didn't want to be in a kayak by herself.

"Alright everyone, please pick up your paddles so I can show you how to use them!" Carlos interrupted their bickering. Everyone grabbed the paddles which were sitting in front of them and picked them up. Nico almost immediately dropped his in the water, making everyone laugh and Nala hold her head in her hands.

Carlos explained to everyone how to paddle and Lourdes got it pretty quickly since it was a simple motion. Rashir got the hang of it a little bit after her and soon, they were paddling the boat forward in sync.

"See? I told you it was gonna be easy," Lourdes said smugly as they went farther out into the water. The kayaks were all completely clear, so they could see everything below them as they glided in the water.

They paddled for a little while longer until Lourdes's arms got tired and she stopped.

"C'mon, why you stop?" He said from behind her.

"My arms are tired," She whined.

"I told you, yo lil' ass was gon get tired in 5 minutes," He chuckled, setting his paddle down as well. They were far away from everyone else, since they picked up on how to paddle a lot quicker than they did. She leaned back into his chest and he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer as they floated in the middle of the ocean, looking farther out.

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