Ranae

Birthday Pt. 2

Anthony 👻💙
Come outside

My heart and stomach had butterflies swarming but my brows furrowed in confusion. Seeing his name pop up gave me a little joy honestly. I missed him and I didn't think he would come. I'm sure he was giving a heads up about my party but I know he don't do parties.

"I'll be right back." I shouted to Chrissy over the music.

"Where you going?" She asked and I showed her my phone of Anthony's message. She smiled, laughing, making me chuckle. "Okay then. Have fun."

I made my way to the kitchen to dump my plate. Then I made my way to the front of the house, stepping pass people and out the door. I walked to the side walk and scanned for his car. I honestly didn't know what car I was looking for. He could be in a new one.

Still scanning, I spotted him getting out of his Range Rover and slowly made my way to him. These heels was short but gave me kind of a hard time.

He leaned on his passenger door as he stared me down. At this point I was a nervous wreck and the butterflies was killing me.

Stopping a few feet away, I looked up at him. Still so damn fine with his mean ass. He was high like normal, his eyes nearly shut. I waited for him to speak first since he asked me out here. He was still just staring at me with a blank face.

I started to feel self conscious now because I hated being stared at like that. Did he not like my outfit? Was it too much? Was I too fat for a dress to hug me like this? What if my rolls was showing?

"Happy birthday." He finally spoke, still staring me up and down.

"Thank you."

"You look beautiful." He added, slowly licking his lips, making my cheeks pink from blushing.

"Thank you." I gave a small smile. It fell silent again with him still staring at me. I need him to say something else cause standing her with his stare was making me nervous still. He always makes me nervous.

"How are you?" I asked, breaking the silence this time.

"I'm straight. You?"

"I'm okay." I answered truthfully.

I was still bummed before with him ending things but I got over it. Doesn't mean I don't care about him anymore or anything.

"Thought I didn't remember?" He asked.

"I honestly thought you didn't care."

"Of course I care. Always will." He says and I blushed hard, feeling my cheeks heat up. "I missed you."

"I missed you too."

"Take a ride wit me." He nodded to the car.

"I can't leave my party." I chuckled. "Everybody will be looking for me."

"I'll have you back before they wonder." He say opening his passenger door.

I thought it bout it for a minute and slowly made my way to him, getting in. His cologne and weed lingered inside the car giving it an intoxicating smell.
As he hopped in, I placed my seatbelt on and looked at him. He started the car and drove off to wherever.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked, breaking the silence.

"My spot." He simply say and I nodded. It lowkey felt awkward cause we aren't where we was anymore but it was nice being with him right now.

About fifteen minutes later, we pulled up to a different house. The garage door opened and he drove in, parking. He got out closing the garage door and and went around to open the door for me. Thanking him for the chivalry as I hopped out, he closed and locked his car.

"Got a new place?" I asked.

"Yeah. C'mon." He said holding the door open for me.

He allowed me in first and I immediately noticed the big round shiny red and silver balloons sitting on the table. Happy birthday written in cursive on them in glitter. There was two red, silver, and white glitter gift bags attached to the balloons. A bouquet of red and white roses laying next to it.

He grabbed my hand as he walked pass, taking me toward the table. He stood behind me, wrapping his arms around me as I looked at how pretty it looked. The fact that he remembered my birthday and went out his way to get me something after everything made me melt inside.

"You just gone stare or open them." He says close to my ear.

"Everything is so cute."

Reaching for a bag, I looked in it, pulling out two boxes that were velvet navy blue and black. Opening one, there was a diamond bracelet with matching diamond earrings with it. My eyes was wide while my mouth that slightly gaped open.

"Wow. These is beautiful." I say still in awe. "This real?"

"No shit. I ain't giftin you nun fake ma." He said resting his chin on my shoulder as I was still shocked by how pretty these were.

I closed the box and opened the other one that was in a the black velvet box and revealed a Cuban diamond chain and Rolex watch. My mouth was gaped open still examining it. I was lost for words as I touch diamonds on it. It was so beautiful and shiny. I normally don't even wear jewelry but I will now since he gifted it to me. I've never received something like this before.

"This is really nice." I said putting emphasis on really. "Like wow. Thank you Anthony."

"Don't thank me yet. Check the other one." He said standing in front of me now. Resting his hand on my hips, holding me into him.

I reached for the second bag and inside was an envelope with a card. I opened the card and it was a pretty picture of New York with the words the city that never sleeps in cursive. I grew confused, holding my laugh in as I looked at him.

"You didn't write nothing." I chuckled, examining the card.

"Open the envelope Nae."

I sat the card on the table and begin opening the envelope, revealing what looks like a ticket. Reading it, it was a first class flight to New York. Covering my hand to my mouth, shocked I looked up at him. I was lost for words looking back at the paper.

"I was going to see some of my family for a reunion and I want you to come wit me." He says, leaning against the table.

I was still lost for words as I stared at the paper. I've only left the city one time and that was when I was younger. My siblings and I was taken to Disney world for their birthday. I've always wanted to visit New York and he just gifted me the trip. He made it happen.

        "Say something ma." He chuckled.

I looked up at him then back at the paper. I was going to New York was all that replayed in my head. As a smile plastered onto my face, I hugged him tightly around his torso and hugged me back.

      "That's a yes?"

       "Hell yesss." I cheesed. "How long are we out there for?

       "Five days. My moms and lil bro meeting us there." He says and I nodded.

     "When are we leaving?"

     "Tomorrow." He said and I froze.

There was no way my parents was going to agree to let me got to New York. I told them I would be home tomorrow so how I going to explain me coming back almost a week later?

My phone begin to vibrate, taking me out my thoughts. I reached in my purse to grab it and It was Chilli FaceTiming so I answered.
       "Hello."

       "Where you at?" She asked.

       "With Anthony. Why?"

        "Umm...." She dragged, looking upward at something or someone. "Cameron here." She semi whispered into the phone.

I grew confused on how he knew where the Airbnb was. I didn't invite him and I doubt they would. I bet dad gave him the address.

        "And I'm finna nibble on yo cake." She said making me chuckled. "I'm just playing it ain't even here yet."

       "You better not whenever it gets there. I'm on my way back though." I say.

       "Ight. He better apologized and got you a gift or we jumping him." She said making me laugh. I hear him smack his teeth behind me.

       "Bye girl."

       "Bye." She hung and I placed my phone back in my bag. "She a mess." I said turning to him.

He grabbed my hands, looking back at me with a serious look. "Her loud mouth ass right though. I do need to apologize to you ma."

I looked, down at our hands, out of nervousness but he lifted my head up with his fingers. We was back to the eye contact and I instantly felt like jelly. Man why does this make me so nervous? It feels too intimate to me.

"I wanted to apologize for what I said to you. That shit was fucked up. Me saying I didn't want a relationship witchu was just to hurt ya feelings and I'm sorry for that. Never had a girl, besides my moms care so much about my well being that it was weird to me. So instead of understanding your fear, I ignored it." He spoke, pulling me into him.

He wrapped his arms around my waist, his hands resting on my butt. "So again I'm sorry. You won't have to worry about none of it no more."

A little shocked, My brow rises. "What do you mean?"

"Imma let you know soon enough. Just working some shit out first." He smirked. "Just know I be listening to you."

"Oh okay but just being stubborn." I giggled.

"Nahh, just hard headed sometimes." He says and I smack my teeth. "Plus I honestly don't wanna lose you Nae."

Hearing that made my heart flutter. I blushed hard while trying to hold my smile in. "And I don't want to lose you but if you keep doing what you doing—"

"Ight man. Heard ju." He said shaking his head, chuckling.

"You better." I laughed. He released me, standing up straight. "And I forgive you."

I put the gifts back in the bag and grabbed the roses, smelling them. I smiled, looking up at him. I couldn't help that I was falling in too deep. He just does something to me that makes me weak in the knees.

"You ready?" He asked and I nodded. He grabbed my bags for me as I held the flowers. We walked to the door and he opened it, letting me walk out first.

Placing my bags in the back, he came over and opened the door for me. I thanked him, getting in and he went around to his side and hopped in.

He opened the garage with a remote and started the car up, backing out. Closing it, he drove off back to the my party.

As he focused on the rode, I couldn't stop looking at him from time to time. I was happy to be back in a good place with him. Maybe we could become official but not before I make sure he's not dealing with anyone else.

Then my mind went to going to New York. I was so excited to go but nervous at the same time. I wasn't just going to site see but to go to a reunion to see his family. I was meeting his family already.

"Do they know I'm coming?" I asked him. "Your family."

"Only mama dukes." He answered.

"What if they don't like—"

"They gone love you Nae." He said, locking fingers with me and kissing the back of my hand. "Relax."

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As he parked, he got out before me and opened my door for me. I smiled at that, stepping out. He closed and locked his car then took my hand as we walked to the house.

The music was bumping from all the way out here. Walking in, there was a little more people than before. I was greeted by everyone who wasn't here before and I waved, greeting them back. Anthony was greeted by a few of those people who knew him and he dapped some of them up.

I made my way over to the girls who was pouring shots. They noticed me and started cooing and cat calling to me, making me laugh and blush.

"You so damn fine!" Chilli said hugging me. The liquor was heavy on her breath.

"You so damn drunk." I said as we laughed.

"Like you need to be but that's in three years." She said. But that don't mean ya can't have a shot." She geeked. She handed me a shot glass filled with brown liquid so guessing it was Hennessy.

I threw it back and regretted it instantly, slowly dying. They all laughed from my face expression and I rolled my eyes playfully. "What the fuck."

"Here." Nicole laughed handed me a cup of juice. "Where ya man?" She smiled. I looked behind me to him, talking to Mike and his friends.

"Y'all good now?" She asked, looping her arm through mines.

"Yeah, we good." I smiled, my cheeks heating up.

"Look at you blushing." She cooed, laughing making me laugh.

Remembering that she said Cameron was here, I was scanning around for him. "Chilli where's Cameron?" I asked her.

    "Oh he left. He brought you a few gifts, sitting them on the gift table and just left." She pointed to it.

I looked over at the table and seen black and red balloons attached to red gift bags. I told Anthony I'll be right back and walked over to the table. I looked in the bags and saw a bunch of stuff but what stood out is the Jordan shoe box. I see a card and grabbed it.

I opened the envelope it came in and see hundred dollar bills. I grabbed the card and open it and read what comes on it then the other side to what he wrote.

     "I know you still mad at me but you not too mad to receive gifts on the day you made me a happy and proud big brother. Happy birthday Nae.
Ps: we'll talk soon. Fr this time.
Love, Cam.

I smiled to myself as his card warmed my heart. When I didn't see him with our parents earlier, I thought he forgot or just didn't care to show up. I honestly wish he would've stayed and waited for me so I could thank him in person. Guess I'll do it whenever I see him.

I placed the card back in the envelope and then back in the bag. I sat the bag back with the other gifts and walked back over to the girls and Anthony who was sitting down, smoking.

     "We finna play a drinking game!" Chrissy shouted and that got people attention, bringing them over.

I sat with Anthony, who was high of his ass right now. He wasn't going to play with us but he stayed by me, watching me play. It's a game called never have I ever where she asked a question and if you didn't you didn't have to take a shot but if you did you had to take a shot. Which was easy for me since I haven't done most of what she asked.

It's been a few hours of us playing different games and the liquor was getting to me. I wasn't drunk off my ass but I wasn't sober either and the weed didn't make it any better.

     "Yooo, watch out!" Someone shouted, repeatedly.

We turned around to Eli and them rolling in this pretty tall cake. I was shocked, laughing as they dramatically pushed it like it was heavy.

Everyone cheered and begin singing happy birthday to me. I blushed, nervously looking at everyone then back at the cake, amazed by it. Chilli lit the candles on top then dimmed down the lights.

"Happy birthdaaaayyy....to yo big head assssssss." Kev sanged dramatically good, finishing the song off.

Everybody died laughing including me at him. He just had to be the last one to get heard. And I haven't heard him sing in years, surprisingly he still had pipes on him.

Everyone went back to what they was doing as I thanked Kevin and Eli for the cake, side hugging them. They pushed it in the kitchen and picked it up, placing it on the island.

"Ight Kevin cut the cake and pass it out. Gimme my piece first. Chop chop hurry up." Chilli said as he walked back over to us. He smacked his lips, mugging her.

"Hell nah, I bought it so that's yo job nigga. Go get the knife and plates." He said pointing into the kitchen.

"So you telling me to go get a knife?" She raised a brow. "You sure?" We laughed as he didn't say anything else, walking to the kitchen.

    "Stop being so mean to him crazy ass." Nicole said to her laughing.

    "He mean to me!" She said loud enough for him to hear.

Kev came back with a kitchen knife and handed it to her. "If I was mean to you, I would've told you the truth that you look like a praying mantis with a wig on, ugly."

We couldn't contain our laugh as she glared at him. He busted out laughing, as she snatched the knife from him. She held it up like she was about to stab him and he hid behind Eli. We grabbed her arm down, laughing our ass off.

    "I'm tired of yo ass!" She mugged him. "That's why you got a lisp bitch."

   "Still better then looking like a bug hoe." He laughed, running away as she dropped the knife, running after him.

Laughing so hard I had to pee so I excused myself. I walked upstairs to the room I got dressed in and went into the bathroom. After relieving myself I went to the sink to wash my hands.

After, I walked back into the room and went to my bag to get my charger for my phone. My eyes was droopy, tired but I wasn't sleepy but I felt like vomiting. I felt hands grab my hips from behind and I instantly slapped their hands, stepping away. I noticed it was Anthony and calmed myself. "Awe."

"Damn, it's like that?" He smirked.

"My bad." I laughed, hugging him, breathing in his cologne. He smelled so good.

"You bent. Slow down on it." He says to me.

My mind went left as I smirked. "Slow down on it?"

His brows furrowed as he smirked at me as I begin laughing. "I'm just playing." I said in between laughs.

"Yeah Ight. Don't let the Henny get you bent over." He said and I blushed.

"Whateversss." I giggled. "Why haven't you took a shot with me. It's my birthday."

"You don't need no more shots." He chuckled. "Need some water."

"What I need is you and for you to take a shot with me before the day over with." I smiled, grabbing my phone and placing it on the charger. I turned back to him, wrapping my arms around his torso.

"Ight. But after that, no more. You already trippin." He said holding me.

Staring up at him as he stared down at me, I missed him so much. He's so damn fine that it's making me honestly, horny. But he left me wondering what he was doing and who he was doing? Did he go back to the girl Monica? Does he not want to be with me anymore in that way?

"Did you go back to Monica after leaving me?" I asked him and his brows furrowed, taking back by my question.

"Nae—"

"Did you sleep with her?" I cut him off, feel the tears burn behind my eyes.

"No to both questions. And I didn't leave you Nae."

"You did." The tears slide slowly down my face. "Is it because I'm too big?"

"I'm not going nowhere. We only took a break. And chill with that, you're beautiful and I told you, ya size not an issue for me." He said wiping my face. "You just bent right now."

"But I don't look like o-other girls you've been with. They're—"

   "And you don't act like them either and both is a great thing mamas." He said. "You ain't got shit to worry about with me. We good." He wiped my tears away again. I laid my head against his chest, calming myself as he kissed my forehead twice.

"So you not messing with no other girl?" I asked and I felt him deeply sigh.

"No." He simply say.

"So what are