[thirty six - runs in the family?]

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"i've never met anybody so intimidating,scary,and classy,all at the same time."
keith said.

beautiful shook her head as she scooped more of her cookies and cream,placing it in her mouth.

"i know,imagine how i feel. i'm sorry you had to see that."
she explained.

"she never visits me so i was just as shocked as you were."
she nodded.

"is she always that...persistent?"
he asked,with crooked brows,swallowing the dessert.

"always."
she mumbled,putting her finger up,just as a costumer came to the register.

she cashed them out before scooping their ice cream and telling them to enjoy before coming back to keith.

"what's your dad like?"
keith asked,as she hoisted herself back onto the counter in front of him.

"he's nice,understanding. the opposite of my mom basically."
she explained,eating her ice cream.

"anyways,so,about that dinner. you don't have to come,i know she made it seem like it was the most important event of the year but it's not."
she expressed.

"only thing that ever happens is we eat,and then argue for most of the time. adding you to the equation will just make it worse."
she mumbled.

keith placed his hand on his chest,signifying that he was somewhat offended.

"no! not like that-i mean-i didn't mean it it-"

"i know,i know. i was just messing with you."
he said with a smile and a small laugh.

"i'm just saying,i don't wanna get you mixed up in all my family drama."
she shrugged.

keith finished off his ice cream,licking extra off his fingers before looking her way,to see she was doing the same.

"you know what beautiful,you're not. i chose to be around you,because i like you. and with that comes all the other bullshit in your life and mine."
he clarified.

"but...i thought you only commit to that kind of stuff when you're,together."
she wondered.

"well yeah,i guess. but we gotta start somewhere,gorgeous. you think if i really didn't like you,i'd be willing to through all this just to get on your family's good side?"
he asked.

"no,i guess not. but still-"

"but nothing,i'm going, we're going. it's settled."
he stated.

"okay. but i'm warning you,my family are the type of people that make you wanna jump off a cliff."
she whispered,somewhat sarcastically.

keith chuckled.

"don't worry,i've felt with worse."
he replied.

keith peered at the clock behind kilani's head,realizing that she was now off.
"you ready to go,i told the guys we'd meet them their after you get off."

she nodded,getting up to clock out.

"okay i'm ready"
she said,coming out of the back room with her jacket on her arm.

-

"for two."
keith told the worker behind the counter,before swiping his card.

beautiful took notice of the large skating rink that was surrounding them.

it was dark and full of neon lights and led's,and there were tons of people in the center of the rink skating.

keith thanked the worker before leading beautiful over the corner of the skating rink where the laser tag took place.

he handed the doorman their tickets,before he glanced at them,opening the door for them to walk into.

inside,was a small room with vests and guns on the walls.
there were tons of people in the room,strapping on their gear,getting ready for the next game.

keith searched through the sizes of the vests before pulling out his size,slipping the vest over his head before buckling it on the sides.

"have you been here before? you seem like you know what you're doing."
beautiful asked,as he helped her pick out a vest.

he laughed.
"yeah,a few times before, with the guys. "
he said.

"here,put this on and buckle it on the sides,i'll pick us out some guns."
he explained,slowly slipping it over her head.

"what if i wanna pick out my own gun?"
she asked,with a sly smile.

"watch and learn."
he told her with a smirk,making her smile as she finished buckling her vest.

"so how does this whole thing work? since you're the expert."
she asked.

"well,the number one rule is,don't get shot."
he said,obviously.

"but when we go in,you hide,try to shoot who you can and if you run out of battery,you charge your gun at the station,got it?"
keith asked.

she shrugged.
"seems easy enough."

"oh and by the way,if your vest goes from green to red. you're out."
he said,making a cutting motion with his hand.

"yeah yeah,how much money do you wanna bet that i'm gonna win this?"

she asked.

"well,i don't carry cash and the only thing i have in my wallet is a twenty,you up for it?"
he asked.

she nodded,grabbing his hand before shaking it to solidify the deal.
"bet."

"look at the lovely couple!"
a voice boomer from behind the two,making them turn around.

keith let out a loud chuckled before hugging the two men and bringing them over to kilani.

"kilani,these are my two idiot best friends. this is calvin"
he said pointing to the slightly shorter one.

"and this is bakari,but we call him kari for short. and this is beautiful."
he told them but as he stood behind her,shaking his arms around her neck.

"i can't believe it took this long for us to meet."
calvin said with a smile,going to give beautiful a warm hug.

"this is my lady,Desiree."
he said introducing the brown skinned beauty in front of her.

they shared a sweet smile before they all engaged in different conversations,just as beautiful and Craig walked into the glow in the dark room.

"hey! i missed you!"
she said,giving beauty a hug making her laugh.

"we just saw each other this morning before i left for work."
she stated,pulling away from her.

"i know but i miss you when we're not together for a long period of time."
she told her.

"understandable."
kari said,squeezing through calvin and des to get in front of remedy.

"hi,i'm bakari. if this is your first time here,i can help you out,show you how to play?"
he asked,sticking his hand out.

"she's good."
Craig said,coming up behind her and pulling her away by her waist to go pick out guns.

"damn."
keith said,as he laughed at him.

"y'all think this shit is funny?"
he asked,putting his hands up,making some of the other players look at him oddly.

"yeah,pretty much."
des said,buckling her vest up.

the group talked and laughed just before a worker came in to explain the game further into detail.

moral of the story was,don't get shot. if you do,you have to recharge your gun. if you get shot three times,you're out. winner gets $20.

"alright,you can all go in. remember,no pushing and or shoving,none of you signed a waiver and i don't get paid enough for this."

the teenage worker said,letting the people into the door.

the room was completely lit up with the lights on,but the worker had clarified that once everybody got into their positions and the buzzer went off,the only thing that would be illuminating the room would be the glow in the dark.

"good luck!"
beautiful yelled to everyone,as they all spread apart and got into their places.

beautiful had managed to find a spot upstairs,hiding behind a speaker. she figured,even though she couldn't see who was who because it would be dark,it wouldn't matter. as long as she was shooting somebody.

"on your mark"
the worker said through the speaker.
"get set,go!"

all of a sudden,the room went completely dark before being illuminated with green lights.

beautiful could hear remedy screaming already,which made her laugh quietly,considering the game had just started.

she ducked down beneath the ledge before popping up and aiming at a few people,shooting them in the chest,making them groan as their vests turned red.

she crawled slowly,making her way down the steps before hiding behind a wall.

she aimed her gun at another person before they did the same,startling her just as they shot her,making her go red.

she groaned,rushing over to one of the chargers,before placing her gun on it.

it made a filling up sound and then a 'ding!' signifying that she was completely charged,just as she turned back to green.

only two more lives.

she made she sure to be extra careful this time as she hid underneath a ledge on the ground,aiming her gun once more before shooting at the person.

she went to aim at another person,before hearing quiet giggling next to her.

she knew for a fact that it was remedy,who laughed at basically everything.

she aimed her gun straight at her before shorting her in the chest,making her go red.

"beautiful! i know that was you,you're not slick!"
she whisper yelled,as she walked away to recharge.

beautiful chuckled as she got up from her spot,running to another spot.

she breathed slowly as she aimed her laser at another player,waiting for them to move the right way in order for her to get them.

with her hand on the trigger,she felt a certain presence behind her,making her breath quicken.

she didn't freak out,because based off of the smell of the familiar cologne and the warm hand that had snaked around her stomach,she knew it was keith.

"how did you know this was me-"

"shh."
he whispered,pulling her back slowly into a dark corner.

beautiful finally let her gun down,looking up at him,even though she could barely see him.

"what are you doing?"
she whispered.

keith shook his head,putting a finger up to his lips before putting both hands around beautiful.

he was dangerously close and beautiful could feel her heart beating against her chest.

"you are so, so gorgeous,you know that?"
he asked her.
"i'll tell you every day if i have to."

beautiful let out a sigh as she rested her arms on his shoulders.

"you know something?"
he asked,making her let out a hum as she played with the small bit of hair that was growing back on his head.

"every time we're out,and i see guys that look at you or try to get with you,it takes everything in me not to go crazy. i know we're not official yet but i just can't help it."
he shook his head.

"why?"
she giggled.

he shrugged with a another laugh.
"i don't know. i guess just because,i really really like you,and i really want this to go well."
he sighed.

"it will,stop worrying."
she assured him,playing with his hair out of nervousness.

"beautiful?"
he asked,making her sigh.
"yes?"

"i wanna kiss you so bad."
he admitted.

beautiful was grateful that it was dark and that he couldn't see her because if he did,he would see the look of pure fear in her face.

beautiful had kissed only two people in her life.

one of them,was her fifth grade crush,tayshawn. they were outside during recess and tayshawn told beauty to give him a kiss on the cheek.

just as she went in for it,he turned his head,making them lick lips.

beautiful was afraid that her mom would find out and she would get in trouble,so she cried in the bathroom for the rest of recess.

tayshawn had apologized multiple times,explaining that he really did not mean to make her cry. in the end,they decided to just be good friends,and forget about the kiss.

her second one,with her last boyfriend,Jaylen. they first kissed at one of his friends pool party,while in the water.

they kissed a few times after that before they broke up but nothing ever too serious.

"can i kiss you?"
keith asked,his face dangerously close to hers.

beautiful contemplated before nodding,and even though he could barely see her, she knew that he got the hint.

he didn't allow her to finish, swallowing her words with the press of his lips, treasuring the small surprised moan it coaxed from him.

his arms were soon around her, gliding down her back, all hesitation fading from his touch.

he quickly backed her up against the wall,the cold air sent chills down her spine as it touched her skin.

she felt heat flood through her body as she returned the kiss. she felt her body going limp and a small but clear moan excaped her lips. when she opened her eyes he was still holding her.

looking at the dazed and heated expression on her face.
"now you know how I feel"he said with such pleasure in his tone.
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