Should Have Kissed You at the Park

CHRIS POV

I followed mama and Taylor to the car, opening the door for each one of them. Taylor was definitely NOTHING like Kae, she didn’t mind getting in the back seat to let mama ride in the front seat. In fact she preferred it that way. I was loving how well they were getting along. I knew mama would love Taylor when she met her. Taylor looked beautiful in a one shoulder pants jumper with some shoes to match. She was even wearing that perfume I love to smell on her. She did look beautiful like mama said. We went to Fogo De Chao Churrascaria, it was both mama and Taylor’s favorite steak house. I pulled up to the restaurant, the valet opened the door for mama and I got out and opened Taylor’s door, taking her hand and helping her out of the car. With her hand in mine, we walked around the car, and I took my mom’s hand in my free hand. The door man opened the door for us as I let them go in first.

“Good Evening, welcome to Fogo De Chao” said the hostess when we walked in

“Yes, reservation for Brown” I smiled

“Oh yes sir, right this way” she replied leading us to a quiet table in a quiet corner of the restaurant, mama walking behind her, followed by Taylor then me. I pulled out the seat for them both before taking a seat between them.

“Well, this is nice. I got my mama and my girl with me. I’m feeling like the luckiest guy in the world right now” I smiled real big causing them to laugh at me.

“Taylor, you have to watch this one, he likes to BS you to get his way” mama chuckled

“Oh I know, him and Matthew tend to gang up on me with their BS to get what they want” Taylor laughed

“Aww, you poor thing” mama smiled

“Oh I’m used to it now, I know how to say ‘no’, unless they get Justin in on it too, then I’m almost rendered powerless” Taylor smiled

“Oh I know the feeling. Chris taught my grandson how to BS his way through, and when they get together, Lord help me” mama laughed

“Good evening, my name is Michelle, I’ll be your server tonight, can I get you guys something to drink?” said our waitress as she approached our table

“I’ll have a glass of Chardonnay” mama smiled

“Can I have a glass of Moscato and a glass of water please?” asked Taylor

“Give me sprite please” I smiled up at her.

“Ok, I’ll go get those for you and give you a few minutes to look over the menu” Michelle smiled before walking away.
Taylor looked up at me from her menu through her eyelashes, causing me to blush and making me wanna just kiss her. Since I couldn’t kiss her long and hard like I wanted to, I just leaned over and kissed her cheek softly. Which actually made ME blush. Mama looked up at us through her eyelashes and smiled to herself. The waitress came back with our drinks and took our food order. We continued to have light conversation while we waited for our food, and throughout dinner. Mama got to know all about Taylor and vice versa. When we finished dinner, we headed back to the house. I couldn’t help but think of how happy I was that the visit was going so good.

“Dinner was great son, thank you” mama smiled tipping up to kiss my cheek.

“Yeah babe, that was great”

“I’m glad ya’ll liked it” I smiled

“Son, you know that’s one of my favorite places to eat” mama smiled

“Really? Mine too” Taylor said smiling at mama as they took a seat at the island

“I know, that’s why I picked it, I knew both of ya’ll would be pleased” I gloated

“I knew you were a smart guy when I met you” Taylor teased as I pulled out a bottle of water from the refrigerator for each of us, then handing mama and Taylor theirs.

“Mama J was there anything in particular that you wanted to do while you were here? I mean other than what we talked about earlier?” Taylor turned to mama

“No, not really just wanted to come see you guys, that’s all really. I can’t wait to meet Mr. Matthew though”

“Yes ma’am, you’ll definitely get to meet him tomorrow, along with seeing mama and daddy”

“Good, I can’t wait” mama smiled. “I’m sure he is adorable”

“Yes ma’am he is. He’s my pride and joy” Taylor smiled thinking of Matthew, a glowing smile

“Spoken like a true mother” mama patted the top of her hand, as Taylor turned to her with a smile

“Thank you. Well, I’m going to go change and lay down and let the two of you talk” Taylor smiled getting up from her seat

“You don’t have to do that baby” I replied a lil confused

“No baby, it’s okay, I’m tired, I have to get up early in the morning to go to the farmer’s market and I’m sure Mama J wants you to herself for a lil while” she smiled

“Ok if you say so” I replied giving my mom a confused look

“Good night Mama J” she hugged my mom

“Good night angel, see you in the morning. Do you mind if I go to the market with you? I love the farmer’s market” mama asked

“Oh no ma’am, I don’t mind, in fact I was going to ask you if you wanted to join me anyway”

“Ok great, it’ll just be the two of us then” mama smiled as Taylor made her way to where I was leaning up against the counter. I pulled her close when she got in arm’s reach of me.

“Good night slim” she smiled kissing my cheek

“Good night shawty” I replied “I love you” I quickly pecked her lips

“I love you more” was her reply before heading back to the bedroom. I heard the door softly click as she closed the bedroom door behind her.

“She’s a smart girl Chris” mama turned to me with a smile

“Yeah, she is” I smiled “But she didn’t have to leave, she could have stayed in here” I was confused

“She’s being respectful Chris. She knows that I haven’t seen you in a while and she’s respecting that by giving us some time alone. She knows that tomorrow is going to be filled with visiting when her parents come over, so she’s giving us the time that we may not get to have in the next couple of days” mama explained “It’s a mother thing, you wouldn’t understand” she shook her head and smiled

“I guess so” I shrugged “well, what do you think of her?” I asked eager to find out what her thoughts were as I leaned over on the island, letting my elbows rest on the counter

“I think you did a great job this time around son”

“Yeah, I think so too. I didn’t rush it this time” I smiled walking around the counter and taking a seat next to her

“What do you mean you didn’t rush it this time?”

“Well, with Kae, I met her and within a week or so she was my girl, I didn’t take the time out to really get to know her, I kinda just jumped right in it.” I explained

“Chris how long have you known Taylor?” she asked with a confused look “I mean I know you and Justin have been friends for a year or so now, but I guess I was just under the impression that you just met Taylor when she moved back at the 1st of the year?”

“I met Taylor last year at a family get together that J’s parents had at their house. Taylor was in town visiting for the week, which I think is why they had the get together because that was the 1st time in a few years that all the kids were in town at one time. The Martin’s invited me over, and that’s when I met her. I didn’t start hanging out with her and getting to know her until she moved back and she was staying with Justin for a few months”

“Oh ok. I was under the impression that you just met her a couple of months ago” mama smiled taking a sip of her water. “Well, I’m happy that you’re happy with her, I just want you try to slow down a little. I mean I know that you spend a lot of time here with her and Matthew, but you have to remember that she’s a single mom. Dating her is NOT like dating any of the other girls that you’ve dated. You start to hang out and spend time with Matthew, then he gets attached, and God forbid you guys break up. You’re not only breaking up with her, you’re breaking up with him as well. All I’m saying son is be careful” she finished lightly patting my back

“I know what you mean ma, and I understand. You may think this sounds crazy, but I knew Taylor was the one for me the moment I laid eyes on her. The more I got to know her, the more I fell for her. In my mind I was done with Kae before I even told her.”

“Well son, that’s how it’s supposed to work. When you find the one for you, you know it the minute you see or meet them. It’s like fireworks go off all around you. I’m happy for you” she smiled “Now, what is going on with you and Mijo?”

“What you mean?” I asked puzzled

“I mean these last few weeks are the longest that I’ve ever seen the 2 of you not speak. So what’s going on with ya’ll? Does it have anything to do with Taylor?” she questioned

“Nawww, Mijo is cool with Taylor, in fact they get along like brother and sister. We’re good ma. Plus that was him tripping, not me. I was calling and texting him and everything, but he wasn’t replying to me”

“Well, you need to find out what’s going on and fix things. Ya’ll have been friends too long, hell you’re damn near brothers, I need ya’ll to work things out” mama scolded

“Ma, we’re good now. Everything is going back to normal” I smiled

“Ok, I don’t wanna have to get on both of ya’ll” she teased “Well son, I’m getting tired, I’m going to go bed too. I’ll see you in the morning. I love you” she smiled getting up from her chair, then kissing me on my cheek.

“G’night mama, I love you too”

“I’m happy that you’re happy son, it looks good on you” she winked before heading up the stairs.

I threw away my empty water bottle, turned off the kitchen light, turning on the stove light out of habit, checked to make sure the house was locked up and head back to the bedroom. I opened the door and found Taylor laying in the bed, her back towards the door and the covers pulled up over her shoulder. I quietly closed the bedroom door after I got in the room. I slipped out of my clothes and into the bed, trying not to wake Taylor. I gently scooted to her side of the bed and slid my arms around her small waist, kissing the back of her neck.

“Mmm baby that tickles” she softly moaned as she placed her arm on top of mine, letting our fingers interlock with one another
“I’m sorry baby, wasn’t trying to tickle you, just wanted and needed to hold you in my arms” I whispered in her ear.

“I’m glad, I needed you to be close to me too, you keep me warm” she muttered scooting herself back into the curve of my body. Her body fit perfectly, we were so close that her body disappeared into mine. She nestled her head against my chest under my chin. “love you slim” she sleepily muttered

“Love you more Tay” I kissed her hair before allowing the rhythm of our breathing to put me to sleep.

Miss Joyce POV

I really had enjoyed dinner with Chris and Taylor. I knew Taylor’s background, so I knew she was a sweet girl. She’s very well mannered and respectful; her personality just oozes out of her smile. Unlike Karreuchue who is a very beautiful girl (as well as Taylor is) but her personality is ugly; she’s rude, and very disrespectful, which makes her just as ugly on the outside as she was on the inside. I closed the bedroom door, slipped out of my clothes and into my pajamas. I pulled back the cover on the lush queen sized bed and laid down, pulling the covers up over my shoulders. I closed my eyes and said a silent prayer

“Dear God, thank you for your traveling grace, and allowing me and Mijo to arrive here safely. Lord, I thank you for my son, and for his beautiful spirit, and I ask that you continue to bless him in everything that he does. Father, I thank you for bringing that beautiful woman Taylor into his life to bring him joy. I ask that you bless their relationship and allow it to blossom into what you have destined for it to be. In Jesus Name Amen” I took a deep breath and fell into a peaceful deep sleep.

When I woke up, Taylor and Chris were still in bed. I’m an early riser; I decided not to disturb them by knocking on the door, so I went into the kitchen and familiarized myself with where everything was before pulling out the ingredients for breakfast. I started the coffee maker and immediately got started on breakfast. I heard the door to the master bedroom open up, followed by the patter of feet, I could tell who they belonged to just by the sound. I glanced up from the mixing bowl just in time to see Taylor sleepily walk towards the kitchen.

“Good morning sweetheart” I smiled

“Good morning mama J” she smiled and kissed my cheek

“I made some coffee”

“Oh ok, thank you. What are you doing? You’re a guest, I was going to make breakfast for you” she replied

“Oh noo, it’s my pleasure, you’re going to be doing enough cooking today. Plus I usually try to make Chris’s favorite breakfast when I visit him”

“Oh ok, so I guess you’re making chocolate chip waffles then” Taylor smiled pouring some coffee in a mug that had tulips painted on it. She poured some creamer and sugar in her coffee “well, is there anything that I can help you with?”

“No sweetie, have a seat. I take it Chris is still asleep?”

“Yes ma’am, I didn’t want to wake him up just yet” she replied sipping her coffee

“I figured that. Don’t worry, his nose and stomach will wake him up” I chuckled pouring some batter into the waffle iron “so did you figure out what all you needed from the market?”

“Yes ma’am, I need to pick up some yams, mustard greens, and green beans. I like to make fresh vegetables on the weekend, since I don’t really get a chance during the week” she smiled taking another sip of her coffee

“So you like to cook then huh?” I inquired

“Yes ma’am I do. It relaxes me sometimes, believe it or not, work can be a little stressful at times”

“You’re a photographer right? How did you get into that, if you don’t mind me asking?” I wondered

“Yes ma’am I am. At first it was just a hobby, then I kinda fell in love with it. I was a communications major in college, so photography is way off base from what I was doing, but it’s something that I love to do, plus I can make my own schedule so that I have time to spend with Matthew” she smiled

“So what type of pictures do you take?”

“Oh I take all kinds, anything from head shots for actors/actress, to high fashion shots, to promo pictures, to magazine layouts, to skyline and nature shots. I guess you can say I do it all” she chuckled

“Which one do you like taking the most?” I asked as Chris tip toed into the room, holding his finger up to his lips for me to keep quiet

“Umm, I like the…. CHRISSS” she screamed as he snuck up behind her and tickled her side placing his chin on her shoulder “big head, you scared the mess out of me” she laughed playfully hitting his arm as he walked around the island

“I know, that was the point” he laughed “Good morning mama, whatcha making?” he said leaning over kissing my cheek

“Morning son. None of your business, I’m making breakfast for me and Taylor” I winked at Taylor to play along.

“That ain’t even right mama” he replied taking a seat next to Taylor “Good morning shawty doo wop” he said leaning over and pecking her lips.

“Morning big head” she smiled back

“I always cook breakfast for you when I come visit, this time I’m cooking breakfast for Taylor”

“Yeah, jealous much?” she smiled in his direction

“Man, I told you, ya’ll can’t be ganging up on me” Chris replied heading to the refrigerator and pulling out the orange juice and taking a glass out of the cabinet.

“Oh boy hush” I laughed “come have a seat, breakfast is ready” I called over my shoulder as I sat a plate in front in Taylor and one next to her for Chris.

“Mmm, this looks good mama J” Taylor smiled

“Yeah ma, this looks good, they’re not chocolate chip, but it’s all good. Are you eating mama?” he said setting his glass down then taking a seat

“Yeah, I’m making mine right now” I replied

“Ok, I’ll wait until you finish making yours before I bless the food and the cook” he replied

“Oh no, I’ll put my waffle on then you can go ahead and bless the food” I said pouring the last of the batter into the waffle iron. “Ok, I’m ready now” I wiped my hands on the towel laying on the counter next to me, then grabbed Chris and Taylor hands as they grabbed each other’s hands, bowing our heads.

“Dear Lord, thank you for the food we’re about to receive and for the cook and the hands in which you blessed her to cook with. Amen” Chris smiled raising his head. I shook my head and smiled, turned over the iron and finished fixing my plate to eat.

“Baby, what you got planned for today” Chris asked Taylor, his mouth full of waffles and eggs. “Mama, these are chocolate chip!” he exclaimed biting into a piece of chocolate.

“I know, I never said there weren’t, you ASSUMED it wasn’t” I chuckled, causing Taylor to giggle too.

“So baby, what you got planned for today?” he asked again stuffing his mouth

“Well, me and mama J are going to the Farmer’s Market after breakfast, then wherever else she may want to go before we come home and cook. Mama and ‘em should be here around 7, so….” Taylor shrugged loading her fork with pieces of waffle and bacon, then putting it in her mouth.

“Damn baby, you just gonna take my mama all day from me like that?” he asked pretending to sound hurt

“Well, you could come with us if you want to” I replied

“Yeah, baby, you can come with us, it’s no big deal” Taylor said rubbing circles on his back

“No baby, I was just kidding, ya’ll go and have fun. I’m glad that ya’ll are hitting it off so well” he blushed “I’m just going to go chill with Mijo until ya’ll come back” he finished

“Oh ok. Tell him that he is invited to join us too for dinner if he likes” Taylor said sipping on her coffee.

“Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Tell him I said to bring his butt for dinner tonight. Is that okay Taylor?” I thought to ask after being demanding

“Of course, it’s a family dinner, my mom, dad, sister, and brothers are coming over, and Mijo is family, so of course he’s invited. He better come to dinner, or he’ll have to deal with me later” she laughed, causing me to laugh too

“Hey, I heard that” said a familiar voice from behind us. I turned to see Mijo walking up behind me from the den.

“What is this, ‘scare the mess outta Taylor day’?” Taylor laughed as Mijo leaned over and kissed my cheek

“Hey mama” he smiled then walked over to Taylor giving her a kiss on the cheek “what you mean?” he asked going around the island, heading to the refrigerator, pulling out the orange juice and a glass from the cabinet

“Chris snuck up on me a few minutes ago, now you sneaking in my house all quiet and stuff like a Ninja, scaring the mess out of me” Taylor playfully hit is arm as he crossed by her

“Ouch Tay, my bad I thought Breezy told you, I just got off the phone with him like 15 minutes ago, he told me where the spare key was and to just let myself in” Mijo laughed as Taylor playfully punched Chris in the arm making him laugh a little

“My bad baby, I forgot, I’m sorry” he said pulling her close to him and leaning in for a kiss as she pulled away giving him a face. I shook my head and laughed. It felt good to see my son happy again and being himself around the girl that loved him as much as he loved her. She wasn’t superficial at all, she was a real down to earth girl.

“Mijo, are you hungry son?” I asked

“I could eat mama, but it’s cool, don’t get up, I’ll make my own plate” he replied heading to the cabinet to get a plate.

“Ok, well, there’s a few more waffles in the microwave along with some bacon, you’re on your own with the eggs sweetie” I smiled

“Ok that’s fine, waffles and bacon if good enough for me mama” he laughed putting bacon on top of the waffle that he had placed on his plate.

****************************ONE HOUR LATER****************************

"Ok baby, we’re gone” Taylor said as we walked into the den where Chris and Mijo were playing NBA2K11

“Huh, whatcha say bae?” he asked focused on the game they were playing, not even looking up at us.

Taylor walked in front of the flatscreen TV, “I said we’re gone, we’re leaving Christopher” Taylor said sternly putting her hand on her hip as she looked him in his eyes.

“Man baby, you made me miss my shot!” he exclaimed as he paused the game and looked at her in shock

“Really Chris, REALLY?” she scuffed

“What?” he looked confused as he always did when he was taken out of his game suddenly

“BYE Christopher” she smirked walking away from the TV in my direction “ You ready Mama J?” she smiled

“Yeah baby, I’m ready” I laughed at the two of them

“Baby” Chris called jumping up to grab Taylor before she walked away, as she playfully jerked away from him with a smirk causing Mijo to laugh and me to giggle and shake my head. “C’mon baby don’t be like that” he pleaded

“Go play your game, I’ll see when we get back” she smirked and stood on her tip toes to kiss his cheek

“That’s all I get?” he asked pretending to be hurt by the peck on the cheek

“Yeah” Taylor laughed

“Aight then, I’ll remember that” he chuckled

“Write it down, take a picture, I don’t care” she laughed

“Bye mama, I’ll see YOU later” he said playfully side eyeing Taylor as she walked backwards towards the laundry room door.

“Bye baby, ya’ll behave and don’t mess up the house, we have company coming for dinner” I reprimanded.

“Yes Ma’am” they said in unison as I headed towards the laundry room door.

CHRIS POV

My phone buzzing on the nightstand woke me up along with the smell of bacon coming from the kitchen. I fumbled on the nightstand for my phone, with squinted eyes, I tried to read the LCD, but no luck. I slid the answer bar on the LCD.

“Yeah” I said in a groggy voice

“Nigga you still sleep? Mama hasn’t waken you up yet?” Mijo exclaimed into the phone

“Man, naw, your ass did, what’s up nigga?” I asked pushing myself up on my elbows

“What you gettin into today?”

“Shiiitttt, I dunno, I know mama and Tay are going to the farmer’s market this morning, but I dunno what I’m gonna do” I said looking at Taylor’s side of the bed, noticing that she was already up.

“Oh ok, well, I know mama made breakfast, so I’m headed over to get my plate” he laughed

“Aight, just use the spare key under the right plant and let yourself in. You remember how to get here right ,it’s just around the corner from my house” I asked as I threw my legs over the side of the bed and pushed myself up to go brush my teeth.

“Yeah, I know where it is. I’ll see in you in a few minutes” he replied hanging up the phone.

I walked in the bathroom, washed my face and brushed my teeth, then threw on a wife beater from out of the dresser drawer. I headed towards the kitchen. When I saw Taylor sitting with her back to me talking to mama, I decided to sneak up on her and scare the shit out of her. The funny thing is, when Taylor is startled, she doesn’t physically jump or scream, she just gives you a stupid look or in my case she punches me in the arm. I signaled to mama not to say anything while I tip toed up behind Taylor and quickly tickled her sides, causing her to actually scream a little, it was cute, I couldn’t help but laugh. My mom made breakfast for us, my favorite too; chocolate chip waffles with scrambled eggs and bacon. Mama fixed our plates, then fixed hers and sat down next to me to eat.

“So baby, what you got planned for today?” I asked as I stuffed a fork full of waffles and bacon into my mouth.

“Well, me and mama J are going to the Farmer’s Market after breakfast, then wherever else she may want to go before we come home and cook. Mama and ‘em should be here around 7, so….” Taylor shrugged

“Damn baby, you just gonna take my mama all day from me like that?” I pretended to sound hurt

“Well, you could come with us if you want to” mama replied

“Yeah, baby, you can come with us, it’s no big deal” Taylor said rubbing circles on my back

“No baby, I was just kidding, ya’ll go and have fun. I’m glad that ya’ll are hitting it off so well” I replied trying not to blush but failing horribly at it “I’m just going to go chill with Mijo until ya’ll come back”

“Oh ok. Tell him that he is invited to join us too for dinner if he likes” Taylor said sipping on her coffee.

“Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Tell him I said to bring his butt for dinner tonight” mama demanded
“If that’s okay Taylor” she asked

“Of course, it’s a family dinner, my mom, dad, sister, and brothers are coming over, and Mijo is family, so of course he’s invited. He better come to dinner, or he’ll have to deal with me later” Taylor laughed

“Hey, I heard that” Mijo said walking into the kitchen.

“What is this, ‘scare the mess outta Taylor day’?” Taylor laughed as Mijo leaned over and kissed mama’s cheek

“Hey mama” he smiled then walked over to Taylor giving her a kiss on the cheek “what you mean?” he asked going around the island, heading to the refrigerator, pulling out the orange juice and a glass from the cabinet

“Chris snuck up on me a few minutes ago, now you sneaking in my house all quiet and stuff like a Ninja, scaring the mess out of me” Taylor playfully hit is arm as he crossed by her

“Ouch Tay, my bad I thought Breezy told you, I just got off the phone with him like 15 minutes ago, he told me where the spare key was and to just let myself in” Mijo laughed as Taylor playfully punched me in the arm making him laugh a little and almost spit out my food

“My bad baby, I forgot, I’m sorry” I said pulling her close to me and leaning in for a kiss as she pulled away giving me a face. The moment I walked into the kitchen and saw mama and Taylor talking and smelled breakfast cooking, I completely forgot that Mijo was on his way over. Even though Taylor gave me the stank face, I still managed to steal a kiss on her cheek. Mijo fixed himself a plate just as Taylor finished up hers.

“Mama J, that was good, thank you so much” she smiled taking her plate to sink.

“I’m glad you enjoyed it, I enjoyed cooking it for you guys” mama smiled as Taylor walked back over to her seat to get her coffee.

“I’m going to go get ready now to go to the market, but you don’t have to rush Mama J, Chris says it takes me forever to get dressed” Taylor smiled as she leaned up against my arm, picking up her coffee cup with the hand. I wrapped my free hand around her waist and lightly pulled her closer to me, resting my head against her torso as she draped her free arm over my shoulder.

“He says the same thing about me too baby, and I always tend to be ready before him” mama laughed

“Well, he over exaggerates, it doesn’t really take that long to get dressed” Taylor replied

“If you say so baby” I laughed causing Taylor to hit me on my shoulder

“I’m going to go get ready” she replied putting sitting her coffee down.

“Yeah, me too” mama said getting up and taking her plate to the sink.

Taylor and mama descended into their separate directions to get dressed to go shopping. I know my mom and my girl, they’ll go by the farmer’s market , but they’ll stop by a couple of places on their way back to the house. Me and Mijo finished our breakfast with little talking, that was the way it was when mama made breakfast. I finished my breakfast and put my plate in the sink, then headed to the den. I turned on the TV which was still on Cartoon Network from the morning before when me and Matthew were watching TV during breakfast. A few minutes later, Mijo joined me on the couch and watched cartoons for a few minutes.

“Say, you wanna get on that NBA2K11? I owe you an ass whippin nigga” I said getting up to go turn on the PS3. I didn’t bother to wait for his response because I already knew what he’d say. Mijo was worse than me, he couldn’t turn down a challenge

“Mannnn, whateva nigga, don’t get your feelings hurt now” he said setting up as I tossed him the extra remote for the game. Taylor had a Wii, PS3, and an Xbox, which was in the upstairs in the game/media room.

“Yeah whateva, we’ll see about that nigga” I laughed starting the game. I played with the Lakers as usual, and Mijo played with the Celtics.

*****************************ONE HOUR LATER****************************

Taylor came in the room saying something to me, but I was so involved in the game that I really didn’t hear what she was really saying. “Huh, whatcha say bae?” I asked turning my head in her direction but never taking my eyes off the TV.

Taylor walked in front of the flatscreen TV, “I said we’re gone, we’re leaving Christopher” Taylor said sternly putting her hand on her hip as she tried to look me in my focused eyes.

“Man baby, you made me miss my shot!” I exclaimed pausing the game and looking at her in shock

“Really Chris, REALLY?” she scuffed looking at me through narrowed eyes

“What?” I was a little confused, I mean I know she said something, but what was she upset about? She knows when I’m playing the game I’m focused

“BYE Christopher” she smirked walking away from the TV to mama “You ready Mama J?” she smiled

“Yeah baby, I’m ready” mama laughed

“Baby” I called jumping up to grab Taylor before she walked away, as she playfully jerked away from me with a smirk causing Mijo to laugh and mama to giggle and shake her head. “C’mon baby don’t be like that” I pleaded

“Go play your game, I’ll see when we get back” she smirked and stood on her tip toes to kiss my cheek

“That’s all I get?” I asked pretending to be hurt by her pecking my cheek

“Yeah” Taylor laughed

“Aight then, I’ll remember that” I chuckled

“Write it down, take a picture, I don’t care” she laughed making a face at me

“Bye mama, I’ll see YOU later” I said playfully side eyeing Taylor as she walked backwards towards the laundry room door.

“Bye baby, ya’ll behave and don’t mess up the house, we have company coming for dinner” she reprimanded.

“Yes Ma’am” me and Mijo said in unison as she headed towards the laundry room door.

Taylor walked out the door and mama followed her as Taylor unlocked the truck so that they could get in. I jumped over the couch and headed to the laundry room door to grab Taylor before she walked out the door. There was no way she was just going to leave like that Just as she was about to head out of the laundry room door that lead to the garage, I grabbed her by the arm, spinning her around to face me and kicking the door closed. I wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close, gently grabbing her by her head at the hair line, letting her black tresses fall over my hand, pulling her face to mine, then letting my lips crash into hers. She smiled into our kiss as she wrapped her arms around my waist. I slowing slid my tongue into her mouth and let it wrestle with hers before slowly pulling out of the kiss, softly sucking on her bottom lip as our kiss came to an end. She looked up into my eyes and smiled biting on the right side of her bottom of her lip.

“Now, write that down then take a picture, whatever floats your boat” I grinned

“You make me sick” she laughed

“I know, love you too” I smiled as she let me go and turned to walk out the door. I waved bye to mama and Taylor as they backed out of the garage, and headed back in to finish my game, they would be gone for a few hours. I put the dishes in the dishwasher before getting back on the game, because I knew if I didn’t do it then, it would never get done and when the ladies got home, they’d be mad.