ladybug. 🐞

now it was ten years later, and a lot has changed. especially because sariyah kept in touch with edwin while he was in jail. at first amari asked her specifically to put money on the man’s books and writing to him about the outside.

though one letter that spoke about how mentally and physically tired he was still being here, and the letter she sent in turn being encouraging, it forever changed the trajectory of the friendship into something more.

he somehow smuggled in the latest phone and for four months its been constant texting and video calling, it just never stopped.

it had been two weeks since they last talked, with the man telling her he had to stop talking and he’d give her a explanation later. part of her was scared he was in trouble, but a part of her knew what it actually meant.

he was finally coming home.

sariyah gasped as she was roughly woken up by her brother. “damn what was that for?”

“i need you to be up and dressed, im gonna pick bronco from the halfway house, take him to get some clothes and then get him to drop his stuff off at his apartment before taking him to get sumn to eat.”

the woman would roll her eyes, not fully registering what the man was saying. “and you’re waking me up because?”

“oh word? if you don’t wanna see edwin that’s fine, i’ll tell him that.” sariyah’s eyes slightly widened, every word waking her sleepy brain.

“shit i wasnt awake. i’ll be more than ready by the time y’all come back.” the woman started to immediately clean and look for something to wear, her mind going a mile a minute. “you’ll tell me what color he’s wearing right?”

“eww i know y’all close and all but matching colors? yo ass better tell me if he hit on you or sumn because matching colors mean together.”

she never told amari how romantically close her and edwin got, and she would never tell him either. he spoke multiple times about ‘being okay’ with the idea, but this was before the sentence, not now.

god knows how he feels now.

“pleaseeeeee? its platonic, i just wanna look cohesive and not a hot mess like you are.” she giggled, sticking her tongue out after her reply. amari simply scrunched his face, rolling his eyes.

“aight thats much better, ugly ass. im charging some stuff, so i’ll let bronco come up here once we get here to get em before we leave. knowing you, you’ll still be getting ready by then.”

sariyah hated hearing edwin’s nickname. they only called him that back in the day due to his tall and wide stature. although he gotten much slimmer, the nickname still resonated.

to her, it just still sounded gang affiliated, and she wasnt really a fan of it.

as soon as the man would close the front door, sariyah sprinted out of the bed. even though he’d only be in here for a few seconds to say hi then to wait downstairs, but a girl can still be nervous. knowing he was almost always wearing a white shirt and black shorts, she decided just to wear something brown and simple, and it would match anyways.

by the time she picked out her clothes and showered, it had been almost thirty minutes. the halfway house wasnt far, so she knew that they would be here soon.

as she stared at herself in the mirror, all the feelings would rush back. the first time she told him she had feelings for her, the first time she saw him while he was inside, and the last time they spoke.

she was scared, not of him, but how it would be after the fact.

she didn’t realize she wasnt fully paying attention until her door closing and a voice scared her back into reality.

“mama you finished up? your brother said its hot as hell and he dont wanna wait for you.”

it was him. his voice was obviously much deeper, but the jail calls and facetimes did not do it justice. sariyah could barely move, much less talk.

the moment her body finally decided to move, her eyes locked immediately on edwin, a small grin on his face once locked in on the woman. “god riyah.”

“what?” she softly spoke, her eyes softening as the man gently and slowly walked towards her. edwin was silent, gently walking up to the woman. he barely let her back up before pulling her into a kiss.

it was rough, and hungry. likes hes been waiting a decade for her. sariyah couldn’t help but melt into the mans arms, her hands gripping onto the edge of his shirt. a soft moan would escape his mouth, his hands moving to harshly grope her backside.

a phone call would break their steamy reunion, the man letting out a low groan before answering. “yeah your sisters almost done, we’re about to come out now. aight, peace.”

sariyah glanced at herself in the mirror, her clothes semi disheveled and her lip combo barely there, mostly on edwins face. she gently wiped his face off with a makeup wipe, softly giggling. “i think you got something on your face.”

“oh that’s funny yeah? see when he drop me back off here, i hope you didn’t forget i got an apartment in this complex.” sariyah simply smirked, giving an innocent nod before walking past the male towards the front door.

ten years have passed since they had both seen each other, but it definitely didnt feel like that. sariyah was obviously nervous of what would come next, but that wasnt what she should worry about.