#blkrdio

"uh..." dionne raised an eyebrow, watching as he made his way inside practically uninvited. "i hope you don't just walk into people's houses without an invite, hakeem. you know a little thing called 'manners', right?" she closed the door, shaking her head and locking it. then, she sighed, rubbing her eyes. she followed him over to the couch and gently sat on the arm of the sofa, looking down at him with her eyebrow still raised. "you're so annoying." she rolled her eyes, although she held no real malice behind her tone. "why would you ever think i'd be up at this hour of the night, anyway? what'd you think i was doing?"

"you're ridiculous." erin playfully rolled her eyes, shaking her head. a spontaneous trip, you could call it, one to celebrate the end of 2025 and the beginning of the holiday season. one fully for pleasure, not business (being an owner of multiple salons could do that). "you couldn't have given me a warning so i could make myself look cute before you took that photo?" she raised an eyebrow, an amused look on her face as she flipped her hair over her shoulders. "can i see?" she asked, leaning closer slightly so that she could get a better view.

"you did fuck up." aaliyah crossed her arms, not failing to hide how unamused with everything she currently was. if looks were truly lethal, it's hard to figure where zae would be right now. "and now, guess what? because you fucked up and made me believe something was there, i don't know how to trust you." she raised an eyebrow. "i'm not looking for a fling, you know? i'm truly looking for something serious, or do you think it's funny for me to get my hopes up?"

''i thought i mattered more to you. i thought that it mattered more than just a plain text message. how delusional of me to think that this would actually be something.'' / @blkrdio

''tell me the truth. not the version that hurts less, what happened to you? i need to know the truth this time.'' / @blkrdio

" of all the people i expected to see today, you were probably near the bottom of the list. " a few steady strides close the distance between him and the front of the desk. " but i'm definitely no gonna complain about seeing you again. hey kacey, long time, " jordan boldly flirts, eyes guiding down as he allows his gaze to meet hers. shy has never been a word to describe the man. " coolidge here for my 2:30 meeting. "

setting the records back down in the crate, she starts to move across the store, in between the aisle until she's standing next to him. her voice is still dripped in honey as she speaks to him, love for her ex still hiding beneath the surface. " you know, you don't have to hang out like a stalker if you want something. i'm your ex. i'm not the boogeyman. " her voice lighthearted even if she's not exactly sure why franklin is here in the moment. it doesn't matter. he'll ask for something, and even though she shouldn't, zhani knows she'll fold the second he flashes that smile and those brown eyes at her.

" are you okay? " samuel asked, voice clearly exasperated as he looked towards a woman who was more of a rival than a friend. at least, she hadn't gotten any of this gunk on her. covered in mess, he was still more concerned about laci than he was about himself.