Love After the Streets

27.) What's tea?

COURTNEY
The same day

"How long have you been working for the Nola Men?" Mace asked Courtney as they laid in his bed tangled in the sheets.

"A while." She replied turning on her back. "So why are you creeping around with me? Won't that bring heat to you if they find out?" He asked.

"Same reason why you keep calling me for more." She stated and he chuckled sitting up.

"I like playing with fire." He spoke looking at her and she smirked.

"You could lose your life like dat."

"Not if I'm smart about what I do." He replied looking at his hand tattoo.

"This is a game to you?" She asked sitting up with the sheets covering her.

"Nah, I never play about my life."

"I wasn't talking about that." She replied and he stared at her for a moment.

"Us? I thought you said no strings?"

"I know what I said." She said grabbing his shirt and put it on.

Getting off the bed, she pulled her hair up into a messy bun.

"Wait... what are we doing right now?" He asked getting out the bed and put his baller shorts on.

"Nothing that I know of." She replied walking into his bathroom, leaning in the doorway, Mace stared at her for a moment.

"It sounds like you caught feelings." He stated and she ignored him as she brushed her teeth.

"You told me no strings, I gave you that. I had my share of fucking around and I know you did the same.. so what's going on?" He asked.

"Nothing." She mumbled before rinsing her mouth out.

"You caught feelings didn't you?" He asked then chuckled and she rose a brow.

"Don't play wit me like dat." She spoke giving him a look before she walked towards his shower and cut it on.

"I'm not playing, it's just funny that you put on this hard persona and brag about fucking men without putting your feelings in it but now you're standing here basically trying to tell me you caught feelings." He told her, ignoring him, Courtney walked back into his room and picked up her overnight bag.

"Just say I'm right and I'll leave it alone."

"Don't you got a friend to hide?" She asked and he smirked.

"I don't know where Pedro ass is it, how many times I gotta tell you that?"

"That's yo friend so of course you gon lie." She stated and he shook his head.

"Whatever you wanna believe, I mean if we're putting shit out there. I feel like you're only fucking me to get information, but that's just me."

"Maybe I am." She replied.

"Maybe I want you to." He challenged, "You want to be used? That sounds sick." She told him as she headed into the bathroom with her stuff.

"What are we doing Court?" He asked turning her way.

"Nothing, how many times do I have to say that?" She replied stepping into the shower.

Shaking his head, looked down at his hands.

They were both in a compromising position.

Sighing, he went to walk out the bathroom but thought against it.