after we showered separately, i came back to his room with my face masks, candles, and oils. i saw that he washed his hair which meant he was going to let me braid it. "look how long your hair has gotten." i say running my fingers through his already detangled hair. his hair when it is all dry and curly it falls almost to the middle of his back. i put some coconut oil in his hair and started to brush it out before i braid it.
we sat in a comfortable silence until he asked me to sing him a song. "do you have a specific song in mind?" i asked while i finished off half of his head. i took a little break to keep my hands from cramping up while waiting for him to respond. he took that as an opportunity to lay his head in my lap and look up at me with tears welling in his eyes.
"reese... why does it hurt so bad?" , "would it- would it hurt this bad if i had did this to her?" "am i allowed to even feel like this?" his voice broke at the end of his last question. tears slowly trailed down his face. i lifted him up, cupping his cheeks, "hey, hey bubby look at me." i said caressing his face. he opened his eyes and looked at me. this is the first time i've seen him so broke up over a girl since Jayla. "the reason why it hurts so bad is because as much you were scared to admit it, you actually loved her. i'm pretty sure she would feel the same pain that you're feeling right now if you were to do the same to her and yes you're allowed to feel like this. bubby it's okay for you to cry, nobody can stop you from crying and however tells you that you're weak for crying i'll beat their ass." i say as i hug him close.
after he calmed down a bit, i turned on his led lights to hot pink and got ready to braid his hair again. as i was on the last three braids, i finally thought of a song to sing. i quickly got up and ran to my room to get my microphone and my fuzzy socks. "what are you doing?" he asked while finishing off those braids for me. "i'm gonna sing to you." i said smiling sheepishly.
