was so cute and he had so much style to him. But I didnât want this nigga thinking that I was one of these dizzy-ass chickenhead bitches out here that was craving for his attention.
Roscoe came up close and gently grabbed me by my hand, looked me dead in my eyes, and asked, âCan I have a quick moment witâ you? I just wanna talk. Iâm not gonna hold you from your girls too long.â
I looked at him and knew he was confident with his. Hedidnât seem too cocky, and he didnât stutter while he was talking to me. He knew what to say and how to say it. And he wasnât aggressive to the point where I wanted to smack him. The way he grabbed my handâcasually but not scared to touch a sistaâsaid something about him.
I looked over at my girls, and Camille and Jade just looked back at me. Camille shrugged her shoulders and said, âWe ainât goinâ anywhere, Shy.â
So I walked off with Roscoe down the block, where we had a chance to talk privately, away from the loud crowd and the nosy bitches outside the club that were hating on me because I had Roscoeâs undivided attention.
When we got to the corner, he said, âYour name Shy, huh?â
âI see you pick up on things,â I said.
âI pay attention to a lot of things, especially when I come across a beautiful woman. And you definitely are a beautiful woman. So, is Shy your real name or a nickname?â he asked.
âItâs my middle name, given to me by my mother.â
âItâs nice. I like that . . . Shy. I can get used to sayinâ it out loud.â
I smiled.
When he talked, he always made eye contact. Not once did his eyes leave mine, which was a positive thing. I hate a man that talks to you, but his eyes are looking everywhere except at you, which either means heâs too timid, too weak, or heâs devious and you canât trust the muthafucka.
And in return, I stared right back. He was definitely eye candy. He had full lips that wereâummmm. I just wanted to suck that bottom lip so bad! He also had brown eyes and smooth brown skin. Now the bonus was that he was tall. Thebrotha stood about six-one, rocking cornrows with design parts which looked freshly done. And the clothes! His gear looked spanking new.
âYou got beautiful eyes, Shy.â
âThank you,â I replied. I ainât gonna front; Roscoe was making me blush. And if a brotha can make me blush, then he was doing his job and was definitely on point with his game.
âI see youâre big on eye contact,â I said.
âAlways. I feel that lookinâ in a personâs eyes tells you a lot about that person and his or her character. And witâ women, I feel that the eyes tell what the heart is feelinâ, and the way youâre lookinâ at me right now tells me a lot.â
âReally?â I asked.
âOf course.â
âSo what are my eyes saying?â
âTruthfully . . . that youâre feelinâ me somewhat, and I got my foot in the door witâ you. Iâm willinâ to work on the rest witâ you.â
âAre you always this cocky?â
He didnât respond to my question. He just looked at me and smiled. âI definitely wanna take you out sometime. Only you can make it happen. So, will I be leavinâ here witâ a smile on my face, or are you gonna have a brotha continuously pursuinâ?â
âWe can work somethinâ out,â I told him.
The more he talked, the more he had me open. That shit he said about the eyes, I like. He was smart, and that was another plus.
So I gave him my cell phone and my home numbers, and I rarely give out my home number. But he deserved it. He came correct with his. I gave him his moment, and it paid off.
I went back over to Camille and Jade, and you know they had a bunch of questions to ask a sista. The entire ride home to my place, I thought about Roscoe.
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