Martin shook his head at the mess they all made; he should've made them clean this shit up before everybody went to sleep. He moved the cover off of him, stretching; that couch had him fucked up.

"Uncomfortable ass shit." He mumbled, folding the blanket.

He walked into his room, seeing Indigo cuddled up in his sheets; he sighed rolling his eyes. He hated he was a gentleman not allowing her to sleep on the couch cause that couch was hard as fuck.

"I'm tryna get like you, my boy." He said, then chuckling.

He walked into his bathroom to do his morning hygiene; as soon as he walked out of the bathroom Gina walked in.

Oh my God, he thought to himself. She about to do the fucking most.

"Hi ba- why this bitch in your bed?" She asked pointing.

"Cool out bruh." He pushed her into the hallway so she could be quiet.

"I'm not being quiet for no fucking body! Why is that bitch in your bed?" She asked looking at him. "Or do you need me to go ask her young ass?"

"I'm not your fucking child to be coming in here demanding answers out of me! I pay the bills in this motherfucker and you don't do shit in this house for you to be coming to yell in my damn face."

"I don't give a fuck if it's my first time coming to this bitch! It's no reason why a fucking bitch should be in your bed while you half-naked like you don't have a fucking girlfriend!"

"Everybody seems to know that you're my girlfriend but your insecure ass!"

Gina always showed signs of being insecure but she never was acting this way.

Seeing Indigo get closer to Martin was bothering her but instead of just telling him that, she always found herself lashing out at him.

"Yo, it's eight in the damn morning," Milly said coming out of his room and seeing Martin and Gina clearly looking aggravated in each other faces.

"Why that bitch in his bed?" Gina asked looking at Milly for answers.

"What bitch?" Milly asked confused.

"You know who she talking about," Martin said.

"Oh, BabyBlue?" Milly asked. "Why are you calling her out her name?"

"I can say what the fuck I want! Y'all pissing me the fuck off and if I don't get my answer from you or him, I will get my answer from her when she is a damn hospital bed."

"Brah, we had company yesterday. Ron and Monster ass in my room so BabyBlue went in Martin's room while he slept on the couch cause he didn't want her to feel uncomfortable."

"Y'all could've just said that shit about to get that damn little girl beat up for nothing." She chuckled but neither found anything funny.

"Brah, I'm not doing this with you no more. See yourself out." Martin pointed towards the door.

"Are you serious?" Gina asked.

"Ever since the day you met Indigo, you became weird. Most days you are more worried about her ass than me if you wanted to be her friend also you could've. That girl going through so much and I can't even be a real friend because I always gotta tiptoe on eggshells through conversations because you always breathing down my damn back when it comes to her."

"I mean what are you trying to say to her that I can't see?"

"Sometimes it's shit I would like to speak to other people about, just like you like to talk to your friends about shit you won't tell me vise fucking versa. I just can't get that luxury because it's always gotta be your way."

"You didn't need no damn friends!" Gina yelled. "You have e-fucking-nough."

"Gina, bruh get out." Martin shook his head tired of the same conversation with her.

"So you kicking me out because I'm not comfortable with your friendship?"

"No, I'm breaking up with you because I'm tired of the fucking double standard. When you went on a friend date with a nurse at the hospital I was doing too much by expressing to you that nigga want you-"

"Which he still does," Milly added.

"Shut the fuck up." She looked at him.

"I can't even have a conversation but you out here going on friend dates with niggas who want you." He chuckled. "I'm over it, Gine."

"What the fuck ever, that little girl can't do shit for you."

She grabbed her things about to walk to the door but Martin called her back, she turned back with a smile knowing he wasn't really mad.

"Leave the key." He said making her smile drop.

She took the key off her key ring, she threw the key making him duck as he chuckled.

That set her off.

She rushed towards him but before she could touch him Milly grabbed her holding her. She continued yelling waking everyone up. Ron and Monster were the first to come out of the room ready for action.

"Calm down damn." Milly put her down as she continued yelling.

"What's going on?" Indigo asked yawning as she walked out of the room.

Gina slipped through Milly's hands running towards Indigo. As soon as she got into arms reach Indigo punched her the hardest she could in her eye off reflex.

"Damn, I heard that," Ron mumbled seeing Gina holding her eye who didn't expect to get hit.

"Brah, you doing too fucking much!" Martin yelled pulling Gina and pushing her towards the front door.

"I'm going to see you bitch!" Gina yelled as she allowed Martin to carry her out.

"Your eye starting to get puffy already, you need to go ice it," Martin said as he put her down.

"And who fucking fault is that?"

"Yours?" He questioned confused. "You ran up on her, the hell?"

"Over you!"

"Gina, it's a one-man beef the fuck? Indigo has so much going on, she never even noticed all the shots you be throwing to her."

This was true, every time Indigo was with Martin and Gina, Gina would always say something smart but Indigo always waved it off because she didn't think she was intentionally getting smart. Gina just thought the young girl was a punk but she was sadly mistaken.

"Can we just talk about this later?"

"Nah, you weird bro. I need some space."

"Fine," Gina said in defeat. "I'll give you space."

"Thank you," Martin started walking into the house.

"I'm sorry, I honestly didn't mean to hit her but my reflexes kicked in seeing her coming towards my face."

"You don't gotta say sorry, that was some straight bullshit." Martin shook his head.

"You think you could take me home?" She asked feeling out of place.

"Let's get some breakfast first," Milly said.

"My sisters need me." She lied. "I can get a ride from someone if you guys want to go to breakfast instead."

"Don't be crazy, of course, we'll drop you off," Milly said. "Me or you?"

"I'll take her since I'm ready, where are we meeting at?"

"Let's do Jeffersons," Ron said making them agree.

"You want me to go heat up the car?" Indigo asked grabbing her bag.

"Yeah, that's cool." Martin handed her the keys as she walked out without saying anything else.

"I think that made her feel away, her energy off," Milly said.

"I know," Martin said noticing the difference in her energy.

"Shit, better hope Gina doesn't see her. You know her and Sierra jump muhfuckers like crazy." Monster said.

"Her sisters not gon play with them over BabyBlue," Milly said. "My captain wife not gon play for real."

"Shit, Dev his self not gon play. He on the nigga who cheated on her head for real." Martin said.

"Who cheated on shawty?" Monster asked. "How old is she again?"

"16," Martin stated. "So chill out with whatever you finna say."

"Nigga, I'm only 19. Three years." Ron said.

"Go ahead." Martin chuckled as he walked outside. "You good BabyBlue?"

"Yeah." She lied nodding.

"You know I wasn't gon let her touch you, right?" He asked as he pulled off.

"Thank you for confirming," Indigo stated. "I just feel away because we aren't like that and I thought your girlfriend was cool. I wouldn't be a sideline to no bitch especially knowing how that feels."

"She's just insecure." Martin shrugged. "Just don't switch up on us, you know you're our BabyBlue."

"Never." She smiled.

~

"What college are you going to pick?" Flaire asked playing with Key chains.

She missed the feeling of a chain dangling on her face.

"The one closest to whatever college you picking." He said making her roll her eyes.

"Seriously Key."

"I'm serious." He looked at her making circles on her bare waist.

"I got accepted to Franklin, I was looking at there."

"One of my scholarships from Frank."

"I only wanna go there because it's an HBCU, campus life seems so fun." She mumbled smiling. "Did you ever make up your mind about your major?"

"I still don't know, I'm not good at shit but football."

"You're good at school, and you care about it."

"So?"

"Look at your damn room; you have two bookcases full of books. Why didn't it click in that big ass brain of yours that you love literature, and you can teach it?"

He looked off to be in thought; he couldn't believe he had never thought of that.

"This why you my baby." He kissed her forehead, wrapping his arms around her neck.

"Choke me, why don't you?" She chuckled, moving his arms as his phone alerted with different notifications.

"The fuck?" He mumbled picking up his phone.

"One of your bitches mad it's my day?"

"There's no bitches." He mumbled looking at what Sapphire tagged him in. "This bitch."

"What?" She asked as he passed her his phone. "This is new; when was this?"

"The day you beat her up."

"Oh, she went to snitch on me? That's how you figured it out?" Flaire chuckled. "Why is she this close to you, though?"

"You jealous?" He smirked making her smile.

"Keygan, don't play with me."

"She was on some weird shit, she was damn near crying in my face talking about all these other niggas corny, and she messed up."

"That's so sad." Flaire stuck her lip out to mock her as she went through her camera log finding a recent picture of Keygan and her but found a video instead.

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_ohsoyouflaire #getbackgang🥹🤪

_Indigo_ In case a bitch was too confused from the head damage! 😛
_ohsoyouflaire bitches be bonkers! 😭🤷🏽‍♀️

talkboutbrat BFF, you wanna give him his flowerssss?
_ohsoyouflaire I get on my knees every night for hours and hours or whatever she said🥴🤣
DevonD_14 Watch yaself lil nigga
_ohsoyouflaire You wanna get blocked? Cause I might post a sex tape later🤷🏽‍♀️ lol

safehaven_ my sistaaa so happy❣️

Ezra #Been💯

DevonD_14 Niggas been gone for one day and this how is y'all coming?
talkboutbrat Let's not act like this sumn new💯 #been😛
_ohsoyouflaire The smoke from all the fires starting to get to his head #been🤪
Alanamommy Don't do too much on my man but #been💯

Tyke Now kith😘 #been

"You being petty." Keygan shook his head.

"I know, my last petty post. I'll delete it tomorrow for the new year."

"You just had to let her know what was yours?" He smirked.

"Are you, though?"

"You saw what they said, been."

She didn't say anything but stood instead, Keygan looked at her naked body smirking at all the things he did to it for the past few hours. He also decided to stand to get ready; as soon as he put on his boxers, a knock came on his door.

"Wassup?" He asked, not opening the door.

"Don't play with me boy." He heard his mother say, making him chuckle as he slid on some basketball shorts opening the dooe.

"My bad ma, wassup?"

"You going out tonight?"

"Yeah, Flaire and em having a little kickback."

"You playing my daughter?"

"Ma, what?"

"I saw what that girl posted." She squinted her eyes. "Why are you that close to her if you have Flaire here every other day? Don't be trying to play my Flaire baby because I will beat your ass over my daughter."

"First of all, Flaire my one and only, we just had this talk. Secondly, how you gon beat me, your actual child, your flesh and blood?"

"Because you know how I feel about my Flairebear."

"And you know how I feel about her too, ma, you of all people."

When he and Flaire first broke up, he was a mess. He didn't go to school for a week, couldn't eat, and barely got out of bed. He took the break up harder than her mainly because he got broken up with. His mother was the one who had to pick up the pieces.

"You're right, but I just had to remind you."

"No need, I love you ma. I'll call you if I'm not too lit to say a happy new year."

"Just be safe, baby; I love you more."

He kissed her on her cheek and then proceeded to the bathroom where Flaire was showering; he stripped again, deciding to shower with her to save time.

But of course, it turned into something else.

~

"Imma be so drunk tonight," Brat said grabbing the Tito's Vodka nip bottle.

She screwed the top off, tilting her head back as she drank the whole thing while all the guys in Blaire's living room looked at her.

"Just like that, huh?" Ant asked amused.

"You wanna see me do it again?" She asked pulling out another nip making them laugh.

"Aw hell, you babysitting her tonight?" Ra asked Blaire as he shook his head walking out.

"You coming?" Brat asked Ra.

"Nah, I'mma bring the new year in with my mom and daughter."

"That's so cute; Flaire would've been happy to see you."

"Yeah, she told me to come through. I might pop in, but the way she was kissing that nigga in that post, I don't think I could see that in person."

"Gon shoot that bitch up," Blaire mumbled, typing on his phone.

"Not my BFF's house." She smirked. "Are you ready? Because I'm ready."

"Why are you trying to go so early? Shit ain't even start."

"Because I have to pregame with my BFF. Do you want me to meet you there?"

"Nah, Imma drop you off, and Imma be back."

"At what time?" She squinted her eyes.

"An hour tops."

"I'm not playing Blaire, if you miss the ball drop we are not together no more. Period."

She walked out of the living room into his bedroom as he looked at her, chuckling.

She knew damn well wasn't shit going to be over.

"Y'all heard her, so we gotta do this shit asap," Blaire spoke, tucking his gun into his waistband.

"Come on then. Baby come on!"

Brat came out with her shades grabbing her bag; she walked ahead of them, getting in her car.

"Nah, get in my car," Blaire told her.

He was about to do some illegal shit, and he didn't need somebody spotting her car.

"I'll be right back; gimme a kiss." He leaned over as she squinted her eyes.

"Whatever you're going to do, be safe." She kissed him multiple times.

"Always." He mumbled watching her go into the house. "Aight, y'all ready?"

He pulled off meanwhile Ezra, Flaire, Keygan, Indigo, and Haven were in the living room moving along things. She went to the kitchen pouring seven shots so they could pregame.

"Okay, the first shots of the night."

"Here she goes, man," Ezra mumbled, taking the shot off the tray.

"Where mine at?" Indigo asked.

"Oop, I didn't know you were drinking lil sis," Brat smirked. "Take mine."

"Go and pour one," Flaire said, taking the tray from her.

Brat came back as everyone grabbed their shot. "To the New Year."

"To the new year!" Everybody said, grabbing their shot.

"One more," Brat said refilling everybody's shot. "Everybody says one thing they were grateful for this year. I'll start my best friend."

"Haven," Maicee said.

"My best friend," Ezra said looking at Flaire as he took his shot then signaling Brat to pour him up. "My brothers." He signaled again. "And the love of my life."

"Calm your ass down, you know you lightweight." Tyke chuckled taking his shot. "Another year with my broke bestie with the good coochie."

"My forever," Keygan said, taking his shot and putting his arm over Flaire.

"Genesis." Indigo taking her shot.

"My sisters," Haven said grabbing the bottle from Brat and pouring herself another shot. "My best friend." She poured another. "And the man of my dreams."

"Not the lightweights trying to turn up," Maicee said.

"Everybody in this room," Flaire said, keeping it simple.

"Brat sit your ass down," Ezra said as she took another shot. "Don't get drunk so early."

They continued setting up the living room while Flaire went upstairs to get something; Ezra looked at her then followed her to her room, figuring they'd been going too long without talking.

"I apologize." Flaire heard making her turn around. "You know how protective I can be over someone I love but I get extra overprotective over Haven. Something told me to let you all work it out, but another side told me I needed to curse you the fuck out. I just listened to the wrong side. I'm sorry I said all that shit to you because I do see your growth and I know you want better for yourself. I want you to stop being mad at me; this is the longest it's ever been."

"I'm not mad anymore," Flaire stated. "I just want you to understand Haven and I are going to argue and maybe fight the rest of our lives. She doesn't need protection from me."

"And she told me that too, I just can't lose you. As much as I don't like to admit it, you're my life."

"As you are mine," Flaire said, holding her arms out so they can hug. "I apologize too."

He held her even tighter making her melt into his arms, she missed the feeling of talking to her best friend as did he. They both didn't want to admit it, but they felt they were missing a significant part of their lives without them in it.

"So what's been up?" Ezra asked sitting on her bed.

~

"So how's drunk sex?" Haven stumbled, holding onto the counter in Maicee ear.

"Girllll that Henny dick the devil," Maicee said, drinking the rest of her white claw.

"Sober dick the devil, so I know Henny dick will be even better," Haven said, dancing with her drink.

"You good?" Ezra whispered in her ear as he grabbed her waist.

"Of course," Haven yelled, not meaning to, as she started laughing.

"You so drunk pretty girl." He kissed her cheek taking the cup out of her hand.

"This my song!" She yelled as Swagg Talk by D4M $loan came on.

She bent over holding the counter as some people started recording her while Ezra caught everything she was throwing.

"My sisters are so damn drunk," Flaire spoke, looking at Haven twerk on Ezra and Indigo dancing with some boy.

"You not getting drunk?" Keygan asked.

"I need to look over the house," Flaire said.

Since she was the oldest, she would be the one to handle the responsibility of being the sober sister.

"I'll be sober with you stink." He kissed her temple putting his drink down.

"It's okay, I don't need to be drunk." She could turn up without being under the influence. "Enjoy yourself."

She looked over her house, making sure nobody was fucking it up; she stopped at the door seeing Ra and some others coming through the door.

Her heart dropped; he was so fine.

He felt all her energy as they locked eyes; he eyed her up and down, licking his lips.

"The things I'll do to her fine ass." He mumbled, taking his eyes off.

"Whew," Flaire mumbled, going to take a shot.

"I saw that BFF." Brat yelled, coming into the kitchen.

"You'll tell me if I'm making a mistake?"

"No, because how am I going to know you're making a mistake? Do you feel like you're making me mistake?"

"I feel confused." Flaire admitted. "I love Keygan like with my whole heart but seeing Ra right now has me in my feelings. Like I need to get more of him."

"Do you think you and Keygan moved too fast?"

"I only feel unsure about Keygan when Ra around." Flaire admitted.

"BFF, yaknow I love any relationship you in but is Ra worth losing Key?"

"No." Flaire didn't have to think about that.

"There goes your answer; Ra is fine, no doubt, but when you picture your future, can you spot Ra there?"

Flaire thought about it and she couldn't say she saw Ra in her future. She pictured her and Keygan having their family they talked about; it was always Keygan.

"Thank you, BFF."

"I had to help you decide, we are about five minutes from the new year." She smiled pouring a shot. "Drink this."

Flaire threw the shot back. "Last one, I can't be drunk tonight; I have to look over the house."

"Baby!" Brat yelled out making Blaire look up from his dice game in the corner.

"My lady calling I'll be right back, none of y'all niggas better short change me. On my kids, you won't make it into the new year." He threatened seriously. "Wassup baby? I was kicking niggas ass."

"I want Flaire to get drunk with me."

"Okay?" He questioned.

"But she has to look over the house, so she can't let loose."

"I got you, twin; I wish anybody get out of line."

"That's settled! Take this nip to the head." She handed Flaire a Titos Vodka nip making Flaire glare at her as she took it.

"Whew shit."

"The ball about to drop!" Some girl yelled as Flaire walked over to find Keygan.

"5,4,3,2,1 Happy new years." Everybody yelled as they kissed whoever they wanted.

"This my year fahsure." Flaire mumbled to herself, taking another shot.

She vowed she would change no matter what it took; she wanted to be better than the year before. She wanted to be unrecognizable, and she was going to.