My flight has finally landed in Atlanta. Why does it have to be so damn hot though? I get its the south but damn a girl is seriously sweating out my edge control! I was waiting for a few minutes with my bags at the pick up point to meet my cousin Vin. I know I told him my plane lands at 4:15. It's 4:20. He should have been here already. I was about to go inside to wait for him when my phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Candy cane! Sorry I'm a little late but I'm here where are you?" Vin asked.

That man was probably getting high as a kite again.

"Delta airlines Vincent."

"Well damn girl! Not with you calling me by my full name and shit! What's wit all that attitude I said I was sorry." He snapped.

Vin was always quick to cop attitude the second you start throwing out his government credentials. I didn't care I liked seeing him sweat.

"Anyway! How far are you it's hot as fuck bruh!"

"Bitch dis the A! The fuck you think this was Canada?" He laughed through his phone.

"Oh shut the hell up and getcha black ass here already!" I ended the call and just as I was ready to drag my bags back inside a black Ford Expedition pulled up.

His ass finally showed up at last. I was ready to choke him but lucky for him I liked him enough to not do it. He actually took the time out of his unemployed day to come and pick me up from the airport and help me take my things to Spellman College. Vin put all of my bags in the trunk and I climbed in the front seat and waited in the air conditioning. When he was done he got back in the car and put car in drive.

  "Let's get this shit on and poppin' baby!" He said as he pulled away from the airport.

The ride to Spellman was pretty quiet between us. He put on his music as I was texting a few friends from back home. We pulled up to the college and he helped me take all but one bag to my dorm. Once we get done putting my bags in my room we went back to the car and went back to his house for dinner. My aunt Coretta always cooked whenever I came to visit. We always had huge meals that consisted of deep fried chicken, collard greens, sweet potatoes, jambalaya, chitterlings, sweet cornbread, pork chops, macaroni and cheese with bacon bits and sock it to me cake for dessert.

  "Welcome back to the south darlin'!" Aunt Coretta said as we say at the table.

  "Thank you auntie." I said starting at the display of food on the huge table.

  "Let's all bow our heads." She said as we all took a hand.

Just when she was about to get started there was a knock on the back door.

  "Awww hell!" Vin said as he let my hand go.

  "Vinny tell ya company now ain't the time for that shit!" My aunt yelled to him as he went to answer the door.

  "Ma it's cool! It's Donnie!" Vin shouted from the door.

  "Well let him in and tell him to come and help bless the food!"

Vin came in and a younger man came in from behind him. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. His deep brown skin and his slender but muscular build was entrancing. He was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. He looked like he had just started locking his hair.

  "Hey Mrs. Retta. Sorry I'm late. Work ran over." The man said.

  "It's alright baby! Come over here and sit next to my niece. Candace this is Donnie. He lives next door. Donnie this is my brothers baby girl. She's going to be coming over every once in a while. She starts school in a few weeks at Spellman."

After she gave the introduction speech he reached out and shook my hand.

  "How are you?" He asked.

  "Nice to meet you Donnie." I said trying to hide my flirtation.

The sound of his voice was like melted butter in my ears. His hands were very soft and very warm just like his eyes. God he made me want to lay him out on this table and just do dirty things to his body that nobody had ever seen. We finally said grace and made plates to our liking.

  "So Candace! Where you from? You have a northern accent." Donnie had asked.

  "Oh! Well I'm from New York City. Midtown Manhattan actually."

  "Nice! I graduated from NYU a few years ago. I went to school for drama and writing." He said as he shoved a fork full of greens in his mouth.

Even the way he eats is amazing. I bet the way he eats is heaven! I guess Vin knew what I was thinking as I watched him chew his food because he kicked me under the table. The pain  brought me back to the real world as I scowled at Vin from the other side of the table. He looked at me like he wanted me to keep my hormones in check. I knew he was right but at the same his friend was beautiful and I couldn't help that he was attracting me to him like a moth to a flame. We sat at the table and talked for a while and once dinner was over I wanted to help my aunt with the clean up but she refused my offers. After finally giving up I went down to the basement to find Vin and Donnie playing some music.

  "Hey Vin! Can I talk you for just a minute?" I asked him from the bottom of the steps.

Vin got up and came over to me smelling like he had just left a marijuana dispensary.

  "What up cuz?" He asked me.

  "Hook me up witcha boy. He's sexy!"

  "Nah man hell nah!"

  "Come on Vin please?"

He sighed and shrugged his shoulders.

  "Iight girl I'll see what I can do now go'on."

I ran back upstairs with a huge smile on my face. I went into the guest room and changed into a t-shirt and a pair of sweats and got into bed. I'm gonna make Donnie mine one way or another.