Free Kya & Xavier: It's Always Been You (Life As We Know It Book 1) by Charelle Mills Page A

adopted.”
    “Seriously?” Toni sat up and turned towards him.
    “Tell her Zay.”
    “He is.”
    “Well hell that explains it.” We all laughed.
    “So you’re not feeling my name.” Ethan said pulling Toni back
into him.
    “I can work with it.”
    “That's what's up.” He reached down and linked his fingers
through hers. “So what are the goods on you? I don't need some random dude
running up on me talking about ‘you kickin’ it with my girl yo’.”
    “Yeah Tee, what's up with you.” Zay smirked at Toni.
    “Let's just say I have a situation, but nothing serious.” She
said and then shot Xavier a bird.
    “Well you need to handle your situation.” Ethan put emphasis
on the word situation, “Before we fall into something.”
    “I got you but that goes for you too.” Toni said.
    “I don't have any situations to handle. I’m just chillin’.”
    “Famous last words.” Toni said sarcastically.
    “I'm good, you can bet on it.”
    “We're gonna take this to another room so that we don't have
to testify.” Xavier said as he lifted me and attempted to stand. When we were
both on our feet he stepped behind me and shoved his hand into the pocket of my
hoodie and leaned forward to place his chin on my shoulder.
    “Don't do anything I wouldn't do.” Toni said.
    Xavier looked back at Toni, “Stay out of grown folks
business.”
    “I will when you show me some grown folks that have
business.” But Zay ignored her and kept moving.
    We walked in his room, he pushed the door so that it closed
but didn't shut all the way and laid back on his bed with one arm folded behind
his head with on foot resting on the floor.   I sat down at his desk.
    “Why you over there? Come lay down with me.”
    “This is my safe zone.” I said with smile.
    “You don't trust me?”
    “Should I?” I asked.
    “Always. And I should be your safe zone.” He said trying to
sound offended.
    “You are.” I bent my knee and grabbed my left foot and tugged
at my UGG boot until it came off and then did the same to my right foot. I
tossed it on the floor and then laid down next to Xavier.
    So you're drinking now?” I asked unable to let the beer
situation go.
    He maneuvered his had under my hoodie and slid his thumb
under the waistband of my leggings but he stopped there. I flinched because his
hand was cold against my skin. “It's just one beer Ky, I'm good.”
    “Okay.” I
whispered softly.
    He pulled me closer to him and kissed the side of my neck. “I
told you I'm done with that and I mean it. I closed my eyes and let it go. I
didn't want to ruin the moment.

 
    Xavier Lee
    When my alarm went off I half expected Kya to wake up too but
she just rolled over and covered her head with a pillow instead. I climbed over
her and stood up my body was stiff and sore from the game last night combined
with a headache from hell due to the four shots and two beers I had. I lied to Ky
about what I was drinking because I didn't want to start an argument. I had
learned my lesson about that years ago and I knew that she would never know since
I downed them while I was waiting on Ethan to lie his way out of spending time
with Shaunie so that he could meet Toni.
    I walked
into the bathroom, turned the light on and then shut the door trying not to
wake up her. After I lined my toothbrush with toothpaste and stuck it in my
mouth I lifted my right arm and turned to the side to check to see if I was
bruised from the elbow to the ribs that I received during the game. I could
still feel it as if it had just happened.
    When I was done in the bathroom I shut the light off again,
stepped back into my room so that I could finished getting ready. As soon as I
was done I grabbed my practice bag out the closet, plugged Kya’s phone into my
charger, left my room and shut the door behind me.
    I had already received a text from Ethan saying that he and
Toni were on their way up to my room so I stepped into the hallway to see if
they were coming. They