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I mean, she was sexy and sweet.
Smart and funny.
Supportive of my career while also being ambitious in her own right.
And there wasn’t a single person on this Earth who I enjoyed talking to more,regardless of the topic, that trait lowkey one of my favorites since communication was everything.
So, shit.
With all that considered, maybe Ididkinda love her. And even though I wasn’t quite ready to say shit to her about it yet, I was fine feeling the way I felt, even smiling about it as I made my way into the house and found Anastasia in the kitchen with a pint of ice cream in her hand and a frown on her face that turned into more of a confused look once she noticed me.
“Whassup?” I asked, using the question as both a greeting and a way to figure out why her face was doing what it was doing. But apparently, it wasmyface that had her making faces, her eyebrows bunching a smidge tighter once she pointed out, “You don’t look as pitiful as you usually do after losses,” her tone changing to one of real concern when she asked, “You okay?”
“Hold up. Menotbeing upset got you asking if I’m good?”
Saying it out loud only made it sound wilder, leading me to shake my head as I moved towards the fridge to grab a bottle of water while my sister answered, “Yes! It’s weird. Especially since Kiki isn’t here.”
Just the mention of my woman made me smirk even as I asked, “What does she have to do with anything?”
“Come on now, Snoop. You and I both know the ways in which she chooses to make you feel better after losses.”
Of course, I knew what she was talking about.
It was the same reason why I’d told Shakira that I wished I was coming home to her.
But because this was my little sister I was talking to, I took a quick swig of my water before I argued, “Us losing is not even that common of an occurrence, Ana.”
“It’s not,” she agreed. “But you and Kiki got pret-ty loud after last week’s loss, so…”
“Anyway,” I groaned, changing the subject completely when I mentioned, “I’m surprised you’re even here right now. Ain’t Halloween usually your thing?”
“It is,” Anastasia sighed. “But my period started this morning, and that shitimmediatelymade dressing up as something sexy sound a lot less fun.”
“Way more than I needed to know,” I grumbled, my discomfort bringing a grin to my sister’s lip as she asked, “You hungry?”
“Not anymore.”
Giggling, Anastasia responded, “Well I already have a pizza on the way. But I’m thinking I’m gonna find a scary movie or somethin’ to go with it. You wanna join me?”
Knowing it was either that or watching the film from tonight’s game and more than likely making myself mad all over again, I was quick to tell her, “Yeah, I’m down. Just lemme go put my stuff away right quick.”
With a nod, Anastasia started making her way towards the living room while I headed to my bedroom, using the time to both unpack my carry-on and change into something more comfortable before I left to rejoin my sister. And while I thought she’d already have something cued up for us to watch by the time I got back, I shouldn’t have been surprised to find her face deep in her phone instead, mindlessly scrolling until something made her pause and say, “Oh my God.Like… why is your girl really this fine, though?”
Wait, what?
Plopping down onto the couch next to my sister, I peeked over her shoulder and saw the picture Shakira had posted on Instagram a few minutes ago looking good as fuck in her last Halloween costume of the weekend.
And it wasn’t just any ol’ Halloween costume.
It was a custom yellow gold, white, and black cheerleading outfit, the short ass skirt and the sleeveless cropped top with the letters HOU going across her chest giving an obvious shoutout to my squad, and even more specifically, a shoutout tomeaccording to the caption that said,“His Number Two Fan :).”
“She’s lowkey trollin’,” I chuckled.
“Not even lowkey,” Anastasia insisted, handing me her phone as she said, “Look at the comments.”
Because of the kind of shit I was used to seeing in the comments,especially when it came to Shakira and me, I was honestly a bit nervous as I took Ana’s phone and started to scroll. But to my surprise, the reaction was mostly positive, Shakira’s fans seemingly happy about the little hints she’d dropped that was more than enough for them to put two and two together according to their responses.
“OMG! She really IS dating the Houston QB now *heart eyes emoji*”
