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“I just might,” I replied, the two of us giggling as Anastasia got back in position next to her mother. And once the doors were opened,and I saw just how many people were swarming in, I was right there with them, handing out turkey after turkey until I heard someone squeal, “Oh my God, that reallyisher!”
When I followed the voice, it led me to the face of a jubilant teenage girl who wasted no time asking, “Kiki, can we get a picture with you?” And of course, once I said yes to her and her friend, there was a line of others who came up asking me for the same thing, the steady stream of supporters making it easy for Kendall to come over and tease, “See. Told you you were more famous than me.”
“Says the nigga with a literal camera crew following him around today,” I replied between selfies, the mention making Kendall smirk as he hopped in a few and then waited for another lull to issue me a wager.
“I bet you a stack that whenever the episode drops, your lil’ cameo is gonna be all people are talkin’ about.”
He was probably right.
In fact, Iknewhe was right.
And for that reason, I told him, “No deal,” Kendall responding with a hearty laugh as we posed for a few more pictures and then got back to handing out turkeys until they were all gone.
Honestly, if that was all we did, I would’ve considered it a day well spent, atripwell spent. But I quickly learned that the turkey giveaway was only the beginning, our first day in Nashville jam-packed with activities that had us going nonstop until we made it to our final event of the evening.
A Tennessee Trojans game.
I’d been to a few NBA games before, one as recently as last season. But learning Kendall had gotten us courtside seats was a real treat that had me hyped as we used a special entrance to gain access to the arena and then made our way straight to the floor where we were greeted by a woman who approached Kendall saying, “Well, if it isn’t the hometown hero.”
“That’s you, champ,” he responded, expressing some obvious familiarity as he pulled her in for a quick hug. And since situations like this could get a little awkward, I was grateful when the woman took it upon herself to facilitate our introduction, being extra friendly about it when she smiled and asked, “Kiki, right?”
Once I responded with a nod, she extended her hand for a shake as she said, “I’m Selena.” And while I was busy returning the gesture, Kendall gave me the tea on just who Ms. Selena really was, sounding proud about it when he shared, “Selena plays for thetwo-timeWNBA champion Nashville Nymphs.”
“And I also used to hoop against this dude’s sister back in the day,” she tagged on, looking over at Kendall to ask, “How isshe?”
“She’s… Kim,” Kendall answered, the two of them sharing a laugh as Selena muttered,“Sounds about right.”And after another beat, she announced, “Well I better get back to my seat. But it was good seeing you, Snoop. And it was a pleasure meeting you, Kiki.”
“And you as well, Selena,” I replied with a smile, her departure prompting Kendall and me to follow suit. But once we got to our seats, I found myself touched enough by the brief interaction to comment, “She was sweet.”
“Yeah, Selena is the homie,” Kendall responded, giving a subtle nod towards a man who was standing at halfcourt to say, “That’s her husband Dre coaching right there.” And while my first thought was,“Oh, sis won,”I knew that wasn’t something I should share aloud, keeping it more relationship friendly when I asked, “So she plays for the WNBA team, and her husband coaches for the NBA team?”
“Yeah, he does now,” Kendall confirmed with a nod. “But he used to behercoach.”
Wait, what?
Nowthatwas some real tea. And the smirk on Kendall’s face told me he knew it too. But before we could really dive in, the buzzer in the arena sounded signaling that the game was about to start, drawing my attention to the court as the already sweaty men slapped hands and then lined up for tipoff that had the arena roaring by the time the referee threw the ball into the air.
And it never got any quieter.
When the game was in action, the fans were consistent with chants and cheers for their hometown team. And during timeouts, they were just as loud for the elderly dance team that had Kendall leaning over to share, “My mama said she’s joining them as soon as she’s eligible.”
“And I will be at every game when she does,” I responded, Kendall shaking his head as the squad hit their final poses. And once they were off the court, the announcer took the opportunity to shout out a few important people on the jumbotron, one of those being Kendall who expressed his gratitude with prayer hands and a nod towards the camera before they moved on to someone else.
Someone very familiar.
Just seeing him on the screen made me want to throw up. And of course, because he was Nashville-famous now, the arena went crazy once he was actually announced, Enzo eating it up as he rose from his seat and put his hand behind his ear like they weren’t being loud enough for him.
What a clown.
Like he could sense my irritation, Kendall threw his arm around my shoulder to pull me closer, pressing a kiss to my temple as the game got back underway. But apparently, the way we were seated now made us an easy target for the kiss cam that came around during the next timeout, the sight of us both on the jumbotron making me blush instantly as I peeked over at Kendall who wasted no time pecking my lips with two wet ones before he mouthed, “I love you.”
Or maybe he’d said it out loud, and it was just too noisy for me to hear him.
Either way, I was grinning hard as hell when I told him, “I love you too,” not even realizing the camera was still on us until the entire arena crooned,“Awww.”And that had the both of us laughing as they finally cut to another couple, Kendall shockingly being the first to mention, “You know that shit is gonna be all over the internet, right?”
“Of course, it is,” I groaned, already preparing myself for whatever it was people were going to say. But it was a welcomed surprise when I finally got around to checking after the game was over and saw that social media’s reaction to us was actually pretty pleasant, the little ten-second clip somehow turning Kendall and me into #relationshipgoals and had people leaving the most hilarious comments.
“God, when???”
