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color has just been convenient lately,” Rio said
with his hands inside of his pants pockets. “You were taking a long time to
answer. I see you’re in your PJs. did I wake you?”
    Ashley shook her head. “You’re good; you didn’t wake me. I
was just watching TV. I was actually just about to call Choice to get your
phone number. I wasn’t sure if you were still coming or not.”
    “Yeah, my bad. I had a couple of things to take care of,”
Rio confessed while giving Ashley a hug. Rio looked around her apartment. “It
smells good in here.”
    “Thank you. Make yourself comfortable,” she stated as she
walked over to the candles to blow them out. She went in the kitchen to grab
his sandwich and bag of chips.
    “You want something to drink?” she asked. .
    “Sure,” Rio confirmed as he sat down on the couch.
    He took the bag of weed out and emptied the guts out of a
blunt. Ashley walked into the living room and sat the beers down on the table
along with his food. She tucked her feet underneath her butt and watched him.
    “This shit is some fiyah,” he said while licking his lips
and taking a pull from the blunt before passing it to her. Ashley took two
puffs and immediately began coughing.
    “You okay” Rio asked as he patted her on the back.
    She nodded her head with teary eyes. He opened her beer and
gave it to her. She looked over at him and giggled.
    “What’s so funny?”
    “You; you’re funny. You should’ve seen your face when I
started coughing.”
    Rio shook his head with a smile. “That shit was not funny,
ma.”
    “Yes it was. Now drink your beer and eat your food,” Ashley
sassed. “So tell me about yourself.”
    “What do you want to know?” Rio said. .
    “Something I don’t know or already know,” she said while
prying a little further then she should have.
    Rio sighed deeply before telling her about his upbringing
and how he and Supreme met. Every so often, she stopped him to ask him a
question. When he was finished, he asked her a couple of questions about
herself. When they were both satisfied and felt like they knew each other a
little better, it was well after two in the morning.
    “It’s getting late. Your girl ain’t gon’ be tripping on you,
is she? You gon’ walk through the door smelling like honeysuckle and shit,”
Ashley stated as she pointed to the candles she was burning earlier.
    “If I had a girl I wouldn’t be here with you right now,” Rio
confessed.
    “You probably got a girl at your house waiting for you to
get home. I wouldn’t be surprised many niggas do it,” Ashley said.
    “What I’m saying isn’t anything but pure truth; feel me? I’m
definitely truthful with my shit. If I had a girl, which I don’t, I could still
chill with you right, we’re only friends so it shouldn’t matter,
    Ashley nodded. “Yeah we’re cool,” she replied in a low
voice. Rio placed her hand in his and held it just as his phone began ringing.
He knew it was Mark by the ringtone so he made sure to address him by his name
so Ashley would know that it was him.
    “What up, Mark?” Rio looked over at Ashley. He put the phone
on speaker before running his hand down his face. He was high as hell and he
wanted to finish his food. Mark needed to hurry up and state the reason for his
call.
    “Ain’t shit,” Mark responded. “I was calling to see if
you’re ready to make that move. It’s almost about that time.”
    “You know I’m ready. Give me about twenty minutes and I’ll
be there.”
    “That’s cool where you at?” Mark asked. .
    Rio looked over at Ashley. “You’re on speaker, playboy,” Rio
warned. He didn’t want Mark to slip up and say something Rio didn’t want her to
know. “I’m over Ashley’s house. We just smoked some weed.”
    “Oh word? What up, little mama?” Mark responded. Ashley
could tell he was smiling by the tone of his voice.
    “Hey Mark.”
    “Damn, no invitation huh?” Mark asked playfully but he was
dead serious.
    “It