After Aiden left, Masika and Zack were eating in silence for so ti.
"What do you think?" Masika broke the silence.
Zack was not sure from where that question is coming. "About?"
"About you moving in here." Masika explained.
Zack glanced around as if she asked him to move into the kitchen. "Are you serious about it?"
It's not that Zack opposes the idea, but he always felt like an outsider, not worthy to join this congregation of various characters at the Cliffside Villa. They are all here as a big happy family and he… is not.
Masika was oblivious to Zack's insecurities. "I think it makes sense. We will get to spend more ti together and you can do most of your work from here. You anyway spend a lot of ti with us and Sophia and staying here permanently will make things more convenient." Masika paused and saw that Zack is still conflicted. She knows that Zack and Michael are close as friends an in age, and she decided to ntion him. "If you think that it's awkward, rember that Michael is here. And he and Oni are living in an apartnt. We could do the sa."
"Michael is here because his circumstances are different."
"True. But… don't we all have our circumstances? So of us were rescued like , so were discovered like Ron, so ca voluntarily like Haru, and so ca for a visit and stuck around like Bo, Souta, and Wing."
Zack agrees with Masika but… "This sounds like I'm about to move in with my in-laws."
Masika burst into giggles. "Only if you plan on marrying ."
Masika stopped her giggles when she noticed that Zack is looking at her seriously. He is not thinking of proposing, right? They started dating yesterday! This is moving way too fast!
She cleared her throat awkwardly. "I hope you will seriously consider moving in here. I would like that very much and if you put your pride aside, I'm sure that you will see how this works for everyone. Especially for the two of us. I want to be with you. All the ti."
Zack smiled. "You want to be with all the ti?"
"Yeah." Masika admitted.
"Let's start with today. What do you want to do? Let's go sowhere."
Masika agreed right away. She had a few things planned for today, but now that Zack has a day off, nothing on Masika's agenda is urgent, and it can be postponed because a whole day with Zack sounds wonderful. "OK. But I don't have any ideas… how about you suggest so places?"
Zack's mind was blank in terms of romantic ideas, but there was sothing that needed to be done… "Call Anna. Let's et with her and talk about contraception."
Masika blinked. "You are also coming?"
Zack confird. "On the way there, we can stop by a store and buy condoms. If that is fine with you."
Masika was flustered for a mont. If she acknowledges that she is fine with Zack getting condoms, it ans that she wants to sleep with him again. But she can't lie… "OK"
Zack had a small smile at the corners of his lips as he watched Masika sending a text ssage to JoAnna. They are dating. Finally.
…
In the common room…
Imani walked to the sofa and plopped next to Jamari who was watching a TV show.
Jamari glanced at her empty hands. "I thought you went to get so snacks from the kitchen."
"Yeah."
"So? Where are they?" Jamari hoped that she will get so fruits, and maybe pistachios.
"I…" Imani paused while thinking about the conversation she overheard. Masika is asking Zack to move with her to the apartnt at the Cliffside Villa!
Imani didn't think of eavesdropping, but when she heard voices her steps halted, thinking that she does not want to interrupt sothing important, and then she heard clearly as Masika asked Zack to move in. With Masika. In an apartnt. Amazing.
Now that Imani thinks about it, Masika and Zack started dating yesterday and Zack slept in Masika's room and they are talking about living together! Sure, when Imani barged into Masika's room, she saw that both Masika and Zack were fully clothed, but they still spent the night together… and Imani is dating Jamari for more than two years and they never did such a thing. Sure, they hold hands and hug and kiss and… that's it. No matter how late it gets, Jamari always goes back to his room.
Imani turned to Jamari and she was frustrated that his attention went back to the television. As a doting boyfriend, he should be looking only at her!
She pinched his arm.
"Hey!" Jamari protested. "What's got into you?"
"Is that TV show more interesting than ? And why are you not asking that we move in together?"
Jamari blinked. "What?"
"You heard ." Imani said with a frown.
Jamari scrambled for the remote and turned off the television. That solves the first dilemma, but for moving in together… "I am fifteen years old. I am too young to get married."
"What happened with the whole story of how you are a man when you turn twelve?" Imani asked mockingly. Before Jamari turned twelve, he would ntion that every chance he got.
"That would be the case if I stayed in Africa. But I'm here now so… I'm young." Jamari said and paused. "You want us to move in together?"
"Moving in together is not the sa as getting married." Imani grumbled and comnted on Jamari's obvious shock: "Why are you surprised?"
Jamari shrugged while trying to sound cool. "Don't you think that it's too soon?"
"Masika and Zack are talking about moving in together. And Nala and Haru moved in together as soon as they started dating. The sa goes for Michael and Oni and Al and Juju."
"They moved in together when they started dating… or when they started sharing a bed?" Jamari asked and his eyes widened.
"You want us to…?" Jamari was unable to finish his question. He swallowed hard. Imani implied that she wants to make love with him!
Imani puffed her cheeks. Living together is much more than just making love! But Jamari is focused on that part, so she should address it.
Did Masika make love with Zack? No way. They only started dating. But… does Imani want to make love with Jamari? It's not that she didn't think about it, and the fact is that if they continue dating, it will happen eventually. She will be sixteen years old this year, and both Nala and Oni were sixteen when they had their first ti. Why is Jamari so flustered? "Don't you want to do it?"
Jamari stared at Imani without blinking for so ti and then his lips stretched into a smile. "Yes, yes. Let's ask Sarah and Aiden for an apartnt."
Jamari noticed that Imani is frowning. Can she read minds? Was she able to see graphic images from his mind of the two of them naked on the bed with their bodies intertwined? If so, he is in trouble. Maybe.
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