A Stomach full of Butterflies//Kyra

[Jared Knight]

Jared pulled up on his Bonnie and parked in between two cars on the main road. He dismounted and looked around. He didn't expect Kyra to be there yet but his stomach already felt light and fluttery. He chained up his bike then walked into the park itself. He was wearing black jeans, a Metallica tshirt and an army jacket in which was his cell, his keys and the crumpled packet of cigarettes and lighter. He kept his eyes peeled for any sight of Kyra as he walked across the grass to a tree. He leaned against it, put his hand in his pocket and pulled out the smokes. He took one from the packet and lit it shakily then put the packet away again. He took a drag on it, hoping to calm his nerves. He didn't usually feel this way about people he'd only met twice but something about Kyra had him captivated and he knew no amount of nicotine could calm him right now.

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra drove up, about 10 minutes after Jared did, in her grandma's car. Her grandma was watching Davon for her today while she hung out with a few people. She smiled at her grandma and kissed Davon on the head before getting out of the car. She looked around for Jared, seeing his bike but not him but she knew he had to be there somewhere. She walked over to his bike and looked around, finally spotting him. She was wearing a regular black tanktop that fitted to all her torso curves well, along with a pair of light blue hip hugger jeans that were lowrider. She pulled her jacket unzipped. She jogged over to him and gave him a smile."Hey Jared"She said smiling brightly at him. She gave him a quick hug.

[Jared Knight]

Jared broke into a grin as he saw Kyra. He stubbed out the cigarette and stood up straight to face her. He was quite surprised that she hugged him although he welcomed it. "How have you been?" he asked once his stomach had stopped doing somersaults. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked.

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra gave him another smile and nodded at his question. "I've been good, really good. I'm begining to think I might have to get another job though and talk to the school about doing one of those student work programs. Ya know...where you go to school for a half day then go to work."She said nodding. She had about a hundred and fifty dollars from each job each week but that wasn't enough to put away for rent, get food and still take care of a baby while trying to equip to her teenager needs. "What about you though? How ya been?"She asked him with a smaller smile. Jared was handsome for being not much like her usual type. Her normal type was the stereotype"gangster" but Jared matched them well with looks.

[Jared Knight]

Jared looked quite concerned when she said about getting a new job. "Why don't you try to get a job uptown? I'm sure they pay better than Walmart. Then you'd get to stay at school too..." He looked over at a nearby park bench. "Wanna sit down?" he asked. He'd been standing up all day and he really needed to rest his legs.

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra listened to him as he talked and shrugged a little. "Tried to. I applied to three I think, went to the interviews and none wanted me. So I went to Wal-mart and Victoria Secrets and got a job in both places."She told him with another shrug. Working two jobs didn't bother her that much but three jobs would put an indent in the already limited time she had with her friends, but her kid and having a roof was more important than a social hours. Plus if they really wanted to see her that much, they could visit her at work or home. She nodded at him and started to walk over to the bench. She sat down on it and looked up at him with a small smile.

[Jared Knight]

Jared sat down next to her, still worried for her. "Are you sure you can't get anything better paying? Maybe an office or something like that?" He wasn't really sure why he felt so mch concern for her. He'd only known her about a week but still he felt a kind of connection with her.
He decided to chance the subject to something a little more cheery. "How's Davon?" he asked with a warm smile.

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra nodded her head at his suggestion and question. "I've tried. You'd think havin' a little kid to take care of would getcha that kinda job but nope they don't want you 'cause you might have to leave if the kid gets sick."She said with a shrug. She wasn't going to stress the subject untill she lost one of her other jobs, then she'd start stressing. She brightened up a little at the mention of her "brother". "He's great. He actually said his first word the other day and I was so excited. I was sitting there eating some shit while he was in his little play mat I got him an he said ma'ma or it was really similar to it."She said excitedly with that look of happiness in her eyes. She then realized her mistake and winced at her next words a little. "well, ya know, like he was callin' for our mama and shit. I'm trying to get him to say no now. Start off like his erm... big sis'. Always sayin' no about some shit."She said with a laugh before looking forward longingly at the ground. She really couldn't wait till she turned 18.

[Jared Knight]

Jared didn't say anything. HE'd had his suspicions before but her little slip up just then made him almost certain. "Kyra..." He wasn't sure how to ask. "Are you Davon's mom?" God, what would he say if he was wrong???

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra stayed silent as he asked. There was something about Jared that made Kyra want to tell him the truth and so she did. She nodded her head a little, letting her eyes fill with tears a little. She wasn't ashamed of her son at all, she loved him but it was the fact she had him when she was lately 15 years old, not even 16 and her son's father wasn't even around and didn't get child support from him. She guessed the rumors were right, everything except the whole Gentier being his father thing. She sighed and tried to blink away her tears. She didn't like to cry

[Jared Knight]

Jared felt ashamed of himself for upsetting her. He hesitantly wrapped his arms around her and stoked her glossy hair. "Hey, don't cry. I really admire you for being so strong." He rocked her gently. "I didn't mean to upset you.." He was feeling really bad.

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra shook her head and whiped her eyes clean. "You didn't hun. I just hate hidin that shit and when i let it out it makes me wanna cry. "She told him, leaning against him as he rocked her. She didn't mind being in his arms and at the moment she was attracted to him a lot. "But hey. Atleast I'm in good shape for being a erm..mommy right?"She said lifting her shirt a little to show her flat stomach and curves a bit before lowering it back down.

[Jared Knight]

He felt a little light headed as she lifted her top. He fancied her enough as it was without her flashing the flesh. He smiled and kept hugging her. "You are in fantastic shape!" It was an understatement. The butterflies in his stomach were still fluttering away. He wasn't really sure what to say to her. "So, is Davon's dad still on the scene?" he wanted to know whether some big black bloke was going to kick the shit out of him for scamming on his girlfriend.

[Kyra Douglas]

Kyra laughed and hugged him, leaning against him as he continued to hug her. She knew she had good body for having a baby 14 months ago but that's how it was in her family. They rarely got big even after having a kid. She looked at him as he asked about Davon's dad. "Nope. That fucker took off as soon as he heard I was pregnant. Gentier went after him, kicked the shit outta him then we ain't seen him since. "She said with a shrug. It wasn't a big deal. If she had stayed with Jamal while Davon was growing up, she'd probably be like her own mother or in a domestic abuse house. Everyone could tell that Jamal was one of the boys who would grow up to abuse his family. She flashed Jared a smile and kissed his cheek.

[Jared Knight]

Jared's stomach turned over as she kissed his cheek. He cleared his throat and smiled. "Well, then you're probably better off without him." He'd heard Gentier was the dad but if she said not then he'd believe her. He slowly released from the hug and sat back, still looking at her. She really must have been very brave. Jared had never even thought about being a dad. Well, he'd never had to...nearly everyone knew he'd never had sex.