I waved him off. “Uh-uh, I don’t want to be deadly. That’s what I have you for.”
“As much as I hate to say it, I know I can’t always be here, Carteay. I need to be able to relax in the knowledge that you can handle yourself until I get there.”
I shook my head, knowing that he wouldn’t back down. If it would bring him comfort, I would let him start our training again. Since we were stopped in traffic, waiting for security or whoever to clear up so we could move, I turned to the window. There were still droves of people outside of the center, so I let the window down and waved at them.
“Carteay!”
People started cheering and calling my name, and Kannon grabbed me. I thought that he was going to let the window back up, but instead, he caught me off guard by kissing me instead.
“What are you doing?” I whispered when he backed out of our kiss.
“Letting them know you’re mine.”
“How am I yours when you won’t even fuck me?”
He grinned. “Is that what you want, lil’ bit?”
I shook my head. “Stop playing, Kannon.”
“I’m being serious, Carteay. Is that what you want?”
“Shut up. I thought I did, but since you wanted to play hardball, I changed my mind.”
“Yeah right. You can’t wait to feel this shit. You didn’t expect this dick to be so good. Did you? Your little ass thought I couldn’t fuck.”
“Oh, wow!” I laughed.
“Nah, I’m serious. We’re not talking about sex right now. We’re talking about us. Let these muthafuckas know you’re mine, Carteay. They already know there’s blood on anything that belongs to me.”
“Kannon, don’t do anything crazy on my behalf.”
“You’re mine, so anything I do on your behalf is also onmybehalf.”
I shoved my finger in his face. “You know what I mean.”
“And now that they know you’re mine, I won’t have to. You saw how Cyrus’s people stood down when I had him yoked up. They already know I’m coming like that behind you every fucking time. They can take it how they want to.”
As much as I hated the thought of Kannon having to resort to violence, I loved how protected he made me feel. Kannon was something else, a crazy something else but something else.
“Why are you doing this?” I wondered.
Kannon reached out and grabbed my chin. “Because you are mine to love, fuck, and protect. Say you don’t know you’re mine,” he challenged.
It was silly that I was blushing, but I still managed to roll my eyes at him. “Whatever. You won’t even let me touch you.”
“Don’t front. You love being Kannon’s good girl, don’t you?”
“Boy, shut up,” I said, turning my face away from his before I crumbled under his gaze.
He closed the space between us, pressing his chest to my back. I shivered when his hand slipped around to the front of my neck.
“Tell the truth. That nigga never touched my shit again, did he? You can tell me. I’m gon’ kill him either way. I know he didn’t. I could smell him on you if he had. All I smell is wet pussy that’s begging for a good tongue lashing for being so good for me.” When he kissed my shoulder, I clenched my thighs. My pussy throbbed as his lips landed on my neck. “You want this dick, Carteay?”
“Yes,” I whispered, pissed with myself for giving in so easily when he had been pushing me away for days.
“Believe me, I want you more. I waited for you too, baby. I hope you’re proud of me. I almost slipped. I tried to get some head one day but ended up sending the poor girl home. She had a fat ass too, C. I can’t believe I didn’t fuck her back out. I’m kinda mad I couldn’t bring myself to do it.”
I burst out laughing at how serious he was. “Wow, Kannon. I’m very proud of you.”
