East raked his hand over his head, pushing his fingers through a few of his curls before he let his head rest back and closed his eyes.
“Is it nap time or are you going to explain why you kidnapped me?”
East smirked at her verbiage, but kept his eyes closed. Technically he had kidnapped her, just not by excessive force.
“Your mouth is slick, Grinch. Chill with the rude shit. I need a minute.”
“Grinch? No,shawty. Oh it must be worse than I thought.”
This time East opened his eyes but didn’t lift his head from the back of the sofa. He only turned her way and stared at her pretty face. One that had been in his head twenty-four seven since the day they met.
“You mad at me?”
“Yes,” rolled off her tongue quickly. “But I shouldn’t be.”
East raised his brows and looked at her. “You shouldn’t be?”
“Nope, you pretty much told me who you were. I just pretended like I wasn’t different so you would be different with me.” Joi shrugged and East didn’t like the way that had him feeling.You’re definitely different, shawty.
“C’mere”
Joi laughed and shook her head, remembering the last time he made that request of her. “No thanks. I’m good where I’m at.”
East smirked, allowing his eyes to sweep her body. “You’re that mad that you don’t want to be close to me?”
“No, I’m thatsmartso I’m not going to be close to you.”
Not being one to give up so easily, East leaned her way and wrapped one of his hands around Joi’s ankle, tugging until she landed on her back. Before she could adjust, East pinned her body down with his, wedging between her legs and securing Joi’s arms above her head with both of his hands.
“You are different.”
Seconds later, East had his face buried in her neck. He took a minute to familiarize himself with her scent. One he missed more than he expected. Once he had his fill, East grazed her neck with his teeth, biting gently, kissing the spot, then lifting his head so he could see her face.
“I’m not used to this. That’s all it was about. Me not speaking to you or coming around didn’t have shit to do with you.”
“East, don’t.” Joi knew the game. Men like him played it well. They sold a dream about how you changed them, sent you home, and revised the story for the next woman.
“Don’t what?” East’s heated gaze met with Joi’s. Both sets of eyes were dark but his were intense, sensing she was pushing him away.
“You don’t have to try to convince me that it wasn’t just sex. I’m straight with how it turned out. I just didn’t expect you to go ghost on me. If that’s all it was, then I can deal with it and we can still be cool. I just know what it is moving forward.”
East chuckled and shook his head, closing his eyes briefly before he lowered his face into the side of her neck again. His dick was at its full potential and he knew she could feel it but that wasn’t what this was about. East hadn’t planned on bringing Joito his house for sex. He wanted her in his home because it would be harder for her to push him away. At her place she could make him leave. If they were out in public, she could walk away, but in his home, he had control. Something East was really struggling with.
“I want to fuck you so badly right now that it’s not even funny but if you shut me down, I promise I’m aight with that. I just want you here. I don’t know what this is, shawty. I can’t begin to make it make sense but I want…no Ineedit. I didn’t stay away because I had sex with you and was done. I stayed away because I don’t know what to do now that I’ve been inside you. Shit, all I think about is being around you.” East lifted his head and stared at Joi, contemplating before a muffled laugh escaped. “I’m on some bitch shit when it comes to you. I don’t like it but it’s out of my control. I gotta have it.”
Joi stared at him blankly, not expecting any of what he had just said. She wasn’t sure what to do next. Should she believe him and set herself up to get played? Or maybe he really meant it.No, he can’t. Why would he?He barely knew her.
“Shawty…” East’s voice was low and the word dragged out, sending a jolt to Joi’s clit. “…you’re thinking too hard. It’s really not that deep. Just let me figure out what this is and what I’m supposed to do with it. I’m not gonna hurt you. I’m likely gonna hurt myself before I get a chance to hurt you. Just trust me with you for a little while. That’s all I’m asking.”
“That’s too easy.” Everything he was saying seemed way too simple and nothing about the two of them had been simple since the day they met.
East smirked and shook his head. “Maybe for you but this shit is harder than a muhfucka for me. I don’t give up control. Doing so makes you weak and weak is something I refuse to be sothisis a struggle for me. But hard doesn’t mean impossible so I’m trying to make this work. I can’t do that if you fight me on it.”
“You’re gonna hurt me.”
“Not on purpose. I give you my word because that’s all I have. I don’t plan to hurt you, but if I do, just know it won’t be because I tried or meant to.”
“That’s not good enough.”
