He chuckled at her answer. “What are you trying to say?”
“I’m saying that I’m nervous about being around you. You don’t respect personal space and I’m trying to move as slow as I can with this.”
Vega’s smile stretched wider and he nodded, even if she couldn’t see him. “I feel you on that and I will try to respect your personal space,ifthat’s what you really want. I just like being close to you. Is that so terrible?”
“For me, yes, because you challenge my will power and I don’t want you to have me out here in the streets looking crazy.”
“Then relax, I would never have you looking crazy. I told you I’m gonna get my shit right so you can trust yourself with me. Everything about you. Not just that sexy body of yours but your heart too. If I say I got you, then believe I got you.”
“Those are just words, Vega. I’ve had enough of those to?—”
“Hold up. I know you’re just getting to know me but don’t compare me to some shit that shouldn’t be in the same category, Pretty Ny. I’m not him. Don’t let that thought fuck up a good thing. Let me be me and prove I mean what I say. That’s all I ask.”
Nyelle was taken aback by his tone and the confidence in his words. She liked everything about Vega, especially when he pushed his agenda in a way that left no room for debate. “Fair enough.”
“Aight, cool. So we’re good for tonight. You have things handled with your shorty?”
Nyelle smirked at Vega mentioning Nick. It mattered to her that he understood how Nick was her first priority.”
“Yes, Joi is here.”
Vega smirked at the mention of her girl. “Oh word, so that means she’s filling you in on my moves from the other night. Did I pass?”
“That depends, were you trying to pass or just being true to who you said you are?”
“I never perform, if that’s what you’re asking. I can’t control women wanting me, but I can control whether or not I rock with it or shut them down. I told you… I only want you, and until you shut me down, then that’s what I’m on.”
Nyelle sucked her teeth and smiled, grateful he couldn’t see her.
“You don’t want to give a brother credit for shit, but it’s straight. I can show you better than I can tell you.”
“I’m sure.”
“Good because you should be. I need to finish up this meeting but I’ll be there soon. Be ready with your sexy self.”
“I’ll be ready, you just be on time. I haven’t eaten all day.”
Vega ran his tongue over the top row of his teeth. “Me either.”
They were thinking two different things, but he left it at that and ended the call. If he could sample her again, he would, but if not, he was happy just to be in her presence.
“We beenbusy as fuck this week,” Numbers stated more to himself than East who was sitting behind his desk when Numbers entered his office and plopped down on the small suede sofa in the room.
“You complaining?” East asked after sending his last text to Joi. He was a little annoyed that he couldn’t see her until late, and possibly not at all, but he understood she wasn’t gonna let her girl down just to be with him. That, however, was the least of his concern.
He also didn’t like the fact that he wanted to see her so soon. She slept in his bed last night and they had sex twice this morning but here he was hitting her up trying to get more. The crazy thing was he wanted the time, not sex. East wasn’t likemost men. He could go without because he wasn’t controlled by his urges. If it was available that was one thing, but even in that case, he could still turn sex down and not be pressed about it.
His norm was once or twice a week if time permitted and he had already exceeded that quota with Joi in one night. All he wanted right now was to be around her. Something he was still uneasy about.
“Hell nah, I’m just acknowledging it because I’m tired as fuck and couldn’t figure out why. Now that I think about it, I swear I had like ten clients already this week and I have three more today. I’m never gonna complain about money. The fuck I look like?”
Numbers grinned and East looked up at him, shaking his head. “That’s what I thought.”
“Ay, but what’s good with you? You wanna tell me about shorty you hadlunchwith the other day.”
East chuckled at the look Numbers gave him and the emphasis he put on the word lunch. He knew it was coming sooner or later because that was definitely out of character for East.
“Hell nah I’m not telling you about her.”
