“How was your day?”
I pulled out all of the ingredients to make spaghetti. I’d purchased the groceries but hadn’t gotten around to cooking it. I’d learned a week and a half ago that it was Royce’s favorite dish as a kid. Her comfort food.
Time away from her family weighed heavy on her heart. So, to bring her comfort, spaghetti was on the menu tonight.
“Too many questions. Too many words. Too many cameras,” I huffed, kissing the skin of my teeth.
“It’ll all be worth it.”
I agreed. “Yeah.”
“I finished the details for the wrap. It’s gorgeous.”
“For the breast exams?”
She nodded. “Um hm.”
“After dinner will you show me?”
“That’s the plan.”
Our careers took away so much time, we vowed to give each other our undivided attention during the evening hours. During dinner, whether at home or a restaurant of her choice, no phone usage was allowed unless there was an emergency.
“Speaking of plans, my baby. What’s our plan for birth control?”
I had refrained from the inquiry as long as I could. My dick was lodged inside of Royce nearly every time it busted. I wasn’t being careful. I wasn’t being cautious. I was being controlled by our sexual gratification. Nothing else mattered in those moments.
“Do you want children?” She asked, sipping from the water.
I shook my head, “Nah. I never really considered bringing children into this world. I think it’s too much of a fucked up place, ya feel me. Sometimes I wonder what the fuck my moms was thinking bringing three boys into this motherfucker.”
“You never talk about your brother.”
“Indigo?”
She shook her head.
“No. Isaías.”
“Out of sight– out of mind. But, he’s always in my heart. In the back of my head. In every memory I have as a kid. Just– not so much now.”
“Where is he?”
“Probably in the OR at the moment. He drowns himself in work and his studies. He’s reserved and very military. His time over there altered so much of him, sometimes I wonder if my actual brother is still overseas.”
“Yeah. It does that. Most soldiers suffer a great deal when they return.”
“Understood, which is why I give him his space. When he wants me around, I’m there. And, if he needs me, I’m there. He knows it.”
“I’m sure he cherishes your time together.”
“He can’t stand Indigo’s playful ass though. Runs Isaías’ ass hot every fucking time he’s around.”
“But he loves him.”
“Without a doubt.”
“How does your mother handle the distance?”
