“Gabriae,” I whispered to myself, realizing that’s who the stud looked like.
Leaning back in my seat, I thought back to the hospital when Gabriae told me that she and her sister didn’t talk. The nigga I was looking at wasclearlyGab’s sister, which meant Gabriae had to be the one behind the break-in at the shop and used her sister to do it. Originally, I planned to kill Cassie, but I came up with a different plan that would result in hersandher sister’s death.
Chapter Twelve
Dreka
“I love the way this pussy look when it’s creaming on my dick,” Xy spoke in that low, sexy ass tone that drove me wild while slowly stroking my center. “I love how she pulls me in like she can’t get enough,” his thumb dragged across my clit with just the right pressure. “She love me, don’t she?”
“Yesss,” I whimpered, biting the corner of my lip while staring into his eyes. “Yes, we love you so fuckin’ much, baby.”
He licked his lips and grinned. “Shit like that will get you a bassinet and a Bentayga,” he pulled out and then plunged deep, causing me to cry out in pure pleasure. “Is that what you want, Angel? You want your Bentley with the carseat in the back?”
I gripped his muscular arms between my hands while shaking my head up and down. “Ouuu yes, yes, Xy! I w-w-want my B-bentley!”
“Say less, sweetness.”
It was a wrap after that. The nigga went dumb, nearly sending me into orbit with the planets and stars from how hard he made cum. Xy and I always had great sex since we basically taught each other everything we knew, but sex with him this time around wasmuchdifferent. It was more passionate than ithad ever been, almost as if he was trying to make up for all his wrong doings. He took his time to drive my body crazy, which really meant drivingmeto the brink of insanity.
“Thank you for that, Angel,” he kissed my cheek after we’d peeled our sweaty bodies from the sheets. “What you say you was doing today?”
My actual plan was to meet up with Cassie and do the interview. I didn’t tell Xy about it because I knew his ass would tell me not to do it. While I didn’t feel like it wasnecessaryto set the record straight, I did want people to see me as Dreka, the business owner, and not Dreka, Xyleek’s obsession.
“I have a meeting with a potential client, and then I’m going to a late lunch with my mom,” I told half lie and half-truth. “What about you? You gotta meet up with Blow and Jah, right?”
He nodded, reaching for his phone that was vibrating on the nightstand. “Yeah, we gotta talk business about securing another port.”
“Is there a problem with the one you have now?” I quizzed.
“Nah,” he tapped away on his phone for a moment before tossing it on the bed. “I need one in Baltimore and Florida. If I could lock down their ports, then I wouldn’t have to get dope transported so far, feel me? Baltimore port could take care of up north, Florida could take care of the south, and the port here could keep shit straight for our surrounding states.”
I nodded slowly, reaching up to kiss him. “Okay. Be careful with all that, Xy. I know you’re protected under Casa, and that’s great, but—”
He silenced me with a deep, passionate kiss. “Angel, I’ll be fine. I always am.”
Deciding to drop the subject, I smiled and then went into his bathroom to get ready for my meeting with Cassie. Exactly an hour and a half later, I was stepping inside of the cute little caféin downtown Portsmouth that overlooked the water. The vibes were warm and cozy, and I spotted Cassie in the back right away.
“Oh girl, you look so pretty!” Cassie gushed, standing up to hug me like we were old friends.
Giving her a quick hug, I stepped back just as fast. I wasn’t in the habit of hugging on strangers, no matter how nice they seemed. I didn’t want nobody’s negative energy transferred to me. Shit, even if Ken or Rae were in a bad mood, I didn’t let them hug me either, and I loved them down.
“Thank you!” I smiled and took a seat. “You look nice as well.”
“I’m glad you think so!” She beamed, pulling a small notebook and recorder from her purse. “I really don’t want to take up a lot of your time, and I promise to keep this as brief as I can. Did you want to order anything before we got started?”
“No, I’m fine. I have lunch plans after this.”
Nodding, she pushed some of her hair behind her ear, opened her notebook, started the tape recorder, and got right into my business. She asked questions about my business and team, how I got started, and how I remained successful in a male dominated field. The focus wasme, and I was glad for that until the bitch shifted gears.
“I just want to ask a few questions about you and Xyleek’s relationship to clear up any lies that have been put out there,” she tilted her head slightly and smiled sweetly. A littletoosweetly. “You all have been together off and on since you were teenagers, correct?”
“Mmhmm,” I hummed, checking my phone to see a text from my mother, confirming that we were still meeting. “We’ve known each other since elementary school and somewhere along the way, it turned into more than friendship, and we’ve just been close ever since.”
“Do you find it difficult to date someone who has such a strong public presence? I mean, if the man catches a cold, it’s front page news,” she chuckled.
I laughed and nodded, reflecting on the time Xy had COVID, and the blogs said he was in the hospital fighting for his life. That wasn’t true at all, but people bought into it.
“I don’t think it’s difficult because I’ve gotten used to it. Things are not always as the public makes it seem, so as long as he and I know what the truth is, then we’re good,” I maintained a level of privacy. The last thing I needed was for her to post something outrageous about our relationship.
