I thought Angie and Kayla would have left the room to give me some privacy, but I should have known better. It had been a while since I was interested in a man like I was with Onyx, so I guess they didn’t want to miss anything.
“It sounds like it’s been more than a little. I just wanted to apologize again that we couldn’t go out like I originally planned. I’m going to make it up to you.”
I wasn’t sure if it was the wine or if he did it intentionally, but Onyx’s voice was lower than usual. Too damn low and had my nipples hard against the thin shirt I wore. I was sure that if Kayla or Angie looked, they would see just how he affected me.
“It’s okay. I understand how it is when you are a parent.”
We hadn’t had the conversation about Turquoise’s mom yet, but it seemed as though she wasn’t around. Onyx and I were supposed to go out, but he didn’t have a sitter for his daughter. Apparently, her maternal grandmother was acting flighty, and his father and stepmom were out of town.
“Thank you for understanding. I still feel bad about it. I really enjoyed the night we went out, and I looked forward to doing it again.”
“Me too, but we’ll have another chance. What are you guys up to?”
Onyx sounded a little frustrated, so I figured I’d change the subject. I was a little disappointed we couldn’t go out, but I wasn’t mad about it.
“We’re building a new LEGO set I got, and we had dinosaur chicken nuggets and fries for dinner.”
“That sounds fun.”
“It was, but I still wanted to see you.”
I felt that thumping in my pussy again. I leaned my head against the back of the couch and closed my eyes.
“Same,” I whispered, unintentionally.
Could it have been possible to miss someone I only spent time with one time?
“Well, I don’t want you to hold you up from your friends. Plus, the little lady is ready to get to building.” A low chuckle slipped from his lips.
I imagined him kissing me again with those soft ass lips of his.
“Have fun. I’ll talk to you soon.”
For a few long seconds, neither of us said anything. I guessed neither of us wanted to hang up. Turquoise called his name and must have snapped him out of whatever daze he was in.
“Good night, Miss Maverick.”
“Good night, Onyx.”
I hung up the phone and sat there for a moment.
“Aww, you really like him, don’t you?” Kayla asked.
“I do.” I couldn’t help the smile that crept onto my face.
We continued drinking our last bottle of wine and enjoyed the rest of our night, but I couldn’t get Onyx off my mind.
I had finally gone back home after everything was fixed and up to code. The first couple of nights, I was scared to go to sleep, but after the third day, I took melatonin and slept so much better. I also felt better having Spencer around because he was trained on what to do in situations like a fire or an intruder breaking in.
Kayla’s house was the only one Spencer knew, but it didn’t take him long to get acclimated to our permanent home. He had all the same things in my house that he did at Kayla’s. He even had his own room, even though he chose to sleep in mine. I had enjoyed having him around. Every day that I came home from work, I would talk to him about how my day went. I even talked to him about Onyx all the time.
Onyx and I hadn’t been able to see each other since he couldn’t make our last planned date, but we talked almost every day. I spoke to him often at night, after he’d put his daughter down for bed. Sometimes he would call when he was on his way to work or on his way home, if I were able to talk. I enjoyed our conversations.
I was on my couch watching television when my phone rang.
Flutters filled my stomach when I saw it was Onyx calling.
“Hello.”
