“Takes some getting used to and I still ain’t used to it. I’m not planning to jump off a ten-story building or anything if that’s what you’re asking.” I laughed.
He nodded. “Good, and I told you that you’d get the hang of it. Plus, you got the weekend off, seeing as how Beyah is in there spoiling her right now before she starts her hair.”
I drank from the beer, mentally wondering where the hell I was even going to go or what I’d do. Two weeks wasn’t a long time, but it was enough time in my life to get used to being in the house with her.
“Yo, you look like you don’t know what to do with yourself.” G picked up on my confusion.
“You right, I don’t. You said weekend and it hit me like bricks. Shit, I need to be getting her some clothes. What? She has too many colors and patterns. What happened to all the primaries?”
He laughed. “Yo, you’re hell and you gonna be pissed when you see what all Bey bought as well.”
I shook my head. “She can wear that shit with y’all but with me she’ll wear colors that don’t trigger my migraines.”
I spent a while longer at G’s house before heading out. I wanted to see the new additions to the house before losing daylight. No one besides Oden knew about this property and he only knew about it because when I was thinking about buying, I’d asked him a few questions and he put me in touch with Jason.
“So where you about to, kid-less nigga?” my twin asked through the phone as I drove away from G’s.
“Check on something, then check on somebody.” I smiled at the thought of that last part. No matter how much I overthought it or under maneuvered it, I wanted Karim. I couldn’t explain it, but I knew what I wanted and that was her.
“Somebody being your sister’s friend. Didn’t she tell you to leave her friend alone if you can’t get your shit together for her?”
I laughed, maneuvering into the driveway of my house. Just from the outside, I could see it was coming together nicely. Ieven noticed the work van on the side, letting me know Jason was here still working.
“So, you gonna kee?—”
“Your sister needs to be worried about that baby in her stomach and let me worry about Rim. I got that handled.”
Rennix laughed. “I bet you won’t say that shit to her.”
“Nope, I won’t. She has too many hormones moving through her right now. Everything I say to that woman is wrong. That’s how I know her son is gonna look like me because she hates my ass right now.” I laughed. Jade bickered at me every chance she got.
“Yo, you’re a fool. But for real you really like ol’ girl, huh?”
I nodded as if he could see me. “You sound childish as hell, but yeah, I do. I gotta approach this shit from a different angle though, move a little lighter, because she’s different from anybody else.”
“Yeah, she is. She’ll pop your ass.” More laughter ensued.
I was serious about Karim though. I either had to step up or leave her the fuck alone. Something about earlier, sitting at lunch with her and my child, felt right. She felt right and I had to stop fucking up because I’d end any nigga she called herself entertaining.
Chapter
Four
Karim
As soon as I’d walked in earlier, I found my way to the couch, my mind moving in overdrive because being around him was both exhilarating and excruciating. I cared about him much more than I wanted to admit or really feel. I sat there for a minute nearly, staring at a wall, before I was up on my feet moving around. I couldn’t sit and obsess over him. I spent too much time thinking about Reminisce when he wasn’t here… When he said one thing and did the other.
“You be acting like you don’t want me like that, but I see through that act you put up, just like you claim you see through mine.” His fingers tiptoed up my bare side before his hand landed fully against my flesh.
“I don’t know what you see. Shit, we probably should get your eyes checked out.” I giggled at the same time his lips contacted my hip.
“I see well and so do you. But I won’t force you to see anything you don’t wanna see.”
“You keep alluding to what I see. Why don’t you tell me I wan—shit,” I started, but his fingers found their way between my legs.
“Because you want me, Karim, just as bad as I want you, but you’re too scared to get hurt,” he admitted before another peck found my flesh.
“And where did you get that from?”
