“I’m not gonna give you a hickey, silly. Hickeys are for teenagers.” She giggled then continued, “I was just kissing on you. You smell like a mix of barbeque and cologne.” She chuckled.
“Shit, let me go take another shower right quick then.”
Fuck! That meant the hickey that was on my chest didn’t come from her. Damn it all to hell!
Getting up from the couch, I headed to the bedroom to take my third shower of the day. Once I was done, I put on a pair of boxer briefs and a t-shirt then got into bed. Looking at the clock, it was a little past nine, and I needed to be up at three to get to work by four.
“I thought you were coming back to watch TV with me?” Ava asked as she joined me in our bedroom.
“Sorry, babe. I didn’t realize it was this late. I need to go to bed so I can get to work on time in the morning. The last thing I need is to be late on my first day back.”
“Dang, I was looking forward to some cuddling.”
“Come here, I’ll hold you while we sleep,” I yawned.
As sexy as she was looking, she was damn lucky I was sexed out for the day. My dick and balls were drier than the Sahara Desert. To say I was drained would be an understatement.
Ava climbed into bed and snuggled next to me. Laying her head on my chest, she picked up the remote for the TV and turned to one of her girly shows while I drifted off to sleep.
AVA
Thursday
Hearing my alarm go off jolted me out of the deep sleep I was in. I snatched my phone off my nightstand then hit dismiss but I wanted to throw it across the room. Sighing in frustration, I went ahead and got up. I knew that had I hit snooze, I would’ve for sure overslept.
“Good morning, babe.” Justin chuckled.
Damn near jumping out of my skin then turning to face him, Justin slapped me across the ass just as I was about to walk into the bathroom that was connected to our bedroom.
“Damn it! You almost scared the life out of me, J!!”
“My bad, baby,” he said then busted out laughing at me. “What you so jumpy for?”
“I didn’t think you were in the room when I saw that you weren’t in bed. I didn’t even see you standing there. For Christ’s sake! You could’ve given me a heart attack!”
“Really, babe? Who else would be standing in our bedroom at five in the morning?”
“See, this why we need a dog. A dog wouldn’t have allowed for you to scare me like that.” I laughed back at him.
“Oh, so you want a dog so you can train him to attack me? Ah hell nah! Now you really not about to get no dog. I almost considered that shit, too.” Justin continued to laugh.
I’m sure I was looking a hot ass mess with my hair all over my head and sleep still in my eyes. I wasn’t much of a morning person, unlike him.
“Of course, I wouldn’t train our dog to attack you, silly! But I do want a dog because it will provide another layer of protection, especially on days when you’re not home.”
“What you feel you need protection from?” Justin asked, stepping into the bathroom with me as I jumped into the shower.
“I have no reason in particular. I just like the security that it would provide as well as companionship.”
“We haven’t had a dog in all this time. Plus, we have an expensive ass security system that I pay a pretty penny for every month, babe. You straight, ain’t shit about to happen to yo ass.”
“You don’t know that to be factual. Because of your work hours, it’s not hard for a criminal to pick up on the pattern of when you’re home or not. They can easily figure that out and come up in here on me.”
“Girl, what is wrong with you this morning?” Justin busted out laughing. “That’s it! No more crime investigation shows for yo ass! You watch way too much TV babe.”
“That’s not funny, J! Seriously though!”
“Look, if having a dog is something that you really feel you need, then I’ll consider it.”
