“Wow, how old is he?”
“He’s two and a half.”
“Oh, wow!”
“Right, so that should hopefully get you to see that that part of my life I don’t play about. I haven’t been in a serious relationship since me and his mom broke up. I have dated women, but nothing serious came from it.”
“Can I ask a question?”
“Of course,” he responded.
“Is your baby mama the reason why you haven’t been able to maintain a relationship with anyone after y’all broke up?”
Taking a deep breath, I could tell that Troy didn’t want to answer that question. Just in his unspoken response I already knew the answer. “Honestly, yes and no. The women I have dealt with in the past were just a sex thing. I didn’t see much potential with any of them, and I’m partly to blame for that. I say yes because since I wasn’t in a committed relationship, I did tend to go back and mess around with my son’s mom.”
“Oh, see, hell nah!” I shook my head. “And that right there is the reason why I told myself that I didn’t want to date a man with baby mama issues. For some reason, y’all always run back to the baby mama, and that’s not something I’m willing to put up with.”
“I get that, and you’re right to an extent.”
“To an extent? You just admitted it!” I defended, rolling my eyes and sighing.
“Yeah, ‘cause I’m keeping it real with you, but let me finish. I used to run back to her, but not anymore.”
“So, YOU say. That ain’t what I heard.”
“What did you hear?”
“I heard her clearly refer to you as her man.”
“Ah shit, you should disregard everything you heard her say earlier. For one, I’m not her man and haven’t been for a minute now. Yes, I used to still fuck with her, but I been stopped, and I don’t intend on messing with her like that again. She and I are cut from a different cloth. That’s something I knew from the start, but she ended up getting knocked when we first started messing around, so I tried to make things work for the sake of our son. Was I wrong for doubling back and hittin’? Absolutely! But I can sit in front of you today and honestly say that’s something you would never have to worry about if you and I hook up.”
“I don’t know ‘cause we haven’t hooked up, and I’m already dealing with her bullshit.”
“About that, I was at her house visiting my son because she won’t let me take him for any one-on-one time without her being present. That’s just her way of trying to control shit. She has no real reason to feel like I can’t take my son with me, but I have something for that. I plan to take her to court for my rights to have visitation with him. The thing with her is she is a true bitch in every essence of the word. I hate that I have to talk about her like that since she is my son’s mom, but it’s the truth. I won’t lie and say that moving on and not giving her this good dick hasn’t been hard for her,” he continued to explain, causing me to stir a little in my seat.
“She is having a hard time accepting the fact that I’m done with her. So, what she did today was her way of being messy and fucking up what I have going on. I’m really attracted to you, Dawn. I wanted you to be mine from the moment I first saw you, and I don’t mean just in a sexual way either. I wouldn’t be here trying to explain shit if I wasn’t feeling you something serious. The ball is now in your court. If you want to see where things can go between us, then you’re going to have to trust me and have a little patience while I figure things out between me and Monica.”
“I don’t know. It takes a strong woman to be okay to deal with all of that.”
“It does, that ain’t no lie, but that’s what I have going on. I hope that you’re up for the task. I promise you’ll see that it’ll be worth it at the end of the day. I’m not going to allow for her to ever disrespect you again. I can’t promise that she won’t try but just know I won’t tolerate it. I checked her ass about it earlier, and that’s part of the reason why I’m taking her to court for visitation rights. I’m doing my part to minimize having to deal with her entirely.”
“Right, but in the meantime, until you get your visitation rights, you’re going to have to visit your son at her house, and I don’t know how I feel about that. Especially knowing that you have double backed and kept fucking her since y’all broke up, and she feels like you’re her nigga. I would be super uncomfortable with you chillin’ at her crib alone.”
“I can respect that, and I will try to figure all of that out. I promise that I will communicate with you about what is going on that way, you won’t have to feel uncomfortable. I want you, Dawn. There is something about you that has me gone, so I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make you mine. I just need for you to trust me. I know that’s asking a lot right now, but I promise you I won’t let you down. Don’t you want me?”
“I mean, I was open to seeing where things were gonna go, but?—”
“Was? So, you don’t want to give us another shot?”
“I don’t know. Can I have some time to think about it?”
“Yeah, and while you’re thinking about everything, think about this.” Troy leaned into my personal space and locked his lips with mine. Giving me a slow, sensual kiss, this public sign of affection had me speechless. His soft lips tasted like Double Mint gum and Carmex, a combination that wasn’t my favorite until that very moment. “I’m not letting up until you agree togiving us another try,” he said, once he removed his lips from mine.
He had me sitting there with my lips poked out and half open. How could I say no after a kiss like that?
“I guess we can see where things go. But if that crazy ass girl comes at me sideways again, I promise things aren’t going to be good for any of us. You may even rethink how you feel about me ‘cause I ain’t nothin’ nice, and I don’t tolerate disrespect.”
“As you shouldn’t.” Troy giggled. “Now, come on with your tough self. Let’s go celebrate your sister and maybe later we can spend some alone time.”
