Kayla ran their routine down to him before he saw it with his own eyes, as long as he fed her McDonald’s and conversation, she was on cloud nine. Ace had become her favorite person without even trying. He listened, he gave her attention, he complimented without touching. He made her feelmatureinstead of managed like the people around her. Like he said, he fucked her mind…real good.
21
Diamond found herself spending more and more time with Duke, he was the perfect guy in her eyes. She didn’t mean to fall but she did, rapidly. Late nights at Duke’s house turned into early mornings. Laughter sometimes turned into tears for both of them, they bonded on a different level. Duke’s bed felt like safety, in his arms, she felt untouchable. Never once had he touched her even when her body wanted him to. He made it clear that there was no rush and pussy meant nothing to him. Diamond would give it to him if she wanted him to have, and she wanted to, bad.
“Duke.” She called out with her head on his chest.
“What’s up?”
“I think I’m ready.”
“It’s right here.”
She briefly looked at his boxers and looked away, she hadn’t told him that she was a virgin. She had no idea why she and so many others were afraid to say that they were virgins.
“I’m a virgin, Duke.”
He shifted a little, “For real?”
“Yeah. Sorry.”
“Baby, that ain’t shit to be sorry about. It ain’t too many like you left.”
Just like that, he eased her mind, but his next sentence confused her.
“I don’t want your virginity. I’m a dog ass nigga right now and that’s sacred, save it for somebody special.”
She knew Duke had plenty of females, but Diamond would be lying if she said she didn’t want to be one…theone. Diamond couldn’t do anything but respect his morality, most guys would’ve been proud to be someone’s first.
“I appreciate your honesty.”
“Speaking of honesty,” he took a pull from his blunt, “the streets been talking.”
“Streets always talking.”
“Not like this.”
That made her sit up and look at him, she prayed he wasn’t about to tell her something that would break her heart.
“They talking about Kayla,” Duke said carefully.
Diamond froze, “What about her?”
Duke ran his hand over his face, “I’m hearing she’s fucking with Ace.”
The room went still, all of Diamond’s senses became nonexistent for a minute.
“What?!” She stood to her feet fast.
“Yeah, this shit is not a normal rumor. People been noticing them together, him pulling up on her and spending time.”
Diamond’s blood was boiling!
“That’s a lie. Kayla knows better, she knows that he’s an enemy. She wouldn’t…”
“She already did, I saw her in the car with him.”
That shit fell on her like a two-ton brick, she felt it in her heart. There was no way her sister was that fuckin’ stupid.
