“But you…” He stood up slowly and walked toward me again.
“You changed something in me.” He confessed.
Still speechless, I moved my mouth, but nothing came out. My chest felt tight as tears slipped down my face.
“Layloni, you didn’t just save me that night.” His hand gently rested on my stomach.
“You saved me from self-destruction.” His eyes softened. “And you gave me the greatest gift a man could ask for.” He rubbed circles onto my stomach.
“Our baby.”
I could barely breathe.
“Give me another chance,” he said quietly. “Let me show you what having a real man in your life feels like.”
“King… I love you.” My voice trembled.
He lifted my chin gently.
“I love you too, Loni baby,” he whispered.
Then his lips crashed against mine. The kiss was deep… emotional… almost desperate.
Our tongues tangled as weeks of tension poured into that moment. By the time we finally broke apart, I had to step back just to breathe.
“I’m not giving you no pussy tonight,” I warned, trying to sound serious.
King laughed under his breath.
“That pussy already mine,” he teased. “But that ain’t why I came.”
“I just wanna spend the night with you. Eat. Bathe you. Rub your feet. Hold you while we sleep.”
I swallowed hard. One question still sat heavy in my chest.
“So if I stop talking to Monty… even though he just my friend… you’ll cut all of them other women off?”
King smirked slightly.
“That already been handled.”
My eyes widened.
“If you want it in writing, we can do that too,” he added. “I ain’t fucking with nobody else but you.” He leaned closer, lowering his voice. “And I ain’t calling you my girlfriend either.”
My nose wrinkled followed by my eyebrows creasing. King was about to be on some bullshit still.
“That sound like some high school shit,” he said.
“You gonna be my wife.” He clarified.
My heart flipped completely over in my chest. I pulled him to me in relief and just closed my eyes to bask in the moment.
I’m giving him some pussy tonight…I thought with a small smile on my face.
Chapter Thirty-Five
Shadonna ~ 4 months later…
