Her lips tightened, but she didn’t pop off. Sienna was too refined for that.
“I know how it works with you,” she said. “You make thatveryclear.”
I stared at her for a second.
Then my phone vibrated again.
It was Big A this time.
I answered it while walking toward the door without saying another word to her. “What?”
“The fuck took you so long?” he asked.
“I’m leaving out.”
He snorted. “Then move faster. Found out some nigga from the 63rd spot been trying to set us up.”
“I’m on my way.”
I hung up and shoved the phone back in my pocket.
Behind me, Sienna said, “You could at least kiss me before you leave.”
I paused with my hand on the knob.
Then I turned and looked at her.
She stood there with her arms folded and her face giving away just enough that I knew she meant it.
Like I said, she wasn’t a bad woman, and she deserved to get back the same love she was giving me.
So, I walked back over, grabbed her by the waist, and kissed her on the cheek. She kissed me back like she wanted more, but I pulled away.
Her eyes searched mine.
“You always rush out,” she murmured.
I gave her a look. “That’s because I’m not the nigga for lingering.”
She let out a dry little laugh like she wanted to be annoyed but knew better than to push it too far. “A’ight, be safe.”
I nodded once and headed for the door.
By the time I got downstairs and to the truck, I was already texting Mya back.
Me:Maybe later.
Then I opened the thread from Malik, Ava’s Thailand security guard, again like a damn fool and stared at the last picture they’d sent me of Ava at the airport before boarding her flight home. She was wearing a big sweatshirt and her hair was down. She looked tired but still beautiful. I zoomed in on her face for no reason and stared at it for a few seconds.
Then I locked my phone, cursed under my breath, and started the truck.
Ava being back was bad for me. I already knew one look at her in person was going to ruin me. I had told myself Thailand had put enough distance between us for me to extinguish my obsession with shorty.
But that was a lie. The second I saw her, I knew I was in trouble. She still had the same hold on me.
Ava being gone had been hard.
But Ava being back was about to be worse.
