He kissed me again so deeply, and that paired with his confession of love and how nothing else mattered but me, left me breathless. In one conversation, he had expelled all doubt from my heart.
NEXT NIGHT
“That feels good, Reigh.”Dove moaned as I pulled the brush through her hair.
We had just finished showering, and after I dried and oiled her, she put on a robe and started on her hair. I felt drawn to help her, and so I moved behind where she sat at the vanity, reached for the brush, and asked, “May I?”
Her eyes met mine in the mirror, and a look of surprise was etched there. She hadn’t said a word, simply handed me the brush. I loved that she trusted me to do the job right without feeling the need to tell me what direction to brush in, how muchpressure to apply, and all the other details that might come with that.
She had closed her eyes and trusted herself in my hands.
“I have never engaged in something so intimate with a man as this. There’s something about having a man brush your hair that is so freeing, yet so connected. Does that make sense?” she asked in a low tone.
“Yes, baby.”
I set the brush aside, kissed under her jaw, and pressed my fingertips to her scalp to massage it.
“Oohhh, yeah. Just like that.”
“Keep that up, and I’ma have ya ass bent over this vanity in a minute. I’ll forget about going to bed and be running all up inside of you, girl,” I muttered in her ear as I kissed her jaw.
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah. You wanna test me?”
“I think I do,” she replied, scooting her chair back and dropping her robe.
I gripped her ass and carried her to the bed. We kissed slowly as I grabbed her left thigh and lifted it. I moved into position between her thighs, and she locked her right leg behind me.
“You’re so soft, baby.”
She moved her hand between us and rubbed her clit. “It’s juicy for you, baby,” she whispered.
The doorbell rang just as I slid inside of her. I locked gazes with her. “Fuck!”
“You have to answer the door, babe.”
“Are you expecting Felicia or Mel?”
“No. They’re not supposed to be back until this weekend. They went home a few days ago to spend time with their kids.”
“Stay here. I’ll go check on it.” I groaned, praying that the media hadn’t located me. If they had, I would be brought up on charges before the night was out.
I grabbed a pair of basketball shorts and put them on before I headed toward the front of the cottage and peered out the curtains that covered the window. My head hammered at the sight that greeted me. I wasn’t a hiding ass nigga, and I wasn’t into playing games. The only way to deal with the situation was to face it head on.
“What are you doing here?” I growled in a menacing tone.
“We couldn’t seem to have a decent conversation over the phone for some reason. I thought maybe we might clear the air in person.” She pressed her lips together and then licked them seductively.
“We ain’t got shit to talk about, Ella. Not after the way you ended it.” My hand gripped the doorframe tightly. If I wasn’t careful, I would rip that muthafucka off.
“We had a misunderstanding. You were under a lot of stress and pressure. The tension was thick, and we were just arguing, Reigh.”
“You’re always innocent, huh? Word it up to make yourself feel better if that’s what you need to do.”
“Reigh, please don’t be like this, baby. I missed you so much.” Before I could respond, Daniella stepped forward and threw her arms around me. Daniella was only five inches shorter than me, but with heels, she easily met me at six foot and three inches. When she threw her arms around my neck, she locked them in tight and pressed her lips against mine.
I pulled back and reached up to unlock her interlocked fingers, but not before I heard movement behind me.
