Page 96 of Halo: Tales Of A Hitman

“Dallas, I loved my sister a lot. But her and your dad did not have a good marriage like you think. I never overstepped but when she passed away and I came around to help raise you. Feelings between your dad and I surfaced and all we did was follow our hearts. I have been understanding your feelings. But all I want is to be close to you, even if it’s as a friend.”

“I do not need an almost forty-year-old friend.” I sarcastically said.

“Well, you do not have a choice.” Dad glared at me and replied. “Thursday, we expect to see you and your boyfriend at dinner.”

“I do not have a boyfriend!”

Dad laughed, “You do. Cyrus told me that Aspen said you and her both have been dating brothers. To know my only child is dating and hasn’t told me anything is heartbreaking. It is time to stop acting like we do not exist. Either you and him show up Thursday or I promise you, I will cut you off and take that dispensary store from you.” He had the nerve to give me a hug. “Love you daughter and we will see you both Thursday.”

I watched them leave and close the door behind them. As soon as they were gone, I called Aspen.

“You are such a big mouth dummy!” I screamed onto the phone when she answered.

“What!? Why?”

“Because you told Uncle Cyrus that we were dating brothers. My daddy and Arabia just left and demanded me and Halo show up for Thursday night dinner.”

“I made my dad swear not to tell, I did not think---”

I hung up on her and squeezed my phone in my hand. Aspen was not about to tell me anything that would make the situation better. My phone vibrated and it was Halo texting me, letting me know he was a few minutes away. I took my robe off, threw it in my closet, and went to get the snacks ready.

“What up.” Halo spoke when I opened the door to let him in.

I spoke back and gave him a two-arm hug. He only wrapped on arm around my waist and did not even give a squeeze. That was so cold but that is how he always hugged me. I tried to get us to elevate our relationship.

One of the ways I did was to not nag him. I knew about him hooking up with many women. Majority of them ran to social media to let it be known that a Stone brother fucked them. If he did not make any of them his girlfriend, then I would be okay with it.

“Hungry?” I asked him when he sat on the couch.

My nipples got hard when I looked at him and his posture. His legs were wide open, he had blue jeans on, a ripped t-shirt and a white bandana on his head. It looked like he had new braids in his head.

Halo kept the same style, braided to the scalp then turned into individuals. His beard was fuller and it went around his hot lips.

“Hell yeah, I got the munchies bad as shit.”

I got up and went to get his favorite chips and the wings I fried earlier. Halo sat up when he smelled the food and licked his good-looking lips. I went and got him some blue cheese dressing.

“Good lookin’.” He said then he started eating. His eyes were low, red and that was going to make his visit a good one.

I needed him in the best mood because I had to ask him about Thursday.

“Thanks for the food, shit hit the spot.” He washed his hands in the kitchen sink after he put the empty plate in the garbage.

“You’re welcome. I have to ask you something.” I said then put the blue cheese dressing back in the refrigerator.

“Before you do that, I gotta tell you what I came to talk to you about.” He dried his hands.

“Go ahead.”

“Because we been cool for a while I didn’t want to ghost you. Figured you deserved a clear convo. But we need to end this link up thing we’ve created. I have been in a blur for three years and I’m finally coming out of it. Certain shit I wanna stop and all these link ups is a start.”

His words had me cemented in the spot I was in. “How could you look at me and say I’m just a link?”

“Cause that’s what you are Dallas and you know it. We started off as friends then I cheated on my girl with you. We did not talk at all for a while until the kickback. You sucked my dick and we’ve been on that type of time for a while.” The way he leaned against the counter with the smirk and low eyes upset me.

“Why won’t you make me your girlfriend Halo. We get along, I don’t nag you and I suck you dry. Do you know how many men want a woman who looks like me. I’m the finest woman you will ever have.”

Halo arched his eyebrow up, “It ain’t all about looks Dallas. On IG alone I can find a mix woman with thin waist and round ass. The fact that that’s your argument is the reason you’ll never be my girl. I came here because of our history, don’t piss me off.” Halo had never talked to me that way.