Page 119 of Smoke

“Hell no.”

“Devin!”

“I didn’t mean it like that, love. If you knew Smoke before then, you would understand. Like, ten minutes before you came in the shop, I was getting my dick sucked.”

Her mouth dropped. “Are you serious?”

“That’s why I didn’t take you in my office.”

“Well, who was she?”

“A client.”

Romi placed her hand on her hip. “Oh, so you were just out here being an office slut?”

I laughed loudly. “I guess you could put it like that. The night I pulled up on you?—”

“You mean the night you did a drive-by and scared me to death?”

“You’re being dramatic, baby. Anyway, that night, I was supposed to pull up on her.”

“You gave up getting some pussy to watch TV with me? Even after I threw up?”

I chuckled. “Yeah, woman. You had me in a chokehold. I won’t cap about that.”

“So how long did it take you to end things?”

“Right after that. Funny story. She came in the shop, tried to suck me off, and when I dismissed her, she threw a dildo at my head.”

Romi burst into laughter. “No, she didn’t!”

“I swear she did.”

“I can’t wait to tell Renay about this. You’re never going to live it down.”

“Don’t tell her loud ass nothing, man.”

“Oh, I’m spilling the tea!”

She got up from my lap and went to grab her phone.

“Romi Michelle,” I said firmly.

She laughed. “Oh, you’re using the middle name on me? I’m really gonna tell her now.”

She started clicking away on the phone as I stood.

“I got something for your ass.”

She squealed as she took off running out the room. I shook my head because she was crazy if she thought she could outrun me. I was a big man, but I was also fast. I took off running behind her. Just as I made it outside the door, Korri stepped out of her room.

“What’s going on?” she asked, curiously.

“If you help me catch your mother, I will buy you the biggest Lego set you can find.”

That was all it took. Her giggles echoed in the hallway as she ran full speed behind me. Romi darted around the corner to the living room.

“We’re gonna get you, Mommy!” Korri yelled as we entered the room.

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