Page 5 of Rhodes to Love

“Karima, this pussy belongs to me, baby. Nobody else. I mean that shit. Fuck!”

My eyes opened as my trembles took over my entire body, my pussy squeezing every ounce of love he had for me out of him. However, my mind was hoping I hadn’t made a mistake by giving myself to him so soon. I wasn’t ready to just dive all the way in.Karima, why not?I was scared.

My phone ringing caused me to snap out of the haze I was in. Rhodes slid out of me then kissed my lips as he rolled off me. Going to my phone, I saw it was my daddy. I glanced at Rhodes, then answered, “Hey, Daddy.”

A smirk graced his lips then he bit his bottom one. I was sure it was because I was trying to control my breathing and not sound so sexually satisfied.

“Hey, Karima.”

His voice alarmed me. My eyes widened right before they closed. “Daddy, what happened?”

I could hear his silent tears, and my voice trembled as Rhodes appeared behind me, wrapping his arms around me. I rested my head against him as my daddy said, “Kane got shot.”

CHAPTER4

RHODES

Karima had just gotten back to town. She’d been gone for a little over a week, seeing after her baby brother and her cousin. Thankfully, he was fine and had gone home. Her cousin Jacob had gotten arrested but had been released as well. She got back late last night, and I was dying to see her… feel her.

What we’d shared the night she left was nothing short of amazing. I needed her. I knew that before I entered her sanctuary, but now that I had, there was no way I could let her go. Nothing was off limits when it came to securing our future together. I planned to tell her I loved her tonight. There was no way I could hold it inside any longer.

I’d gone to my interview, and I’d gotten the job. When I told Karima where I would be working by FaceTime, she slowly shook her head. Her exact words were,“You better be glad I like you, or I’d report you as a stalker.”

She’d laughed, but I made her cut that shit short when I reminded her that she would have a hard time proving that she didn’t want me to be where she was when she was sharing her location with me. She acted like she was about to stop sharing it at that moment then burst into laughter all over again when the frown graced my face.

I swore, that woman had quickly become my life. I felt like a crazy ass nigga with the way I was wanting to be wherever she was. It took everything in me to not hop a flight to Houston and go meet her in Nome. A nigga was barely sleeping from wondering what she was doing. If my boys back in Cali knew that shit, they’d clown me for years to come.

After taking a few water samples, I made my way to the rodeo arena to find her teaching her intermediate class. Barrels were set, and she was slowly running them, showing the girls the track they were to take when barrel racing. Seeing the way her hips moved in that saddle only caused my dick to wake up to see why he was being summoned.

When she saw me, she smiled brightly and waved. I hadn’t seen her since she got back last night. I wasn’t expecting her to be at work today. These people let her get away with everything, since her brother was famous. I could only shake my head. KJ was already cocky as hell, if I was remembering correctly. If Karima told him how these people damn near idolized him, I knew his head would float to another stratosphere.

Karima had only been working here a week or so when she left to go see about Kane. Those people told her to take all the time she needed. I couldn’t do a thing but shake my head. They were even sponsoring her for the next rodeo. I hadn’t seen her barrel race in a long time, but I was sure she was even more amazing than she was the last time I saw her compete. I couldn’t wait to see just how good she’d gotten. I winked at her and walked away to go do what these people were paying me to do.

Most times, I ran samples of water and feed to make sure the animals were receiving the best quality of what we gave them. It was easy for bacteria to set in and make them sick. I was also responsible for implementing feeding programs to ensure the animals were receiving the right nutrients for their overall health and performance. I hadn’t really gotten into that yet, though, since I hadn’t been working here but a couple of days.

Despite the lack of work, being that my boss was off today, the day went by fast. I was happy about that, because that was the sooner I would be able to spend time with Karima. I went home to shower and messaged her about going to dinner.Hey, baby. You wanna go out for dinner tonight?

She responded immediately.Can we save that for the weekend? I have a roast cooking in my slow cooker. You should come to my house and eat.

Gladly.

She sent back the laughing emojis and a kissy face. I was surprised she woke up in time to get that started since she’d gotten in so late last night. I wasn’t complaining though. I couldn’t wait to taste her cooking. Her parents were both great in the kitchen, so I was sure they passed those skills down to her.

I quickly showered and made my way to her place by following her location. I had never been there. She was staying in an apartment not far from the job. Had I been smart, I would have gotten an apartment closer to work as well. I was damn near twenty minutes away if I beat the morning traffic. I had to wake up extra early, because I was still somewhat living out of boxes. I’d gotten all my bathroom and kitchen stuff done, but my clothes were strewn everywhere.

I did that shit so ass backwards. Being that I barely ate at home, the kitchen should have been the last thing I unpacked. At the time, I was just looking at which room took the least work. The kitchen was the easiest since I wasn’t much of a cook. I didn’t have a ton of pots and dishes or appliances. I simply had a toaster, a Keurig, a rice cooker, and a blender. I rarely used the rice cooker.

After showering, I put on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, then made my way to her. I couldn’t wait to show her how much I missed her. I was sure to grab a couple of condoms as well. Talking to her every day wasn’t enough. I needed to hold her in my arms. Even if she didn’t want to have sex, I wouldn’t try to persuade her otherwise. I knew she had to be tired.

My lifted, Texas edition Chevy 2500HD had finally come in, and I loved being in it. I supposed the commute wasn’t so bad when I got to drive that muthafucka. It was an attention getter for sure. When I got to her complex, she was calling. “What’s up, KD? I just parked.”

“Okay. I’m going to leave the door unlocked. I’m about to hop in the shower right quick.”

“Damn, for real? And you want me stay put and not join you?”

“I didn’t say that, Rosewood. Do what you will with that information.”

“Shit! See you in a minute. Oh, wait! What’s the apartment number?”

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