Page 91 of The Love of Priest

Britain waved it off. "I've been writing about him for a while now. I know his tactics," she shrugged.

"Oh, so he's always like that?" her best friend asked.

Britain nodded as her eyes trekked behind Priest who was now greeting Kaymen and J'Ru. "Pretty much.”

Jadey let out a longing and dramatic sigh. "I say fuck him and tell me all about it later." She shrugged her shoulders as if Britain had no choice.

A loud laugh escaped Britain while she shook her head. If only Jadey knew exactly how many stories she could tell.The ladies eventually made their way over to the group of people who would be a part of the extravagant wedding Jadey's mother had in mind. Poor Kaymen was simply being a yes man to keep his mother in-law and wife off his back. Britain greeted everyone respectively, keeping her greeting with Jadey's air-headed friends super short.

Now greeting Jadey's mother, Britain chuckled at the beaming smile Fabian had on her face. Fabian and Jadey were one in the same, so Britain was prepared for her to pour all the attention into her. "Kobe, Britain is here! Come ask her for her hand in marriage already!" she exclaimed in excitement as she held Britain's hand over her head, assisting her with twirling around to showcase how beautiful she was.

Jadey stood off to the side pinching the bridge of her nose, embarrassed by her mother's antics. Priest, however, upon hearing that, snapped his head in Britain’s direction, trying to assess exactly what was going on. Kaymen hit Priest's chest lightly with a laugh.

"Oh yeah. I forgot to tell you that you got some competition," Kaymen let out in amusement, keeping his voice low for only J'Ru and Priest to hear.

Priest smacked his lips. "Fuck outta here," he mumbled with his arms folded across his chest.

His eyes fixed onto Britain as she shared a long hug with Kobe. His hand rested on the small of her back as he bent down slightly to make it less of a strain for her to hug him. Priest truly wasn't worried about a thing; however, he would have liked a heads up.

"Are there drinks here?" Priest asked as he took a quick glance around. Instinctively, his eyes landed directly on Britain and Kobe who were having a light conversation filled with laughter.

"Right over there." Kaymen pointed in the direction of the drinks. Jadey was insistent on having drinks at the venue, even if it was just for their rehearsal, simply because she knew how stressful her mother could be. The mini bar just happened to be right next to Britain and Kobe.

Priest excused himself from the conversation J'Ru and Kaymen were having to get himself a drink. His stride over to the mini bar caught multiple stares, especially lustful ones from Jadey's friends. He didn't entertain any of them as he sauntered to the other side of the room. His presence near her immediately pulled Britain from her conversation with Kobe. Her eyes trailed over in his direction, auditing his actions.

As Kobe talked to her about the new script he just had a table reading for a couple of days before, Britain watched as Priest poured himself a small cup of Hennessy. He turned in her direction, his eyes peering over the brim of his cup and at her as he took a sip of his drink. Involuntarily, Britain took her bottom lip between her teeth. He even made drinking sexy.In that moment, she couldn't help but recall their first encounter. The way he ordered his drink so suavely and insisted on tipping the bartender although it was an open bar. The way he perched against the bar, despite feeling Britain's deep gaze on him. He basked in the attention he happened to attain by doing the ordinary, but he never let it go to his head.With a light smirk, he shot her a taunting wink before taking his cup back over to the conversation he was having with his boys.

Britain felt her insides churn. He had just activated her body without even touching her. Mentally, they were connected, and he knew exactly how he could toy with that connection and use it to his advantage.Trailing her attention back to Kobe, Britain fluttered her eyes up at him. "We shot the pilot in Miami, so I just caught a flight back."

Britain had completely lost track of their conversation. She simply nodded her head with a smile. "That's awesome, Kobe. I'm proud of you,kid."

The smile on his face completely digressed when he noticed she had just dubbed him as “kid,” just like she would always do when they were younger. The whole point of the conversation was to show Britain that he was in his grown man bag. He wanted her to see he had matured. He had started up his acting career like he always told her he would, and he was more of a man than just a little boy. He knew she was older than him, but he didn't mind. He actually preferred it that way.

"C'mon, Brit. I'm not a kid anymore." He attempted to chuckle the offense out of his tone.

Britain laughed. "I know, Kobe, but to me, you'll always be my little brother. You still have your cute little baby face." She cupped her soft hands around Kobe's face. "The beard is cute, though," she complimented.Kobe smacked his lips jokingly before laughing at the compliment she tossed in there to make him feel better.

Across the room, Priest completely ignored the conversation J'Ru and Kaymen were having and kept his orbs fixed on the interaction between Kobe and Britain. The sight of Britain cupping her hands around his face the way she would cups his definitely gave him the urge to waltz in their direction to put an end to it. He wasn't sure what type of conversation they were having, but it was far too handsy for his liking.

"Britain, when you gonna give me a chance?" Kobe sighed as he ran his fingers through the beard she had just complimented.

"Kobe, you know I can't do that." She shook her head. Whenever she and Kobe got around each other, it was always the same conversation. She hated turning him down, but now that she had done it so much, she was becoming slightly immune to how harsh she felt after she rejected him.

Kobe smacked his lips. "What's the excuse now? We both of age. I'm single, you're single. Plus, I'm moving out here in a few months."

"It just won't work, Kobe. You're a great guy, but I can't go in that direction with you. I'm an older woman. Plus, your sister is very protective of us both. If things went sour, it would put a strain on us, and I cannot risk losing Jadey," she explained to Kobe for what felt like the millionth time.

"I still want you, Britain." He shrugged his shoulders, completely disregarding what she had just explained to him.

A laugh escaped her as she shook her head. "Of course you do, Kobe."

"And I'm gonna get you." He remained persistent and confident.

Britain still didn’t pay him any mind. "If you say so, Kobe."

After a while of socializing with everyone while Fabian and the wedding planners set a few things up, Jadey finally called for everyone's attention so she could demonstrate how she wanted things to go. As Britain was making her way over to the front of the venue where Jadey had Kaymen's groomsmen and her bridesmaids gathered, she felt a presence beside her.

Glancing to her right, her heart picked up in pace at the sight of Priest emerging beside her. They made eye contact with each other, and Britain looked away immediately as his orbs continued to sear into her. "Keep your hands to yourself or on me," he stated casually before fixing his eyes straight ahead.

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