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“Maybe I will go out with you.” I grinned at him.

“That’s an upgrade as far as I am concerned. I’ll take it.” He kissed my cheek and returned to his car, standing at his open door until I had gone inside. A moment later, I heard him pull away. As I greeted Earl and Larry, I felt many very nice emotions, and I didn’t hate it.

I leaned against the door, surprised my body felt warm from such a simple kiss, my cock showed a lot more interest than you would expect from such little physical contact. I wondered if hewas really this sweet or if maybe there was something about him he hid. Either way, I had to fight against my instinct to shut this down. After so many weeks of West being a friend, I thought maybe it was worth the risk to try.

Chapter eight

WEST

Once Tyler was safely inside, I headed home. The bar didn’t need me there to close, and I wanted to enjoy the happiness that bubbled inside me from that kiss. If I had been asked a few years ago about dating, I would have laughed at the concept, and then added on top of that, leaving work for a man. The Dapper Duck was hugely successful, and I wouldn’t leave it for long, but I could see myself taking a two-week vacation with Tyler to enjoy all the money I’d worked so hard to make, spoiling him with anything and everything he would ever want. That was one of those things I had never given much thought to. If you are successful, what good is the money if you don’t use it? Better yet, having someone to use it on.

My home was peaceful, I had worked hard to make it a sanctuary, and whenever I crossed the threshold, I would relax. The one thing I wanted was someone to share it with, as I looked around, I wondered if Tyler would feel comfortable in my space, as my eyes roamed the room again, I knew I wanted to find out.

WEST

I am really glad you stopped by tonight.

TYLER

Me too. I’m heading to bed. Talk tomorrow?

WEST

You bet. Good night, Tyler.

Attached was a picture of him in his bed while he kissed Earl, and Larry was on his lap. It made my body happy—I wished I were there.

TYLER

Good night, West.

Everything about Tyler aroused me, when I was with him I ignored my cock which would get rock hard as soon as I was near him, he always smelled like flowers, and citrus. If I had it my way, he would know how he affected me—someday. He was kind and thoughtful, something in me knew he would be a lot of fun in bed, because it was always the quiet ones. I laughed out loud. Before I drifted off, I considered jerking off, and I knew it would be thoughts of Tyler that would take me to the pinnacle, but I felt like I wanted to save myself for him.

My confidence had grown some. It felt like he would let me take him out, and I hoped I would get the chance to be with him physically, but if not, any time with him would be a gift. Until then, I planned to continue being transparent and letting him get to know me. As I started to slip toward sleep, I recalled how I used to flirt with customers in the bar and men I met around town, but since meeting Tyler, I hadn’t given another man a second look, which was exciting and scary. My head was filled with fantasies of a sexy man whom I was clearly obsessed with.Sleep claimed me with thoughts of Tyler under me, his body writhing as I pleasured him.

Usually, I slept until an hour before I left for work, but lately, I found myself eager to get up and start the day. Today, it was only 7:00 a.m. when I got up. I had several free hours before I had to get ready for work, while making a sandwich, my phone rang.

“Hi Unkkie Wefst.” I couldn’t stop the smile on my face.

“Hello, sweet princess girl. What are you doing?” She just giggled.

In the background, I could hear my brother. “Tell him you will come to his house for dinner tonight.” Then there were more giggles. “Tell him, Allison.”

“We come for dinner tonight.”

“That sounds good. What would you like for dinner?”

“Chimkin’ nuggets.”

I laughed. It’s always chicken nuggets. I didn’t even know why I asked. Again, my brother’s voice was in the background. “Tell him bye.”

“I love you Unkkie Wefst. I see you.” My heart swelled. That girl was everything to me. There was the sound of the phone being handed over.

“What’s up, East?” My brother had been through hell and back, but he had me and his daughter. When he lost his wife during childbirth, I didn’t know if he would survive. We had worked together to learn how to care for the tiny human he was now responsible for, while he adjusted to being a single father.

A month after Allison came along, we bought houses in a new development, our homes next to each other. After four years, I no longer worried about him being alone, and I could focus on the future, not just getting through the day. His loss changed him because Sabrina was his person, which made me realize that if someone enters your life who fits you, you need to hold on to it tightly. More than anything, I hoped he would get luckytwice and find someone else to share his big heart with. For now, though, we were a tight little family, figuring it out together.

“Lil’Bit and I will be over for dinner. Leave work early?” There was nothing I wouldn’t do for these two. Two nights in a row, not being at the bar for twelve hours, nobody would believe it.

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