Page 142 of One Good Reason

Lawton

The feel of the bed dipping beside me had me rolling over. Almost instantly, I was met with the smell of something sweet. Without having to open my eyes, I knew who the culprit was. Reaching out, I grabbed her hand and pulled her on top of me.

“What took you so long to show up?”

“I didn’t know you wanted me to,” she mumbled.

Reaching down, I grabbed the hem of her shirt and pulled it up. Talitha straddled me and helped me remove the shirt from her body. Next came her bra. I wanted to feel her bare body on top of mine. Fumbling with her joggers, I pulled them down and used my feet to remove them, leaving her in her panties. Leaning down, she laid her head on my chest and wrapped her arms around my back.

“You hurt my feelings.”

“Go to Hell, Harvey.” She laughed. “Your feelings don’t get hurt.”

“They do, especially when you question my intentions.”

“That’s not what I was doing.”

“You sure?” Peeling my eyes open, I stared at her. “It sure as hell felt like it.”

“If you’ve had a change of heart Harvey, why not just say so?” she queried.

“Have you reached the point where you feel like you’re capable of having someone love you?”

“I uh...” she stuttered. “Um... I.” Sucking in a deep breath, she shook her head against my chest.

“Then that’s why.”

I wouldn’t tell her that my feelings had changed. She just admitted that she wasn’t in a position to receive it. So, in translation this conversation was pointless.

“You left me today,” she whined.

“You gave me no choice.”

“You promised you wouldn’t leave.”

“I left your house. I didn’t leaveyou.”

“Then, why does it feel like you did?”

“You’ve gotta ask yourself that, love.” Dragging my arms above my head, I stretched and let out a yawn. I hadn’t too long got into bed. After I left Talitha’s, I came home and had a few drinks before I let my neo soul playlist lull me into a peaceful slumber. I had a feeling before the night was over with, she would show up. Talitha had admitted on several occasions that she didn’t get a good night’s rest unless we were in bed together and I expected tonight to be no different.

“Would it make it better if I apologized?”

“Don’t apologize for how you feel, love. Do better with trusting what I show you and not what I’ve told you.”

The feel of her face turning up let me know that she was smiling, “I can do that.”

“Good.” Kissing the top of her head, I reached down and cupped her ass. “Goodnight Talitha.”

“Night Harvey,” she mumbled against my chest.

“Law….” Talitha moaned.

“Say it again, baby,” I pleaded. Tossing her legs in the crease of my arms, I held them tight while rotating my hips.

When I woke up this morning, my mans was on go at the sight of Talitha’s chocolate pebbled nipples. At some point in the night, she’d rolled off me and was lying next to me with her head tucked under my arm. I decided to slip under the cover and wake her up in the most proper way.

“Ssss...” she hissed. “That feels so good.”

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