Page 39 of I Don't Want You Back

“You can call me Faryn now,” she said as she stood up and hugged her.

“Zina,” the other woman said, telling Faryn her real name. “How’s it going?”

“I can’t complain. Working and trying to maintain. Are you still at the club?” Faryn questioned.

“Girl, I left last month. I couldn’t do it no more. JB is running a damn prostitution ring up in there. It ain’t even about dancing no more. It’s straight fucking and nothing more. It’s only a matter of time before he gets shut down. I made sure I left before that happened,” Zina replied.

“Are you serious?” Faryn asked as her mouth hung open in shock.

“Yes, and your boy Redd be all up in it.”

“He’s still a regular there?” Faryn questioned.

“He doesn’t come as often as he used to when you were there, but he comes enough. You were his favorite, but he fucks anybody who’s available now,” Zina replied.

“He still calls me, but I’m done with all that. I haven’t seen him since I left the club and I don’t plan on it.”

“I don’t blame you. Who are you here with? You didn’t have any kids last time I checked,” Zina noted.

“I still don’t have any. I’m here with my boyfriend and his kids and nephew,” Faryn said, feeling good that she was finally able to give Landon a title.

“Oh okay. I’m here with my son too. I know he’s probably looking for me, so I better go. It was nice to see you again,” Zina smiled while giving Faryn another hug.

“You too.” Faryn smiled.

She stayed where she was for a while longer until Landon and the kids came back. He looked like he was worn out and Faryn understood how he felt.

“You wanna come back to the house for a little while?” Landon asked as they walked back to his truck.

“Okay,” Faryn replied nervously.

“What are you nervous about? It’s okay if you don’t want to. I promised my nephew that he could stay the night, so I won’t be able to come by you,” Landon pointed out.

“No, it’s okay. I just need to stop home and grab some clothes.

“Oh, so you wanna spend the night?” Landon smirked.

“I thought that’s what you meant, but I don’t have to,” Faryn replied.

“I’m just fucking with you, baby. I want you to stay,” Landon admitted.

“I hope you have food,” Faryn said.

“We might have to swing by the store if you wanna cook something,” Landon replied.

“I’m too tired to cook anything tonight, but I’ll do it tomorrow,” Faryn said as he drove away from the park.

She and Landon held hands as he drove to her apartment and talked to the kids about them being in a relationship. They seemed to be excited about it and that made them both feel good. Faryn knew how much Landon loved his sons and she was happy to have their blessing. When they got to her house, Faryn hurriedly packed a bag while they waited downstairs in the car. She ran into Harley’s nosey ass, so she had to give her a brief rundown of everything that happened. Harley was more excited than she was, and she couldn’t wait to tell Kyron.

Once they left Faryn’s apartment, they went the store to get food and snacks for the house. For the first time ever, Faryn felt like she was normal as she walked around the store holding Landon’s hand while the kids went down the aisles throwing things in the basket. She had never had a real boyfriend as an adult and it felt good. She didn’t know why his wife had decided to leave, but Faryn didn’t plan to make the same mistake. She was in it for as long as he wanted her, and she hoped that it was forever.

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