Page 32 of Resisting Your Love

"Well, figure it out on your own. I was trying to help you out, but I only buy her stuff. The other women that piss me off.. damn them."

I merely laughed. "Man, you are no help. I'll figure something out."

He nodded and stood up. "That's all you can do. I hope it works out for you."

We dapped up again, and he left out of the shop. I stayed behind to make sure I locked up the place. I also was going to take his advice and talk to Amryn. I missed the hell out of my wife, and this distance was killing me.

When I pulled into the driveway, all the lights were off in the front. Amryn's car was parked in its usual spot, so that was a good thing. She hadn't left me after all. That gave me a sense of peace. I got out of the car, grabbing the items I got for her as well. Once I locked my car door, I headed toward the house.

After I entered the house, I went straight upstairs and to the bedroom she was sleeping in. That light was on, causing me to knock softly on the door. I wondered if she was going to let me in. How did I let myself get into this situation?

"Come in," her soft voice called out.

I wasted no time opening the door. There Amryn was, sitting on the bed, doing her nails. I smiled, loving that one of my gifts was going to make her smile, or so I hoped. She had herbedroom set up as if she were at a nail salon. The aroma in the room was strong as hell, too.

She turned her head and glowered at me. "What do you want?"

I held up the bags in my hand. "I got you a little something for my behavior last night."

She snorted and went back to doing her nails. "Nothing can fix what you did, Levi. You were cussing at me so badly."

I couldn't say anything because I was doing that. I was just that mad, and when I was like that, I didn't give a damn how I came off. Maybe I shouldn't have come off that harsh to her, but at the same time, there was no stopping me. The only thing I could do was make up for my actions.

I sat the things on the bed, not going to go into another argument with her. If she wanted to accept the gift, she could. If she didn't, I was fine with that, too. Who was I kidding? I wouldn't be fine with it since I was being thoughtful.

I turned and headed out of the bedroom, but before I left out of the room, I heard her digging through the bags. She gasped when she pulled something out.

"You got me a nail kit with fingernail polish?"

I glanced over at her and smiled. "I did. The people in the store were eyeing me funny." That had rubbed me the wrong way and had me wanting to ask them what the hell they were looking at, but I refrained from doing so.

She chuckled, causing another smile to break on my face.

"Can I join you?" I asked, not knowing if I was forgiven or not.

Amryn glanced at me and gave a short nod. Without wasting any time, I went toward the bed again and got in with her. I leaned forward and kissed her cheek. Damn, I missed her ass like crazy, but I was happy we were able to make up. I was going to try my hardest not to let anything like that happen again.

While she did her nails and toes, we chilled and talked the night away. Moments like this I cherished. Amryn was the only woman I ever had the pleasure of doing this with. I wanted her to be the only one I ever did things with. She was my everything, and I couldn't wait to shout it first to her and then to the world.

A dreamy smilecovered my lips as Levi and I strolled through the mall. It was packed today. I guessed everyone was trying to get in on last-minute Christmas shopping, like Levi and me. Even the stores were packed. Some were so crowded that the lines led out of the store. It was crazy in the mall around this time of year. Christmas was eight days away, and we were out shopping in this madness. I had nobody to get anything for, butI was going to buy something for Levi's mother and father. My father and I hadn't made up yet. Mimi and I weren't talking either. Since what occurred between us on the phone, I decided to let our friendship cool off. She was sticking up for Joel when he was in the wrong.

Speaking of Joel, he had been blowing up my phone. Even when I blocked his old number and told him to stop calling me, he found more ways to contact me. I hadn't mentioned it to Levi yet, especially with the way things went down the last time. I hated that it felt like I was keeping things from him, but I didn't know what else to do. We were happy, and I didn't want to ruin that.

"Aye." Levi nudged me, gaining my attention. "I said, did you want to eat while we are out or wait until later?"

I shrugged slightly. "I'm not hungry right now, so later. I'm still full from breakfast."

This morning, we cooked breakfast together. While I cooked the bacon and sausages, Levi managed to make the waffles and sliced fruits to go along with the meal. It was so good, and I was happy to be walking it off.

"Okay, cool. I'll order out later, then. I don't feel like cooking anything, and I am sure you don't either?"

"It doesn't matter. Since I am learning how to cook, I like it more now. So, if you want me to cook, I can."

He chuckled. "That was all you had to say. Do you have any idea what you want to cook? Since you love that damn TikTok so much, has it given you any ideas?"

I blushed, knowing I had saved a lot of recipes. "Yes, I want to try to make a baked spaghetti."

Levi nodded his approval. "Oh, hell yeah. Add some garlic bread and corn on the cob, too. That will be our meal for the night."

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