Page 29 of A Player's Prayer
“Baby, stop…” I stifled my laughter as I grabbed his arm. “You’re going to get us kicked out.”
“I’m going to kill you, nigga!” Bear yelled as he stepped forward. He didn’t make it far before he was slipping on the yolk. “Ah, fuck!”
“Light his ass up, lil’ niggas,” Wild instructed the kids as he threw the empty carton at his head. “Make Uncle Wild proud.”
The little kids did exactly what they were told, and it was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. Bear had attempted to get up twice, only to fall on his ass both times. The floor was a mess, and I couldn’t imagine trying to clean up all the slime from the floor. Bear sat on the ground for a moment, yelling and covering his face, before he decided to attempt getting up again. Jumping up on both feet, he didn’t give his body a chance to sway. Running out of the store cursing, the boys went with him, chasing him around the store’s lot.
“Oh my gosh!” I bent over, holding my stomach and laughing. “You are so damn stupid. Why did you do that?”
“Better eggs than bullets.” He shrugged before dropping a kiss on my lips. “You good?”
“Yes.” I continued snickering and wiping the tears from my eyes. “We have to pay for all these eggs, Adrian.”
“My people own the store, so I got it. Harley is up front, and she’s going to cuss me and those kids out, but that shit was worth it. Come on and let’s finish shopping before she calls Mama on me.”
It didn’t take us long before we were done getting what we needed and checking out. Harley, whom I now know as Uno’swife, cussed Wild out about the wasted food and the cleanup the employees were working on as she rang us up. After paying for the grocery items, the ruined eggs, and the little boys who helped him, we were on the way to my house for a day of relaxation and alone time. This relationship with Adrian has been nothing short of an adventure thus far, and I have to admit that I was loving every minute of it. If we kept this up, it wouldn’t be long before I was loving him too.
“Baby,as much as I love eating your pussy, a nigga needs some meat and potatoes.” Kodi giggled as I peppered kisses along her exposed shoulders. It was Sunday afternoon, and she and I had been chilling at her spot all day. I can’t remember the last time I spent the night in my own crib, and I ain’t even mad. “Come take a ride with me to get some food. I know the best spot in the city that’s serving today.”
Lifting from my spot on her couch, I didn’t give her a chance to answer me before I pulled her to her feet. She was simply dressed in a Danny Phantom graphic tee with a pair of biker shorts. Her hair was in a messy bun, and those big-ass oversized glasses that I loved rested on her perfect nose. As I peered downat her, I didn’t think there was a time that she ever looked so beautiful.
“Do I need to go change?” She looked down at her attire. “We’re just picking it up, right?”
“You know how much I’m fucking with you, Kodi?” I pulled her to me, holding her in my arms as I peered down at her. “There’s not a woman alive who can say they’ve had me the way you do. You know how much a nigga rocking with you, right?”
“I do.” She grinned, throwing her arms around my neck. “You know I’m rocking with you, too, right?”
“Oh, I know. ” I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth as I slapped her ass. “Come on and let’s go get some food before your pussy ends up in my mouth.”
Grabbing my phone and keys, I didn’t give her a chance to get anything as I dragged her out of the house. We now have keys to each other’s cribs, so I locked the door behind me before leading her to the passenger side of my Trackhawk.
“You gotta let me drive this.” She shifted in her seat and grinned as we zipped through traffic. It was about a forty-five-minute drive to where we were headed, and I hope she didn’t beat my ass once we got there. “I’ve always wanted one of these, and a Jeep Wrangler.”
“You want me to get you one?” I gripped the wheel with my left hand as I reached for her thigh with my right. “You can get anything you want from me, Dakota. All you gotta do is say the word, baby.”
Never in a million years did I ever think I would be out here simping behind a female, but that’s exactly what I am behind Dakota Jenkins: a simp. I don’t know if it’s because she handles me differently, or because she fucks with me for who I am. All I know is I ain’t never coming up off this girl.
“Boy, anyway.” She chuckled, waving me off like this shit was a game. “I was talking to Amelia, and I think I want to dosomething at Club Honey for my birthday. With me planning a trip to go back home, I don’t want to do too much right now.”
“How are you feeling about that?” I noticed the moment her brows furrowed when we entered Mills Manor. “You know I’m going with you, don’t you?”
The day I walked up on Dakota and her pussy-ass ex in the store, it took everything in me not to splatter his brains all over aisle G. Him being in my city, all the way from Florida, wasn’t a coincidence. If he were coming to fuck with my girl, he would be leaving in a body bag. After we got settled at her spot, she told me more about her past with him as well as the current status of her father. When Noemi did the background check on her, it revealed that her mother was deceased and her father was in prison. I never brought it up because I wanted to hear her history from her.
“I told you that you don’t have to do any of that, Adrian.” Approaching the iron gate leading to my parents’ home, I watched as a look of worry washed over her face. “Where are we?”
“You trust me?” I brought her hand to my lips and kissed it. No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t keep my hands or mouth off this girl. “We’re just here chilling.”
Saying nothing else as we pulled up to my parents’ massive home, I gave her the silence she needed and surveyed the vehicles in the driveway. Based on the luxurious set of cars parked, my brothers and their families were already here. As I killed the ignition and stepped out of my truck, my heart began to thud in my chest. I’ve never in my almost thirty years of living brought a woman home to meet my family. As nervous as she was right now, so was I.
“Adrian, I’m not dressed to be around anyone,” she stated in a panicked whisper as she gripped my hand. “Baby let’s just goback home and order DoorDash. I can cook for you if that’s what you want. I can’t?—”
“Hey…” I pulled her into me before I typed on the keypad to let us in. “I won’t pressure you into doing anything you don’t want to do, but it would be an honor if you would meet my family. I will never let anything happen to you or put you in a position to be embarrassed. They’re going to love you as much as I do.”
Her eyes went wide as her breathing hitched. I was about to ask her if something was wrong when realization hit me like a ton of bricks. I’d just told this girl I loved her.
“Dakota, I?—”
“Well, well, well. Look at what we have here.” Uno snatched the door open before I could address what I’d just said. “I didn’t think you were going to show. Looks like you didn’t come alone.” He grinned as he looked from me to Dakota. Opening the door wider, he stepped through the threshold and onto the porch with his hand extended. “Nice to officially meet you, Kodi.”
