Page 24 of Guarding Our Love
I had been debating with myself whether spending time with Calil was a good thing or not. I was vulnerable, and anything could happen. The way he looked at me the other night while we were on the phone had my middle throbbing. I tried my best not to take care of it, but I couldn’t go to sleep if I didn’t, so I did what I had to do and slept like a baby.
I had gotten my test results back, and everything was good. I was relieved that my nasty-ass husband hadn’t given me anything.
“I don’t think you are wrong at all. Roy’s nasty tail didn’t think about you when he was out here fucking with Diamond and them.”
I cracked up at her crazy self.
“How do you know one of them was Diamond?” I asked to mess with her.
“Because it’s always a stripper named Diamond. That’s beside the point. I think you should go and enjoy yourself. Whatever happens, let it happen. Just make sure you are safe. Did you get tested after Roy confessed his dirty sins?”
I paid for my items at the window and pulled off when I got them.
“You know I did. I don’t plan on having sex with Calil, Ken,” I told her.
“Well, if you do, you are well within your rights.”
“I don’t know.”
The coffee shop wasn’t far from the hospital, so I got there in no time. I found a parking spot and gathered my things. I switched the phone to my earphones so I could talk to Kendyll a little longer.
“Don’t worry about it right now. Just enjoy yourself.”
We talked for a few minutes until I made it to my office. I promised I’d keep her posted throughout the night, especially because I wasn’t sure where I would end up. I made sure my location was on just in case. I also stopped sharing my location with Roy because he no longer needed to know my whereabouts.
At 7:00p.m. on the dot, I arrived at a big gate at the address Calil had given me. I ended up leaving work early to get pampered and to buy a new dress for the night. I didn’t need it, but it felt good buying myself something. I felt and looked good as hell. Roy had picked up the boys and had taken them out. As far as I knew, he would bring them home and stay with them until I got back. I didn’t like the idea of him being in the house, but I didn’t want the boys to be there by themselves.
I reached out the window to press the button on the speaker box, but the gate opened. My jaw dropped as I drove through the gate and up the circular driveway. The lawn had lights surrounding it, and it was perfectly manicured. There were too many windows to count. The house was huge for one person or two if I counted Calil’s grandfather. I was in complete awe of its size. As I parked the car, I wondered how many bedrooms it had.
The front door opened, and Calil walked out looking fine as hell. His locs were pulled up into a messy bun. He had on pants and a white tee.
“You didn’t have any trouble finding the house, did you?” he asked as he helped me out of my car.
“How could I? I mean…” My eyes looked around at Calil and at the massive house. “This house isn’t hard to miss.” I laughed.
He chuckled and closed my door. We walked up the steps hand in hand.
When we entered, I felt like I should remove my shoes because I didn’t want to scuff up the beautiful black-and-white marble floors.
“This is — wow.” My eyes stretched when I looked at the dual staircases and the big flower vases on each side.
Everything about the house was extravagant, and I felt a sense of pride. Calil was living out the dreams we discussed on the nights when we weren’t supposed to be outside.
“Let me give you a tour. Grandpop is here, but he’s asleep again. He wanted to see you but couldn’t stay awake. He did want me to tell you hi.”
“Aww, I would have loved to see him. Make sure you tell him I asked about him.”
“I will,” he said, leading me further into the house.
Calil showed me the entire house, upstairs and downstairs. It had eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a basketball court, a theater room, and a gym. Even the garage was big as hell. It held six cars and one of those three-wheeled bikes.
Once the tour was over, we ended up in the massive kitchen, where there was a table with candles lit on it.
All the appliances were state-of-the-art and stainless steel. The fridge had some fancy ass screen on it, but I didn’t know what it did.
“Have a seat,” Calil offered as he pulled the chair out for me.
I was sure he had a dining room in a house this large, but the kitchen table was probably used more. I didn’t care either way. I was ready to eat because the food smelled so good.
