Page 46 of Guarding Our Love
I grabbed an outfit and underclothes and got dressed.
“Thank you, Calil,” I expressed as I wrapped my arms around him from behind.
He turned in my arms and kissed my forehead. “No problem. Anything you need is yours. Just ask.”
I wasn’t going to ask him for anything, so I just nodded.
Once we were both ready, Calil and I left his house. I didn’t mind him dropping me off at home because I knew the boys weren’t there. This would be the first time Calil would see my house. I wasn’t ashamed because Roy and I worked hard for ourhouse, but it was nothing compared to Calil’s. I knew enough about Calil to know that he wouldn’t compare my house to his either.
“Nice house,”Calil commented when we approached my home.
“Thank you. I love it.”
“As you should.” Calil leaned over the console and kissed me. “Call me later.”
“I will.” I grabbed my bag and got out of the car.
When I reached the front door and opened it, I waved at Calil, and he pulled off.
“Who the fuck was that?”
I jumped out of my skin when Roy got in my face.
“First of all, back the fuck up. Second, as I’ve told you before, you have no right to question me. The boys aren’t here, so why the fuck are you here?”
I didn’t see Roy’s car outside, so I didn’t expect him to be in the house.
“I came here because I wanted to talk to you about getting my family back, but you’re out here being a whore when you are supposed to be taking care of our kids.”
I laughed from the bottom of my belly. I had to be living in the twilight zone.
“I’m the whore?” I asked as I pointed at myself. “You had…”
I shook my head. There was no need to argue with him.
“Like I said, the boys aren’t here, and you shouldn’t be. I don’t want to have to call the authorities, but I will if you don’t get the fuck out.”
“Fuck you, Sloan.”
I smirked. “Sure, Roy.”
Roy slammed the door on his way out. I made a mental note to change the locks because I didn’t need him thinking he could come in and out of the house whenever he wanted to.
I took my bag to the laundry room so that I could wash clothes later. I flopped down on the couch and thought about how my life had turned out. Maybe moving on with Calil so soon wasn’t the best idea. Not because I wanted Roy back, but because I could see Roy causing problems for Calil and me, and Calil didn’t deserve that or need it. Maybe I needed to take a step back from Calil to let Roy calm down. I rested my head against the back of the couch and closed my eyes. I needed to figure out something soon.
The alarmon the hotel clock went off, and I groaned. I didn’t want to get up, but we had an away game. I almost threw my phone against the wall when the only alerts I had were from my family and groupies in my inbox.
I hadn’t talked to or heard from Sloan since I dropped her off at home damn near two weeks ago. I called and texted her every damn day. I even sent flowers to her office a couple of times and didn’t even get a thank you. I knew she needed time to figure out what she wanted to do as far as we were concerned, but she didn’t say shit about spending time apart. I would have been okay with that but not having any communication at all was a no-go. I didn’t think I gave her the impression that we couldn’t talk.
Maybe she decided to go back to her husband.
I didn’t like the thoughts swirling through my head. There was no way she would go back with his ass. Even if she did, was it so hard for her to say something? The crazy thing was I turned down pussy multiple times because I held out hope that Sloan was coming back to me. The longer it took, the more I felt like it was a done deal. I wasn’t ready to do no bullshit, though, because I was tired of meaningless situations. Sloan showed me that I wanted more.
“Nah, she didn’t do that.” I checked the time and got out of bed.
I had to get my shit together for the game. I walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. As the water warmed up, I relieved my bladder and washed my hands, even though I would wash them again in the shower.
Sloan filled my mind as I washed my body. She had me fucked up, and she was lucky I was away because I would have pulled up on her ass. I still might. I knew I had to be careful because of her kids and her ex-husband, but she had some explaining to do.
