Page 11 of Rounds
He licked his lips then laid those soft muthafuckas on mine. I almost got caught up. When I realized I was kissing him back, I quickly pulled away.
“I’m sorry. I know you have a man and shit, but my mind is every-fucking-where. I had a feeling kissing you would calm me a bit.”
I swallowed hard and frowned slightly. Closing my eyes, I grabbed his hand. “Were you able to save the patient?”
“Yeah. They gave her the wrong meds. It didn’t gel with what she was already taking. I had to give her medicine to combat the effects. Thank you for moving so quickly. The nurse that pushed you out of the way gon’ get dealt with. I already have a rep of being rude, so I will gladly handle that on your behalf. I won’t get fired . . . you could, if the confrontation took an ugly turn.”
I gave him a tight smile as I caressed his hand. Closing my eyes again, I asked, “What time do you get off?”
“Midnight, since I came in an hour early.”
“Umm . . . I have a room at the hotel down the street. If you wanna stay with me tonight, you can. I mean, so you’ll be close to the hospital.”
He frowned as he stared at me. “If you feeling sorry for me, don’t worry about it. I don’t know what all my dad told you, but I’m not feeling weak or overwhelmed. I just do what I have to do to make sure he’s taken care of.”
“I’m attracted to you. Yes, I do have a man, but he’s cheating on me.”
“Oh, so you on some get back shit?”
I shrugged. “I don’t know what I’m doing. That’s why I have a hotel room. We live together, and I overheard him having phone sex with someone else. I’m just . . . I’m vulnerable right now anddon’t give a fuck. I’m pretty certain I’m gonna leave him, but I don’t know. Never mind I said anything.”
I stood from the couch, and he grabbed my hand. “Which hotel and what’s the room number? I’ll come.”
My entire body heated up, and I could see the goosebumps on my skin. “The Marriott, room five-sixteen.”
He kissed my hand, then pulled me back to the couch. As he stared into my eyes, a chill slithered up my spine. I needed to get away from him before I straddled him right now. My pussy was about to bite a fucking hole in these scrubs and just go for what she knew. I slowly shook my head at the thought. “I know you offered that shit because of my reputation around here, but honestly, I feel like there’s something more between us. I’ll follow your lead though. Maybe it’s a good thing I have a bad rep, or you wouldn’t be offering me this gourmet meal.”
I slightly rolled my eyes as a smile played at my lips. “How do you know it’s a gourmet meal? It could be a frozen dinner. Maybe that was why he saw the need to cheat.”
“Hell naw,” he said as he slid his hand up my inner thigh to my crotch. He leaned in close to my ear and licked it. “That shit hot as fuck. I can tell it’s fire by the way you walk. I have a feeling it’s gon’ grab ahold of me and not let the fuck go.”
My eyes fluttered shut and a soft moan left my lips.
“Don’t let what that fuck nigga did diminish your confidence. What he did ain’t got shit to do with you. It’s all about his inability to appreciate you for the woman you are. Ashiswoman, he should have cherished every moment with you. While you aren’t mine, I promise I will cherish every minute we share tonight.”
It took everything I had in me to pull away from him. I knew I needed to do so before someone walked in and saw us. I cleared my throat and wiped the slight perspiration on my forehead.Standing once again, I gave him a soft smile. “I have to get back to work. See you later.”
He nodded repeatedly as he scanned my body with his bottom lip tucked into his mouth.Whew, shit!My inner freak was wanting to have a field day all over his dick, but I knew I needed to calm my hot ass down before I came in my panties. When he laid his hand on my shit and talked in my ear, it brought me halfway there.
I opened my cinnamon roll and scarfed that shit down fast, so I could get back to work. After what he did, I’d forgotten I had even bought the thing. Today had to go by a little faster now. I was ready to get back to the room and relax. Whatever Jaunté could do, I could do better. I would surely inform him of that shit too.
As I headed backto the hospital with dinner for Glover, I could feel my nerves kicking in. I had spent the rest of my day on the floors, so I hadn’t seen him again. Him saying that he felt like there was more between us had me on edge. I was just about to end a relationship. There was no way I would hop into one with a known womanizer. I definitely wanted to see what the hype was all about. I just wanted to fuck.
I wanted to be considerate, though, and get him dinner. His words touched me deeply when I was having a moment of low self-worth. He already knew I wanted him. There was no need for him to butter me up. The hurt I was feeling about my relationship with Jaunté had spilled from my lips like tea.I didn’t even know why that had happened. I’d been avoiding telling him all morning.
When I got to the hospital, I parked in front of the E.R. and put my emergency flashers on since I was in a no-parking zone. I hurriedly got out and made my way to the back. When I walked through the doors and turned the corner, I saw him emerging from a patient room. He saw me and smiled. I extended the to-go bag of food to him, and he frowned.
“What’s this?”
“I got dinner for you. That should help you make it until midnight.”
His eyebrows lifted. I’d just gotten him the same thing he had last night. I didn’t want to ask him what he wanted. For some odd reason, I wanted to surprise him.
“Damn. Thank you. It feels different to have someone looking out for me. It’s always the other way around.”
I smiled and nodded then turned to head back to my car. I could tell my gesture touched him deeply. That only made me happier about thinking of him. I knew what it was like to look out for people all the time and have no one looking out for you. It was frustrating as hell. As I thought about how one-sided my relationship with Jaunté was, he had the audacity to call a-fucking-gain.
He'd been calling all day. Normally, I didn’t work Saturdays, so I would let him make it on that. We needed to talk though. I answered through my Bluetooth. “Hello?”
