Page 29 of Rounds
“Yeah, I’m cool with that. Which spot?”
“Happy Buddha.”
“Cool.”
When I walked off, I noticed she was right behind me. I glanced at her as I continued to my bedroom. She was no longer wearing her scrubs, so I had to assume that was what she was wearing to dinner. As I entered my room, I fully expected her to keep going to the master suite, but she didn’t. She followed me inside and sat on the bed.
“Delaney, what’s up? Why you came in here?”
“I like to see you get undressed.”
My eyebrows lifted. “Girl, you can see that shit every day. That might be dangerous, telling me some shit like that. Every time I’m in your space, I’m gon’ be taking my clothes off.”
She fell out laughing, and I couldn’t help but chuckle too. Shiiiid, I was serious as hell though. I bit my bottom lip and went to her, sliding in bed next to her. She rolled over to face me and kissed my lips. She gently stroked my cheek, and said, “You are so perfect, Glover. You’re so much more than you’re rumored to be.”
I frowned slightly. She didn’t have to tell me. I knew I was rumored to be a jackass and a whore. However, I wanted to believe that she believed that shit at one time. “You believe everything you hear?” I asked her.
She shook her head. “No, but I’ve seen you chew a nurse out for something and heard a few stories that resembled what I saw for myself. I’ve also seen you flirt, so that wasn’t hard to believe.”
I nodded repeatedly. “I see. Well, I’m glad you gave me a chance despite what you heard about me.”
“You showed me something different, even that Saturday night at the hotel. I was wanting to be with you on some get back shit. I just wanted to fuck, but I got so much more.”
I smiled at her, then kissed her lips. “I’m gonna get up and get dressed before we not go anywhere.”
She giggled. “I’ll leave you to it. I’ll watch you get undressed when we get back.”
When she winked at me, my dick stood at attention. I knew by that wink that I would be watching her undress as well, and I couldn’t wait.
The host ledus to a table and once Delaney sat, I said, “I need to use the restroom. Could you order me some water and beef and broccoli if the waiter comes before I come back?”
“Of course, baby.”
I smiled and kissed her lips, then headed to the restroom. I didn’t know why I didn’t go before we left. Well, I knew exactly why. I didn’t typically like eating dinner after seven, if I could help it. So I was in a hurry and didn’t bother to piss. However, I also hated using public restrooms. I supposed my need to get here at a reasonable time outweighed my disgust about using public restrooms.
I washed my hands when I went in and washed my hands on my way out, being sure to use the paper towel I dried my hands with to grab the door handle. As I made my way back to our table, I could see a man standing there in plain clothes. I frowned hard, because I wasn’t about to play with no nigga when it came to my woman. When I got closer, I heard him say, “That nigga can’t have shit on me, Laney. Tell me you don’t miss me.”
I nodded repeatedly. I would finally be able to get at this nigga. Delaney said something in response, but she was talking in an extremely low voice. When I stood beside him, she looked like she wanted to crawl under the table. Just from our talks, I knew she didn’t like causing or making a scene if it was avoidable. I felt like this nigga knew that, too, and that was why he had the balls to approach her in a public place. He knew she wouldn’t go off on his ass like she would have privately.
Refusing to embarrass her, I maintained a low voice when I said, “I have plenty on you. I know how to treat a woman. I know how to cherish her and have her cumming back-to-back. Delaney doesn’t deserve the shit you put her through. Your best bet is to move around and let a real man handle this beautiful woman. Don’t let my status fool you. You approach her again, she just gon’ have to be embarrassed, because I’m gon’ fuck you up. She’s mine now. Respect that shit.”
He frowned, and his lip twitched, but that nigga got the fuck on. I looked over at Delaney to see her staring up at me. She didn’t look angry, so that was a plus. When I sat, I reached across the table for her hands, and she put them in mine. “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you, baby. I just don’t want that nigga harassing you.”
“I’m not embarrassed, Glover. Thank you for protecting me, although physically, he’s harmless.”
“Well, your mind and heart need protecting just as much as your body does, baby. I’m gonna do that every time.”
She nodded and smiled at me. “Hopefully, he’ll leave me the hell alone now.”
“Yeah, for his sake, I hope so.”
She gave me a half smile. “I ordered your food.”
“Thank you, baby,” I said, then took a sip of water. “Delaney, honestly, I feel like he’s not gonna stop until I put my hands on him. I need you to prepare yourself for that if that time comes. I know I’m a doctor, but I can be an entire nigga at times.”
She rolled her eyes playfully. “Unfortunately, I feel like he won’t give up even after this either. Is there anyone in your past that could potentially give us problems?”
I was about to say no, but my mind went to Charleigh. It would be way better to warn Delaney of her and nothing happen, than to not warn her and the ho show up like a fucking tsunami. “There’s one who I ended trysts with not long before meeting you. She wanted more and tried to bluff me into thinking she was moving on. When I told her I wished her the best, she got in her feelings. She called the same day you were moving in, asking for me to fall through. Actually, I thought I would be falling through, because I was giving up on ever getting your attention.”
