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“Fuck,” Javyous hissed and I rubbed his back.
“I know you really wanted that deal…”
“You think?” JV spat. “Youknowwhat I have planned, Cheryl. I can’t afford to be missing bread.”
“I know, I know, but Zach is working on something else that would potentially make you a lot more money.”
“Elaborate.”
“Well, JV’s been wanting to create his own sports drink and I think we can make that happen, so honestly this couldn’t have happened at a better time.”
“Really?” I asked in excitement. “That’s dope as hell. I didn’t know you were trying to do that.”
I thought we shared pretty much everything with each other, so I felt a way a little, but I was happy for him and this opportunity.
“Don’t look like that, I was going to tell you about it yesterday before everything went down.” Javyous spoke up, obviously reading my mind.
“I wasn’t?—”
He cut me off and smirked. “You were and it’s cool. You spoiled as fuck for real. I’m still supposed to be mad at you and you got me feeling bad.”
I playfully pouted as I looked up at him before Dominique finally spoke up.
“Aight, me and mine are up then since you’re good. I’m tired as hell and still got to go to this fucking meeting in a few hours.”
“Yeah, we’re going to head out too. I have to meet with the detective about what you reached out to me about JV,” Cheryl said when her and Zach stood.
“I’ll be in touch soon,” Zach added.
JV walked them all to the door leaving me and my grandmother alone.
“You ate?”
I nodded. “Granny, I’m sorry about earlier. I acted really selfishly and put everyone that I care about in harm’s way. I love all of you and never want to see any of you hurt.”
“Oh girl please, I know how stubborn you are. Like I told you earlier, just understand that you have a man now,a real man, so you can’t move like you don’t.”
“Okay.” I sniffled and walked into her waiting arms.
“I love you, baby.”
“I love you too, Granny.”
She gave me one last tight squeeze before she released me and said, “I’m going to go up and lay down. I’ll be in Jocey’s room since we put the both of them in Si’s.”
I nodded and watched her disappear up the steps before I started to straighten the kitchen. Javyous rejoined me shortly after, wrapping me in his arms and kissing my neck.
“Come on, I need to shower and shit.”
He didn’t allow me a chance to respond, he just took the dish towel from me and tossed it to the side before he walked us both up the steps. Once we were inside of the room, he went to the bathroom to shower while I waited in bed. He tried to get me to join him, but I declined. I knew if I got in there with him, wewould be doing more than showering, and all I wanted to do was talk because a lot had transpired within a day’s time.
“Damn man.” He sighed, entering the room with a towel wrapped around his waist.
“Come here.” I waved him over. When he took a seat in front of me, I started to massage his broad shoulders before speaking. “Listen baby, I apologize about yesterday. You told me not to do something and I did it anyways. You’re my man and a great leader, I want you to know that I trust you to lead and take care of us. Nothing like that will happen again.”
Reaching back, he grabbed and gently squeezed one of my hands.
“I appreciate that shit, love. That’s all a nigga wants, is you to trust me.”
