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I grabbed his hand, and he schooled his features. “Thank you.”
“You don’t have to thank me. When I saw your lip, all I saw was red. What happened?”
“First, you need to shut your car off and close the door.” The side of my mouth curled into a small smile as I tried to lighten the moment.
He looked toward his car and chuckled, then looked at my house.
“You need to get what you need to close your front door and come over to my house. You can’t go in there with the window busted like that. I probably have something in my garage I can close it up with for now. You don’t need to be out here, though, because it’s cold.”
“I need some Benadryl for my lip first.”
“I have some. Go close your door real quick.”
I did what he said and met him back in the grass a few seconds later. I didn’t feel comfortable going inside my house yet.
Franklin and I walked over to his house. I stood on his porch while he shut the car off and locked it up. I couldn’t believe how the day had turned out.
Chapter
Six
Franklin
All rationale wentout the window when I saw Junicia’s ex on her lawn. It got worse the minute I noticed how swollen her lip was. I thought he caused it, but she told me he didn’t. I wasn’t sure if I believed her or not, but she did mention something about Benadryl.
I had kinda avoided her the last couple of days because I was still trying to come to terms with pulling my piece out on her ex, and the feelings I had begun to develop for her. I didn’t know what to do because I was supposed to be keeping my distance, but that had gotten harder since I couldn’t get her pretty ass face out of my mind.
Since being up close and personal with Junicia, I beat my dick more in the past two days than I had in a long ass time. Not since I was a teenager. I couldn’t get her plump ass lips out of my mind. I had dreams about how they would feel around my dick. I was so horny I almost called the chick from my doctor’s office, but I had a feeling she would be bad news.
I didn’t need any more trouble in my life, especially because I wasn’t sure if Junicia’s ex was going to try some shit again, or even what was going on with me and her.
Fuck all that giving her time. I wanted her, but I would wait a little longer to let it be known. I had to feel her out. Having a pretty face was one thing, but I needed to know what kind of head she had on her shoulders and if she was able to have an adult conversation.
“Have a seat and get as comfortable as you can. I’ll get you some Benadryl and water,” I told her when we entered my house.
It looked like her lip had gone down some, but it was still bigger than it should have been. I left her in the living room and went into the half bathroom to get the medicine from the cabinet. When I lifted my hand, I realized how swollen my knuckles were. Now that the adrenaline wore off, I was in a little bit of pain, so I grabbed some pain medicine for myself. After I got what I needed, I went into the kitchen. I got myself a little water from the water dispenser from the refrigerator and took the pills. Then I filled a glass with ice and some water for Junicia and headed back to the living room.
She was on the couch looking around the room when I entered.
“I know it’s a little sparse in here,” I said as I handed her the pills and glass.
“Thank you. It is, but it’s cozy.”
I had the bare minimum in my living room. A basic ass couch, a television that sat on an entertainment center, and a small table in front of the couch. It wasn’t that I couldn’t get more furniture, I just didn’t feel the need to. It was just me, and I had everything I needed. I didn’t even have pictures on the wall. Thinking about it, it did look a little sad.
“Thanks. I’m going to take a shower and change.” I picked up the remote and handed it to her. “Put on whatever you want, and I’ll be back down in a few minutes.” In a surprising move, I leaned down and kissed her forehead. “Shit, my bad. I didn’t mean to do that.”
She blushed. “It’s okay. More than likely, this medicine is going to make me sleepy, so I’ll be right here.”
“You need a blanket or something?”
Winters were brutal here, so I always kept spare blankets just in case the power went out, even though I had a generator. I still liked to be prepared for anything.
“Yes, please.”
I nodded, then went to get her a blanket. When I came back, she had already taken her hoodie off and was curled up on my couch. I laid the cover over her, and she smiled. She looked like she was already on her way to sleep. It was a good thing she already had a head scarf on because I knew how women were about wrapping their hair up.
“I’ll be back to check on you when I’m done.”
