Page 89 of Kove and Xiah
“That’s good shit,” Kove said.
Elias smirked. “Definitely good shit. She’s pushing hard for this.” He kissed his wife on the temple.
“Dance and athleticism go hand in hand. Danceisathleticism,” she said to her husband as if they previously had a conversation we weren’t privy to. I smiled at the way they silently communicated with each other. Whatever argument they were having, he conceded and pulled her into his chest, dropping an arm around her waist before he kissed her neck and whispered something that had Cress smiling giddily.
She turned back to us with a blush on her face and addressed Kove. “We have our media station set up over here. If you don’t mind, I’d like to get you in a few shots with the dancers.”
Kove and I walked hand in hand to the media station and I stood off to the side, watching while they captured the images they needed. After they were done, Elias spent time talking about the Royals season while Cress stepped beside me, offering a curious smile.
“I spoke with Judge Crawford and he mentioned that everything was finalized with your divorce.”
When I frowned at her, she added, “I don’t know the details, because that wasn’t my business, but I do know your ex-husband was being difficult when it came to the process. Jase didn’t fill me in on the specifics, only that it was imperative that the paperwork be handled quickly and discreetly. Jase knew Crawford is a friend of mine. He needed a judge to make this work, I had one.”
I nodded, not truly knowing how I felt about so many people being privy to that part of my life. I was grateful that they’d helped but uneasy about having my personal life on display. I truly had nothing to be embarrassed about but that didn’t make it an easy topic.
“Thank you for offering to help. I really appreciate everyone who did because he was truly making it complicated.”
“Love is complicated enough. Being entangled with people who don’t deserve you is emotionally draining. My family has experienced that. Well, my brother Christian, specifically. I wanted to help.”
She smiled smugly and added, “But I’m also not disappointed about the return on my investment. Having your boyfriend attached to the theater is going to be a big help with my new initiative. He’s a very impressive marketing tool.”
My eyes drifted to Kove posing with the dancers and I smiled, nodding because Kove was indeed impressive.
“I just want to let you know that Jase is a great friend who does a lot for the city. Anyone he deems worthy of his support is worthy of mine. If you ever need anything that I can help with in the future, you don’t have to go through Jase. You can reach out to me personally.”
She stepped in front of me and offered a genuine smile. “I appreciate that.”
After Kove was done, Cress thanked him again and we were on our way to the car service he scheduled for the night. Heelected for iDrive so he could relax and not be stressed with navigating through traffic. As soon as we were in the back of the Yukon, Kove pulled me into his side, dropped his chin to my head, and his large hands pushed the hem of my dress far enough up my thigh so he touched skin.
“You better be glad she didn’t ask detailed questions about the performance.” I lifted my head and his was dropped back. While his eyes were closed, a lazy smile eased onto his face.
“Yeah, I would have been all fucked up in the game if she had. I didn’t see any of that shit but you handled my lightweight.”
He moved his massive hand up and down my thigh soothingly. “It wasn’t bad. I actually like it and wouldn’t mind coming back.”
Kove’s eyes opened and lowered to me. “I’ll get tickets for you and your girl then.”
“What if I want you to come?”
“I would do it but you don’t want me there ’cause you’ll be watching it alone again, but shit, I might just roll with you. That was some good ass sleep. Them seats were comfortable as hell.”
I playfully rolled my eyes. “Can we go to Taco Express? I’m kinda hungry.”
We had an early dinner before the show prepared by the chef Sovoya hired for Kove. The grilled sea bass, rice pilaf, and asparagus was banging but didn’t last because my stomach was currently doing somersaults in need of something else.
“Ay, slide through Taco Express before you take us to the crib,” Kove called out to the driver who nodded and tapped the screen on the dashboard to redirect his navigation.
“Thank you.”
I was granted a kiss as a response. Twenty minutes later we pulled up to Taco Express, ordered in the drive through, and took the food back to his house where I stripped out of mydress and sat on the floor in my bra and panties while Kove was stretched out on the sofa in his briefs.
“You fucking them shits up.”
I smiled and wiped my mouth. “They’re good. You want some?” I held up one of my carnitas tacos and he shook his head, frowning.
“Nah, I’m good. That shit is about to have your stomach fucked up.”
I took a huge bite of the taco. “No it won’t. I eat it all the time. Try it.”
