Page 31 of His Noble Heart
“No, but I know the kind of adrenaline rush you get from that lifestyle. Before long, you’ll start to miss it.”
I wanted to tell him he was wrong, but I couldn’t. There had only been a few nights since we’d moved to Onyx City that I hadn’t thought about going out to find my next hit. So far, I’d managed to fight the temptation, but I wasn’t sure how long I’d be able to.
“I was robbing niggas who made a career out of pushing poison. It’s not like I was stealing money from upstanding citizens.”
“That’s true, but that’s all the more reason you need to leave that shit in Savannah. You were robbing criminals, which puts you in danger. I’m paying you a decent salary and preparing you to take over within the next few years. Don’t do something to fuck up your future.”
I nodded. “I hear you, Unc.”
“But are you listening?”
“Yeah, I’m listening.”
“All right. There’s one more thing I wanted to run by you before you go.”
“Wassup?”
“I think it’s past time for you to meet your brothers.”
School started in two days,and I’d managed to keep Rowdy out of my bed since the first night we spent together. What I wasn’t able to do was keep him off my mind and out of my dreams. Not only did my vagina need a minute to process how unbelievably good his dick was, but so did my head. I had to have a good talk with my heart, too, because it was way too soon for it to be involved.
He’d sent me a few text messages, and I’d left him on read. The crazy thing was, a part of me was hoping he’d show up at my apartment and punish me for ignoring him, but no such thing happened. I wanted to text him, but I didn’t know what to say and was afraid he’d ignore me because I’d been ignoring him.
“You’re walking around like a space cadet, Sis. What’s the problem?” Indira asked.
“Huh?”
“You’ve barely said a word since we picked you up. What’s the deal?” Talia pressed.
“Nothing.”
“Girl, you lie, but you don’t have to tell us because we already know,” Talia said.
“Yep. I wish you would just text or call the man and stop acting like you don’t wanna ride that dick again,” Indira added.
When my sisters invited me to the mall, I only agreed because brunch at Onyx City Eatery was our first stop. If I’d driven myself, I would’ve gone home afterward. I wasn’t a fan of the mall because I usually ran into students, parents, and coworkers, so I did most of my shopping online.
“If I call him, we’re going to have sex again, but I don’t want to get involved with another fuck buddy.”
“Why are you putting him in the fuck buddy category?” Talia asked.
“I don’t know.”
“Maybe it’s because if you allow yourself to think of him as anything more, you’ll fall hard and fast,” Indira suggested.
“Yep. You’ll fall hard and fast, just like you did onto his dick,” Talia teased, and the two of them burst out in laughter.
“I can’t stand y’all.”
“The truth is the truth,” Talia continued.
We went into one of the athletic shoe stores and checked out their selection. Suddenly, I heard a girl’s voice calling a familiar name, and it caught my attention. I turned around and saw Rowdy walking toward a teenage girl who was a few feet away from me.
“Mina, why are you yelling across the store like me and Mama ain’t raise you right?” He fussed at who I assumed to be his little sister.
“It’s a big store. Can I get these?” she asked, her smile stretching the width of the store.
“Ask the lady if they have your size,” he told her.
