Page 16 of When Darkness Comes Knocking
I swayed and ground against him. Fortune’s body was so hard, warm, and he smelled absolutely amazing. Yearning, longing, and desire expelled from him like a luminous light.
Fortune hugged my body. From the feel of his hard and full erection, he was more than happy where he was at the moment. So was I. I hadn’t felt this needed or wanted in years.
My body craved this attention, his attention to be exact. I wanted every moment we spent together to just last. I knew it was too soon to ship us or even bring up forever, but things just felt different with Fortune.
The air around him was lighter. There was no apparent baggage at the moment. Not to mention, he was so intentional about me.
Earlier I overheard his and JJ’s conversation, and both of their insights warmed my heart. JJ and I had been through a lot together. But to know that Fortune genuinely wanted me and he’d stop at nothing to get me, spoke volumes.
I turned in his arms and looked in his eyes. “Thank you for tonight. Everything about this day has been truly wonderful because of you, Fortune. I am apprehensive about letting my guards down because I’ve been hurt.
“Furthermore, I can’t make you pay for someone else’s mistakes. You deserve the benefit of the doubt and to fix the mistakes you might make. If you’ll have me, I want to see where we go. Is that something you want?”
“Hell yes!” he answered hurriedly. “I’ve marked you as a priority ever since the first visit to your house. I desperately want to take us as far as we can go.”
He kissed the top of my head. “I’ve never been married and haven’t been in a long-term relationship since Lina. Perrae, I’m playing for keeps and longevity. I have long-term goals for us. Are you down?” he quizzed, staring deeply in my eyes.
“I’m absolutely down,” I agreed.
“My girl.” Fortune leaned down, and our lips merged together. One hand held my cheek, and the other softly gripped my throat. He was such a passionate lover.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dominance and affection that he exuded. My hands moved up and down his toned back. Theripples and dips in his back made me wetter. His body was everything.
Our tongues moved in sync, rolling smoothly over one another’s like the calmest waves. Peace and arousal were all I felt. That was all I’d ever wanted to feel.
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Beyoncé’s vocals flowed from my phone while the steaming water from my shower rained down on me. I had my head in the clouds since Fortune’s and my date a couple of weeks ago. We tried to talk and see each other as much as possible.
Both of us went over and beyond to show our intentions. I had to make sure I matched his energy because Fortune made it clear he did not come to play. Just the thought of him had me grinning like a lovesick fool.
I cut off the water and wrapped up in my lush drying towel. It was still warm from the dryer. Before I exited the bathroom, I handled my oral hygiene and grabbed my phone.
When I made it inside my room, I’d barely had enough time to moisturize when loud banging took place on my room door. I pulled my towel back on and snatched the door opened. Tahiri stood in front of me with tears streaming down her face.
“What’s wrong, baby?”
“Mommy, you have to come quick. JJ and our crazy neighbor are arguing.”
“Say less. I’ll be right down.” I closed my door and immediately dressed. My heart pounded like crazy. I said a quick prayer to cover my kids. When I slipped into my sneakers, I removed my gun from the safe and placed it in my waistband.
If push came to shove, I wouldn’t hesitate to pop his ass. My thick legs carried me down the stairs. The moment I ran into the kitchen, my ears filled with loud shouts and profanity.
I walked outside in the backyard. Everyone was in front of the girls’ playground area with slides I had installed for them.Myron continued to throw out profanity at JJ. His son held his face and cried loudly.
There was a welt on Tahari’s face. My eyes widened because I knew this nigga didn’t put his hands on my child. I stepped in front of JJ and gently pushed him to the back.
“You got me now. Back that ass up!” I hollered.
Myron’s red eyes zeroed in on me. I patted my waist, and reluctantly he did as I said.
“Now what the hell is going on here?” I probed, staring at him. I refused to let Myron out of my sight.
Tahari walked up and mugged Myron’s son. “Tahiri and I were playing on the slide. AJ asked if he could join us, so we said yes. Things were going fine until he started to bully us.
“We were not about to play with him. I told him to leave, and that boy slapped me. So, I jumped off the slide and kicked him in his stomach.
“Tahiri came and we jumped him. AJ ran home to his dad. He came over and yelled at us because you were in the shower. We went and got JJ, and they got into it,” Tahari revealed.
