Page 48 of Blind Spot
“Listen, just because you finally kissed her tonight doesn’t mean that we haven’t always seen what’s been going on between y’all,” Shine professed.
I crossed my arms over my chest and nodded. “Yeah. It is what it is.”
“You and your brother good?” King asked.
“We haven’t been good for a long time, man. I don’t know if we ever will be again,” I answered truthfully.
“Make it good, my nigga. I’m not saying that she ain’t worth it, because baby girl is all about you and always has been. I’ve been telling Bear for a minute that there’s no way he and Myasia would ever be as cool as the two of you are without me knocking out some teeth,” King professed, talking about his woman and his brother.
Bear nodded. “Word. Always knew there was more to the story. As much as she loves being out here and how deeply involved in the racing scene as she is, it always seemed odd that he never wanted any part of this. Then, when we met him at the cookout at your place earlier this year, I could see why. I know they say opposites attract, but the two of them couldn’t be more different if they tried,” he declared.
“Yeah, well, that shit’s all in the past now,” I replied, determined to make it so.
“I’m so damnproud of you, baby. And so glad you shut all them haters down out there tonight.”
“Including Chopper?” she asked, stripping out of her clothes.
“Including Chopper. Although he’s not really hating on your skills. I was speaking to the team tonight, and I learned that he always suspected that something was going on between us.”
“Who? You and me?” When I nodded, she stated, “But there hasn’t been.”
“I know that, but he thought there was. He was determined that he didn’t want whatever drama that would fall out behind us to come onto this team. Then pair that with your quick temper, he knew that it was a disaster in the making.”
“Until tonight.”
“Until tonight,” I agreed, leading her to my bathroom where I had already run a bath for her. After she won the race, we stopped by Frost, the lounge named after its owner, Frost King, who also owned the club Charly worked at. Everyone had drinks before heading home.
“You did this for me, baby?”
“Yeah. When you were on the phone talking to TT, I came in and ran your bath.”
“You’re so sweet,” she replied, kissing me softly. I gripped her hips and pulled her closer to me.
“You’d better watch that shit, before you don’t get a bath tonight at all.”
“Mm, for what you’re suggesting, it might be worth it,” she murmured against my lips as she gripped my steel through the cotton of my jogging pants.
“I’ll take care of you, baby,” I promised as I smacked her on the ass.
She lowered into the bathtub and closed her eyes. I put on her playlist as I moved back to the living room. Despite the things that I had done wrong in my life, I wanted to prove to Charly that I could be a good man in case I ever screwed up in the future. I knew she believed in me; she always had. But I worried there might come a day when she would doubt if I was worth the trouble.
I spent time mixing a few cocktails before I returned to the bathroom. She was snoring softly, and I had half a mind not to disturb her, but her skin was growing wrinkly from the water. I grabbed a washcloth and soaped it up before I gently washed her body.
Charly’s eyes opened, and she smiled softly at me. But she let her eyes drift closed again as I continued washing her. When I finished, she stood and sighed softly.
“I was tired and needed that nap,” she disclosed with a stifled yawn.
I wrapped her in the bath sheet and lifted her from the bathtub.
“Now do you sex my body?”
Laughing, I kissed her neck. “No. Now your horny self is about to come and chill in the living room with me over drinks.”
“Mm. Sounds like I’m about to get you tipsy, sir, and then I can have my way with you.”
Shaking my head, I replied, “Whatever. Go to your room and throw on something comfortable and meet me in the living room.”
I smacked her ass as she walked by me, heading to her bedroom. I returned to the living room and poured our cocktails before I took a seat on the couch. Charly joined me in no time, wearing nothing but a daisy print T-shirt and a pair of thong panties.
