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I grinned and took another pull from my blunt. “Mind your business, nigga. You ain’t winnin’ either.”
Everybody laughed. The vibe was easy again, but my phone lit up on the table. I looked down and saw my girl’s name.
You okay?
I couldn’t help but smile. I texted back.
Yeah, I’m good, baby.
A minute later, she replied.
I miss you.
I looked at that message for a second, feelin’ that warmth crawl up my chest. I typed back.
I miss you too, baby. You want me to come lay down with you?
She didn’t even wait a full minute before she said,Yes.
That was all I needed.
I dropped my cards, finished my drink, and put my blunt out. “Aye, I’m out,” I said, standin’ up from the table.
Renza laughed. “Man, that girl done tied yo dick into a knot.”
I turned toward him and smirked. “Don’t worry ‘bout my dick, nigga. Worry ‘bout yours.”
Pressure just shook his head, still laughin’. “Go on, nigga. Handle that.”
“Already am,” I said, walkin’ out the room.
The hallway lights was low, and I could already smell her driftin’ from the bedroom down the hall. She had that effect on me, like every step closer pulled me deeper into whatever spell she had over me. My heart felt heavy but good, and all I could think about was how I was about to make that woman mine for real.
‘Cause like I be sayin’; when it came to Toni Roc, I wasn’t playin’ no games.
When I hit the room, the glow from the TV was bouncin’ off Toni skin. She was propped up against the headboard with her legs crossed, her hair wild and soft around her face and a blunt burnin’ slow between her fingers. She looked up at me and smiled. I stopped in the doorway just watchin’ her, bitin’ my bottom lip while my eyes ran over her body. She had on a black tank and red lace panties. Her skin was smooth and brown like chocolate.
I pulled my shirt off and let it drop to the floor, then slid my sweats down and climbed into the bed in just my briefs, my knees sinkin’ into the mattress as I crawled toward her. I kept my eyes on her the whole time. She was watchin’ me too, her lips parted just a lil’ as smoke blew from ‘em.
“Damn, girl,” I murmured, bitin’ my lip as I moved closer.
Her gaze dropped to my chest, then back to my eyes. She leaned back against the headboard and exhaled, smoke curlin’up between us. “What you lookin’ at?” she asked, her voice soft but teasin’.
“You,” I said, my voice comin’ out low. “Always you, baby.”
I reached for her and she opened her legs without me even askin’. That’s what I loved about her. She knew me. I crawled between her thighs and laid my head there, the warmth of her body soakin’ through my skin like peace. She passed me the blunt and I took it from her fingers, inhalin’ deep before blowin’ the smoke out slow.
Toni leaned forward and pressed her lips to mine. When she pulled back, she smiled and rubbed the side of my face. “I love you, ‘Lo.”
“I love you too, baby,” I told her, my hand slidin’ up her thigh.
She ran her nails down the back of my neck. “You look good without a beard, you know that? Everybody want they man with one, but you… you fine without it.”
I grinned, still staring up at her. “You just now realizin’ that? Thought you been knew what you had.”
She laughed and kissed me again, while I rested my head against her.
For a second, I ain’t say nothin’. I was thinkin’ about a lot of shit at once. Then I looked up at her again. “Toni, you ever think about why you ain’t got pregnant by me?”
