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January 6 - January 8, 2025
“I don’t like causing a scene but if you don’t shut the fuck up, I will break your neck in front of everyone in this fine establishment, walk away, and still end up with my dick inside the woman you’re yapping about before the night ends. Save another one. She’s taken, homie.”
Femininity was the most sacred, unprotected aspect of a woman and I loved that shit dearly. It enhanced my masculinity. Made me wiser. Stronger. Better in every way possible.
“Yes. In that reality I sometimes need a break from, I was born to lead. I’m expected to lead, and I am not given grace. That’s not the way it works. So, here, I want to relinquish my power. I crave submission.”
“In a sense. A healthy sense. There are leaders in my life, but it’s all family. It’s all business. I’m one of them. When the work day ends and the sun settles, I want to shed myself of those responsibilities. All responsibilities. Give them to someone else. Give myself to someone else.”
“Never, and I mean never, get too far removed from reality that you don’t remember you’re a prize. You’re the prize. And, I’m lucky to have you here. Your presence is a gift, my dear. One I will treasure in spite of everything else. Understood?”
Kleigh was next to the youngest, but we considered her the baby of the bunch. Kofi, we hated to even claim that nigga and still wondered why my stepmother and father decided to have the nigga.
Strangely, he was Kleigh’s pride and joy. He was only two years younger than her,
Roulette’s lessons were simple. Fuck niggas, get money, but never spend your own.
Discovering yourself is the first step. Becoming sure of yourself is the second step. Loving yourself, unconditionally, is the final step.
“For a woman he loves, even a woman he likes enough, a man will not have to be asked, told twice, urged, or reminded… He just will. Anything. Any day. Any time. Any place. Nothing will ever be too much to ask of or expect from him. So, crossing an ocean for a woman you love isn’t surprising to me. It’s inspiring.”
The coffee was incredible. The scenery was perfect. The crowd was diverse. The fact that there was a library full of books by Black writers that guests could read freely the duration of their sitting made the visits even sweeter.
“Stop patting my fucking back,” I insisted. “Would you prefer I rubbed your ass?” “If you want to see your mother cry tonight then try it.”
Sorry, but pretty bitches need sleep.
“My have you forgotten,” he hissed, “but I’m here to remind you. When you cross that threshold, you’re in my world, baby girl. You don’t think without my permission. You don’t speak without my permission. You don’t move without my permission. You don’t do a motherfucking thing without my permission. You move when I say move. You open when I say open. You fuck when I say fuck. You suck when I say suck. You cum– when I say cum.”
“Understand that I have more than two months before I have to give you up and I intend to take my precious time doing so. You might be my brothers after the day we’ve set for you, but right now– you’re mine. So take off them fucking clothes and put your hands on that fucking bed. We have unfinished business.”
“My period,” she explained. “What?” “You asked why you hadn’t seen me. I’ve been on my period.” With a nod, I accepted the new bit of information she was giving. “Hear me well when I say don’t ever let that stop you again. I’m not a law abiding citizen, Rose. I run red lights.”
“Hear me well when I say don’t ever let that stop you again. I’m not a law abiding citizen, Rose. I run red lights.”
Yesssss sir
“We’re– look at you, already speaking for the family. I don’t know if I’m jealous or happy for you, sis. Let’s not mention the good dick you’re getting. Meanwhile, I’m playing with my pussy every night.” “Roulette, please!”
You’ll never be able to see your future if you’re busy with the past.
Compensation, baby. If a nigga chooses to do you dirty or waste even a second of your time, make sure you’re well-compensated. They say time isn’t something money can buy, but that’s because they’ve never met a woman who has punished their pockets. Be that woman. Never let them play you if they can’t pay you.
“You’re not talking to a pussy. My guns shoot like yours.” I reminded him. With a smile, he nodded, “But your aim isn’t as accurate. You have my blessing.”
“My life was shitty without you. You’ve managed to bring me purpose, peace, and a newfound sense of priority. I’m ready to wake up to you every morning. I’m ready to wrap you in the covers every night. I’m ready to dig into the corny ass Romance novels you love so much. I’m ready for coffee in the morning. I’m ready for countless dates.” “I’m ready for extra shampoo bottles in the shower. I’m ready for around the clock therapy from the best therapist in the fucking world. I’m ready to run your bath after a long day. I’m ready to build. And, more than anything, I’m ready to give my son the
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“If this motherfucker put this camera in my face again knowing my shit busted up, I’m shooting everybody in this bitch,” Kofi whispered, causing Killian and I to break character.
All over. Everywhere. So much it hurts. That kind of pain, the best kind of pain, is the only pain you’ll ever feel, I signed.
“I– I just sent your book off in the mail. What are you doing here?” She angled the phone in my direction. Rugger’s face on the screen wasn’t surprising to me. “Seriously, Rugger? I told you she’d come around. I could’ve waited seven days.” “You gave her seven days. I gave her seven minutes. It doesn’t take that long to get around the bend and to her brother’s home.”
