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learned if I had to second guess anything, then that meant it wasn’t meant to be.
“Have you ever been with someone and knew that the person wasn’t your forever, but at the same time, you put so much time into it with them that you didn’t want to let go?”
Men these days act like it’s a chore to treat their woman right. The female character didn’t get on my nerves like some of you said.
knew it was something that was still in the back of his head, because it was in mine.
love doesn’t have any instructions… you just feel it.”
In a room filled with people, he would always find her.
He thought he had Greene so controlled that she wouldn’t call her family and we pulled up like roaches.
Don had the kind of dick that would have you looking for him in the daytime with a flashlight, and a bitch ain’t never had dick that good.
“Same rules apply for you. Find out you fucking somebody else, I’m gonna have a death certificate sent to their crib.”
“Taking that dick and never tapping out… proud of you, Bleu.”
The nice guy does nothing to you… only the nigga that tosses money your way.”
Hearing this hardened man call me Pooh did something for me.
I would like to be courted.”
My hypothetical husband had more rights than I did, and that proved to me how fucked America was.
It was to keep us protected.
I wasn’t the most affectionate person either, but it was something I had always craved.
she kissed my forehead and said a short prayer for me.
“God cover him and help him overcome the things he doesn’t speak about. Let him know that my intentions are pure and the love I’m feeling is real. Amen.”
had never had someone pray for me. I could still feel her lips softly kissing my head. So soft and gentle with me.
“Get the fuck out your head, baby… fuck me back… throw all this ass back.”
Greene shrugged. “I’m taking whoever takes me seriously – serious.
started talking about the things I wanted out loud a year ago. While watering my plants, playing Sims, or just reading a book and relaxing or yearning for something I read. I spoke about wanting a relationship where I felt seen.
while allowing me to feed him and massaging my feet at the same time.
“Need to hear it, Pooh.” “I love you, Landon,”
He just let me love him without stipulations. That was intimacy.
I know being the youngest you haven’t always felt the love.”
“Like pull the gun out and handle ‘em for me, Daddy?”
“Sex different when you in love… shit feel magical,”