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“That’s right, baby,” he growled against my ear, one hand gripping my waist, the other sliding up to wrap around my throat. “Come undone for me. Let it go. Give me all that stress.” He stroked into me slow and deep with every word.
“I want you walking yo’ fine ass into that school still feeling me. I want my name all over that glow.”
You’re grieving a friendship and pretending it’s all about Creek, but friendship, just like love, is hard to forget. You can miss both, big bro.”
“Baby, love doesn’t have to be squeezed into somethin’ small just to make other folks comfortable. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with lovin’ more than one person, as long as you all are honest with one another. As long as it’s real. You only get one life, baby, and you get to define all parts of it on your terms.”
“I want you to be whole, even if that means I have to let someone else have you.”
“Good girl,” I whispered, leaning down and placing my hand on her lower back. “Ride that shit. Make me proud.”
“Creek loves a good, slow Sunday morning,” he said with a grin. “I usually whip her up something before taking Gigi to church.” “Shit, I see why. I never had the urge to cook for a woman before now.” He chuckled. “That pussy has the same effect on me every time.”
“I ain’t drunk. I ain’t confused. I want you to love fully.” Her breath caught. “I loved seein’ his hands on you,” he said low, dragging his thumb up her inner thigh. “I loved knowin’ my woman was taken care of double time.”
“It’s okay to be scared. Hell, I am too. But if we’re being honest, we’ve been a trio our whole damn lives. Only thing different now is we’re both giving you dick.”
“Y’all love each other real good. Let the town talk. This house? This family? It’s solid.” Gigi’s words hit hard, and just like that, the sting of everything else going on faded.
“You’re not split between two loves anymore, Creek. You’re standing in the middle of one big one. And that’s something worth celebrating.”
didn’t have to choose, because I was chosen, cherished, and worshiped by two men that had loved me since third grade.