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“I can understand that, but I’m in a crunch, and I promise I’m not a dangerous person…”
One thing I really wish women understood is that just because you want to be the one doesn’t make you the one. And hell, for some men there will never be a one at all.
to never deny my own beauty again, and to never ever attach my self-worth to how someone else treated me.
“You taste so sweet.”
“You! After all these years, you finally met someone who makes you lose your cool. That must be some kind of woman. Damn, I wanna meet her.”
We had a good breakfast, and when she picked an action movie for us to see,
I think I started seeing hearts and shit.
“To spend some time with you, to please you as often as you let me, and ultimately, for you to please me in return.”
“Hmm, well…The thing is, love can’t be turned off like a water faucet. If it’s there and it’s really real, it doesn’t disappear and it doesn’t go away. Real love is forever.”
“See, Earth, Wind & Fire makes you want to pick up the phone and tell your woman you love her. But the Isleys? They make you wanna drive to her house in the
pouring rain, beat on her door, climb in her bed, and fuck her soul out.”
“Tell me what to say, and I’ll say it and I’ll fucking mean it. I’ll mean it from my soul.”
“I just wanna be with you. That’s all I want, baby. It’s all I think about. It’s all I’ve thought about since the day I first laid eyes on you. Don’t go on that date. Please, don’t go. Stay with me. Baby, please…just stay here with me. I’m fucking begging you not to go. I’ll do anything, anything you ask. Just stay…”
“Yeah, baby. They can see your big-ass head.” “My head isn’t as big as yours.” “Shiiiiiit, wanna bet?”
“Sweetheart, they love me at Sable Inc. I’m invaluable,” he said, shedding his accent and replacing it with an ultra-sophisticated
version.
“Girl, that video was the most beautiful, romantic thing I’ve ever seen in my life! The way he washed your hair, and the look in his eyes when you stood up and kissed him. I bet y’all had some fun after the video cut off,” Nicky gushed.
“And he must really like the right side of your neck, because it’s damn near one big solid hicky on that side.”
“And when he stopped washing your hair for a second and kissed the back of your neck and then licked his lips? Girl, I just melted,”
“All right. Baby, I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry. What I said…look, I’m a fucked-up dude, I got all these issues, and I’m scared of commitment and shit. I honestly don’t deserve you. You’re too good for me. I know that, but…but I love you, Angela. I do, and I was just stressed and I don’t deal with stress or conflict well. I don’t know how to deal with it. So for most of my life, I’ve just avoided it. That’s why I didn’t do relationships before. But you…I’m different with you. I…”
“Angela, I don’t want to lose you and I don’t wanna lose who I am with you. Look, baby, I know you’re scared about the future, and so am I, but I can promise you this, the end of my job here won’t be the end of us. I just need more time to figure out how to make that happen. I know you think this should be easy, but it’s hard for me.”
“From the bottom of my damn soul, baby. Been driving around all night, trying to convince myself that I didn’t, because the thought of it scares the shit out of me. But I do. I love you, and I need you. And I’m sorry for hurting you.”
Now you just be taking the dick from me, waking me up on top of me and shit.”
When it was over, he met me onstage, pulling me into a hug and a kiss right there in front of everybody, and through the loud chorus of “oohs” and “aahs,” he whispered in my ear, “I’m so proud of you, baby.”
“Okay, let’s get something straight,” Ryan said, stepping between me and him, towering over Robert who was an inch shorter than Renee. “I know this is your house, but if you put your hands on this one right here? I’ma have to put my motherfucking hands on you. Renee invited us in, so we’re here. If she wants us to leave, we’ll leave, but I promise on my dead mother, if you touch my woman, I will end your ass and I mean that shit. Don’t let the light skin fool you.”
“Will you marry me?”
“Naw, baby. Thank you for letting me love you and for loving me back.”
