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but as of late, I had been toying with the idea of me and Ari potentially becoming more than just friends.
he was also an advocate of using your words intelligently.
“Never let a man push you to the point where you gotta get outta character. Ain’t no man worth your freedom or mine, ’cause the first time one gets out of pocket with you, I get out of pocket with them.”
“You make that shit hard by trying to force things that you know don’t fit.”
This place was familiar. The way it felt to be in his arms, inhale the comfort of his scent, relax from his touch all felt like home. Why couldn’t this be more than just a man looking out for his best friend?
“How are you so tough and so sensitive at the same time?”
She was my best friend, even though she got on my first, middle, and last nerve, but there wasn’t a thing in this world she wanted that I wouldn’t make happen if it was within my power. If it wasn’t within reach, then I would still find a way.
“I’m not nosy. I’m a caring friend who’s invested in you.”
I was too damn old to be living with what-ifs or maybes, so it was time
to put it all on the line. I just had to decide how without ruining the one good thing in my life…
“What’s wrong with wanting a man who wants the same things I want? A family, a future, security.”
“Nah, you’re not listening or at least not using your head. Sometimes the best thing for you is right in your face, but you’re too caught up to see things for what they are. That’s always been your problem.”
You love that girl, and I’m not mad at you because let’s face it, she’s been fine from day one, but that fine has turned into something more than either of us expected, to the point where I would happily fuck her, but I know I’d
have to fight your unbalanced ass, and I’m not trying to square up with you.”
The point I’m making is, you take care of her because you want to. She takes care of you because she wants to. It’s not one-sided or forced.
Y’all are in a relationship and have been for years. It’s just an open relationship ’cause y’all are fucking everybody but each other.”
“What I think is you’re scared to want what you think you might not be able to have. Fear makes you settle. Courage makes you cum back-to-back from the best dick you’ve ever had in your life. The choice should be simple, Ari. So very simple.”
Lord, was I really doing this? Was I thinking about possibly crossing that
line with my best friend? Yep, I was, and the thought made me giddy and nauseous at the same time.
You don’t like to fail, so if for no other reason than that, you’ll rock this shit to the fullest.”
Communication goes both ways.”
My mind kept circling the seven deadly sins because Vice, tonight, in that damn suit, with his fresh cut, smelling all spicy clean with a hint of citrus, had me processing all seven. However, greed and lust were at the forefront. They all applied in one way or another because anyone who thought they could have him at this point would feel my wrath. I seriously envied of those who experienced him before me who had. My pride was taking a hit because I couldn’t believe I’d wasted all these years not truly seeing
him, and if given a little more time, I could come up with a way to work gluttony and sloth into this equation.
“Possibly Maybe”, which was the narrative of two friends turned lovers, which was exactly what I was feeling, I felt his soft, warm lips against my ear just before he asked, “Does this feel different?”
“I’ve been thinking lately about us and not just the friend shit. It got a little deeper than that, like a lot deeper, and I kept going back and forth with what to do about those thoughts because… you’re my person. There’s no great moments in my life that I remember that you weren’t somehow connected to. It’s crazy, but all I know is you, and all I want to know is you, which had me toying with the idea of things being different between us. Then I get stuck in my head like ‘what if you fuck it up’, because let’s face it, I really know how to fuck things up. Losing you is not an option. I
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Kiss me, just this once, so I can experience what it feels like to physically love you the way my heart has always loved you.
“They say that friends make the best lovers. I can’t wait to find out.”
My only thought was, thrust, retreat, thrust, retreat.
Every move, every touch felt like a trigger, and her pleasure ignited mine. When she began to unravel, her walls pulsed and tightened, working against my thrusts, but making each one feel that much more satisfying.
Vice was and had always been my safe space, only now I got to fully understand what having all of him felt like, and I damn sure wasn’t complaining.
There was something extremely sexy about a woman who was not only sexy but business minded as well.
“You’re my reason, baby. If I ever believed in anything, I believe in the power you have to make me a better man. You believe in me, and this place is me so it’s gonna work.”
