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“You’re a grown ass, free ass woman, Ever. The only person here that will ever try to control you is you. I’m not that nigga, whoever the bitch may be. Laike ain’t that nigga, either. Anything that comes from us comes from here.” I pointed at my chest.
Tonight would be the last night she ever thought about that nigga willingly. I wanted to swipe her memory with my words and reprogram it with my actions.
“This nigga whipped and ain’t even got the pussy yet, only the print in that tight ass romper.” “Sounds like you looking too fucking hard.”
She’d sucked me into her web, too. But the thing is, she was mine. It didn’t matter if I hadn’t made it official yet. I’d staked my claim the moment I saw her. He was on my turf, and I needed him off before I began a riot in this bitch.
“Because I’m ready to be the only nigga with the number, Ever.”
“I’m not ready for you. I’m still trying to find me.”
“She gets an invite before me?” “She’s ready, Ever. Ready to get fucked and if that’s all you want, you don’t have to get out. Laike will find his way home. It’s been eight years since I slid into anything. I got a lot of dick to give you tonight if that’s what you looking for but if not, then I suggest you go in the house. Because if you go with me then I’m treating you just like I plan to treat her. You’ll be reduced to a bird, and I’ll only feed you enough crumbs to keep you around until I stop benefiting from your presence. I’m not getting my feelings involved knowing you’re not ready. I’m
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“Imagine me offering you the world but you’d rather have crumbs because another bird has access. You really not ready.”
“It’s okay if you’re changing it because of Dewayne, mom. I’m sorry to put you in all of this.” “Dewayne and his stupidity doesn’t bother me. I’ve seen his type. They’re just a bunch of wasted energy. Too many people from my past have access to me. I’m ready to change that.”
“Maybe one day my knight will find me.”
“Oh trust me, it’s coming. I can feel it in my bones. Your spirit is too mesmeric. Hell, I’m even drawn to you. It’s going to happen and it’s going to happen fast, darling. Probably when you least expect it, too. This time, though, you’ll attract your forever. It won’t be on that temporary stuff, so I hope you’re ready.”
“Nobody is better than you, Ever. And, fuck her. I want you.”
“Listen, if you were sitting on your ass not doing shit, I still wouldn’t look at you any differently because you’d deserve it. A nigga is supposed to make sure that you don’t have to lift a finger. But since that isn’t the case, you’re hustling
the clock, and I respect you even more for it. Money is money, no matter how you get it. That shame you’re feeling right now, ball that shit up and toss it in the garbage because it ain’t ‘bout shit from my standpoint. If you like your job, then I love it. If you don’t, then I got something else in mind for you. Just say the word.”
“Because, my independence means more to me than you know right now. I just left a man who made it easy for me to be a stay-at-home mom and not have to work but not working is what kept me tied down to him for so long.
I just got my freedom and it includes being financially stable, without a man’s help.” “I’m not that nigga, Ever.” “I know. Trust me, I know that you aren’t. I feel it. I just can’t risk my sanity banking on a man again. I won’t do it. I have children to consider and their happiness means the world to me.” “Let me help.” “By offering me money and worldly things? The best thing you
can do for me, Luca, is have patience and understanding. I’m a mess right now, and I’m trying to clean myself up. I don’t know what that looks like on a day ...
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“Because I’m waiting for you. You the only person I’m trying to fuck in the future.”
“Can you use another word? That sounds so, I don’t know.” “Fuck, make love… same shit, Ever. I’m trying to slide up in you again and again and again. Is that better?” “I don’t know.” I laughed, finally giving him my eyes. “Be ready around seven, tonight. I’m taking you out.”
“Are you asking me or telling me?” “I’m telling you because I’m not giving you another chance to tell me that you aren’t ready. I k...
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“They’re going to think we’re in here screwing.” “I don’t give a fuck what they think and if you want to make it happen so they’re chatter isn’t in vain, we still have time.”
“Go. He’s one of the good ones, Ever, and you don’t want to let him slip away. His brother, Laike, now that’s a different story.”
“You’re standing, Ever. Trust me. If you’re looking and comparing what you have to what they have, you’ll probably never be ready. The Eisenbergs are no strangers to money. They’ve been the richest on the block since I can remember. The only reason they’re still in Channing is because they love to be surrounded by Black folk. They have long, old money. The kind the hairy white men have and hate to see Black people with. That’s who’s
level they’re on. They stick around us common folk because it’s us who they love and relate to most. Liam, their father, ask about him one day.”
“Your ex ain’t an Eisenberg and the nigga sure isn’t Luca. Don’t even put the two in the same sentence. Now, get out of here and go get your money, Ever.”
“I can’t wait until you finally hit that shit because she got you smiling and singing and shit. I don’t know who the fuck you are right now.”
“You complain a nigga the Grinch. Then when I loosen up a bit, you don’t know who I am? Pick a side.”
Ain’t been home forty-eight hours and already in love.”
“You sound like this nigga. He’s been listening to R&B all morning because of her. I’m ‘bout ready to cut my ears off and sell them to the highest bidder.”
It didn’t matter how old I got, there was nothing like my father’s embrace. For me, he meant security. For me, he
meant love. For me, he meant stability. When he pulled back, finally, I swiped the tears from his eyes, fighting those of my own. “Don’t go sucker on me,” I teased. “What’s good, man?” “I love you, son. Let’s start there. Shit, you ‘bout to give your old man a fucking heart attack.”
“Not enough for three kids that’s fucking and their kids if they ever give us some.” “This nigga working on it, and he just got home,”
“Well, at least someone is onboard. You’ve been home and ain’t ‘bout shit. Lyric won’t even
give a nigga a chance to even put her uterus to use. I’m hoping I ca...
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A thoughtful man was one I’d always seen myself with. One that took the time to make life more meaningful, down to the last second of your day. One that didn’t need to be told what you were into, loved, or wanted to tap into because they paid close enough attention. One that was out for your heart when it came
to gifts, birthdays, holidays, and special occasions because it was their time to show just how much you meant to
“He’s meticulous, Ever. You didn’t have to. He pays attention
to detail
“Ever, I’m an accountant for the Eisenbergs. All of them. From my father to my mother to my brothers. I could’ve stopped if I wanted to.”
“Two hours of work a day, and I’m literally done. They pay me well but my family pays me better. I can’t give them all of my time like that.”
It was as if I learned something new every day about my friend. Long distance friendship Lyric and local Lyric were two different people.
“It happens, Ever. Whether you like it or not. You had a traumatic experience and I get why you’re being so cautious but let me tell you… You can let your hair down with this one.
Before he disappoints you, he’ll leave. Laike is a whole other story, but this one… Luca. He’s the real deal, Ever. I know you scared you’ll make the wrong choice again but this time you chose wisely. I’m not just saying that because he’s my brother. I’m saying that because I know the man who raised him and he’s everything that our father is, only better. So, relax for once. You can let your guard down with him. You deserve to. Let this man love on you because I can’t wait to watch. This has never happened for Luca.”
“Too fucking late for that Luca shit. Don’t call me again unless you’re cumming on this dick,”
Her pussy felt like everything that I’d been missing and the shit that I didn’t even know my life needed. It was like the warmest of hugs on a chilly day. It was like the love you knew you needed after a long day of running the streets. It was as cozy as your favorite tee and as intoxicating as your favorite liquor.
“Un. Don’t run from this shit,” I encouraged her. “Take this dick. You got it. You got this. Aight?”
I wanted her knees to buckle and her eyes to bulge. I wanted her soul to escape her body and come to daddy, right where it belonged. I wanted her so sensitive by the time I finished with her that she couldn’t even stand to be touched. I wanted her to feel like a noodle that I had every intention of eating after I fed her dinner and more dick. I wanted her to say my fucking name.
My territory had been marked, and I didn’t play about shit that belonged to me.
“Nothing really. But if I’m rocking an AP, I’ll be damned if my woman is rocking a Marshalls watch. If my necklace set me back a good fifty then I’m not letting my woman walk out of the house with one that didn’t even cost her fifty dollars. I match energies, Ever. There’s no I in team and neither is there a big me, little you. My woman and anyone around me will always be a direct reflection of who I am as a man. If I can’t make sure they’re straight, then I’m not to be trusted.”
“I fell into my last relationship. I don’t want to fall into another the same way. I want to make things official. I want to be courted and asked to be your girlfriend. I don’t want to just fall into a routine and we call it a relationship,”
