Ledge (The Domino Effect #1)

by Grey Huffington

Agoraphobia has plagued me since the young, immature age of fourteen.

“Oh, you’re not the only one that feels dirty after they get what’s theirs. I be tossing my shit across the room like, why are you even by me?”

I'm talking about tossing that shit like it got the plague 😂😂

“Alecic. Soft-natured. Gentle. Fragile. Mild-mannered. I’d use those words to describe what’s in front of me. Their relation to an actual halo isn’t coincidental. The name suits you.”

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“It involves me taking you to my house, eating your pretty pussy until you beg for me to have mercy on you, then you putting my dick down your wet, slippery throat right before I slide into the mess we both create between your legs,” he articulated.

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

“If you feel a way at any point, please call me. Also, remember that there is no timeframe or limit on consent. Even if you’re already in the act and decide it is not what you want to do, you have the right to say no. You’re in control here. Remember?”

Kamber is really that friend 🫶🏿🥹

“Your pussy is thanking me. That’s what the fuck is going on,” Ledge snarled as he tapped my center with his hand, bringing more of the waterworks.

My heart was full and my brain was overstimulated. The hatred and the animosity I expected to find here was lost on smiling faces, kind hearts, and pure curiosity. There was no malice to be managed and no love that was lost.

“I feel you,” he admitted, digging into his pocket. “Congratulations on the baby, again. If that nigga ever fuck up, I’m ready and willing to be stepdaddy.”

You are the daddy, no step needed 😳

“Ledge. Is he mean and ugly and cruel?” “He’s none of those things.” “So, why are you punishing him as if he is?”

He didn’t hurt you, Halo. Stop treating him like he did.”

God, please fix me. Heal me. Restore everything within me that has been broken.

Amen.

I couldn’t shake the unnerving feeling that the lucky man I’d congratulated was more than likely me.

Go figure that shit out and if it ain’t yours, then make it yours. If she ain’t involved with nobody, snatch her ass up. Ain’t a motherfucker on this planet can tell me that Essence and Em don’t belong to me.

Tell him Luca ‼️

But, Halo is an angel. She’s worth every headache she’s ever given me.”

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“The furthest thing from hate, I promise. She’s just different and needs someone who understands that, understands her.” “I don’t, not yet. But, I will.” “That’s all that matters.”

My ideal love centered around devotion, protection, romance, patience, kindness, respect, and a bunch of filthy ass sex.

#MeToo

“Ah. She got your ass wrapped around her finger and won’t even let your ass in the house.” “Got me feeling like a fuck nigga.” “Nah, a real nigga.

❤️‍🔥😩

I’d go to the ends of the earth for Ever and she knows it.

“That’s all that matters, really. There’s nothing in this world that makes me happier than my wife. Coming home to a house full of brats, showering me with love, and then a wife willing to bend over backward for me,” he whistled, “Nothing like it. Paradise.”

“I’m the furthest from being tired of you, Halo. I haven’t had enough of you, yet. I’m tired of not having more of you. That’s all. That’s it.

Be still my beating heart 🥹💕

“Or are you ready to meet daddy, already? Mommy saw him today. He’s so patient and so kind and so amazing. One day, we’re going to be a big, happy family. Maybe give you a sibling. You’d like that?”

Haloooooooo 🥹🥰

“When you give me the chance, I’m going to love you down pretty lady, until your heart can’t take anymore.”

The world doesn’t deserve her. She was rare, celestial. Incredible. There was no way someone had mistreated such a pure heart. I wouldn’t believe it and I knew that I wouldn’t sleep too well at night until they paid for their sickness.

“At this point, I’m locked in, aight? Like, locked the fuck in. And, I’d kill anything moving about you and this little one.” I pointed to her stomach while pausing.

It was necessary for me to protect her heart and her body from all hurt, harm, and danger. That included her pussy. My pussy.

Keeping my dick to myself would be a problem. Keeping my seeds from floating in her womb would be a problem. Keeping her belly from poking out each year would be a problem. Honestly, it was hers and not mine because no pussy on the planet had any business being that fucking spectacular. How could she blame me for anything that happened after this point?

You really Luca brother, huh ?

“I don’t know. I just never imagined anyone would ever want me. I’m so messed up.” “You’re not. Not at all. You’re perfect for the right nigga and that nigga happens to be me.

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“I’m the sorry one. I’m sorry that life has been so unkind to you. I’m sorry that you had to suffer for so long. I’m sorry that you’ve had to face this all by yourself. I’m sorry that your grandmother passed. I’m sorry that there was no one around to protect you. I’m sorry that you had such a shitty childhood. I’m sorry that the sickness of someone else forever altered your world and the perception of the world in its entirety.”

“I’m sorry that you’re afraid and always scared. I’m sorry that you haven’t become the girl that you’re yearning to be. I’m sorry that you spent most of your pregnancy alone. I’m sorry that I didn’t come sooner. I’m sorry, Halo.”

“Is it me or does she have a magic touch? Like, I’ve never felt so… nourished and refilled after a hug from a stranger in my life. You have a warmth about you that can’t be mimicked, love. I like that. Ledge, my brother, you’re stuck. I can see it now.”

Halo 👼🏿

Watching her learn, grow, and heal would be a blessing and a pleasure.

Ledge is in love 🥰🥰

There wasn’t room for question or doubt in my mind. She was it for me. This was it for me.

“Lyric, you love to play with that man when he’s not around. But, when he is, you don’t have much to say.” “Because he’s around, but when he leave, I be talking again.”

😂😂😂 Princess Eisenberg.

I love him. Wholly and heavily. I love him widely and I love him deeply. Immensely. I love him. I admitted. So much it hurts.

God, I pray for a love like this.

“I just know that you’re part of me, now. You’re embedded. Your name, etched right on my heart. And, for the rest of my life, I want to keep loving on you, keep falling in love with you. Soon as you’re all better and feeling like yourself again after giving me the greatest gift ever, I’m locking it down for life. I’m telling you now so don’t freak out on me, pretty lady. Tell ya’ nigga yes when he asks you to marry him. Alright?”

“Trust. I want to trust more and think a little less.

Trying to go round for round with me when you know I’ll never fight you back is pointless. I’m not that nigga. All I’ve got for you is words, love, encouragement, support, money, and some dick.

Yes Ledge ‼️ Reassure her.

I have a wife and at all times she will be respected. Whether she’s beside me or not. Any motherfucker that can’t respect her doesn’t belong in my presence. It’s as simple as that.

He’s… he’s gone? I ached inside out. Everywhere, it hurt. He’s gone?

“Happy birthday, pretty lady,” Ledge sang into the phone. “Happy birthday to youuuuuu.” “Ledge,” I gasped. “I told you, as long as I’m breathing you ain’t got shit to worry about.

Whewww, a man of his word 🫶🏿

“Our love. Halo, in any lifetime, I’d choose you. I’m just asking you to choose me for this one. Be my wife.”

This was my person and I was his. Whatever I faced, I never wanted to do it without him.