Page 30 of His Sacrifice

“Yes, we have to go,” I said, standing up. “But I’ll be back soon, okay?”

“Okay,” she said, nodding. “It was nice meeting you both.”

“It was nice meeting you too,” Creed said, his voice gentle.

I bent down and gave her a hug. “Take care, Kim. I’ll see you soon.”

“Bye,” she said, waving as we walked away.

As we made our way to the car, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. Sadness, yes, but also a deep sense of love and gratitude. Creed squeezed my hand as we walked, offering silent support.

When we got to the car, I turned to him. “I’m sorry,” I said, my voice choked with emotion. “I know it was a lot. I should have told you what we were walking into, but most of the time, I don’t even know.”

Creed pulled me into a hug, holding me tightly. “God dammit, gorgeous,” he choked out. “Your mom is amazing, Jada. And so are you.”

I clung to him, needing his strength and warmth. Visits with my mom drained me, and it always felt like I had run a marathon afterward. “I’m sorry,” I sobbed softly.

“Stop apologizing to me, Jada,” he growled.

We sat there for a moment, just holding each other, until I finally pulled away from Creed. “I think I’m good now,” I sniffled. “This might seem crazy, but that was a better visit. Sure, she didn’t know who I was, but she was kind today.”

I buckled my seat belt and leaned my head back.

“Where to now?” he asked.

“Home.” I did have a few other errands to run, but I wasn’t up for it. They could wait until tomorrow. “You can just drop me off.” All I wanted was my bed and mindless reruns of 90210 for the night.

“I’ll take you home, gorgeous, but I’m not just dropping you off.”

“I don’t have it in me to argue with you right, Creed. Can’t you just do what I say?”

Creed pulled out of the parking lot and shook his head. “Not today.”

“Tomorrow, you’ll do what I say?”

He glanced at me and cringed. “Huh, not likely. I tend to do what I want.”

I sighed and closed my eyes. “It’s gonna be really hard to fall in love with you when you don’t listen to me. I’ll have to talk to your past girlfriends to find out how they did it.”

He chuckled lightly. “I would have had to have one before for you to do that, Jada.”

I cracked open one eye. “You’ve never had a girlfriend before?”

He shook his head. “Negative.”

“You’ve never…” Did that mean he was a virgin?

“Jada,” he laughed. “If you’re asking if I’m a virgin, I am not. You can have sex without having a girlfriend.”

I closed my eyes and shook my head. “I’m not fit enough to have this conversation with you.”

The radio loudened. “Then we won’t have it,” he chuckled.

Thank god.

Chapter Fourteen

Creed

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