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“Hey, Jacob! What do you think?” Maui asked.

“It looks great, y’all. I appreciate it. I just hope Mekayla loves it.”

“When she sees these flowers and this expensive ass gift we bought, she gon’ gift wrap the panties,” Ashanni said with a laugh.

When I heard her say expensive ass gift, I completely tuned out everything else. “What’chu mean ‘expensive ass gift’?”

They laughed more. “I’m just kidding, cuz. It was close to five hundred dollars though. That’s not too bad, right?”

Shit! “Damn. Y’all starting me out kind of high. What did you buy?”

“A Pandora bracelet with a few charms.”

“Oh, cool. She seems to like bracelets. She always has one on when she comes here.”

“So you haven’t seen her outside of here?” Maui asked.

“Naw, not yet. She’s extra careful when it comes to niggas. She finally let me in a couple of days ago, talking to me on a personal level after my many attempts to get her to do so. I want to show her what it will be like to be mine.”

“Okay, smooth. I see you,” Ashanni said.

I kissed both of them on their heads, thanking them for their help, then went to the kitchen to see my mama taking a pasta from the oven. She smiled at me. “I know Mekayla can appreciate a good pasta and dessert. She loves pasta almost more than my stuffed chicken.”

She giggled, and I couldn’t help but chuckle too. “Thank you, Mama. It smells delicious. I’m gonna go take a shower. I appreciate you doing this for me.”

“Of course, baby,” she said as I kissed her cheek.

I made my way upstairs to the room I slept in and showered, preparing to shower Mekayla with affection and attention.

CHAPTER 10

MEKAYLA

When I got to Nome, I was a little anxious. For the first time since I had been seeing Jacob as a patient, no one’s car was in his driveway. It seemed he was alone. That had me a little on edge. I’d never been totally alone with him except that time his uncle was there and had left. I was still rejecting his advances. Now that I’d given in, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to hold back.

Despite my celibacy, I was a very sexual person, and I knew that I could attribute that to my rape as a kid, not to mention my teenage years when I slept with nearly anyone who wanted it. I was blessed to not contract something that couldn’t be cured or get pregnant at a young age. Through God’s, Keonshay’s, and my therapist’s help at the time, I was able to get through it and become a better person.

I grabbed my bag and swallowed hard, trying to keep my emotions in check. I was so attracted to Jacob. I didn’t know how I resisted him this long. Just the way he looked at me had me wet with desire. Leaving the car’s confines, I made my way to the front door. When I rang the doorbell, I could hear him walking to the door.

When it opened, he stood there wearing his normal basketball shorts and T-shirt, but he had a single rose in his hand. I could feel my face heating up as he said, “Hey, baby. Come on in.”

I smiled and said, “Hey.”

After stepping inside, my breathing went on hiatus. The lights were dim, and all the curtains were closed, creating a sultry atmosphere that I loved. Flowers were all over the place but not in an overwhelming fashion, and a few candles were lit. I walked further inside, clearly amazed at the atmosphere set before me, and slowly followed my nose to the kitchen.

When I saw that amazing pasta on the stove, my stomach growled. My emotions were about to overtake me, because no one had ever done something so amazingly romantic for me. I went to the table, where flowers and candles served as the centerpiece, and saw a gift bag. He bought a gift for me. I closed my eyes for a moment then felt his arms slide around me.

I turned around in his arms and slid my arms around his waist, laying my head on his chest. I was so overwhelmed I couldn’t speak. His efforts to make me feel special had taken my breath away. Hearing other women talk about romantic things their man did or reading the shit in a romance novel but never experiencing it for myself, typically left me somewhat depressed, wondering if I would ever get my turn. It was my turn… right now.

My emotions flowed from my eyes and made my body quake, no matter how hard I tried to restrain it. Jacob pulled away some and put his hands to each side of my face, forcing me to look up at him. “Baby, what’s wrong? You don’t like it?”

I closed my eyes, allowing the tears to fall more. He was wiping my tears, awaiting my response, but I couldn’t seem to get it out without my emotions overtaking me even more than they already were. “I love it,” I managed to say before falling against him.

My entire body was hot, and my heart was mush. I sniffed and tried my best to compose myself so I could explain my reaction. Although I never had a relationship worth talking about, I learned from watching Kace and Keonshay just how important communication was. I pulled away from him and grabbed his hands.

“I’ve always wanted something like this… a man to take his time and put in effort to show me what I mean to him. To walk in and see this is so overwhelming. Thank you, Jacob. It’s beautiful… all of it.”

He pulled me back to him and leaned over and laid a kiss on me that had me ready to strip off my scrubs. His tongue slid to mine, and my eyes rolled to the back of my head. When he was about to pull away, I brought my hands to his face and held him steady. My hands slid to the back of his head and his slid to my ass. He lifted me, and I wrapped my legs around him, feeling his erection against me.

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