Page 37 of Give Me All Of You

I giggled at her response because I knew she was dead as serious.

Me: I promise.

Best Fren (fingers crossed emoji): You better…I love you (white heart emoji).

Me: I love you too fren (white heart emoji).

“She good with you staying with me?” Hassan’s voice brought me back to the present.

“How do you know who I was talking to?” I challenged.

“You’re not ready to test that side of me yet, shorty.” I heard the warning in his voice loud and clear. I should be ashamed of the way it turned me on.

“She said I better call her first thing in the morning, or she’ll have your brother bring her to me.”

“I’ll tell him to go ahead and do the shit, regardless. I got some shit to handle in the morning and I really don’t want you out right now without me.”

“Why did you make us come stay the night if you would not be there?” I asked.

“I didn’t say I would be gone all day, but I have businesses to run, baby. I brought y’all with me so that you could be safe, and I have a peace of mind,” he revealed. Hearing him say that he cared about our safety made my heart melt. Granted, I was never afraid of my surroundings, but Keith never concerned himself with our well-being.

The rest of the ride was silent while we rode to his house. I appreciated it because I was in my head the entire time about the situation Keith had put me in and the proposition Hassan made me to help me out of it. When he pulled into his gate and into the garage, Infiniti started stirring and whining.

“Mommy,” she whined.

I twisted around so she could see me. “I’m right here, bookie.” When she saw my face, she calmed down a little, but she was still fussy.

Hassan parked and rounded the front of the truck to help me out before he went to the back to get Infiniti. He’s been around her a few times, so she wasn’t scared to go to him. While I insisted I could carry her into the house, he ignored me and carried her. When we got inside, he kept walking, so naturally I followed him. He stopped at a door that was across from his.

“She can sleep in here,” he informed.

As I looked around, I saw it was his niece’s room. It was decorated in pink and yellow and fit for a little princess.

“If you need to freshen her up, the bathroom is through that door.” He pointed to the other side of the room. “There’s a monitor over the crib. There’s a portable piece on the nightstand, but I have monitors in my bedroom, the living room, and kitchen. I’ll shower while you get her together and you cango after me.” I looked around and took everything in before responding.

“Okay.”

Kissing my forehead, he trekked out of the room and left me and my baby alone. He was back a few minutes later without bags before he left again. While I freshened her up, I couldn’t help but run back the events of today that led to this. To a marriage proposal. Since there was a shower in here, I went ahead and get it out the way instead of waiting for Hassan to finish.

When I was done with me and Infiniti’s hygiene, I left her asleep and snatched up the monitor. When I walked across to Hassan’s room, he wasn’t in there, so I went downstairs. I found him in the kitchen. When he heard me, his eyes darted in my direction. He was shirtless and only wore a pair of boxers, ball shorts, socks and slides. He didn’t have on his glasses, so his freckles were more prominent.

“You ate?” he asked.

That’s when I remembered I was supposed to cook for him.

“I didn’t. I was supposed to cook for you. I’m sorry, but that sh-”

“No need to apologize, love. I understand.”

I nodded.

“What are you cooking, anyway?” I asked, peeping over his arm.

“Watch out. You know better than to be in somebody’s pots while they’re cooking.”

We both laughed.

“I’m just making sure you’re not trying to kill me,” I smirked.

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