Kyrie was neither. He didn’t have my heart yet, although it was definitely soft toward him. I also knew that he wasn’t faking anything right now, because we hadn’t established exactly what we were doing. Both of us had been in our feelings all day, and our commonality only brought us closer to one another emotionally. I wanted him to soothe my ailing heart and simply be who I needed at this moment. We could work out the other details whenever I felt like being logical.

He slid the condom on, sheathing his erection, then joined me in bed. Sliding his body atop mine, he stared into my eyes. “Are you sure you want to do this?”

Without responding to him verbally, I wrapped my legs around him and lifted my hips, causing him to penetrate me. My eyes fluttered shut, and my head dropped back as he pushed more of himself inside me. “Ooh,” I said as I whimpered.

It was like I was a born-again virgin, and my hymen needed to be ruptured all over again. He slowed his movements and stared into my eyes. He tucked his bottom lip into his mouth and bit down on it. “Damn, Genesis. You feel amazing.”

I closed my eyes, trying my best to adjust to his size. Swallowing hard, I then took a deep breath and exhaled, relaxing in the moment. As I did, he said, “That’s it, baby. Relax.”

He started to stroke me slowly, and my eyes nearly rolled to the back of my head. The way he took care of me, being sure he wasn’t hurting me, was everything to me. He at least cared to make the experience everything webothdesired. I reopened my eyes to find him staring at me. I found myself falling into a trance as he pleased me beyond my wildest dreams.

When my body began trembling, his strokes became a little more powerful as he said, “Talk to me, Genesis. Tell me what you’re feeling.”

“Oh my goodness… I caaaan’t… verbalize it.”

“Try for me. I need to know how I’m making you feel. Mmm. You’re making me feel like I can conquer the world. Like all I need is you… fuck!”

I opened my eyes again to stare into his. This moment was so powerful. Although both of us were inebriated, and I knew that somewhat heightened the moment, it still seemed like this was real. We were embarking on something amazing. I wrapped my legs tighter around him as he lowered his mouth to mine and kissed me passionately. The kiss was slow and filled with desire. It caused me to erupt. I couldn’t contain the jerks my body made or the sounds that escaped my lips.

“All I need… is you tooooooo!”

The moment heightened with my words. My entire body had heated, and I released what seemed like a fountain from my depths. Kyrie stroked me harder, lifting my leg until my knee touched my shoulder. His rod of perfection kissed my cervix with every thrust, causing me to be more vocal than I’d ever been during sex. He gripped my neck as he continued to drill into me and released grunts of passion, then the most salacious moan I’d ever heard from a man.

The sound of it caused my eyelids to flutter and my body to contort. He gripped my hips as he released into the condom. Collapsing on top of me, he whispered in my ear, “That was fucking amazing.”

His weapon of mass destruction slid out of me, and he rolled to the bed, pulling me with him. I lay on top of him and stared at him, gently running my fingers through his beard. His small, slanted eyes were even lower. I knew it was the effects of the alcohol, but I hoped that it was also the effects of passion. Never being one to be shy, I asked, “So, umm… what are we doing? Are we just going with the flow?”

He gave me a soft smile and said, “After that shit? You’re mine, Genesis. As your name signifies, I think this will be the beginning… the start of a beautiful journey. I just hope I can be everything you need and live up to your expectations.”

“My only expectations are for you to be loyal, treat me like a queen, and be considerate of whatever I may have going on.”

I looked away for a moment, trying to decide if I wanted to say everything. He turned my face back to him by gently gripping my chin. “What else, beautiful?”

I circled my finger around his dark nipple and watched it harden. He must have had sensitive nipples. “I want to be taken care of… emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. I can provide for myself financially. So, you were somewhat right withwhat you said earlier. Is there something wrong with craving the love of a man?”

“No. Not unless you’re willing to accept foolishness for the sake of having one. You don’t seem like the type, so I know if the time ever arises that I need to be put in my place, you won’t hesitate.”

“Damn right.”

He chuckled as he gently caressed my back. I continued rubbing circles on his hairless chest, lulling myself into a slumber. However, the ringing of his telephone frightened me awake. When I flinched, he kissed my forehead. “Sorry. Let me get that.”

I rolled off him to the bed and tried to cover myself with the sheet. Once the wetness from our session landed on me, I quickly kicked it off. The smirk that appeared on his face made me chuckle.

“Judge Patrick,” he said when he answered the phone. He was quiet for a few seconds, then he said, “I’ll be back in the morning. I’ll have to assess the damage then… Okay. Thank you.”

He ended the call then slid his hand down his face. I sat up in the bed and asked, “Is everything okay?”

“Someone broke into my house.”

I frowned. My mind was working overtime because I knew he was handling the case with Darlene Doll. He hadn’t said anything about it, and I knew he probably couldn’t, but this was crazy. “Wow. Did they catch the perp?”

“No.”

“Do you think it’s related to the threats you’ve been receiving?”

He glanced at me like he was wondering if he could trust me suddenly. “Possibly,” he said. “I just don’t know. They seem really motivated. I started digging into the case against Darlene.I just don’t feel like she’s working alone. I suppose it’s the detective in me.”

My eyebrows lifted, and as I was about to fire off another question, he said, “I can’t talk about it, Genesis. I’ve already said too much.”