Page 112 of Save Room for Us

“You love for me to play in your head.” I stared down into Asif’s handsome face as he lay in my lap. The couch was long enough for fifteen people to sit on and wide enough for three people to sleep on their sides.

“I do.” He shut his eyes, licking those supple lips that were surrounded by his juicy beard. “Feeling your hands and shit while smelling you.”

I giggled, leaning down to kiss his lips, my hand still tangled in his dreads.

“Cedric is awake.”

“I know.” He nodded. “Bashar told me. I was just waiting on you to tell me.” He opened his eyes.

“I was going to. Why did he tell you first?”

“Just to remind me to leave the nigga alone for right now. Told me no matter how that nigga perishes, they would still change yo’ charges to murder.”

“I see.” I snickered, looking across the living room at the fire flickering in the marble fireplace.

“I don’ told that nigga I’m gon’ let him live, just until that judge bang the fucking gavel.”

I nodded. “Would you do me a favor?”

“You know you didn’t have to ask that shit. Only time I would ever tell you no is if you tried to leave a nigga.”

“How could you tell me no if I wanted to leave you?”

“I can show you better than I can tell you, but don’t make me show you. We’ll both be living with Mrs. Chase muthafuckin’ ass for starters.”

I guffawed. “You think moving into my mama’s house is gonna keep me with you.”

“Don’t know, but I know it’d be hard for you to date with my ass living there.” He sat up then brought me into his lap. “What’s the favor?”

“He wants to see Sophie, and my mom kind of has to let him. But I don’t want her to go see him alone. Would you go?”

“Sure and the fuck will.”

“Asif…justto escort.”

“Mhm.” He kissed me, basically telling me he was gonna do more than that without saying as much.

Making me straddle him, he massaged my ass while kissing on my neck.

“I’m on my period, Asif.” I smiled when I felt him freeze up.

“We can just lay together then. I fuck with that.” He kissed the corner of my mouth.

“Don’t be weird when you see my adult diaper,” I joked.

“Anything you put on is sexy.” He helped me stand.

“Let me put her in the bed, and then I will be in there,” I let him know as he put out the fire within the fireplace.

He nodded, so I scooped Sophie up to take her to her room. Once she was laid down, I made sure the baby monitor was on and then brightened her night light.

As I was walking out, my phone buzzed inside of my pocket. Retrieving it, I saw I had a message request. Venturing into the app, as soon as I saw it was from an unknown profile, I was able to conclude it was some bullshit. Either this was some crazed theorist messaging me their thoughts on my crime or one of Cedric’s family members trying to start shit.

Unknown: I hope you know he’s still fucking Milan.

Unknown: he never stopped.

I chose not to accept the message and left the conversation thread. Going onto my story, I quickly typed a message reading:I love my man.

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