Page 171 of Save Room for Us

I nodded, thinking about it. While working for Asif and being his girlfriend, I’d gotten to know Low and Free, and I’d become fond of them. It would be sad if something happened to either, even for me.

“Me too,” I spoke honestly.

“I wish you ain’t have to see that body though. I need you around here, but I hate that you gotta be privy to shit I’d rather keep you safe from.”

“Well, you’ll be happy to know that being a nurse all this time, I have seen way more gruesome things than dead bodies being carried down hallways.”

“That makes me feel better.” He smirked as I toyed with his locs. “Little different though.”

“It is, but I’m not the same woman I was when you first laid eyes on me. And after shooting Cedric, I understand that sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Better to kill them than let them kill you.”

“Real shit.” He put his hand out for dap, so I obliged before he kissed me.

Wrapping his arms around my body, he hugged me tightly as I sat in his lap, so I did the same, tightening my embrace around his neck. For the next twenty minutes, we just sat there like that, and it still wasn’t long enough.

Sitting on the couch,I stared at the stupid ass show Milan had left on the TV, waiting for her to conclude her shower. When I heard the bathroom door open, I stood up and started toward the hall leading to the back, just as she stepped out.

“Asif! What the fuck! Why do you keep breaking into my place?”

“Why you keep popping up every-fucking-where? I think we even.” I started toward her.

“Yeah, well you scared the shit out of me.” She watched me as I neared her in the dark hallway that was only lit up by the light coming from the bathroom. “What’s up?”

“I wanna talk.” I started back toward the living room. “Come here.”

“Okay, let me get dressed and?—”

“Nah, I don’t have all fucking night. Come on.”

Milan hesitated but eventually tightened her robe then came toward me and into the open floor plan kitchen.

Looking scared as fuck, she said, “Listen, I apologize for what I did, coming to the theme park. When I saw Unique saying he was there, I knew you would be, too, for his birthday, and just couldn’t help myself.” It wasn’t long before the waterworks started. “I don’t know why, but I can’t get over you, and I hate her.”

I didn’t say anything as I turned on the stove, watching the flames rise.

Milan’s eyes squinted in confusion, but before she could ask, I had her wrists behind her back and in my hand, while my other gripped the back of her neck, guiding her toward the fire as she hollered out.

“If you ever in yo’ fucking life pull some shit like you did the other day, or anything that results in you bothering me and my girl, or any-fucking-body I love, bitch, I will murk you.”

“Asif! Okay, okay! Please, oh my gosh! Please!” she begged, crying hard as fuck, eyes wide as saucers, face centimeters from the flame. Milan cared about her looks more than anything so having a burnt up mug was just about the worst thing that could happen to her vain ass.

“I should burn yo’ shit up.”

“No, I swear to God! You will never hear from me again! Please!”

I let the flame burn her ear a bit as she hollered bloody murder, then tossed her ass off to the floor. As I cut the fire off, she hurried to her feet and ran so fast, she slipped and fell on her ass. Wasting no time as if I were chasing her, she got back on her feet sporting a brown shit stain on the back of her white waffle material robe, and darted to her bedroom, shutting the door and locking it, all while crying.

Now by myself, I laughed a little bit at her scary ass and how frightened she looked. It was no shock to me that she’d shitted on herself.

Peeping her TV screen once more, I left out, doubting I would have issues with her stupid ass again. But if I did, she was dead.

“You looking good sitting over there, baby,” I told Anastazia as she sat on the couch in my office while Sophie busied herself with one of the books, having ripped more than a few fucking pages.

“Asif, do not start.” She smiled, beautiful ass, as I walked over that way. “It’s too busy out there, Sophie is far from a nap, and just… no. Asif!” She shrieked when I picked her up and put her thighs around me. My mouth drifted to her breasts that looked perfect as fuck in the short ass orange dress that tied around the back of her neck. I loved how orange shit looked on her pretty brown skin.

“I ain’t gon’ ever get tired of fucking you.” I sucked her lip as she hung her arms around my neck.

A knock sounded off on my office door, so I told Diamond she could come in after placing Anastazia on her feet. I still couldn’t forget the shit Unique told me, so I always found myself trying not to smile and shit when Diamond came into the room.

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