Page 55 of Quasim: King Inferno

“I hear you… I’m gonna get some groceries, because we have nothing there.”

Capella gently grabbed her face and kissed her lips a few times. “I love you… call me when you heading out there.”

“Love you, too.”

“Yo son-son, daddy about to leave.”

Rory paused and tossed the truck he had on the floor and the waterworks started. “Stay daddy… stay!”

Capella kneeled down and kissed his son on the cheek. “I’ll be back, alright? We gonna swim in the pool at Pop-Pop’s house, okay?” He settled down, hearing that he was going to be spending time with his grandfather. Rory hugged his father, and Capella kissed his head before standing back up. “Don’t forget to pick your pops up, Aim… he said the last time, you forgot to scoop him.”

Aimee laughed. “I’m not going to forget because he’s gonna want to drive, and I don’t have to make that drive.”

“Yeah ight… love you.”

“Love you too, Capella… be safe.”

“Always… I’m out, B. I’ll have that over to you by the end of the day.”

“Take your time.” I replied.

He headed out while Rory demanded for his mother to pick him up. “I have some ice cream we can give him at my house.”

We crossed the hall, and I looked at the spot where Quasim had his fingers inside me. Just staring at the spot gave me chills since it happened. I could still feel his fingers inside of me, his cool cinnamon-coated breath, and feel his beard against my face while he looked down at me.

Aimee sat Rory up with his iPad and I gave him some ice cream while we sat on the couch. I looked at her as she checkedher phone, and then she noticed me staring at her. “He always gotta text me something nasty when he leaves me.”

She was rolling her eyes but blushing at the same time. “You are so into that man, Aimee.”

“I am… it’s funny because I really didn’t think we could get here. I used to want things to go back to when we met, but I love us better now. When we first started going to therapy together, we would argue and talk over each other, and neither of us wanted to go. Now, I look forward to it because Capella is so open.”

I rubbed her arm. “I love that for you both because that baby deserves that from you two. Even more, I love that he’s allowing you to move on your own.”

“He’s going to have a key, but he cannot use it unless he asks… I don’t mind if he uses it after Rory is in bed.” She fanned herself and fell back onto the couch.

“Girl, I know that’s right.”

Aimee snorted. “Seriously, we haven’t had sex since everything happened. We’re legit dating and I love it so much… gives me butterflies.”

“Sex clouds a lot of things, and you wanted to make sure you were completely sure without blurring those lines with him.”

“Exactly that. Capella knows his way around my body, and I knew if I allowed him back in, then I wouldn’t be able to decide between being with him because I wanted to be, or because I wanted the dick.”

I smiled. “I’m proud of you, Aimee. Actually, I’m proud of you both because it takes a lot to pull up your sleeves and fight for your love.”

“He wants to give me that dream wedding that I never had and marry me on the family’s beach.”

I smiled. “I have faith that we will be on that beach watching you become a Delgato with the rest of the other amazing women.”

“And you, on the same beach a few miles over, becoming an Inferno.”

“Girl, no. Me and Quasim are as good as done… I’m trying to move forward and figure out what I want.”

“Well, as long as you keep messing with Zay… have him swing over some tickets for his Miami show. Me and Skyler trying to go to that, and they are sold out.”

I laughed. “I’ll see what I can do. As if you’re not going to see him with us this weekend.”

“Love me some Zay.”

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