Page 53 of Heavy Is The Crown

“Sound like one.”

She sighed, shaking her head. “You just…went all in.”

He shrugged. “Only way I know how to move.”

Her stomach dipped. She hated how effortless he made things. How easy it was for him to slip into her world.

She cut her eyes at him. “I hope you don’t think this means we friends now.”

Kenyatta grinned, tilting his head toward her. “Damn. We not even friends?”

“Nope.”

He chuckled. “Then what are we, Krys?”

Her grip tightened on the steering wheel. Because for half a second, she didn’t have an answer.

“Two people who made a deal,” she said eventually, voice clipped.

Kenyatta just smirked, like he knew that wasn’t the full truth and she was lying to herself.

The car fell into another stretch of silence, except this time, it wasn’t as comfortable. It wasn’t heavy either; just charged.

Then, out of nowhere, Kenyatta glanced toward the back seat; evidence of a pet had been in the vehicle recently. Frowning slightly. “So, where your man at?”

Confused, she questioned, “My what?”

“You know…that big black muhfucka that was keeping guard over you the other day.”

Krys blinked at the sudden shift. “Musa?”

“Yeah, him. Thought I’d get to hang with your real man tonight.” His smirk was teasing, but there was an edge of genuine curiosity.

Krys rolled her eyes, but a small smile tugged at her lips. “He’s home, probably stretched out on my couch like he pay rent.”

Kenyatta hummed. “Smart nigga.”

She gave him a sidelong glance. “Smarter than most.”

Kenyatta chuckled. “Oh yeah?”

“Mmhmm,” she mused, eyes back on the road. “He’ll probably like you…eventually.”

Kenyatta leaned back, amused. “Probably?”

Krys shrugged. “Depends.”

“On what?”

She flicked her gaze toward him, something playful but unreadable in her expression. “On if he thinks you’re full of shit.”

Kenyatta let out a deep laugh, shaking his head. “That’s crazy. You just gon’ let a dog judge my character?”

Krys said, “He has good instincts.”

Kenyatta exhaled, still grinning. “So, he the real man of the house?”

“Obviously.”

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