Page 15 of Rocky

“We probably won’t hear from them for a while,” Russell commented.

“Your brother ordered pizza. Do you think we should make them eat first?”

He thought about it briefly before saying, “Nah. They’ll let us know when they’re hungry.”

“Okay. Well, follow me. I’ll take you to your brother.”

Russell followed me to the dining room, and when he entered, Rosemary stopped midsentence and focused all her attention on him.

“Damn, I hope you’re Russell.” She walked around the table and extended her hand.

“I am, and you are?” He took her hand and held on to it.

“Rosemary, and these are my sisters, Daisy, Blossom, Sage, and Violet. You’ve met Rue.”

“I have, and it’s nice to meet you ladies. Is there a reason y’all are named after flowers?”

“There is, and I’ll tell you all about it,” Rosemary said as she gently guided him out of the dining room.

“This isn’t how I expected my Friday to go,” I mumbled.

“What would you rather be doing?” Rocky asked.

His sparkling eyes connected with mine, and it felt as if he could see into my soul. Rocky was beyond handsome with strong, masculine features. Based on his build, I would assume he spent time in the gym or at least lifting heavy shit.

His brown skin was covered in tattoos, and I could see his veins protruding underneath. His hair was shaved and perfectly lined on the sides with locs that hung well past his shoulders. His beard and mustache framed his smooth lips with just enough hair to tickle between my thighs.

“Rue, did you hear him?” Daisy asked, pulling me from my thoughts.

“Huh? Oh, yeah…umm…I like to unwind on Friday nights.”

“How do you unwind?” he asked.

“A nice hot bath, a glass of wine, and my favorite pajamas, curled up in my bed watching my favorite shows.”

“So, you’re a homebody?”

“She’s more than a homebody if you ask me. She goes to work, picks up Briar from the center, and comes home. On the days she doesn’t have to work, she does errands, but that’s about it,” Violet said. “I’m fifteen, and Sage is sixteen, and we have more of a social life than Rue.”

“He was talking to me, Violet. Mind your business.”

“You probably weren’t going to tell the truth, so I decided to help you out.” She stuck her tongue out at me.

“Whatever. Umm…It seems my sisters want you here more than I do, so I’ll be upstairs in my room. Can y’all make sure Briar eats before it gets too late?”

“Hold up,” he said. “Can you ladies excuse us for a minute?”

Daisy, Blossom, Sage, and Violet’s eyes widened as they took one of the pizza boxes and scurried out of the dining room.

“Make this quick. I have to open the shop in the morning,” I told him with my hand on my hip.

“You’re rude as shit. All a nigga wanna do is express my apology, and your evil ass won’t let me.”

“I accepted your apology. Nothing else was necessary. Feel free to see your way out.” I turned to leave, and he grabbed my wrist, pulling me onto his lap. “Let me?—”

His lips covered mine before I could finish my sentence. When he forced his tongue between my lips, I wanted to deny him, but my mouth opened to receive his tongue without my permission. I gave in, enjoying every savory second of the kiss and was angry when he pulled away.

However, it didn’t take me long to come to my senses. I jumped from his lap, and my hand landed on his cheek before I could stop it.

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