Page 6 of Somebody Else Will

“If he’s anything like he showed me today, girl, I will lose my fucking mind in no time.”

She laughed loudly as the smirk appeared on my lips. I started gathering my things to head home when my cell phone chimed. I slightly rolled my eyes, because I knew it was probably Will, wondering where I was. I normally got home at six. However, when I looked at the screen, I saw it was a number that wasn’t saved in my phone.

Hey. I hope you had an amazing day and made it home safely. I can’t wait to see what you come up with for the party. Talk to you soon.

My face was so damn hot. I knew I had to be blushing. Ezekiel was already checking on me.

“Oh my God. It’s him, isn’t it?” Jamia asked.

“Yeah. He was making sure I made it back safely and said he couldn’t wait to see what I came up with for the party.”

“Denishia… you are going to have to get rid of that nigga at your house. That man has done nothing but stressed you the fuck out lately. If nothing else, y’all need to have a serious conversation about the future of your relationship. He needs to know that all the things he’s not willing to do, there’s somebody else who will. He don’t wanna love you right? He ain’t got to. You are far from desperate, so quit moving like you are.”

The tear fell down my cheek, and I quickly swiped it away. I was doing my best to restrain it. Her words stung, but they were true… real as shit. I lowered my head and took a deep breath, then nodded. “You’re right. We’ll have a conversation soon. I don’t want to base that conversation on Ezekiel’s admiration ofme though. This conversation is actually long overdue. I suppose his bold flirting made me more aware of what I needed to do.”

She came to me and gently rubbed my back as I looked down at the text message. I smiled slightly and responded.I’m leaving the office now. Thanks, and I hope you had an amazing day as well. I’m going to work on the design tomorrow.

I grabbed my purse and tumbler as I gave Jamia a soft smile. “Thank you, boo.”

She hugged me. “You’re more than welcome. We’re friends. It’s my job to give you praise and a kick in the behind when you need it.”

I chuckled and slowly shook my head. When I walked out of the door of my office, I turned to lock it, then we headed out of the shop. “Thanks for waiting for me, Jamia. Be careful going home, and I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Okay, boo. If you need to talk, you know I’m available.”

I nodded then closed the door to set the alarm. After taking a deep breath, I put the code in and headed out. By the time I locked the door, my phone was ringing. When I saw Will’s name, I got an instant attitude. “Hello?”

“Hey, Nishia. Where you at?”

“Hey. I’m just leaving the shop.”

“Oh. I cooked dinner a little earlier, so I’ll just rewarm it.”

“Okay. Thanks.”

“See you in a few minutes.”

He ended the call before I could respond. I made my way to the car, and by the time I got in, my phone chimed. I knew that was Ezekiel.

My day was amazing after meeting you. I can’t wait to see you again.

I looked up at the sky and rested my head on the headrest. I knew he wasn’t giving up. Biting my bottom lip, I slowly shookmy head. This was going to blow up in my face if I didn’t put him in his place.

Mister Wheeler… I am in a relationship. I can’t engage in this type of conversation with you. Please respect that.

After I sent the text, I deleted the thread. All I needed was for Will to see it and think our conversation was based on the advances I was receiving from Ezekiel. I’d been unsatisfied for a while, and I knew he had to sense it. I was never excited around him. I felt like I was just existing in a world of nothingness until he was ready to get his ego stroked through sex.

My phone chimed, alerting me of Ezekiel’s response. I opened it, and my entire body heated up from his words.

I go for what I want, Denishia. I can tell by your body language that you’re feeling me as much as I am you. If that nigga was doing what he was supposed to do, I wouldn’t be smelling your pheromones from here. I’ll respect it though… for now. My gut don’t steer me wrong, and it’s saying you gon’ be mine for the taking. Wrap your mind around that so it won’t come as a surprise later. Talk to you soon.

I quickly deleted it, then headed home. Looked like I would be having that conversation with Will sooner rather than later.

When I gotto the office, I was beyond tired. I wasn’t late like I was the other day, but I was barely alert enough to make it here safely. Jamia was a few minutes behind though. Will had cooked an amazing shrimp pasta last night that I fully indulged in, then he left to go play basketball with some friends. Once he got back home, it was nearly eleven o’clock. After his shower, he thought it was cool to wake me up to fuck.

He had the audacity to go twice, and the second round was twice as long as the first one. I wasn’t sure what had gotten into him, but he actually felt amazing. Maybe he sensed that I had something to talk to him about. I didn’t go back to sleep until around two this morning. I was struggling big time, but for the first time in a while, I was sexually satisfied.

Ezekiel had still been on my mind this morning, and I chalked it up to the excitement of someone new showing interest in me, along with him being famous. Plus, the man was fine. I couldn’t down Will in the looks department, but that wasn’t the reason I fell in love with him. He was the average guy. His looks were okay. He was short like me, only a couple of inches taller than me, and I was five-five.

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