Page 102 of Intercept My Heart

“What kind of response is that? Did you not hear them? How can you stand here acting as if it’s no big deal after the way they talked about you and our children?”

“You’re emotional, and I understand why. However, I handle things differently. None of what I heard on that tape was surprising to me. There are a lot of things that you don’t understand, and I’m not in a place to tell you right now.” He was talking in riddles, and it pissed me off.

“What does that even mean?” My tone elevated, and his eyebrow raised as he stared at me.

“Let me ask you something, Sunny. Do I ever let anyone disrespect you?” I shook my head. “Do you think that I would allow someone to disrespect my children and not do anything about it?” This time, he moved closer to me. This was not the time, but I could feel my body temperature rising. I shook my head again. “Naw. Say that shit like you know the truth.”

“No, I don’t.”

“You’re wasting your energy being upset when you know who I am. The only reason why I’m not upset is because I’m here. The only people who have my attention are you and our family. I’ll deal with it when we get home.” There was a certain level of finality in his words that made me feel like this conversation was over.

“I don’t like the fact that you’re keeping secrets from me. You barely reacted to what you heard on the recording, which tells me that you’re keeping me out of the loop.”

“I already told you that there are some things I can’t discuss with you right now. When we had that talk outside your place, I meant what I said. I’ve got some things going on that I’m working through. It won’t affect you or my kids. All I need you to do is trust me. Can you do that?” His hand reached behind me as he removed my hair tie, causing my hair to fall to my face.

My breathing staggered as he stepped closer to me. With one hand around my throat and the other on the back of my head, Dinero tilted my head back as his tongue forced its way into my mouth. The guttural growl he released as he deepened the kiss caused my body to betray me. My pussy throbbed with desire, and I fully intended to allow him complete access to me.

“You’ve been testing me for a while now. I’ve been letting you make it because a lot of this is my fault. Let this be the last time you question me when it concerns my family. Nobody comes before y’all, and I mean nobody.”

“I’m sorry. I promise I won’t do it again, daddy.” The bulge in his boxers expanded, letting me know my words had gotten a rise out of him.

“You love to play with me. It’s all good because I’m gonna make you pay for it.”

“I look forward to it.” Dinero grabbed his phone from the dresser and began to type feverishly. For a moment, I grew upset, thinking he was texting Harper.

“Who are you texting?”

“Moolah. I wanted to make sure they had their room key so they wouldn’t have a reason to come back in here. His ass told me that it would cost me two hundred dollars. Your son is tryna extort me for money.”

“Did you send it?”

“Hell yeah. His mama’s pussy is worth more than that chump change.”

“Dinero!” I chortled, using my hands to cover my mouth.

“What? He honestly lowballed himself. I would have given them at least two bands a piece.” He casually shrugged his shoulders as if he wasn’t discussing him paying for my pussy.

“You and your sons are insane.”

“Yeah, maybe. Now that my debts have been paid, take your clothes off. I paid for eight hours. I don’t want to waste a second.” Dinero hopped his big ass on the bed before he snatched the comforter off me. Instead of waiting on me, he pulled my nightgown over my head.

“I can already taste that good ass pussy on my tongue. Come’re.” His back rested on the bed as his hands reached for me. I straddled his chest, but he lifted me up until his tongue made contact with my slit. My legs trembled as my hands gripped the headboard. I prayed there were no neighbors on the other side of the wall, because they wouldn’t get much sleep tonight.

For the rest of the night, we twisted and turned between the sheets. After countless orgasms, we eventually passed out together. Dinero held me in his arms as we drifted off to sleep.

“I love you, Sunny. I promise I’m gonna make this right.” His lips pressed against my shoulder blade, followed by the light sounds of his snoring. Despite everything we’d been through, my faith in him grew stronger. If nothing else, I trusted him to protect us, and that was enough for me. While our future was in limbo, I remained calm because things were going to work out. I could feel it.

“What y’alltryna eat for dinner?” I asked the boys as we headed back from the gym. Dreis wanted to work out, so I brought them along with me. The boys held their own, and I enjoyed seeing their competitive nature shining through.

“I could go for a seafood boil, if I’m being honest,” Moolah suggested. I chuckled because he always wanted to go somewhere expensive. It humored me since most kids his age preferred places like McDonald’s.

“Alright, bet.” My phone rang, and Tootie’s number flashed across the scene. I hadn’t spoken to her since the incident at her house. She had been trying her best to reach out to me, but I wasn’t ready to deal with her right now. I hated being lied to, so to know the people I trusted more than anything had hiddensomething so big from me left a bad taste in my mouth. I still couldn’t understand how it was even possible.

How could you give your child up like that without a care in the world and then pop up pretending to be something you weren’t? I think that was the part that upset me the most. I loved them both so much. They were the only people in my life who looked out for me when I lost my parents. How could they sit around me that whole time and allow me to live a lie?

The first call went to voicemail, but there were two more after that. I never answered any of them, but my stomach dropped when Unc texted me a 911 message. We only used that code when something really happened. When his call popped up on my line, I knew whatever he had to say wouldn’t be good. The boys were in the car with me, so I decided not to answer on speakerphone. They weren’t aware of my connection to my biological parents, and since I wasn’t sure how I wanted to handle things, I decided not to bring it up just yet.

“What do you want?”

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