Page 18 of Bully

“Yeah. You like—”

“Ah!” She jumped into my arms, and I moaned as I held her close. “I love it! Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Innvy was about to kiss me, but she tugged her bottom lip between her lips instead. That was cool. Hell, her hugging me and letting me hold her was progress.

“You’re welcome. We got a lot to do before we go pick up baby girl.”

“Like what?”

“Shopping. I wanna get her room ready at the house. As much as I want y’all to move in now, we’ll go at your pace. So if I have to just have her there alone without you until you’re ready…”

Cupping the back of my neck, Innvy rested her forehead on mine. “Thank you, bae.”

“You know I’ll do anything for you. This is one time as a man that I’ll let you lead.”

Sniffling, she licked her lips before brushing them against mine. Mine parted, but I didn’t kiss her yet. I let her control the pace, but the second she kissed me, I took control. Slipping my tongue into her mouth, I lowered my hands to her ass. When she moaned, I groaned. Pressing her against the Wagon, I tilted my head and deepened the kiss.

Inhaling her exhales strengthened me—gave me life. As good as it felt to kiss her, I pulled away when my dick started to get hard. Putting my forehead against hers, I assured her, “We won’t do nothing you don’t want to do, but we gotta stop this because I’m starting to want more.”

Innvy giggled and ran her fingers down my chest as she stared into my eyes. “That’s fair. I love you, Bully.”

For a second, I was speechless. I wasn’t sure when I’d hear her make that declaration again. A soft laugh escaped me as my heart skipped a beat.

“I love you too, Angel.”

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After the Shopping Trip

We went overboardbut I didn’t regret it at all. We didn’t just shop for Innah’s room. I got them both some jewelry too. Innah was a princess, so she needed diamonds and a tiara. Of course I had to shop for the queen. She still hadn’t put her engagement ring back on, so I secretly bought her a new one. I planned to give it to her when I felt like I’d earned her trust back. I also got her a fifty-four carat, white gold tennis necklace and bracelet along with a pair of diamond studs.

After that, we had an early dinner, then went to get baby girl. I damn near cried when I got her settled at home and she reached for me with tears in her eyes. Ididcry when she yelled, “Da-da!”

Clutching my chest, I quickly swiped my tear away and walked over to her crib. “Can I stay tonight?” I asked Innvy as I picked Innah up. “Please?”

“Sure. Let me get my phone and see if she’ll say it again.”

I laughed as I held her close, hoping we could capture the moment so I could watch the video over and over again.

“Okay, let’s see,” Innvy said, holding her phone up. “Innah, who is this?” she asked, pointing at me.

Innah looked at me with her gummy smile. She had two tiny teeth coming in at the bottom and it was so fucking cute. It was really just two little white nubs, but it was so adorable. I was glad I was able to at least be here for that.

“Is that da-da?” Innvy continued.

“Da-da.” Innah squirmed against me, her small hand patting my face. “Da-da!”

Every time she chanted it, that shit warmed my heart more and more. More tears fell, and I didn’t even give a fuck. All I could do was laugh heartily and spin her around as she giggled.

I held her a little while longer before starting her nighttime routine. She ended up falling asleep on my chest, and I held her until I started to get sleepy myself. After that, I put her in bed and went to Innvy’s room. I considered telling her I was about to head out, but since she told me I could stay, I decided to take full advantage. I took a quick shower then climbed into bed with her. It was still fairly early, but since she tailored her schedule around Innah’s, it didn’t surprise me that she was already in bed.

She had some show on Netflix playing as I climbed into her bed. I wasted no time pulling her into my chest. Innvy released a content exhale and tossed her arm around me. Her leg slipped between mine as she snuggled against me. As I rubbed her back up and down with one hand, the other squeezed her ass.

“How do you feel?” she asked.

“Phenomenal. I can’t believe she said it.”

“She loves you already. I can tell.”

I released a shaky breath and kissed the top of her head. “She knows me, Angel. Princess knows who I am. I just… I’m in awe.”

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