Page 64 of A Toxic Redemption

Pushing the door to the room open, I couldn't help but stop and stare at the man who had stolen my heart. Stretched on his back with one arm covering his face while his other hand was stuffed in his ball shorts, I licked my lips, wishing my mouth could take its place.

"Why are you staring at a nigga like a creep, Luck?" he groggily asked, causing me to jump slightly. "Like you want to get fucked or something?"

"Maybe I do." I smirked as I walked further into the room. Once I approached the bed, I kissed all over his neck and rubbed across his chest. Using one of my nails, I traced his stomach until I got to the waistband of his shorts. I inwardly smiled, seeing the tent rise. "Get up."

"Girl, I am." He removed his arm from his face and thrust his hips upward. "Come mount this muhfucka."

"Noooo." I giggled as I tried to squirm and get away from him. He pulled me on top of him and started tickling me all over. He knows how much I hate that shit. "Stop, Khalil!"

"Leave her alone, daddy!"

We both stopped and looked back as KJ came barreling into the room. It was so funny watching his little self climb up onto my bed. Once he was on, he went to work whooping his daddy's ass. Blow after blow, those little fists landed, wilding all over Khalil's head and chest.

"Aight, lil' nigga, shit." He huffed as he grabbed KJ and threw him on the other side of the bed. "You want to fight?" KJ nodded yes as he panted and mugged his father. "Shit, well, let's fight homie."

I held my stomach in laughter as the two wrestled and boxed each other. For KJ to be so little, he was landing some really nicepunches. He seemed to have the energy of a crackhead because he wasn't letting up on his daddy at all.

"Okay, baby boy, I think you beat him up pretty bad." I giggled as I pulled him off of a balled-up Khalil. "It's funny because I beat him up once and had him lying just like this."

"Really?" he asked with wide eyes and between us. "Daddy, you got beat up by a girl?" He threw his head back and gave us the sweetest little laugh. "I go call Bino."

"Nigga—" Khalil tried his best to grab him, but he shot off like a rocket in search of his iPad to call his partner in crime. "I'm going to beat his ass."

"You're not." I leaned forward and kissed his lips. "Get up, though. We're taking KJ out today. He asked me what we were doing. It's warmer out, and I want to go out too."

It's been so cold lately that all I've wanted to do is lay up under my boys and sleep. Business at the bakery has picked up, but I am still looking for a new building. Kira has been helping me a lot, and sometimes, so does Ma Khalise and Sasha. I'm thankful because the break is much needed, not to mention Khalil has been working more with his father, so he's been tired a lot lately, too. I think a day out would do us all some good.

"I really don't want to do shit," he groaned as he got out of the bed. His tattoo-covered chest and building shorts had me in a trance, and if KJ weren't roaming around, I would take him on the ride of his life. "Devyn!"

"Huh?" I blinked rapidly as I met his devilish grin. "What did you say?"

"Stop lusting over my flesh, and you would have heard me." He walked past me and slapped me on the ass. "I know that boy is on that tablet gossiping with Bino's ass." I followed him with my eyes until he got to the bathroom. He peered over his shoulder and licked his lip. "We'll leave in an hour, so go find our kid and get him ready."

Smiling brightly at his reference, I did as he requested. I will never try to take Mia's place as KJ's mother, but I won't lie and say I didn't love it when Khalil referred to KJ as ours. It just goes to show he's on the same page as me and sees this relationship as being long term.

An hour and a cornered dick suck later, we were on our way to Fun Zone Arcade. The mall was the last place Khalil wanted to be because he knew that would only end with us shopping for a bunch of shit we didn't need. Mainly me, but that's not the point. These past few weeks, I've been buying so much matching shit for us, and I thought it was adorable. Like today, we all wore black and blue Jordan tracksuits with a pair of Dunks to match. We were always going to be fly on my watch.

Thank you for this." He draped my arm over my shoulder and pulled me closer. "I know shit ain't been easy with us these past few months, but I appreciate you sticking it out with a nigga, even though you thought you were going to leave me."

I laid my head on his shoulder and snickered at his last remark. The night he popped up on me at Monty's was crazy when I think back on it. I haven't heard from that guy since that night, and deep down, I know why. I feel bad thinking I'm being the reason, but I feel as though the cause may be more than what I truly know.

"Thank you for not letting me." I turned and faced him. We were currently behind KJ, watching him beat the hell of beavers popping out of a gaming machine. "I want to thank you even more for my new car."

Khalil never got my poor Maxima fixed after he removed my parts. For the longest, I was pissed and emphasized daily thatI needed my own way around town. After shutting me up and putting me to sleep with some of the best dick in my life, I woke up with keys to a brand new matte black G Class Benz. I didn't want to accept such a lavish gift, but after reiterating all the money he acquired from his father and threatening to cause me bodily harm, I shrugged and said, why not?

"Never," he lifted my chin with his index finger, "I love you."

"I love you more." I stood on my tiptoes and kissed his lips. "I want to take you out tonight."

"Oh shit," he exclaimed as he covered his mouth with his fist. I looked around because I was so damn embarrassed. "I must've really been putting it down if you want to spend some money on a nigga."

"Something like that." I chuckled as we watched KJ run around until he found a basketball game.

I stood back and watched his father place him on top of the machine and over the barrier so he could score. I prayed for his safety and for us to not get put out because we were well on our way.

"I just wanted to show you—"

"Wow!" we heard someone gasp from behind us.

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