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He shrugged. “I can’t explain it to you. Gotta see things for yourself, baby girl.” Fari stuck around for a while and even ate dinner with Adorie but he had to cut out shortly after to go see whatever female that had been blowing up his line.

Adorie and I left shortly after headed home. I planned to stop and get myself something to eat, but quickly decided against it because I didn’t really know what I wanted and didn’t want to be driving all around. I decided I’d order out. Then my thoughts traveled to Cartrek, I hadn’t heard from him since earlier. I knew he was busy, but still found myself wondering if I’d see him tonight.

As if he felt me thinking about him, his name flashed on the console of my car indicating that he was calling. I clicked the green circle, to answer. “Yes.”

“How far out are you? I’m about to pull up.”

“We just left the restaurant. We’re about to pull up.”

“I’ll meet you in the garage. I’m parked in the front row.” We hung up a few seconds later.

Then I pulled up next to his car, him leaned against the hood staring into his phone looking handsome as ever. I don’t know what had his attention, but suddenly I wanted to be that.

When I opened the car door, those serious eyes landed directly on me softening slightly as he pushed off the car. He was in my space seconds later, kissing my cheek.

“You ate today?” He then approached the back door to grab Adorie.

“No, but she did. She ate at the restaurant. I think I’ve Od’d on it.”

He nodded. “Probably have.”

With one hand he picked her up out of her seat, and the other he grabbed her iPad. My baby was out like a light. Food always gave Adorie the itis.

“What about you?” I closed the door behind them now trailing him as we walked toward the lobby entrance of my building. When we entered, we went straight for the already open elevator that seemed to be awaiting our presence.

“Nah, I had a different type of taste on my tongue today.”

Confused, I looked up at him and he sent a wink in my direction, causing heat to rush my cheeks and a jolt to shoot down my spine.I knew just what that taste was.

I had just checkedin on Adorie before coming back into my room. She was out for the rest of the night, but I still liked to check on her and tuck her in. I stopped in the washroom to turn the lights out before going toward my own room.

When I walked in, Cartrek was standing on the side of my bed, about to get in. Ever since we made things official, we spent a substantial amount of time like this. When he wasn’t working or I wasn’t at the restaurant. It was nice and it just seemed to fit. Sometimes it seemed harder than others to get him to open up, but other than that, it was nice. I had honestly forgotten what it felt like to have somebody, shoot anybody.

“This little ass bed,” he mumbled lifting the cover to climb in.

“You don’t have to sleep in it. You coul—” I had a smart ass remark ready but the expression he sent my way halted that.

“Yo mouth, Peach. The fuck I’ma do with that?”

“I don’t know, you tell me.” That came out way more suggestive than I intended.

“I could definitely think of a few things I could put in it, but you was just complaining in the shower. Go yo’ ass to sleep.” He fluffed the pillows a few times, attempting to getcomfortable.

I giggled. “What if I’m not sleepy?”

I cut the lights out and walked toward the bed. When I got in, he immediately pulled my body closer to his.

“Then you close yo’ eyes and count sheep.”

“Rude ass.” I tried to escape his embrace, but he pulled me further into him, then held me in place. Then I felt his lips on my temple.

“How was yo’ day?”

“Long, but I’ve been working on something new for my restaurant. Not a new location, but a bar inside.”

His hand caressed my skin. “What made you come to that addition?”

“The original space was a bar. Well in the fifties, but it shut down. At first I wanted that, but the idea of dealing with a bunch of drunk people doesn’t appease me. A full blown bar attracts a different crowd.”

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