Page 22 of Pulse of True Soulmates

Mama Cetta squeezed my hand. “Well, baby, I pray it’s whatever you need for your heart to be at peace and whatever she needs to not get her ass beat.” She gave me a soft, genuine smile like she didn’t just threaten Ariel.Why is she like this?

DINNER WITH ARIEL . . .

“You ready for this?” Deck asked me.

We were in the tattoo loft ofInk Vibing. I told Ariel that we could have dinner here. I wanted Deck to be close just in case I got overwhelmed by it all. Plus, because it was a safe place, Midnite would let me be in the lounge while he stayed upstairs with Deck.

“Yes, I’m ready. I have my questions here.” I held up my notebook. “I’m nervous, but you being here makes me feel better.”

His arms were wrapped around me, and his hands gripped my ass. I loved it when he held me like that. He kissed my lips. “You want me to take care of that nervousness before she gets here?”

A mischievous smile rose to my face. “If you can please, sir. It would be gratefully appreciated.”

With my hand, he guided me to his office. It was about thirty minutes before I expected Ariel to arrive. “Bend over,” Deck commanded. I always wore skirts or dresses when I spent time here with him. Office sex was a norm for us.

“Yes, sir.” I assumed the position that had served us well when it came to our quickie sessions. I’d mastered how to muffle my sound effects when we had sex in the office. After one time too many being told by Julian that we were loud, I learned.

He smacked my ass. The next thing I felt after he spread my ass cheeks with his hand was his tongue. His tongue went from my asshole to my pussy. He sucked and licked on my clit just the way I loved it.

“Mm, Deck. That feels so damn good,” I said through my moans. Not too long after he started, my first orgasm released.

His tongue left my center, and his dick took its place. He slid in slowly and allowed me to adjust to it. It always felt like it was the first time. Once I adjusted, he took off. The clap of his pelvis against my ass turned me on and made my pussy wetter. “How’s that nervousness, Aeon? You feel better.”

“Yes, yes, I feel better.” He fucked the nervousness right out of me. I threw my ass back to meet his thrust. Fucking was the best soundtrack created by us. My nut snuck up on me that time.

He changed the angle as he stroked me. “Fuck, I’m about to cum. Fuck, fuck, fuck!” His warm nut shot into me. I loved that feeling.

He stayed in me for a moment then pulled out.Clap!His hand met my ass again. “Get cleaned up.”

After I removed myself from his desk, I then trekked to the bathroom. It was almost time to sit down and talk to Ariel.Let’s see what the outcome of this talk will be. Open door or closure.

Less than fifteen minutes later, Ariel sashayed into the lounge. She stood near the door as she looked around. I already had a booth ready for us. She smiled when she saw me after I got up to greet her. Life had been good for her. That was clear from the way she carried herself. “Hi, Ariel.”

“Hi, Aeon. You look beautiful,” she complimented genuinely. “I’m happy that we’re able to sit down and talk. I know it’s been a long time.”

I told her that it had before I escorted her to the booth that we would sit in. We both got comfortable. The waitress came over and took our drink orders. When my mother asked me what was good, I let her know everything. “This is my boyfriend’s business. He’s a tattoo artist.”

“Oh, that’s nice. Ink Vibing, now that makes sense. How long have you and your boyfriend been together?” she asked with twinkles in her eyes.

I gave her a cheeky smile. “We’ve been together for a while now. He’s the love of my life.”

“I understand that. My husband, Marcus, and our daughter, Sophia, are the loves of my life. They’re my everything.” You could see her love for them in her eyes.

My heart stopped beating for a split second.She has a daughter that’s the love of her life. I guess it’s to hell with me.“Oh, you have a daughter. How old is she?”

“Sophia is almost seven years old.” She tinkered with her phone. When she found what she was looking for, she extended the phone across the table for me to see the screen. “Here they go.”

I took the phone to examine the family picture. They looked so happy, genuinely happy. My emotions were all over the place. There was this twinge of rejection, jealousy, unworthiness. Now I was ready for whatever this was to be over. “You have a very lovely family.”

The waitress came to drop our drinks off and take our food orders. Once she left, I got right to it. “So, Ariel, why did you want to meet with me after all this time?”

Her head bucked back a little at my crassness. “Oh, well, I just wanted to check on you. How is everything going with your condition? I saw your service dog with you at your father’s party.”

I didn’t answer immediately. I sat in the questions for a few seconds. “My service dog’s name is Midnite. As far as my condition is concerned, it’s called POTS. I’m not sure if you knew what it was called since you’ve been disconnected with my life for, well, forever.” I paused for a second. “I appreciate you checking on me, but I’m still confused as to why. Phones worked well before my existence was thought of.

“You could have used one of those to check on me throughout the years if you really cared. It honestly feels like one of those situations where because we’re in the same city, you didn’t want to risk running into me randomly without me knowing that you were here.” I leaned my forearms on the table. “Is that what this is, Ariel?”

I could tell that she was taken aback by my attitude. She looked offended. “No, Aeon, that is not what this is. My husband suggested that I reach out to you to try to establish some kind of relationship with you. I didn’t think that was a bad idea.” Her voice was soft.

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