Page 49 of Tempted By the Taurus
We shared a laugh. With this relationship being new to me, I wasn't sure if I was doing things correctly. However, I knew this distance I had between my girl wasn't it.
"You'll get it. Building a relationship takes time. Plus, you're not going to have a perfect one. There will always be problems if you allow it to get to that," BJ preached.
"You would know," Malachi mumbled.
BJ gave him the finger, causing me to chuckle. "I wondered if Aaron had taken a detour or something. Why isn't he here yet?"
I left the room and headed down the hall and to the stairs. That was when Aaron came inside with his phone pressed to his ear and the bag of food in his hand. A smile was on his face as he talked to whoever on the phone.
"It's about damn time," I coolly stated.
Aaron lifted his head and threw me a head nod. I made my way down the stairs. Whenever I was in someone's house doing a job for them, I didn't like to touch things that weren't mine, yet Aaron would make himself at home. I hated it when he did thatbecause I then had to ensure everything was as the clients had left it.
Aaron wrapped up his call and turned to me. "Man, this girl is about to be wifey before she's even my girlfriend."
I slapped my hand across my forehead. "Only you."
BJ and Malachi were behind me as well. They greeted Aaron, who pulled food from the bag.
"We're about to get out of your way. If you and your girl aren't back talking by tonight, come to Tito's. We'll get you drunk again," BJ stated with a chuckle.
"You need to stay your ass home with your wife," I countered.
I didn't need either of them getting me drunk when I had liquor at home and could get drunk by my damn self. I knew they meant well, but my friends thought drinking liquor solved everything. At that moment, it did, but in the long run, the problems would still be there.
Malachi chuckled. "If you need me, hit me up."
I'd reached out to Malachi before I did BJ. BJ was known to make sure he saw all sides, when all I needed him to see was my side, which was both a good thing and a bad thing. I knew if I needed either of them, though, I could reach out. They'd give it to me straight. Well, more so, BJ. This was something I had to handle on my own. I had no idea how Leighton and I would get back into each other's good graces, but I refused to lose her over this. This could get resolved, and I planned to do just that.
"I appreciate y'all, but I got it," I assured them.
Once we dapped up, they left the house. Since Aaron already knew what was going on, I didn't have to explain anything to him. I damned sure wasn't in the mood to explain anything to anyone else. The only thing I was ready to do was make up with my girl. Lee had better be ready for it, too.
I restedmy arms on the table as I leaned forward, staring at Sariyah and then Jaiden. "I'm not wrong, am I?" I lifted an eyebrow when neither of them said anything.
Before work, I met my girls at Creme Coffee Cafe, needing to talk to them about what happened between A'Mylo and me at the party. Jaiden picked up her mug of coffee and took a long sip. Her eyes bounced around the cafe, avoiding my eyes. Sariyah kept her eyes averted from mine. They weren't making me feel better about walking out on A'Mylo at the party and not talking to him. We texted each other but hadn't seen one another since he dropped me off at home.
I missed Mylo like crazy and wanted to see him, but I didn't like the way he dismissed me.
"Hello!" I snapped, gaining their attention again.
"You're wrong," Jaiden asserted. "What does his ex have to do with you? There's such a thing as ignore. You could have used that. I know you don't like her, but she's someone you have to tolerate if you're going to be in A'Mylo's life."
She had a point, but it was something I didn't want to hear. I knew what I got into when I started a relationship with A'Mylo. What I didn't know was what type of woman Nya was.
"Y'all may need to have a sit-down and talk. That may be the only way y'all can move forward. What she did was foul and petty, while what you did was childish. You could have found another way to enjoy yourself with your man. Like Jaiden said, you were wrong. I get that's his ex, and y'all had words, but that man invited you out to have a good time. And you did say that he didn't know she'd be there. So, what was the problem?" Sariyah tilted her head to the side and studied me.
I squirmed under her gaze, unable to say anything. Here I was thinking my friends were about to have my back, but they had A'Mylo's. I didn't like that too much, but I knew they meant well.
I held my face in my hands and shook it. "I don't know what to do."
Jaiden scoffed, rolling her eyes. "You get your ass up and go get your man. You owe him a big apology, and you should suck his dick until it's raw."
Sariyah cringed while my mouth dropped. Sometimes we didn't know what would come out of Jaiden's mouth. She could be blunt and meant everything she said, too.
"Do I have to suck him that long?" My hand covered my mouth, trying to muffle my laughter.
Sariyah shook her head as a chuckle slipped from her mouth. She reached for her drink, took a long sip from it, and ended upchoking because she laughed. We joined in and got stares, but we didn't mind.
