Page 51 of Tempted By the Taurus
"Hi," she greeted me with a smile.
"What's up?" I shoved my hands in my pockets and stared at her, not giving a damn how cold it was right now. "Can I get a hug?" I had to feel her body close to mine.
She frowned while she lifted an eyebrow. "You never asked before. Why are you asking now?"
I sighed. "Can we do this inside? It's too cold out here."
With a curt nod, she turned away from me and walked into the house. I followed behind her. I stopped when I saw what greeted me. A bunch of balloons with the sayingI'm Sorryhung from the ceiling. On the floor were rose petals with the same saying in a big heart. I clenched my jaw muscles at a loss for words.
"There are no words to describe how sorry I am for what happened last weekend. If I could go back and change the way I reacted, I would. I never want you to think I can't be in the same room as your baby mama. It caught me off guard that she was there, and we have yet to squash the beef she formed in her head about me. That's not the point, but I wish you could forgive me for the way I reacted. It was childish of me to do so. Not only did I ruin a special night, but I ruined a chance to be introduced to your world of people. If you can't forgive me, I know it's because I deserve it."
I stepped closer to her and grabbed her hips and squeezed them. "Don't say anything else. It's all forgiven. Things happen for a reason, and we'll say this was one of the times it did. I think you, me, and Nya need to have a sit-down. I don't want something like this to happen again. Lee, I want you in my life, and you don't have to get along with my baby mama. Hell, halfof the time I don't, but for Nini, I'd like for us all to get along. I know that can be hard because of the person Nya is. I love you, Lee. In more ways than one, I thought the worst when I arrived here... well before I came. We should've tried talking this out, but I guess both of us are too stubborn. That's that Scorpio in you and Taurus in me."
She chuckled. "Yeah, that's true. Can I kiss you?"
I lifted an eyebrow and frowned. "You never asked for a kiss before."
She laughed and wrapped her arms around my neck. I lowered my head to kiss her lips, causing a sigh to escape her mouth. When we pulled back, I pecked her lips two more times, still needing to feel them against mine.
"Now what?" she asked.
"Now you show me the house."
We shared a laugh.
"Okay, I can do that. This is by far my favorite house I've shown you. It has everything you want, plus it comes with an extra bedroom if you were to get it. It's a way to store all the things you've built or put together. Okay, let's start with the kitchen." She walked away ahead of me.
While we walked, I took in what I was seeing. The wall was painted white, with beige tile on the floors. "See, I like this so much. Although it has a living room and a dining room, they are not connected. The kitchen and dining room lead you outside to a big patio. We'll step outside once you look in the kitchen and dining room."
The kitchen was heaven-sent. "This kitchen is better than all the others."
Leighton nodded with a smile and walked over to a door, opening it. "Yes! And look at this pantry. You can store all the food and snacks you want. I already know Nini would love it."
I chuckled. "Yeah, my baby loves her snacks."
"Okay, so let's take a walk through the living room that leads to two of the rooms on the lower level." We walked in silence as she moved with grace across the floor. Her braids were almost touching her ass.
"Why do you have your braids so long? Are you trying to make me go to jail?"
Leighton ceased her steps, and I almost ran into the back of her. She turned around with a frown on her face.
"Huh?"
I narrowed my eyes at her. "I think you heard me. You have long braids. What reason is that? If I see a man having their eyes on you, I'm going to jail. The braids look good, by the way. It's the right length for me to wrap around my hand and pull on when I'm hitting it from the back."
She dropped her head to her chest and huffed. "You know what, I'm not doing this with you today. Let's finish getting through the house."
By the time we were finished looking through the house, I didn't want to look at any more. This house right here was mine. It was everything I wanted. The front and back yards were large enough for parties, if I wanted to have any, and the bedrooms were the right size. It had two and a half bathrooms with a laundry room. I didn't want to waste any more time.
"When can we start the paperwork for this house?" I asked when we made our way back downstairs.
"On Monday morning, but are you sure you want this one? You have three more to look at," Leighton reminded me, leaning over to pick up the candle that was on the floor. She blew it out, doing the same thing to the other one.
"Yes, I'm sure. I want this one. It's in my heart to get it."
She beamed brightly. "Okay, sure. You'll have to come by my office to start the paperwork."
I nodded, my heart bursting with happiness. "I got a house!" I exclaimed, pumping my fist in the air.
