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"No, I mean not there, but somewhere else. I'm sure I will be able to afford better with my new position at work."
"That's true, and as long as it's somewhere safe, I'm with whatever you're on."
"Yeah, definitely needs to be somewhere safe and secluded with Kairo running around.
Hov tilted my head back with his fingertip and looked me in my eyes.
"You don't have any fuckin reason to be afraid of that nigga. Let me handle him, and you let that fuckin fear go."
"Okay."
"But do you hear me, though, Ciara? If you're scared of another man, then I'm not doing my part. Just know I'm protecting you in ways you won't even know."
I nodded my head before he placed a kiss on my lips.
"Okay, baby. I understand."
"Good, now say I ain't scared of shit."
"I'm not." I giggled as he squeezed my body.
"Say the whole sentence."
"I'm not scared of shit."
"There you go, mama."
Hov laid a kiss on my forehead, and I tugged at the hairs in his beard before he and I walked back out of the room. Did I expect to be falling for Hov this fast, no. But he was making it so hard. I never felt so sure, so comfortable, so in tune with a man before, and I was with the same man for years.
Once out of the closet, I went inside the correct door to grab a towel and some of the new body scrubbing exfoliating scrubbers I'm sure belonged to Cashmier. I felt so bad about using stuff that belonged to her, but I couldn't help myself when it was right at my disposal. Plus, I want to be nice and smooth lying next to Hov in those silk sheets. After all, his body is so soft, I just want to match him.
After I was done with my shower, the restroom smelled like a fresh garden from all of the body wash and creams lingering in the air. I put on a fresh pair of panties, and once I walked over to the sink to brush my teeth, I felt a sharp cramp shoot across my stomach.
"I know this is not."
I hurried over to the toilet seat and sat, grabbing a strip of tissue to wipe myself. Once I pulled it from in between my legs and saw the pink streak, I started to panic.
"I don't have any fucking tampons here. Shit."
I wrapped the paper towel in my hands and then went into the small toiletry closet to the left of the one where I had found the towel. Thank God that inside there was a box of tampons stashed away in the back. It wasn't the brand I usually used, but I guess these organic ones will work.
I opened the box to get one out, but what I pulled out was the opposite of a tampon.
"Fuck. Now I have to bother him. This is a bunch of condoms.”
I closed the box back after that discovery.
I exhaled and left the makeshift pad between my legs, then walked out of the restroom to Hov, who was sitting on the bed in a crisp white T-shirt and Gym shorts. I could smell his body wash from way over here.
"What's up, you good?"
"Yeah, I'm okay. It's just that I started my cycle, and I didn't bring any of my sanitary items with me. I'm so embarrassed, and I hate to bother you."
"You not bothering me. He stood up from the bed. Now I don't know much about women and their period shit, but ain't that what you need right there? They expired or some shit?"
"Oh, no. I thought this was a box of tampons, but it's actually just a box filled with your Magnum condoms. Why do you keep them in there?"
"Condoms? Let me see that." Hov's eyes were squinted in a rather curious way. I guess he forgot they were here.
