He pulled away, rounding the circular driveway. Lo looked to his left and noticed a car driving inside. He turned around, watching the car park out front. The back door opened, and a leg surfaced before the second one joined.
“Aye, hold on.”
The truck came to a stop as Lo narrowed his eyes. When she stepped out of the car, he did something he rarely did and grinned.
Damn, my baby showed up…
“Aye, go back in.”
“Are you sure, Mr. Crown?”
“Yeah, go.”
He pulled up behind the car Bria had just stepped out of. Her driver retrieved her belongings from the truck. Lo got out, prompting her to turn around. Her smile stretched across her face as he walked toward her. Without saying a word, he picked her up and kissed her lips with so much intensity that passion burned from both of them. Lo didn’t want to let go. Ever. He didn’t need much but Bria was at the top of his list.
Reluctantly, he drew back, gazing at her as if it was the first time he had ever laid eyes on her.
“Damn, I thought you wasn’t coming.”
“I wasn’t because my schedule was too packed, but my class had been canceled so I came.”
Lo kissed Bria once more before lowering her to her feet. This had to be top three happiest moments in his life. His first being when Dax bought him and Meco motorbikes. The second was when he reunited with his brothers. This moment would more than likely be bumped up to number one. Not knowing if Bria would stay with him had been a strenuous battle that left him depleted of energy and purpose. She did something to Lo; casted a spell right before him and he wasn’t afraid to admit he was sucked into her web of desire. Bria made him feel so worthy. He didn’t know how low his self-esteem had been until she entered his life. She was comforting, gentle when he needed it, and a lover that he would walk hand in hand into eternity with.
“I was about to leave,” he admitted.
Her head reared. “Why?”
“Because you weren’t here, and I wasn’t staying here without you. You had a nigga thinking you were done with me.”
She grinned. “Oh, so you were scared?”
“What? I was scared when I was in New York. You weren’t fucking with me at all.”
She pursed her lips, throwing her bag over her shoulder.
“And I’m not sorry about that either. I had to give you the same energy you give me. Now come on so we can go inside.”
Lo grabbed her suitcase while she held his hand. The couple walked inside the villa, and he placed her bag near the kitchen before walking outside. The infinity pool was lit by a blue glow that reflected against the house. Meco, Devyn, and Axel were all near the wet bar while Tori, Kaylona, and another woman swam in the pool.
“Bria!” Kaylona cheered, getting out the pool. Droplets of water poured from her barely there bikini as she rushed toward them.
“I thought you couldn’t make it.”
Bria shrugged. “I thought I wouldn’t, but I had a couple classes cancel so I came.”
Tori walked up, beaming hard with a margarita glass in her hand. “I’m so happy you both came, especially you.” She peered at Lo. “I feel like I don't know my brother-in-law.”
Lo smirked, not having a rebuttal. He never got a chance to know Tori, and he wasn’t sure of the exact reason. Maybe because getting to know her would require him to go to Devyn’s home where he knew his parents would be.
“Girl, he don't let anyone get close to him. Not even me,” Bria joked.
He side eyed her, causing her to laugh harder. He hated that she felt that way, but it was ultimately his fault.
“Let me go holla at my brothers.”
Lo left them to giggle amongst each other and approached the guys.
“I thought your bitch-ass wasn’t coming,” Meco said, giving him a handshake.
