I smirked slightly. “How do you know that?”
“You were trembling. It was like you were subduing something. That’s okay, because I know my health was at the forefront of your mind. Just know, one day, I’m going to feel it uncontained. I can’t wait for that day.”
“Shit, me either. I’m sorry I couldn’t fully give in to what you wanted. You’re right though. One day, you will experience me uncontained. When that day comes, I want you to remember these words. I’m gon’ destroy your shit piece by piece and devour every inch of your beautiful ass. Mark my words.”
Iwas somewhat nervous. Chozen said his entire family was flying in today. When I told him I didn’t want them to think I was a user, he immediately went on a mission to prove to me they wouldn’t. He said Noah and TAZ moved quickly, and the only reason they didn’t move quicker than they did was because of her. Noah would have had her moving to Baltimore after their first encounter.
I chuckled when he said that. TAZ, whose real name was Taryn, was also in the music industry. She was an amazing singer. He also said that his aunt and uncle moved rather quickly too. That put me at ease somewhat, but not totally. It helped that I’d already met Noah and RJ though. Once he got everyone where they needed to be, he said he would come back for me. I was already dressed and had eaten. I would be starting my medication tomorrow, and that was when the real fun would begin.
Sex with Chozen was like staring into the face of God. That man had my insides turned out, bowing to his dick in submission and reverence. He was right though. When that pain pill wore off, I was hurting so bad I couldn’t sleep. I took another pill, and it still took a while for me to go to sleep even after that. I couldn’t take the pills too close together, or I would be sleeping all day. It called for every six hours, but after four hours, I was feeling every bit of that pain. Tylenol didn’t do a thing but insult my pain.
He held me all night and nearly all day Saturday, trying to make me as comfortable as possible while consoling me at the same time. I just knew when we woke up Saturday morning, he would say I told you so, but he didn’t. He made sure I had everything I needed yesterday and today, before he left for the airport, and had even cooked breakfast. To have a man like him felt like I’d been picked to be God’s favorite. Chozen was perfect for me. While I hadn’t been exposed to any of his flaws, at this point, I didn’t think he had any significant ones. As much as we’d been around each other, if they were bad enough, I would have gotten a glimpse of them by now.
As I sat waiting, there was a knock on the door, then I heard keys. That was definitely my mama. I told her Noah was coming to town, and she promised she would be with us with bells on. She was bringing my baby too. It would be Chozen’s first time meeting him. His dad had picked him up from my parents’ house Friday before I could introduce him to Chozen as planned.
Fabian had dropped him off about thirty minutes ago, and Mama said he looked like a raggamuffin. She gave him a bath and dressed him again. He did get him a haircut though. Hopefully, he didn’t let nobody fuck my baby’s head up. My mama didn’t say anything about it, so I had to assume it was okay.
When I heard running, I knew my baby was here. “Mommy!”
“Hey, baby! Did you have fun with your dad?”
“Yes, ma’am!”
“Good. I like your haircut. It looks really good.”
“I know. I like it too. Where are we going?”
“Well, there’s someone I want you to meet.”
“Is it a boy or a girl?”
I smiled at him. He was so innocent and happy. “It’s a man. He’s my boyfriend.”
His eyebrows lifted, then he frowned like he was thinking. “Is his name umm . . . Chozen?”
It was my turn to frown. “Yes. How did you know that?”
“Daddy asked me if I had met him yet. He said that he seemed nice, but if I didn’t like him to tell you.”
I wanted to roll my eyes. Fabian had better be glad that was all he said, because his absentee ass was the last one that should be judging anyone. Instead, I nodded. “Did he say when you would be able to spend more time with him?”
“He said he would call you to talk about that.”
I nodded. Xavier lowered his head a bit. I knew what he was thinking. My baby was extremely smart and could put two and two together like an adult, and he was only three, almost four. He looked up at me and asked, “It’s going to be a long time before I see him again, huh?”
“I don’t know, baby. I hope not. Hopefully, he saw just how brilliant you are and will want to spend even more time getting to know his only son.”
He frowned. “Mommy, I’m not his only son. I met my little brother last night.”
I frowned. “How old is he?”
That muthafucka!That was why he couldn’t take care of me. He had another bitch he was probably taking care of. “He’s two!”
His ass cheated on me. That baby was born when he left me. My mama said, “Hell no. Look at where you are right now, andthank God that mu—man left you. The man you have now came straight from Heaven.”
“You’re right, Mama.”
I took deep breaths as my son stared at me. He quickly wrapped his arms around me and kissed my cheek. “Are you okay, Mommy?”
