“You enjoy horses?”
“I mean, I’ve never been around any, but I would love to try it out. I’m open to new experiences.”
“Yes, you are.”
My eyes got low as I recalled our date. We both experienced some new shit I never thought we would. Though I’d ridden in a helicopter, I never fucked in one and though I constantly got driven around, I’d never openly fucked in the backseat. She was welcoming things just like I was and I was happy I was experiencing it all with her.
“See, and that look is why I’m crippled now. Chill. Matter of fact, you should go take a shower, papa. I got you all sticky.”
She rubbed her hand along my arm and I couldn’t help but stare at it. She wasn’t afraid to express herself anymore. She wasn’t afraid to touch me without reservations. I was glad as hell we went out tonight.
She almost killed it by attempting to send me away. Had I gone with my first mind to leave her hanging then we wouldn’t be here. Sending me away after the time we shared made me feel indifferent and I was going to say eff this and leave her where she was, making her think about her motives.
“Armond?” she said softly.
“Yes?”
“I’m sorry about earlier. I shouldn’t have done that. I know that’s what that look on your face is about. It was a foolish thing to attempt. I’m scared of all this to be honest. You’re refreshing and so necessary for me but something inside of me is keeping me from accepting it. I almost lost you tonight and I’m sorry about that. I didn’t fuck you because of that either. I wanted you, more so needed you. I needed to feel all you wanted to give me without me holding back, and once I finally let go…well, here we are. Forgive me?”
I didn’t expect that. Was I really that obvious? I was always one to hold my feelings and put on a cloak. Yet, she could read me better than anyone I knew. Not even my brother could tell what I was thinking unless I wanted it to be known.
I sat there as I stared at her and contemplated her words. I had already forgiven her but the look in her eyes begged me to do so. There wasn’t much that needed to be said. We were locked in.
“If I hadn’t already, we wouldn’t have had the night we did. You're mine, Brandy, and it’ll take a little more than that to get rid of me entirely.”
She smirked then leaned back and got comfortable on the couch. She closed her eyes and threw her arm over them. I guess that was her notion for me to take a shower. I figured I’d do the opposite. I gently spread her legs, and she peeked at me, lifting her arm slightly. I kissed her thighs then dove right back into her wetness. Her sweetness was now my weakness and I’d never get enough.
SEVENTEEN
Armond Davis
I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE saying “sweeping a woman off her feet” but that was what Brandy had done to me. I’d never been so distracted and caught up in my life. To the point where I let my brother run the show so I could spend time with my baby.
It had been about a month since I met Brandy and she’d taken me by storm. We’d gotten into the routine of calling each other every night on FaceTime and it had been the best sleep I’d gotten in my life. No more tossing and turning. No more waking up sweating with my heart racing from memories in my nightmares. I needed her.
She claimed it was the opposite and she needed me, but shit, we needed each other, and I was grateful we met when and how we did.
I was pulling up to my brother’s guest house in Arlington and dialed Brandy up. I missed hearing her sultry voice and after the day I had, I needed that comfort.
Another shipment had gone missing, and we couldn’t connect it this time. Apparently, the entire shipping container went overboard along with a few that didn’t belong to us when a huge wave crashed into the boat.
I found it rather odd that we hadn’t had those problems before when we used the same route for the past five years. No matter what the weather was, it still made it to us.
Arlando found himself attempting to calm me down but there was nothing he could say that would, except for we found it. That was thousands of my own money lost and nobody cared to replace that shit either.
I spent the day rerouting our other shipments, making sure they were secure and would still arrive on time. To say I had a headache would be an understatement.
“Hey, baby,” Brandy said as soon as the video popped up.
“Hey, love. How are you?”
“I’m good. It’s pretty late, are you okay?”
I sighed and nodded. “Yeah, all good now. Some shit went down and I had to fix it. Didn’t expect it to take up my whole day.”
“Well, at least you can rest now. How soon do you have to be up in the morning?”
“Flying out to Galveston at five.”
