“It doesn’t work like that.”
She shrugged. “Then you’re going to have to share.”
We spent the next hour going through the clothes and the lookbook until Avi was up. Then I was no longer relevant because it was Avi and Tiana time but I let them do their thing because I knew Tiana didn’t just miss me, she missed my baby too. Things had shifted but that didn’t mean I couldn’t have the best of both worlds. My girl would always be an important part of both of our lives.
Tiana didn’t endup leaving until after nine. Janice offered to give Avi a bath and get her in bed but I decided to send her home instead because I wanted the moment with my baby. Once I got her bathed, massaged down with coconut body butter, and into pajamas, I read her a story and held her until she went to sleep. I honestly did miss time with my baby today but didn’t allow it to make me feel like a bad mother. It was no different than sending her to daycare. Had Omiri not been in our lives, that would have happened eventually because juggling Avi and work could be a lot on some days.
Omiri still wasn’t home by the time I got Avi down so I changed into one of the new swimsuits I was gifted and decided to go for a swim. There was something soothing and relaxing about being in the pool at night with the glow of the lights making the water look like a tropical paradise. I was actually looking forward to spending time in Turks and was kinda glad Janice was such a good fit because she could go with us and give Omiri and me time to truly enjoy ourselves.
I stood in the shallow end of the pool with my phone swiping through Skroll, mostly to check on my clients, but I ended up searching Omiri’s name then mine. Most of the stuff out there was old but there were a few new clips from our interview and most of the comments were about how we were cute, that I was lucky to have locked him down, and that people needed to mind their own business because clearly we were happy.
I did roll my eyes when I noticed someone tagged Sia, saying she needed to make Omiri step up since he was out here playing house with the next bitch. It was a fan of Sia’s who was clearly being messy because she had already admitted that thebaby wasn’t Omiri’s and had recently posted her son’s birthday pictures with his so-called father, a DJ from London who was building a name for himself in The States.
“I thought I told you to be naked.”
I grinned over my shoulder when I heard Omiri’s voice. I locked my phone, placed it on the edge of the pool, and turned, leaning against the side, watching him standing there looking sexy as hell in a Sharks tee and shorts with his number on the left leg and sleeve of his shirt.
“I was but you took too long so I gave up.”
He smirked and tilted his head, looking me over. The water stopped just above my waist so all he could see was the top of my suit which was basically a bikini attached at the sides with gold chains.
“But you knew I was gonna be here.”
I nodded and moved across the pool, folding my arms before I turned my head and placed it on them. I studied his face, noticing he looked either upset or stressed. It was crazy to me how easily I could read him and feel his moods now.
“You okay?”
“I’m gonna be in a minute.” He reached behind him, tugged his shirt over his head, and tossed it on one of the lounge chairs. Next to go were the running shoes he was in then his shorts before he walked to the edge of the pool and sat beside me. “Where’s the monitor?”
“How do you know I have it?”
“You know she was my first stop.” He smiled sexily. “And I know your ass be in your feelings when I do that, so I’m about to show you some love. Where’s the monitor?”
I pointed to the lounge chair behind him and he glanced at it over his shoulder and nodded.
“Come here.”
I moved between his legs and propped my arms on his thighs. He slipped his fingers under the strap of my suit then dragged them down my shoulder.
“I see you like the stuff she sent you.”
“Yep, I do.”
“I like it too but you’re going to have to come up off that.”
“Nope.”
He chuckled and dropped his chin. “You can take it off or I’ll take it off. And if I do, you won’t be wearing that shit again because I’m tearing something. Shit, I might need to do that anyway because ain’t no way you’re wearing this around anybody but me.”
He frowned, letting his eyes move over my body.
“Are you getting naked too?”
I stepped back and slowly worked my way out of my swimsuit and tossed it on the side of the pool. He dropped into the water then his briefs landed next to my suit before he was on me, lifting me around his waist. I had his lips on mine seconds later. He kissed me, sending his tongue into my mouth to deepen the kiss before he pulled back and rested his forehead against mine.
“I talked to my mom today.”
“Yeah?”
