“You two done?” she asked.
“No!” Benny shouted. “One more round, please?”
I let him climb up on my back, and we did one more round of chaos before I finally pinned him down, tickling him until he screamed. By the time it was all said and done, he was limp on the couch, breathing heavy.
Goldie came over and stood him upright. “Come on, Benny Boo. Time for bed.”
He groaned but followed her, eyes half shut trailing behind. I followed, letting her run his bath water while I picked out his pajamas. Ten minutes later, we were done, and he was in the bed. After turning his nightlight on and tucked him in, he rubbed his eyes and reached for me.
“Daddy…”
“Wassup, man?”
“You gone fight the monsters while I sleep?”
I pulled the blanket tighter. “Gone fuck ’em up.”
He nodded, satisfied, before rolling over onto his side.
Goldie kissed his forehead. “Love you, baby.”
“I love you too, Mommy.”
As soon as we got to the hallway, she turned to me, wrapping her arms around my neck.
“You good now?” she whispered.
I nodded. “Yeah.”
“Still feel heavy, though.”
I looked at her, hands sliding to her waist. “You always know when I’m off, huh?”
“I do. And I don’t press when you ain’t ready to talk. But I’m here. Always.”
That right there? That was everything. All the chaos I dealt with, all the blood and dirt that came with who I was, none of it ever changed the fact that this woman was home.
She leaned up and kissed me—slow and deep, like she needed to pull the stress right out of my chest. She broke the kiss and started to walk away, but I caught her by the waist and pulled her back against me.
“You tryna walk away from me after kissing me like that?” I whispered against her neck.
“I kissed you ’cause I missed you,” she murmured, pushing her ass into me. “But if you tryna do something… do it.”
That was all the invitation I needed.
I slammed the bedroom door behind us, spun her around, and pushed her back against it. Her breath hitched when my hand slid into her bra and squeezed her breasts. I pulled her bra off in one move and went straight for those nipples, sucking and biting until she moaned.
“Buck…”
“Mhm, I moaned with her nipple in my mouth.”
I picked her up, carried her to the bed, and threw her down like she liked it. She loved that rough shit and I loved giving it to her.
“Lay back and shut up,” I said.
I yanked her shorts down, dragging her panties off with my teeth, and buried my face between her thighs before she could say another word. Her thighs clamped around my head as I licked and sucked every part of her pussy like it was the last meal I was ever gone get.
“Fuck, baby,” she cried out, arching her back. “You tryna kill me?”
