The Deed to a Gangsta’s Heart

Chapter 25

25

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After lunch, we decided to go ahead and tell my parents about us. I was excited and confident Daddy would approve. It was clear Ma did. I was too tickled to hear she and Mama Tootie had already started planning our wedding. That would explain why she was always on my side when Daddy expressed his grievances about me not coming to stay with them.

We walked around the house to the gate. As we made our way through to the backyard, the sound of Mississippi blues crooned. Remedy rubbed his hands together with an excited grin. The smell of barbecue permeated the air, and if Daddy would let him, my man was surely going to try and take over.

“He—”

“Rem and I are together,” I blurted, cutting Ma off.

A squeal escaped me as she hopped from one foot to the other and clapped.

“Smooth, bae,” Remedy said with a chuckle.

“What’s going on?” Daddy asked from the grill.

“They’re together!” Ma yelled, grabbing Remedy’s hand and leading him over to Daddy. “I told you this would happen. And you said me and my Toot-Toot were crazy.”

Daddy’s eyes rolled slightly as he reared back and released a silent laugh. His eyes found me as his expression turned serious. “Are you happy and safe?”

“Yes,” I replied.

His eyes shifted to Remedy as he extended his hand for Rem to shake. “I’d say take care of my baby girl, but I know you already are.”

“Yes, sir,” Rem confirmed, but he looked at me when he added, “and I will for the rest of our lives.”

My heart skipped a beat. Was he suggesting marriage? I mean… we’d talked about kids and being together for the long haul, but it was different to actually say those words. As he and Daddy shook hands, Ma wrapped her arms around me from the side and gave me a comforting squeeze.

“You’ve been glowing,” she said quietly. “Now I finally know why.”

“We wanted to wait a little while and settle into things, you know?”

“That’s completely understandable. I’m just happy it finally happened.”

Daddy handed Remedy a beer from his cooler, and they immediately shifted into a conversation about sauce and sports. It wasn’t long before Remedy was washing his hands to season some ribs to add to the grill. Me and Ma sat on the back porch sipping wine and listening to music as we talked, standing to do a two step every now and then. After lunch with Remedy’s parents, this was the perfect end to the day.

One Week Later

Remedy and I were going to the last showing at the summer movie drive-in at the park. I hadn’t gone to a drive-in since I graduated high school. The night would be nostalgic. I remember the last time I came, my boyfriend at the time thought that meant we’d have sex. He got a little too rough and handsy and I got out of the car. Thankfully, Remedy was there with two of his friends. After I told him what happened, he beat Drake up and let me watch the movie in his car. I loved him a little more that night.

As we cruised down the highway, Remedy lowered the volume on the music that was playing. When I felt him pulling over, I looked up from my phone.

“Is everything okay?” I asked, looking around.

Remedy put the car in park. His smile was comfortable as he wrapped his hand around my neck and pulled me forward. After kissing me three times, he said, “Everything is perfect. Look up.”

I looked up and clenched the door handle when my eyes landed on a billboard that had a picture of us. I released loud and hard laughter before bursting into tears. Under the picture of us was the caption, Dr. Callie Simpson is off-limits. Don’t try to date her unless you know how to dodge bullets. – Remedy Jones.

“You are absolutely crazy!” I almost yelled as I wiped my tears. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with you.”

“You’re going to love me, enjoy me, use me, serve me, marry me, give me babies, and do life with me until we take our last breath.”

“Mm… I love the sound of that.”

I pulled him toward me for a kiss which led to our hands roaming each other’s bodies. Not long passed before he had me turned around and leaning against the seat as he made his way inside of me from behind. I gripped the headrest as he filled me with hard, slow strokes.

“Shit!” I moaned, digging my nails into the material.

“Mm… You and this good ass pussy,” he moaned against my ear.

His hand wrapped around my neck from the front as he increased the pace of his strokes.

“She’s so wet for you. Fuck her.”

“Like this?” he confirmed, pressing deeper into me.

“Ah… shit. Just like that, Rem,” I slurred, gripping his thigh. “ Just like that.”

Low grunts and hums escaped me as I took every stroke. My body shivered as he filled me. I literally felt him all over. The second his tongue slipped into my ear and his fingers brushed against my clit, I came. He lowered the seat and pushed me down further. Lifting my ankles slightly, he put me in a wheelbarrow position that had me chanting his name each time he bounced me against his dick. I made a creamy mess when I came again, and as good as I felt, I didn’t even care.

He'd thought ahead and packed a bag along with the drinks and snacks for the movie. Once we were cleaned up, I got out and took a few pictures in front of the billboard to show off. When we made it to the drive-in, we mixed a few drinks and pushed our seats back to enjoy the movie. I blinked back happy tears and pulled in a shaky breath.

I was so in love with this man.