Chapter 12 Kay’lo Mensah
Trill-Land, Jungle Estate
When I made it to the room, I walked in the bathroom still holdin’ Toni close, my hand firm on her lower back.
I reached over and turned the shower on, the sound of the water hittin’ the tile fillin’ up the space while everything else went quiet between us.
I ain’t rush her. I just stood there with her, breathin’ her in, lettin’ my hands move slow as I undressed her like I had all the time in the world.
Her skin was warm and soft under my palms, and every time my fingers brushed over her, I felt that familiar pull in my chest that let me know I was exactly where I was supposed to be.
She looked up at me while I stepped outta my shorts, her eyes lingerin’ for half a second longer than she probably wanted to, and that alone had my jaw tight. I met her gaze, reached for her hand, and kissed the back of it, lettin’ her know I was here and I wasn’t goin’ nowhere.
We stepped into the shower together, the hot water hittin’ my shoulders first, then hers, steam risin’ around us while I washed the chlorine off my skin and then washed her body.
I took my time with her, my hands glidin’ over her arms, her back and her waist, like I was relearning her all over again.
I ain’t say shit, ‘cause I ain’t need to.
It was obvious as hell that I missed her in a way that sat deep and heavy, and touchin’ her like this felt like comin’ home.
When we finally stepped out the shower, neither one of us bothered dryin’ off. Water dripped from our skin onto the floor as I took her hand and led her to the bed, my grip gentle but sure. I had her lay back, then I hovered over her, lookin’ down at her.
I leaned in and kissed her slow and deep, stayin’ right here with her, my forehead pressin’ against hers while I looked in her eyes.
“You so fuckin’ beautiful,” I whispered, low and honest, before kissin’ her again.
My mouth moved to her neck, and I took my time there, kissin’ her skin, draggin’ my lips slow, then lettin’ my tongue trace up the side of her throat. I sucked gentle at first, then a lil’ deeper, lickin’ up her neck in long, unhurried strokes, feelin’ her body react under me.
She shivered’, and that shit went straight through me.
I smiled against her skin, kept kissin’ and lickin’ my way down her neck, lettin’ my mouth linger there until I felt her start to tremble harder beneath me, and that’s when I knew…
I kept goin’, kissin’ down the slope of her shoulder, lickin’ across her collarbone, movin’ slow like I had somethin’ to worship. When my mouth reached her titties, I cupped ‘em in both hands, massaging soft at first, then firmer, watchin’ her lips part and her eyes flutter.
“‘Lo,” she whispered.
“Yes, baby?” I whispered back, starin’ right into her eyes while I lowered my mouth.
“I missed you,” she breathed, her eyes glossy and her voice fragile.
“I missed you too,” I said against her skin, then I wrapped my mouth around her nipple and sucked slow and deep, lettin’ my tongue circle it until her back arched off the bed.
I worked both her nipples, suckin’ one while I rolled the other between my fingers, lickin’ over them, kissin’ them and lettin’ her feel how much I meant that shit.
I moved down to her stomach next, lickin’ the water off her skin, draggin’ my tongue across her navel, kissin’ the soft spots under her ribs, takin’ my time.
I kissed all over her hips, slidin’ my hands down her thighs while I tasted every inch I missed.
Then I picked her leg up and kissed down her calf. I kissed her ankle, then her foot.
I ain’t give a fuck if she had walked through gravel, dirt, or the whole damn city.
I was lickin’ that shit anyway.
I put two of her toes in my mouth, suckin’ them slow, lookin’ right at her while I did it, and her whole body jerked. Her thighs trembled, and she grabbed the sheets like she ain’t know what to do with herself.
“I love you,” I said against her skin, kissin’ the inside of her ankle before I moved up her thigh again. “I’m showin’ you today.”
I spread her legs and kissed both thighs slow, suckin’ the softest parts, and lickin’ the places that made her squirm. Then I moved right to where she was drippin’ for me.
I put my tongue flat against her clit and dragged up slow.
Her whole body came off the bed.
“Kay’Lo…” she moaned, her voice breathless.
I wrapped my lips around her clit and sucked her in, takin’ my time, lettin’ my tongue circle her while she whimpered and tried to grab my head. I pinned her hips gently with my hands, keepin’ her open for me while I ate her like I ate that damn barbecue.
Her thighs shook. Her stomach tightened, and every sound she made went straight to my dick.
I tongue-fucked her slow, then fast, then slow again, watchin’ her lose herself piece by piece until her voice cracked.
“I’m cumin’, ‘Lo… baby, I’m cumin’…”
“Cum on then,” I said into her pussy, my tongue flickin’ her clit again. “Give me all that. I want every drop, mama. Show yo’ nigga you missed him.”
Her orgasm hit hard, shakin’ through her body, warm and sweet on my tongue as I kissed her through it, lickin’ everything she gave me, keepin’ my mouth on her clit until she couldn’t stop tremblin’.
“‘Lo… baby…” she gasped, her legs shakin’.
I climbed up her body slow, kissin’ every wet spot I left behind, lickin’ her stomach again, kissin’ up her chest, suckin’ her nipples one more time before I kissed her mouth deep and messy, lettin’ her taste herself on my tongue.
When I positioned myself between her legs, she grabbed my face with both hands, breathin’ against my lips.
“I love you,” she whispered.
“I love you too,” I said, then I pushed inside her slow.
We both gasped.
Her pussy wrapped around me tight, warm, and deep, and my hand slid under her thigh to push her leg back. I grabbed the other one too, pressin’ her kneecaps on the pillow while I sank deeper into her.
“Fuck, baby…” I groaned. “I missed the fuck out you. I’m sorry for the shit I said. I’m sorry for all that bullshit. You hear me? You mean everything to me.”
She whimpered, holdin’ onto my shoulders, pullin’ me closer.
“I missed you too,” she whispered, tears in her eyes.
I fucked her slow and deep, kissin’ her neck, lickin’ her ear, suckin’ on her titties between thrusts while I held her open for me. Her moans got louder, her breath comin’ out in gasps and her legs shakin’ again.
I fucked her long, strainin’ all the muscles in my back, and I wasn’t stoppin’ until I felt her gush on my dick.
“‘Lo… I’m cumin’ again… baby, I’m cumin’…”
“Cum on ya dick,” I whispered in her ear, fuckin’ her harder.
She came hard, her nails diggin’ into my back, her pussy squeezin’ around me until my rhythm stuttered ‘cause she felt too fuckin’ good.
I rolled her over and got on my back, slidin’ her right back down on my dick.
She gasped, that soft lil’ cry that always hit the center of me, and I wrapped my arms around her back like I needed to pull her closer or I wouldn’t breathe right.
“Fuck, baby,” I moaned, holdin’ her tighter, feelin’ her body melt right into mine.
She started bouncin’ on my dick, slow at first, then deeper, her hips grindin’ in these circles that had me losin’ my mind. Every time she came down on me, she let out this breathy sound that made my grip tighten around her, like I had to hold her there or I was gon’ float up out my damn body.
I felt my nut rushin’ up fast, that heat crawlin’ through me, my voice crackin’ when I said, “Baby… I’m… I’m about to cum…”
And for the first time ever, I pulled out.
I lifted her a lil’, one arm still locked around her back, keepin’ her pressed to me while I stroked hard with my other hand. Her body was still warm and soft against me, her breath fallin’ across my cheek as I pulled her nipple into my mouth.
I sucked on it deep, slow at first, then hungrier, lettin’ my lips wrap around her like I was starved for her.
Her nipple slid against my tongue and I sucked harder. Her whole body shivered, and she cupped the side of my face with both hands, rubbin’ my cheek and the back of my neck, holdin’ me close while I kept my mouth locked on her.
She moaned my name soft as hell, her fingers slidin’ through my hair, her nails grazin’ my scalp, and that shit made my dick twitch so hard, I almost lost it right here.
Her nipple popped out my mouth for a second from how hard she arched, but I pulled her right back in and sucked again, deeper this time, my jaw tight as my orgasm slammed through me.
I nutted all over both of us, my breath breakin’, and my eyes locked on hers while she rubbed the back of my head and moaned through her own aftershocks.
We stared at each other like we had both just came back to life, our bodies pressed together, her breath mixin’ with mine while I let her nipple slide out my mouth slow.
She collapsed over me, kissin’ me slow, and pourin’ everything she felt into it while my hand slid behind her head, pullin’ her closer like she belonged right there on my chest.
Toni was mine again and I wasn’t lettin’ go.
By time we made it back out to the patio, I had already fucked Toni again.
I already had her right back where she belonged, and I wasn’t even tryna hide that shit.
We disappeared for a minute and came back different.
The energy shifted, the air changed, and anybody with eyes could tell exactly what the fuck went down without a single word bein’ said.
Pressure and Renza looked at each other the second they saw us and busted out laughin’ under they breath, not even slick with it, ‘cause they know me. They know when I lock in on my woman, I don’t half-do shit.
Pluto just shook her head and covered her face like she already knew she was about to witness some foolishness, but she ain’t stop it either.
Music was now bangin’ with drinks still flowin’ and smoke still hangin’ in the air thick enough to taste.
But my focus never left Toni.
Soon as I sat back down, I pulled her straight into my lap where she always belonged.
My arm slid around her waist firm, possessive, and unapologetic.
She ain’t hesitate either. She settled right on me, her ass pressin’ down slow, movin’ to the beat like she forgot what it felt like to be anywhere else.
That alone had my jaw tight.
She leaned back into my chest, her head tiltin’ just enough for her hair to brush my face, and I dropped my chin to her shoulder, breathin’ her in like I been starvin’.
Three days without her had me feelin’ off balance, like some shit in me wasn’t lined up right, and now that she was here again, everything started clickin’ back into place.
I slid my hand up her stomach slow, my thumb draggin’ just enough to remind her I was right here, and she reacted instantly. It was a soft inhale, a shift of her hips and a quiet lil’ sound she tried to keep to herself.
Pressure cleared his throat like he was tryna act normal, and Renza muttered some slick shit under his breath that made me smirk, but I ain’t look away from her. I wasn’t givin’ them niggas that satisfaction.
Toni rolled her hips slow to the music, movin’ on me like she knew exactly what she was doin’, and I let my mouth drop to her ear.
“You think you about to be doin’ all that,” I whispered, my lips barely brushin’ her skin, “and sleepin’ alone tonight?”
She laughed soft, breathy, and shook her head just a lil’.
“I wasn’t plannin’ on it,” she whispered back.
I kissed the side of her neck, slow, lettin’ her feel exactly how locked in I was. My hand stayed on her waist, my thumb pressin’ in like I was remindin’ her body who it belonged to, and she melted back into me like she was tired of fightin’ it anyway.
We had been kissin’ in front of everybody like they wasn’t even here, our tongues slow, unhurried and messy in a way that said we wasn’t pretendin’ this was casual.
Her fingers stayed behind my neck, her nails draggin’ just enough to make my breath come out uneven, and I held her like I ain’t plan on lettin’ go again no time soon.
I caught Sha’Nelle leanin’ real close to Renza out the corner of my eye, laughin’ too loud, and touchin’ his arm like she was tryna see where the line was, and I damn near laughed to myself.
Renza wasn’t givin’ her nothin’ but jokes and distance.
If my cousin wanted her, everybody would know.
Renza wouldn’t play quiet if he interested.
I leaned back in my chair, Toni still sittin’ heavy on me. I sipped my drink slow while I watched her move to the music, and for a second, I just sat there thinkin’ how crazy it was that we ever let shit get that far.
Three days felt like weeks.
Every night without her had been wrong. It was too quiet and empty. I stayed busy, stayed movin’ and stayed around family just so I wouldn’t sit still long enough to miss her too hard, but none of that shit worked the way I wanted it to.
Now she was right here, warm, familiar and all mine.
I dipped my head to her ear again, my voice even lower this time.
“Soon as this shit over,” I said, my lips grazin’ her skin, “I’m takin’ you home. Ain’t no way you puttin’ that pussy on me like that and thinkin’ I’m lettin’ you sleep without my dick in you tonight.”
She turned her head just enough to look at me, her eyes heavy, her lips parted, and nodded.
“Good,” she said. “I don’t wanna sleep without you no way.”
That was all I needed to hear.
Renza’s phone rang not long after, and he took the call with a quick look at Pressure before headin’ inside, which was everybody’s cue that the night was windin’ down.
Toni slid off my lap slow, but I caught her hand before she could get too far, pullin’ her back in for one more kiss that said everything I ain’t bother sayin’ out loud.
She smiled against my mouth like she already knew what time it was.
We split up in the driveway since she drove Sha’Nelle, and I went inside just long enough to grab my shit from my old room. The space still smelled like her, and that alone had me cravin’ her in every way.
When I got in the whip and pulled off, I ain’t overthink none of it.
Whatever bullshit we still had to talk through could wait.
Tonight wasn’t about fixin’ everything.
It was about bein’ back where I belonged.
And that was with my woman.