Chapter 10
“Shit, girl.” Koda groaned as he rolled next to me.
We were supposed to be out getting decorations for the hotel’s event, but Koda had me folded like a pretzel for over twenty minutes.
“Do you have enough energy to go with me still?” I teased. I hoped he said no, because my legs felt weak.
He asked me to meet him at the hotel, but he ended up working later than planned, so he sent me up to his penthouse.
I wasn’t mad at it, because I loved his place.
There were three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a theater room.
The theater room was my favorite because it had all the snacks one would find in a movie theater, down to a slushie machine.
I also discovered the knife collection he kept hidden in there.
The wall had to be custom built, but that was a perk of owning the hotel.
The closet was full of sneakers, including limited edition ones, and I noticed they were all Air Max.
Everything throughout his place was either black, white, or olive green. There were family pictures on the wall. He even had a dedicated space for pictures of his niece. Every month of her life was showcased on the wall.
Since he wasn’t sure how long he would be gone, I started watching a movie but didn’t get a chance to finish, because Koda came in, rubbing all over me.
I didn’t mind, though, because since we had sex a few weeks prior, we couldn’t get enough of each other.
We spent time together learning about each other and having sex.
I couldn’t believe I had gone without sex for a year, but it was worth the wait.
Koda took his time with me, and it was the complete opposite of what I expected.
He had this rough around the edges look about him, so I assumed we would have rougher sex, but that wasn’t the case.
I was satisfied each and every time he entered me.
“I think we have time to rest a little,” he said as he pulled me into his chest.
I threw one of my legs over his and he rubbed my butt. My eyes closed because booty rubs always relaxed me, and Koda provided just the right amount of pressure.
I gently scratched my nails through his beard as the silence engulfed us.
“Do you want kids one day?” Koda asked just as I started falling asleep.
“Yeah, I think so. I thought Miles and I would have had one, but life had other plans.”
Sometimes I wished I had one with Miles to still have a piece of him, but at the same time, I wouldn’t want to raise a baby with no father.
“I didn’t think I wanted kids until my niece was born. That little girl is my heart. She’s such a happy baby.”
Koda’s entire face lit up as he talked about his niece.
“Aww, how old is she?”
“She’s almost a year old and has me wrapped around her finger.”
I hadn’t seen him interact with any kids, but just the way he talked about his niece made me think that he would be a good father.
“I can imagine. I would love to have a little girl someday.” I’d always pictured myself with a daughter so we could dress alike. She’d be my best friend. A son would be cool, too, because he could be my little protector. I would be grateful for whatever I was blessed with.
“Same, but I wouldn’t mind a son either.”
I ran my fingers through his beard again. I loved that he took great care of it. It was always so soft and shiny.
We should have been getting ready to leave, but his bed was so comfortable.
The window in his room faced the beach, and it was such a beautiful view.
He even had a balcony that we tested out one night.
I had to hold back my moans because I wasn’t trying to get us caught.
He assured me that wouldn’t happen, but I didn’t want to take any chances.
“Ava, if you want to get to the store before they close, you might want to move your fingers.”
“Oop.” I snatched my hand away. “We have to get this stuff today because I need to grab a few things for one of my other clients,” I informed him.
Koda let out a yawn, then gently pushed me onto my back before he laid his head on my breasts. I noticed that was how he fell asleep the last few times we were together.
“That’s fine. Let’s just take a little nap.” He softly kissed the top of my left breast, then put his head back down.
It didn’t take long for either of us to fall asleep.
A little while later
After Koda and I took a nap, we got ourselves together and headed out.
We stopped at a party supply store to pick up some stuff for his party, and for another client of mine.
Then we went to a linen store because I wanted to get new linens for both parties, and some for me to keep in my office.
I always tried to keep some extra things around in case of last-minute changes.
“Would you say you are closer to your brother or sister?”
“I can’t say if I’m closer to either because I tell them both pretty much everything. I mean, when we were younger, I shared more with my brother because he understood me. As adults, though, I equally share between them.”
“So she has to hear about your sexual escapades too?”
“Not in detail like I would tell my brother, but she knows some stuff.” He smirked.
We walked over to a table that had multiple different colored linens on them, so I went through to find some I could use.
This particular store also had multiple clearance bins, and I wanted to check them out.
Sometimes I got things on sale that I ended up never using, but I liked to be prepared for everything.
“She doesn’t tell y’all about her stuff, does she?”
Koda’s eyes turned into slits as his lips curled, and I cracked up.
“Ava, my sister knows damn well not to say anything about her and another man doing anything besides talking. She’s a virgin.”
“You know that for a fact?” He seemed so sure of it.
“I mean, I ain’t never asked her, but I know.” His eyebrows bunched and I laughed even harder.
“Wait, how old is she?”
“She’s thirty-three.”
I didn’t know his sister, but my guess was she wasn’t a virgin. It wasn’t impossible, but it was just a feeling I had. It was hard to find a virgin in her thirties these days. If she looked anything like her brothers, then she was pretty as hell and had probably had boyfriends over the years.
“And you think–” I paused. “You know what, never mind.” I giggled.
“What you trying to say, Ava?” Koda asked with his arms crossed over his chest and his head tilted to the side.
I laughed again and grabbed his arms to remove them from his chest. “Nothing, Koda. I don’t know your sister, so I can’t speak on anything she does. Do you like this?” I asked, holding up a black-and-gold tablecloth.
“It’s cool. What are you going to use it for? And don’t think I didn’t realize what you tried to do.” He leaned over and kissed my cheek.
I realized that he liked to randomly kiss my cheek, my forehead, and sometimes, he would kiss my shoulder.
“Nothing in particular, at the moment, but it would work in the restaurant, or I could use it for another client. Also, there was no reason for us to continue talking about your sister’s sex life or whatever.
” I had to add the whatever because I didn’t want to get him started.
I’ve learned that he and his brother acted like their sister was innocent.
“Yeah, I could see those on the table at the restaurant. Maybe not every table but get a few of them. Maybe we can use them just to switch things up a little.”
“Good idea.” I grabbed a few, then tossed them in the cart, along with a few other things.
The other stuff we got was already placed in the trunk of Koda’s truck because he said he didn’t feel like carrying anything, and he refused to let me carry them. I wasn’t going to argue with him either, because some of the bags we had were too heavy to be carrying anyway.
“You really like this shit, huh?” Koda asked as he looked around the store.
“I do. Sometimes I just go to different stores to see what I can find. I find a lot of good bargains, and some stores give me discounts because I shop there often. I’ve also referred other people to different stores.
I just love being able to create and execute people’s visions.
You wanna know a fun fact?” He nodded. “When I get into a creative space, I like to listen to classical music. I can’t explain it, but it really puts me into another headspace. ”
“That’s dope. I would have never imagined. I can’t say I listened to classical music before either.”
We moved on to another part of the store and found some other things I could use in the future.
I already ordered the personalized stuff that I wanted to get for the party and hoped they would come in time.
The event was coming soon, but according to the email I received, the items should come a couple of days before it.
“You should try it one day, especially when you go to your secret hiding spot.”
“I may have to try that. You ready to go to another store, or you ready to grab something to eat?”
We hadn’t eaten since earlier in the day, and all that walking around had me hungry.
“I think we could get some food. I pretty much got everything I needed for the day anyway. I’m waiting on some deliveries for a few things, so hopefully, I’ll be good once it all comes.”
“Okay. Let’s go pay for this stuff.” He kissed my lips, then pushed the cart toward the front.