21. Makari #2
I laughed. “Do you really think I’m going to tell you I don’t like any of these pieces?”
She shrugged. “No, but you could. Enjoy.”
“Thanks again.”
She collected her team and they left while Tiana did a happy dance. “Girl, do you see this?”
“Yes I do.” I started examining the clothes and couldn’t stop smiling.
There were dresses, casual and formal, jeans, tees, lounge clothes cute enough to wear out of the house along with swimsuits and coverups.
Some were modest but some of them I wasn’t sure I was bold enough to wear. They literally thought of everything.
“Do you know how much that woman’s black label costs? A lot. Most of that stuff is handstitched and numbered as limited editions. They don’t carry it in stores.”
“I know and look how cute this is. They have matching fits for me and Avi.” I held up an olive green romper similar to an army field jacket. “This is so cute.”
“Ahh, my little baby is about to be flexing.”
“And her mother is about to stunt on them hoes.”
“Okay, Omiri. I see you lacing my girl. I fucks with it.”
“And is, boo.”
I walked back to the kitchen and grabbed my phone, sending him a text.
Me:
Omiri: Should I know what that means?
Me: My mouth and your dick later to show love.
Omiri: You got the clothes.
Me: Yep, I love them. Thank you.
Omiri: You’re welcome.
Omiri: I’ll see you when I get there.
Me: I’ll model for you.
Omiri: Nah, be naked.
Me:
“Y’all are nasty. I see them eggplants.”
“Stop being nosy and you won’t.”
“You got that. Now let me pick what I’m taking home with me.”
“Um, no.”
“You really going to deny me? Just ask them to send a replacement.”
“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 end up 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 the baby 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?”
His jaw flexed, and when he nodded, I moved my arms from around his neck and placed my hands on his face, making him smile. “Here you go with that shit.”
“How about you not worry about what I’m doing and tell me what you talked about.”
He brushed his mouth over mine and kissed me.
“It’s not worth mentioning.”
“But you’re telling me.”
“Because you can feel my moods. I could tell from how your emotional ass was looking at me.”
I grinned. “I’m not emotional. I’m in tune with my baby daddy.”
He chuckled. “Yeah aight, but bottom line is she needed something from me. I mentioned Avi, she didn’t give a fuck, and I realized it doesn’t matter.”
I frowned and stroked his cheeks through his beard. “It matters.”
“It does but not in any way that counts. She is who she is and my mother doesn’t give a fuck about me.
I really didn’t care about that but a part of me wanted Avi to have her grandparents.
The more I think about what that looks like, I realize that having people in your life just to fill spots isn’t worth the headache.
Family is who shows up for you and we have that.
I have a whole team of people who are gonna show up for you and Avi. ”
“Who?”
“My Sharks family. Plus you have ol’ girl. That’s good enough. I’m done worrying about people who don’t give a fuck about me. I can’t waste that energy. I’m gonna give y’all the best of me and I’m about to give you the best of this dick.”
He shifted and lifted me enough to slide me down on his hard and waiting dick . I moaned from the feel of him inside me, thick and long. This man’s dick was praiseworthy.
I dropped my hands to his shoulders when he began to move, driving into me while he guided my body up and down on him.
“You gonna give me a son?”
“No.”
He fucked me harder and asked again. “You gonna give me a son, Kari?”
I grinned and nodded, right before his mouth was on me again.
With his dick in me like this, I would promise Omiri anything he wanted, but I was sure he knew that.
Regardless, I meant what I said, he could have his son, if I could have his love and loyalty.
There wasn’t any doubt in my mind that he wasn’t fully committed to making sure I had both.
After we came in from the pool, we showered and dressed. While I fixed snacks for a movie night, Omiri took a call from his coach, but when I returned to the living room, his mood had shifted.
He was still on a call but his voice sounded angry which had me setting everything on the table and standing in front of him.
He told whoever he was talking to that he needed to throw on some clothes and he’d be there.
As soon as he had eyes on me, I noticed his jaw tighten and his expression hardened.
“Who was that?”
“Van. My father fucked up again. I have to meet her at the office to deal with him. I shouldn’t be long.”
“I’m going.”
He shook his head and pulled me between his legs, pressing his forehead against my stomach for a minute before he kissed me. I moved my hands over his head and down his neck. “Nah, I don’t want Avi in the middle of that bullshit.”
“Tell me you don’t need me and I’ll stay here.”
He frowned and stared at me for a minute. “It’s not about that. We’re not taking her.”