Chapter 6
Irritation rumbled through Prosper as he opened the door of the master bedroom. He didn’t expect to run right into Teonny, who yelped when she almost dropped the plate in her hand.
On instinct, Prosper reached out and steadied her. “You good?”
“Yeah, you just scared the shit out of me. I was just about to knock.” She held the plate of food up to explain her presence. “It’s been a few hours. I warmed your plate up for you. I figured you should eat since it’s nearing lunchtime.”
He’d been holed up in the room talking to Lamar for hours. Ghost’s location had been compromised, and Prosper’s men moved in, but it was too late by then. There was a shootout, and people on both ends died. The part that pissed Prosper off the most was that Ghost got away.
He wasn’t about to fuck around too long with Ghost’s ass.
Prosper had Lamar put a hit on all the men associated with Ghost. He didn’t give a fuck if it was the nigga’s granddaddy.
If he was caught slackin’, he was a goner.
Women and children were out of the question. Not even Prosper could be that cold.
As he looked at Teonny, he prayed none of his enemies could ever be that cold either.
Until he met her, he never had a woman in his life he had to worry about.
He definitely never had a child he had to worry about.
Now, he couldn’t help but say a quick prayer to the man above that, despite his lifestyle, Teonny would always be safe.
He had no doubt in his mind that she would be around for a very long time.
The way he slept, like he didn’t have a problem in the world with her beside him, the night before .
. . that right there was invaluable to him.
He knew hell would freeze over before he would ever let her go.
“Come here.” He pulled on Teonny’s purple oversized shirt and tugged her forward.
She giggled sheepishly as she entered his embrace, the plate of food curling behind him as her arms wrapped around him.
They stayed like that for a while before she pulled away to look up at him. “Are you okay?”
Prosper already felt like she knew too much. If he had it his way, he never would have introduced her to this part of his life. That wasn’t how their story would go, unfortunately. That wouldn’t stop him from trying to protect her still. The less she knew, the better.
“How are you? I didn’t really get to check in wit’ you this mornin’.”
He could tell she didn’t particularly like that had he flipped the question on her without answering himself, but he didn’t want to tell her he was stressed and restless. He didn’t want to put that on her.
Teonny slipped out of his arms and walked around him. He watched as she placed the food on the nightstand before she sat on the bed. “I’m fine. I feel a bit bad about lying to my mom, but other than that, I feel okay.”
“What you lyin’ to her about exactly?” he asked, though he knew. It was a setup. He wanted to hear her say it so he could correct her. He waited patiently with a smirk on his full lips.
Her eyes found his as her brows pulled in. “That we’re dating—”
There it was. “We are dating.” He wasted no time cutting her off as he raised his brows at her.
Her head cocked to the side. “Since the fuck when?”
Prosper chuckled before he kneeled in front of her, his body parting her knees. He thought it was a good sign that she relaxed at the gesture instead of tensing up.
“Since I said so. According to my calculations, we been goin’ together for ’bout three years now.”
Teonny giggled. “Oh yeah? We ain’t even been on a date before.”
Prosper looked her in the eye with mock seriousness. He loved being this way. He never really got to show this side of himself with anyone before, but with her, it felt so natural.
“You act like I ain’t ask you on a date damn near every day for the past three years.”
Her eyes turned to slits. He watched in amusement as she opened and closed her mouth several times like she had a hard time finding her words.
Finally, she said, “You got me there.” His laugh came so naturally with her.
It wasn’t long before she joined in and said, “I can’t lie to you.
I am curious about what dating you would look like.
I have been for a while, . . . but now that you know my trauma, I hope you understand why I’ve never acted on it. ”
He nodded quickly because he truly did understand. Her sharing her story with him the night before meant more to him than she realized. “I do.”
She avoided eye contact, and he knew enough about her now to know that was a tell. She was about to say something she was uncomfortable with, which meant it was probably important.
“My ex-husband, he used to beat me.”
While his mind processed what she just told him, he blinked rapidly. He hadn’t expected her to say that. Teonny was a small woman with soft edges. He couldn’t understand why anyone, especially a man, and especially the man who married her, would hurt her.
Prosper pulled her close and hugged her. His hand automatically went to her head, and he stroked her curly hair.
“Nigga lucky he dead,” he finally muttered.
She sniffled in response. They stayed silent for a little while before she spoke. “Dating is scary for me. I always told myself I would never be in another relationship. I never really saw the need, but then I met you.”
Prosper pulled away so he could look into her eyes.
There was no way he could hide the ghost of a smile on his face, even if he wanted to, which he didn’t.
“Yeah? I been told I have that effect on ladies,” he joked.
It was his lame attempt at lightening the mood.
He wanted her to stop being so sad and fearful all the time.
She giggled and lightly punched his shoulder. “Shut up.”
He chuckled. “Nah, real talk, though, I ain’t ever been in a relationship before. I’ve dated women, but I never took it that far. You the only woman I ever chased after. Only woman I would ever claim as mine.”
Her eyes widened. “Why?”
“Why ain’t I been in a relationship, or why you?”
“Both.” She shrugged.
Prosper leaned in and kissed her collarbone.
“I love what I see. More than just looks. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know you and study you over the past three years, even if you always kept it surface level.
You caught my attention from the moment I saw you, and you ain’t let up since.
I be lookin’ forward to seeing you again.
I think about you when you ain’t in my presence. You got a hold on me, baby.”
Teonny blushed. “You caught my eye too. I played hard to get because of my past, but you’re kind of hard to ignore at this point.”
“That mean you agreeing to be mine?” he asked before he kissed her neck.
She breathed in sharply before she responded. “It means I’ll let you take me on a date, and we can take it from there.”
“That’s a bet.” Prosper kissed the other side of her neck this time, and a moan fell from her lips.
He groaned as his dick sprang to life. Before anything more could happen, he pulled back. When Teonny pulled him against her again, his eyes widened in surprise.
“Don’t stop.” Her eyes smoldered with need, and he clenched his jaw so he could try to practice some self-control.
“If I keep goin’, Peanut, shit gonna be different from here on out,” he warned.
She bit her full bottom lip as she contemplated his words. Her soft voice made his hard dick twitch.
“I know,” she muttered.
Prosper grunted as he leaned her back on the bed while simultaneously taking her purple T-shirt off. “Oh, you know?”
He popped her bra off, and he damn near drooled at the sight of her pretty ass nipples. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. That was what she reminded him of. Her peanut butter skin and chocolate drop nipples looked edible, so he didn’t hesitate to taste them.
She moaned and rubbed his waves with her fingertips. “Patrick . . .”
He looked at her and sucked her nipple hard one more time before he spoke. “I’m serious, Peanut. Ain’t no more runnin’ after this. I ain’t ever wanted somethin’ so bad. I know when I slide up in that pussy I ain’t gon’ hear nothin’ you talkin’ ’bout as far as we ain’t together. You understand me?”
She sighed as he kissed her stomach. “I understand.”
“Bet not just be sayin’ that ’cause you feelin’ good right now.” He pulled her biker shorts and panties off.
“I swear I’m not—” Her words cut off with a gasp because Prosper’s mouth suction cupped to her clit.
They moaned together as he got acquainted with his new favorite spot.
It seemed like it only took seconds for her legs to shake as she tried to clamp them shut.
He held her in place and continued to enjoy his meal.
He didn’t stop until she came again. At that point, his dick was hard as hell and needed relief.
He grabbed his wallet from his shorts and pulled out a condom.
As he rolled that on, he undressed and kept eye contact with Teonny.
He leaned forward, and she scooted back on the bed to make room for him. He had to ask one more time for his own peace of mind. “You sure, baby?”
“Please,” she begged.
As far as Prosper was concerned, she would never have to sound like she was begging for his dick ever again. It was hers for the taking from that moment forward.
He pushed slowly into her. He heard her breath catch in her throat as he stretched her out.
He, on the other hand, felt the need to stay completely silent.
He felt if he moved too quickly, heard anything too sensual come from her, or made a sound of pleasure himself, he would have busted right then and there.
When he was finally all the way inside her, he couldn’t hold back anymore. “Fuck, Peanut. This what you been keepin’ from me?”
She moved against him. Her skin was flushed with heat and desire.
Teonny was so pretty like this. He wished he could capture the moment forever.
An idea came to him at that thought, and he reached for the nightstand, bypassing the food that got colder and colder by the second, and grabbed his phone.
Teonny peered up at him in confusion. “What are you doing?”
Prosper pressed record and then propped his phone up before he leaned down and kissed her. “Recording the moment.”
She glanced at his phone. “Recording?”
“Relax, baby.” He kissed her deeply before pulling away again. “I want to be able to look back at this moment whenever I want.” She blushed. He kissed her again. “I love when you blush.”
She giggled and hit his shoulder before innocently asking, “Can you fuck me now?”
Prosper’s jaw clenched. She was such an anomaly to him. She seemed so na?ve, but she always seemed to surprise him and prove that she was anything but that. Teonny had no idea how badly she turned him on.
“You wanna be fucked, huh?” He rocked into her, and she gasped. “Don’t go quiet now. Tell daddy what you want.”
“I want you to fuck this pussy, daddy.”
Prosper had to bite down on his lip as he rethought this whole talking thing.
Her walls squeezed him tightly, and he knew he wouldn’t last long with her like this.
He took his time rocking into her and talking to her gently.
He kissed her and teased her. When she finally came, he pulled out before he nutted.
His plan was to turn her over so he could enjoy the view from behind, but Teonny shocked the hell out of him once again when she snatched the condom off and took his long dick down her throat.
His damn toes curled as he watched her swallow him whole. “The fuck taught you how to swallow dick like that, huh?” he asked as he fisted her curls.
She hummed in response as her spit and juices mixed on his dick.
He literally couldn’t take it. When he pushed her suction-cup ass lips from his dick, he promised himself he would come back for more of that later.
For now, he reached for his wallet and grabbed his last condom before rolling it on.
He made a mental note to go out and grab some more ASAP.
Fuck the no leaving the house rule. It took no time for him to turn her around and bury himself deep inside her once again.
“Shit.” She gasped as she stiffened slightly at his entrance. When she was comfortable, she threw her ass back at him, matching his pace.
Prosper enjoyed the way her ass rippled when he smacked it. “Damn, girl.”
He long stroked her until his nut refused to stay inside his balls any longer. When he released into the condom, he let out a long groan because her pussy convulsed around him, signaling another orgasm for her.
When they finally landed back on the bed, they stared at one another in awe. Prosper shook his head and smoothed her curls away from her face before kissing her lips and pulling her into him once again.
“Yeah,” he whispered. “You mine now, Peanut. You mine now.”
Her content sigh was her only response, but honestly, that was all he needed. Their hearts were of one accord.