Chapter 16 #2
“Carmen, what the hell is wrong with you? I put a ring on your finger and told you to set a date after we were engaged for over a year. It was never in my plan to stay engaged for years at a time and I kept telling you that. We agreed that we’d travel and enjoy our marriage for a few years before having kids.
We had all these plans just for you to tell me you weren’t ready for any of it.
You made it seem like I was forcing all of that on you.
“Now, here you are, telling me you want us to work. You and me both know the only reason you’re saying that is because you or your homegirls been stalkin’ me on social media.
You see every time I post my woman and you can’t stand the fact that I moved on.
It eats you up that I wasn’t stuck on you like you thought I’d be. ”
From the tears rolling down her cheeks, I knew I was right about everything.
I had no doubt that she wanted to be with me.
When I moved to Pleasant Springs and she was showing up to my parents’ home, I knew it back then.
Carmen knew I was a good man, but she wanted to string me along and that was never going to work for me.
I wasn’t about to be in a relationship for ten years as someone’s boyfriend.
As badly as I wanted to be with Carmen, we didn’t want the same things and that was okay.
Life happened like that sometimes, but I saw no point in continuing to be with her.
I knew from when we were together that one of her friends made fake pages to be nosy and that was exactly how she’d been keeping up with me.
“You moved on so damn easily!”
“Easily? It’s been over a damn year. Listen, I’m gon’ tell you this and go on about my day.
What me and you had is over, Carmen. I don’t wanna be with you and I don’t wanna be friends.
I wish you the best in life, but please, do me a favor and close this chapter like I did.
I’m good with the woman I have, but even if she wasn’t in the picture, I’d never come back to you.
If you’re here to enjoy the festival with your mom, then have fun and do that.
But if you’re here to see me, do yourself a favor and leave. ”
Carmen’s crocodile tears didn’t sway me one way or another.
My feelings for her were buried and I was happy with Saturn.
I wasn’t letting up on her anytime soon, and at this point, Saturn was stuck with me for life.
When I turned, my heart dropped at the sight of Saturn and Justin standing there.
I was so stuck on trying to get Carmen out my face that I hadn’t been paying attention to my surroundings.
When a look of uncertainty and confusion came across Saturn’s face, I knew I needed to fix that.
I’d never disrespect Saturn, let alone entertain my ex-fiancé while we were together.
After handing Justin his food, I reached out for Saturn with my free hand.
Pulling her in, I kissed her forehead and lips before holding up the bag containing her cinnamon roll.
I didn’t have shit to hide when it came to Carmen.
As far as I was concerned, nothing had to be dragged out about the situation.
I’d tell Saturn everything that happened once we made it back to the shop.
Justin was in shock as he stared at Carmen.
I knew he had questions, but it wasn’t hard to put two and two together.
He knew firsthand that I didn’t have anything lingering where my ex was concerned.
“Come on, baby. We still have a few things to do before the event starts.”
I could tell she wanted to counter my statement.
Instead, she nodded and held my hand as we crossed the street.
I heard Carmen calling my name, but there was nothing else to say.
It had taken a while for me to get over her, but I was done.
What Saturn and I shared was beyond anything I’d ever experienced.
Our relationship wasn’t perfect, but Saturn fought for me the same way I fought for her.
She showed me every day that she was choosing me.
She was choosing us.
Carmen hadn’t given me that type of reassurance in God knows how long.
She never fought for me. It was always me trying to make us better.
That was a war I was never going to win.
Even now, while she stood on the sidewalk crying loudly, I knew Carmen would never fight for us.
She loved the idea of us, but had no desire to put in the leg work.
“Yo, bruh, I’m gonna take another call real quick. I’ll be right in my car, so just call me when you need me to come back inside,” Justin stated as we walked back to Saturn’s shop.
Once we made it to the entrance, Saturn’s parents were still working on the balloon arch they’d been adamant on her having. I wasn’t even fully planted in the chair when I felt the heat from her gaze on me.
“Baby, chill out and eat your cinnamon roll. I ran into her at the café. I was just as confused to see her. Long story short, she saw I’d been posting about the event and came here trying to rekindle.
No, I don’t want her, and no, I’m not still in love with her.
I don’t know how much you heard, but I promise I didn’t leave room for her to even think I wanted to rekindle,” I explained.
I knew Saturn well enough to know what questions she’d ask. Since I knew that, I answered them before she could even ask.
“Is she gonna be a problem today?”
“She shouldn’t be. But I promise you I’ll handle it before it can even go that far. She has no business by your booth anyway. Her mother is with her and she does love fresh flowers. But any conversation outside of a plant won’t be happening. Not with Carmen at least.”
“How do you know you don’t love her anymore?”
“Saturn, please don’t start all this. Today is about you.
I think you know me well enough to know I’m an honest man.
If I still had feelings for Carmen, it wouldn’t have been shit for me to have her.
You just saw that with your own eyes. I’m never going to invalidate your feelings, but baby, you have nothing to worry about. We need to be focusing on business.”
“I am focused on business. I’m just trying to make sure this is what you want.”
Instead of answering verbally, I turned and locked her office door.
After I heard it click, I started back toward Saturn.
Her eyes were wide as she stood there while I tugged at the waistline of her shorts.
Pulling them down just a little, I stuck my hand inside and cuffed her bare pussy.
Instantly, she rocked against my fingers as I rubbed her clit.
“You wanna know if I still want this? I don’t know why you asked that when this pussy isn’t questioning that?” I whispered against her ear before sucking on the lobe.
“Mccoy…m-make me cum,” she said as continued to ride my fingers.
Pulling my hand out of her shorts and taking a step back, I took a seat on the couch while Saturn stood there dumbfounded.
“You can’t leave me like this.”
Urgently, Saturn stepped out of her shorts and thong before setting them on her desk.
My mouth watered at how much her pussy glistened.
My plan was to get her all riled up and leave her ass hanging for asking me that dumb ass question.
Saturn knew good and well I wanted her pretty ass.
I fucked up when I didn’t take into account that seeing her turned on would turn me on.
Now I was sitting here with a hard dick while my in-laws were just feet away.
My head went back when Saturn’s warm hand grabbed my dick.
Lifting my body, I assisted as she pulled my shorts to my knees.
“Your parents are in the front, baby.”
“Then don’t make me scream.”
My hands dug into her skin deeper as she slid down on me, tight and wetter than an ocean. In unison, we let out low moans when she had my entire dick covered. It took me a few seconds to find my rhythm, but when I did, I damn near took myself out of the game early.
“Saturn, you feel so damn good, baby. I’m not gonna last. I promise to make it up to you tonight,” I admitted.
When she went for my neck and sucked it, I knew she was trying to get me off.
She always did that to get me to cum quicker.
I assumed she was on the same page about not lasting long this session.
Wrapping my arms around her, I squeezed her tightly and fed her my tongue.
Saturn being so close to me and us kissing only added to the urge for me to let loose.
A few strokes later, her body stiffened and her breathing picked up.
She was about to release and I was right behind her.
To ensure neither of us screamed, I sucked her tongue as we rode out the wave.
“Damn. That was a release I didn’t know I needed,” she said as she sat there with her head resting on my shoulder.
“Me too. I guess that was us making up for last night.”
“Yeah, but now I wanna go home and take a nap.”
“Welp, that’s too damn bad. You can take a nap after you win this competition. Now, get up so we can clean up and get back out there.”
Never missing the opportunity, I slapped and grabbed her plump ass as she disconnected from me.
I was hoping this event would go by fast. My mind was still on making my lady cum, which kept me hard for a few more minutes.
Saturn could bet her last dollar that she’d be getting folded like a pretzel all night.
It would be one of those nights where I didn’t stop until I knew she literally couldn’t take it anymore.