Chapter 4
Bruqlyn
Ilearned that my pussy loved a protective man. That Cece bitch was the worst kind of bitch, possessive over something that was not hers. Delusions were a dangerous thing.
“You got two options at this moment: walk the fuck away or make more of a ruckus so I can determine how your autopsy will read.” Euri’s voice told me that he meant exactly what he said. I loved that for me!
“Cece, girl, if I were you, I would go with the first option. It ain’t worth it, girl,” I taunted. Because I was an aggie spirit, I moved next to Euri and interlocked my arm with his. “Thanks for coming to speak while we work out.”
Euri’s smirk caught my eye just like Cece’s dejected expression did as well. “Whatever, Euri. I can’t believe you’re going out bad for a—”
“Blunt force trauma to the head and a bullet to the neck.” Euri’s statement interrupted her. “Baby, which do you think will kill her first?”
I put my finger on my chin. “It depends on how hard the blunt force trauma is. It could take a minute for her to bleed out, depending on where in her neck she’s shot at.”
The fear finally registered in Cece’s eyes.
Yeah, she finally knew shit was real. She took a few steps back before she turned and stomped off.
I wondered how she knew we were even there.
My wonder was cleared when I saw her walk over to a female who I recognized from the restaurant the other night.
“So, were y’all in a relationship, or your dick is just that good? ”
He unclasped my arm from him to step in front of me.
“No, we were never in a relationship. She’s a pussy friendly female that I fucked on from time to time.
I haven’t fucked with her in over a month and a half.
” He moved around me and stopped when he got next to me.
“Oh, and as far as the dick game, you’ll get it soon.
” He smacked my ass, then said, “I’ll let you tell me how good it is. ”
That man had a heavy hand. My ass tingled from the smack, and my pussy tingled from his words.
What the fuck was happening? I wasn’t sure what it was, but I thought I liked it.
We finished our workout together before we went to take our showers.
When I came back to the front after my shower, there he was at the front desk, waiting for me.
“So, what we doing now?” he asked me. “We gotta go pick up our baby, right? You can follow me to my house first to park, and we can ride out in my truck.”
My head bucked back a little. “Whoa! When did me going to get my baby become an us thing? I don’t know if my van will be safe in your neighborhood,” I joked.
“Don’t play with me, love.” He grabbed my hand. “Come on so we can get our baby.”
I laughed as we walked out of the gym to my van. I should have been more cautious than to agree to just go to a man’s house. Something told me that I could trust Euri. If he proved that he couldn’t be trusted, then I had fucks to give.
I wasn’t sure what I thought his house would look like, but I should have known it would be really nice. His driveway was huge enough to build a house on. He told me to pull in behind his car.
“You gonna get out, sweetheart? Come on, so I can put my shit in the house. My truck is in the garage anyway.” His voice knocked me out of my moment of admiration.
I nodded then climbed out. He put a code into a keypad lock on the door. After it did a little beep, he pushed the door open. I followed him wherever he was taking us.
“It’s about damn time, nigga! We was waiting for your ass to come home so you could… oh, shit. What’s up, sis?” Aaron had a goofy smile plastered on his face with his eyes bugged out.
He and Derrick sat on a couch in what I assumed was the living room. Both of their eyes were on me. It was clear they had a tight relationship if they had access to each other’s houses. Wait, they might all live together.
“Hi, Aaron and Derrick. It’s nice to see you two again.” I pointed between all of them. “Do you all live together?”
Euri’s face gave me the answer before his words did. “Hell fuckin’ no, we don’t live together. We’re grown ass men.” He pointed at Aaron. “He lives next door on the right, and Derrick lives on the left.”
“Sis, what you doing here?” Derrick changed the subject. “Don’t tell me you let this nigga lock you in.”
“She’s here, ain’t she?” Euri’s face tightened. “Stop playing with me. We’re about to go pick up our baby from day care. Don’t be here when we get back, either, because we only cooking dinner for two.”
Euri was a man who liked to have control. That could be a double-edged sword when it came to dealing with a person with my background. He didn’t know shit about my past, and I couldn’t drop it on him yet, or we’d be estranged by day six. “We’re cooking dinner now?” I mumbled.
“I’ll see y’all niggas later. Don’t be here when we get back.” He put his hand in mine, then led me to a door that was off the kitchen. His big-boy truck was impressive. “Let me help you up in here.”
I had to hop up into his truck, even with his help. He wouldn’t have to worry about me ever asking to drive this monster. When he climbed in, I turned my body in the seat toward him. “With all the height on this truck, we could have taken my van.”
He put his right hand on my thigh, leaned toward me, then kissed my lips.
I deepened the kiss, and he let me. This moving fast thing is fun.
When we pulled back, his deep smirk hit harder than the kiss did.
“You can’t be my passenger princess if your ass is driving.
Put the address in the GPS so we can get our baby. ”
“Here you go with that our baby thing,” I said as I put the address into the GPS. “I guess it’ll be great not being a single mother anymore. Our baby got bills, sir.”
Per the GPS, the day care was only fifteen minutes away. Usually, when I pulled up for curbside pickup, they brought Casper out. Since I was in a different vehicle, I had to go inside. Of course, Euri went in with me. Hell, he had to help me out anyway.
“Bruqlyn, we didn’t see you out there,” Karen said when I walked in the door with Euri on my heels. She told Candice to get Casper. “Who is this?” Her nosy ass asked Euri directly instead of me.
When Euri’s cheeks rose like he blushed, I felt a little twinge. Yeah, I didn’t like that. “This is my man, Euri.” That was all the introduction needed before Casper came flying down the hall. “Hey, boy! Did you have fun today?”
From the corner of my eye, I noticed Euri and Karen engaged in conversation.
I wasn’t going to worry too much about it.
Candice and I talked about how well my baby did today and the fact that he might have a little girlfriend.
After she told me that Princess the pit was offering her doggy cooch up to my fur son, it made me grateful that I had him fixed a long time ago.
Ain’t no grand puppies coming over my way.
Woof! Woof! Woof! I grabbed Casper’s collar when he jumped at Euri moving toward me. He was not friendly to any man that I didn’t introduce him to. If I introduced him to a man, and he still wasn’t cool, that was my clue to leave said man alone. Dogs had an uncanny sense of evil, just like babies.
“Hey! Calm down, Casper. He’s my friend,” I assured him. When I glanced up at Euri, I saw no fear, so that was a good thing. “He’s protective of me,” I said to Euri as I held Casper.
He smiled, took a step closer, then squatted down. “As he should be. What’s up, Casper? You protecting Mama like you’re supposed to? That’s what you do when I’m not around.”
My baby hesitated for a moment before he stretched his nose to smell Euri’s hand.
I watched both closely to get their genuine reactions toward each other.
When Casper’s whole back side shook to complement his wagging tail, I knew Euri was in there.
Euri told me to let go of the collar. I thought twice about it but went with it.
In the blink of an eye, Casper was on his back, getting his belly rubbed.
“I have a feeling that both of you are going to get on my nerves,” I said after I stood over them. I could tell that my baby was, in fact, going to be our baby soon. “I’m ready to go, gentlemen.”
Euri laughed before he stood. “Don’t tell me that you’re jealous of me and my son’s budding relationship.” He wrapped his arm around my waist, then pulled me into him. “Don’t be jealous, sweetheart. You can have my love too.”
“Well, damn,” Karen loudly mumbled. When she realized that we heard her, she giggled as only a nosy, side bitch qualified heifer could. “You got a good one there, Bruqlyn.”
“Yeah, she does, and God can do it for you too,” Euri said with a wink. Karen didn’t look pleased at his notion. He grabbed Casper’s leash and my hand, then we coolly walked out.
I laughed all the way to the truck. “Now she’s going to side-eye me when I come pick him up. I need to warn Norma and Grant before they go pick him up, just in case Karen gets snippy.”
“Who’s Norma and Grant?” Euri asked as he helped me into the truck after Casper was in.
I waited until he got in before I answered. “They’re my neighbors in the RV park. They help me a lot, and I adore their daughter, Majesty. You’ll meet them someday, if you last that long.” I turned my lip up to stop myself from laughing, but it didn’t work.
His face was tight. “Your ass likes to play with it. I guess you’ll be inviting them over to dinner soon.”
There wasn’t a lick of humor in his voice. That made there not be a lick of dryness in my panties. It looks like on day three, I’ll have a man.