16. Blessing #2
“Mmmm yeah.. You remind me of him. The way you come running anytime something’s wrong.
Like that night, Sage was teething and giving me a hard time.
You came right to the rescue. You remember the little things.
I showed you this damn Cartier love bracelet, and now it’s on my wrist.” I scooped a spoonful of mac and cheese into my mouth, smiling.
“You like to be spoiled, and I like to spend money.”
I rubbed my stomach, leaning back in my seat. “That meal was sooo good. I have to bring these leftovers home.”
“Yeah this shit hit the spot.” Saint nodded. He stood from his seat, walking over to me, holding his hand out. “Dance with me.”
I took his hand, following him to the open space in front of the stage.
He placed his hands on my waist as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
The saxophonist started playing a familiar sound.
“There is only one for meee.” I softly sang, grazing my fingertips along the back of his neck, staring into his eyes.
He leaned his head down, placing soft kisses on my lips.
“I’m about to let you know.. You make me so, so, so.
” I mumbled against his lips. He spun me around so my back was against his chest. His arms wrapped tightly around my waist, swaying to the beat.
“You feel so good in my arms..” He whispered into my ear. “Like you were meant to be right here with me. On my mama, I want this shit for the rest of my life.”
We slow danced to a few more songs before deciding to call it a night.
I kicked my heels off as soon as I got into the truck.
I couldn’t help but watch Saint as he drove.
His left hand gripped the steering wheel while his right hand rested on my knee.
“This might be our song,” I said, turning the knob on the radio.
Kut Klose’s Surrender was playing. He turned to look at me with a smirk on his face.
“Shit, it just might be. The band played this while we were dancing.”
I was about to lean over and kiss him, but my phone started buzzing inside my purse.
I grabbed it, watching my social media notifications blow up.
I opened Instagram confused, cause I hadn’t posted anything.
I clicked the first notification. I was taken to a video where both me and Saint were tagged.
“What. The. Fuck.” I shouted, watching a video of us on the screen.
Someone had recorded us making out in the section last weekend.
“Saint who the fucked leaked this video?” I asked, tossing the phone into his lap.
“Fuck.” He mumbled, slapping his hand against the steering wheel. “Blessing… before you flip out. Just listen… I ran into Mariah when I left the suite on Thursday. She showed me the video and threatened to leak it and report you to your boss if I didn’t leave you alone.”
“Saint.. Why the fuck didn’t you tell me?! You knew this for two whole fucking days! Is that why she was calling you back-to-back? HOW THE FUCK DID SHE GET THE VIDEO? You said we were good, Saint. What the fuck. I’m going to lose my job.” I cried.
“You’re not going to lose your job. I’m going to handle it. I promise.” He sighed, gripping my thigh. I pushed his hand from my lap, turning to face the window. How the fuck did our perfect date end in disaster?
The ride back to his house went by quickly.
I could see his jaw clenching the entire time.
As soon as we entered the house, Saint was on the phone with his lawyer, trying to get the video taken down.
It didn’t even matter. Once something hits the internet, it’s there forever.
I already knew Mrs. Johnson would be calling me soon.
She was very strict about us not dealing with the athletes we worked with.
She felt like it was bad for business. Next week, I was supposed to return to working in the office, because my sessions with Saint were now only twice a week.
I just prayed I still had a job to go back to.
I took my heels off and made my way into the living room to lie on the couch. My phone had been ringing since the video had been posted. I ignored it, not wanting to be bothered. After ending the call, Saint came into the living room.
“First, I need to apologize for not telling you that Mariah had that video. I didn’t think she would actually leak it.
Even if I did stop dealing with you, I still wouldn’t get back with her.
Taegan is working on getting the video taken down.
I know you’re scared of losing your job, but I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure that doesn’t happen.
I’m sorry our date night was ruined. I wanna show you something though.
Come on.” He said, pulling me up from the couch, grabbing my hand.
I followed him down the hall until we reached a door, I’d never paid attention to.
He opened the door and flipped the light switch on the wall.
There was a short set of steps that led to a room with an indoor pool and a jacuzzi.
“Why’d I never know you had this?” I asked as we descended the steps. He pushed a few buttons on the wall that turned the jets on in the jacuzzi and heated the pool.
He shrugged, “I barely ever come down here. I usually use the outdoor pool. Sometimes I forget it’s even down here.
I know you’re upset, but before everything happened, I planned on bringing you down here to relax in the jacuzzi with me.
Can we still enjoy this night?” I nodded, slowly pulling my clothes off.