Chapter 14
Joi wrapped a towel around her body, moved across the bathroom, and hopped on the counter, watching East as he shut the water off in his massive shower then stepped out behind her.
She took him in from head to toe, smiling as she bit down on her lip in an attempt to hide her smile.
He was so sexy that she was eagerly trying to find at least one flaw.
His arms, chest, and legs were defined and cut just right and covered in tattoos.
One of her weaknesses. Not to mention the V that led to her new favorite thing.
Joi was amazed she could walk after witnessing it now.
Even hanging flaccid it was thick, long, and thumped against his thigh, solid and weighted.
He has to have flaws. I just haven’t discovered them yet.
After East had a matching towel around his waist he made his way to her, snatching Joi’s open and pushing his body between her thighs. Joi flinched a little with the soreness he created from the last round the two shared in his shower.
“You good?” East noticed her tense just before he leaned down, pressing his palms into the surface of the countertop, grazing his tongue across Joi’s nipple.
When she moaned her approval, East moved on to the other one before easing one hand between her legs and gently caressing.
When she flinched again, he eased up and tugged Joi to him by the waist. “Sore?”
“Yeah.” Joi smiled, causing East to chuckle.
“I’ll leave you alone, for now. Can you stay with me tonight?”
“Do you want me to stay?” Joi waited while he studied her face.
“Yeah, I do.”
She ran through her appointments, remembering there wasn’t one until eleven, so staying wouldn’t be an issue. However, she would double-check her memory against her mobile calendar just to make sure.
“None of your little friends are gonna pop up, are they?” Joi was half-joking but really wanted to know if he brought other women to his home.
“They might but I won’t let them in.” East grinned but Joi found nothing amusing about it.
“So this is normal?”
“Depends on what you mean by this?” East tugged at Joi a little more, spreading her thighs a little wider while he waited.
None of what he was doing with her was normal.
East had sex with women at his home but had never asked one of them to stay.
Some had by default of it being late and falling to sleep after too much to drink but it damn sure wasn’t at his request.
With Joi, he wanted her there. East wanted her in his bed and wanted to know what it felt like to wake her up by sliding between her thighs with a dick so hard she likely wouldn’t be able to receive in its entirety due to still being sore from the dick he gave her the night before.
So no, this shit wasn’t normal. Not even close.
“This, meaning having women at your house.”
East chuckled and pressed his hands into the counter once more, lowering himself to her height. Their eyes met before he brushed his lips across hers then sucked her bottom one between his lips, gently tugging before he released it again.
“You know the last time I had my head between a woman’s legs?”
“No I don’t but I’m sure you’re going to tell me, aren’t you?” East smirked and nodded.
“I was sixteen years old. It was my first time having sex.” He threw his head back, laughing at the memory of how terribly wrong the experience ended.
“You expect me to believe that?” Joi shivered from the memory of how he had just snatched her entire soul with his mouth in a way that ruined her for life.
“Yeah actually I do because it’s the truth. I watched so much damn porn I thought I was a pro. When I actually tried it, she asked me what the fuck I was doing and told me to stop. Now that I think about it, I really didn’t know shit.” East laughed at himself.
“So you just magically learned and got good at it?” Joi narrowed her eyes at East, not appreciating the conversation or his amusement with it.
“I don’t know, shawty, was it good?”
“East?” Joi groaned with narrowed eyes which only had him laughing again.
“I guess so because that’s my word. I don’t have a reason to lie.
I can make a few calls if you want confirmation.
I only did it once before you. I never wanted to because she fucked with my head when she damn near laughed at me.
Plus the older I got, the more I realized my dick was enough.
Women weren’t straight with that, but they had to be.
I wasn’t interested in eating pussy. Doing so was about them and not me and I guess you can say I was selfish.
” He grinned slowly. “So if I did that shit right, pat yourself on the back, because it was motivated by you. I did what felt natural.”
Fuck a pat on the back, I need to give you a standing ovation.
“So you don’t care about pleasing a woman?” Joi rolled her eyes, not believing it. East’s ego was too damn big not to care.
“Nah not really but don’t get it fucked up.
I know how to please a woman. I just never put any effort into doing so.
By default they got theirs, because let's face it, I’m blessed and know what to do with it, but that’s all they got from me, a big dick and a deep stroke. ” And there’s that ego I knew existed.
Joi’s eyes rolled instantly even though inwardly she agreed. She wouldn’t deny that she could still feel his handiwork right now. “Is there a point to this?”
“You asked me if this is normal, so I’m making my point. No, it’s not. I’ve had women at my house but with them it was just a quick nut. I wanted to please you. I also never asked a woman to stay with me, but I’m asking you.”
“So you never had a woman spend the night?”
“I didn’t say that. What I said was I never asked.
It happened but it wasn’t planned. Stop trying to find ways to separate yourself from other women I’ve dealt with before you.
It’s not necessary. They’re not you and you’re not them.
No comparison, shawty. Not even close. You can either trust that or not but it’s the truth. ”
Joi studied East for a moment longer and he saw her mind working overtime on things that weren’t relevant, so he exhaled a short breath.
“Look, I’m not trying to shoot you a bunch of bullshit.
I have a lot with me, so I’m not going to try to convince you I’m a perfect catch or this is some fairytale I know y’all women create in your crazy ass heads.
All I’m saying is I don’t do relationships.
They slow you down and get in the way. They twist things for people and make them do stupid shit.
I never wanted that. I know you said we’re friends, but even friends is a lot for me.
I don’t tie myself to people in ways that lead to exceptions.
That’s not my shit, but I’m gonna be whatever you say we are if I get to have you.
Just know I’m likely gonna fuck up based on your expectations, because it’s just inevitable.
Also know I’ll do my best to make it right.
That’s all I have for you, but that’s a hell of a lot more than I’ve ever given or wanted to give anyone else. ”
Joi searched his face like she was waiting to expose the lie, but eventually she nodded and leaned into East, pressing her lips to his. “I want that, then.”
“You sure?”
Nodding slowly, she kissed him.
“What about your fuck boy? You know that’s dead. I’m a selfish man and that won’t change.”
“Already handled. And what about your Silly Hoe Thirst Crew?”
East chuckled, still amused by the label she gave Nae and Malaysia.
“Never an issue so it’s already handled.”
“Yeah I bet. We’ll see.”
“Indeed.”
East lifted Joi from the counter, allowing her legs to wrap around his waist while her arms circled his neck. He wasn’t sure what the hell he just agreed to but if it meant having access to Joi then he would rock with it until he couldn’t.
“Mmmm, yeah?” Joi mumbled into the phone, voice heavy and groggy, having been jarred from a peaceful sleep.
She wasn’t sure how long she had been out but was positive it hadn’t been long because her eyes felt weighted like they had only closed moments before the call.
Not to mention her body felt drained and powerless against any potential movement.
Well part of the issue was East’s solid heavy arm draped across her waist. The feel of him against her back produced a warm smile.
“Oh, my bad, sis. I thought maybe you had early appointments.” Nyelle felt bad.
“No, eleven. What’s up?”
“I need a favor?” Nyelle sang, clasping her hands together, praying she got a yes.
“You know I got you, boo, well as long as it doesn’t require me to move right now. I mean I will but I’m gonna be mad if that’s what you need,” Joi mumbled, saying a prayer of her own. She loved her girl and would do whatever but she was exhausted, sore, and East’s bed felt like heaven.
“No, you’re good. It’s for later. I want to see Vega tonight but—”
“Nick. I got you, sis. What time do you need me there?”
“You sure? You don’t have plans?” Nyelle never wanted to be that friend who pushed her kid off on friends. She knew Joi loved Nick and never complained about spending time with him but still.
“Girl, yeah, I got him. I miss my Small Fry.”
“Oh thank god,” Nyelle released in a rush. She really missed Vega but wasn’t ready to have him around Nick just yet. “Between Nick and Reese’s stupid ass I need a break and—”
“Ny, I love you more than anything but not right now. I can’t process what you’re saying; it’s too early or maybe even too late. I have no clue what time it is but I don’t want to think. I just want to sleep.”
Nyelle grinned hard. “Okay, well one more favor and I’ll let you go.”
“Ny, please!”
“It’s small, just ask East when I can bring Nick by to get a cut. He’s long overdue.”
Joi’s eyes shot open quickly and she lifted her head, shaking the haze she felt from having been asleep. “Wait, how do you know I’m with East?”