4. Darius #3
There was nothing like eating good food when I was high as a giraffe pussy.
As I exited the restaurant, Purpose was pulling off.
He honked the horn at me, and I threw up my hand.
I was glad the meeting went well. When it came to my people I didn’t have a competitive bone in my body.
I wanted my people to get money. There was no way I wanted to be the only one eating.
Azarius was about to hit a whole ‘nother tax bracket, and I hoped he was ready.
Three days later, I was on the beach in Antigua with Vani’s small ass feet in my lap. I massaged them while admiring her white toenails. “You ever been in love?” she asked.
“Ah hell. We ‘bout to get deep?” I joked with a grin.
“I wouldn’t consider that deep.” She chuckled. “It’s just a question. There is no right or wrong answer.”
“Nah. I never have. What about you?”
“I really don’t even know. I mean I think so. I think I was in love with my ex but sometimes, I think, I don’t know what love is.”
“What happened with you and your ex?” I continued to rub as I stared into her pretty ass face.
Vani had blonde boho braids that damn near hung down to the floor. “He cheated. He was older than me and had his own place. One night me and Hailey went over, and he had a chick in the crib. We beat his ass, and I never talked to him again.”
“That damn sure sounds like something y’all would do,” I laughed, and she shrugged.
“He shouldn’t have played with me. Like, I don’t understand men.
Nine times out of ten in a relationship at some point a man that looks better than yours, has more money than yours, and a nicer car than yours will try you.
And a real chick will turn him down every time.
Women stay faithful with ease, and men act like it’s the hardest thing ever.
If you don’t have good dick control stay single.
” Her upper lip curled, and I could tell she was pissed.
“That would be great, but we know it doesn’t work like that. Even though there are plenty of women that cheat, there are a lot of men that want to have their cake and eat it too.”
Vani shook her head, and I raised my eyebrows. Finally, she looked over at me. “What?”
“You’re not going to ask me if I cheat?”
“Hell no,” she frowned as if the question was the most absurd thing she ever heard.
“Why not?” I laughed.
“Because you’re either going to tell me what you think I want to hear or something that will have me looking at you sideways. Either way I’m good.”
“Damn you don’t have no faith in your boy. I haven’t had a girlfriend since middle school, and I didn’t cheat on her thank you.”
“Middle school?” Vani gave me the side eye. “So you’re one of those.”
“One of what?”
“zone of those men that knows he can’t be faithful, so he doesn’t commit. That’s cool. I respect that more than a cheater.”
“Yoooo I don’t get no kind of grace. That’s not the reason I’m single.
If I’m going to be with one woman damn right, she has to make me feel like no other woman could compare.
I have to be fully invested, and it won’t be because she’s pretty, thick, or someone that all the niggas want.
I gotta look at shorty and feel like I’d kill any nigga that she let get close to her.
Not on some egotistical shit but just on some I love her, and I can’t see her with anybody but me shit. ”
“Ahh that was so sweet,” she gushed placing one hand over her heart.
“You playing,” I frowned making Vani giggle.
“No, I’m not. That was a very mature answer, and I can dig it.”
I stared at her because while I was describing my feelings it hit me that I pretty much felt that way about her.
I’d never been possessive over any female that I had sex with but when I saw niggas in Vani’s face at the club, I didn’t like it.
Things were still going good with us, and I would more than likely be ready to whoop ass if she dealt with another man.
I was hesitant to express that because I didn’t want to make a mistake.
Maybe I couldn’t be faithful. Maybe she would get comfortable once she was my girl and start nagging and turn into a totally different person.
“What if I said I felt like that about you?” I bit the bullet.
We maintained eye contact, and Vani didn’t respond right away. “I’d say you better make sure that’s how you really feel because I don’t have time for games.” Her tone was soft, but I could tell she meant business.
“I’m not trying to get my ass beat by you and Hailey,” I teased.
“Oh no,” she shook her head. “It won’t be just me and Hailey. Next time, Lo getting in on it too.”
I chuckled and leaned over. Placing a kiss on her lips, I peered into her eyes. “You ready to be the first girlfriend I’ve had since middle school?”
Again, Vani didn’t answer right away. Her eyes roamed over my face like she was searching for clues that I was for real. Half these chicks were slicker than men, so being with one woman shouldn’t be too hard. At least that was what I tried to tell myself.
“You better be sure, Darius because I don’t have time for bullshit.”
“I wouldn’t have said it if I wasn’t sure.”
Vani simply eyed me. She never gave me a verbal yes but in my head, what was understood didn’t have to be explained. Shorty was mine. Case closed.