Chapter 25
TWENTY-FIVE
MAUI
As I lay next to Mythic, all I could think about was my baby.
That stupid ho had played a part in why our baby didn’t make it.
I was unknowingly taking shit I shouldn’t have been.
Whether it was Xanax or the ACE inhibitors, neither of those were good for the baby.
They both increased the risk of preterm labor and stillborn births.
We’d been on the couch for hours. Treasure didn’t want to be apart from Mythic and neither did I.
I knew she needed him, but I needed him too after what she revealed.
My mind immediately wanted to blame him.
Everything that had gone down in our relationship was because of his past. However, I had to really think about things.
I’d accepted his past. I knew all the shit he was involved in.
The consequences of his actions had to surface at some point.
I just wished those consequences didn’t involve me.
I stood from the couch to go to the bathroom.
Mythic was asleep. He’d popped like three pain pills at once.
Treasure had clung to him and was sleeping on the other side of him.
We were both clinging to him. It felt like I was mourning our baby’s demise all over again.
I hated this shit. When I got to the bathroom, I looked at the time to see it was nearly midnight.
Opening my text thread with my crew, I said, Sorry it’s so late, but I can’t sleep.
We just found out from Treasure that Mythic’s baby mama was actually the reason I went into preterm labor.
Bali: What the fuck you talking about?
Ashanni: What?
Milana: How did she find that out?
Me: She was involved in kidnapping and torturing Treasure. Seven told me so, and Ali confirmed it. Treasure started talking today and said she was there and had said in so many words that she was getting back at Mythic for not claiming his child initially.
Ashanni: Well, that was a fucking delayed reaction, because he’s been spending time with his son for the past two or three months now, right?
Me: Yeah, something like that. Apparently, she worked at the pharmacy that filled my prescription.
Bali: Hell naw. The pharmacist was in on that shit too, then, because they supposed to inspect after the techs. I’m going find that bitch.
Me: She’s already been arrested. Ali messaged me at nine to say so.
I’m pretty sure Mythic will be getting a call soon about Caleb.
I know the baby has nothing to do with this, but I don’t know if I can handle being around him.
What if Mythic gets custody of him? Whenever I look at him, I will think about what that bitch did to our baby.
Ashanni: No you won’t. When you look at him, all you’ll see is an innocent child who needs love. Jayceon’s mother was trying to kill me, and Jayceon looks like her. Still . . . I didn’t see her when I looked at him. I promise, you will be just fine with Caleb if it comes down to that.
I huffed. I hoped she was right, because I didn’t want to create any unnecessary static between Mythic and me. That was his son and his responsibility.
Noni: Sorry, I’m late.
Bali: Get off Red’s dick, and you would’ve been on time.
Noni: Shut the fuck up. It’s not my fault you not getting your pussy stretched out ho. Hopefully, for your sake, he ain’t stretching out somebody else’s pussy while he hopping from one rodeo to the next.
Bali: Bitch! Fuck you! As passive as your ass is being with a nigga that you ain’t even married to, he probably fucking one buckle bunny after the next while your dumb ass watch. Stupid ho.
I rolled my eyes and slowly shook my head. I supposed they still weren’t on good terms. I didn’t have time to be bothered with their bullshit. Milana responded, completely ignoring Bali and Noni’s foolishness.
Milana: Damn, Maui. That’s fucked up. I’m so sorry. Why don’t you meet us at the diner in the morning for the Zydeco breakfast? We can get fucked up off mimosas.
Me: Yeah. See y’all at breakfast.
After flushing the toilet, there was a knock on the door. “Baby, you okay?”
“Yeah.”
I opened the door to see Mythic leaning against the doorframe. “Have you gotten any sleep?”
I shook my head as he pulled me into his arms. “I love you so much, baby. I’m so sorry.
It seems my life has turned yours upside down.
I know if you would have foreseen all this shit, you would have left me in that grocery store parking lot months ago.
This shit been enough to give you a heart attack. ”
He kissed my head as I closed my eyes and thought about what he said.
He was right. I would’ve run in the opposite direction.
“Well, thankfully, I couldn’t. I would’ve missed out on the most loving, passionate soul I’ve ever met.
Mythic Semien, you are my soulmate, despite the fucked-up shit in your not-so-distant past. You are still the man I want.
Now that all this is over, we can heal from it all and embrace our future together. Okay?”
He looked away from me, and like he always did to me, I grabbed his chin and made him look back at me. “No more guilt trips. If God wanted Indigo to make it, she would have, no matter what Vanessa did. She’s an evil bitch, and I hope they throw the book at her ass.”
He gave me a tight smile. “I love you, Maui. More and more every day. My need for you grows with it. I’m glad God placed you in my life, baby.”
“Me too. I need you just as badly.”
He twisted his lips to the side as I frowned. “Had it not been for this diamond-chip dick, you wouldn’t have come back.”
I closed my eyes and bit my bottom lip. “You right about that shit, but I realized the amazing man I would have missed out on not much later. You’re worth more to me than that . . . now.”
He chuckled and pulled me closer to him again and kissed my lips. “Come on. Let’s try to get some sleep. I know it’s probably hard to sleep on that couch, but I can’t leave Treasure for too long without her having a fit.”
“The sofa is actually pretty comfortable. My mind has just been racing. Hopefully, now that we’ve talked, I can relax a bit and get a few hours. I plan to go to breakfast with my girls.”
“A’ight. It’s gonna feel weird not to be on guard all the time, but I’ll get used to it.”
“Yes, you will.”
“I’ll probably take Treasure to get a mani-pedi tomorrow while you’re gone. She keeps looking at her nails. The way they look right now, I’m sure it’s triggering as fuck for her.”
“I bet it is.”
When we got to the couch, I felt my phone vibrating. I pulled it from my pocket and opened the thread to see Bali and Noni going back and forth. Lord have mercy. They could have created a private chat for that. Tweetle Dee and Tweetle Dum needed to get their shit together asap.
“Ooooh fuuuuck, Maui. Your pussy so fucking good, baby,” Mythic said close to my ear.
My eyes had rolled to the back of my head as he slow fucked me against the wall in his bedroom.
I’d already leaked a waterfall all over him and the floor.
This was the man I needed. I wasn’t going to want to go to breakfast after this.
When I woke up, Mythic was staring at me as he toyed with my nipple.
I didn’t know what had him feeling sexual suddenly until I saw the notification on my lock screen. Shaydon had texted me.
He knew I would be away from him today, and there was no way he was going to allow me to be horny while out of his sight.
He was still somewhat insecure about Shaydon.
I supposed I felt the same way about Iesha.
I was okay around her without him being there.
She’d denied him, so that was probably why.
She clearly wanted Seven, so hopefully he grew the fuck up.
My nerves were on edge when Mythic was around her, because I knew he wanted to fuck her at some point.
I bit my bottom lip as his thrusts became more forceful. His dick was punching the fuck out of my G-spot, causing my body to go into convulsions. Sex with him was so fucking good.
“Maui.”
I opened my eyes as I rolled my hips against him. “Yes, baby?”
“I love the fuck out of you, girl. I will do anything for you and to protect you. Tell me you’ll always be mine, baby.”
“Yeeeeessss . . . I’m all yours, always will be.”
He frowned, and his thrusts got rougher. My nails dug into his skin as he fucked me mercilessly. “Mythic!” I whispered harshly. “Oh fuck! I’m yours forever, baby.”
“Mm-hmm. Make sure you relay that to that nigga at the diner. This my pussy.”
I brought my hands to his face and stared into his eyes, as hard as that shit was with the way he was fucking the shit out of me.
“Youuuu . . . fuck! You are him. You my typa nigga. I don’t want nobody else.
I won’t . . . allow him to get out of pocket.
I promise. You have . . . oh fuuuuuck! You have my word, Mythiiiic! ”
I came on his dick for the third time. I was going to be fucking exhausted at breakfast. Grabbing ahold of his hair, I bucked all over his dick. He smacked my ass as he grunted, encouraging me to fuck him up. “Ride your horse, lil mama. Get that shit right,” he said while staring at the action.
I slowed some and placed my hands on his cheeks. Pulling his head up to where he could stare into my eyes, I asked, “Do you trust me, baby?”
“With my fucking life. You not the one I’m worried about.” He bit my shoulder and growled out his release.
Finally. I was going to have to soak. My body hadn’t been worked out like this in a while.
After my six weeks were up, he was still taking it easy on me.
I knew that had a lot to do with his mental state.
I was grateful he was still able to perform at all with all the bullshit he had going.
I slid down the wall and nearly fell to the floor. I was so damn tired.