Page 38 of When Love Takes Over
I laughed.
“I didn’t mean to offend you, but for the reasons you stated, I considered us cool coworkers or associates, at best, but I really need a friend right now.”
“I gotchu, girl. What’s up?”
“Let’s go to my office.”
She followed me to my office, and I closed the door behind us. My office was small, and the front of my desk was pushed against the wall. I sat in my chair, and Anika sat in the chair next to it.
“You’re not dying, are you?” she asked with a serious look.
“Eventually, but hopefully not any time soon. I guess I need to start from the beginning.”
“Please.”
“Last week, I caught my boyfriend in bed with my roommate.”
“Cole?” I nodded. “That corny-ass nigga got nerve.”
Cole had come to my job a couple of times, and Anika had the opportunity to meet him.
“Corny niggas cheat too. Anyway, I packed as much as I could and left with nowhere to go. As you know, I just paid half of my tuition for school, and unfortunately, I’d just paid my portion of the rent, so my funds are low. I got a room the first night, slept in my car for a couple of nights, and planned to sleep in my office for the weekend.”
“Malyah! Why didn’t you say something? You could’ve?—”
“No, Anika. I couldn’t have. You have a whole man to consider, and I didn’t want to impose on anyone. My goal was to make it to my next paycheck and hope and pray I could find an apartment I could afford with my horrible credit.”
“But you’ve been sleeping in your car and this tiny office. I could’ve at least paid for a few nights in a hotel.”
“I appreciate it, but I’m okay. I actually didn’t end up sleeping here, because the young Mr. Goode caught me.”
She gasped and covered her mouth.
“Oh goodness. What did he say and do? Did he fire you?”
“He didn’t fire me, thank God.”
I proceeded to tell her about my weekend after swearing her to secrecy. While I shared, her mouth opened and closed several times as her eyes widened in disbelief.
“Girl, it sounds like the young Mr. Goode is sweet on you.”
I shrugged. “He’s definitely attracted to me, and who wouldn’t be attracted to a man like him, but I can’t think too much into it.”
“I don’t see why not. This could be a real-life fairy tale. A handsome, rich man swoops in and saves the poor princess, and they fall in love.”
“Well, speaking of falling in love, I did leave one thing out.”
“Please tell me you had sex with him, and the dick is immaculate.”
“Anika, he’s my boss.”
“And you should’ve let him boss that pussy around. I’m sure Cole wasn’t hitting it right.”
I laughed. “You’re right about Cole, but I didn’t have sex with Kenzo . . . unless you count the way he ate my pussy like a man on death row eating his last meal.”
She slapped her hand over her mouth and screamed.
“Girrll!” she sang when she uncovered her mouth. “Tell me more!”
