Page 87 of When Love Takes Over
“Do it. I dare you.”
“Callie.”
“Do it. Put your hands around my neck and drag me. You know I like it rough, so it won’t be the first time. It’s been weeks since I last felt your hands on my body. I’m begging you to do it.”
“This bitch is crazy,” Ronin mumbled behind me.
“If you insist.”
I stepped toward her, and as I grabbed her neck, she threw her body against mine, wrapped her arms around my neck, and tried to literally climb up my body. She managed to lock her legs around my waist, forcing me to release her neck so I could get her off me.
“What the fuck is your problem!” I shouted.
As I worked to push her legs from my waist, I also had to fight to keep my face away from her mouth because she was doing her damnedest to kiss me. I aggressively swung my body from left to right, tore her arms from around my neck, and pushed her to the ground.
“Stay the fuck away from me.”
I stepped over her and got into my car. Ronin was parked next to me, on the other side, and did the same. Before we drove off, I let my window down.
“Good looking out, man. She’s crazy as fuck,” I said.
“Yeah. She needs to be stopped because I’m sure this ain’t over.”
I lookedat my watch when I heard Kenzo come in. It was after seven, a little later than he’d been coming home as of late. He approached the couch from behind and leaned over to kiss my cheek.
“Hey, baby. I’ll be back after I shower,” he said before going to the bedroom.
He was walking away before I could respond, and strangely enough, I thought I caught a whiff of an unfamiliar perfume. I watched him until he disappeared around the corner, waiting until I heard the shower to follow him.
I entered the bedroom, peeking in the bathroom to make sure he was in the shower before going to the walk-in closet. I went straight to the corner where the hamper was located andlooked inside. The white shirt he wore today was on top, and I picked it up and held it to my nose.
After a deep inhale, I definitely smelled the scent of a perfume that didn’t belong to me. Hell, I only had one bottle, and I knew exactly what it smelled like. I held the shirt up to inspect it a little more, and lo and behold, there was lipstick on the collar.
“This nigga.”
I took a deep breath to calm myself as I returned the shirt to the hamper, but by the time he finished and joined me on the couch, I was fuming. He sat close to me, something he always did, but today, I didn’t want him near me.
“How was your day?” he asked.
“It was fine. You stayed a little longer at work today?”
“Nah. Ronin hit me up to meet him for a few drinks. My bad for not letting you know.”
“It’s fine. I’m going to bed.”
I stood aggressively, but before I could get away from him, he grabbed me and pulled me onto his lap.
“Hold on, baby. I said I was sorry for not mentioning it.”
“And I said it’s fine. Let me go.”
“Did my mother do or say something to piss you off?”
“No. I’m just tired, and I want to go to bed.”
I refused to look at him as I spoke, so he gently grabbed my chin between his thumb and index finger and turned my face toward his.
“Aye, don’t lie to me. I promise to always update you on my whereabouts from now on. I’ll share my location if you want.”
