Page 52 of Certified to Handle You
Kay’Lo ain’t ask me what was wrong, though. He knew me too well for that. He could feel when somethin’ sat wrong with me without me even openin’ my mouth.
After a while, he reached over and grabbed my hand out my lap. He pulled it over into his, settin’ it against his thigh while he kept drivin’. His thumb rubbed across my skin for a second before he lifted my hand to his mouth and kissed the back of it. Then he kissed it again… and again.
I turned my head and looked at him quietly while he kept his eyes on the road the whole time.
Kay’Lo oved on me in ways that always caught me off guard, even after all this time.
“You need anything, baby?” he asked softly. “You want me to do somethin’?”
I shook my head. “No.”
He brought my hand back up and kissed it one more time before lettin’ it rest in his lap.
“Okay, baby,” he said real soft.
He ain’t push me to talk about it or keep askin’ questions either. Instead, he just kept holdin’ my hand and kissin’ the back of it while lettin’ me know in his own way that he was right here with me if I needed him.
And honestly, I was thankful for that ’cause I already knew if I told him exactly what TeeTee said, he would turn this damn truck around so fast it would make my head spin. Kay’Lo did not play about me, and I wasn’t in the mood for drama today, especially since My’Love was with us.
Eventually, we made it back to the resort, and Kay’Lo pulled underneath the front entrance while we waited for the valet to come over.
Soon as dude stepped up, Kay’Lo got out first. He walked around to the backseat and carefully unbuckled My’Love without wakin’ her all the way up. She whined a lil’ and curled right into his chest while he grabbed her diaper bag and threw the strap over his shoulder. Then he came around to my side.
I already knew better than to open my own door. Kay’Lo would’ve looked at me like I lost my damn mind.
He opened the passenger door and held his hand out for me. Soon as I stepped down, he pulled me right into him while still holdin’ My’Love against his chest.
His body pressed warm against mine, and I could feel him all on me without him even sayin’ nothin’. One of his hands slid around my waist while he leaned down and kissed me slow. Then he rubbed his nose against mine.
That lil’ shit melted me every time.
I twisted my fingers into the bottom of his shirt while lookin’ up at him with glossy eyes ’cause honestly, I ain’t know how I got so lucky with him.
“I love you,” I whispered.
Kay’Lo bit his bottom lip before pressin’ another kiss against my mouth.
“I love you too, mommy,” he murmured against my lips.
Then he stayed here another second just holdin’ me while My’Love slept against his shoulder like we was the only three people in the world.
We finally walked inside hand in hand, and soon as we made it back to our villa, I went straight over to the mini bar and poured myself a drink. I needed somethin’ to calm my nerves and slow my thoughts down.
Behind me, Kay’Lo was still holdin’ My’Love while she fought sleep. Her lil’ eyes kept closin’ and openin’, and every time they closed too long, her head would drop against his shoulder.
Kay’Lo looked over at me while I lifted my glass.
You want me to drink with you, baby?” he asked.
I looked over at him and nodded. “Yeah, I do.”
“A’ight then,” he said. “Make my drink too while I change ’Lo and lay her down.”
I smiled a lil’ watchin’ him walk off toward the room with My’Love hangin’ off his shoulder all spoiled and comfortable.
I fixed his drink the way he liked it with that brown liquor he always drank, then set both our glasses on the table before kickin’ my slides off.
A few minutes later, Kay’Lo came back out with My’Love still halfway sleep. He had changed her into one of her sleepers, and she looked so cute lying against his chest.
