Forever Yours: How it all Began

Chapter 40

I had another week before I'd be sitting in my office as the CEO of TDL Logics, so I used the time to visit LaShae, Sean and Corrina. She's gotten so big and just as beautiful as the day she was born. Sean told me that Dre had been stopping by to spend time with Corrina during his down time. He was really a good god-father.

I was in the play room with Corrina having a cup of fake tea when the doorbell rang. Not long afterwards, Sean came to the room with Dre right behind him. Corrina jumped from her chair running towards Dre with her arms open. He grabbed her up, twirling her around. She squealed in excitement. When he was done, he placed Corrina back in her chair and made eye contact with me.

"Hey beautiful. How are you?"

"I'm fine Dre. How are you?"

"Better now that you're back home."

I didn't know what to say so I told him that I was glad to be back home.

After Corrina and I finished up our tea party, I picked her up and we joined everyone in the living room. Corrina had gotten sleepy, so I held her close to me and rocked her to sleep. Honestly I missed being around my friends. We had so much to catch up on. I told them about Darah and Isaac moving to help me with my business. LaShae told me that she wanted to meet them and the babies so we planned a backyard barbecue at my parent's house on Saturday. It wasn't exactly summer, but any time is a good time to grill out and spend time with family and friends.

After sitting around for a few hours, I told LaShae and Sean that I was leaving. Dre stood up and told Sean he'd walk me out because he was leaving too. I walked to my car with Dre not far behind me. He sped up his pace until he caught up with me.

"Tahleea wait!"

I stopped walking so that I could turn to see what he wanted. He was directly in front of me. Damn he smelled so good. I stood still and looked up at him. He flashed his sexy smile at me.

"Why do I feel like you are avoiding me?"

"I'm not avoiding you Dre. I've just had a lot going on and I'm trying to tie up all loose ends before going to work Monday."

"I understand beautiful. Can I get some of your time? You seem so distant from me."

I told Dre not to feel that way. Being away from him and spending time with Jaxon has helped me realize what I need and want in a relationship. I'm still not sure if Dre has stopped fooling around with Macy and I really didn't want to waste time or energy to find out. Andre asked if I'd meet him for dinner the next day and I agreed. There's nothing wrong with being wined and dined right?

Before going home, I stopped to spend a little time with Darah, Isaac and the boys. Since Makel and Micah were already asleep, Darah and I talked about the upcoming week. We were both excited and ready to work at our new location. I invited them to my cook out Saturday and told them they would get the chance to meet LaShae and her family. I couldn't wait for my friends to meet one another. They are all very special to me.

After spending some time with Darah and Isaac, I was on my way home. When I got home, I let my parents know I was back and went to my room to settle down for the evening. After I showered, put on my pjs and cleaned my face, I walked down the hall to my parent's room. I needed to tell them about the weekend plans and see if my dad would grill for us. He is a beast on the grill.

Once I made sure everything was good for the weekend, I went back to my room and got in bed. Just as I was about to lie down, my phone rang. It was Dre.

"Hey Dre. What's up?"

"I just wanted to tell you that I was glad to see you today. I know you're probably not ready to talk to me, but I need you to know how much I've missed you."