Dark Femme (BWWM)

Chapter Twenty Six

Thaddeus Spade

I pick up my phone from my breast pocket where it's vibrating.
Standing in front of me is a cabin filled with things that my mother enjoyed.

It's freezing in here and there doesn't seem to be a heating system just a fire place.

"Doll, I have to call you back-"

"Wait- I know you're busy, I'm sorry for interrupting. Can Alexi take me to my apartment? I know you said it's dangerous but this is kind of an emergency." Her sweet voice rambled on the phone.

I can't say no to her.

"Alright, tell Alexi to take some of the other guys with him." I relent.
I know what it's like to not be able to leave the house out of fear and how much it takes out of you.

I couldn't even go to school with my peers because my father feared I'd be used as leverage.

Anita needs to grow comfortable in this life and she never will locked up like a caged animal.

"Thank you." She says sweetly and I let myself be taken by the soft sound of her voice.

"Follow directions and stay safe." I instruct sternly.
"Best behavior darling."

"Of course..daddy, I miss you, hurry home." She rasps seductively.

Home, maybe she didn't mean it the way I was taking it but she said it and the feeling of my heart hammering against my chest can't be ignored.

"I will." She hangs up after that and I'm drawn back to the scene in front of me.

"Why stay in a place like this? Why not just come back?" Sargio asked without expecting an answer because I didn't have one to give him.

"Another dead end." Ali commented.

I looked over at the violin hanging on the wall collecting dust. I'm not filled with frustration and resentment.
Instead I feel like returning home to my fake fiancé.

"Let's go."

I don't say that I'm done looking for my mother but I feel like that chapter in my life is closing.

She clearly didn't want to be found and I don't have time to chase her when I could be with Anita.

I texted her and ask if it would be alright to wait for me to come back home before she went so I could escort her personally.

The text bubble comes and goes a couple times before she replies. 'I'm waiting for you.'

I don't return to the hotel to get my things, I send Sargio and tell him to find his way home while I take the car ready for the 6 hour drive home to see my woman.

Anita runs down the stairs nearly tripping over her shimmy black cover up, she runs right into my open arms.

I bring her lips to mine.

"Missed you." She said between pecks.
"Missed you so much, thought I would stop breathing." Her words set my chest ablaze.

"I didn't want to be away from you either." I press the last kiss to her temple.

Still she doesn't pull away, our bodies still pressed tightly together as we talked as if this level of closeness was normal.
It's only been 48 hours but every moment of that time apart stretched out into years.

"How are you feeling?" I asked and she looks at me, sparking brown eyes.

"I had a horrible day yesterday and I'm still recovering from it but I feel much better." Anita says and I know immediately what went wrong.