TEACH ME NOT 2 HATE LOVE

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🧑Nik Anthony POV🧑

"Someone seems to be in a very good mood today," I said upon entering the dining area, where Tajea is seated at the table having a light snack.

"I wonder what gives you that impression." She rolled her eyes. But deep down, she was happy. And her smile, which she seems to be trying to contain, is proof of that.

"I don't know. Hm. Let me think about it." I pretend to be in a deep state of thought. Trying to figure out the answer to her question. Wretched smile. "Well, you seemed so nice today. And that's so unlike you."

"Is that so? Then please, Nik. Tell me what I am normally like." She seemed calm, but I could tell she was starting to lose her temper. Maybe I need to stop provoking her. Just leave her be before this goes out of proportion. Naw, I don't want to.

"Just forget I said anything." But I know her. She definitely won't drop this.

"Oh, just stop making excuses, Nik. And tell me already!" She exploded, bashing the table.

Uh oh. It seems she has reached a point of no return. As expected. Smirk.

"Are you sure?" I asked tauntingly.

"Yes Nik. I'm damn sure!"

"Well, since you really want to know, you normally seem angry and miserable, like you are right now."

"And whose damn fault is that, jackass?"

"There is no need for the name-calling. Nik is fine, thank you." I continue pushing my luck. Getting on her nerves. I must admit, it's kind of fun messing with her sometimes.

However, she didn't make any rude comebacks like I thought or hoped she would. Instead, she has gone into silent mode. And no matter how I tried to get on her nerve—to get her to say something—nothing.

Now I'm worried that she might really be angry at me. Hehe. I guess I might have taken it too far this time with teasing her.

"By the way, thank you." About fifteen minutes later, if not more, she unexpectedly said, leaving me a bit stunned. And with a warm smile too. Damn, she's so beautiful. "Happy now."

I guess this is her way of showing gratitude to me for reuniting her with her mother and brothers. She probably wanted to do so since yesterday, when I left her here with them. But I left for another state in the afternoon to go attend an important business meeting and got back this morning.

However, there is no need for that. Even if it's not official yet, she's my woman, and I am her man. This means I now live to make her happy at any cost.

"No, I'm not. Because I don't know why you are thanking me." There I go again, messing around with her.

"Just accept my damn gratitude and shut up. You pain in the ass," she roared.

Smirk. "So, does this mean I get a prize?"

"Yeah. A punch in the face if you don't stop messing with me," she warned. It seems she knew all along that I was toying with her and played along. We are both crazy, aren't we? Enjoying getting on each other's nerves.

I got behind her and lowered my head so that I could whisper in her ear. "Sounds fun, but I have something better in mind." Too bad my charm didn't seem to work.

Tajea hissed her teeth. "Boy, please keep your dirty thoughts to yourself."

"Who says I was thinking anything dirty?" I pecked her cheek.

"That dirty voice you are using."

"What dirty voice?" I played dumb.

"Just to be clear, Nik, sweetie." Her smile was like a sly fox as she caressed my cheek. "You aren't getting any."

Ah, that's disappointing. "Come on, don't be like that." I tried kissing her on the lips, and she dodged me.

"By the way, I'm taking little Nik to your mother's house a few minutes from now," she said on a serious note.

"Sure, but why are you telling me this? You are the boy's mother. You have as much right over him as I do."

"Well, I'm glad you feel that way. Because Toni will be there too."

Just the mention of that woman's name fuels me with rage. "Absolutely not."

"Do you think I want my boy around that sleazy little wh*re?" She seemed even more upset about this than I am. So why is she taking little Nik to see that woman? "But my boy requested to go see his mother out of the blues. And I can't deny him that."

So that's the reason. I guess it's normal for a kid to miss their parents, even if they are trash. But I wonder why Little Nik would make such a request to see that woman after such a long time, though. No doubt this is one of Toni's money laundering schemes. Nonetheless, I'll allow it since Tajea is there. Nothing will go wrong. Well, as far as Little Nik is concerned, "Alright."

"And go spend some time with baby Kira," she insisted.

"Can't that wait until next week? I'm busy." To be honest, I don't want anything to do with Amelia, which is why I planned on not visiting Kira until she's old enough. Independent of her mother.

"She's your kid," she reminded me.

Damn, I know that already. "Fine. I'll go later."

"And don't do anything I wouldn't or no more of this ass for you." And she dared to show me that sexy ass of hers, too. That's it, babe. Keep seducing me and see what happens.

"Does that mean you're going to give me some?"

"Are you trying to say that if I don't give you some, you are going to take some from Amelia?"

"Of course not." I don't know if we are playing or not, but I dare not say anything that would upset her.

"Good. Because if you let that succubus seduce you, I'll slice your sausage to mince." She threatened, looking down at my groin sinisterly, before going off to her own business.

Scary.

Anyway, after I had had something to eat, I went to visit baby Kira, like Tajea had told me to. And Amelia was at it again, as usual, trying to seduce me every chance she got. From pretending to accidentally bump into me to touching my arms and ass.

She was even pretending to pick up something so that I would look up her extremely short dress. And so on.

And because the shameless girl can't take a hint, I had to make it clear that I'm not interested in her. I'm here to spend some time with my daughter. Again, only because Tajea suggested it.

This woman, however, was determined. She's willing to stoop to any level to get me into her bed. Well, technically, it's my bed since this house and everything inside it belong to me. But even if the flesh is weak, my spirit isn't willing.

The power she once had over me is no more. So she's wasting both of our time. When I was done spending time with baby Kira, which was about an hour, I left for home.