𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 | 𝙔𝘽

𝟬𝟭𝟱

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"Mami." Mani tapped Lani's shoulder repeatedly as her phone kept buzzing beside them.

Lani stirred from sleep, still half-drowsy, as Mani continued teasing her, sucking on her titty. She reached blindly for her phone beneath him, unlocking it and seeing the flood of notifications.

"Omg." She threw her hand over her mouth, trying to stop the tears threatening to spill.

"What? What's wrong, mami? Why are you crying?" Mani jumped up, grabbing her face gently.

"Kymani, look... I—"

Before she could finish, Kymani snatched the phone, scrolling through the Shade Room post of Dalani, zooming in on the picture of her neck.

"I'm not reading the comments, like, at all. I already have enou—" She was cut off as Kymani pulled her into a firm embrace.

"Please don't cry, pretty girl. It's not that bad," he stammered, guilt written all over his face.

He grabbed her phone and deleted the app—just for today. He had a plan to get her mind off it.

"Look at me, mami." He lifted from her shoulder, meeting her eyes.

"We're gonna go out. I'll get your mind off things, okay?" His tone was steady, assuring. Lani nodded, and a smile spread across Mani's face.

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"You look good as fuck, mami," Mani groaned, closing the car door and moving to the other side.

"Thank you, baby boy. Thank you for taking me out—I really appreciate it," she smiled, reaching over the console.

"Stop looking at me like that, Dalani," Mani said, a low groan escaping his throat.

"Like what? How am I looking at you?" Lani smirked, running her hand over him, slowly kissing behind his ear and trailing pecks down to his collarbone.

Mani's breath hitched, hands gripping the wheel as she continued teasing him on the way into the mall parking lot.

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Hand in hand, they stepped into the food court.

"Where you wanna go first, mami?" Mani asked quietly, his voice softer than usual.

"You okay?" she asked, noticing the change.

"Yes," he smiled, leading her into Journey's. "You look like you'd like these, mami." He pointed at a pair of pink Crocs adorned with silver chains.

"You rightttt! OMG, they're so cute!" Lani squealed, picking them up.

"Aye, can we get these in a size 6 women's?" Mani yelled to the worker, prompting Lani to poke him on the arm.

"That's rude, Kymani. You don't speak to people like that," she scolded playfully.

"She works here, annit? That's her job," Mani said, genuinely confused.

"But still, Mani, don't talk to people like that, okay?" She softened her tone, seeing his confusion.

"Ihht, myb, mami," he said, opening his arms. Lani happily stepped into them.

"You always smell so good," he groaned into her neck as the worker returned with the shoes.

"Thank you, bby," she laughed, walking up to the register. Mani followed with a stack already out, sliding a $100 bill across and telling the worker to keep the change, grabbing the bag for Lani.

Hand in hand, they left Journey's and entered Gucci.

"That's cute," Lani said, pointing at a brown tote bag. Mani immediately grabbed it and handed it to a worker.

"All I said was it was cute, Kymani," she laughed, walking toward a matching pair of slides.

"And you gone get it," he replied, instructing the worker to place them on the counter as well.

"You know, you gotta buy everything—I have my own money, boo," she pouted, turning to face him. His eyes slid up from her curves to her face in a heartbeat.

"I know, mami, but as long as you're with me, my money is your money, and your money is your money," he said, flashing the recently added diamonds on his wrist.

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