"Noelle." He spoke.
That was my first time hearing my name off his lips, and I may have lost my cool for the first time in my life.
"Now that I say it, you more of a Noelle than a Nikki" he gave a goofy grin.
!!TRIGGER WARNING!! (Noelle will speak about Sexual Abuse) Jeremiah.
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I pulled my suitcase behind me, steppin out the automatic doors, leaning on a concrete pillar under the awning of the airport. I was on cloud nine, tomorrow my baby birthday, ima get to spend a full 4 days with her in her world. Noelle already mentally prepared me to go to the zoo at least twice, she planned on trying to get Leilani to go somewhere else and would try and get her to only go once, but if it make Lani happy, ion care if we go every single day I'm here.
I never thought I'a feel a love like this before, never. Shit is bliss. I make any excuse to call my child to sit on the phone with her just to hear her breathing to fill my love tank. To know I participated in making her? Shit raw as hell to me. I always knew where kids came from and appreciated the beauty of that shit but for me to participate in it was so mind blowin to me.
A car pulled up in front of me as I kept my head down, not knowin' if it was for me or not, but I heard a "Hi daddy!" and looked up to see Lani strainin' her neck out the window of the back seat. She was in her booster seat grinnin' at me and waving one hand, a lemonade grasped in the other. I matched her grin, locking my phone and putting it in my pocket as I locked eyes with Noelle through the passenger window that was down, a grin on her face too.
I opened the back door, embracing Leilani in a tight hug, planting kisses all over her face that made her giggle, "Your hair tickles my face" she mumbled through the kisses, pushin me away gently still laughing. By the time I was done getting my kisses, Noelle was already out the car, putting my suitcase in the trunk as I closed the door and held my arms open for a hug. She rolled her eyes jokingly before embracing me, her arms wrapping around my shoulders as I wrapped mine around her back. The embrace lasted for a few seconds before we both got into the car.
Noelle's signature scent lingered in the air and it took no time for the smell to be embedded in my beard hairs, shit made me feel like I was down bad for her if just the scent of her could have me undone like this. "What kinda perfume you use?" I asked, turning my head to look at her. She squinted her eyes at me, putting the car in drive, "I don't know if I wanna let you in on my secret or not" she grumbled jokingly, making me scoff at her with a laugh. "I use the Eos lotion in the cashmere vanilla scent and I dab vanilla extract on my neck, behind my ears, and on my wrists and let it set into my lotion."
Love a woman with good hygiene, I damn near salivated, that's why the scent of Vanilla is so strong on her and seem like it's embedded in her pores or some shit. You'd think her sweat smelled like it too. Before I could even reply, Noelle looked at me as we sat at a red light, her head cocked to the side like she was waiting on something from me. I guess she could see the confusion on my face cause she spoke up, "Boy, put on your seatbelt" she sassed me, making Lani laugh at her words. I put it on before she shook her head, "You didn't hear the beeping? My car snitched on you" she added, pulling off.
