This November

Chapter 23

She had a better day at work, avoiding Carter, doing her job, and looking forward to seeing Malik when she got off work. She texted him that they should go out as soon as she got home and changed and he was fine with that.

She changed from work clothes to jeans and a yellow tank top. She redid her makeup, fluffed out her fro, and sprayed herself with a fruity spray. She hoped Malik liked it. Then again, Malik liked anything about her. He was the one confident in his feelings for her, she was the one that had no clue.

Her phone dinged and she hoped it was Malik saying he was downstairs waiting for her. It was not.

"Hey, sis."

"Girl, guess what happened last night?"

"Have no idea, so you better tell me."

"Davina spent the night with me last night. And when I say spent the night, I don't mean a slumber party. I mean, we got naked!"

"Eeew! I do not want to hear about you and Malik's sister doing the wild thing."

"Girlllll, I heard he did not come home last night either."

"He slept over but nothing happened." No matter how much she wished it had. "We're just taking our time getting to know each other again."

"Oh, I know enough about Davina. My high school crush, my forever crush, girl, I'm sprung."

She laughed at her sister. Many girlfriends over the years, falling for them way too quickly. For her to be the stud type girl, she was more sensitive than any girly girl. She loved that about her little sister, not afraid to go all in every relationship, put her heart on the line, get it broken, pick it up, and move on with her life.

She wanted to be more like her.

"Davina has always been cool. I'm happy for you two."

"Now maybe me and you can have a real double date with the brother sister combo."

"Cool. Maybe later, I want to have Malik all to myself for a while." She could hear Malik buzz for her. "I gotta go, sis, love you!"

She grabbed her purse, put her phone in it then headed down to meet Malik. He stood outside waiting, looking as good as ever.

"Hey, you."

"Hey, beautiful." He pulled her in his arms and hugged her tight. "I missed you."

"We just saw each other early this morning."

"Baby, it's been too long." He kissed her. "You smell good. You look good. I just wanta hold you and not let you go."

She laughed at him. "Come on Malik, don't get me hot and bothered again. I like this, getting to re-know each other phase. We've both changed a lot. I like this new Malik."

He glared those blue eyes at her, then squeezed her against him. "I'm trying to be the best man I can for you, my sweet little November. I'm trying."

She pried herself from him, smiled, and rubbed his cheek. "I know. Come on, let's find something to eat. I'm starving. Did you find a good place to park and we can just walk?"

"Yeah, sure."

She took his hand and they walked off down the street. "I love living downtown, I have access to everything. Want to go to a game? Baseball or hockey, I can walk. Down to the Arch, I can walk. We have lots to eat and even a movie theater."

"Really? Since when?"

"Come on, let's go there."

It was a nice spring day and not too crowded in the downtown area so it was a nice walk.

"How was school today?"

"Just work at this point. Don't get me wrong, I love the kids, but yeah, it's work."

"As long as you love it Novi, and you're happy here."

"I am."

"Would you be happy somewhere else?"

"Like where?"

He did not say anything for a moment, they just walked quietly. Then he stopped and turned her to look at him.

"Like with me. In Atlanta."

She was shocked by him asking her this, if this was what he was asking.

"Malik, you can't be serious. I can't up and move and-"

"Why not? I don't think you love this teaching as much as you think you do. You're doing it for all the wrong reasons. You came back because of your mother, your sister, and your brothers. But they're grown, they can handle themselves."

"Oh, you're so sure of that?"

"Babe, I'm just saying, I like how things are going with us. And you should think about us when you decide what you want for the rest of your life." He kissed her. "I love you. That will never change."

Hearing him say that, but not knowing how she felt made her feel sad. Did she love him? And if she did, why did she still love Carter?

Stop thinking about Carter! She yelled to herself to get over that man. Yes, he was free and clear now but she still could not be with him. He would lose everything if it came out they were together.

She was with Malik now, a man more appropriate for her.

They made it to the movie theater and bought popcorn, drinks, and lots of candy. They made out in their seats like teenagers, stuffed their faces, and then walked back to her place. They went to his car and he took out his overnight bag. She was so happy he was staying over again.

She went right into the kitchen and looked in the fridge for something to eat. "Now I need to cook you some real food after that junk food."

"We could have picked up burger and fries, I'm not picky." He wrapped his arms around her, kissing her neck. "Love you, baby."

"Leek!"

"Mmm, keep calling me that." He planted kisses all over her neck, his hand slid up her shirt, and cupped her small breast. "I wanna eat you."

She laughed at him, pushing him away. "Come on Leek, you told me to cool off, just yesterday. We're waiting for sex, right?"

"Oral sex isn't like...really sex, right?"

"It's literally in the word oral sex."

He groaned. "I just want a taste. Please!"

She laughed at him. "I love it when you beg." She pinched his cheeks. "So sexy! But for real Malik, under further consideration, you're right. Our relationship means so much more than sex. We have a friendship, and that means so much more."

"Fuck!" He lifted her and sat her on the counter. He planted his face between her legs and rubbed his face around her crotch area. His nose rubbing against her, sending heat waves throughout her body.

Boy almost made her have an orgasm. She grabbed his locs, pretended his tongue was inside of her, and let out a soft moan. He raised up her shirt, kissed her stomach, moved up to her breast, taking a nipple in his mouth and sucking.

He pulled her hips down to his, grinded his hard length against her, even both with jeans on it made her quiver. He kept rubbing against her in a rhythm. Her arms snaked around his waist, urging him on.

He moved from her breast to her mouth, pressing his lips hard on her, sucking on her lips for dear life. As the sensation of his dick pressed against her throbbing crotch intensified, he pulled away, his breath ragged.

"I don't think I ever came from clothes burning."

"That was uh...nice."

He gave her a small peck on the lips. "I needed to get that out of my system. Sorry." He fixed her shirt, wrapped his arms around her waist. "Nova, I'd do anything for you, you know that. I'll wait forever."

"We don't have to wait that long," she said, playing in his locs. "Just a lil while longer."

Till she could get her feeling sorted and tell him she loved him too.