Her Vice

(23): Adorn.

"What we suppose to do with the kid?" Carlito asked Beau, lounged in a chair across from him.
"Doesn't he have a mother?" I lifted my head midway through counting the cash.
"Only woman I know Carter for messing around with died three years ago."
"Fucked up." Carlito sighed and glanced back at me as I rubber banded the stack.
"Well Child Protective Services looks like where he's going," I shook my head and left the room. Finding him outside in the lounging area under the eye of Pierre and Christian. "What they saying bout lil man?" I ignored them and barged through the side door. Walking out onto the balcony, sitting and tapping my foot repeatedly as I waited for him to answer.

"Hey!" He smacked his lips.
"Huh?" I rolled my eyes and picked at the strings hanging from my distressed jeans.
"She around?"
"Who your daughter that you're finally deciding to claim?"
"Rakim," I sighed. "I've been doing some serious self reflecting and I just wanna make it right with her. She needs me in her life."
"You don't say? How don't I know you hush gon walk right back out on her? She don't need that, she needs someone who will remain stable in her life."
"I understand that and I want to be that. So lemme fly you out this Monday and you guys can stay for the week?"
"You just want me to drop everything I got going on down here to come to you?"
"I know it's bad planning but it's just an idea."
"Lemme think on it," Before I could get another word out he hung up on me.
"Who was that?" I jumped from his voice behind me.
"You really can't sneak up on me like that." He nodded and squinted from the sun beaming in his face. "It was my baby father, I wanted to invite him and Sasha up here next week so I can see her."
"That's sweet," I smiled softly. "So you gon quit playing with me and lemme know how ya know Carter or?" He raised his eyebrows.
I nibbled on my lip and tried avoiding it until he kept pressing it, "I fucked him a while ago," he nodded slowly and clenched his jaw.
"How long ago?"
"Like two years, maybe." I shrugged.
"How?" I chuckled and shook my hand.
"You wanna know everything, eh?"
"Hell yeah! Every motherfucker that's been up in it."
"Well I might as well get it off my chest, I used to be an escort if you will. My mom basically set my arrangements up and I met up with Carter, we took things further than I thought we would and that's how I know him. Yesterday was the first time in two years I've seen him." He nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry baby."
"For what?" I chuckled.
"Pressing it," I nodded slowly and kissed his cheek.
"Don't stress it, but I haven't slept in like thirty six hours so imma head home. You staying here?" He nodded while looking over the horizon. "Alright love you!" I kissed his cheek and he wrapped an arm around me before letting me go.

It didn't take long for me to pass across my bed once I got home. The previous night and day wore me out, I physically needed to hibernate. I felt a rough tap on me,"Babe leave me alone." I groaned into the pillow and felt him grab my hips, his rough hands grazing over my sensitive skin. Flipping over to my back and looking up at him, he fell on top of me making sure not to crush me with his weight. "I'm sorry, but I tried leaving you alone. I got food for you in the kitchen." He looked me deep in the eyes before glancing down at my lips.

"What time is it anyways?" I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and yawned.
"Almost eleven."
"In the morning?"
"Evening, darling," he chuckled and kissed the corner of my lips. "Well go eat and I'll start ya bath." I nodded as he lifted up off of me.
"Why does he do me so good?" I whispered to myself as I made my way to the kitchen to see some wings and all the fixings from my favorite chicken place deep in the hood. It was worth the trip. Making my plate and sitting at the counter before devouring it like its been days since I've eaten, technically it has though. I glanced through my phone Rakim called and texted me once he couldn't reach me. Saying that he agreed to come up here. I smiled to myself softly as I finished up, once I was done I walked to the bathroom. Candles were lit and my favorite products were set up, "Babe, what's this all for?" I kissed him softly as he sat on the toilet checking the water temperature.

"Nothing really," he hunched his shoulders as I backed away to strip. His eyes traveling down my body before he took a deep sigh and continued. Smiling small to myself. "Just catering to my girl, ya know. Showing my appreciation for ya." I couldn't help the grin that formed on my face. Grabbing his head and hugging him as he grabbed my ass before pressing his lips against the valley of my breast,"When'd I get so lucky." I let him go and finally got in the tub.

"I be thinking the same shawty," he sat back looking at me. Through the night we laughed and chilled. Nothing sexual just being in each other's company.

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