Dark Like Me 3: Open Up

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Walking in the house to the sound of soft, old R&B music and the smell of greens, steak, and jasmine rice is very relaxing after a long day of work.

"Sweetie?" Riki greets me from the kitchen.

"Yeah, it's me." I meet him in the kitchen and receive a kiss on the corner of my mouth. "Everything smells good."

He kisses the side of my head this time. "Yeah, I wanted you to have something to eat when you came home. You do it for me all the time so I thought I would return the favor." He smiles.

"Oh. I love this." I grin and look at the pots of food on the stove. "I am hungry as well."

"Well, go wash up and I will fix our plates." He gives me a slight pat on the butt.

As I go upstairs, I notice there are very few boxes laying around the house. He certainly has been busy. I smile at the walking room I have now.

"Go ahead and take a shower, babe." I hear him yell from the bottom of the stairs.

"Um, okay." I am somewhat skeptical as to what is really going on here. I shrug my shoulders and run the bath water. A relaxing time to myself is what I can use after the day I have had. I squeeze a little of Cashmere Glow bath gel in and watch the bubbles rise. I get undressed, stop the water, and groan in pleasure as I sink into the warm bath water.

Just when I am about to close my eyes and really enjoy this time, I hear Riki enter the bathroom with a wine flute. "You look relaxed."

"I am." I lull my head on the tub.

"I have some wine for you." He hands me a flute I got from one of my modeling gigs.

I take it. "Thank you, Riki baby."

"Dinner is almost ready."

"Yay." I sip the drink. "Oh, this is good."

"I got it...No; I won't tell you where I got the wine from. I just want you to relax. I will come get you when the food is done."

"Deal."

He leaves the bathroom and once again begin to relax with my drink and good smelling bubble bath.

Life just feels like it is falling into place for me right now. Even though I do have this tendency to think about everything I have been through in my life and if there was a way I could have stopped Andy or Alchemy from becoming what they were. But, they are better people because of how they were with the help they needed.

My relaxing time ends when I hear my cell phone vibrate on the nightstand. I look toward it and think if I should get out getting it or staying in the tub. I nearly fall on my face trying to get to out of the tub to answer my phone before it goes to voicemail. I do make it to my phone in time.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Sirrah. I made it back a little earlier." Kinsey tells me.

I grab my towel and wrap it around my body after drying off. "That's wonderful, Kinsey. Tyasia will be so happy to-."

"Actually, I just want to talk to you. I need to tell you something." Kinsey cuts me off.

I squeeze out some sensational Amber in the palm of my hand. "About what?" I pause.

"Just a few things I want to talk to you about."

I lotion my legs and arms. "Okay then."

"Uh, can you meet me tonight?" Her voice is low.

"Oh," I finish my arms. "I am in for tonight, Riki is cooking," I say proud of him.

"Tomorrow, are you free?"