Shadows.

•5•

You hit me to the stomach, but Imma hit you to the heart.-Unknown.

Ava.

The ringing of Tarick's cell phone awoke me with a startle.

I groaned before quickly slipping out of bed. Tarick was still asleep so I grabbed his phone from his discarded pants.

I glanced at the caller ID.

Anastasia Volkroft.

"Tarick, wake up." I said pulling the sheets from his waist.

"Hmmm baby." he groaned.

His morning voice was deeper than I remembered.

Growing annoyed, I slapped him awake.

Tarick's eyes shot open quickly before they bored holes in my forehead.

Rolling my eyes, I gave him his ringing phone. He answered.

"What?" he asked.

I studied Tarick as he sat up abruptly, his hand rubbing at his eyes as he yawned quietly.

"Don't you think I would know what to do?" he'd ask after listening intently.

Wanting to give him his privacy, I stood up, only dressed in my underwear but Tarick shot out his hand to grab me. I turned to him and raised my eyebrow.

He mouthed: don't leave.

Rolling my eyes at him, he stared at me warningly.

I decided to play with him as he spoke on the phone.

So, I flipped him off.

Tarick reaches to grab me, almost falling as he got out of bed, stark naked. Losing to my sinful temptation, I looked down.

Tarick grabbed my chin, forcing my eyes on his.

"I thought I told you before I left to stay out of my business." he spoke up.

I mimicked his words and a chuckle slipped passed my lips when he grabbed a handful of my ass.

Looking into his eyes, I stuck my tongue out.

But, that was a mistake.

Tarick pulled my face close to him and before I could curse him out, he leaned in and sucked on my tongue.

He was so extra sometimes.

Forgetting that he was still on the phone, he moaned loudly.

"Shit!" he whispered holding me close to him so that I could feel his morning arousal.

"Baby, you can't just do this to me." I heard this girl Anastasia said.

Tarick's face contorted to that of annoyance as I successfully pulled away from him, then I walked to the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

While in there, I hear him yelling on the phone. I slid down the wall, hurt that he would even think of hurting me like that.