If You Let Him Take Me From You || Woody McClain ||

Chapter Four

Zora 

He placed his key into the door of his condo and stood aside to allow me in. "Wow! You really do have a genie." I half joked making my way into the lavish space. "This is nice." 

"What this ole place?" He joked and I took a moment to appreciate his smile. "It's just something light." He said humbly as if this was the standard. 

He placed his keys on a nearby table before taking off his jacket and heading towards the back of the condo. "Make yourself at home. The guess room is at the end of the hall." I watched him disappear behind a door and felt disappointed for a moment. I don't know why I thought he'd want to hang out for a moment before heading to bed. But who was I kidding. Maybe I needed to be alone. 

I made my way to the guest room and slid off my heels. I placed my things on the neatly made bed and noticed a balcony door nearby.  I took it upon myself to explore it. It was nicely decorated with a small sofa full of pillows, a table and a plush chair just to the left of the sofa. I took a seat and unlocked my phone. There were missed calls and text from Kirsten that I had decided to ignore for the time being. I even had two missed calls from Keith. He was so sweet and I knew he had called to check on me in an attempt to soothe Kirsten's worries. That just the kind of guy he was. Nothing like Jean

Jean hadn't called or text me. A subtle sadness swept over me as the nights earlier events replayed in my head. I knew now what I did was wrong. And I actually regretted it within moments of it happening. But seeing Nia in the flesh at Jean's party lit a fire in me that had been brewing all morning. 

I took it upon myself to once again look at the pictures she had sent me of their exchange. And for some reason I now believed her more than I ever had before. I wasn't sure if it was because of how pretty she was in person. Or the way Jean cradled her after my attack. The realization of the extent of my actions suddenly hit me like a bus out of nowhere. Had I really thrown a glass at this girl's face? What if she presses charges and all of this gets back to my father. I stared aimlessly at my phone screen as rain drops hit the screen. I looked into the sky and found not even one cloud. It was only then I realized that I had mistaken my own tears for rain drops. I had found myself crying so much recently that I was no longer aware of when I was even doing it. 

*Knock Knock* 

I looked over to find Woody standing in the doorway. "I brought you some clothes to change into." He said as I attempted to hide the fact that I was crying. "Are you okay?" He asked stepping out onto the balcony. 

"I'm fine." I lied turning my face into my shoulder and away from his view. I could hear him taking steps closer to me before taking a seat next to me on the sofa. "Please don't cry. I hate seeing people cry. Especially women." He admitted wiping the tears from my face. But they just kept coming. He then noticed what I had been looking at on my phone and swiftly took it from my hands before powering it off. "Look don't worry about Nia. She just likes to keep shit up." The sound of him saying her name sent a cold shiver down my spine. 

"Is that what I need to be to keep Jean's attention?" I asked allowing my insecurities to get the best of me in the moment. 

"What? Like Nia." He shook his head while laughing. "Not at all. Is that what you think?" 

"Well she got Jean's attention. Seems like at one point she had yours." I mumbled.

"Lie again." He threw his head back in disgust. 

"Well how do you know her?" I was a bit more than curious at this point. 

"From IG of course. She kept liking and commenting on my post. I thought the girl was just a fan. I appreciated the support so naturally I started liking her comments which must have given her the green light to slide in my DM's." He rolled his eyes playfully which made me smile. "She started sending me nudes and saying all kinds of wild shit. I was like 'Oh Okay' she one of those types. Never responded to any of her invitations, but I ain't gone lie I looked at every pic." He admitted shrugging his shoulders. I fought the urge to roll my own eyes. "So then one day she sends a pic and I couldn't help but notice this cute little dog in the background." He gestured at it's size with his hands above his lap. "I figured I'd let her know she had a cute dog. That's it. That's all. Sent the message right. Then boom she screenshotted. Posted it. Made it look like we were having all kinds of conversations in her DM's. Shit was wild." 

"Nooo!" I couldn't help but internally pat myself on the back for being right about her seeking attention and validation. 

"I was hot. People were talking so much shit behind it I had to make a response video. She caught a lot of flack behind it and eventually apologized. So I let it drop. Came across her at a couple of parties and we made friendly conversation here and there. Nothing major. Which is why I was caught off guard by the way she approached me tonight." So that explains his facial expression when she hugged him. 'Well the bitch won't be posting anything but body shots for a while now.' I thought to myself. 

"I just wish Jean knew better." I huffed. 

"Look Jean is my boy. And trust me when I say I'm not just saying this to make excuses for him. But I know he really loves you. Hopefully you two can hash this out and get back on track. Don't try to figure this all out tonight. And definitely don't try to figure this all out without him."  He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me into his chest. I laid my head against it and enjoyed his warmth. 

He placed his pinky in the air. And after staring at it for a moment I hesitantly wrapped mine around his. "Promise."

"Pinky Promise." He said tightening his pinky around mine. "That's law." He said before letting go and rising to his feet. "Take a shower. Get dressed. And meet me in the living room." I raised my right brow in suspicion as he re-entered his condo. "There will be no tears tonight!" He yelled over his shoulder. I couldn't help but to laugh at and appreciate his spontaneity. 

Woody

"Splack chill man!" I gritted into the phone as I continued to light candles. He insisted that I bring Zora home. Although we both knew that wasn't a good idea at the moment. She was still very upset and from the sound of it so was he. There could come no good from this. "Relax. I managed to calm her down. I got her safe here with me. Just let her sleep it off. I promise I'll bring her home to you in the morning. You just gotta trust me man." 

"Just tell her I'm sorry and that I love her." He stated finally seeing my point. I could hear the sound of my guest room door opening. I found my attention drawn to the hallway. Moments later there she stood. Her curls tied in a messy bun atop her head and her curvy figure hiding just beneath the t-shirt and basketball shorts I had given her to wear for bed. I gulped upon noticing she had abandoned her bra and possibly her panties. "Woody!?" Splack yelled into the phone breaking my stare.

"You got it." I quickly said before disconnecting the call and placing my phone face down on the coffee table. I picked up the remote to my tv and stereo system. I turned it on just as she was taking in the candles and glasses of wine nearby. 

"Woody." She whispered as 80's themed karaoke displayed across the screen and music filled the air. Tender Love by Force MD's was up first. Since karaoke was something she seemed to love I figured I'd keep the theme going. Anything to keep her from crying. Her smile was much to beautiful for it not to be the only thing she was doing. 

"Here I lay all alone. Tossin' turnin'. Longing for some of your. Tender love. I'm waitin' for the right. Moment to come. So I can thank you for. All the tender love you've given to me." I sang making my way over to her. I placed my hand out for hers before singing. "Tender love (tender love). Love so tender (ah). Holdin' me close to you. Baby I surrender." She took my hand just as the next verse began. "Candles fade like the dark. Now I see how.Lovely the feelings are. All the tender love you've given to me." I sang pulling her into me. To my surprise she wrapped her arms around my neck. "I want you more and more. Can't resist you.More than I feel your touch. Tender love. Lovin' me straight from the heart. Holy mirror. Please let me be a part. Of all the tender love you've given to me." She placed her body against mine and before I knew it we were slow dancing. "Tender love (tender love). Love so tender (ah). Holdin me close to you. Baby I surrender." She looked up into my face and before either of us could form another thought we kissed. 

"Ooh yeah surrender baby ooh

La la la la la la, la la la
Ooh, ooh, hmm
Ah!

Tender love, oh!

Please let me be your love
Mm, whoa whoa (tender love)" The music continued as we danced. Neither of us breaking the kiss.  

A/N 

This is about to get soooo messy ... whew chile!

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