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“Are you okay, Nesha? Seriously. Are you alright?”
“I just need a hug from my sister.” Tears started to pour out of her eyes again, and I started to cry as well. Feeling her hurt was like a squeezing inside of my chest. Our bond was unshakable, even with space and time.
“I promise we will get together soon. I don’t know how, but we will. I love you so much.”
“I love you, too. What about you? How are you doing?” She tried to clean up her face again. I paused, knowing that I wanted to share all the sweet things Prince had done for me but that it wasn’t the right time.
“I’m fine.”
“Don’t give me that. I've been seeing your IG stuff. Must be going good now that you have started your new business.”
“Things are going well,” I stated neutrally. I heard the door close and I tried to clean up my face as well. No way Prince wouldn’t ask questions.
“What’s wrong baby? You good?” Prince made deliberate steps toward me as soon as he walked into the kitchen. He pulled a smile from me, and without a second thought, everything vanished. Thinking of Devin made me see quickly that there was no comparison between the two. It was out of my element to live with a man. Something I’d never done, actually, but I came tocrave Prince’s presence even when he wasn’t around for a few hours. He flooded me with comfort with just a small touch on the small of my back and an intense gaze.
“Oh, sis’. Prince just came in.”
“It’s cool bahbee. I’ll call you back.”
“No! I can step in the back for a second.”
“No. It’s fine. I have to catch up on designs. Love you.” She quickly rushed off the phone, and when I met Prince’s eyes, they were just as intense and still awaiting an answer.
“I’m fine. I just miss my sister.”
“You sure that’s it?”
I nodded and moved away to finish my prep.
“I know it’s hard on y’all. Is this the first time y’all have been apart?”
“Yes. We are always stuck at the hip. I mean, in the city, we had separate places, but I honestly can’t remember a time we went a day without seeing each other. Let alone weeks.”
“How is she doing with the distance?” He circled me. I felt like he was trying to get a trace of me, so I turned to the opposite side to pick up the flour.
“I guess as good as she can. She is doing a lot with her fashion line so she doesn’t have much time to think about it. We are just being brats. We will be alright. Are you hungry?” I turned to him and placed a smile on my face.
“I am.” He pulled me close and pressed his lips to mine. Fire crept up my spine as I clutched onto his chest. He broke our kiss, and I dizzily stepped back onto the island to find balance. I raised my eyes to meet his face, and that familiar expression rested there.
Cocky ass.
“You know you don’t have to do this. As much as I appreciate it, I don’t expect you to cook every day. You are working and busting your ass, too.”
“I don’t mind.” I picked up a washcloth from the table and started wiping things down. His hands rested on top of mine to stop me.
“I’m sure you don’t, but I do mind if you get burned out by the unreasonable expectations you set on yourself. I’m a fully capable man. I can cook for you sometimes, and I clean up just fine, too.”
“I love being in the kitchen. It’s my favorite place. I appreciate you saying that, and I’ll keep you in mind. I was running a bit behind on dinner anyway. Aren’t you home earlier than usual?”
“I planned on that. We finished two houses ahead of schedule, so I called it early because I wanted to take my pretty ass woman out and show her off. We been working like crazy. Both of us. So no work this weekend. We need to make some time for us.”
“Ooh sounds nice.” He pulled me into him again, and I swayed from side to side. “Where we going?”
“You let me worry about dinner, but you need to pack a bag because after that, we are taking a flight.”
“A flight?” I raised my eyebrow.
“I’m not going to have my woman moping around here. You need to see your people so we can fly to see her tonight. After dinner, we will probably end up landing in the middle of the night. We can get checked into a hotel. You can have the dayto spend with your sister. Those nights are still mine, though. I miss you, Le.”
