Page 67 of Widow Mayker

For a while, Heir and I observed the interaction between our parents. Their love was palpable, reaching across the yard and tagging me upside my head. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, with not a cloud in the sky. I came to chill with my family while Von was off searching for his killer. Jemell’s family was up in arms, citing police corruption. Von had hell on his hands, and it stemmed from my unwillingness to walk away from an abuser. I didn’t regret my decision, and Von was great at his job. He would never learn that I was his killer, and eventually, Jemell’s family would have to accept that he deserved what happened to him.

“Do you think you’re going to have that with Von?” Heir questioned.

Softly smiling, I recalled our promises to each other. Fear wanted me to believe it over the love Von showed me. I had to fight it.

I sighed heavily. “I surely hope so.” Breaking my attention from Mama and Poppa, I glanced at Heir, who had her eyes on them. “What about you? You can’t tell me that things aren’t deeper between you and Kody. The way he looks at you and the way you look at him is evidence that something deeper brews between you and him. Let’s not forget that night at the club. I thought he was going to hem you up for letting ol’ girl get to you.”

Heir grimaced. “Don’t bring that ho up. If I ever run into her again, I’m gon’ slap the taste out of her mouth.”

I agreed. “She deserves to have her ass beaten.”

“Exactly!” She rolled her eyes. “Besides that, I have a secret.”

“What?”

“I used to hope for love. Despite how I am now, love used to be something I truly desired.”

“Then let yourself desire it again.”

She chuckled, then sighed. “Would you believe I’m afraid to open myself that way? Trusting someone with my heart seems so terrifying.”

“I can believe it. We both faced some challenging situations, and we have every reason to be apprehensive. Either we’re going to allow the past to continue to shackle us, or we’re going to say fuck it and live our lives to the fullest.”

Heir grinned. “You confirmed something I’ve been thinking about. I guess that’s my sign to go for it.”

Taking her hand in mine, I said, “Definitely. And, in the event anything happens, I don’t mind helping you dispose of Kody’s body.”

We fell out laughing. If only Heir knew that I was dead-ass serious.

HEIR

“You were right,” I said to Kody. He stood behind me, holding me as we both overlooked the city skyline of Lima, Peru. I’d never been here before, but Kody assured me that he would be a great guide. He flew me, Kim, Charnice, and Katrice out here for a mini vacation. Truly, he was there to look at some land. Although he was against moving K. M. Liquors & Wine out of the US, he was thinking about opening another winery four hours from Lima.

For now, we were at our villa having just arrived from the airport. I thought flying there would have been terrifying. Next to Kody, the flight didn’t even matter. He held my hand the entire time and talked me through the turbulence. My stomach flipped most of the flight. I contributed that to the baby I was growing. Five tests confirmed that I was carrying Kody’s child. In a matter of months, I went from fuck all these niggas to being with child. I had to sigh and shake my own head.

Kody kissed my temple. “You ready to build with me, mama?”

Without hesitation, I answered, “I am.”

“The land we buy here will be what we pass down to our own kids. Yeah?”

Inwardly, I shouted. On the outside, I smiled and replied, “Yeah.”

Later that afternoon, Kody took me to the same jewelry boutique where his father purchased Kody’s mother that infamous ring. I tried on a few pieces of jewelry, none simpler yet extravagant as a two-carat diamond ring that fit my ring finger perfectly. Seeing something of that magnitude resting against my skin caused my heart to flutter violently. Snatching the ring off, I sat it back onto the counter and moved to the next item the clerk had on display. It was a diamond bracelet whose beauty captivated me.

Kody clasped the bracelet around my wrist and kissed me there. He purchased three more bracelets for me, a watch for himself, and a few things for Kim and Charnice. Just like that, he dropped six figures without batting an eye. He spoiled me in ways that a spoiled woman like me wasn’t used to. Sure, I was wealthy, but so was Kody. His ability to make me feel soft with him surmounted any amount of money he would ever spend on me. He held my hand, my waist, anything that kept us connected while we shopped at different boutiques. Although we were in another country, surrounded by people I didn’t know, being flanked by Kody, Dex, and Roy made me feel safe. I was able to enjoy myself without the restraints of being back home.

We went back to our villa where a private chef prepared dinner for us. While waiting for dinner to finish, I changed into something more comfortable. Just as the sun set, I sat on Kody’s lap as we enjoyed our meal on the balcony. His thick, curly hair was unbound and hanging just below his shoulders. He was bare chested, barefoot, and he looked like a royal warrior.

I straddled my warrior’s lap and kissed his lips. His dick hardened beneath me. By now, I was used to Kody’s sexual appetite. He knew how to please me, and I was well on my way to perfecting how to please him. I slipped to my knees and freed his dick. When he asked me to practice sucking his dick, I reluctantly bought the biggest dildo I could find, one that closely resembled Kody’s length and width. I choked and sucked on that thing so much, if it had feelings, it would have been in love with me. It got me here, though.

Kody’s head was lax on his shoulders. Between his grip on my hair, and the sounds he made, I tried to suck him into another time zone. I took time to pleasure all of him and received my present with a coy smile on my face.

When it was time to visit the land Kody wanted to procure, I stretched across his lap and napped for the four-hour journey. I prayed my pregnancy symptoms stayed at bay until I made it back to Bell Estates. I wanted to see my doctor, get an ultrasound, and all of that before breaking the news to Kody. Honestly, I looked forward to telling him.

We stayed in Peru for four days. I was pampered beyond my wildest dreams, sexed beyond my wildest fantasies, and adored beyond my imagination’s boundaries. There was no way to explain the way I felt about Kody other than I loved him. I was in too fucking deep.

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