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“Malooooone,” she cried with a deep arch in her back, scooting up the chair.

Smacking her thigh just enough to make her gasp, his hold on her legs tightened. “Stop all that fucking running and let me make this pussy cum.”

Engrossed and completely turned on by his gesture and words, Kwinn obliged. Melo sucked and licked harder, sliding one, then two fingers inside her gushiness. Kwinn’s walls flexed against his fingers as he stroked her. Ever the multi-tasker, he located her G-spot and didn’t let up. Kwinn’s stomach caved as he brought her to an orgasm that made her lose her breath.

“Mhmmm,” he groaned. “That’s it, my baby. I feel you cumming real hard. This what you needed?”

Kwinn’s head bobbed eagerly. “Yesss, yesss. Oh, my gosh!”

Melo was a vicious beast with his head game, making Kwinn hit a few octaves as if she were ready to get in the booth for real. Grunting as he sucked her soul from her body, coating those diamonds in his mouth, he vowed to never let Kwinn be a stranger. She couldn’t even if she wanted to after the way she just came for him. They were for sure about to have a hit record on their hands.

CHAPTER 7

“By Friday, the correct flooring will be installed. Yes, of course. They’re on it. No need to worry,” Kwinn reassured her client. “I’ll have an update for you before the weekend. Okay. Talk soon.”

Pressing her thumb into the steering wheel, Kwinn disconnected what seemed like her hundredth call of the day. It was only Wednesday, and the week had whooped her ass already. One of her clients was currently out of the country while their home got remodeled, and they had decided to change the flooring in all four bathrooms. Thankfully, the contractors were efficient, and she had a great rapport with them.

Much like her client, Kwinn wanted to be out of the country somewhere with her feet up. Instead, she pulled into her garage as a yawn escaped her. It was best to get them all out now because she and Saiko had plans in a few hours. Grabbing her cherry Cuyana tote from the passenger seat, Kwinn climbed out and entered her house.

“Whew. Thank you, Lord.” She exhaled. “What a blessing it is to make it back here.”

Sitting her things down, she headed upstairs to her bedroom. She knew it was nothing but the devil trying to ruin her good mood when Jabari’s name appeared on her screen. For the last couple of days, Kwinn had been considering blocking him. He hadn’t done anything wrong since moving, except try to pressure her into changing her mind, but that was enough for him to never hear from her again.

Being collateral damage in a man’s war with himself is so traumatizing. Kwinn honestly couldn’t wrap her mind around how they’d gotten to this space, and she was over it all. Jabari just didn’t give up, and it was truthfully a turn-off.

“Yes,” Kwinn huffed into the phone.

“Damn. You had a bad day?” Jabari questioned, hearing every bit of disdain she had for him in her tone.

Rolling her eyes, Kwinn placed the phone on speaker and removed her bra. “I’m trying not to. How can I help you?”

Jabari chuckled lowly, sensing where their conversation was going… or where it wasn’t. “You know, I’m starting to think you don’t love a nigga no more. Why you being all hostile? I’m just calling to check on you. Isn’t that what boyfriends do?”

“Who has a boyfriend?”

All traces of humor vanished from his face, though she couldn’t see him. “Stop playing with me,” he fumed.

Not giving a fuck, Kwinn laughed. “No one is playing. I told you that day in the car that we were done. I honestly don’t understand what it is that you don’t understand about that.”

“You can’t make me agree to some shit I ain’t feeling,” Jabari countered.

“Yeah? The same way you somehow made me agree to not take on any clients without my knowledge. Oh okay.”

Jabari exhaled loudly, showcasing his evident frustration. “And I apologized for that. For everything. You acting like you can’t give me a second chance.”

“Unfortunately, I’m not in the business of letting grown men right their wrongs just to disappoint me again.”

Jabari sucked his teeth and went quiet. He was trying to figure out how to respond and spin the conversation in his favor. For weeks, he’d been grasping at straws the same way Kwinn had been through their relationship. He hated this feeling, but that was too bad because she no longer had the patience to listen to him.

“So we don’t have any chances of getting back together?”

Kwinn rolled her eyes to the ceiling. “Nooo,” she groaned, becoming more irritated. “People break up, Jabari. It’s not the end of the damn world.”

He was being overly dramatic for no reason. Kwinn wasn’t against second chances. She just wasn’t interested in giving one to somebody who already had enough opportunities to get it right. It was that simple.

“You must be fucking around with another dude,” Jabari pressed.

“Is that what you’d like me to say?” Kwinn questioned teasingly. “Would me messing around with another man somehow justify your shitty actions?”