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“I was just talking, not really thinking about what I was saying.”

He pecked the top of her head. “Nah, you was right. I do for real.”

Her smile spread as much as it could with her cheek pressed into his chest. “I love you too.”

“I know you do.”

Forever’s mind settled deeper into their moment, and before long, she was back asleep, cuddled in the arms of God’s greatest gift to her.

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“Rabbit,” Blue’s voice carried from the weight bench and over to the pool where she’d been swimming for the past twenty minutes.

“Stop calling me that, Zurich.”

“Why, Baby? I like it.” his smile was big and wide when he dropped from the pull up bar and onto his feet.

After their blissful night of lovemaking, Blue had gotten up to prepare them breakfast before a workout that he insisted they needed. Forever wasn’t necessarily the exercise type because she’d never had to make it a part of her routine, but he worked out faithfully. Sometimes she’d watch, and other times he’d convince her to do one thing or another. That morning, she’d chosen swimming.

You must have bought this for me? Already know what it's gon’ make me do to you. Know I like when your ass out.

After the way he’d carried on about her new swimsuit, she couldn’t put it on fast enough. His eyes had been glued to her in the red bikini he’d sworn was purchased just for him since she began her swim. The way he ogled and praised her made Foreverfeel like the prettiest woman in the world, even when he called her Rabbit.

“Come here for a second.”

“What do you want?” She squinted at him, sure he was up to no good.

“Somebody needs to holla at you real quick.” He held up the phone she hadn’t noticed before.

Forever was pulling herself from the pool when he rushed to help her out, pulling her body out of the water and up against his slowly.

“I didn’t need your help.”

“Yes, you did, baby. You always need me.”

Forever couldn’t control the smile on her face when she heard his boisterous laughter. “Give me this phone, Zurich. I don’t have time to play with you.” She pulled his cellphone from his hand, checking the name on the screen before she said hello.

The high her man gave her wouldn’t be ruined by anybody, so when she saw it wasn’t Zurena, she answered with no problem. She was the only person Forever refused to waste breath on. Since Blue already had it on speakerphone, she held it near her mouth and spoke.

“Good morning,” her proper voice carried loudly.

“What’s popping skinny ass girl?” Auto responded. “The hell you so chipper about this morning? My nigga must be over there dragging your shit,” he cackled loudly, making Blue join.

“Oh my god, Auto. Really? That is not how you talk to people.”

“Man, I’m just fucking with your white ass. Nova be the same way when she gone off the dick.”

Forever could tell by his laughter that he didn’t mean any harm, which was why she relaxed her guard some. That, and Blue was laughing just as hard as he was, so clearly that was just how he spoke to people.

“Auto, tell me what you want before I hang up on you.”

“That’s right, baby. Get on that nigga head.”

Blue lowered himself on the ground next to her and the weight bench she’d made herself comfortable on.

“Damn, Lawyer Barbie, aight. I got my nigga on the line, he said he emailed you last night,”

“I responded.”