Page 35 of A Player’s Prayer (Mills Brothers #3)

“I didn’t even ask you for that truck.” I giggled as he pulled me down onto his lap.

“I thank you for it, though, by the way. Imagine my surprise when I woke up and found it in my driveway next to my Benz. I don’t know what I’m going to do with two cars, but whatever.

” I shifted so that I could straddle him.

His hands immediately went to my ass, palming each cheek as he slowly caressed them. “Take your meds, Adrian.”

Eyeing me and the two pills in my hand, he nodded to the antibiotic only.

Sighing heavily, I chose to leave well enough alone, slipping the tiny pill into his open mouth before handing him a bottle of water.

On the end table to the side of us sat his food that I warmed up for him.

I decided to get us takeout because I had no plans to cook anything this late.

“You gone feed a nigga too?” He chuckled once I opened the plate of pasta and began to feed him. “A nigga might need to shoot himself more often.”

“I still think that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard someone do.” I shook my head at his foolishness. “Adrian, we need to talk. I haven’t necessarily agreed to get back with you.”

While it feels good to be here with him like this, he and I needed to have a conversation about what’s happened and how we were moving forward from it. I love him, but the entitlement these hoes had over him wasn’t something I was going to deal with for the duration of this relationship.

“The night Ava came to my house, I wasn’t anticipating her to come over,” he said, holding my gaze.

“I only went home to get a bag so I could be here when you got off that night. It threw me off when she showed up, came in, and got naked. It all happened before I could blink, Kodi. I grabbed her to tell her to get out. That’s why it looked like I was holding her when you came in.

Was my dick hard? Yes. But I’m a man, baby, and I haven’t always been a nigga that turned down pussy for sport.

However, I was not about to fuck that girl.

If anything, I’d taken the towel off to remove her hands off me.

And I know that shit don’t make much sense, but I told you…

I’ll never cheat on you, and I meant that.

I still mean it. I should have never allowed her in my space in the first place, though, and I promise you, I get it. ”

“Were you still talking to her when she popped up at your house?” I continued to feed him, trying to ignore his dick stirring below us.

All I had on was one of his shirts with nothing underneath.

“Not just her, but the Dumb & Dumber that called themselves trying to jump me at the club. Have they been getting any of your time?”

When Amelia gave me a play-by-play of what had happened at the club, I wanted nothing more than for her to take me to the hood to find them bitches.

Once I collected myself, I realized I had more to lose than them hood rats did.

This was what concerned me the most about Adrian.

I didn’t want to be out here in the streets, fighting.

“I blocked those girls from my phone the night I slid up inside of you. Listen…” He took the plate from my hands and held me.

“Ava doesn’t mean shit to me. The only reason I never handled her like the rest of them hoes is because of her connection to Harley.

If you say the word, I’ll make her suffer more than I already have.

I don’t care about who she’s friends with or how they’ll feel. All that matters to me is you.”

“Did your sister-in-law know Ava was coming to your house?” I gazed up at him as I ran my hand through his locs. “I know she’s your family, but I’m not going to fake it around a bitch that tried to help her friend put the moves on my man.”

I know how close Adrian is to his family, and I would never try to come between any of them. But with Harley being close friends with Ava, I was not planning to make it to any more Sunday dinners if they thought I was going to sit in the same room as them bitches.

“She said she didn’t know, and I believe her.

” He kissed my temple before nuzzling his face into my neck.

“She was pissed when I told her I was going to put my brother on some hoes.” He chuckled lowly before adding, “I need to call that mad-ass nigga. They not fuckin’ with me cause I was riding about you, baby. Fuck Ava.”

Once he ran down what happened at dinner, I was so shocked and embarrassed. I didn’t want his family to think I was nothing but drama. At the same time, no one was going to make me feel as if my feelings were invalid.

“I love you, Adrian. I will never deny that.” I sat up, and his eyes were immediately trained on mine. “I don’t want to be the angry girlfriend who’s always fighting your ex-girlfriends.”

“I don’t have any damn ex-girlfriends.” He frowned as he mugged me. “The fuck you mean?”

“Boy!” I hit his shoulder, causing him to hiss. “Oh my gosh!” I tried to jump from his lap, but he wouldn’t let me move. “I didn’t mean to do that. See, I don’t want people to think I just be out here beating on you.”

“Girl, you be tearing my ass up.” He laughed but stopped when he saw I wasn’t. “What’s wrong, Kodi?”

“I want to live a soft life…” I looked up at him with tears in my eyes.

I’ve never been this vulnerable before, but I felt comfortable releasing my deepest feelings to him.

“I grew up with a fight-or-flight mentality, and I don’t want to be that way anymore.

I know what the struggle looks like, and I’m ready for something real to build a stable foundation so that struggle never enters the picture again.

I missed out on having my parents in my life, and the ones closest to me—” I paused to gather myself because my voice was cracking.

I couldn’t stop the tears from falling as I thought about Zaria and Bear.

Since the visit with my father, he’s been calling me more frequently to check on me.

I told him I checked in on everything and that the trust was still in place.

It’s now valued at a little over three million dollars, and I was happy that he’d have that to come home to once they released him.

The problem was that we never knew what the parole board would do.

He’d been up twice already, so I was hopeful that the third time would be a victory.

I was sure something had happened to Bear because the calls had ceased, but my dad wouldn’t tell me, even if I asked.

Between the recorded prison calls and his wanting to keep me far away from “that life,” Bear’s fate would be a mystery to me forever.

Zaria’s calls haven’t slowed down, so I blocked her.

That didn’t stop her from making calls from various numbers.

I have nothing else to say to her either way.

After telling Adrian about the visit with my father and the trip to Florida, I was now more scared at how quiet and calm he was.

“You should have told me what was going on, and I’m going to talk to Amelia’s ass too.” His glare told me he was very angry about everything. “What if something had happened to you, Kodi?”

I pointed my finger at him. “You’re not going to say anything to her.

She’s been the only one I’ve been able to lean on through all of this.

She’s the only friend that’s treated me like a friend in a long time.

You’ve been stalking me anyway, Adrian, so I know you would have known if someone was after me. ”

He stared without saying anything before pulling me into a hug, kissing me deeply. “I love you so much, Kodi. I don’t know what I’d do if anything happened to you. My life has been a mess without you. I couldn’t eat and a nigga was sleeping bad too.”

“Speaking of eating…” I slid from his lap, pointing at my legless chairs. “When do you plan on giving me the legs for my chairs, my damn sheets, and replacing my glasses? And why in the hell would you do that? You know I don’t play about my glasses!”

Standing from the couch, he hovered over me with hooded eyes. Instead of answering, he grabbed the hem of my shirt, lifting it over my head. My nipples hardened once the cool air hit them because now I was completely naked.

“Are we back together?” He pinched my left nipple, causing me to hiss before he rubbed it gently. “Say yes…”

“Yessss,” I moaned out softly as he kissed my neck while his hands roamed my body. “We can get back together, but I don’t want any more misunderstandings, Adrian. I don’t want to fight with these women forever.”

“Never again,” he mumbled into my neck as his hands moved lower down my body. Finding my clit, he stroked it gently before easing a finger between my slick folds. “Damn, Kodi.”

Standing to his full height, I watched as he licked the juices from his fingers as he untied his sweats, pulling out his dick. My mouth watered at the sight of my long-lost friend.

“Later.” He smirked, pulling me to him as he sat back on the couch. “Come mount this muthafucka.”

Not being told twice, I straddled his lap with ease.

With my hands on his shoulders, I kissed him nastily as he held the base of his dick, allowing me to slide down easily.

Throwing my head back, I reveled in the feel of him.

I was so full, and I was happy to have my man home.

Once adjusted, I began to move my hips and rock to the beat of our love.

“I love you so much, Kodi.” He gripped the front of my neck, bringing my eyes to his as I rode him. “This dick has been yours since the moment I slid bare inside of you. There will never be another woman who will have access to me as long as I live. You’re it for me.”

With my eyes still on his, I stared into his soul and saw all the love he had for me. Seeing him so vulnerable, just for me, was the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen. That alone turned me on, and my pussy quivered as my juices poured out of me.

“You drive me crazy, Adrian.” I gripped his chin before running my thumb across his lips. “Now it’s my turn.”

Lifting, I placed my feet on both sides of him onto the couch cushions.

With one hand on his shoulder, I bounced up and down on his dick.

Throwing his head back, his groans went straight to my pussy.

Tightening my muscles, I slammed onto his lap harder and faster.

The only things that could be heard in my living room were our skin slapping and his groans.

“Tell me who this dick belongs to, baby.” As I leaned over and kissed his lips, I moaned. “Tell me who you love.”

“Big Coochie Kodi!” he barked out before chuckling, bringing his eyes to me. “This dick is all yours, baby.”

Bringing my nipple to his lips, I held the back of his head as I continued to fuck him while he suctioned my breast into his mouth. I could feel his dick jump inside of me, and the tightening in the bottom of my belly let me know I was about to climax too.

“Come with me, daddy,” I cooed as I rode him faster. “Give mama all of what belongs to her.”

Still latched to me, he gripped my waist and fucked me from the bottom, matching me stroke for stroke. Feeling myself become undone, I cried out his name louder than ever before. “Oh shit, Wild!” I began to shake as if I were seizing. “I’m coming! Fuck me!”

After a few more strokes, he held me in place as he grunted and released all he had inside of me. We stayed attached to each other, coming and then panting for over five minutes. We finally came down and caught our breaths before separating.

“Girl! You can have every muthafuckin’ thing I got.” He shook his head, eyeing me in awe. “Pussy so fuckin’ good! Shit, I love you, baby.”

“I love you too.” I placed a kiss on his lips before I yawned. “Come on and shower with me, Cheddar Bob.” I giggled as I referenced Eminem’s friend who shot himself in 8 Mile . “I’m tired.”

Cleaning up his food, we straightened the downstairs area before heading upstairs.

I’d purchased new bedding, so we weren’t going to freeze tonight, but I fussed again about him taking my expensive bedding.

After assuring me he’d bring my things back tomorrow, we showered and eventually got in bed after another round of some sticky sex.

Lying in bed, I felt so complete in his arms. I didn’t think we’d ever get back to this point, but I’m happy we did because this is a feeling I never want to let go of. His breathing began to even out, so I knew he was almost asleep. As I was dozing off, my eyes shot open as a thought came to mind.

“Baby…” I sat up in the bed, shaking him lightly. After trying for a few seconds, I yelled, “Adrian!”

He mumbled as he reached for his boxers. “Just take it out, Kodi. You gon’ have to do all the work, though, because I’m tired as fuck. If you want to sit on my face, just?—”

“Nigga, shut up.” I giggled at his dumbass. “I just had a thought. Did you rob me and Dr. Morrison at the Pizzeria?”

“Absolutely.” He yawned, pulling me closer. “Goodnight, stink.”

Staring at him in the dark, I couldn’t help the slow smile that came across my face. This man has lived up to his name every single day since I’ve met him, and I wouldn’t change anything about it.

As I snuggled up against his warm body, I finally felt whole again. Wild was just that, but he is mine, and I’m going to stick beside him as long as he continues to love and respect me as I know Adrian could.