Page 27 of Emani's Way

“We have some time before the reservations. Would you like a drink?” Emani wipes her lipstick off my lips, and I kiss her finger.

She smiles and grabs my hand to lead me into the kitchen. “What would you like to drink? I have that bourbon you like, beer, and wine.” Emani looks over her shoulder expectantly, but I’m too distracted by the way her ass looks in her dress to answer her right away.

Emani clears her throat to gain my attention, but I take my time making eye contact with her.

She tilts her head and purses her lips, but I just shrug. Emani knows she’s hot as hell. There’s no need for either of us to pretend I don’t worship her body.

“I’ll take a beer since I’m driving,” I finally answer.

Emani shakes her head but grabs me a beer. She pops the top and hands it to me. I nod and take a sip. She pours herself a small glass of wine and then sits beside me.

“How’s classes going?” I ask.

Emani’s been having a tough time with funding for her student’s art supplies, and she’s been stressed about it. She just told me about the issue, or I would’ve taken care of it sooner.

“Remember when I told you about the supplies we needed? We got a donation, and we were able to get the kids what they needed.” Emani’s smile is so bright that I can’t help but pull her in for another satisfying kiss.

“That’s good, baby,” I say after kissing her.

“You wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?” She leans back to look in my eyes.

“All you ever have to do is tell me what you need, Sugar.”

“I knew it was you. Thank you.” She kisses me again.

“You’re welcome.”

I can’t help but take her lips again. I’m addicted to this woman, and I can’t get enough. My tongue invades her mouth, and when she moans, I deepen the kiss. She tastes like the sweet wine she was drinking. When I finally have enough self-control, I pull back.

“I missed you this week.” Emani is breathless after our steamy kiss.

“I missed you too, Sugar. Now, let’s go get some dinner before I take you to your room and feast on you.” I lean down and quickly peck Emani’s lips once more before taking her hand and leading her to the front door.

Emani grabs her purse, sets the alarm, and locks the door. As we approach my car, I notice the back driver side tire is flat.

“That’s weird.” I bend down to get a closer look and that’s when I noticed the passenger side tire is also flat. “Fuck.”

“What’s wrong? Oh no. Shoot, how did both tires end up flat?” Emani asks, coming from behind me.

“That’s a great question. I must’ve run over something. Why don’t you go back inside the house while I make arrangements.”

“We can just drive my car, Mad. Or we can just stay in tonight.” Emani frowns as she studies my tires.

“Nope. I’ve been looking forward to taking my girl out. We have plenty of time; just go relax, and I’ll take care of this.”

“Okay, sweetie.” Emani reluctantly turns and goes back into her house.

I get a closer look as I call my head of security, Frank Bates. I see the slashes, and I go on high alert. I’ve been working on a few high-profile cases, so I have no idea who could’ve slashed my tires. But I’m not going to figure out anything tonight. I will have Frank do some investigating to see what he can find out.

Soon, Frank pulls up, and arrangements are made for my car to be repaired while we’re out. I think it’s safer for Frank to drive us tonight since I don’t know who’s lurking around. When I go get Emani, I introduce her to Frank, and although a puzzled expression briefly graces her features, she doesn’t ask any questions.

When we arrived at the restaurant, my reservations had been made for Saturday night instead of Friday, and even with my pull, there weren’t any available tables for another two hours. I have no idea how the hell the mix-up happened, but it makes me feel like shit. I don’t want Emani’s night to be ruined any further after dealing with my car.

“I’m so sorry about this, Emani. I should’ve checked the reservations.”

“Don’t worry about it, Mad. We can eat somewhere else. It’s fine.” Emani rubs circles on my back to calm me down. She’s just so fucking sweet.

I decide to take her somewhere that I hope she’ll love, but it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea.