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I giggled. “I guess I’d be down for a night out. Grown and sexy sounds relaxing.”

“So it’s settled.” Dinah clasped her hands together. “Now! Y’all come inside. I made lunch, and I’m sure you two are hungry.”

“Starving,” Daddy said. “That airplane didn’t even have the good snacks.”

We shared a laugh as we headed inside.

It felt just like old times as we ate and laughed. Before I knew it, it was time to pick Nayelli up. My parents and I loaded into the car and headed for the school.

“So, . . .” Mom sang, “I was trying hard not to be nosy, but I have to know. How are things with you and Kerrion?”

I’d told her about our conversation, excluding the fact that he and his family were a bunch of hood vigilantes. I’d been keeping them up-to-date on his growing relationship with Nayelli as well. The only thing I hadn’t told them was the fact that we had reconciled . . . Well, sort of.

“Things are great right now.”

“I know that’s a weight lifted from your shoulders.”

“It is.”

I smiled to myself, thinking about that man. A few days had passed since he had me climbing that damn shower wall, and I could still feel him inside me. He hadn’t spent the night since, but he’d come to my job yesterday on my lunch break to bring me food. We’d parked in a secluded area, and it was a fuck the food, eat me type of lunch. That man folded me up in that back seat and drilled me until I was crying tears of joy.

We pulled up in the pickup line ten minutes later. I could see Nayelli and Jaiden standing around talking. When she saw my car, she waved goodbye to him and made her way over. My dad waited until she was about to reach for the front door before he opened it.

“Hey, peanut.”

Nayelli screamed. “Grandpa!”

She jumped into his arms and immediately began to cry. Dad had to get out with her, so I could park, and let her have her moment. He carried her across the parking lot to meet us. When she saw my mother, she scrambled out of his arms and ran to hug her.

“Granny!” She wailed. “I missed you so much!”

“Awww! We missed you too, baby. You’re growing so fast!”

“Mommy. Why didn’t you tell me that they were coming?”

“They wanted to surprise you,” I said, stroking her hair. “They’re here for the whole weekend.”

That started another round of tears. Nayelli loved her grandparents. They were her best friends next to Dinah. Those two spoiled her rotten, and there wasn’t shit I could do about it.

My mother wiped Nayelli’s tears away.

“Let’s get you home. We have a surprise for you.”

I playfully rolled my eyes.

Bring on the spoiling.

ClubSilk

It wasnice to finally let my hair down.

Nayelli was content with her grandparents. They’d just settled in to watch a movie when Dinah and I came downstairs. After a playful lecture from my dad, we left the house and headed downtown. I’d spent months alternating between professional clothing and sweats, so tonight, I was feeling sexy.

I’d decided on an outfit of a black bodysuit, paired with a sequin miniskirt, black tights, and black booties. Silver jewelry accented my look. Since I hadn’t been out in a while, I decided to pull out my good wig. It was a thirty-inch blonde bust down that I’d laid and curled to perfection. My face held a light, natural beat of makeup, and I felt good as hell.

“You look the fuck good, sissy,” Dinah said as we walked up to the entrance.

“Thank you, boo. You look flawless as always.”