Page 25 of ‘Til I Say When

I opened the door for Nina with a frown on my face.

My shoulder and arm were still sore. I only took one to two pain pills a day.

I’d rather smoke than pop pills, and I wasn’t a fan of mixing the two.

The weed barely helped with the pain, however, and I was tired of being miserable.

I had just swallowed a pill down when Nina rang the doorbell.

“Ewww, stop frowning,” she closed the door behind her. “You still being stubborn and not taking your medicine?”

“You still minding my business?” I asked as I sat on the couch.

“Yeap.”

“You fake as hell,” I grabbed the remote to change the channel. “When you’re mad at Pierre, you couldn’t care less about me. But since y’all are back good, you act like you care.”

“First of all,” Nina rolled her eyes. “I’m not fake.

You and Pierre are thick as thieves. And while I admit it’s wrong for me to take it out on you when I’m mad at him, I thought you and him were going out on double dates, and I was mad with you, too.

I’m sorry. I shouldn’t blame you for anything that Pierre does. ”

“Thank you. You swear it’s me. I’m not a bad influence, and I don’t encourage anything. You and that man are grown, and I don’t care to be in your business.”

“Understood. Now, what did you to do Wonder? She hasn’t been around.”

I sucked my teeth. “Why did I have to do something to Wonder?”

“Are you for real?” her brows hiked. “People call you jerk and asshole more than they call your name. If there was anything to be done, you did it. I’d be willing to bet money on it.”

“Wow. I appreciate all the kind words,” I replied sarcastically. “She came to visit me when I was in the hospital, and I kind of barked on her. She was busy talking about what everyone thinks, and I wasn’t trying to hear it. She cares too much about what people say about her.”

“I won’t say that’s a bad thing. She was worried that I would think she had something to do with hooking Pierre and her friend up.

She’s really a stand up person, and she doesn’t want her name or her character tarnished.

There’s nothing wrong with that because I sure was about to label her a fake bitch. ”

“Man, at the end of the day, people are going to always talk, lie, and make assumptions. It’s not my thing to clear up rumors being spread by irrelevant people. Those folks and their opinions don’t put money in my pocket, and none of them can whoop me,” I stated confidently.

Nina shook her head at me. “Anyway. I think you really like her. She’s the only woman you’ve ever introduced to your grandmother and mother. Stop trying to fight it and settle down. You’re going to be old and gray still out here with sneaky links and having threesomes with slut buckets.”

“So I can be like you and Pierre? No thank you.”

Nina stuck her tongue out at me. “Our situation isn’t perfect, but no one can ever say we didn’t try.

I put up with way more than I should, but that’s because I love Pierre, and he’s a great father.

I want to give it my all so that in the end, if he doesn’t end up in the house with me helping me raise our kids, I’ll be confident that it wasn’t because I didn’t do my part.

There’s a fine line between giving your partner grace and being stupid.

I’ve been stupid a lot. I admit that. But I won’t be stupid forever. ”

My medication was finally kicking in, and I yawned. I didn’t like taking the pills, but I had to admit I had some great sleep off them. “I’ll keep that in mind. Damn, why you didn’t bring me nothing to eat?” my lids were getting heavy.

“Between the kids and Pierre recovering, I haven’t had time to cook. I’ll run and get you something before I get back to Pierre. What do you want?”

I thought for a minute. “You can grab me something from Popeye’s. I’ll text you my order.”

“Okay.”

When she left, I thought about what she said about Wonder.

I didn’t see the big deal about me inviting her to stay at the cookout so she could get a plate.

It wasn’t like I introduced her as my girlfriend.

But I did like shorty. I had admitted that to myself a minute ago.

I stared at my phone as I contemplated calling her.

I had never in life apologized to a female before that wasn’t family, and I could barely remember apologizing then.

Wonder had snapped on me before, and I didn’t sit around and demand apologies.

I just let it roll off my back. But she wasn’t me. Women were sensitive.

Maybe it was dope that she cared about protecting her character.

I contemplated for too long because before I could call her, sleep took over.

I woke up briefly when Nina brought my food back.

I hated cold fries, so I ate my food with my eyes closed and as soon as I was done, I was out like a light.

I didn’t drive for a total of five days after I got shot but after that, I had moves to make.

My arm was still sore, but I could drive with one hand.

As soon as I got out of the hospital, I got Jermaine to drop the cough medicine off to me.

I had five sales to make, and I wasn’t letting any of my clientele meet me at my house, so I had to go to them.

I pulled up on my homie, Doc, and I peeped his Corvette that used to be yellow.

He had gotten Wonder to wrap it Nipsey blue.

“Shorty did a good job on the whip,” I nodded my head.

“Hell yeah, she did. She got a customer for life. I might get it wrapped again in a year or so. Keep switching up.”

“Heard that.” That was the end of the small talk. We made the exchange, and I moved on to the next person. When I was done, I decided to stop by Wonder’s shop.

Our arrangement was done. Boone and Drew were dead, and I was going to wipe her prints off the gun and get rid of it.

Even though I was driving with one hand, I had been doing too much moving around, and my arm and shoulder were beginning to throb.

At least I had gotten through everything I needed for the day.

When I arrived, Wonder was closing up shop for the day.

The guy that worked for her was pulling off.

I caught her just before she locked the door.

“Can I help you?” she asked after rolling her eyes at me.

I took her in, dressed in black spandex shorts and a white and yellow shirt with the Wu-tang Clan symbol on it.

Black and yellow Nikes adorned her feet, and her blonde hair was slicked back into a long weave ponytail.

What was it about her that I liked so much?

She was bad, but I had never hit an ugly chick a day in my life.

Bad chicks came a dime a dozen. She was nice for the most part, but I brought out the feistiness in her.

Maybe that was what I liked. I got tired of women running in behind me and practically begging me for the D.

An overly thirsty woman wasn’t my thing.

Wonder acted like she hated me some days, and that shit turned me on.

On top of that, she was a hustler and not one of those females that expected to be taken care of simply because she had a pretty face and some good pussy.

Wonder was up every day getting to the money, and that was sexy.

“You just gon’ keep staring, or you gonna tell me what you want?” she sassed. “I’m about to lock up and leave.”

I didn’t respond. I just stared at her, and she became even more annoyed.

As I closed the distance between us, she kissed her teeth.

“I want you,” I admitted. “I miss you. And I’m sorry for that day in the hospital.

I was in pain, but baby, you just got to know me.

I don’t give a damn what people say or what they think.

You know the truth just like I do. And I can’t publicly clear shit up.

Admitting that I had a problem with Drew for any reason would give the police a reason to question me. ”

“I get it.”

“Do you?” I searched her face for signs that she still had an attitude.

“I said I did, didn’t I?” she snaked her neck at me.

I frowned. “That ghetto shit isn’t giving.”

“What?” It was her turn to frown. “I know you didn’t just…”

I shut her up with a kiss to her lips. I should have known my ass wasn’t special and that it could happen to me, too.

Wonder was officially the first female that may have had me in my feelings just a little.

It crossed my mind to block her and act like she didn’t exist, just so I could prove to myself that she didn’t have me like that.

But then I would have been depriving myself of having her lil’ cool ass in my life and of that good ass pussy she was walking around with.

Using my good hand, I gripped Wonder’s neck as we kissed. My manhood stiffened, and I couldn’t wait any longer to have some of her. While we were still kissing, I walked her over to a table. I gripped the waistband of her shorts, and she broke the kiss.

“I’m at work.”

“So. Nobody is here. You the boss, right?”

She stared into my eyes for a moment before she unbuttoned then unzipped my jeans.

I lightly squeezed her jaws as I kissed her again.

When I couldn’t take it anymore, I turned her around and entered her from behind.

Leaning my chest on her back, I kissed the nape of her neck then gently bit her earlobe.

“If I’m hitting this raw, and it’s the only pussy I’m getting, I don’t expect to see any lame ass niggas in your face. Got that?” I asked as I pumped in and out of her.

“Who said I’m looking for a relationship?” she moaned with her eyes closed.

I straightened up. “Oh, you wanna play? I’m ‘bout to snatch this ponytail clean off ya head, G.”

“No!” she shrieked. “Please stop playing. I just got my hair done,” she half demanded while moaning.

“I gives a fuck about your hair,” I gritted as I smacked her ass cheek and sexed her harder.

“This is your pussy, baby,” she crooned. “Fuck, this is your pussy,” she whimpered, and her legs trembled as she gripped the table and came.

“Got damn,” I panted as her pussy choked my member. A woman had never said that to me before during sex, and the way it turned me on was crazy. Since I couldn’t pull her hair, I reached around and grabbed her neck, and I fucked her savagely.

I was stroking her so hard and fast, she could barely moan.

The sounds pushing from her throat were coming out choppy.

French kissing the back of her neck, I choked her harder and sexed her faster.

Wonder pushed back into me to back me up.

She opened her legs wider, grabbed her ankles, and made her booty cheeks clap like a stripper.

“Oh you playing dirty,” I panted as she twerked on my pipe. She was putting on a show, and it felt damn good. “Do that shit, baby,” I moaned as I watched her perform. “Get this shit up outta me,” I growled as I felt my stomach tighten.

Wonder’s walls gripped me tighter as she came again. I grabbed the edge of the table and closed my eyes. “Fuuucccck,” I felt myself about to cum and on God, I didn’t know if I could pull out.

The moment her orgasm ended, Wonder stood up, whirled around, and squatted in front of me.

I moaned like a bitch as she deep throated me.

Shorty had just saved me some money because I damn sure thought I was going to have to buy a plan B pill.

She went to work on my wood. “Fuck is you doing?” I groaned as she deep throated me.

I had to cut that shit off because asking her what she was doing to me was gon’ have me feeling like a hoe for real.

My body jerked as my seeds shot down her throat, and she hummed as she sucked every drop.

Wonder wasn’t playing fair. She was gon’ have me hiding in bushes stalking her ass eating my dick up like that.

Wonder went to the bathroom and when she came back, I was still standing there, dick out, breathing hard. She hiked her brows. “You good?”

“Yeah, I’m good.” I went into the bathroom and cleaned up as best I could.

I had really just basically told Wonder we were in a relationship.

It was too late to go back, so I was gon’ test the shit out.

I’d never even had a girlfriend in high school.

I was a grown ass man, however, and being with one woman couldn’t be too hard.

I’d had my fair share of women and dealing with multiple females was a bit overrated.

I had the fun threesomes, the super freaky women.

I wouldn’t be missing out on much by locking in with Wonder.

Only time would really tell, but I had no desire to follow in Pierre’s footsteps.

I’d leave her alone before I constantly cheated on her and went through drama.

I wasn’t with the BS for real and would probably be ready to break up after the first argument. I wasn’t doing all that toxic shit.

“You know you still have time to change your mind. I know sometimes in the heat of the moment, people say things they don’t mean,” Wonder smirked, making me frown.

“G, your pussy is good. It’s real good, but I’ve never had any that was so good it made me say things that I didn’t mean.”

She shrugged passively. “That was your out.”

I walked over to her and invaded her personal space. “I didn’t ask for that shit. I’m good.”

Wonder’s expression turned serious. “I hope so. Because I was already in a toxic situation that left me messed up. I’m not going through that again.”

My frown deepened. “Don’t ever directly or indirectly compare me to that lame ass nigga. What? You don’t want to do this? ‘Cus I’m not forcing you.”

Wonder rolled her eyes. “I’m just telling you my expectations and setting boundaries, Wilde. Lying, cheating, disrespect, abuse, those are all deal breakers for me.”

“It’s a good thing I don’t lie, I’m not a cheater, abusive, or disrespectful.”

Wonder’s head angled to the left. “You aren’t disrespectful?”

I was lowkey getting irritated. Flicking the tip of my nose, I inhaled a deep breath and flexed my jaw muscles making her laugh.

“Are you still in pain? You’re on the grumpy side.”

“I’m in pain, backed the hell up, and you’re talking out the side of your neck.”

“Backed up? You just came. And it was a lot. It almost choked me.”

“Because I was backed up, and that wasn’t enough. Matter fact, we’re doing too much talking. Go home, grab a bag, then meet me at my crib for round two.”