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“You don’t have to babysit me or treat me like I’m going to fall apart or do something stupid. I made you a promise, Cali. I’m not going back. You have to let me figure this out. No hand holding, okay?”
Cali nodded and lathered up with soap. “Okay, but for the record. I’m not trying to babysit you or hold your hand. I don’t think you’re broken or going to fall apart if you’re not with me every second of every day but I am doing what a big sister is supposed to. I’m supporting you. I’m being your strength when you are struggling to pull yours together. You did that for me when I lost Merritt. That’s how this works, Conner. It’s what sisters do. It’s what family does.”
“I know, I just don’t want you tiptoeing around me.”
“I won’t. Whatever you need me to be I’ll be. However you need me to show up for you is done. That’s my promise.”
“Then go tonight without me. I’ll be fine.”
“You talked to Maurice?” Conner shook her head and Cali felt relief but then asked, “He try to make you talk to him?”
“No and I’m guessing he won’t. At least not for a while thanks to your boyfriend.”
“Yeah, his face was pretty fucked up but men like Maurice…”
“He’ll leave me alone, Cali. If he doesn’t I’ll call my back up. War said he’d handle my light weight.”
And he will.
Cali believed that to the depths of her soul. War was built different. He was a man of his word.
“Then can you go and let me shower in peace since you have your life figured out? Shit is weird as hell with you sitting in here watching me.”
Conner rolled her eyes. “I’m not watching you. I’m on my phone but I’ll leave, mean ass.”
Cali grinned and stuck her tongue out at Conner again before she left, closing the door behind her. They weren’t completely there yet. Both sisters had a lot to learn about loving themselves but this was a good start.
Cali made a promise to give Conner space so she left her at the apartment and made the drive to War’s house. It was just after eleven o’clock when she pulled into his driveway and before she could get out of the car, he stepped outside and opened her driver’s door. Before he let her out, he leaned in and kissed her cheek. “I was about to call your ass to make sure you didn’t change your mind.”
She grinned and accepted his hand to get out. He pulled her into his frame and kissed Cali once again but this time her mouth was the destination.
“I told you I would come.”
“Where’s Conner?” He yanked open the back door and lifted the duffle sitting on the seat.
“She declined the invitation to be a third wheel for my dick appointment.”
War laughed lightly. “Dick appointment? Is that what this is?”
“That’s what she called it.”
“That’s why I fucks with Conner. Straight liquor, no chaser.”
War draped his arm around Cali’s shoulders and the two of them walked to the house. Once inside, her bag was placed near the stairs. War stepped out of his slides and lifted Cali around his waist, carrying her to the living room.
He sat, bringing Cali with him and unzipping her jacket, tossing it on the ottoman before he pushed his hands under her shirt, over her stomach, down her sides, and let them rest at her hips.
“You have too many layers on for this to be a dick appointment, love.”
“I didn’t agree but if I did, you would be okay with that?” She arched a brow and he spread his fingers wider so they covered half of her ass then pulled her deeper into his lap.
“Anytime I’m with you, it’s a dick appointment. At some point, my dick will be pointing toward your pussy and there will be follow through, so yeah, I’m cool with that.” He moved his hands up her back. The warmth and comfort of his palms made Cali shiver. “And before you ask if this is just about sex, the answer is no. I fuck with you and I fuck you. Two very different things but you get both, heavy.”
“I wasn’t going to ask.”
“Nah, you weren’t ,but that shit was in your head. You like to overthink things.”
“And you don’t?” She narrowed her eyes.
