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Cali put eyes on Conner after she watched Kirsten head back to her man, slide into his lap, and loop her arms around his neck. She was happy which Cali recognized because as of late she was experiencing the same thing.
Happiness.
“Damn, Pretty. You’re here to see me, right?” Cali felt a body enter her space, but it wasn’t the one she was waiting for. She could feel War and had no connection to whoever made their way to her side.
“No.”
“You didn’t even look at me.” In her periphery she could see his smile bloom but she still didn’t care.
“I don’t need to look at you. You’re not who I’m here to see.”
“But how you know if you didn’t even give me two seconds of your time?”
“My nigga…” The low lazy tone that settled into Cali brought a smile to her face. She dropped her eyes when he kept going. “I don’t know if you woke up this morning, or possibly every morning, believing you are untouchable, but let me assure you that you are not. If you don’t want me to be the one to prove how true that is, I suggest you move around. This one is spoken for.’”
“Yeah, I’mma move around. My bad, War,” he said smoothly and walked away.
Cali grinned and lifted her eyes to his which were incredibly low. They were already thin, but whatever he had been smoking had his lids much lower. When he stepped in front of her, his palm met the back of Cali’s neck and his fingers squeezed affectionately. “You entertaining niggas when you know I’m around?”
“I wouldn’t consider it entertaining. He asked if I was here to see him and I told him no. That was the extent of our exchange.”
“Which was too fucking much.” His chin lowered right before his mouth met hers. War didn’t kiss her right away, just pressed his lips to Cali’s until she took the initiative to take over. He pulled her into his body and took the lead, kissing her back.
“Where’s Conner?”
“With your friend.”
War frowned and did a quick search until he located York and Conner near the opposite side of the yard. His back was against the fence and she was angled at his side. War studied them for a minute until Cali put her hand on his face, bringing his eyes back to hers. “Is that a problem?”
“For him, maybe. Not for her.” He offered a rare lazy smirk. “She’s in good hands.” His fingers moved past her jacket and gripped her side. “Where is the rest of your shirt?”
“In the trash of the person who designed it.” She grinned. “You don’t like what I’m wearing?”
“I do, but it’s gonna be a problem if anybody else likes it too. Come on.”
He dropped an arm over her shoulder and guided Cali to a corner of the yard where he greeted a few people. JB was one of them and since Cali met him the night of the album release for Kidd, she spoke. War made a point of keeping her tucked at his side but didn’t bring deliberate attention to her with any other introductions. He talked to a few people then they found their way to a secluded section not far from where York was still holding Conner hostage with conversation.
“Your friends seem cool.” Cali settled into War’s lap and he looped his arm around her waist.
“They’re aight.”
“You didn’t introduce me.”
He lifted his eyes to hers. “Did you need me to?”
“No, I’m just wondering if that was intentional.”
He kissed her neck. “Very fucking intentional. These niggas are cool but they don’t need to know your name. They don’t need to remember your face, but I’ll grant them that because it keeps them safe by not slipping and stepping to you. Only a select few will ever have access to you. And even with them, access will be limited.”
She smiled and leaned into his chest, brushing her mouth over his. “Hmm, sounds like my man is the jealous type.”
“Your man is the lethal type.” He spread his hand over her stomach. “You’re with me, that’s all they need to know. Having any other details about you creates a dangerous space for them to exist in.” He kissed her neck again.
Conner joined them a few minutes later with a wide grin on her face when she plopped down in the plastic folding chair next to War. “Something is wrong with your boy.”
“There’s a lot wrong with his ass but tell me why you said it.”
“He just offered to fuck the shit out of me but that’s about all he could provide. He then made a point of confirming it would be the best orgasms I would ever experience in my life.”
