“Oh my God! I was kidding… Kind of. You’re already a winner. You have two rings. The people who really fuck with you don’t need you to be anything other than you.”
“So, you really fuck with me, huh?” he asked, placing a gentle kiss between my breasts.
“Please get over yourself. I’m just saying—you put way too much unnecessary pressure on yourself. They will still love you, I promise.” That time, he kissed my lips and held me so tight that all I could do was smile hard as hell as I drifted off to sleep.
CHAPTER 16
SHELTER IN THIS PUSSY
Emergency Alert– L.A. County Fire Department
Go indoors. Shut and lock doors & windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.
“Um…”Amaya’s voice trailed off as she looked at her blaring phone. “What thefuckis this?” We had just finished our work for the evening, and everyone was standing in my foyer about to head out. The wildfires had been the main character of the week, and I thought they were finally under control. Clearly, I was wrong.
“It's a shelter in place order,” Niko said. “Ya’ll never seen one of these?”
“We’re from the Mid-West,” Jocelyn answered. “If it ain’t a tornado watch or an occasional earthquake, we don’t know anything about that.”
“Hold up,” Justin said as he turned the T.V. on just in time to hear the newscaster urging residents to stay indoors. Apparently, the wildfires reached a nearby plant and created an air quality alert for the surrounding areas. I noticed Amaya growing increasingly agitated with each passing second.
“Listen,” I started. “It’s just a precaution. It will probably onlylast a few hours, then y’all can go, but it’s already late, so it might be best for everyone to crash here tonight.”
“So, not only do we have to worry about being cooked well done, now we also have to worry about the fuckin’ apocalypse too?” she asked with frightened eyes. I tried my best not to laugh as Jocelyn did her best to calm her down.
“Amaya, we'refine.Stuff like this happens all the time here.” She turned to address the rest of us. “Sorry, y’all. She has an irrational fear of the apocalypse.” I chuckled to myself, storing that in the bank to tease her about later. I couldn’t do it at that moment because she looked so spooked that I instantly felt bad and wanted to go outside and fight the damn fires myself for scaring my girl.
Yeah, my girl. She didn’t know it yet, but she would soon enough. She could try to act like she wasn’t feeling me as much as she wanted, but the way she kept doubling back for the dick told me everything I needed to know. Since it didn’t appear that anyone would be leaving anytime soon, I went and grabbed something comfortable for them to sleep in, and some toiletries. Everyone else got brand new shit, but I made sure to give my girl something from my personal wardrobe, especially since she liked to steal my shit anyways.
“Everything good at home, man?” I asked, catching Justin by himself.
“Everything is fine. Ryan and the baby are with her cousin in Florida. That’s probably the only reason I’m not crashing out right now.”
“I feel you. That’s why I had to come check on yo’ ass. I know if my girl and my baby were stuck somewhere in all this shit, I’d be on my way to them, alert be damned,” I chuckled.
“Yo’ girl and yo’ baby?” he asked with a smirk and accusatory brow raise.
“Nigga, you know what I mean. If I had either of those things.”
“Nah, man. I’m fuckin’ with you!” I exhaled in relief as he hitmy arm playfully. “But it is good to hear you talkin’ like that. It almost sounds like you’re open to the possibility of a relationship again.”
“Yeah, almost,” I chuckled, wanting to spill the whole truth, but Amaya had sworn and threatened me to secrecy.
“I’m really happy to hear that,” he said with a smile. At that moment, my phone buzzed with a text.
Amaya
So, you just gon’ put me way over here by myself???
I laughed to myself, wondering how long it would take her to notice. Everything I did had intention, and I made sure to conveniently put all of them in different wings of the house. Of course, the one that Amaya was assigned was closest to my bedroom, and I could get there without being caught by anyone.
Me
Give me a minute, leave the door unlocked.
I made my rounds checking the alarm, and making sure everyone was in their designated areas, and the coast was clear. After everything was secure, I made my way to the guest bedroom where Amaya was, tapped the door gently, and slipped inside.
“Hey,” she whispered as I slipped in the room.
