Finally removing myself, I stood and admired the woman I fell in love with. Yani was absolutely gorgeous in my eyes.Who the fuck in their right mind would hurt you like that?
It was late and we both needed rest. Yani had crawled underneath the covers and found sleep within seconds. I had the choice to leave or join her and face the consequences on tomorrow. I chose the latter.
Yani
“Iappreciate every single one of you coming out today. As you know, Buy a Heart specializes in making sure you find your soulmate, and today starts that journey. We have several candidates in attendance so there’s someone for everyone. This is the mingling phase so please, mingle.”
I received a hefty applause and smiles from the lucky participants. I was anxious to see how everything panned out. These events always brought sunshine to my life. Knowing I helped someone find love, helped me grow as a person. I was doing something right and my clients were appreciative.
Stepping off stage, I was approached by Sabrina who was smiling from ear to ear, and I was curious to know why.
“Hey boss lady.”
“Hey Brina. What has you in a festive mood?”
“Mr. Hughes just arrived and he’s looking for you.”
Just the mention of his name caused my flood gates to open. When I woke up, I was still wrapped in his arms and the comfortability I felt with him was weird. I didn’t know Paxton from a can of paint, yet I felt the safest with him. That was something that scared the hell out of me.
It worked in my favor that he was a deep sleeper. When I managed to get out of the bed without waking him, I watched him sleep for damn near half an hour. So many thoughts ran through my mind at once and I didn’t know which one to act on.
Paxton was such a gentleman to me last night and I didn’t know how he would receive me today. I was drunk as hell, but I was still sane and knew exactly what I was doing, which was the reason I woke up with no regrets. I would repeat last nights actions several times over. The way he worked my body was the best I’d ever experienced.
Trust wasn’t thought about after the alcohol asked me to let my hair down and live a little. Instead, I focused on how my body reacted to Paxton’s and how I was ready to throw away so much so quickly. Once again, I knew nothing about him, but my body took to him as if it had known him for years. That was confusing the hell out of me the most.
I was genuinely in a place of turmoil. Coming out of a relationship that held me captive for damn near half of my life, then meeting a man that treated me like I had been his for a lifetime over a course of a few hours, had me in a game of tug of war and I was the rope.
The feelings I had for Trust weren’t gone in no shape or form. I was still recovering from the hurt he caused but being around Paxton seemed to void out everything about Trust. He wasn’t a second thought, not even once.
“Okay. Where is he?” I questioned as my eyes traveled along the see of people.
“Right here.”
My eyes closed while his voice traveled through me and landed at the center of my core. Hearing him, and smelling that alluring cologne, had my body ready to submit to his every command.
Turning around, I was greeted with a chocolate being that held such a captivating, dimpled smile. He easily created a fiend from the treatment I received hours prior.
“Thank you, Sabrina. I’ll take it from here.” She walked away giving us some privacy.
“You ran out on me, Yani. Did I do something wrong?”
“You did everything right,” I said. His smile grew as I realized I spoke my thoughts aloud. “I meant you were the perfect gentleman, Paxton.”
He nodded and looked around the room briefly. He took his eyes off me, and I took advantage of that. I inspected his neck and saw where I branded him. My pussy tingled off how good last night’s events were to me.
“We need to discuss what happened between us, Yani.”
“I know and we will, but can we just join everyone?”
“They’re mingling. You weren’t afraid of me before, so don’t be now. I might’ve nibbled last night but I know for a fact I didn’t bite. Give me the conversation I deserve, Yani.”
He was right. He was owed a conversation and no matter how much I wanted to run away from it, it would be held regardless.
Releasing a semi deep breath, I said, “Alright. Just grab a table and I’ll grab us a glass of wine.”
Before he could debate, I walked off to let my body calm down and my thoughts settle. Paxton made me nervous, and I truly didn’t know how to act around him. What we shared last night wasn’t on some one night stand vibes. Last night was an outer body experience that I wanted to indulge in once more.
I approached the bar asking the bartender for two glasses of Pinot Grigio and a shot of tequila. That shot was supposed to help relax me and make the conversation with Paxton easier to hold. I was hoping it did its job.
