“Yeah, bitch. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear you were pregnant,” Janae mentioned, causing me to snap my head toward her.
“Pregnant? Janae, please don’t piss me off.” I waved her off.
“I’m just saying. You never get sick like this, and didn’t you say you were sick on the trip?”
I gave her a look, then Lani, and they both had their eyes pinned to mine.
“Y’all are overreacting. That was some damn bad shrimp, that’s all.” I waved them off.
“I’on know,” Lani started. “You been letting my brother have his way with you… a lot, so it’s possible.” She shrugged.
“Y’all are delusional,” I stated. “I’m not pregnant. I just had some bad food and stressed.”
“Stressed about what?” Janae asked.
“Titan asked me to move in with him,” I blurted. Lani didn’t look surprised because Titan had mentioned it around her a few times.
“And why is that stressful?” Janae questioned. “You’re always over there anyway,” she admitted.
“Right. Trust me. If my brother is asking you to move in, he wants you there. He doesn’t let people into his space all kinds of ways, especially females. It doesn’t matter how much he slept with… he still had stipulations. Hell, you practically live there now, so I’on see what the point is.” Lani shrugged.
I sat and thought about what they were saying, and they both were right. I was always at his condo anyway, or he’d come to my apartment. We’re rarely apart at night, so moving in wouldn’t be so bad.
“I guess y’all right. I just don’t want to move in, and he switches up, then I’ll be back at my mama’s house until I can find another place to stay,” I voiced my concern.
“Girl, please. I’ll go buy you a condo with that nigga’s money if he ever tried you like that. Just tell my Bubby you’re moving in so he can stop whining about the shit.”
I laughed after Ailani’s rant. She loved her brother, but I knew she meant everything she said about buying me a condo with Titan’s money. Shit, she never spent her own, so I knew she wasn’t lying.
By the time we finished lunch, I was full and tired. Lani had to meet Titan for a meeting, and Janae was going back to work, so that left me to myself for a few hours. On the way back to Titan’s, my mama called.
“Hey, Mama,” I answered.
“Hey, baby. What you doing?” She asked.
“I just left from having lunch with Nae and Lani. You home?”
It was Wednesday so I knew she was off, but that didn’t mean she was home.
“No, I just left from getting a pedicure. I was headed home now. I was just calling to check in on you.”
“I’m fine, Mama… just tired. I’m about to go and take a nap before I go in to work tonight,” I responded.
“Okay, baby. Call me later. I love you.”
“I love you too Mama.”
I hung up just as I was turning into the lot to Titan’s building. He got a parking permit for my truck so I could park in the resident’s parking garage instead of up front in the visitor’s one. When I got inside, I headed straight to the bedroom, took my shoes off and stripped down to my tank top and slipped on a pair of shorts before climbing in the bed and prepared for a much-needed nap.
***
I don’t know how long I was asleep before I felt Titan’s lips on my neck and his hand caressing my butt.
“Tink…” I heard him call my name, but I was too sleepy to move. “Tink,” he called a little firmer this time.
“What… damn,” I snapped as I rolled over to look at him.
I watched as he stood to his full height and peer at me.
