“What?”
“You’re just going to up and leave?”
His beam widened. “Oh, you want to come home with daddy?”
Nina regretted even saying anything. The wicked smile on his face told her that he enjoyed getting a rise out of her way too much.
A year later, he still had access to her heart.
Some things would probably never change. There wasn’t any amount of therapy sessions she could attend that would undo the effect that he had on her.
“Jio…” His name stretched across her teeth.
“Girl, come on. Let’s roll y’all!” he announced to the Mob.
The club had begun to empty by the time they made their way toward the exit. Conversations lingered near the doors as security exchanged handshakes with familiar faces, and thankfully the music no longer felt deafening.
Outside, the city felt cooler than before. Nina looked toward the area where she had parked.
“Where’s my truck?”
The smile that spread across his face told her everything.
“Jio, where is my car?” She wasn’t in the mood for this.
Jio shoved his hands into his pockets.
“I had it dropped off.”
Nina stared. “You had it dropped off where?”
“Work.”
It took her a second to respond. He had all the fuckin’ audacity.
“When I went to the restroom you took my keys?”
He nodded. “Yes ma’am.”
“You cannot just move people's cars, you entitled mother fucker,” she hissed. She was drunk and he was delighted. His smile grew. “It’s okay, I’m still going to make sure you get to work on time. All your clothes and shit are right where you left em.’”
The fact that he seemed genuinely pleased made her want to throw something, preferably at his head. The man had spent his entire life believing rules were suggestions, especially when it came to her.
“You are wild.”
“I've heard that before.”
“Several times, I imagine.”
“Only from you though.” He grabbed her hand and led her to a new whip that he’d recently purchased.
“This is nice.” She was impressed.
“Ima get you something better,” he said. Those words coming from any other man would’ve sounded like bullshit, but she believed Jio.
“Come on, take a ride with me.”
She shook her head. “Maybe another time.”
