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The hell was he thinking letting her go?
Nobu hadalwaysbeen the one, and Hendrix was confident that he was hers forever and always too.
Not just because of the sex and physical attraction, but because of how much they had in common while their differences balanced each other out. Even if they did nothing together, they still had peace and comfort with each other. While he cultivated her to make her better, she influenced him to make him better. Nobu was his best friend and there wasn’t another woman he had as much fun with. Another woman he grew spiritually and emotionally with.
She wasn’t perfect, but she was absolutely perfect for him, and Hendrix wanted to spend his days doing nothing more than being in her presence and making sure she enjoyed every second of becoming one with him again.
ChapterFive
Nobu
As soon as Hendrix walked into her parents’ home, Luci, Nobu’s youngest sister, began to play “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and they all laughed. Hendrix was cute as hell in his Santa suit, fake white beard and all. They’d given new meaning to that song though, and just the thought of it had Nobu biting down on her bottom lip as she watched him interact with her family.
“What’s got you looking at that man like you want to rip his clothes off?” Daisha asked.
“Girl, I do. Let’s just say Santa has been cummin’ all up in this town.”
Daisha gasped and gripped Nobu’s wrist while Luci grabbed her thigh. They huddled around her on the couch, causing Nobu to laugh as quietly as she could to avoid everyone else’s attention being placed on them.
“So y’all are getting back together?” Luci confirmed.
“Fuck that,” Daisha said with a shake of her head. “Are y’all using protection, because I know you stopped your birth control after he left.”
“We aren’t,” Nobu admitted. “I got a Plan B when he first came back, but Hendrix made it clear he wants to get back together, and he wants us to have a baby. I did take the pills, but we’ve been having sex damn near every day and he cums in me every time.”
“So basically we’re about to be aunties?” Luci asked, and the thought had excitement oozing through every vessel around Nobu’s heart.
“We will see. We’re not planning it or forcing it; we’re going with the flow. That’s a lot of what caused conflict between us in the past. Trying to control and force each other to do things our way. We’re just going with the flow. If we have a baby any time soon, great, if not, we’ll have more time to spend with each other. If we commit to each other soon, great, if not, I’m enjoying every day I have him.”
“That makes me so happy for you, sis,” Daisha said, and Luci quickly agreed. “We understood why you two ended things, but everyone knows y’all belong together.”
Nobu knew it too, even if she was too afraid to accept it. Like Hendrix said he would, he’d been showing her with his actions that her heart would be safe with him again. And in exchange, Nobu was doing the same for him as well. While her love language was gifts, Hendrix’s was service. Several times out of the week Hendrix used to buy or make her something, no matter how big or small, to make sure she felt loved. Because of her work schedule, she didn’t provide the service she could have to give him the same.
Hendrix paid all their bills, and she used her money on herself, to pay for their trips when he allowed her to, or to buy him gifts as well. Though Hendrix appreciated the gifts, that wasn’t his love language, so it didn’t matter as much to him. Instead, he felt her love when she cooked for him, cleaned for him, or even put his towel and boxers in the warmer while he was in the shower. Little things like having his lunch packed with a love note inside, those were the things that warmed Hendrix’s heart most.
Nobu justified it by saying they both were working, so they both had to split household responsibilities, but the truth was, Nobu didn’t have to work; she chose to. Hendrix told her several times that she could quit but she didn’t want to. Because of that, Nobu decided to hire employees a year after their divorce. Blaming the divorce on Hendrix alone wouldn’t have been fair. It took two to make a relationship work, and in their case, it took two to end the relationship as well.
Now, if they were to get married again, Nobu would be working less and able to love him in his love language more. In her immaturity, she convinced herself doing things around the house made her his slave more than his wife, but Hendrix didn’t give a damn what she did for him as long as she did it for him. He gave so much to others and to her that having someone provide service to him made him feel just as special as she did when he bought her gifts.
Her parents finally released Hendrix, and he made his way over to the trio of sisters. After giving Daisha and Luci a hug, Hendrix lifted Nobu to her feet. He gave her a warm, lingering hug before placing a soft, quick kiss to her lips.
“It’s good to see you,” she said, keeping her arms wrapped around him.
“I’m glad you shared your location with me. One of my client’s needs to meet today instead of in two days, so I need to go handle that. I wanted to stop by and see you before I went in to work, though.”
“Thank you, bae. I really appreciate that.”
Nobu had gotten used to spending every day with Hendrix. When he had to meet with clients, there was no guarantee he’d be able to leave immediately. While some meetings lasted less than fifteen minutes, some could go on for hours.
“Walk me to my car. I got something for you.”
With a nod, Nobu allowed Hendrix to take her by the hand and lead her outside, ignoring her sisters as they aww’d and ooh’d. She flipped them off, apologizing to her mother when Mila reprimanded her for it. They all laughed as she stepped outside with Hendrix.
“How long are you going to be over here?” Hendrix asked, leading her to his car.
“Not sure. We’re going to put their decorations up and eat down here. I’ll probably head home this evening.”
“Cool. Hopefully this guy won’t want to meet long. He’s an older man, and they are the ones who usually draw the meetings out. I’d originally planned for us to have coffee to keep it brief but since he’s leaving town, he asked to do lunch at the country club instead. Ain’t no telling how long he’s going to try and keep me.”
