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“That’s right. In a sense, you were a wake-up call. I’ve been on autopilot for years. Losing you made me realize that I haven’t been living; all I’ve been doing is existing. I want that to change when we get back home.”
“What does your ideal life look like?”
“Less work for sure, but I love what I do so much that I don’t want to stop until I retire years from now. So I’ll have to be with a husband who understands that and doesn’t want me to be the typical housewife that takes care of home and the kids. One who is okay with us splitting everything fifty-fifty.”
“But you do want that eventually? A husband and children?”
She didn’t reply right away, taking the time to consider my question.
“I do. I can’t lie, the thought of being pregnant and losing another baby does scare me. At first, I said I would never want to go through that again, but I don’t want to cheat myself like that, you know? I’ll never know the why behind losing my baby. I just… tell myself that they were too pure and perfect for this world and God wanted them back. But yes, I would like to get married and have at least two children. What about you?”
“Same. I wouldn’t mind having three or four kids, though. I always wanted a big family.”
“Is that something you want soon?”
“Yes,” I admitted quickly, and I saw the moment sadness entered her and covered her face. Her grip on my hand loosened but she didn’t let it go. “I’m making life adjustments to prepare for that. I’m not going to rush either, but yeah, I want that life soon.”
“I’m sure you’ll be a great husband and father, Tyreek.”
“You know you can find out, right?”
Janae looked over at me and smiled. “I thought this week was just about this week?”
“It is, I’m just letting you know.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.” Janae lifted my hand to her lips and kissed it. “I’m really enjoying spending time with you. Honestly, if we would have hung out like this while we were dating, I wouldn’t have been able to let you go.”
“Yeah, I think it would have been a bit more difficult to leave. I’ve always felt connected with you, though I wasn’t sure why. We have a lot in common, but we have differences that balance each other out. This week has been the first time I’ve seen you as more than just a beautiful woman that can be a potential life partner.”
“Agreed. We’ve been kicking it like true friends, which makes me feel safer with you, and the sex has been amazing. I can’t wait to get back to the suite so I can have you again.”
“You want to go back now?” I checked, stopping my stride.
Janae laughed as she wrapped her arms around me. “Not yet. I feel like if we go back now, I’ll fall asleep. This has been fun, but I haven’t been on go like this in a while.”
“Then rest, Nae. That’s a part of life that you need to embrace too. Regardless of what everyone else is doing tonight, if you want to cool it, cool it.”
“Okay, but I don’t want you to feel obligated to stay behind with me. I want you to still go out and enjoy yourself.”
“I will if I feel like it, but I’m on the same wave as you. Besides, I want to enjoy some more alone time with you just in case I don’t see you as much when we get back to Memphis.”
“I want to tell you that won’t be an issue, but I want to show you instead. You’ve heard a lot of my plans and excuses in the past and didn’t see me follow through. It’s important to me that you know you can trust what I say, Tyreek.”
Speechless, I lowered myself to her for a kiss.
“Yasssss!” At the sound of Honey’s voice, I pulled away. We’d been careful, avoiding public affection. We weren’t hiding what we were doing; we just didn’t want people asking about it or expecting this to continue when we got home.
“About damn time you two got it together,” Elite said.
“We’re just enjoying our vacation,” I clarified, hoping that would relieve some pressure from Janae. To my surprise, she grabbed my hand instead of pulling away and putting space between us.
“Mhm,” was all Honey said, cheesing as she looked from me to Janae.
“Let’s give them some privacy,” Kahlil granted, and I was grateful as hell for that.
“Fine, but I want details later,” Honey replied as he took her hand and gently pulled her in the opposite direction.
“Whew,” Janae released before we chuckled as they all walked away. “I just knew they were about to go in on us. Thank God for your brother.”
