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After what Liz told me, I should be on top of the world, but I still can’t stop thinking about Devin’s words.
I rest my head in the crook of his shoulder, and he turns to kiss me.
“Hey, how was your day with Ellie?”
“We babysat.” I pause to hold up a finger. “I babysat while Ellie watched me and texted.”
He chuckles, grabbing his shirt and pulling it over his head, causing me to frown. Now that I’ve seen him without his clothes on, it’s my favorite sight. Like a child, I hate when he takes my favorite show away.
“Who trusted you with their kid?”
“Hey, I’m exceptional with kids, thank you very much. It was her niece, Jessa’s daughter. You remember her; you two had a thing.”
He throws his head back and groans. “You never neglect to bring up thefewwomen I’ve hada thingwith.”
“I’m certain there are more thana fewthat I know nothing about.”
Maliki has always been quiet about his history with women. All I know is, he’s never had a serious relationship.
He grimaces. “I haven’t spoken to Jessa in years. It’s been months since I touched Penny. Hell, since I’ve slept with anyone but you. Trust me on this, Sierra.Please.I’m not like Devin or your father.” He wraps his arms around me, his mouth meeting mine, and smiles against my lips. “You’re all I want. All I need.”
21
Maliki
I’m drinkinga cup of coffee when Sierra walks into the kitchen, whistling with a pep in her step.
I set my mug down and raise a brow.
She’s always been eager and ecstatic, but after Devin’s cheating, it’s faded out some, and I hate that.
“So … I did a thing,” she reveals, her tone bubbly.
“Yeah, and what kind of thing?”
“I met with an attorney and filed for divorce.”
I jerk my head back. Not what I was expecting, butmotherfucking yes.
Excitement spirals through me. All of my doubts of Sierra going back to Devin and us being a fling have vanished. Her filing has opened the gates of us developing a deeper relationship than sex.
Fuck, who am I kidding?
Our relationship has always been more than sex.
We formed a deep connection before I even touched her.
My grin is so large that I’m surprised it hasn’t fallen off my face. “Let’s celebrate. I’ll take you out.”
“Really?” Happiness and surprise register on her face.
It hits me that we haven’t done much outside of hanging out at the bar and the apartment. Sure, we went shopping and to Cohen’s but nothing like a date. She deserves more from me.
I nod. “Really.”
She skips around the island to plant a kiss on my cheek. “I can’t wait.”
Devin cheating might’ve broken her heart, but it’s the best damn thing to happen to mine. I was right all along. He wasn’t the man for her.
