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“She’ll be sleep by then. Not like I have to do much and she’s pretty easy.”
“She is. I’ll run it by Cadence and see what she says.”
He offered a nod and I was on my way to the door when he added, “You didn’t waste any time getting the kid a swim instructor. Might want to add babysitter to the list. I mean if they’re gonna be around for a while.”
I turned to face him but his back was to me. “You cool with them being here for a while?”
“Not my decision to make.” He glanced over his shoulder, eyes meeting mine, expression neutral.
“It’s not but I’m asking how you feel about it?”
“I’m cool with them being here.”
“That simple huh?”
He chuckled, shaking his head. “Family over everything, right?”
Such a simple response with such a profound meaning.
He’s claiming them as family.
I tossed my chin. “Yeah, always.”
“Then don’t fuck this up.”
“I’ll try my best not to.” I smirked and headed out, feeling like things were finally falling in place.
twenty
Cadence.
My nerves were all over the place as we cleared the VIP entrance of Black Diamond and were escorted to the second level by way of a private elevator where a section was set up for us in Diamond VIP.
Monae, the club manager, had been waiting for us as soon as we stepped in the building and made sure we reached our designated area.
She explained the events for the evening, giving Jaasir all the instructions he needed about the live band and asked for any special requests.
He mentioned that he’d sent over a set list before arriving and that as long as they could follow his lead, he would be fine.
Once she left us, Janae, who would be our server for the evening, approached. As much as she tried not to be affected by Jaah’s presence, she was.
The way she kept stealing glances and fidgeting with her hands while he spoke to her was a dead giveaway. The way he interacted proved why they called him King of Smooth.
That man had an allure to him and damn if he didn’t look tempting in the simple black button-down he wore. It fit snugly, enhancing his tall, fit physique to perfection. The sleeves were casually rolled up enough to expose his forearms granting a peek at the ink on his rich brown skin.
His long legs were spread wide, covered in black jeans. The material was soft as it brushed against the bare skin of my thigh with each subtle movement he made. Janae had likely committed every detail of him to memory based on the way her curious, greedy eyes darted over all his features.
I would have been jealous but I understood her struggle. With little to no effort on his part, Jaasir could steal any woman’s attention. Right now he held hers captive.
Once he’d finished our order. Janae snapped out of her lustful haze long enough to acknowledge me. She offered a smile when she asked was that all.
I added a bottle of water to which she grinned nodded and peeked at Jaah once more before rattling off that she would have our order out shortly. He sat back, dropping an arm behind me, allowing his fingers to graze my bare shoulder.
“You just made her night.”
“Me?”
“Yeah you.” I playfully rolled my eyes and he flashed a smile similar to the one that had Janae blushing and grinning only moments before.
