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“He was smart. Too smart to be mixed up in the shit my father was. He always wanted to be more, do more, except our life didn’t allow that. We were told what to do and when to do it. More so him. He was the next in line to take over when my father became too old. Now he’s gone,” she whispers.
“What else?”
“He would always ensure I was okay no matter what was happening. He would check on me every night before bed and tell me he loved me before he went to sleep. He was everything, Tarek, and they took that away from me,” she sobs harder.
“He sounds like a good man and brother.”
“He was. And now he’s gone.”
“There’s no bringin’ them back, Pierson. There’s nothin’ we can do now but remember what they were to us. We can hold their memories in our hearts.” She closes her eyes and lowers her head. I step in, reaching for her, pulling her into my arms, and holding her while she cries. I don’t know why this feels so right. I don’t know why I don’t want to let her go, but whatever this is between us, there’s a spark. Something is simmering under the surface, waiting to ignite. But is that what I want? Am I ready to take on a woman? One with so much baggage and sorrow?
When her arms wrap around my waist, I know. I want it all. I want her no matter what she comes with. I need her, and I need to feel this, whatever this is between us.
“I’m keepin’ you, Pierson.” She pulls her head back to look up at me and seems confused.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, I’m keepin’ you. I’m not lettin’ you go when this is over.”
“You can’t possibly know you want me,” she argues.
“I do know what I want. You can’t tell me you don’t feel it,” I tell her. She chews on her bottom lip for a second before nodding her head.
“I do feel it.”
“Then tell me you’re stayin’. Tell me you’re not gonna run when this is over.” It comes out as more of a demand than a question, but she gets it. I can see the look in her eyes. She gets what I’m saying.
“What if you find you don’t like me later?”
“I’m not sure that’s gonna happen,” I tell her.
“It might. I’m a mess, Tarek.”
“No, you’re scared. You’re alone, and you’re afraid of what might happen. That’s understandable, but now you’re mine. And there’s no turnin’ back from that.”
“Are you sure? We barely know each other?”
“I know enough. However, I get it if you’re not sure.”
“I don’t know what to say. This is a lot so fast.”
“You don’t have to say anything. You just need to know that this is where I stand.” She might not be my redemption, but she damn sure is something.
Chapter 10
Pierson
It’s been a few days since Tarek told me I was his. I’ve thought about what he said and realized I like him, but I don’t know him. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to.
Tarek had to go out, and I’ve been left at the clubhouse. Most of the guys are off doing whatever they need to, and the girls are getting things ready for the other chapter to arrive.
“You don’t have to sit in the corner,” one of the girls says. I look up and shrug my shoulders. I don’t want another altercation like the one I had with Ginger.
“I’m okay.”
“No, you’re not. No one wants to sit alone in the corner. I’m GeeGee,” she introduces herself before dropping onto the couch beside me.
“Pierson,” I tell her like she doesn’t already know.
