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With the help of their grandmothers, Lis and AJ surprised both me and Ru. When she mentioned wanting to ask him to be her godfather, it never crossed my mind that AJ would plan on asking me to be his godmother, but that was exactly the case.
Instead of them fixing us dinners, it was their grandmother’s idea to go to a restaurant. That way, we would all be together at the same time. When I arrived to drop Lis off, she asked me to come inside, and that was the same thing AJ did with Amaru. We both were sitting there with goofy grins recording what turned out to be a surprise for us as well.
AJ went first, giving me the registration for the monologue series I’d mentioned wanting to go to and asking me to be his godmother. Of course, I cried and said yes. Amaru thought it was so funny watching me be in my feelings… until Lis put him in his. She gave him the new cufflinks and leather shoes he’d mentioned wanting the last time we were at the mall and asked him to be her godfather, and just like me, he shed a few tears and said yes.
We had dinner together, and the night ended beautifully. I felt like there was nothing else that could make my life any better at this moment.
* * *
The Next Morning
“Ah!” I yelled at the sight of Amaru, dropping the towel that was wrapped around my body in the process.
“Damn, sweetheart. If you don’t want this distraction to lead to sex, I need you to quickly cover yourself back up.”
“Amaru, what are you doing here?” I asked, picking the towel up and wrapping it back around my body.
“Get dressed. We’re spending today and tomorrow together. Just us.”
Without waiting for my response, he stood and began to head out. “Wait, what? What about Lis?”
“She’ll be good with Mama Caroline. Pack a bag. You’re mine for the next two days.”
He shot me a sexy wink that made me want to surrender to just about anything he asked of me. Since I didn’t know what he had in store, I dressed casually and packed several different outfits before making sure Mama and Lis were okay with me leaving for the weekend. They both were and insisted I have fun, which I planned to do. It felt like forever since Ru and I had time alone, and I couldn’t wait to see what he had in store.
* * *
I finally understood the term being drunk in love. Being with Amaru was a dizzying euphoria that nothing else could top. We spent the day together, and it was absolutely perfect. The day started with me being pampered, which I loved, then we made lunch together and chilled at his home. After that, we checked out a Black art exhibit at one of his favorite museums before ending the night with dinner and dancing.
I could have stayed on that dancefloor for hours being in his arms, but I was ready to do the horizontal dance too. I didn’t realize how much time we’d dedicated to the kids and not each other over the last several weeks, and my pussy was in dire need of being filled with his cum. Outside of the physical pleasure that came from making love to Amaru, I needed the closeness of becoming one with him.
As we made it back to his home, I said, “I’m tripping off our kids saying, regardless of what happens between us, it’s up and stuck with them.”
Amaru laughed as he cut the car off. “I still can’t get over that. We’re raising some great kids, sweetheart.”
“I couldn’t agree more. AJ is handling Veronica’s news so well, and Lis has her smile back.” My eyes watered as I smiled. “I love them so much, and I’m glad they’re handling life’s transitions so well.”
“Same. I want us to be just as dedicated to ourselves as we are to them.” Ru took my hand into his. “We’ve always been friends, but you’re my lover now. You’re my heart. I want us to be intentional with our love.”
“Ru,” I cooed, lifting his hand and kissing it. “I agree. I think we’ve been operating like best friends still, but we haven’t been adding in the romance.”
“That changes starting today. I love that friendship is our foundation, that makes this a safe, authentic relationship. But I want you to know I crave you on a more intimate level and never question your place as my life partner.”
“What did you have in mind?”
“First, I need you to commit to being my woman.”
My smile slowly spread as I nodded. “I can do that.”
Our eyes remained locked for a few seconds before he licked his lips. “Good. Second, I want us to commit to taking time on a weekly basis for just us. Not as parents, but as lovers and life partners.”
“I can agree to that too. This love is truly a gift that I want us to make sure we cherish and handle it with the care and priority it deserves.”
“I’m glad we’re on the same page about this. I’m going to be more intentional about being your man, not just your friend. If our kids had the sense to speak up for what they wanted, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t either.”
Though we shared a soft laugh as we got out of the car, that was absolutely true. Times like that were true indicators of how good we were doing with our little munchkins. Silence found us as we walked hand in hand through his home. When we made it to his bedroom, it looked like something straight out of Pinterest. I gasped and covered my mouth at the sight of what Amaru had done for me.
“Babe,” I almost whispered, taking small steps inside.
