The Fourth Book In the More Than Friends Series, Deanna grapples with the recent loss of her father, moving to a Nashville for medical school, and getting adjusted to newly married life. But when Shep, Deanna's first love gets injured and ends up...
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"Sterling!" I yelled.
"You was sleep so I couldn't get it straight." He had fingernail polish all over his shirt and hands.
"But considering this my first time painting nails, I did pretty good huh?" He stood up proud of his work.
"Pretty good?" I asked.
"Yeah. Look at that technique. Don't nobody nails look like that. I should open a shop."
"Go get the polish remover. And remove this." I looked at his mess.
"Not till I..." He took a pic. "Post it on the gram."
I stale faced him as my phone vibrated meaning it was the notification he posted this on the gram.
"Why did you do that?" He was so annoying.
He laughed.
I got up and playfully hit him with a pillow. He got a pillow and hit me back. We went back and forth until I knocked him off the bed.
"Sorry baby." I laughed.
He looked at me salty, then got on the bed and as I tried to get away tackled me.
"Get off." I laughed.
We wrestled a bit when things turned uh...shall I say heated.
We were kissing deeply. His shirt came off. Mine followed. Then my bra. Then his mouth connected with my breast which felt amazing. 😩
But our vow to wait was much more important than the lust we were feeling in the moment.
"Shep." I sighed.
He traced his kisses from my chest to my navel.
"Shep." I touched his head.
He knew what that meant. He sighed then laid on his back. Us both staring at the ceiling.
There was silence. Not awkward silence but just silence.
"What are three things you love about us?" Shep suddenly asked.
I was taking back by his question mainly because I wasn't expecting it.
"Uh, I love that we are both focused on our goals and successful." I said.
"You ain't got that degree yet. You ain't successful till you get that. You got a ways to go to be on my level."
"Shut up ugly. Anyway 2, I love that we have fun together. Like we can just be home and its still fun. And 3, uh..." I thought about 3.
"I love how we are both committed to being better this time around for each other." I said. "What about you?"
"I agree with everything you said. I think you said it all. What about three things you love about me?"
"Uh let's see...you battled through alcoholism to be sober. I admire your strength in that area. Umm, I love how you just brighten my day with jokes and stuff. And you make an effort to organize these dates. And I love how you willingly sacrificed your off season to help me and Graham with our research to help O. It meant a lot that you would stand by me like that. What about you?"
"I love how driven you are. To see what you went threw with your dad having you get rid of the baby, then him killing himself, and turning it all into success for you is really inspiring to watch.
I love that even when I wasn't the best to you, you still showed up when I needed you.
And I love being able to watch you grow into the woman you're becoming. It confirms that you're somebody I want to spend my forever with. And I just don't want to mess up it again you know?" He sighed.
I looked at him.
"What we went through was hard on both of us. We both had dark times. We both struggled to regain our sanity and balance. It wasn't just you. It affected both of us. I messed up. You did too. But that's why I wanted us to wait so bad. I wanted our foundation to be strong and rooted in us trying to help each other become better people, and not be clouded by sex ya know?" I said.
"That's why I asked those questions. To see would our answers be of substance. Or would be like, I love you cause of your big titties. Which I do but..."
I smacked my teeth.
He laughed.
"Now I'm not gon lie, if I was 18 my answer would be, I love his perfect body." I laughed. "But I'm grown I've seen better."
He eyed me salty.
"I'm joking baby." I kissed him laughing.
He wiped off my kiss.
I loved us this second time around.
Sorry y'all its been a while. Been super busy trying to nurse Odell's ankle back to health so we can win a got damn game. 😩🙄😂😂
Seriously y'all they have sucked major ass. I'mma need everybody to step up. 2 losses in a row is unacceptable.
Anyway, how are you guys doing? Are my readers affected by the Hurricanes okay?
