Debatable.
I smiled but didn’t reply. “Let me run to bathroom. I’ll be right back.”
Precious nodded and kissed my cheek in a way too familiar way before I made my way to the restroom. I used the bathroom and washed my hands staring at myself in the mirror. My eyes were slightly red. “You're good,” I muttered to myself under my breath.
I shot a quick text to my sister to check-in. As I exited with my head down, I bumped into someone. I looked up quickly to apologize and my heart skipped.
It washer. Black Lace.
I was momentarily speechless, lips slightly parted. She was even more beautiful up close. The face of an angel and her eyes were the deepest brown. Like chocolate pools you could drown in.
“I'm sorry about that," I apologized quickly. "I should've been paying attention."
She smiled softly. "No problem, handsome."
Her voice was smooth and soft.
I smiled back. "What's your name, beautiful?"
"Per hour," her blond friend responded for her, head tilted and sizing me up and down with her sharp eyes.
I frowned slightly.
Black Lace rolled her eyes with a smirk. "Don’t mind her. She's just feisty."
"And I gotta pee like a racehorse, so c'mon." Blond Hair said grabbing her hand and leading her away.
Black Lace shrugged, glancing back at me with a smile as her friend pulled her away.
"Hold on—" I called out.
“There you are, thought you got lost.” Boogie approached drawing my attention away. “You good?”
I looked back again, but she had already disappeared into the bathroom, the door swinging close behind her. I slid my phone back in my pocket, “Yeah, I’m straight. Had to check on son-son.”
“Cool.” Boogie nodded. “Let me go piss and get back to the festivities. It’s looking realmenage trois’ish tonight, dawg,” he grinned.
I chuckled. “You a fool.” I looked back again, debating on whether I should wait by the door for her to come out. But at the risk of looking like a creep, I decided not too and instead made my way back to VIP where Precious was still waiting.
She slid next to me as soon as I sat down. “You wanna get outta here, sexy?” she purred in my ear.
My heartbeat quickened. I knew what that meant and what she wanted if I agreed. But was I finally ready to give his body to another woman? More specifically— a woman who I had nointention on seeing again. Her voice was tempting. Her body was ready. Everything about this night was set up for me to say yes. But my mind wasn't in it.
I looked into Precious’s low eyes. She was faded, that much I could tell. It would be nothing to just leave and go fuck her brains out. Let the liquor make the decision. Four years' worth of pent-up aggression unleashed in one night.
Unfortunately, I could no longer operate like college Remy. I needed an emotional connection. I couldn’t engage in casual sex anymore. Not after experiencing the kind of love and passion me and Kendrix had. Just getting my dick wet was no longer enough.
I cupped her face, Precious looked at me with stars in her eyes. She wanted me and not just for tonight either. I would never play with a woman's heart though. My thumb slowly stroked her jaw. I shook my head slowly. “As much as I would love too, I’m gonna have to decline, love,” I replied but didn’t offer any explanation.
Her face fell.
“It’s not you. You’re beautiful,” I reassured her. “I’m just not ready.”
Precious let out a slow breath. "Damn. I don’t think I've ever been rejected. Is this what it feels like?" she smiled.
I smirked. "Trust me, if the circumstances were different, I would be all over you."
"So, what's the matter then? You got a wife at home?"