Joe's POV

We went to see the house and she ended up putting in an offer on it. The house was gorgeous. Five bedrooms, two of them are masters. It has 6 bathrooms, a wine cellar, a bar area, and a gym. It also has a fireplace in the kitchen. That's crazy to me. What's also crazy is there's a kitchen outside too. This was some real rich people shit. It was kinda toned down. I'm sure it could be way more extravagant. She, I mean Drake is going to drop 3.6 million on it. I personally don't think it was worth that much but it's located in Hidden Hills, and we all know that's money land.

I sat down at the island in the kitchen. I had my phone in front of me but I wasn't doing anything on it, I was watching her. We have really come a long way in this, business wise and friendship wise. She really is a good friend in my book. We are able to have conversations that I'm not necessarily sure I would be able to have with anyone else. I've gotten close to a few women in my lifetime but not like this, this is different for me.

I'm not a jealous person, but I guess to some women that may come off as me not caring. That's not true. I do care,  it's just that I know what's good for me. I'm in the mindset that if you feel you need to sneak around or go somewhere else I'm not gonna say anything about it and I'm not gonna chase you. That's the decision that you decided to make, and that's how you want to move. I said it before, but I am not going to police my woman or female friends. I don't feel the need to have to go through their phone. I think all of that is a character flaw and that's something they need to work on within themselves. If she wants to do all of that, I'm gonna let her. That's on her but she won't have me because I'm not gonna allow that type of behavior.

With Shawnie, I don't feel like we need to be together. I'm not putting her in the category of a girlfriend. She's my friend. I feel like what we have, which has nothing to do with us being involved romantically, I feel like I'm just the person that needs to be there for her. Regardless of what that may be. What I said to her in Vegas is the truth. That's exactly how I feel. I don't want to be her boyfriend. Am I attracted to her? Hell yeah, she's fine as hell. But that doesn't mean I need to make her my woman. I don't even think we're at that point anyway. I don't think we'll ever get to that point to be honest. I'm not thinking about a relationship with anyone right now. I'm fine with being single. I've been this way for a few years now and it's what works best for me.

As Mercedes caught me doing before, I was watching her. She was moving around the kitchen freely. She was cooking something and it smelled good. I smiled at how comfortable she was around me. I like that she's comfortable because she's able to be herself. When she was with Drake, she couldn't fully let go and she wasn't comfortable. I like that I'm her security blanket. I know she feels that if I'm around nothing is going to go wrong. It's true, and I like that feeling.

The talk I had with Mercedes was kind of out of left field. I know what she walked in on in Vegas and I know how it looked but nothing really happened between us. I stopped things before we went too far because we both probably would have regretted it in the morning. I don't want anything to jeopardize our friendship and I'm not saying that would have, but just in case I thought it was best that we stopped it. So when she came to me earlier today, I was kind of caught off guard. I put that whole situation out of my mind. I might've thought about it a couple of times because she does look good walking around in her robe, or short shorts. She pays absolutely no attention to me and I'm fine with that. But since Vegas, I've been holding a secret. My secret is, I wouldn't mind sleeping with her.

I slowly stand to my feet and walk up behind her. She steps back to grab something and bumps into me.

She laughs, "Yes?" She turns around and looks up at me.

"What's Mercedes talking about?" I ask

"What do you mean?"

"I know she said something to you before her and I spoke."

"Oh," she laughs. "She wants us to have sex and get the sexual tension resolved. Like disgusting sex. Shit I'm not even into."

".....What are you into?" I ask, smiling.

"I thought you didn't want that?"

"Just trying to determine if you need me for other things yet." I pull her into me by her hips.

"Dick?" She laughs and pushes me off of her. "I didn't know you were waiting for that."

"I'm not...just asking." I say

"It's not that I don't want or need it right now. It's just that I want to wait until I get into a relationship...whenever that will be." She rolls her eyes.

"Good answer." I laugh as I walk back over to my seat.

She looks at me. "Good answer? You were just trying to fuck me."

"Nah, correction, I was about to give you a release if you needed it." I say laughing.

"Don't act like you're doing me a favor. If you want my pussy just say that." She says jokingly.

I just smile and laugh to myself. "When is the last time you had sex?"

"Been about a month and a half. Maybe a little longer. I don't know. I've lost track." She says.

"Mmhmm.....I want it."

"Oh...." She just stands there for a few seconds without saying anything. "I thought you didn't want to give it to just anybody."

"You're not just anybody. You know that." I say.

"Yeah, but we're not romantically involved."

"True, but we've gotten very close, how I feel things should be and—you're not just anybody."

She nods her head then turns to stir the food. She was thinking. I know that because I know her thinking face.

"..... are we talking dick or head?" She asks and I laugh.

"What do you have a taste for?" I say with a straight face. This conversation is turning me on a little.

"More like what do you have a taste for?" She says and I chuckle. I refuse to say anything until I get more info.

"I asked you." I say

She smiles and walks over to me. "If we're talking head, then okay. Let's save sex for another time."

"Another time?"

"If there is another time." She says

I turn around to completely face her and she steps between my legs.

"We back here again?" I ask

"But are you going to stop it again? That's the real question." She asks

I shake my head no. She turns to walk away, but I grab her and bring her back to me. I put my hand under her robe, reaching for her panties and I pulled them down.

"Just in case." I smile

She smiles and takes them off completely and sits them on the island in front of me. She walked over to the stove and continued cooking.

Shit. I look at her underwear on the island and I mentally kick myself for blabbering. Sometimes I be slipping back into my old ways and I talk real good shit but then my mouth catches up to my brain and I realize maybe I shouldn't have said that..... I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't have said some things a few seconds ago. But I'm not gonna lie, I want to do it. I'm not backing down. I ain't no punk.

I kinda sat in suspense as she finished dinner. I didn't know what was about to happen. Was she really going to go through with this or was it a game to her. I guess I'm just gonna have to wait and see.

I watched her put a top on the pot and turn off the stove. She walked over to me and pulled out the chair next to me. I thought she was going to sit down, but she used it to climb up on the island. She sat in front of me, legs falling at my sides. I was somewhat shocked. I guess she's serious.

"What are you doing?" I ask

"What does it look like?" She says nonchalantly.

"Out here in the open?"

"No one is here and they can't get in without one of us letting them in." She smiles. "So..."

I chuckle for a second. I was a little nervous, I don't know why. I didn't know she was like this. I knew she was open and carefree as some would say but I didn't really know the sexual side of things. I'm a bit more conservative with things like this. I like to be within the walls of my bedroom. Certain situations are different and causes for other options but guess it's okay, like she said, no one is here.

I think she thought I wasn't gonna do it. I actually wasn't, but I'm not about to let her punk me.

I stand up and push my chair back. I look at her and she smiles.

"So much for waiting until you're in a relationship." I say

She laughs, "Penetration is a different story."

"The way you keep talking, you're gonna get that." I pull her to the edge of the counter and open her legs.

"Hm..." I say looking at it. "Yo ass is about to trap me, huh?"

She laughs. "It's only head."

I smiled as I kissed her inner thighs. Haven't been in this position in a while. I was getting excited.

"So you're a teaser?" She says

"You can't just go in hot, you gotta ease into it."  I laugh, which makes her laugh.

She smiles and reaches for me. She grasps onto my beard and pulls me towards her. We engage in a pretty intense kiss. Made me pull her closer to me. I wasn't expecting the kiss to reel me in like this. I was in the mood now. Fuck being out in the open.

She pushes me away from her, making me break the kiss. I was a little disappointed because I was so into it. I was breathing heavily as she held my face and smiled.

"Are you okay with this?" She asks, then places another kiss on my lips.

"I'm one hundred percent okay with this." I say, then I continue the kiss.

After a few minutes, I moved down to her neck. I pulled her robe all the way open and started sucking on her breasts one at a time.

"Remember what I taught you?" She asks and I respond by lightly biting her nipple, letting her know that I remembered.

She jumps at the sensation. I look up at her and she's smiling. I move down kissing down the middle of her chest, to her stomach. Now things felt right. I could tell how her breaths quickened that she was ready and anticipating me touching her.

I spread her legs, ready to show her a different side of me. I kissed it, then I licked her pussy a couple of times, and it was over. I kiss her inner thighs, before lapping the entrance of her glistening heat with my tongue. I DEVOURED the whole thing. She grabbed a fist full of my hair, and I heard that moaning that turns me on every single time I hear it and it made me go harder. I wasn't even trying to give her all of this. Not yet.

Me caressing her thighs and her fingers intertwined in my hair and pulling it every now and then, I was getting more and more into it. I didn't want to stop until my face was covered in her juices.

Her moans parting from her lips, as she bucks her hips closer to my mouth, but I pause my actions, training her to take what I give her.

"Joooe..." She whines, asking for more.

I continue my assault, sucking her sensitive flesh as moans escape her lips, and her legs spaz a bit over my shoulders. I intricately press her spot, earning approval as my name escapes her mouth again, as mine deliberately teases and pleases her. Her moans begin to fill the room approving of my actions. Her hips begin to jerk, and her legs tighten around my neck, pressing me closer to her, so I stop my motions.

On my time.

"Joseph." She says, voice whiny yet assertive.

I just look at her, holding eye contact with her. After a few seconds pass, and she's dripping with anticipation. I slowly continue my assault, knowing how close she is. I kiss her entrance, before slurping up her glisten, sucking  the soul out of her body, as she fights to control the involuntary movement of her hips.

After a few more minutes, I allow her to release her nectar into my mouth, slurping and licking up every drop. I allow her to ride out her release, holding her steady, and softly kissing her inner thigh and entrance.

I finally come up and she pulls me to her, shoving her tongue down my throat, sucking on my tongue, tasting herself. I kinda laugh to myself a little. I got her ready to fuck me. I can't be playing with her like this. I laugh trying to pry her off of me. Not because I don't want her, it's because I do. I will fold this woman up.

"Now get away from me before I really make you scream." I say smiling.

She sits up and smiles back at me, "Let me take care of that." She takes her hand and reaches for my waistband.

It was hard, of course I was. I haven't had no ass in a while. I'm horny as hell but she ain't about to get it. I'll have her screaming, disturbing everyone in this building.

She smiles, as I step away from her.

"Nah..."

"Let me return the favor." She says.

"We said we didn't want to get too into this."

"We're here now." She smiles. "But maybe not, I'll have you whining like a little bitch. You don't want that." She laughs.

I laugh. "Don't challenge me."

She slides down off of the island and walks towards me. She reaches for my waistband and pulls me to her, latching her lips onto mine. She backs me up until I'm stopped by the wall. She doesn't break the kiss as she begins to pull my sweats down. I cup her face with my hands but she pulls away, looking down at my erection in my underwear.

She smiles and bites her bottom lip as she begins to rub my dick.

"You sure you wanna do this?" I ask, not wanting her to stop.

"We're past that point." She says

"I know...it's been a while for me so take it easy." I smile as if I'm joking but I haven't had any sexual contact in over a year so I'm dead ass serious. I hope I don't nut in 30 damn seconds.

I take a deep breath and I push the robe back off of her shoulders and it falls to the ground. Looking down at her naked body, I take off my shirt and step out of my pants. She drops down to her knees, pulling my underwear down at the same time.

She looks at it and she looks impressed. I know she's been curious. I remember overhearing a convo between her, Dori and Mercedes talking about how big they thought my dick was.

"Don't be quiet. I don't like that shit." She smiles.

She didn't waste any time putting me in her mouth. Fuck it felt so good. Her strokes are consistent and full of purpose. She removes me from her moist mouth, licking my length, saturating me, before taking me deep in her throat, her hand massaging my balls. She then repeats her actions, before taking me back into her mouth, sucking me with precision. Fuuuccck!

All I hear is Drake saying she has super powers on her knees. I hate that motherfucker. Now is not the time to have him in my head. Damn, he was right though.

I know I told this woman to take it easy on me. I swear this ain't easy mode. I release a sigh, before a low groan escapes my lips as I rest my head against the wall, all of my body's stress being released at this moment.

She smiles against my dick, her lips curving before her small laugh vibrates me.

"Chill out." I say.

"Payback's a bitch, huh." She smiles, stroking me with her hand, before taking my balls into her mouth. Her tongue licks that sensitive spot behind my balls, and I damn near knee her ass in the face.

"I said chill...." I manage to say, voice shaky.

She doesn't respond with her words, but kisses that spot, letting me know she heard me.

After a few more moments, she's taking me back into her mouth, and the change of temperature alone almost made me cum, and something tells me she knows that, because not a second later, she's picking up her speed, sucking me with intention, effectively milking me for everything I'm worth.

"I'm cumming...." I try to warn her, but I released too fast it's too late but I don't think she cared.

She continues to suck me as I ride out my release, kissing my tip once I'm done, before taking me back in her mouth quickly, evoking another load into her mouth again.

"Shit." I say as she's slurping up every last drop.

My eyes open, and I look down at her, our eyes meeting, hers filled with lust. I instantly get hard again.

"SHIT!" I say, grabbing her by her hair with both of my hands. Yeah, she's got the power. "Stand up."

I need to fuck her. It wouldn't be right if I didn't.

She stands to her feet and I pick her up, wrapping her legs around my waist. I walk us over to the bedroom and I sit us down on the bed. I take one of her breasts into my mouth and massage the other. She was getting into it and so was I, but she pulled my head back, stopping me.

"What do you like?" She asks, between kisses.

"Suck on my ear. That shit drives me crazy." She smiles and turns my head, giving her access.

She began nibbling and sucking on my ear, at the same time stroking my dick. That shit made me harder than I already was. If I was going to bitch up this would be the time. And her whispering in my ear almost sent me over the edge.

"I want you inside of me." She whispers

"You want me to put it in?"

"Yes." 

"It's gonna hurt." I warn her, cockily.

"I like when it hurts. Just shut up and put it in." She whispers in my ear.

"You do it." I say

I stood up and put her down. I laid on the bed and she got on top of me. She raised herself and placed me at her entrance. I wanted to see her face as she pushed me inside of her. She winced at the pain as she sat down on it.

"Too big for you?" I say with a smirk.

She stopped after a second, only having me in a little. She lets her walls adjust to my size. Damn she tight, I love this.

"Take it slow. No need to rush." I tell her, and her eyes dart over to mine.

I sit up and kiss her lips, spreading her hips, as she begins to ride the tip of my dick. She feels awesome. Her body fits mine perfectly, it's almost too much to process.

She then takes more of me, before sliding herself down, arching her back. Her walls adjust, moans escaping past her lips into my mouth, but I hear some passion behind it.

"If you wanna stop we can." I say.

She latches her mouth to mine, capturing me in a kiss unlike anything we've shared before. I know she senses something because she breaks the kiss, her eyes reading mine. I send her a genuine smile, filling my eyes with lust and admiration, before capturing her lips with mine again.  She begins to slow wine, her lips parting from mine and taking my ear into her mouth. The sensation sends a shock wave through my body, soliciting a jerk from my hips, making her fill my ear with the lovely sounds of her moans.

I turn us over, laying her down on her back. I take it slow, allowing her body to adjust, stroking her long, before gradually speeding up, thrusting inside of her, eliciting her to scream, echoing throughout the room.

"Just like that." She says, and I oblige.

I continue my advances, long stroking, hitting her spot, thrusting in and out of her, giving her what she asked for.

After a few minutes, her body is trembling beneath me, hips shaking, but I don't stop.

"I'm cumming." She says, and before I can deny her, she's squirting all on my dick.

Shit!! This what we doing? I love this.

Chris' POV

I was getting ready to go out with a few of my guys and I got a phone call from Jasmine. I was shocked because I know this woman doesn't want anything to do with me. I just knew she accidentally called, so I just let it ring and continued getting dressed. A few seconds later, my phone went off indicating I had a text.

I picked up my phone already knowing it was her. Damn, she called me for real. I looked at the text and smiled.

Jasmine: You'll see me at the party tonight. I heard you're coming.

Oh shit! I don't know how I feel about this. Is she going to be an asshole to me or is she cool?

Me: Can we talk or do I have to avoid you?

Jasmine: No talking. It's all good. But we do need to have a conversation just not tonight. 

Okay, okay, I guess she's cool. I'm still a little skeptical, because after how she went off on me, now she's saying it's all good? I don't know about that.

Me: Aight. Well, come over after.

Jasmine: Okay.

Why do I feel nervous? I don't know how I should feel about this because it's kind of weird to me. She was so upset with me and she didn't want to talk to me. She told me not to contact her ever again and she just texted me out of the blue talking about it's all good... It's weird. I guess all I can do is hope for the best, try to do things a little bit more differently and be open with her and just hope everything is really all good.

I didn't think anything else about it and I continued to get dressed. A few minutes later, I got a text from Shawnie.

Shawnie: I put in an offer on a house today. It's in Hidden Hills.

Me: Okay, cool. That's perfect. Congrats!

Shawnie: Just letting you know what's going on with me. I hope everything is all good with you.

I may be Jumping the gun a bit but I'm going to ask anyway.

Me: have you talked to Jasmine?

Shawnie: Briefly. Why?

Me: What did you say to her? She just texted me talking about everything is all good. I'm scared.

Shawnie: 😂😂 to be honest with you I simply just said that maybe she should give you another chance. And I know I might've overstepped my boundaries but I just think that you guys should have another go at it. Besides me, she's the only one that you've continuously shown interest for. I know you like her, so if she texted you saying everything is all good, believe her and you're welcome. 😊

Me: I knew it had to be something because she sounded like she was done with me when I talked to her on the phone that day. I'm not gonna say thank you because I feel like you're pushing me off on her because at one point you didn't even like her.

Shawnie: She's alright. I still don't like the fact that you were talking to her while I was pregnant but I am trying to be over that. I'm trying to move on and be positive and I want you to be happy.

Me: Well, since you say it like that thank you damn. Lol

Shawnie: okay well I will text you later. Mercedes and Dorian just walked in from picking up some of my things from Aubrey's house.

Me: Aight. You need me to pull up?

Shawnie: No. It might be best for you to just chill for a minute. Let's keep it this way. You and Jasmine are good and I'm doing okay.

Me: Aight Mama.

I put the phone down and I think to myself. Is she really over everything that happened? I mean I'm still a little bothered with everything that happened, even some of the shit that I did to her but I was wrong when I was talking to Jasmine when she was pregnant. There's no way around it, I was dead ass wrong. I was in my feelings and I treated her terribly around that time. I regret it. I shouldn't have been that way. But, if she can be over everything that happened and forgive me, I should be able to forgive myself. I should be able to forgive her for the things she did to me.

So it's done and forgiven.

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