"You like those huh?"

"Yeah. Why?" I rocked in his arms as we walked through Villa. I sported a white midi dress from pretty little things with a pair of wheat block sandals from a wholesale website and my hair was flat ironed bone straight down my back and shoulders.

"Excuse me?" He stopped a girl our age that worked here. She was really pretty. She had a tiny frame with a plump butt and dramatic eyelashes. The first two things I noticed about her.

"Need help with anything?"

"Nah. Can you get these in a size eight for her? Thank you." She took the box and walked away.

"Cato for the last time I don't need you buying me things when I can buy stuff for myself." I rolled my eyes trying to get from under his shoulder. He sucked his teeth. "If I didn't except that money, what makes you think Ima except them shoes."

"Why you pulling away? C'mere." He pulled me close to him and kissed on my earlobe making me shudder in tingles. I sucked on my teeth when he prevented me from even rocking.

"No you know why I'm moving away from you."

"I just wanna spoil my baby. I wanna show how much I care about you and you trippin."

"You can and you can show me in other ways, but I don't need you trying to buy everything I set my eyes on." I chuckled because he is a hot mess. I've never met a nigga willing to cash out on a bitch.

"You trippin." He mumbled pulling me closer. I giggled at his grumbling.

"No you trippin. You can do that with any girl buying clothes and shit. But with me," I pointed at myself. "you gone have to show me something different. Shower me with affection and share more of your feelings with me. Ya know?" I pulled him by his chin and kissed his top lip.

"You doin too much ma." He mumbled into the kiss. We kissed at a normal motion letting go with a pop. I smiled at his shiny lips coated from my gloss.

We left Villa with my wheat timbs, some Nike apparel and two pairs of retro Jordan's. On our way to another store, I grabbed a churro at the snack stand nearby.

"Gimme a bite. That look fye as hell."

"Hell no."

"Come on, I bought it for you."

"I ain't ask you to. You volunteered, remember?" I looked at him sassily. He didn't know I was watching as he tried to bend down and take a bite of my funnel cake fry. Quickly moving away from him I laughed.

"Nigga you tried that shit. Fuck outta here boi."

"Bet. Ima buy me bout twenty of them thangs and you ain't getting not nere one." He banged his fists together nodding his head as if I cared. I can buy my own food.

"Let's go in here and buy Justyce some."

"Nah she got enough toys and shit." I shook my head no. That girl is going to grow up spoiled rotten because everyone is always buying her some shit. Especially the toys that talk. That shit goes straight to the garbage.

"Forget you Ima buy my baby girl some cabbage patches and stuffed animals since she is having a bad day. You said she sick right?"

His baby? He is funny. I don't recall him pushing a nine pound baby out his dick.

My poor baby got a cold and she been shitting diarrhea for two days. Saca volunteered to take care of her and basically forced me to leave her house. Honestly, I love Saca. I wouldn't even know how to change a diaper if it wasn't for her.

"Mhm." I looked down at the last piece of my funnel cake fry. I watched as his lips moved as he talked and I stuffed the last piece in between his lips. He allowed me to feed him the food and started chewing, making a smile appear on my face. My stomach began to flutter when he started swirling his tongue around my finger and thumb. I sucked my teeth at his nastiness and pulled my hand away wiping it on my pants.

We entered Pink and Bow's and grabbed a cart. I just trailed behind him as he walked down the aisle of literally pink stuffed animals and toys for toddlers. As we walked, I rubbed my hand on his back feeling each flex with every step he took. He pushed the cart picking up boxes of dolls and toys reading the age limit.

"The fuck?" He looked down almost tripping over the little Hispanic child running through the aisle in her yellow princess dress chasing another little Hispanic boy.

I sniggered when the little girl stopped and stared at him. He stared back widening his eyes wider and that's when she stuck out her little pink tongue through her snaggle teeth.

"I'll whoop yo little ass Moana. Better move along lil girl." Oh my God. He called her ass Moana.

I looked at him in disbelief. "Stop. It's a kid."

"Ion play with kids."

I chuckled and looked back at the little girl who looked at me and rolled her eyes, incorrectly by the way. I rolled mine back at her adding a mean ass neck roll as she flipped her brown hair and ran in another aisle making sure to balance her fake tiara.

Woosahh.

We walked around the store just talking and cracking jokes. Once I noticed the cart getting entirely too full I grabbed his arm shaking my head.

"She don't need all of this, she's only nine months old. Hell most of this she just gone chew on."

"So. It's not for you to chew on." My mouth formed an O. "That's my princess and you just mad because she's getting more shit than you big head."

"Your princess?"

"Don't get jealous."

"Never will you catch me in such a state." I laughed and flipped my 24 inch Indian hair. I pulled my small jacket closer, feeling the breeze of the mall's air conditioner.

"You cold?"

"Yea. They need to increase the heat on my mama."

"Hell yea. Let's stop in H&M and grab you a sweater or some."

"Aight. I'm paying though."

"Alright." He spoke sarcastically.

After retrieving my sweater which I had to sneak to pay, we headed to Foot Locker for some shoes he couldn't find in Villa. We walked into Foot Locker to get him some gear and whatever he couldn't find in Villa.

"These bitches hard. I'm finna cop like two pairs." He licked his lips while holding up the shoes.

In my peripheral view I saw some dread head boy with an adidas tracksuit glaring at Cato while holding up a pair of lows in his hand. Grabbing a hold of Catos waist, I engulfed him into a semi hug as he still eyed the shoes. His free hand grabbed a handful of my ass.

"When are we gonna get outta here and get some food little boy?"

"Stop playing with me." He mumbled biting his lip, probably pretending like he isn't going to buy the shoes. "In a minute though. Plus we gotta pick up your daughter. It's almost six." I nodded.

I let him go and started moving to the beat of Swervo by G Herbo playing through the store's speakers. I was in my own world semi wopping to the beat until Cato called my name.

"Can you grab them blue retros over there for me? Thank you." I rubbed his chin before going to the opposite side of the store to retrieve the shoes. These are cuteee.

As I began to make my way back across the store, I felt a harsh force on my back making me fall over wincing and the shoe fell out of my hands. I sat on the floor with my face scrunched up massaging the bottom of my back that made a hit hard against the marble floor. Furrowing my brows I watched as the person kept walking forward. I heard the male employees and other shoppers telling him that ain't cool and whatnot as I stood back onto my feet.

"That's how niggas get slapped. Excuse you?"

He stopped and turned around looking me up and down. I rolled my neck.

"Fuck. You just pushed me on the ground and kept pushing like it wasn't nothing. You owe me an apology."

"Apologize to these nuts bitch." He chuckled grabbing onto his invisible nuts before turning around only to be met with the wide fist of Cato. Cato punched him one good time leaving him on the floor clutching onto his face and rolling around.

"Goofy ass nigga Ima catch yo ass in the city. Lemme see you pull that shit in the hood." Cato walked over him not before kicking him in the side and wrapping his arm around my shoulders with all of our bags in the other hand. "Motherfucka."

"You good? He hurtchu'?" I shook my head no figuring that's the best answer I should give.

How does he know dude?

"Let's pay for this shit and bounce." I nodded agreeing. My butt hurts from that fall though. It was about six o'clock when we left the mall and I was beat.

"Bye Saca. And thank you for the plate."

"You're like family. Bye grandmas favorite." She waved to a very woke Justyce who was bundled up in uggs, a very thick coat and scarf and gloves. All you could see was her big brown eyes. It did get cold pretty fast.

As I began walking down Saca's porch I heard the sound of Catos car door closing and the sight of his Jordan cladded feet hitting the pavement as he rushed up to me. Expecting him to grab the baby bag instead of the car seat, he grabbed both walking towards his car.

I felt my arm being grabbed.

"Who's that?"

"Awe, that's my friend." I blushed for no apparent reason. That's my man honey. But she doesn't need to know allat yet.

"Mcht I mean I know who he is, I'm asking is he your boyfriend?"

"Yeah. Why?" I eyed her suspiciously.

"Mhm. Watch who you bring around my grand baby now."

"No disrespect Saca, but I don't need you telling me who to bring around Justyce. I will never allow anyone to hurt her." I defended.

"I didn't mean it like that. I'm just saying because it's a lot of crazy's these days." She glanced behind me one more time.

"Yea. Goodnight. And thanks again for the plate."

Making my way to the car, I watched as he buckled her into the back seat and played with her hands making her smile a smile you could see from a mile away. A smile appeared on mine as he closed the back door and opened the door for me.

"Thank you."

We sat in a comfortable silence throughout the entire fifteen minute drive while Jhene Aiko quietly played through the radio and Justyce made small inaudible noises.

"I don't wanna leave you." I looked out the window at my apartment building. I looked at Cato who was already staring at me.

"Me neither, but we both got shit to do tomorrow plus you got to work." He brought up the fact that I have to go to court in the morning to figure out how I'm going to hold a restraining order against Tayvon and co parent. Clearly he wasn't getting the memo and meeting with him every weekend was just too much for me because I am tempted to lay hands on him.

"I bet you wish you were with a girl who has a lot of free time on her hands now huh?" playing with my hands nervously letting my self esteem take over. I can get like this sometimes because I knew he could do way better than me. He placed his hand over my fidgety ones before intertwining my fingers with his.

"No. A bitch with too much time on her hands ain't my cup of tea. You busy grinding and being a mother. I can respect that." he lifted my chin. "You my baby and I wouldn't want any other girl in my life, but the one I'm looking at right now." Leaning over he tongued me down until I was moaning, sending vibrations down his throat. Detaching our lips my eyes fluttered under the euphoric feeling he just allowed me to absorb.

"Cato." I stopped myself from touching the door handle and opening the door. "I love you. These three months with you have me feeling like I'm floating on a cloud." I raised my eyebrows, surprising myself. I never thought that I'd like someone else other than Tay. But being around Cato, he makes Tay look like a two instead of a ten.

"I love you too with your dramatic ass," I looked down smiling to myself. "Now let's get her in the house. I'll help you with the bags." He hopped out grabbing the bags as I handled Justyce and the baby bag. I was stuck. He loves me too.

Finally making it inside my apartment I told him to place the bags down on the floor as we first walk in.

"I really enjoyed being out with you today. I haven't had a day like this in a while. Just talking and laughing forreal. Smiling a real smile."

"Whatcha mean nobody's been making you smile?"

"Besides Justyce I don't really have anything to smile about. If she's not in my face I'm not as happy as I should be." I shrugged. "But ever since I've been with you I've been feeling like the only girl in the world. And I thank you for that." pausing I was trying to let the words out, but they were just stuck in my throat. Forget it. "Goodnight Cato."

"Want me to stay the night?"

"As a matter of fact yeah.""

I gasped as he placed his lips onto mine. I gripped the back of his neck as he grabbed a hold of my waist pushing me down onto my couch. I felt his hands trail up my stomach bringing my dress over my head removing it and leaving me in my pink lace bra and planting his lips at my naval making me suck in a harsh breath of air in tingles.

He planted slow kisses up to the wire of my bra while mutually gripping both of my breasts giving them a gentle squeeze. I moaned, trailing my hands to the rim of his shirt pulling it over his head and unbuckling his pants. Fuck it. I need this shit.

I deserve it.

"You got a fat ass pussy." He spoke into my thighs after removing my gray lace panties. I let out a long moan when I felt him lick me up in one long stride. He licked again and again teasing me before coming up to kiss me.

Getting antsy, I pushed off his pants leaving him in his polos. He stood up retrieving his pants digging into the pockets to grab a condom. I did the job of moving my panties to the side as he pulled his piece out through the manual made hole in the middle of his drawers.

My heart beat fastened at his size. He is definitely a thick eight or nine. Dark and erected. I looked up at him hovering over me through my thick false lashes before feeling him push into me slowly. I let out a shaky moan holding onto him for dear life as he pushed in and out of me at a gentle pace as he slowly broke me in making me feel like a born again virgin. Did he grow some more?

"Shit." He let out some shaky curses before grabbing my thigh adjusting us to a comfortable pushing. I gave him the go to put in more as he pushed almost all of him inside of me until I couldn't take the rest.

The pleasure began to take over the pain as he started off a comfortable motion thrusting into me as my eyes began to water from the pleasure. I told him to speed up which he obeyed and pounded me into the couch. Minutes went on and on and on.

"Fuck. Fuckk. I'm finna cum." I moaned for the third time tonight. I was on cloud nine and this man hasn't nutted not once. I'm still trying to get used to Cato's stamina, it was something I wasn't used to, but I'll be happy to adjust.

"Shit. Hold it for me ma I'm finna nut too." His chocolate skin was glistening from the light coat of sweat making him ten times more attractive. I tried my best to hold it in, but he just kept going harder and faster making my throaty moans vibrate even more. Before I knew it I came and he came right after.

"I love you Cato." I held on to him as tears exited the brim of my eyes. My body shook as I started to come down from my high.

"I love you too baby." And with that, he planted a forehead kiss on me.

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Brief edit 12/28/21