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CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
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  Amoura was leaving from the college and stopped to get some food. She was starving and although she told herself she would eat healthier, she couldn't resist when coming up to chickfila. She sat in the car and had some Brent Faiyaz playing. The sun was extra bright today and it felt good out. Ace was with her grandma and papa and Clover was still over Dre's. She had made sure to pack Clover some more clothes and have it already in the car so she didn't have to go back.

  She enjoyed being by herself. That's when she had time to gather her thoughts. It felt good to be free and having a break from mommy duty. Her life was in a constant up and down phase. One minute she was happy next minute she wasn't. It'd be days where she sulked. She hated feeling that way but she constantly felt alone.

After eating she brushed her hair and went back to driving. It was only a few minutes before she was parking in front of Dre's place. She got Clovers bag out the car and made her way up to his door. She knocked three times and waited till Dre opened the door. Amoura handed him her bag before stepping in.

"Ion know why you coming in you was only 'posed to drop her stuff off." He laughed

Amoura shrugged "I don't care I wanna see my daughter."

When she got to the living room she saw another dude was over who was on the couch smoking. She rolled her eyes and looked at Dre.

"She upstairs sleep." He said "With the door closed. She good."

"Whatever." Amoura folded her arms

She ignored their convo before Dre gave him dap and the guy left out. When he left it was now just them.

"What yo issue is? I can tell by your face you annoyed bout some shit."

"Can you like not have niggas over smoking while she's here? I'm not even trying to argue I'm just asking. Please."

"It won't happen again. I figured it wasn't a problem she in the room away from it."

"Just please. Don't. And have Clover with you at all times when you have your friends over."

"You think imma let something happen to her? Come on now. Let's not start this shit."

"Dre I'm just saying please don't turn this into something it doesn't have to be. Just please respect my wishes as her mother."

"Ard." He said

He didn't feel the need to argue. He understood fully where she was coming from. Her past and the things she went through made her more cautious, and he knew that so he couldn't argue her on it.

She went up the stairs with him behind her. She liked his new place it was definitely an upgrade from his last one. It had better interior and she liked how spacious it was.

"Did she give you issues throughout the night?"

"Nah. Besides waking up at two in the damn morning. I had to entertain her ass for the longest. She ain't wanna go to sleep."

"Now you see how I feel." Amoura laughed "She be doing the same with me. That's why I don't let her take naps before sundown cause she'll be ready to be up all night."

"I ain't know that." He said "Or she wouldn't have been."

"I mean you have always been a little behind." Amoura said

"That's you. How the fuck I'm supposed to automatically know that? This my first child."

"I'm literally joking, relax." She said laughing

"Your jokes corny as shit." He said as he took Clover out her crib

"You don't normally have these blankets in here with her at night do you?"

"I do. Why?"

"Cause I prefer you not to. Just let her sleep in this with nothing around because I don't want her accidentally suffocating herself. And if you are going to put a blanket anything but this one. It's way too big, a thin small one is okay. I hear too often about babies smothering themselves and I don't need that happening."

"I gotchu. My bad. I ain't even know."

"It's fine. Of course you're still learning but you're doing good. Plus she's only one month you still have a whole lot to learn."

The stressed look on his face made Amoura laugh. While Dre was holding Clover she had started crying.

"She most likely wants a bottle. You changed her right?"

"I changed her like a half hour ago." He said

Amoura went downstairs and into the kitchen where she heated up a bottle that Dre had already in the fridge. Once done, she went back upstairs and retrieved Clover from him. She started feeding her and watched as her eyes slowly kept closing. She'd open them again and fail to keep them open.

"She's literally going right back to sleep." Amoura said

When she finished the bottle Amoura burped and wiped her mouth. She changed her diaper and when she was done Clover was back to sleep.

"Did that." She said smiling

"Now take ya cocky ass home."

"Don't rush me."

"Or what?" He said as he pushed her forward

"You just gonna have to carry me out."

"Nah I'm dragging yo ass out."

"Yeah. Okay." She laughed "It's the cap for me."

"You wanna find out?"

She turned around when they were in the hall and looked up at him "I do."

"Come on." He said

"Can I at least see what your bedroom looks like?" She said making her way to it

"What you on?"

"Nothing. I just wanna see it."

Amoura got to his room and opened the door. His room was clean and it smelled good. She felt him coming up behind her and she went inside scoping it out. She noticed he had a bathroom connected to his room.

"I like it." She said

"I'm glad you do."

She went over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. It didn't catch him off guard cause he could tell what she was on just by her demeanor.

"I miss you." She said before looking at him "I really do."

"Ion miss you. So it ain't gone work."

"You do. You're just not gonna admit it."

"How this turn from you dropping her clothes off to you now saying you miss me?"

"Because I do."

"You know I ain't in the mood for this shit Amoura."

"It's been over a month Dre." She let him go

"What that gotta do with me?"

"I really feel like a baby messed our relationship up."

"You trippin. If anything it made it better cause that's the reason we got in a relationship. Then I caught feelings and you pulled a bullshit ass move."

"I didn't. As you can see I still want you."

"Nah." He shook his head "Pulled a grimy ass move I can't let slide."

"I didn't come here to argue."

"So what you come here to do?"

"Give you Clovers clothes."

"And you did that so why you still here nigga?"

"Well you didn't drag me out yet so it ain't much of an issue to you."

He laughed "You can't convince me you ain't doing drugs."

"Please stop tryna make me seem crazy."

"You are nigga."

"Nah you are." She said "If anything you. Not me."

"So you not ever gone go?"

"I am but can we at least have sex?"

"Yeah we can. Go get a bag right quick out my kitchen and put it over your head."

"Yeah I hate you."

"The feeling mutual."

Amoura put her hand inside of the sweats he was wearing and wrapped her hand around his dick. She was fully aware of what she was doing.

"Deadass trippin." He said before laughing

She stood on her tippy toes to kiss his neck while she stroked him below.

"Now if I was to say you raping me imma be wrong?"

She pulled away "I'm not about to keep playing with you."

She took her hand out his sweats and started to leave but Dre grabbed her arm pulling her back.

"Ard come on." He said low

"You didn't want to now you do? I'm fucking confused."

"I'm hard now." He said grabbing around her neck

She rolled her eyes "That was the whole point."

He leaned down so that they could kiss. While kissing he walked them over to his bed where he laid Amoura back and towered over her. She felt her nerves increasing as he undid her jeans and started pulling them off. She knew it was what she wanted but everything was moving so fast she barely had time to process it.

Not even a few minutes in and Amoura's naked body was under his. She watched as he put the tip in. She felt little pressure but she was used to his size so she knew it wouldn't be as painful as the first time. She kissed him on the lips as he slowly slid inside of her.

Dre knew they weren't using protection and he didn't care to dwell on it. He just made a mental reminder to pull out.

Her breathing picked up which pumped Dre up even more. It turned him on just hearing how good it felt to her. They did missionary until he made her orgasm. He made Amoura get on top which he knew she hated. She wanted him to do all the work.

She leaned down and they shared a tongue kiss as she attempted to ride him. When he saw she wasn't really feeling it he just held her waist and pumped inside her, taking control.

She pulled from the kiss "I love you."

"Shit." He said low, as he continued to stroke in and out of her, completely ignoring what she said

"Dre I love you." She said again

"Love you." He said, not sounding as genuine which shifted her whole mood

He lifted her off him when he felt himself ready to nut. He ended up nutting which got on Amoura's thigh. She got up and went to the bathroom and cleaned herself off. When she went back Dre was putting his sweats back on.

She put her clothes on without a word being said. When she was finished she grabbed her phone and purse and was on her way out. Dre walked behind her and could tell she was mad about something. He didn't know what it was about and just assumed she regretted what they did.

"You straight?"

Amoura slipped her slides on "Yep."

"That's what you wanted and you got it."

"I'll be here Thursday to get her."

"Heard that."

She left out his house and got in the car. She was so mad she didn't even feel like being in the presence of anyone right now or her negative energy would transfer to them. When she got home she slammed the front door closed and went upstairs to her room. Nobody was home and she was glad.

She got on her phone and went to the personal trainers number and messaged him back.

Yeah that's fine. I'm not doing anything tomorrow anyway
2:54 PM

She pulled her hair into a ponytail before getting some items so she could take a shower. She just wanted to wash away everything that just happened. She was feeling a way with the way Dre said he loved her. She felt it was half ass and just so there wouldn't have been an argument.

Him saying love you didn't sit right with her. A lot of the times he said I. She was getting the impression he didn't mean it or didn't wanna say it considering the terms they were on.

After she got out the shower she had a text from Emani and Jaliyah about going out the next time Dre has the baby. She texted them back and went straight to getting dressed in some comfortable clothes.

She put on POV by Ariana Grande to listen to as she put lotion on. The song put her in her feelings as she expected. She didn't feel like sulking over him again but she couldn't help it. He was still heavily on her mind. Their relationship was different than her other ones. She actually loved him. Something she thought she'd never do.

Pushing the thought away she grabbed her phone and started browsing Instagram.

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Thoughts?
Y'all want them together or they need to just go their separate ways?