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Kaivar kisses trailed from her neck to her collar bone, the kisses wet and gentle— something Rosè was far from used to. She had a grip on his curly head of hair as he started to travel down her body between her breasts and down to her navel. This was exactly what she had been hoping for.

He had her toes curling into his bed as the rain pelted against his window. The scene almost movie perfect from the candles to the ruffled sheets as he stripped her of the lingerie she wore. Ripping the thin lace from her body, Rosè arched her back and allowed him to sink his nails into her ass.

It was more intimate than she expected; as if he had been waiting on her.

He flipped her over and kissed her back, grabbing the oil and rubbing it gently on her back– as promised. Rosè moaned, her eyes closed as he massaged her bare body.

It was perfect.

Their clean, eaten plates were on the floor surrounded by their empty glasses of wine and one of the sheets from the bed. It was 9:25PM and for the first time, they were both sound asleep before twelve.

Rosè was naked even though they hadn't done a damn thing besides eat and talk and Kai's chest was bare as she laid there, sleeping soundly. Kai fell asleep maybe an hour after she did, playing in her hair, as he enjoyed the feeling of her laying on him comfortably.

Their conversations were as intimate as their touching. However, Kai didn't think much of her. He thought she was beautiful but he didn't know her to consider her something too special. All he knew as that they shared a few interests, she was mature, and she was tired of sleeping alone. So, he agreed to be her sleeping partner.

That was the deal: go about their day, talk sometimes, but only sleep together. If it led to sex, it would just be that. If it became more than it would just be that.

They both realized they needed something the other could provide so they were gonna use that to the best of their ability.

And that's how it would be.

Rosè woke up first the next morning. She looked up at Kai's sleeping face and smiled before getting up and pulling her clothes on. The night before she wore a dress so she put that back on and slid into her heels before picking up her ripped garments and sticking it in her purse.

Opening her wallet-case to reveal her phone, she checked for missed calls or texts. She noticed the time and realized it was a little later than usual so she wouldn't have time for her morning run.

She grabbed her keys then walked out with her purse in the hook of her arm. She walked into the kitchen and looked around for a while before putting her purse down on the counter.

She poured a cup of orange juice and wrote a note to put by it.

Thanks for last night, maybe one day I'll have more time to make you a proper breakfast. Good morning, see you later.

She picked her purse back up and left out, locking the bottom lock as she closed the door. She walked to her car, opening her door to get in.

"Good morning to you too!" Kai yelled from the second floor balcony.

Rosè looked up at him and smiled before getting into her car.

       From above, Kai watched as Rosè pulled off. He licked his lips before heading down the stairs, noticing the cup of OJ. He picked it up and drunk it as he read the note. He tossed it to the side with a chuckle before going back up to get in the shower.

"Syrah, I already told you I'm not picking you up from nobody house. I'm on my way to work, you better catch a fucking bus." Kai said into the phone.

Syrah smacked her lips. "You're not serious!?"

"I'm dead serious." Kai replied, spitting mouthwash into the sink. "I'll send an uber out to get you but I'm done with it."

He could hear her growing frustrated and he didn't really care. If she wanted to take this route, he wasn't going to keep bailing her out. She was on her own.

"You know what? Whatever, fuck you." Syrah said.

"Yeah, aight." He said but was cut off by the beeps indicating she had hung up. Despite him wanting to be spiteful, he ordered an uber for her on the app after she sent her location.

He then grabbed his gym bag and water bottle before heading out to his Mercedes.

Kai sipped from his water bottle as he bobbed his head to the beat of some music playing on some FM station.

The gym Kai worked at wasn't far from where he lived and typically only took about 10-15 minutes to arrive there. When he pulled up his best friend Stephon was waiting outside with him. They shared a brotherly hug once he was out the car and then went inside the gym.

Already, there were a few females standing around trying to appear busy. Kai knew the game plan though.

Everyday women threw themselves at Kai. He never in his life had to chase a woman he wanted because they always made it apparent that they wanted him first. That's one of the reasons Rosè wasn't really too interested in him.

"You got plans for today? I'm thinking about hitting up this spot downtown." Stephon said as he sat his bag down.

Kai automatically thought about Rosè and wondered if he should cancel or not. "What's suppose to be going on down there?"

"Not shit, I just figured you'd want to get out." Stephon said with a shrug as Kai dropped his own bag.

"Yeah, I'm down. I ain't doing shit tonight." He told him even though he planned was expected to be at Rosè's house today.

"Say less." Stephon said before turning to the ladies. "Alright, y'all. Let's get the warmup started..."

Rosè knocked on the door softly, waiting on an answer. It was Saturday and typically she'd be at work but since she didn't have any meetings today she figured she could call off.

She stopped at the house to change and feed Rozai but the morning run was canceled. She decided to just go visit her little sisters, Amora and Jewelle, at her mother's house.

After a while, Amora pulled the door opened and smiled at her sister brightly. "Hiiii!" She screamed, wrapping her arms around her.

"Hiii, baby!" Rosè cooed, hugging her back. "Where's Jewelle?"

"Sleep as hell." Amora said once she let her go and led the way into the house. "You know they don't wake up until like... 12."

"Yeah, I did come by kinda early." Rosè replied, watching as Amora walked through the house in her pajamas.

"Hell yeah." She replied from the living room. Rosè followed her in and sat beside her. "So what's up?"

"I just miss y'all. I was just hanging with Jewelle the other day and I'm like... where is Amora?" Rosè remarked as she laid on her shoulder.

"School, work." Amora yawned. "Typical, boring shit."

"Same." Rosè said calmly. "Except one thing.."

Amora looked at her and did a double take. "Spill?"

Rosè smiled, unable to hide it. "Nooothing major." She said, getting up off the couch.

Amora grabbed her arm and pulled her back down. "Nah, I'm listening.."

"It's not anything crazy, trust me. When it's time, you'll be the first to know." Rosè said with a shrug.

"First to know what?" Jewelle walked in, looking around, before smiling big and plopping down between the two.

Jewelle was the baby and she always wanted to be treated like one. This wasn't an issue even though she was touching the brink of 16 really soon. "Rosè has a secret."

"You gonna tell me too?" Jewelle asked, looking to Rosè.

"Of course." She replied.

"Pinky promise." Jewelle lifted her pinky and both Amora and Rosè hooked it with theirs.

If it even gets that far with him.