What's Meant For You

She loved him when he let her in his home during the chicken epidemic at 10. She loved him at 16, when he swallowed his hatred and took her to homecoming. She loved him on the night of their graduation, when he spent all night worshiping her. She loved him when he left without a trace. She loved him when he didn't call, text, or email for five years.

And, fuck her, she loved him when he turned up out of nowhere, asking for her forgiveness.

Huey P. Freeman x Jazmine DuBois

Romance. Hurt/Comfort. Friendship. Family. Humor.

Rated M

Chapter Nine: Moonlight Part One

JAZMINE WOKE TO ALICIA CALLING FOR HER AS SHE BOUNCED ON HER BED. She opened her eyes to see Huey in the doorway, a ghost of a smile on his lips as Alicia willed her to wake up.

"I'm up," she mused, opening her arms. Alicia fell into them and cuddled against her warmth. "What's the plan for today?" She kissed the top of Alicia's head.

"Museums," Huey said. "There are some art museums and African American museums in the city. We can do breakfast out there as well."

"Sounds fun," Jazmine said. Alicia nodded her agreement. "Why don't you go pick one of the outfits from yesterday while I get dressed?"

Excited, the little unicorn scurried quickly into her room to pick out her outfit.

Jazmine stood, her robe discarded sometime in the night, and stretched. She walked towards Huey, who opened his arms for her. She cuddled into his chest.

"Morning," she said.

"Morning."

"How did you sleep?"

"Well, you?"

"Really good," she said. "I'm going to shower first and then get her dressed. I'm hoping her twists settled well."

He kissed the top of her head and let her go get ready.

She showered quickly, knowing she'd need extra time to get Alicia ready. She wrapped a towel around her body before wiping away the steam. When she saw her reflection, she froze.

"HUEY!"

He arrived not ten seconds later, concern written on his face. By the time she turned to glare at him, his concern had been replaced with hunger. He couldn't seem to bring himself to look into her eyes. He wanted to rip that towel away from her still wet body.

"What is this?"

He finally looked up to see what she needed. He walked closer and found that she was pointing to angry, red teeth marks in her neck. They were relatively deep and had faint bruising around them.

She swore she heard a growl rumble in his chest. Before she knew what he was doing, he lifted her onto the counter. She squeaked and attempted to close her legs. He kept them apart and stepped between them until he could no longer see her legs. All he could see was her breasts, still wrapped together by her towel.

"It's a bit mark." She blinked. Once. Twice. Three times.

"You put me on the counter to tell me something I already know?" she asked. "Why is there a bite mark?"

"Would you have preferred I yelled "This pussy is making me cum," while Alicia was upstairs sleeping?"

"Of course not!" she fumed, blushing. "But I have an angry bite mark on my neck, Huey,"

"It's winter. Wear a scarf," he said. He leaned down and kissed the mark he left. When he felt Jazmine stiffen, he pressed a little harder.

"Huey," she sighed, tilting her head to give him more access. "We need a better plan than this."

"What do you suggest?" He gripped her hips and pulled her until her heat was flush against his shorts. She brought a hand up to grip his shoulder.

"Wait until there aren't little ears around," she offered with a sigh.

"We'll have kids in our house all the time," he said, trading his kisses for licks and nips. She bit her lip to keep from moaning.

"Jazmine!" Alicia called from outside of her room. "I picked my outfit! It's red!"

Huey didn't stop his kisses, making it hard for Jazmine to focus. "That's good baby," she called back, her voice shaking. "Let me finish getting dressed and I'll come help you, okay?"

"Okay!"

When her steps faded, Huey moved to her lips and kissed her deeply. He stepped aside and crossed her legs for her, still holding their kiss.

He pulled away and gave her a smirk before sneaking out of the room.

She huffed, realizing that they still hadn't come to a resolution.

Jazmine dressed in a cream turtleneck, faux leather jeans and black booties with a chunky heel and champagne accents. She pulled her hair into a neat tail at the nape of her neck.

Alicia was very excited about her red turtleneck. Jazmine bundled her up in thick tights and a flowing black skirt. As expected, her curls were beautiful and tame. Jazmine pulled them into a low side ponytail. She helped her into her riding boots and a coat.

Huey came down shortly after in a thick, white crew neck sweatshirt, black jeans, and black and white Jordan 12s. "Y'all ready?"

"Yes we are," Jazmine said. "You hungry?"

"Starving," Alicia said, making Jazmine giggle.

"Off we go then."

It was perfect. More than perfect. It was almost surreal.

She can't remember the last time she smiled so much and laughed so hard. But she knew it was never like this. This joy she felt - the warmth - was something she dreamed about as a teenager. A joy she could only experience with family. With her family.

Jazmine kissed Alicia's cheek as she carried the tired girl in her arms. The sun had just set and they were leaving the final museum of the evening. Not even 15 minutes ago, she'd been bouncing from exhibit to exhibit. Now she was struggling to keep her eyes open.

"Are you hungry my little love?" she asked quietly. Alicia nodded and gripped her tighter.

"We got some nice things from the store. Daddy's going to give you a bath while I make dinner. We can eat and cuddle before bed."

When they made it to the car, Huey collected Alicia and opened the door for Jazmine. Once she was settled, he got his little one settled in and took them home.

As promised, Jazmine began cooking right away, letting Huey know that dinner shouldn't take too long.

He sat in the bathroom with Alicia, allowing her to play in the bubbles with her toys.

"Did you have fun today?" he asked.

"I did, Daddy. The art was so pretty."

"I'm glad you liked it. I'm going to try and find some more museums for us."

"Can Jazmine come?"

"Of course," he promised. "You like spending time with her?"

"Yeah!" she replied enthusiastically."She's really nice to me. And you! And she's pretty and funny and her food is always good."

Huey chuckled at this. "Yes, it is."

"Do you think she'll stay with us forever?"

"That's the hope," he said. "Come on, princess, let's get you ready for dinner."

Jazmine showered quickly, changing into a cropped, black crushed velvet camisole and matching shorts. Again, she let her hair fall freely over her shoulders and wrapped her body in a long robe. Just as she stepped into her slippers, the oven sounded. Dinner was ready.

She came down just as Huey was taking it from the oven. Alicia attempted to whiz past her but she caught the giggling mass in her arms. "No running in the kitchen please. You could hurt yourself."

"Yes ma'am," she replied, giggling as Jazmine showered her cheek in kisses.

"Have a seat in your chair. I'll bring your food out for you."

Alicia hurried to the table, ready for food and cuddles.

Huey set the dish on the stove and shut the oven. Once it was safe, Huey grabbed Jazmine and kissed her soundly. She giggled against his lips before melting into his embrace. How did he always smell so good?

He pulled away a bit. "I'm having dessert in my room." He kissed her once more. "After Alicia is asleep."

"Is that so?" Jazmine asked. "What are you having?"

"You," he answered simply.

She playfully swatted him away and went to fix their plates. The eyes that followed her as she moved were those of admiration, though she hadn't noticed.

"I want to get ice cream!"

"Ice cream?" Huey asked. "It's going to be freezing out there."

Jazmine giggled, watching from the doorway as Huey tucked Alicia into bed. The little girl turn her doe eyes on Jazmine.

"Can we get ice cream when we go please?"

"It is going to be cold, babe," she said. "How about hot chocolate and cookies?"

"Okay!"

"You'll be keeping up with her," Huey grumbled, imagining the little girl bouncing endlessly.

"Whatever," she laughed.

"Alright little one," Huey said. He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "I love you."

"I love you too, Daddy," she said.

"Goodnight my little love," Jazmine said.

"Goodnight Jazmine," she called, her lids growing heavy as the warmth of her blanket surrounded her.

She had slipped into sleep by the time Huey shut the door.

Jazmine took his hand and led him into his bedroom. She shut his doors gently and turned to face him, undoing her robe and letting it pool by her feet. She approached him slowly, slipping her fingers beneath the hem of his shirt and pushing it up until it no longer covered him. She tossed it aside and ran her soft hands over his body.

He watched her closely but did nothing. Said nothing. Simply let her feel him. Move him.

She kissed his chest, right beneath his tattoo.

Then she pushed him back so that he sat his bed. And he looked on with darkened eyes as she straddled him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I love the way you are with her," she whispered. "It's the sexiest thing about you."

"I could say the same about you," he said.

He leaned forward and placed kisses on her neck, trailing down to her breasts, which he licked, bit, and sucked. She moaned before forcing him back up to kiss her lips. He pulled them backwards and rolled over so that he rested between her legs.

Their kisses were fervent. Their hands were everywhere. Exploring. Touching. Needing.

He resumed his trail down her body, kissing over the fabric of her shirt until he reached the patch of skin between the hem and her shorts. When he dipped his tongue into her naval she moaned his name.

He continued kissing her skin, hooking a finger in her shorts to pull them down. His lips followed their trail, which revealed a large, beautiful full moon with the night sky filled with stars.

He stopped kissing her to take his time studying it. It was a while before he spoke.

"It's beautiful. And fitting."

"Fitting?"

"It's you. My moonlight in the darkness. Bright and beautiful."

Jazmine could feel tears stinging her eyes as he moved back up and kissed her lips.

"Do you want to stay here tonight?"

She gave him a small smile. "I'm not sure that's a safe idea," she mused, kissing him quickly.

"Goodnight," he said.

She grabbed her robe and gave him a beautiful smile before slipping out of the room and shutting the door behind her.

She waited until she was tucked into her bed to let her tears fall.

His response was perfect. Because it was the first tattoo she'd ever gotten. It meant something to her. Because the moon was full on the night of August 11th, 1995. The night her love was born. And hidden within those stars was the constellation of the leo.

She'd gotten it for the very same reason. Huey was her moonlight.

She held her pillow close and slipped into a dreamless sleep.

Huey woke to the smell of breakfast. Pancakes, eggs, vegan sausage, and earl gray tea.

As he made his way down the stairs, he heard laughter.

"Like this?" Alicia asked.

"That's perfect, my little love," Jazmine cooed. "Is that all you want in your pancake or do you want more fruit?"

"Chocolate chips!"

"Chocolate and strawberries? That sounds good! I think I'm going to do that too. Do you want regular chocolate or dark chocolate?"

"I think dark," she said.

"I think that's how I'm going to make mine too."

Huey finally made it to the kitchen, stopping in the entryway to take in the scene before him.

Alicia was beaming as she used her little hands to make the perfect pancake batter. From what he could see, Jazmine had gotten her ready for a cozy morning at home. Her hair had been pulled back into two puffs, much like Jazmine in her younger days.

Jazmine smiled down at her, listening intently whenever she spoke. She pulled her hair into a bun but some strands fell to frame her face. She was covered by her robe once more but it was loose enough for the top of her shirt to be seen. She looked beautiful.

"Morning Daddy!"

Huey couldn't help but to smile whenever she said that. It was among the very few things that did make him smile.

"Go give Daddy hugs while I make our pancakes," Jazmine instructed gently.

Alicia ran to her father, happy to be in his arms. He picked her up and kissed her head as she snuggled closer.

"Good morning beautiful," he said softly. "How did you sleep?"

"Good," she said.

Jazmine shot them a smile before turning her attention back to what she was doing.

"Why don't you go play while Jazmine finishes breakfast?" He kissed her cheek before letting her scurry off into the other room.

He walked up behind Jazmine and began placing light kisses on her neck. To his disappointment, her mark was almost completely healed.

"Good morning," he mumbled against her skin.

"Morning," she breathed, focusing on not burning the pancakes.

"How did you sleep?" He opened her robe and began running his hands all along her body. Her stomach, her hips, her breasts. She gasped.

"Huey I'm going to burn the pancakes," she said weakly.

"We can always make more," he whispered. When she tried to use her hips to push him away, he held them still, pressing her ass against his hard length.

"Please Huey," she begged, though she wasn't exactly sure what she was asking for at this time.

He placed another small kiss on her neck before leaving her to complete breakfast.

Jazmine glared at Huey all through breakfast. And as they watched a movie. And as they headed upstairs to put Alicia down for a nap.

"Are you seriously still mad at me?" Huey asked, pushing her back onto his bed.

"I could have burned the pancakes. Or myself."

"Is that why you're mad?" he asked, undoing her robe and forcing it open.

She didn't answer right away. "You can't tease me like that, Huey."

"Why not?" he asked. "You're mine."

Heat rose to her skin as he began kissing her thighs. Her back arched and her legs parted further without thinking.

Because she couldn't think. Not with any part of him between her legs.

"I'm not an object, Huey," she breathed, tangling a hand in his hair as he pushed her shorts aside just enough to see the apex of her thigh and sink his teeth into it.

"You absolutely aren't," he agreed, licking her skin. He trailed his kisses up. "You are a woman. A beautiful," kiss, "strong," kiss, "woman. And you're my woman. Which brings me back to my original point."

He kissed her then, having made it back up to her lips. She moaned into his mouth, moving her hands around to every single place she could reach.

Before Huey could register what she was doing, she slipped her hand beneath his shorts and ran it along the front of his underwear. Along his length.

He pulled away and growled.

"Jazmine," he warned.

"What?" she asking teasingly, gripping him and rubbing it up and down. "You're mine, aren't you." He felt good in her hand. She wanted to recall how good he felt in other places.

"Jazmine..." he tried again, but she only gripped tighter and rub faster.

"It feels so good in my hand," she whispered seductively. "If only you could remind me of how good it feels in other places... Like my mouth." He growled again, his hips jerking once against her hand. "Or my pussy."

"I'd be more than happy to spend the rest of the day doing just that," he mumbled. He slipped a large hand beneath her shorts and rubbed his fingers against her clit. She whimpered. "I gotta few things I wanna remember too."

He leaned down and placed kisses all over her breasts, watching as the heaved against the tight material of her shirt. They were so close to spilling over the top that he could slip his tongue beneath the material and taste her nipples.

So he did just that.

"Fuck," Jazmine cried softly, arching further into his mouth. He continued his attack, pushing the material away and revealing her hard, brown nipple. He took it into his mouth and sucked.

Jazmine reached another hand down to play with his balls as she stroked him. That familiar tightening was coiling in her stomach.

"You bout to make me nut, baby girl," he mumbled against her.

"Please," she begged, her hips moving in time with his hand. "Cum with me, Huey."

They rocked against one another. Fast. Erratic. So close.

Jazmine was the first to come undone. She moaned his name, which was his undoing. He bit her nipple gently as he came, pumping into her small, soft hands.

They continued to work one another through their orgasm. Huey kissed her soundly, swallowing her whimpers. And just as her hands began to slow, he moved his fingers beneath her panties and slipped two inside of her. She cried out, which was lost on Huey's lips.

He pumped into her slowly only a few times before bringing them up to his lips and licking them clean. Jazmine watched him with dark eyes until he was finished. Then she kissed him, tasting herself all over his tongue.

It was his turn to moan. He pulled away, still peppering her with kisses.

"I'm two seconds from bendin' you ova this bed and doin' what I promised. You wanna play that game, moonlight?"

With her mind clouded, Jazmine kissed him again and moved her hands to push his shorts and underwear from his hips.

Until a tiny voice penetrated the cloud.

"Jazmine!" Alicia called. "Daddy!"

"Coming baby," Huey called.

They looked at one another and shared a smile. He kissed her gently.

"I was so close to giving you another one," Jazmine mused.

"Maybe next time," he said.

They quickly adjusted themselves and got cleaned up before heading into Alicia's room. She wanted to tell them all about a very exciting unicorn she met in her dreams.

"I don't want you to go," Alicia whines as Jazmine stepped into the house to say her goodbyes.

"I know baby. I'm sorry," she said. "I'll see you soon though."

They shared kisses and Alicia went into the living room to play.

"You could leave tomorrow morning," he said. She smiled and shook her head.

"Too tempting," she said.

He held her close before kissing her soundly.

"Let me know when you make it home," he said once he pulled away.

"I will."

With a few more kisses, she departed, heading to her home. She had a journal to finish.

So I'm doing a thing that will make sense a little later on. The next part of Moonlight won't actually be the next chapter. But it will be coming back!

I'm working hard on the next chapter. We'll get to know what happened in Chicago.

Are we enjoying our weekend together? I love family stories. I think they're really stinking cute.

Thank you again for your reviews. I really love and appreciate them.

Thank you again guys for sticking here with me. I really love writing and a lot happened in life to make me lose my way. But I want to get it back.

So, so, so much love, Q. I.