Chapter 24
"So whatcha buy?" Leon eyed all the bags on the floor of his room. He counted at least nine bags.
"Clothes." She grinned mischievously then walked over and flung herself on the bed.
"I can see that smart ass. When do I get to see your fine ass in these clothes?" He laid his body across hers and moved his arm under her.
Sky licked her lips, "Well I think you would enjoy "my fine ass" better out of clothes."
Leon saw something deep in her eyes. She was hiding something from him, something that was hurting her. He traces his finger along her brow and down her cheek. Tears began to flow onto his fingertips from the corner of her eyes. His lips brushed softly on her forehead. "Tell me what's got you so upset. You don't have to be strong for me. I'll be strong enough for the both of us."
"I'm so sorry Leon. I'm just not ready to talk about it. Okay?"
He rolled onto his side and pulled her into his arms, "No problem we'll talk when you're ready. Baby girl everything'll be alright." He was interrupted by a knock at the door. Sky wiped her tears and sat up on the bed. Leon cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her cheek. "Be right back." Dom was waiting for him when he stepped into the hall.
"Her car is here. Jess took it for a spin to check it out. What's this shit her running off by herself this morning? We don't know what kinda mess she got herself into or what might come looking for her. She don't go out alone anymore. And she needs to get upstairs and deal with her cousin. Vince is still blowing up about her taking off in his car. I'd watch my car if I was you, she left half of Vince's rubber on the street."
"Shit. Thanks for the heads up." He poked his head in the door, "Yo Sky let's go get that phone."
"Coming baby."
They walked hand in hand up the stairs and found Vince sitting on the couch still pouting about his car. "You owe me a new set of tires."
Sky giggled and plopped down on Vince's lap, "And your point is?"
"Damn it Sky that's not funny." He pushed her off his lap onto the floor and walked over to a stack of magazines. He picked one up and flipped through the pages. Settling on a page in the middle he shoved the magazine at Sky. "Those. I want a set of those."
"Done. We'll order them while we're out shopping. Now help me up off the floor." Vince put out his hand and pulled her up. He sweetly kissed her forehead and turned towards the kitchen for a much needed afternoon snack.
"So whatcha buy?" Leon eyed all the bags on the floor of his room. He counted at least nine bags.
"Clothes." She grinned mischievously then walked over and flung herself on the bed.
"I can see that smart ass. When do I get to see your fine ass in these clothes?" He laid his body across hers and moved his arm under her.
Sky licked her lips, "Well I think you would enjoy "my fine ass" better out of clothes."
Leon saw something deep in her eyes. She was hiding something from him, something that was hurting her. He traces his finger along her brow and down her cheek. Tears began to flow onto his fingertips from the corner of her eyes. His lips brushed softly on her forehead. "Tell me what's got you so upset. You don't have to be strong for me. I'll be strong enough for the both of us."
"I'm so sorry Leon. I'm just not ready to talk about it. Okay?"
He rolled onto his side and pulled her into his arms, "No problem we'll talk when you're ready. Baby girl everything'll be alright." He was interrupted by a knock at the door. Sky wiped her tears and sat up on the bed. Leon cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her cheek. "Be right back." Dom was waiting for him when he stepped into the hall.
"Her car is here. Jess took it for a spin to check it out. What's this shit her running off by herself this morning? We don't know what kinda mess she got herself into or what might come looking for her. She don't go out alone anymore. And she needs to get upstairs and deal with her cousin. Vince is still blowing up about her taking off in his car. I'd watch my car if I was you, she left half of Vince's rubber on the street."
"Shit. Thanks for the heads up." He poked his head in the door, "Yo Sky let's go get that phone."
"Coming baby."
They walked hand in hand up the stairs and found Vince sitting on the couch still pouting about his car. "You owe me a new set of tires."
Sky giggled and plopped down on Vince's lap, "And your point is?"
"Damn it Sky that's not funny." He pushed her off his lap onto the floor and walked over to a stack of magazines. He picked one up and flipped through the pages. Settling on a page in the middle he shoved the magazine at Sky. "Those. I want a set of those."
"Done. We'll order them while we're out shopping. Now help me up off the floor." Vince put out his hand and pulled her up. He sweetly kissed her forehead and turned towards the kitchen for a much needed afternoon snack.