Love Knows No Boundaries 3: Pandora's Box Read online

  “History means nothing when you don’t have a future. So I’m super serious. I mean, what am I holding on for? He been showing his hand for four straight months and now I need to put mine on the table.”

  “You don’t love him anymore?”

  “I suppose I’ll always love him, but what’s love got to do with it? I gotta love me and my three. I gotta put this behind me so I can learn to sleep through the night without waking up to cry or becoming frustrated with my daughter because she’s acting her age. I can’t control these depression swings if I’m still connected to a man that makes me feel like shit. So, you ask if I’m sure, and I answer yes.”

  “I hate divorce for you but I can’t say I don’t understand it in this case. But do me a favor. There’s enough tension between y’all already. How about you get the paternity portion out of the way first. Reach an agreement on that and then tell him you want to legally go your separate way.”

  “I can do that. Well, let me call him before I end up not doing it.”

  “Alright, call me back and let me know how things panned out.”

  “Okay.” Samiyah hung up the phone and did as she agreed she would.

  She stared at her phone before calling to rehearse how she would tell him.

  Gerran, don’t be a dick right now. I only called to say we’re having twins and you need to get on board with taking care of them with me. She shook her head no at that introduction.

  Gerran, when the babies are born—yes I said babies as in two. We need to get a DNA test done so you can see these are your children. We have to raise them together even if we’re not.

  “That’s perfect, Yah.” She said out loud.

  Be nice, Gerran. Please don’t give me no drama today, Samiyah thought as she placed the call.

  Meanwhile…

  “Knock, knock. Can I come in?” Audra entered into Gerran’s office when he nodded his head for her to step inside.

  “What’s good?” He stopped fidgeting with her cell phone and placed it on his desk.

  “I wanted to check on you. I just saw the cancelation email. I’m sorry you couldn’t book the spot.”

  “Yea, me too.” Gerran cracked his neck from side to side.

  “Ooh, don’t do that. My chiropractor said doing manual adjustments on yourself are the worst things you can do. Let me give you a massage to work your kinks out.” Audra walked over to him and stood behind his chair.

  “Nah, I’m good on it.” He rejected her offer.

  “If you felt these magic hands, you wouldn’t so quick to decline them.” She loosened the first two button on his shirt, brushing her breast against him just enough for him to feel their softness.

  After she got the slack she needed around his collar, she slid her hands into his shirt and began gripping his shoulders.

  “That feels pretty good.” He admitted.

  “Yea? But I can’t get it the way I want. Let me try something.” She came out of her five inch heels and then walked in front of him, parting his legs with the command of her knee. She centered herself between them and went back to massaging him. “Now doesn’t that feel better?”

  Gerran’s eyes rolled and Audra pretended not to see it but she knew what she was doing. She was privy to enough details to know he hadn’t had a woman’s touch in a minute and she was seconds away from changing that, if she could.

  “It does.” But it wasn’t just the feel of her hands that was making his dick jump. It was the sit of her breast staring him at eye level, the smell of her perfume wafting up his nostrils and his curiosity to know what she looked like bent over his desk that had his nature rising.

  “Good, then. Just continue to relax. Relate.” She bent down toward his ear and sensually said, “Release.”

  She traveled her hands down his chest but he grabbed them. Audra looked at him as if to ask, Did I do something wrong? But she got her answer when he grabbed the back of her head and drew her mouth into his.

  Nothing at that point needed to be said. She wanted him and he wanted her.

  In an animalistic way, he unbuttoned her pants and began yanking them down as she undid his. As Gerran stood to his feet to drop his jeans, she came completely out of hers.

  She sat partially on his desk with her legs opened as he ran two of his finger over her clit and between her lips, kissing her as he pushed those same fingers up and inside.

  Her head fell back and she gasped. “Haa!”

  He finger-fucked her while playing with her breast and she became super soaked. Gerran had to have her now. He turned her around and pushed her back down, pulling her ass up in doggy-style position.

  Gerran was so driven by lust and her eagerness to feel him that he pushed inside of her raw.

  “Oh, shit!” she said upon feeling his rough slam inside of her.

  He balled his mouth and closed his eyes as the feel of her snatch latched around his pole. “Fuck! Dis pussy good.”

  “Ummm,” Audra moaned pleasure. She had been wanting to sample his forbidden fruit. He was too fine not to have tasted.

  Her eyes rolled to the back of her head the moment Gerran separated her ass cheeks and began spearing his thickness into her tight tunnel.

  “Aaahhh yes! Ooooh, work it, baby!”

  In between the chorus of Gerran’s grunts and groans and her loud moans and pleas of satisfaction, he couldn’t hear the low volume of his incoming call. She thought to silence it because there was no way she wanted him to stop the thrashing he was putting on her pussy just to talk to his wife. But then she had another idea.

  She slide her finger across the screen to answer it.

  “Ahh! Ahh! Oooh! Shit!” Audra held back nothing.

  “Hello?” Samiyah’s chest instantly tightened. She looked at the phone and saw Gerran’s name. She placed the right call. “Hello?” she said a little louder.

  “Ooohh, Gerran, that dick so big. Oh, don’t stop fuckin’ me. Just like that. Just. Like. That.” Audra talked their screw session play by play.

  “Aarrrgghhh!” Gerran let out a thunderous roar as Audra gripped his dick so tight with her muscles he damn near lost control of his nut and almost shot off inside of her.

  It had been a long time since she heard his sexual sounds but a woman knows her man’s moans and she knew.

  “Slide that dick in and out just like that, baby. Slap my ass! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Aahhh!” Audra’s whimpers were continuous and too painful for Samiyah to hear.

  Samiyah hung up the phone and placed a hand over her racing heart. It was beating so fast she just knew it would burst out of her chest. Then her breathing became so loud it sounded like she was wheezing.

  “What the fuck?” She looked at the phone with disgust.

  Samiyah was confused by what was going on but not about what she was going to do. She started her car and hoped to God his ass was at the studio because she was on her way there.

  She drove like she was the only one on the road, arriving at his spot fifteen minutes after she had hung up.

  Samiyah saw his car so she didn’t hesitate to push the front door open and head straight for his office. She marched to the back, busting through Gerran’s office to see them both looking satisfied.

  He attempted to ask her what business she had with him but everything played out faster than he could speak.

  Samiyah saw a smile in Audra’s little spiteful eyes and she lost it. She grabbed her by her hair and slung her to the floor, managing two solid blows to her face before Gerran rushed over and stood in the middle of them, trying to break them a part.

  “The fuck? Let her go, Samiyah!” He tried prying the strong clutch she had around her hair, while trying not to hurt her.

  “Bitch, let my hair go!” Audra tried digging her nails into Samiyah’s hand to get her to release her.

  “Gerran, move!” Samiyah was breathing fire.

  “Samiyah, you’re pregnant. Stop!”

  She didn’t need him reminding her of that. She was fully aware but
she was also the angriest she’s ever been.

  Samiyah tried kicking her but caught Gerran the hits instead.

  The cattiness went on a minute more and then Gerran was able to separate them and bridge back a volatile Samiyah.

  Audra stood her distance behind Gerran, pointing at Samiyah. “You’re a crazy bitch!”

  “I got your bitch, ya bitch!” Samiyah tried to move past Gerran’s restraints before she looked at him. “Let me the hell go! I don’t need you holding me.”

  “You gon’ chill the fuck out with that rowdy shit?” Gerran was fuming fire of his own. He had no idea why she would come into his business and start a fight.

  “I’m calm. Let me go. I’m pregnant, remember?”

  Gerran examined her eyes for truth and then turned his head to address Audra. “Don’t come for her when I let her go, you understand?”

  “I’m not the one with the beef,” she shot.

  “A’ight, Samiyah.” He let her go and the moment he did, she slugged him in the face.

  “Fuck you, you hypocrite! I hope you fucking her made you feel good about yourself.” Samiyah’s glared at him through wet eyes before she turned off to leave.

  “What the fuck?” He indignantly grabbed Samiyah’s arm but she threatened to mace him if he didn’t let her go.

  He released her reluctantly and she hurried out of his studio. She did what she came to do.

  She started her engine and her mind went blank. She was so frazzled she forgot she was supposed to get her baby from Eli’s. Instead she went straight home.

  Gerran stared at Audra. “How the fuck she knows that?”

  “How am I to know?” Audra went blonde.

  “She hadn’t showed up here in weeks and all of a sudden the day she does is the day we got down? Nah, something ain’t right.” He reached for his phone.

  “Fuck it! I’m not going to lie. I answered your phone when she called you.”

  “Why the fuck you did that?” Gerran raised his voice.

  “I did it because I’m tired of you pining over her while flirting with me. Plus, she needed to know it’s over between y’all. That’s what you’ve been saying to me, right? Now she will leave you alone and we can do us freely.”

  “She’s still my wife! And there ain’t no doin’ us. That fuck shouldn’t have happened.”

  “So, what are you trying to say?”

  “That you can get the fuck on. None of your services are needed. You’re fired!”

  “I’m what?” Audra suspended her hand in the air and then decided against trying to figure out what just happened between them. One minute he was dissing Samiyah and now he’s back claiming her? “You’re confused as hell!” She walked out, gathering her things from up front and leaving him to his own chaos.

  “Fuck!” was all Gerran could say.

  Later that day…

  Gerran wasn’t sure showing up was the best idea but he couldn’t leave things like they were from earlier. He owed her an apology for Audra’s actions.

  Samiyah knew he would stop by, so she wasn’t surprised by the knock at her door.

  When she swung it open, Gerran tried coming inside but she blocked him and forced him backwards, stepping outside with him and shutting her door closed.

  Samiyah was so infuriated she went in immediately. “I just knew you were gonna come but why? So you can tell me how good you feel about the fucked up shit you’ve done? Well, you can save it because I’ve had it up to here with your insensitive shit.” She measured her hand above her head. “See, I convinced myself to tell you that we’re having twins, but I got more than what—”

  “Twins?” He cut her off.

  “Yes, muthafucka, twins! And when I called, you or your bitch answered so I could hear you two fuckin’. Was that your idea of payback? To damage me beyond repair? While I’m pregnant on top of it?” She screamed so loud her own eardrums ached.

  “I may be pissed with you but I never had sex with her or anybody else before today and I damn sure wasn’t trying to hurt you by it.”

  “Am I supposed to believe you when you couldn’t believe me?”

  “Yes, I’m telling you the truth.”

  “Well, you’ve been telling me a whole bunch of shit, so let me tell you some things. We will get a paternity test done. You will see that you’re their father and you will take care of your children, one way or another. And we—we will be getting a divorce!”

  Her eyes casted an evil glare his way before she backed into her house, slamming the door and locking it.

  Gerran ran his hand down his face. Suddenly, it didn’t feel so good being on the end of one’s wrath.

  Chapter 27

  A few days later...

  Eli was still uptown after he left Jacobi’s house when he decided to stop off at Pound Puppies. Eli had read that puppies who grew up with babies were the best protector next to daddies and their shot gun, so he headed on over to grab him one. He could never be too careful with his pretty girl.

  Parking was always terrible on St. Charles Ave. and the closest spot he found to park was three blocks away but it was beautiful spring day so it was all good.

  That was until he walked past her.

  It didn’t occur to him that the store and La’Tasha’s shop were on the same street and it was just his luck she’d be outside to see him.

  As Eli was walking up on her, she spoke as if all was well between them. “What’s up’s, Elias?”

  She wore a smile of innocence that concealed her man-eating ways because behind her allure was a black widow spider waiting to consume and spit out the heart of an unsuspecting brother. So, he kept walking like he didn’t see or hear her.

  She grabbed at his arm before he stepped off too far. “We’re not speaking?”

  “For what, bruh. What you want?” Eli vibed his annoyance.

  La’Tasha didn’t pay his shitty expression any mind and she didn’t bother beating around any corners. “I want you back and maybe if you would have answered any one of my calls instead of ignoring them, you would have known that.”

  “Look, bruh, I don’t fuck wit’chu and I know hearing that shit makes your girl dick hard but we ain’t shit ‘cause you ain’t shit.”

  “Ouch! That stung a little bit but I know you don’t mean that. You’re pissed and you have every right to be. Want to punish my punani and make us do better?”

  “You scandalous as fuck!” Eli was about to step off and she stopped him again.”

  “My bad, Eli. I’m not good with being soft but you know I’m golden. You know I’ve missed you, right?”

  Elias was bored with the conversation. “Don’t you have another man’s blood to suck?”

  “Come on, Eli. You changed the game up on me. I wasn’t expecting you to want a relationship from me then but I want that now. I see the way you are with La’Toria every time we run into each other by my peoples’ house and it makes me want what you were trying to offer before.” She walked up on him. “You know, us being together.”

  “Oh, really?”

  “Yes, really. I can admit I made a mistake but I can rebound from that if you let me.”

  Elias shook his head. “Nah, I’m with Blu. She’s happy and I’m good, so ain’t shit happening with us. So you can kill it.”

  “So what you’re saying is if she wasn’t in the picture, you would have given me another chance to say sorry, kiss you all over and make it better?”

  “Well, we’ll never fuckin’ know, now will we? ‘Cause she is in the picture and she ain’t goin’ no muthafuckin’ where.”

  If she had something more to say, she would have to tell it to someone who cared because Elias turned around and walked off from her.

  La’Tasha smirked as she watched him and all of his swag glory go about his business.

  Elias was right when he mentioned how much a challenged tickled her lady parts, but it was the cat and mouse game they played. And he nor his junior love with her baby sister was going to c
hange that.

  In La’Tasha’s mind, Blu was kitten chow in comparison to her being the cat’s meow, so there was no competition to be had. Eli was going to remember that. She only needed to lower his guards down just enough for her to get back into his chest.

  That’s what you think, she reentered her shop.

  Two hours later…

  Samiyah was sitting on her front lawn with Lil’ Acacia in her outdoor playpen when Elias pulled up into the driveway. He hopped out of his truck and headed straight over to his baby. He picked her up and kissed her fat cheeks.

  “Hey, maw maw. You ready to roll out with Daddy?” He kissed her a few more times before putting her down to finish playing.

  “Why did you leave your truck running? You ‘bout to head back out?” Samiyah inquired.

  “Nah, I bought a puppy for Peaches and I didn’t want it getting stuffy in there on him.”

  Samiyah reached out her hand for help getting up so she could take a peek at it. She walked over, opened the hatch and saw the most adorable cinnamon colored pup ever.

  She picked him up. “What’s his name?”

  “Milo.”

  “I like it.” She placed him back into the box and closed the hatch back.

  “When he is old enough and completes obedience/guard school, he can be over here sometimes, if you cool with it.”

  “That’s cool with me.” She walked back over to her seat and sat down.

  “So, how you feelin’?” Eli asked when he saw her blow out a breath of exhaustion.

  “Like a baby factory.”

  “You still shocked from the news?” Eli squatted down beside her chair and rested his hand on her stomach.

  “Yep. I really can’t believe it. Lil’ Acacia won’t even be one years old by the time I have them. How am I gonna do the simple things like go to the store, sleep, take a shower, have a little bit of me time? It’s gonna be so hard to do.”

  “Hard but not impossible, Yah. You’re overwhelmed and I get that shit but you strong and you got a whole village outchea to help you, ya heard me. You got ya parents, me, Blu and Minnie. You winnin’, lil’ mama.” He encouraged her.