“Here, buy yourself something nice. After three years, you deserve it,” Logan said as he peeled off a few hundreds and handed them to her.
Amore didn’t have to wonder any longer. Logan was doing it big and the stack of money that he carried around was proof of that. He gave Amore another quick hug and she thanked him before he left. She added the money that he gave her to the knot that Skip had blessed her with a few minutes before. She went to the back of the store and got her food before leaving and preparing to go home. As soon as she got back into the car, her phone rang and it was Trillion calling her again.
“What’s up?” Amore asked when she decided to answer for him.
“Shit, that’s what I’m trying to see. What’s good?” Trillion asked.
“Nothing. What’s up with you? Are you trying to see me or something?” Amore questioned.
“No doubt,” Trillion replied with a hint of humor in his voice.
“Get a room and text me the info,” Amore requested.
“Give me a minute and I’ll hit you up,” he replied before hanging up.
Amore might not have been ready for a relationship but she was always down for some good sex. Trillion was only her second sex partner but he knew how to put it down. Once Amore arrived home, she ate her food and got right to work on getting her apartment together. When everything was in place, she took a shower and went to get Chanell from work. Trillion sent her the info for the room and he was already there waiting for her. Her cousin was dropping her off and she would probably get an Uber to bring her back home. Her apartment still wasn’t complete but she wanted to get used to sleeping in there. Thanks to Skip and Logan, she was twenty-five hundred dollars richer and that was more than enough to complete the task.
“You know I don’t mind coming back for you cousin. All you have to do is call,” Chanell said when they pulled up to the hotel.
Amore was impressed and she hadn’t even gone inside yet. The place was well lit and there were valet attendants outside to park the cars. She could tell that the place wasn’t cheap, just by the atmosphere.
“No, I’m good cousin. I’ll text you and AJ when I make it home. Love you,” Amore said as she hugged her.
“Love you too,” Chanell replied as she watched her walk inside before pulling off.
Just like Amore assumed, the inside of the hotel was amazing. They had two bar areas in the lobby and it looked like something out of a magazine. She looked at the info that Trillion had sent to her but she was lost. The place was huge and she was about to text him to come meet her.
“Do you need help?” someone asked, making Amore jump. Her face held no emotion as she turned around and looked into Ciara’s smirking mug.
“Nah, I’m good,” Amore replied, not wanting to put the other woman in her business.
“Look, we’re not friends anymore, I get it, but this is my job. This hotel is huge and if you’ve never been here before, it’s easy to get lost,” Ciara noted.
“Just point me towards the elevators,” Amore requested.
“Follow me,” Ciara replied as she walked away.
Although she had on her work attire, Amore didn’t miss the black red bottom pumps that Ciara wore. She had her hair pulled up in a tight bun and she almost looked like a sophisticated businesswoman. When they got to the elevators, Ciara pressed the up button and stood there and waited.
“Thanks Ciara, I’m good now,” Amore assured her.
“No problem,” Ciara said as she walked away in disappointment. She was curious to see who Amore was meeting up with. That would have given her a lot to report back to Viper. Ciara wasn’t crazy and she knew that he still loved Amore. She didn’t like it but there was nothing that she could do about it. She could, however, try to get him to change his mind about his feelings and she was going to try.
Once Amore stepped off the elevator, she was happy that another employee was standing there to show her where to go. Amore was on the wrong floor, so she got back onto the elevator with her and walked her to the door. Amore thanked her and knocked on the door as soon as she left. Trillion opened the door with a smile and an opened bottle of champagne in his hand. He had a blunt dangling from his lips and he looked sexy as hell. Amore never thought she’d meet someone who smoked more than Viper but Trillion had him beat.
“What’s up beautiful?” he asked while looking at Amore through low, hooded eyes.
After grabbing the bottle from him and taking a huge gulp, Amore came out of her dress and pushed him down on the sofa in the room. She did not go there to talk and she made that very clear. She didn’t have anything on underneath the dress, but Trillion wasn’t complaining. He sat there admiring her body as she took her time and undressed him. He knew that he was in for a long night but he was ready for whatever.
Amore stood back as the cameras flashed once again. She didn’t like the spotlight, so she was good with playing the background. She finally agreed to accompany Trillion to the movie premiere, but he neglected to tell her that it was such a big deal. It seemed that everyone knew who Trillion was and her cousin was shocked when Amore told her about the few nights that they spent together. She was even more shocked when he called Amore to accompany him on a date. It was Chanell and AJ who convinced Amore to go out with him. Dating was something that she just didn’t want to do. She wanted a no strings attached sexual relationship and he needed to know that. He seemed to want more than that but Amore felt the exact opposite.
“You good?” Trillion asked as he walked over and wrapped his arm around her waist. He had been occupied for most of the night, but Amore stood back and watched him work.
“Yeah, I’m straight,” Amore replied as she let him lead her inside of the theater. The red carpet event was over and now it was time for them to be seated for the movie. When they walked inside of the theater, there were only about three people in there and they were all the way at the bottom of the room.
“Where is everybody? I thought this was a movie premiere,” Amore whispered.
“It’s kind different with indie films. These aren’t A-list actors and they’re still trying to get their names out there. Nobody really watches the movie. Most of the time they leave after the red carpet event or they mingle with each other elsewhere,” Trillion said as he checked the notifications on his phone. He’d posted some pictures of himself and a few up and coming actors on Instagram and people were commenting.
“Do you always stay for the movie?” Amore asked.
“Sometimes, but we can leave if you want to,” he replied while looking at her.
“No, I’m good,” Amore said as she took her seat.
Trillion was busy entertaining his followers, while she watched all the commercials that came on before the movie started. When the lights went out, Trillion grabbed Amore’s hand and squeezed it. She looked amazing in her cream colored halter dress and red accessories. Her hair was pulled up into a sleek ponytail and her makeup was light enough to showcase her natural beauty.
“You good? Do you want anything to eat or drink?” Trillion asked.
“No, just you,” Amore replied with a devious smirk as she stood to her feet.
Trillion looked around the darkened, secluded room to make sure that no one was paying attention to them. Amore didn’t seem to care as she wiggled out of her underwear and stepped out of them. She giggled when Trillion started undoing his belt and pants. He already knew what she was about and he was down for whatever. She grabbed a condom from her clutch and rolled it on to his awaiting erection before reclining his seat further. Amore climbed into his lap and slowly slid down his pole.
“Shit,” Trillion moaned as he bit his bottom lip. He closed his eyes but they immediately popped open again once he realized where they were. Amore was adventurous but he had to be careful. He’d seen enough of social media to know how people lurked in the shadows with their cell phones.
“Nobody is paying attention to us. Relax,” Amore coached as she licked his neck.
“You feel good as fuck,” Trillion said, right before he pulled her in for a kiss.
Amore moaned into his mouth as he grabbed her hips and bounced her up and down. She wrapped her arms around his neck and let him take the lead. She learned from the first day they met that Trillion liked to be in control in the bedroom. She didn’t mind because she was always satisfied.
“Keep up Amore,” Trillion grunted as he slapped her ass.
It felt so good and she didn’t realize that she’d stopped moving and made him do all the work. That was all the encouragement that Amore needed. She planted her feet on both sides of the chair and started bouncing to her own beat.
“I got you boo,” Amore said as she started riding him faster.
“Yeah Love, just like that,” Trillion hissed as he threw his head back and bit his bottom lip. Amore was the truth and he loved that she wasn’t shy. Most women would have never given it up in a movie theater and he probably would have never asked. Since she initiated it, Trillion was more than happy to be a willing participant.
“I’m gonna cum,” Amore whispered in his ear a little while later. She made the cutest fuck faces and Trillion could stare at her all day. She sounded sexy as hell as she moaned and came at the same time. He didn’t announce his release, but he wasn’t too far behind her. Once he filled up the condom, Amore stood up and pulled it off of him.
“I need to go freshen up,” Amore said as she grabbed her purse and rushed off towards the exit.
Trillion was spent but he took a few minutes to fix himself up while trying to catch his breath. Although he wanted to get to know Amore better, he knew all that he needed to know about her in the bedroom. They were compatible sexually but that wasn’t all that he wanted from her. Amore seemed scared to go there with him but he didn’t know why.
Deciding to go freshen himself up as well, Trillion got up and followed the same path that Amore had taken a few minutes ago. He was hoping to run into her on his way because he was ready to go. Maybe Amore would agree to spend the night at his place with him. At least he would know that she couldn’t just up and leave whenever she wanted to. She couldn’t do anything without knowing the code to his alarm.
After relieving his bladder and freshening up, Trillion went back into the theater to see if Amore had gone back inside. When he didn’t see her, he headed back towards the bathrooms to see if she was still in there. When he saw that the door to the women’s bathroom was open, he peeked inside and saw an older woman mopping the floor.
“Can I help you?” she asked, looking at him like he was crazy.
“Yeah, I was looking for somebody. Is this the only bathroom that you have?” he asked the woman.
“It sure is and nobody is in here. I checked before I started mopping. Are you talking about the pretty lady with the ponytail?” she asked.
“Yeah. Did you see her?” Trillion countered.
“Yeah, she just left in a cab,” the lady replied as she went back to her task.
Trillion felt played but he had no one to blame but himself. Amore showed him what it was the first day they met, but he just didn’t want to see it. Her leaving wasn’t a big deal but she didn’t even feel the need to let him know whenever she did it. That was the part that aggravated him the most. He was obviously feeling her more than she was feeling him but it was all good. Trillion noticed that Amore never even tried to call him. If he didn’t make the first move, they probably would never see or talk to each other. He was feeling her but he couldn’t miss what he barely had. As beautiful as Amore was, she wasn’t worth all the trouble and he was done.
L eah was pissed as she purposely slammed doors and closets to disturb Trillion’s rest. He came to drop their daughter off the day before and never left. Leah loved waking up to him and their daughter under the same roof and she did everything in her power to keep him there. The house was spotless and she made sure to have a hot meal on the stove. She sexed him like a porn star the night before but that obviously still wasn’t enough. Trillion must have been dreaming and Jade must have been who he was dreaming about. He’d called her name more times than Leah cared to admit and she was fed up. She came second in his life, even in his sleep, and she was tired of it. Tristyn even tried to wake him from his deep slumber but she gave up after a while. She put her headphones on to drown him out and played on her tablet.
“Trillion!” Leah yelled after hearing him mumble in his sleep long enough. She roughly shook his arm until he started to stir a little.
“Yeah,” he mumbled groggily as he looked around the room like he was confused.
“She’s not here and she hasn’t been for years,” Leah snapped angrily.
“What?” Trillion asked in confusion.
“Good morning daddy,” Tristyn said as she crawled over to him and kissed his cheek.
“Morning baby,” he replied with a smile.
“Who is Jade daddy?” Tristyn asked, making his heartbeat speed up.
He felt Leah’s eyes burning a hole in him but he ignored her. Her comment made sense to him now but it also pissed him off. He sometimes hated being under the same roof that held so many memories but Leah never let him forget. She never got over the love he had for Jade after only a few months of meeting her and she probably never would. Jade was on his mind when he went to sleep the night before and he’d dreamed about her the entire time he slept. In his dream, she kept telling him that she was sorry but he didn’t know what she was sorry for.
“What do you wanna do today baby?” Trillion asked Tristyn once he removed her headphones.
“I wanna go by your house and swim. Can Jazz come too?” Tristyn asked, referring to Jordon’s daughter.
“Yeah, I’ll call and ask her mama if it’s cool. Go get your bathing suit and some changing clothes together,” Trillion said, trying to get her to leave the room.
He was naked underneath the covers and he needed to get dressed. Tristyn slept in her own room but she always made her way to Leah’s room every morning, especially if her father was there. As soon as she was gone, Trillion got up and slipped on his boxers and joggers before heading to the bathroom. He lit his morning blunt and took a few puffs to get his mind right. He was standing at the toilet relieving his bladder when Leah walked in and just stood there. She didn’t say anything but there was no mistaking her presence.
“What Leah? Damn. I can’t even take a piss without you trying to hold my dick,” Trillion snapped angrily as he flushed the toilet.
“What are we doing here Trillion? I mean, you come here once a month acting like we’re a family and then you walk away like nothing ever happened,” Leah said.
“You’re right and I apologize for leading you on. It won’t happen again,” Trillion said while washing his hands.
“That’s not what I meant. I want this Trillion. I want us to be a family again and be happy like we used to be,” Leah replied.
“We haven’t been happy in years Leah,” Trillion said as he started to brush his teeth.
“I wonder why. I wasn’t the one who tried to leave home to be with somebody else. Even after we invited her ungrateful ass into our home, she still wasn’t satisfied. As soon as you turned your back, she hopped on the first dick that came her way and took your baby with her. Hell, now that I think about it, I wonder if it was your baby at all,” Leah sneered.
“Chill out Leah,” Trillion warned while washing the sleep from his face.
“I stayed and held you down for years. But, all you ever cared about was the one who left,” Leah cried.
“I’m gone. And trust me, you don’t have to worry about me coming back unless it’s for Tristyn,” Trillion assured her as he put on his shoes.
Although Trillion would never admit it to him, Jordon was right. Going back to Leah for even one night was a mistake and he vowed to never do it again. He fell out of love with her a long time ago but she got her hopes up every time they had sex. It was nothing to him but she took it as an attempt at reconciliat
ion. It wasn’t fair for him to always get her hopes up, only to let her down again. Leah was familiar to him but he had to leave it alone.
“Trillion no, please. I’m sorry okay. Nobody loves you more than me and you know that. How do you think it makes me feel to know that you don’t feel the same way? You’re calling out to her in your sleep and she didn’t even care enough to stay. I’m here and you keep looking past me and that shit hurts,” Leah said as she followed him out of the bedroom.
Leah had tried more than once to move on a few times over the years but it was too hard. She had history with Trillion and he was all that she knew. Truthfully, he was all that she wanted to know. She never understood how it was so easy for him to move on with other women when it was almost impossible for her. Leah remembered having sex with someone else when she and Trillion broke up one time and she cried like a baby once it was done. She wasn’t surprised when the man never called her again. He even blocked her from calling him. That was the kind of love that she had for the father of her child, but it was never reciprocated.
“Good morning Trillion. How are you?” Abby asked with a smile.
“I’m good Abby. You straight?” Trillion asked her.
“Why are you out of your room?” Leah asked her mother angrily.
“I… I just wanted something to drink,” Abby said while holding up a bottle of water. She was rolling down the hall when Trillion came out of the room and she didn’t want to be rude by not speaking. After all, it was his house that she was living in and he paid all the bills.
“Okay, you got it now so disappear,” Leah snapped. Trillion watched the sadness in Abby’s eyes as she used her electric wheelchair and rolled to the back of the house. Once he heard her bedroom door close, he looked at Leah with disgust in his eyes.
“Why do you even have her here if you hate her so much? You obviously haven’t forgiven her,” Trillion noted.
“And I never will,” Leah spat.
“That’s fucked up,” Trillion said while shaking his head.
“Don’t try to make me feel bad when you feel the exact same way about your own mother. Have you forgiven her yet?” Leah asked.
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