A Savage Kinda Love by Kiki Leach

Author:Kiki Leach [Leach, Kiki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Reality Checked and Balanced

The harsh, throttling sound of an old car backfiring before speeding down the street as if its wheels were on fire sent me racing to the front door and peeking out the window in a panic. After pulling back the curtain, I noticed Nikko pacing across the sidewalk, watching his own feet as they moved between the cracks of each square and anxiously combing his fingers through his hair as if the curls were liable to get tangled unless he personally tugged at each one. His eyes were dark and pinned, focused with the whites flushed redder than a beet; his skin appeared somewhat pale in comparison to his natural olive tone; his clothes were disheveled as if he had been pulling at them for hours until they no longer fit as properly as they had before he left me in bed this morning.

As I pulled the curtain back even further and leaned forward to get a better look at him overall, he stopped walking and turned to stare at me in a way that forced my insides to tighten in fear of what he now felt after meeting with Chino and Benny. I could see something boiling behind his eyes and stepped back, then raced from the foyer and into the living room.

Minutes passed before the front door finally swung open; and as a warm breeze swept through every room of the house before it closed, I wrapped my arms around myself and took a seat on the couch. As Nikko's feet shuffled down the hallway, I found myself laughing in being as nervous as I was the first time we met; my hands rattled as my breath shook with each inhale; my toes tapped against the floor as I chewed my bottom lip until it nearly bled between my teeth.

"Hey there, baby."

"Hey." I looked to the door as his tall, muscular body fell against the frame in the manner of a limp noodle. As he slid one hand into his front pocket, leaving the other to rest alongside his thigh, I noticed his brows pushing together while his eyes watched my tongue roll along my bottom lip. I couldn't tell what the hell he was thinking, but could feel the meaning behind the intensity of his gaze straight down to the center of my core.

"You know I saw your sexy ass watching me while I was out there," he said, a small, knowing smile tugging at his lips. He was almost too beautiful in the attempt to keep it hidden from me.

I anxiously darted my eyes to the floor. Even now, he made me feel more alive and at home with myself than I had ever been. "I wasn't trying to, but when that car backfired, I wanted to see what the hell it was all about." He nodded while stepping into the room. "Was it another driver for you, or...?"

"Nah, just a motherfucker that had already been there before I showed up. I walked around for the most part after that meeting with Benny and my old man.

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