Brushstrokes and Love Notes (An Enemies to Lovers Romance) by Tina Martin

Author:Tina Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: african american books, womens fiction, enemies to lovers, love and relationships
Publisher: Tina Martin
Published: 2024-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were rough to get through but I knew I had to in order to get to Friday – the day I get to spend time with Jamila again. And I’m overjoyed that I survived the week to get to this point. I can hardly contain my excitement. I’m hopeful that we’ll make further progress in this new connection we’ve built. I can honestly say I’ve never felt this way. That’s how I know it has to be her.

As I drive the short distance to her apartment from mine, I tell myself to let the night unfold without trying to rush anything. Date two should be just as relaxing as date one, and I plan to show her a good time.

Slowing down to turn on her street, I dial her number.

“Hello,” she answers.

“Hey, you. I’m outside. You ready?”

“Ready for what?”

I pause as my heart stills. Did she forget? “Our date. Don’t tell me you forgot.”

“Oh, no. I’m so sorry, Morgan. I won’t be able to make it.”

“Oh,” I say feeling like someone just knocked the wind out of me. “Is everything okay?”

“Yeah. Everything’s fine.”

“Okay,” I say, disappointed but I’m more interested in why she’s not coming. I say, “Are you sure everything’s okay?”

I glance up and see her walking out of the building rocking a fitted black dress and heels. Her long braids are swinging down her back. Her lips are cherry red. The big gold hoops compliment her brown skin and her outfit. She looks amazing – so good that I can’t take my eyes off of her. When she gets closer to my car, I get out and ask, “What’s up?”

She says, “I already have a date tonight.”

I open my mouth to say something but words escape me.

She smiles and says, “With you, silly. Gotcha!”

The air returns to my lungs and now I can breathe. “Yeah, you got me.”

I walk around to the passenger side of the car and open the door for her. Her braids are swinging loose today. As she gets inside, I catch a whiff of her perfume. She smells like peaches and musk – I don’t know the name of the scent and I don’t need to know it. I just need her to continue wearing it because it’s pleasing to my nose.

When I get inside the car, I turn to her and say, “You look beautiful as always.”

“Thank you. You’re not so bad yourself.”

I shift the into car in drive. “You had me shook there for a minute. I thought you were about to go out with someone other than me.”

“Yeah. I’ve been waiting all week to pull that stunt on you. It’s payback for the paint you put on my nose.”

“Ah...you got me.”

“You handled it well. My mama told me to do stuff like that to see how a man is going to react. She said that’s how you pull out those red flags.”

“So, I passed your lil’ test?”

“With flying colors...no pun intended.”

I make a right on Central and head straight for the heart of this great city.

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