Unique by Nikki Turner

Author:Nikki Turner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published: 2012-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Promises Aren’t Made to Be Broken

The taxi pulled up at the corner of Forty-seventh Street and Fifth Avenue and Kennard was there to open the door. He helped Unique from the backseat, paid the driver, and kissed her on the cheek.

He asked, “What took you so long?” Before she could mention how congested the traffic was or about the car accident uptown, he said, “Never mind. We have an appointment to keep.” He whisked her away by the arm.

Unique had never seen Kennard this excited about anything except making love and money. And not necessarily in that order.

“What’s this all about?” His enthusiasm was contagious.

He looked at her with those sexy brown eyes at her. They were comforting—tender but strong. “I want to buy you something to show the commitment I want to make to you.”

Commitment? This is serious, Unique thought as butterflies took over her stomach at the mention of the word. She had been with many men and none of them had ever mentioned that word.

“Moi?” Her face lit up brighter than the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center.

“If that means you, then yeah, moi,” he said, before kissing her on the forehead. “I was thinking…”

“Yes…?” Unique had her own thoughts and they were running butt-naked and wild inside her head. What happened just a few hours ago seemed like a nightmare and she didn’t want to think about it. So this gesture could not have come at a better time. She started to question if she even deserved a man like this, but then she thought again, I’ve been through more bullshit than Charmin, you gotdamn right I deserve this!

“I know that we agreed not to talk about either of our past relationships—”

“And we should just focus on ours, making it stronger,” she said, finishing his sentence for him. One she’d heard many times.

But she wasn’t expecting what he said next: “I’m glad you broke the agreement last night.”

I did what?

“I don’t know if you were intoxicated from the champagne or my lovemaking,” he joked with a smile. “I did put it on you, but I’m happy that you opened up. I had no idea that you’d been hurt so badly.”

She felt like she’d been hit in the face with a frying pan. Then fear set in. If she didn’t have enough to worry about as it was, now she was coughing up skeletons in her sleep. Damn, I’m really getting way too comfortable. “Exactly what did I open my mouth up about last night?” she asked, hoping that she didn’t look as frightened as she felt.

“You said, and I quote, ‘I have never had a real relationship and, looking back, I think it fucked up my life.’ You also said that you were left to fend for yourself. And that you were double-crossed, in the worst way, by the only man you ever cared for, which made you feel unsure that you would ever be able to trust wholeheartedly again.”

Tyeedah was right, Unique thought, I am falling off.

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