Addicted to You by Porscha Sterling

Author:Porscha Sterling [Sterling, Porscha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing, LLC

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Ink

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Sage had my mind fucked up.

The shit was crazy when I thought about it because I’d been so used to dealing with empty headed females who weren’t about shit but hooking up with a nigga with cash. I never considered I would ever find someone real. But the more I spent time with her and the more I saw her interactions with my daughter, the more I could see us together. I still wanted to take it slow, though. We were vibing heavy, but I wanted to have something lasting with her; a real relationship for once in my life.

And then there was Tami…

An entire month had passed since the night Tami left Tamiyah at Kale’s and I hadn’t seen or heard from her since. I wasn’t complaining about it, though, and Tamiyah hadn’t said much about her either. Although I never thought I would feel right having another woman around my daughter, after the morning we both spent the night at Sage’s place, she’d been asking about her and begging for her to be around ever since.

At first, I didn’t know how she’d made such an impression on Tamiyah that she would ask about Sage before her own mother but when I really thought about it, it made sense. Sage spent time with her, brushing her hair, coloring with her, playing with toys, and reading to her. Whereas Tami had always treated her daughter like an obligation she had to deal with, Sage enjoyed having her company, taking her on shopping trips and to the nail shop whenever she went; all kinds of girly shit.

“Daddy?” Tamiyah said, squinting as we pulled up in the circular driveway of my crib. “Is that Mommy? Sitting in front of the door?”

I looked up and suppressed my groan.

Fuck.

So much about her was different from the last time I’d seen her, but I could make out Tami anywhere. As my ride crept to a complete stop, she stood to her feet, my eyes on her and hers on mine. It was easy to see that she had been living the not-so-fabulous life of a junkie during the time she was gone. She was emaciated beyond the point of what was natural. Not only was she sitting there with the Mercedes Benz I’d bought her nowhere in sight, her clothes were dirty and soiled, her hair looked like a bird’s nest, her once perfectly manicured nails were broken and sporting traces of chipped polish and, though she tried to hide it, the way she fidgeted and scratched at her arms was more than enough evidence of her most recent activities.

I don’t have time for this shit.

“Miyah, let’s get out. I’ll unlock the door. You go on in the house and let me talk to Mommy outside,” I told her, trying not to clench my teeth as I spoke, though my jaw was so tight.

“Okay,” she answered, her voice barely audible.

When I stepped out of the car, Tami refused to meet my eyes as she continued to scratch and looked anywhere but where I stood.

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