Aaron pushed a huge chunk of pancakes into his mouth. “Ma.”
“Chew first.”
He chewed his food and swallowed. “Dad would be so surprised to see you with a man.”
I shot a look over at my child. “Good thing he’ll never see. Don’t nobody want to surprise him. He has enough drama in his life.”
“He would be sick. He still asks me questions about you. He would freak out if he knew you had a man in your bedroom.”
“He will never know that.”
“Why not?”
“It’s not his business.”
“Don’t you want to mess with him? I could have my camera ready to snap a picture of his face. That would be the bomb Tik Tok story, on period”
“I don’t want you to bother that man. I don’t care what he’s doing and that’s on period.”
“What does this Jay dude look like?”
“He looks normal. You’re going to miss your bus.”
“Ma, wrap that up please.” He pointed to his unfinished plate of food. “I want to finish it at school.”
I jumped up off the chair at the island in the kitchen and went to the cabinet. I grabbed a plastic container with a matching top. I put the rest of Aaron’s pancakes, eggs and bacon into the container and sealed it. I went to the extra miscellaneous kitchen drawer and found a plastic set of utensils. I placed them on top of the food container. I pulled two paper towels from the roll and placed them under the utensils. I started on my quest to find a plastic bag and Aaron bursts back into the room with his backpack slung over one shoulder. He scooped up the leftover food.
“I’m getting you a bag.
“I don’t need it.” He put his backpack in the chair and shoved the food sideways into a huge zipped compartment at the front of his pack.
“You better make that bus. I’m not driving you to school.” I walked out of the kitchen and headed for the front door. Aaron trailed behind me.
“Bye, I love you,” I said.
“I love you too.” He responded and held his arms out for our daily hug.
“Have a good day at school.”
Aaron unlocked and opened the front door. “Bye Ma.”
“Bye.”
Aaron dashed out the door. I noticed his beats headphones were around his neck. His hair looked nice. I stood in the doorway and watched him skip across the street to join the five other kids that were waiting for the school bus. The bus was only two blocks down. Tomorrow he was getting pop tarts. I almost made him late making a full breakfast.
I pulled the door closed because I wasn’t fully dressed. I looked out the window until I saw all the kids get on the bus and the bus drove away. I needed a nap. I went back into my bedroom and placed my body in the open space right next to Jagger. It was so easy to fall asleep next to his huge warm body. Within seconds his arm snaked over me.
We both woke a little before noon. We showered together and of course, wet slippery sex was involved. He overwhelmed me with so many hugs and kisses. Jagger put on jogging pants and a plain white wife beater that was a little too fancy to have come from the local Target. I beat him into the kitchen because he had to return one of the many phone calls he received while he was asleep. I left him in the bedroom. I wanted to give him his privacy.
I couldn’t believe Jagger was here. This was a huge surprise. We were both hungry and I decided to cook breakfast again. Jagger entered the kitchen after he walked around the entire house without an escort. He just looked around the place because this was his first time here. He looked at the windows. He walked out in the backyard. He went out on the front porch and I just hoped my neighbors wouldn’t notice a tall White man roaming around my property.
Jagger strolled into my kitchen like he’d been here before. He took a seat at the table. He ran a hand through his tousled hair. He had a mustache and a goatee now and it was so sexy. I didn’t see any of this full facial hair back in Galena.
“Is everything okay?” I asked.
“It was just Glynn. He checks in on me all the time. The— I made it to my destination text just wasn’t enough for him. I’m trying to get away for a few days, which bloody means get away from him also.
“A few days?” I tried to sound casual as I flipped a pancake over with my spatula.
“Yes, are you going to put me up?”
I thought that probably meant he was asking if he could stay here. “Yes.”
“Lovely, I want to be in your face day in and out. I really missed you.”
“I missed you too.”
“I like your house. What time does your son get home from school?”
“Two-fifty, why?”
“I want to know how long I have to fuck you.”
I turned the stovetop fire off and I made a plate for Jagger. He ate it like he was starving. He finished it all. I started loading the dishwasher. I got a tingle in my tummy thinking about the sex we would probably have sometime soon.
“Kat, I want to tell you something.”
“Okay.” I turned to look at him sitting in the chair like he belonged here. Maybe he did.
“Glynn has been giving me shit.”
“Why?”
“He wants me to present you with an NDA.”
“Oh.” Was all I could say because I didn’t expect that or think of it.
“I told him hell no. Every single person that comes into my life has signed one. Even Dr. David and Fiona. You are the only person that hasn’t. I don’t want you to sign one. I don’t want our relationship to have legal stipulations. I don’t want you to be afraid of saying my name.
