After spending another night with Brandon in my room instead of Milani, I had a lot of time to think about sum shit and I realized I need that girl. No matter how mad she makes me, I'm crazy about her and I can't leave New York without making things right. It's eating me up inside to know that the woman I love is hurting because of a childish ass mistake that I made.

Stepping out of the shower and getting dressed, I walk back into the room then plop down on the bed; answering my ringing phone.

"Wassup Pop?"

"Drummer, how you doing boy? I ain't heard from you since your mama's funeral."

"I'm doing good, man. I had to take some time to clear my mind. How you doing?" I ask as I pour myself a shot.

"Some days are harder than others, but I try to keep myself occupied to keep my mind off everything. I was calling to tell you that Tae is awake and has some information about who hit him and your mama. He won't tell anybody the information. He said he'll only tell you so I was wondering if you wanted to head to the hospital so we can get to the bottom of this shit." My dad explains, inhaling deeply which lets me know that he's smoking a blunt.

"I'm in New York right now, but I'll come pick you up then we'll go to the hospital when I get back. I gotta fix some shit first though."

"Everything okay, son?"

Sighing loudly, I take another shot before answering. "Yeah, woman problems. I made a dumb bet with Brandon about Milani and she found out about it. She was actually coming to tell me she loved me when she overhead us talking bout the bet so everything fucked up right now and it's my fault."

"Dallas, that was dumb as hell for you to make that bet, but I know how you are and you can't let go of a challenge. That'll be your downfall one day. I've never seen you act this way over a woman, not even Ariyah so I know you really love her. Get her back son and try your best not to fuck up again. Good luck. I'll holla at you later."

"I hear ya pops. Ima fix it. I swear I will." I say before hanging up and downing another shot then thinking of what I'm gonna do to make it up to Milani.

"I'm bout to head out, B. I need to borrow yo ride."

"If I let you borrow my car, are you gonna fix shit with Milani?" He says with squinted eyes.

"Why you so worried bout it?" I ask as I try to snatch the keys from his hands, but he moves quickly.

"Because I fixed shit with my woman, but I still can't be with her like I wanna because Milani don't wanna be in this room with you. It's fucking up my pussy and you know how I am about my pussy."

"Brandon, I don't give a damn about you and Chanel's sex life, but if you must know, yeah I'm tryna fix it so like I said, I need to borrow yo ride. You wasting time that I could be using to set some shit up for Lani."

"Aite nigga. Good luck. I won't be here when you get back. Ima take my lady on a date tonight and get us a limo." Brandon says after tossing me his keys.

"Aite, Preciate ya, boy." I say as I walk out of the door.

Making my way out to Brandon's car, I drive around New York; buying everything I need then finding a place to set it up. Once I'm content with my set up, I give Milani a call and wait for her to answer as I pay the people I've hired to serve us and to watch my set up while I'm gone to pick her up.

"Pick up, pick up, pick up." I say repeatedly until I finally hear her voice on the other end of the phone.

"Why are you even calling me?"

"Get dressed. I'm coming to pick you up. Make sure you're comfortable and warm because we're gonna be outside."

Hanging up the phone, I drive back to the hotel and take a hot shower, washing off all the sweat from setting everything up. I get dressed in a chocolate brown jogging suit and white forces then walk to Chanel's room, knocking on the door. Milani walks out wearing a long sleeve, heather grey jumpsuit and Uggs.

"You look so damn amazing. You ready to go?"

"Thanks. You're not gonna leave me alone so I guess I have no choice, but to be ready."

Immediately pressing my body into hers, I back her up into the wall and wrap my hand around her neck then put my lips close to her ear. "Drop the attitude, Milani, before I rearrange yo guts. You need some fucking act right. I know you're mad at me, but I'm not dealing with that attitude."

Milani licks her lips and a slight moan slips out as she pushes me off her, staring into my eyes then at my lips. Understanding what she wants, I place a soft kiss on her lips and smack her ass as she walks in front of me. "Now like I said, are you ready to go?"

"Yes, I'm ready to go."

Making it to the car, I let Milani inside and drive us to the spot where everything is set up. The tent lights are now on and Love and Basketball is playing per my request. The snacks of grapes, fudge balls, strawberries, and chocolate covered cookies rest on the fondue table.

Milani's mouth drops when she sees the romantic set up in front of us. Taking her hand, I help her into the tent and open up the wine then pour us both a full glass. We grab snacks from the table, dipping certain ones into the hot melted chocolate and watch the movie. Once we're finished eating, I pull Milani into my arms and she rests her back against my chest as I wrap my arms around her.

"Thank you for this. I'm really enjoying it, Drummer."

"You don't have to thank me. You deserve every good thing that's coming your way. Honestly Milani, I know you probably think I only did this to get you back. That's not true though. I did this to show you how much I love you and want to be with you. I realize how much that bet affected you and I do apologize for that. I'm asking you to give me another chance to show you that I'm no longer the childish man that made the bet. That was before I had these feelings for you. Milani, I love you and I want you to be mine. I don't care what you say tonight, I'll never stop trying to prove my love to you." I explain as I turn her towards me, looking into her eyes.

"I love you too, Drummer, but I just don't know if I can trust you again. For me, trust isn't something that I can easily give to someone. Tariq and my sister fucked up my trust long ago and just when I was starting to trust you, you fucked up. I don't want to get too involved with you if you're going to keep fucking up. I understand you'll make mistakes and so will I because we're human, but some mistakes are too much to come back from."

A look of shock comes across my face when I realize the true problem between Milani and I. It has nothing to do with the bet.

"Baby, I finally understand what's going on with you. You're not mad about the bet, you're scared that I'm going to break your heart the same way Tariq did. Milani, you have nothing to worry about. I have no plans on hurting you. I want you and only you. Plenty of women throw themselves at me, but why the hell would I want them when I have you? You're the most beautiful woman in my eyes. You can't let your past affect your future. If you're going to continuously be stuck on the shit with Tariq, you'll never be able to move forward with any other man. You've got to take a chance with me , Lani. I'm not like these other niggas out here. Baby, I'm trying to dick you down and love the shit outta you."

Milani sighs loudly and fiddles her thumbs which lets me know that she's deep in thought. Grabbing her face, I force her to look into my eyes. "If you give me another chance, I'll earn your trust back and prove to you that I'm worth your love."

Breathing in deeply, she finally speaks. "You're right about everything. I am scared, but I can't keep living in fear. Drummer, I'll give you another chance and I'll try not to be so hard on you because of my trust issues."

With a smile on my face, I give the servers a signal and they bring out the customized flower bouquet that I ordered for this very moment.

"Drummer, this is beautiful!" Milani smiles not seeing the message on it.

"I know I didn't get you any flowers for your competition so I decided to get them for this moment. I added a gold flower to represent how bright you shine in my life even with a million other dull roses trying to get my attention... Turn the box around."

Milani does as she's told and sees the message on the box, her mouth dropping as her breathing gets more rapid.

"I-I um I guess I'll be your girlfriend, but only after we've gotten rid of Holloway and his minions. That way I know I won't have to worry about one of them trying to kill you or even me." She says as she smiles softly.

"That's cool with me. As long as I get you, I don't care how long it takes. Even though you wanna wait till they're gone, you still my girlfriend. So don't get yo wig split tryna talk to other niggas." I laugh as I pull her to me and kiss her passionately.

"Nah, you don't get your wig split talking to bitches. I definitely don't play that disrespectful ass shit."

"You....have.....nothing...to....worry....about." I tell her in between kisses.

"Mhm keep it that way."

We finish the movie and head to the car while the serves clean everything up. As soon as we're in the car, plays on the speakers and I start nodding my head to it.

"I like this shit. It's smooth." I say as I rub my hand on Milani's thigh.

"Yeah, it's real sexy."

"Not as sexy as my woman."

Milani smiles at my corny joke then takes off her seat belt, leaning over and placing a kiss on my neck then singing the song in my ears; making a chill run down my spine. Her hands trail down my body, into my joggers and boxers; massaging my harden dick. I bite my lip as she bends down and takes me into her mouth, swirling her tongue from the tip of my dick to the base while she uses her hand to fondle my balls.

"Ahhh shit, baby..FUCK!" I moan as I use my free hand to push her head down, trying to make her choke, but her gag reflexes are too damn good.

She slobs all over my dick, making my toes curl and my eyes almost snap shut, but I remember that I'm driving. Keeping my eyes as open as possible, I release my load into Milani's mouth and watch as she unzips her jumpsuit; massaging her clit.

"Hold on, Lani. I gotcha... I'm bout to pull over."

My eyes scan all over as I find an empty alleyway and swerve into it, parking the car quickly; thankful that the windows are tinted. I slide my seat all the way back and let it down then instruct Milani to do the same. As soon as she does it, I help her get her clothes off and lean over my seat so that my face is in between her legs. Licking and sucking on her clit, I slide two fingers into her and thrust hardly until she's moaning my name. Her walls tighten around my fingers and I quickly pull them out, not wanting her to cum yet.

Laying back in my seat, I motion for her to get on top which she does happily . As she slides herself onto my dick, we both moan and I bounce her up and down; letting her gush all over me.

"Mmmmm yesss yesss yesss! Right there, baby!!!" Milani moans as I pick up the pace, drilling harder and faster with each stroke.

Her moans are enough to make my dick start throbbing inside her. She kisses me passionately and grabs my beard so that I'm looking into her eyes as we both cum simultaneously, moaning and grunting loudly. She collapses into my arms with my dick still inside her then places sloppy kisses on my neck which makes my dick twitch.

"I feel your dick getting hard again." She moans, clapping her ass cheeks which makes me throw my head back.

Turning her over so that her back is to me, I lower her onto my dick and thrust my hips up hardly; making her scream out, moaning from the pleasure. She grips the steering wheel as I make sure to hit every inch inside her; leaving a trail of love bites on her back. Reaching around her, I rub her clit in circular motions which makes her squirt on me, the seat, and the rug.

"Ahhh ahhh ahhh." She moans out as her body shakes violently.

I pick up the pace even more than before until she's hollering out loudly as I pull out and let her suck me off the rest of the way; her lips suctioned on my dick like a glove.

"Suck yo dick, baby." I tell her as I use both of my hands to grab her head; fucking her face until I cum down her throat. She happily swallows it and climbs into my arms so I just hold her until we both catch our breath.

"Drummer, I love you." She breathes out.

"I love you too, Milani. Now put your clothes back on. We gotta go get ready for our flight back home." I smile as I kiss her forehead then let her climb off me and back into her seat. "Brandon gone kill us about this car."

"Yeah I know. That's why we're gonna keep this a secret."

"A secret!!? Milani, he gone notice this wet ass floor and seat. Ima drop you back off at the hotel then take the car back to the storage garage. I'll arrange for it to be cleaned and catch an Uber back to the hotel." I says as I start driving us back.

"Be careful." Milani says as she kisses me then gets out of the car.

"Will do, love."

As soon as she's back into the hotel, a big ass smile comes across my face when I think about our night and how she's mine now.