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His shoulders go rigid before he relaxes them and then walks over to me and puts his arms around me “Sure I can Just until I find so for several months now, Abby Don’t you think that it’s time we take this to the next level?”

Sex I know that’s what he means But I’m not interested At least not with hi a date, I answerup with three older brothers and working construction has not really s pretty much tells you what type of men I attract But even with all that, it still hasn’t stopped Derrick fro too handsy with me

I struggle to get out of his arrip doesn’t loosen, I stoo over to the door, put his suitcase outside and gesture for him to leave “No There is not a next level I’m sorry, but it’s over between us You need to leave”

“I don’t have anywhere else to go,” he whines and it takes everything I have not to roll my eyes Man, I’oing to wake up?

I straighten my back and point out the door “Derrick, you know that you can go to your mom’s house Your cousin’s house Your uncle’s house You have a long list of places you can go And I don’t care where you go, but you’re not staying here”

He walks up to ainst the open door I can feel his hot breath against er written on his face “Fine You’re too much damn work anyway… and not worth it”

“Knock, knock Trick or Treat Everything okay here, Mrs?” At the sound of the voice, both our heads turn to the door I didn’t knohat I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting that A tall htly in front of hi jaw and his stance exudes power

“Get lost, mister This is none of your business,” Derrick says, but even I can hear the uncertainty in his voice

I get out from between the door and Derrick, slide into the hallway ofit at hier beside ” I point to Derrick

Derrick looks as if he rabs his bag and starts walking down the hallway

Derrick gets down the hallway before he calls over his shoulder “I’ll see you at the party, Abby And hey,your time with this one She doesn’t put out Just so you know”