The Realest Ever - By Keith Thomas Walker Page 0,37
then. His lips had a magnetic force that was pulling her face straight to them.
Give it a few weeks, she told herself. You’ll be able to look at all of that delicious man flesh over there without batting an eye.
“I could’ve beat Tabitha up,” Kyra said. “If it was just her by herself.”
“I know,” Donovan said. “I never doubted that you could take care of yourself.”
Kyra raised an eyebrow.
“It’s true,” Donovan said. “Now let’s go get your groceries.”
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Donovan took them to Kroger’s and filled Kyra’s basket with everything from fruits and vegetables to Totino’s Pizza Rolls (Quinell’s favorite). When they got to the register, Kyra felt sick to her stomach when Donovan swiped his debit card for the $174.35 total. It was one thing for Ruth to scheme the county out of welfare funds, but Kyra would be damned if her mean-spirited aunt would pull another slick one on Donovan.
Donovan noticed Kyra’s unease as they stood at the register. He reached and put an arm around her. He gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze. This was the first time he touched her outside of the hugs they exchanged in greeting. Kyra felt the same electricity she felt when they embraced on Sunday. She was comforted by Donovan’s touch. His eyes told her, Everything will be fine, and Kyra believed him. As long as she’d known him, Donovan never let her down.
When they got home, the look on Aunt Ruth’s face as Kyra, Donovan and Q brought in bag after bag of provisions was priceless. A few minutes later, Kyra couldn’t help but grin at Donovan as she stood on the porch, bidding him farewell. Donovan stood in the lawn looking up at her.
“I like to see you happy,” he said.
“I know,” Kyra said. “You been telling me that for as long as I can remember.”
“Don’t forget to check out those papers I gave you,” he said. “There’s a lot of jobs in the school system that you don’t need a degree for.”
“I will,” Kyra promised, then, “What’s your girlfriend going to say about you spending $200 on me?”
“I reckon she won’t like it,” Donovan admitted. “I hope she doesn’t ask.”
“Aren’t you going to tell her?”
“I, I don’t think I’ll volunteer the information,” Donovan said. “Why, do you think I should?”
Kyra shrugged. “I don’t know. That’s your woman. I just don’t want her getting mad at me, like I’m the one who told you to do it.”
Donovan laughed softly. “I don’t think she can dislike you any more than she already does.”
Kyra pondered his dilemma. “Nope. I wouldn’t be able to do it.”
“Do what?”
“Let my man spend time with another woman like that. Like this. If I had a man.”
“What if she was your boyfriend’s best friend?”
“I don’t care who he said she was. Ain’t no haps.”
“What if you still lived in Arkansas,” Donovan ventured, “and I was the one who came to your city. And I looked you up on Facebook, and I didn’t have any friends in Little Rock except you. You wouldn’t spend time with me?”
Kyra smiled big and bright. “Of course I would!”
“What if your boyfriend told you not to hang around me?”
She smacked her lips. “Please. If he don’t like it, he don’t have to stay with me. I wouldn’t choose him over you.”
Donovan’s heart glowed. “But you just said–”
“I said I wouldn’t let my man do it,” Kyra stated. “I never said I wouldn’t do it myself, if I was in your position.”
“So you understand why I’m here.”
“Yes. But what if your girlfriend decides to put her foot down, like I would?”
“Well, I hope she will understand that I can’t turn my back on someone I’ve known ten times longer than I’ve known her.”
“I don’t wanna be the cause of your relationship going bad,” Kyra said. She wasn’t smiling now.
“If it goes bad, I assure you you’re not the only cause,” Donovan said as he headed to his truck. “I’ll call you tomorrow.”
“Wait.”
Donovan looked back, and his eyes bulged at the sight of Kyra hopping off the porch. Her breasts were 100% real. They had plenty of bounce to them.
Wow.
She ran up and gave him a big hug.
“Thank you, for everything.”
Donovan thought he had things under control, but the feel of her boobs pressed against his torso sent a jolt from his chest, down his stomach and right between his legs. He pushed her away gently when he felt himself becoming aroused.