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“You sure, luv? I’m in no rush I like what I see and

I’ive s that you’d like to hear, believe me I ain’t tryin’ to waste your ti stature

Sweet smiled She tried to play hardball with hi her first kiss She wanted love She wanted to be noticed She wanted security She hated her job at the clothing store in the Gallery and always drea a better life

Crown had been watching her for a month, unbeknownst to her He first noticed her when he was in the store where she worked to purchase so alone and noticed her insecurities He noticed the lazy eye and sa she turned her attention away fro But her body was tight and showed through her beige slacks and white collared work clothing From that point on, Crown made a mental note to keep an eye on her

Crown gave Sweet a moment to think about it, and within a moment, she nodded and jumped into the car Crown smiled, extended his hand out to her, and said, “I’m Crown, beautifuland you are?”

“Kathy,” she said, shaking Crown’s hand and noticing his i on his pinky finger

“Kathy, huh? Typical, but we’ll work on that,” Crown replied and pulled off

Kathy aka Sweet had never been in such a nice ride before and felt like a queen in a noble carriage She wanted to undy leather seats He had a Chaka Khan track playing, and she was impressed by his style and taste of music

She glanced at Crown and noticed how sharp and handsome he looked up close His shlighted his full lips, his teeth looking white as snow, even under his iced-out htened out, every strand looking like it was precisely placed

She felt nervous to speak around hia want to holla atfor the ride She avoided eye contact with hi her lazy eye, but Crown made her feel comfortable about herself

“You’re a beautiful woman, Kathy, so stop tryin’ to avoid eye contact wit’ ive a fuck about your eye, I care about the wo the rest of you,” Crown said with zeal in his voice

Crown made her smile because no man had ever said that about her before She kneas different froet at her who only wanted pussy or a blowjob and veered away fro wifey material because they didn’t feel comfortable around her She had too many tattoos (a red devil, numerous flowers and butterflies, and her nas made her look like a freak But when it came to her body and her pussy, they ju, thank you, bitch—and “I’ht afterwards

Niggas wanted no love from her—just a fuck and a suck So it fucked with Sweet, and her low self-esteem made her easy and somewhat the talk of the town

“Can I be honest wit’ you, luv?” Crown asked

“About what?” Sweet asked in a low tone

“I had noticed you a ht?”

“What, you stalking me now?”

“Nah, just needed the right tiet wit’ you I saw you around and when I peeped you at the bus stop, I had to come say hi,” he said

“I’ht your eye,” she replied

“Why?”

“I don’t know, it’s just, you’re a fine lookin’ man”

“And, boo, you gotta stop doubting yourself Let me tell you somethin’ Power and confidence attracts people to you To be powerless and feeble repelslike you’re unattractive, ’cause you ain’t You’re beautiful”

She flashed a slanced at him for a moment “So what you do anyway?” she asked