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The Pleasure Next Door *Updated 5/10

Another reader appreciation story! ...i usually don't like for my first add to be so in your face but sometimes it happens right? lol.

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Malachi kissed Monroe’s shoulder as he slid down the straps of her tank top. After pulling it off he undid the strings to her bikini top and bottom and pulled them off. He laid her down and got up off the bed to admire her. This day had been a long time coming and he was going to take his time.
Monroe laid nervously on the bed. It’s been a long time since another man has seen her in the nude. The sexual tension between her and Malachi was undeniable but this was the first time they were being intimate with each other. She had just went over to swim in his pool, she didn’t plan on things going this far.
“I love your skin,” he said as he ran his fingers up her leg.
She moaned softly at his touch. Her body was hot and his, for some reason, was cold. His fingertips sent chills all over her body.
Before slipping out of his own swim trunks he grabbed a condom and gently pulled her to the edge of the bed, sliding a pillow underneath her butt. He leaned towards her face and kissed her softly, exploring her mouth with his tongue. Monroe was lost in his kiss. She couldn’t remember the last a man was this sensual with her. He kissed down her neck and chest, licking a trail to her nipple before taking it into his mouth. As much as she knew she should stop him, she couldn’t. Her body craved this attention for so long.
After showing the other breast equal attention, he continued his journey leaving a trail of kisses down to her stomach. He kissed both sides of her hips and looked up at her. Her eyes were closed and her breathing had become shallower. She raised her legs and parted them. He smiled; he didn’t ask her to do that but she knew what she wanted. He teased her with her fingers for a while before replacing them with his tongue.
Her orgasm hit her like an earthquake. She wiped the sweat from her forehead as Malachi made his way towards her lips. He didn’t go down on many women, that was a privilege not only for the woman he was dating but she also had to have a good diet. He knew that Monroe ate well and especially ate a lot of fruit. Her nectar was delicious.
“Have you tasted yourself before?”
She shook her head no.
“Lick my lips,” he said.
She looked at him funny.
“Why would you want someone else to taste you if you’re not even willing to taste yourself?”
He rubbed his lips against hers and waited for her. When she finally licked his lips he pulled her into a kiss. Without breaking away from her, he rolled on the condom and turned them both onto their sides.
“Once we do this, there’s no going back,” he said.
“I need it,” she said softly before kissing him again.
He raised her leg and gently forced himself inside of her. Their eyes were locked on each other. Malachi smiled; she felt exactly how he imagined she would. Monroe closed her eyes and bit his lip in pleasure as he inched all the way in and began rocking his hips. She matched his rhythm, opening her eyes again, connecting with him in a way she had never done with anyone before. She’d never had sex with her eyes open, she thought it was weird. But with Malachi, his eyes were drawing her in, heightening the experience. Malachi needed to see into her eyes; the pain, vulnerability and longing that he saw in them reminded him that this union was not to be taken lightly. She was trusting him with something sacred, something powerful, and he wasn’t going to make sure she knew that he knew its value and importance.
When she closed her eyes he knew that her time was coming. Her orgasms this time hit her like an explosion of fireworks. As they hit one after another, tears began to fall from her eyes. She arched her back and Malachi thrusted harder. She stopped moving and even stopped breathing temporarily. When she peaked, she exhaled and melted into him, eyes still closed. As Malachi prepared to pull out, she stopped him.
“Wait.” She rolled on top of him and rested her head on his chest.
When her breathing returned to normal he lifted her up and pulled out of her and rolled her onto the bed. He went to the bathroom and took care of his nut before returning to the bed. When he laid down she rolled back into his arm and he held her tightly. She reached down and rested one hand on his softening erection and the other on his chest. They didn’t speak, just laid there with each other. They soon drifted off to sleep.

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RUN IT!

Thanks thanks ladies. I'll try to add tomorrow.

oh myy . . .
damn he was so nonchalant
bcus he had the samee issuuee

both of them need somee thrapyy
or something

&&& where theyy bad asz daughter
at?? lol

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*New Reader*
I like this story :) i think michael thinks he's slick he didn't over react to her being pregnant and cheating because he might have gotten Jasmine pregnant smh he's not fooling my ass (lol) thier realtionship is not healthy and im not gonna like and say " i hope they work out" because i dont. i hope she ends up with malachi... i like him... i hope he isn't putting on
RUN IT :)

I really really love this story
but she can't expect for things to be all good now
especially with Jasmine potentially crazy ass
but poor Malachi...with his fine ass
omg I love him!
And this stpry too!!

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Michael pulled up to his house and walked inside. He found Monroe sitting on their bed.
“Hey,” he said. He took off his jacket and laid it on the chair.
“…hey.”
“You look like something’s wrong. What’s up?” He leaned against the dresser.
“Michael, I really don’t know how to say this.”
“Just say it.”
“…I’m pregnant.”
Michael’s head dropped. He closed his eyes and exhaled deeply.
“Why is this happening?” he thought.
“Is it his?” he asked her.
Monroe looked at him, surprised at what he said.
“What do you mean?” she asked.
“Come on Roe. I may not be the best husband but I’m not stupid. Do you think it’s his?”
She dropped her head and shook it no.
“I don’t think so. We used condoms.”
“Condoms,” he repeated with emphasis on the s. “More than once.”
He sat down next to her.
“I’m sorry Michael. I got mad that I found condoms in your bag one day and he was there for me. He looked at me the way you used too-“
“You don’t need to explain yourself.” He kissed her cheek. “I’m the one that’s sorry. I should’ve been taking care of my house. You know that I love you right?”
She nodded her head.
“I’ll always have love for you Roe, always. Nothing will change that. But I think…we need to reevaluate our marriage.”
“You want a divorce?”
“I didn’t say that. I’m saying we need to reevaluate us. Maybe go see a counselor or do some couples therapy. We’ve been broken for a while now, that’s no secret. We need to see if we can rebuild.”
“Why are you so calm?”
“I’m not really in a position to be angry. And the indiscretions, mines and yours, need to just be left in the past. I’m over it, all of it. I just wanna work on things with me and you, for us, for Mali and for this baby on the way.” He kissed her. “I’m sorry, forreal. And for the record, there was only one girl and I didn’t have feelings for her.”
Monroe smiled weakly, knowing that she couldn’t respond the same way.
“Are we gonna be okay?” she asked.
“I think so.”
He stood up and kissed the top of her head before walking into the bathroom. She sighed a sigh of relief. She was glad that he took everything so calmly and happy to have that guilt off of her. She hoped things would really get better for them.

Malachi sat on his bed listening to Monroe in the bathroom, looking at the test in his hand. When Monroe came out she sat Indian style on the bed.
“I’m a horrible, horrible person.” She dropped her head into her hands.
“Don’t say that.” He rubbed her back.
“You’re right. We’re horrible, horrible people.”
“Hey!”
“What Malachi? We are. Me for stepping out on my husband and you for sleeping with a married woman.”
“…what are you going to do?”
“I have to tell him. There’s a chance that this baby could be his. Me and you have always used condoms…so the odds that it’s his are really high.”
“…but what if it’s not?”
Monroe shrugged her shoulders and shook her head.
“I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I get there.”
At that moment, Malachi really wished that he hadn’t gotten involved in this situation. Yeah, he always enjoyed his time with Monroe and he cared a lot for her but bringing a baby into it would make things so much messier. Especially since there was a chance that she’d give him his first child. As far as he knew, Monroe had no intentions of leaving Michael, but there’s no way he could stand by and be a part-time father to his seed, splitting weekends with a family that was a whole.
“If it’s mine, I want custody,” he said.
Monroe looked at him, waiting for him to explain.
“It was either or me asking you to leave Michael. I can’t sit around idle, watching another man raise my child Monroe. I just can’t.”
“But you would want me to watch another woman raise our child? Not gonna happen. As unfortunate as this is, this is the situation we’re in. We can’t all come out of this winners. If it turns out to be yours, I would never deprive you of spending time with your child. But I can’t just give you full custody, I’m sorry.“
“I guess we’ll just hope for the best huh?” he stood up and held his hand out towards her. She grabbed it and stood up.
He smiled as he stroked her face and played with her hair, pulling it onto her shoulder. He hugged her tight and gave her a long kiss on the forehead.
“Why did that feel like a goodbye?” she asked.
“Regardless of what happens,” he said softly, “I don’t regret any of this.”
She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek.
“Thank you Malachi,” she whispered.
They walked to his front door silently.
“See you later,” he said, opening the door.
“Yeah, see you later.”
Monroe walked out the door and back over to her house. In a way, this unexpected pregnancy was a wake-up call for the both of them. She knew that as long as she was married, they wouldn’t be intimate with each other again. Malachi didn’t want to end things with her but he couldn’t keep carrying on like this. The risks had already gotten too high, he needed to end it before things got any worse.

Four months had passed since Monroe’s tryst with Malachi. He rejected sleeping with her again that day and sent her home. Even though she said it didn’t bother her, he could see the guilt in her eyes. However, a week later he wasn’t so strong. He was drawn to her and she to him. Michael had begun making more of an effort and attempting to spend more time with his family but she was in too deep emotionally to stop. They both knew that they were playing with fire but they couldn’t pull themselves away.
“How’s your wife?” Jasmine asked as she climbed on top of him.
“Why you gotta do that man?”
She laughed and tossed her dress onto the floor.
“I’m just making conversation baby.”
“Well don’t. You know I hate when you do that sh*t.”
“Yeah, but I like to get a rise out of you.” She sucked on his neck. “Speaking of a rise…” she smiled and lifted up far enough to slide him in. “I missed you last week…”
Michael heard her talking but he wasn’t listening. He couldn’t stop thinking about Monroe. A couple of weeks ago she’d come in smelling like cologne. He didn’t question her about it but he knew in his gut that something wasn’t right. So he started trying to be around more, doing more of the things that he should’ve been doing that he wasn’t.
“Michael.” Jasmine said his name but he didn’t respond. “Michael.” Still nothing. “HEY!” She smacked him.
“What the f*ck is wrong with you?” he asked when he snapped out of it.
“No, what the f*ck is wrong with you? I’m putting in work right now and you’re not even fazed by it.”
“I got other things on my mind right now.”
“That’s more important than your nut? Like what?”
“Nothing man.”
“Tell me.”
Michael sighed.
“I think Monroe cheated on me.”
“That’s it? So what? You’re cheating on her, now you’re even.”
“It’s not that simple.”
“Yes it is. You’re f*cking another woman, she f*cked another man…or a woman, and she’s probably doing it right now. So we f*cking or not?”
“…Not. I’m out.”
“What you mean?”
“Exactly what I said. I’m done with this. I’m going home to my wife. Move.”
He attempted to get up but she tightened her legs and pinned him down.
“You’re done? Believe me baby, we are far from done.”
“Quit playing Jasmine, I’m forreal.”
“So am I.” She crossed her arms and glared down at him. “I’m pregnant Michael.”
Michael looked at her, unfazed by her news.
“What’s your point?”
“What do you mean what’s my point? I’m pregnant.”
“So what? It’s probably not even mine.”
“Of course it’s yours!”
He pushed her off of her and got up, grabbing his clothes.
“You honestly expect me to believe that I’m the only dude your f*cking with right now?” He pulled his pants on. “Please baby, you’re f*cking with a married man. Clearly your morals are all f*cked up.” He pulled on his shirt and grabbed his shoes. “Besides, we’ve strapped up every time.”
She smirked.
“We didn’t just now.”
Michael froze. She was right. He was distracted and hadn’t even realized.
“That doesn’t change anything. I know I’m not the only n*gga you f*cking with. Tell them your sob story.”
“How about I tell Monroe.”
“Are you threatening me right now?”
Jasmine shrugged her shoulders.
“Maybe.”
“What do you want from me Jasmine? Huh?”
“How much is this secret worth to you?”
“You can’t be serious. Are you really asking me for money right now?”
“No. I’m asking you how much your family means to you. What would happen if they found out? I’m asking for whatever you think they’re happiness is worth.”

I LOVE IT
I WANT MORE!!!
Malichi is the most sexiest man I SWEAR!!

run it

Monroe woke up when Malachi’s phone rang. He picked it up and silenced it. He kissed her on the forehead and she snuggled into him more.
“Why did you cry?” he asked.
Monroe sighed and sat up, leaning against the pillows.
“Because…I knew that I should’ve been getting the pleasure you were giving me from my- from Michael. But he’s…never made me feel the way you did…” She dropped her head and covered her face with both of her hands. “I can’t believe we did that.”
“I’m sorry, I just thought that-“
“No, it’s ok. We’re both adults anyway, I could’ve stopped you but…I didn’t want to.”
“So now what?” he asked, sitting up next to her.
“I don’t know. I never thought I’d be a cheater.”
“I know I shouldn’t be justifying this but it’s not like you stepped out for no reason. You’re hurting and you wanted to feel wanted again.”
“And what about you?”
Malachi sighed.
“It’s not every day that I interfere with someone’s marriage. But you…It’s been no secret that I’m attracted to you. I know I shouldn’t flirt with you but I can’t help myself. And it’s not just the physical, we have an emotional connection too. Listening to you vent about your issues with Michael made me feel for you in a different way. You deserve to be happy, you deserve to feel good and I’m not ashamed to say that I always told myself that if you asked me to, I would make you feel the way that he’s supposed to.” He climbed on top of her and moved his body down. “Appreciated.” He kissed her stomach. “Sexy.” He kissed her chest. “Desired.” He kissed her neck.
“We shouldn’t have done this,” she whispered.
He raised upon his hands and looked down at her.
“We shouldn’t have crossed that line Malachi. We should have known that it was gonna be deeper than sex.”
“But we did and we can’t change that.”
Her eyes watered and she covered her face. Malachi sighed before kissing her forehead and getting out of the bed.
“I’m sorry Monroe. I should’ve known that this would be too much for you. I’m gonna go take a shower. I want you to go back to your family-“
“I’m not crying because I made a mistake Malachi. I’m crying because it doesn’t bother me that I did. I feel a little bad that I did but not bad enough that it’s stopping me from wanting to do it again.”
"We'll be stepping into dangerous territory Monroe."
"I know...but it's too late to for me to walk away now..."
Malachi was torn. He really didn't want to be in the middle of someone's marriage like this but his connection with Monroe was too strong for him to ignore anymore.
Monroe reached up and pulled him back down to the bed.

Hmph what Mike cant do guess Milachi will. And do it well he did. Forget Mikes ass.

damn ike reallyy . . .
smh

but still two wrongs dnt make it right

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run it i love it mike cant do it so malachi can!

Same add as the very first, feel free to skip

Malachi kissed Monroe’s shoulder as he slid down the straps of her tank top. After pulling it off he undid the strings to her bikini top and bottom and pulled them off. He laid her down and got up off the bed to admire her. This day had been a long time coming and he was going to take his time.
Monroe laid nervously on the bed. It’s been a long time since another man has seen her in the nude. The sexual tension between her and Malachi was undeniable but this was the first time they were being intimate with each other. She had just went over to swim in his pool, she didn’t plan on things going this far.
“I love your skin,” he said as he ran his fingers up her leg.
She moaned softly at his touch. Her body was hot and his, for some reason, was cold. His fingertips sent chills all over her body.
Before slipping out of his own swim trunks he grabbed a condom and gently pulled her to the edge of the bed, sliding a pillow underneath her butt. He leaned towards her face and kissed her softly, exploring her mouth with his tongue. Monroe was lost in his kiss. She couldn’t remember the last a man was this sensual with her. He kissed down her neck and chest, licking a trail to her nipple before taking it into his mouth. As much as she knew she should stop him, she couldn’t. Her body craved this attention for so long.
After showing the other breast equal attention, he continued his journey leaving a trail of kisses down to her stomach. He kissed both sides of her hips and looked up at her. Her eyes were closed and her breathing had become shallower. She raised her legs and parted them. He smiled; he didn’t ask her to do that but she knew what she wanted. He teased her with her fingers for a while before replacing them with his tongue.
Her orgasm hit her like an earthquake. She wiped the sweat from her forehead as Malachi made his way towards her lips. He didn’t go down on many women, that was a privilege not only for the woman he was dating but she also had to have a good diet. He knew that Monroe ate well and especially ate a lot of fruit. Her nectar was delicious.
“Have you tasted yourself before?”
She shook her head no.
“Lick my lips,” he said.
She looked at him funny.
“Why would you want someone else to taste you if you’re not even willing to taste yourself?”
He rubbed his lips against hers and waited for her. When she finally licked his lips he pulled her into a kiss. Without breaking away from her, he rolled on the condom and turned them both onto their sides.
“Once we do this, there’s no going back,” he said.
“I need it,” she said softly before kissing him again.
He raised her leg and gently forced himself inside of her. Their eyes were locked on each other. Malachi smiled; she felt exactly how he imagined she would. Monroe closed her eyes and bit his lip in pleasure as he inched all the way in and began rocking his hips. She matched his rhythm, opening her eyes again, connecting with him in a way she had never done with anyone before. She’d never had sex with her eyes open, she thought it was weird. But with Malachi, his eyes were drawing her in, heightening the experience. Malachi needed to see into her eyes; the pain, vulnerability and longing that he saw in them reminded him that this union was not to be taken lightly. She was trusting him with something sacred, something powerful, and he wasn’t going to make sure she knew that he knew its value and importance.
When she closed her eyes he knew that her time was coming. Her orgasms this time hit her like an explosion of fireworks. As they hit one after another, tears began to fall from her eyes. She arched her back and Malachi thrusted harder. She stopped moving and even stopped breathing temporarily. When she peaked, she exhaled and melted into him, eyes still closed. As Malachi prepared to pull out, she stopped him.
“Wait.” She rolled on top of him and rested her head on his chest.
When her breathing returned to normal he lifted her up and pulled out of her and rolled her onto the bed. He went to the bathroom and took care of his nut before returning to the bed. When he laid down she rolled back into his arm and he held her tightly. She reached down and rested one hand on his softening erection and the other on his chest. They didn’t speak, just laid there with each other. They soon drifted off to sleep.

Malachi smiled when he opened the door.
“What are you doing here?”
“You said I could use your pool whenever I wanted. I was kind of hoping that I could today. Is that cool?”
“Yeah, I was just about to go for a swim myself. I’m gonna change into my trunks, you can go on ahead to the back.”
She nodded and walked to the backyard.
Malachi watched her from the window. She was so delicate and careful. She folded her towel and laid it neatly on the chair, gently removed her shorts and folded them as well. She started to take off her tank top but hesitated and pulled it back down.
Malachi walked out and Monroe’s heart rate quickened. Michael definitely didn’t compare to him. He had muscles but not like Malachi.
“Like what you see?”
Monroe blushed and turned away from him. He walked past her and jumped into the pool. She sat on the edge.
“How come you didn’t take your tank off?”
She shrugged her shoulders and swirled her feet around in the water.
“What, you got some stretch marks you’re afraid to show?”
“Not really, they’ve pretty much faded away since I had Mali but…my stomach hasn’t been the same since and I’m just not comfortable showing it.”
“Not even in front of Michael?”
Monroe rolled her eyes.
“He doesn’t look at me the way he used to anyway. We haven’t even had sex in forever ‘cause he can’t get it up. I don’t even give my husband an erection anymore…it’s hard to be confident in public when the one man who’s opinion matters doesn’t find you attractive.” She hung her head down and tried to hide the tears that were falling from her eyes.
Malachi swam over to her.
“Hey, hey. What’s wrong?” He lifted her chin and she looked away from him.
“I found a box of condoms in his luggage the other day; it was empty.”
“I take it that means that you guys don’t use condoms.”
She shook her head no.
“I had a suspicion that he was cheating on me but I didn’t want it to be true. How could he do this to me? To our family? I can’t compete with the women he’s around all the time...maybe I should’ve done things differently.”
“It’s not your fault Monroe.”
“Then who’s is it? I should’ve changed my hair or went to the gym more, I should’ve dressed more attractive-“
He kissed her hands.
“There’s nothing wrong with the way you are Monroe. You are attractive.”
He wiped her tears and ran his fingers through her hair, pulling her face close to his and resting his forehead on hers.
“Michael’s issues are not your fault.” He kissed her gently on the forehead. “You’re a beautiful woman.” He kissed her on the cheek. Before kissing her other cheek, he allowed his lips to lightly graze hers.
Monroe watched him as bent his knees and pushed up her tank top, exposing her stomach. He ran his fingers across her stomach and kissed it.
“All of you is beautiful.”
He stood back up and pulled her into him, hugging her tightly.
“As your husband, he’s supposed to make you feel attractive, supposed to make you feel good inside and out. If he can’t do that-“
“Can you?”
He looked down at her.
“Can I what?”
“Can you make me feel good?”
“I can but-“
“Please. Make me feel good Malachi.”
She pleaded with him with her eyes and he couldn’t tell her no. He climbed out of the pool and held his hand out to her. She took it and helped her stand up and led her inside and up to his bedroom.

“Two visits in one day? You enjoyed it that much?” she pushed him down on the couch and climbed on top of him.
“I didn’t come back for that.” He pushed her away. “We need to end this.”
She laughed.
“This is like the 15th time you’ve said that. You always come back Michael. Let’s just skip the middle man and get straight to the welcome back part.” She kissed him.
“For real man. I couldn’t even make love to my wife ‘cause I been f*cking with you all day. She doesn’t deserve this.”
“If you’re having issues with her in the bedroom, that’s not my problem.” She pulled off her shirt and unhooked her bra. “I’ve never stopped you from going home to her and I’ve never forced you to do anything you didn’t want to do.”
She felt him begin to rise beneath her and she smiled.
“Like I said: your issues with her in the bedroom are your own problem. Clearly it has nothing to do with us.” She stood up and walked towards her bedroom. “Now I’m gonna go lay down. You know where the door is, have a good life.”
Michael leaned forward and rubbed his palms together. He had every intention of ending things with Jasmine when he got there and going back home to his family…but sometimes plans change.
He walked the familiar path to Jasmine’s bedroom and began undressing.
“This is the last time,” he said as he climbed on top of her.
Jasmine smiled, knowing that it wouldn’t be.

Monroe turned on her side and looked away from Michael. She’d been trying for an hour but nothing she did could get Michael to rise to the occasion. That’s never happened before. She began to wonder if he was even still attracted to her…
“Baby, I don’t know what to say…”
“It’s fine Michael. It happens sometimes right?”
He pulled the covers back and kissed the small of her back and attempted to turn her over.
“I can still take care of you-“
“I just want to go to sleep.”
She pulled the covers back up and turned away from him again. He went to wrap his arms around her and she pulled away.
Michael sighed and got out of the bed. After pulling his clothes back on, he left the house. As he drove away, he picked up his phone and made a phone call.
“I’m on my way over, be there in ten.”

Awww!
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This story is so cute

I second that!
lol

uhn uhn Malachi doing too too much na
dnt cross the line myy nigga
watch it

awwe Mike . . .
he wrking so hard for them &&
he tired but he needa take care of home
too

well . . . Mali seems to get it when hes
arnd lol but she cant talk to her mama like tht
smh

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( . . . . ummm me && soso's storyy too . . . . )

I feel like the food I cook never gets eaten
Like wtf is up with that?
And I understand that Mike wantes me to be happy
But dude, you need to take care of all aspects
Not just material things
Malachi knows when Mike's gone and when he's not
Like he know me or something lol
Mali need to take her lil ass somewhere lol
11 years old and tryna stomp and slam doors
Not up in here!
But I looooove this!!

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Monroe was in the kitchen preparing a meal of curried chicken and white rice when Mali walked in.
“Mom, can I go the movies with Ashley, Michelle, Brett and Tyler?”
“Boys? Definitely not.”
“Mommm,” she whined. “We’re going as a group, it’s not like it’s a date or anything.”
“Don’t you have a crush on Tyler?”
Mali blushed.
“Exactly. Besides sweetie, you know how strict your father is when it comes to boys.”
Mali crossed her arms.
“It shouldn’t matter ‘cause he’s never here anyway.”
“You know he has to work Mali. His job is the reason why we have this beautiful house and why he can afford to spoil you like he does.”
“Why can’t things go back to how they were before? When we lived in that tiny apartment down the street from Grandma? I miss that.”
“I know how you feel honey, I miss it too. But we’ve made a lot of new memories here and there are a lot more to come.”
“Like the day that my super cool mom let me go to the movies with my friends and didn’t tell my dad?”
Monroe laughed.
“That’s not today.”
“Ugh! You never let me do anything!” Mali shouted before running up the stairs and slamming her door.
Monroe sighed. Mali’s attitude was really getting out of control lately. She used to be so sweet and well-behaved. Ever since she turned eleven, she’d gotten more flip with her mouth and a little bit too much roll in her neck.
When Monroe put the finishing touches on the curry, Michael walked in.
“I’m home baby.” He dropped his bags at the door and walked into the kitchen. “Mm, it smells good. What you cooking baby?”
“Curried chicken.”
He walked up behind her and kissed her neck.
“How was your day?” he asked, grabbing a beer out of the fridge.
“It was ok.” She popped the top off of his beer with the bottle opener and tossed it back into the drawer. “But I think you need to have a talk with Mali.”
“What’s going on?” He hopped up on the counter.
“She’s been acting out a lot lately. She misses you.”
Michael nodded his head and sipped his beer.
“I’ll talk to her.”
“You want me to fix you a plate?” she asked as she took a plate out of the cabinet.
“Nah, I ate during my flight.”
“Ok…” She sighed and put the plate back.
“You wanna watch a movie or something?” she asked, hopeful.
“I think I’m just gonna hit the sheets.”
“But it’s only 6 o’clock…”
“I know but these past couples of days have been kinda crazy for me, I just need some R&R.”
Monroe turned away from him to hide the disappointment in her face. He never wanted to hang out with her anymore and it was really starting to get to her.
“You good?” he asked, hopping off the counter.
“Mhmm.”
“Monroe.”
“I’m fine Michael.”
“No you’re not. If you really want to, we can watch-“
“I said I’m fine! I’m fine. Just go talk to Mali ok?”
Michael nodded his head and exited the kitchen. Monroe put the food into containers and put them into the refrigerator before walking outside and sitting on the porch. Malachi pulled up shortly after and smiled at her as he got out of his car. Monroe smiled briefly and then turned away. Malachi smirked.
“Tell Mike I said what up.” He winked at her and walked inside.
Mali walked outside and stood next to her mother with her head down.
“I’m sorry about yelling and slamming the door. I was upset that you wouldn’t let me go out…”
“Mali, I know it’s more than that but I accept your apology. You know you can talk to me about anything right? Including your father.”
“Yeah...I’m gonna go do some reading before bed. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight sweetie.”
Mali kissed Monroe on the cheek and went back inside.
“Goodnight Father,” she said softly as she passed Michael in the hallway.
“If you don’t get your act together it’ll be a cold day in hell before you get this phone back,” he said, pulling her iPhone from his pocket.
She opened her mouth to say something but changed her mind when she saw the seriousness in his face. He pointed up the stairs and she walked up.

Michael walked outside and sat next to Monroe.
“You know that I love you right?”
Monroe nodded her head and continued to look at the sky. He intertwined their fingers and kissed her temple before leaning back.
“I thought you were tired…”
“Yeah but that doesn’t mean that I can’t spend time with my wife. Remember when we first started dating and you’d always convince me to go watch the sunset with you?”
Monroe smiled and leaned into him, resting her head on his chest.
“You always loved that sappy sh*t.”
“Yeah but you always went.”
“Of course I did, I was tryna seal the deal.” He smiled and she sat up and hit his arm.
“Michael!”
“Ow baby!” He laughed. “Relax, you know I’m playing. Sit back.”
She laid her head in his lap and he played with her hair.
“I went because I wanted you to be happy. I’ve always wanted you to be happy. That’s why we live in this bright a** yellow house.”
“You said you loved it.”
“’Cause you did. I don’t care if the house was hot pink; it made you smile so I got it. Your wants and desires are more important than my own.”
That was true, for the most part. With the exception of how their relationship was changing lately, Michael had always done everything in his power to make sure that Monroe and Mali were happy and didn’t want for anything.
Monroe turned to look at him and placed her hand on his cheek. She looked into his eyes as she stroked his face with her thumb. He leaned down and kissed her softly.
“Let’s go upstairs,” she whispered.
“Mali’s here and it’s still early.”
“My wants and desires, remember?” She walked inside and up to their bedroom.

gonna attempt to add before the night is out. i'm so exhausted though. i'll do my best but try no to get your hopes up too much in case i don't, i don't want you to be disappointed :-/

Ummmmmmmm
Add???

I thought there would be an add!! :(

No, you make US smile!!!
You never disappoint with your amazing stories!!
We love you and them!!
Please don't ever stop
Or have us waiting too long lol
You're an amazing writer!
One of my faves on the board!!

Runs!

You guys make me smile. Thanks :-). I'll try to run it tonight so you can have something to read in the morning. And I'll do my best to add to dance for you, stupid love and dreaming with a broken heart tomorrow.