Back To You

Song: Luther x Kendrick Lamar ft Sza

Kia walked through the entrance of the Hilton Hotel and rolled her eyes at the Valentine’s Day decorations. A few men walked through the lobby with large flower bouquets adding to her annoyance, she just wanted to go to her room and get away from the hoopla,

“Ughhh,” She grumbled

“What’s wrong?” Her bestfriend Misha asked, reminding Kia that she was on the phone putting her AirPod in she responded

“I forgot today was Valentines Day,”

“Awww I thought it was one of your favorites!”

“It was but I’ve been so focused on this pitch I didn’t realize it was coming. Not like I have anyone to celebrate with anyway.”

“Hmmph.” Misha chimed in and Kia knew exactly what she was getting at by the sound alone

“Don’t start.”

“I’m just saying Kam was a good man savannah!”

“Was he though?” Kia asked skeptically

“And was! The only reason y’all not together is because YOU didn’t want to do long distance. That man offered to fund your whole business plan with no strings attached. He good in my book.”

“He is a good man but there is always strings. No wait bitch whose side are you on anyway?”

“Yours, which is why I hope you run into him while you in his city. It is Valentine’s Day after all.” Misha swooned

“You watch too many Rom-coms,” Kia laughed

“Watch! You gone see him and you better call me.”

“Dallas is a big ass city, I probably won’t.”

“I had a dream about it, I’m telling you what I know chile,” Misha insisted

“Bye Misha,”

Kia laughed while searching for her wallet,

“Kia?”

The voice that called her name was so familiar she immediately knew who it was before she turned around and looked up into the very eyes that was the topic of her current conversation. Dressed in a tailored dark suit that complimented his warm butterscotch-colored skin. His beard was cut low and he no longer had locs but the deep waves on his Caesar cut still suit him. Nicely, if she must say so herself.

“Kam! Hey.”  Kia smiled as the shock settled “What are you doing here?”

“I have a few meetings.” Kam answered, bringing her in for a hug,

“I knew it!!!!” Misha shouted in Kia’s ear and in close proximity Kam could hear her, he laughed

“What’s up Misha?” He said recognizing her voice

“I’ll call you back,” Kia rushed out hanging up before Misha could respond

“You gone be here for a few days?” He asked

“Oh no I leave in the morning.”

Kam looked down at the watch on his wrist before returning his hand to his pocket,

“I have somewhere to be, but can you make time for me before you leave?” 

“I’m free after my presentation so just hit me up.”

“I will.”

Kam hugged her again and walked away, leaving her reeling

“That witchy bitch.” Kia mumbled referring to Misha being spot on about her running into Kam.

Kia looked down at her phone and rushed through the check-in process, seeing she had 45 minutes to get to her presentation, she went to her hotel room and put her suitcase down. Then grabbed her computer bag and checked that everything she needed was still inside, before leaving she looked in the mirror and made sure she still looked good,

“You got this girl. Go get this money.”

When Kia stepped into the conference room, she noticed the table was filled with a mixture of faces, she walked to the front of the room feeling a little at ease at the diversity. Kia pulled out her laptop and opened her mouth but stuttered a bit when she made eye contact with Kam. He nodded encouragingly and Kia blew out a breath, the release of tension she felt due to his presence wasn’t missed on her as she smiled and began her presentation,

“Good afternoon. My name is Kia Washington…”

Kia got a degree in software engineering and was in the beginning stages of developing an app that would be used as a personal stylist. The concept was to put an event or vibe you’re going for in the search bar and the app would filter through sites to find clothing tailored to the style of the person searching. It cut out spending hours online trying to find outfits and would be an affordable subscription. The more you used her app the better acquainted it would be with your choices and be able to help for any occasion. Kia pitched the idea to her lenders, and they loved it. Sending her to present it for the owners of their firm and a few sponsors in Dallas, this was a big deal and she couldn’t blow it. Kia finished her presentation and smiled filtering questions and answering them, handing out the plans she drew up that included projected costs, profits, results from alpha testing, possible brand deals, and collaborations that she put together.

“All of this is great! Give us some time to go over everything and someone from the board will reach out with our decision.”

“Thank you for your time.” Kia said and gathered her belongings, making her way back to her hotel room.

Kia got out the shower and put on a robe, deciding it was a good time to tell Misha how things went, before she could grab her phone she heard knocks on the door. Bending her eyebrows in confusion she walked over and looked through the peephole, when she saw Kam standing there she hurriedly took the bonnet she was wearing off and fluffed her curly hair so that it was full again.

“Hey,” she said

“Hey beautiful.” Kam smiled, handing her a bouquet of roses, she took them and turned around before he could see her blush

“Thank you, you didn’t have to do that.” She said placing them on the counter

“I did. I also brought this.” He lifted a bottle of champagne “Congratulations, the board decided unanimously to back your app.”

“They did?!!! Yess!!! Oh my God!!!” Kia shouted before running over to hug Kam

“You killed that presentation baby.”

“I was worried you’d feel a way since I turned down your help but when you nodded at me I knew to just, let it go.”

“Good because I’m genuinely proud and happy for you.”

“I appreciate that.” Kia smiled

“I miss you,” Kam revealed

“I miss you too.”

As soon as the sentiment left her lips, he closed the gap between them, his height dwarfing her small frame but it didn’t stop her from reaching up and putting her arms around his neck while rubbing the back of his head,

“You cut your locs.”

“I did, just wanted something different.”  He shrugged

“I like it,” she continued stroking his head and smiled at his reaction to her compliment. It’d been almost a year since they’d seen each one another but time didn’t change the fact they still couldn’t keep their hands off each other.

“I sometimes wish I didn’t end us, we were so good together.” Kia put her forehead against his,

“We were,” Kam agreed, “I always say you’re the one that got away, I kept talking myself out of coming up there but seeing you today feels like…”

“Fate,” Kia finished his sentence

“Yeah.”

“Can you stay?” Kia asked

“If I stay….” Kam licked his lips and Kia’s body heated, knowing exactly what crossed his mind

“That’s what I want.” She whispered, rubbing a hand on his face, their lips connected for a kiss that made Kia melt. She removed the belt he was wearing and Kam pulled the belt to her robe making it open to reveal her naked body. His eyes roamed her and he licked his lips again picking her up to place her on the counter, he ran his hands over her erect nipples before taking one in his mouth she moaned in response and he wrapped an arm around her back to scoot to the edge of the counter before lowering to take her clit into his mouth.

Kia bucked, she hadn’t been touched since their break up not because she didn’t want to but because her body craved him, the way he took his time and built up anticipation but still found a way to let aggression seep through in a way that made her submission to him natural. Kia felt so much pleasure from the way Kam was devouring her she felt her body shake as she screamed out in ecstasy her juices coating his lips and beard. He came back up kissing her so that she could taste herself while guiding his dick inside of her.

“Don’t leave me baby.” He said in an almost pleading tone while slowly stroking her. Kia wanted to respond but she couldn’t get the words out afraid if she tried to speak she’d either cry or only be able to moan . “Let me hear that shit,”

Kam felt her holding back so he pushed vocally and by speeding up the pace until she came again moaning loudly as he pumped a few more times before pulling out to release on her thigh.

“We’ll figure this out,” Kia said grabbing his face to kiss him again.

“That’s the only option,” Kam grabbed her chin “I love you.”

“I love you too.”

“Meet me later tonight. This spot I go to has open mic night for Valentines Day.”

“I’ll be there.”

Kia walked through the doors of the bar Kam told her about, the bar was nicely decorated and appeared to be a speakeasy type of vibe. People sat around tables that faced the stage, she saw Kam sitting at a table alone and when their eyes met he smiled and walked over to her. Kia was so glad something told her to pack a cute dress just in case. The deep V in the front showed her cleavage and the dress hugged her body, which was stacked. Kia had a flat stomach but her rigorous gym routine couldn’t fight genetics that shined through with the way her thighs and round ass poked out.

“You look amazing,” he complimented bringing her in for a hug

“Thank you.”

“Y’all give it up for Kam!” The woman on the mic said and Kia’s eyes widened, Kam always wrote poetry but he never actually performed it so to know he came out of his shell proved the amount of time they spent apart yielded growth for both of them.

“I’ll be right back.” He said and kissed her forehead.

Kam walked on stage and women started catcalling surprised by how handsome he is,

Kam laughed at their reaction to him then bowed his head and cleared his throat on the mic to begin, silence fell over the room and he looked up directly at Kia.

Ode to the one that got away…

Happy Valentines Day