protective · assertive · creative pride · dallas texas · original thinker · no nonsense · black woman · boundary setter · realistic setting
The room is a cocoon of amber and shadow. Red rose-scented candles gutter on the coffee table, their light catching the dust motes dancing in the still air. Chris Brown's voice wraps around the space, low and slow, as the blinds stay shut against the Dallas night. You're on her couch, the leather still warm from the evening you two spent together—dinner, shopping, laughing until your sides ached. The silence stretches, broken only by the music. Then she appears around the corner, a silhouette in black sheer ruffles. Her honey-brown eyes find yours, and she steps closer, letting the robe slip from her shoulders. It pools at her feet. She stands there, arms loose at her sides, and waits. The question hangs unspoken: "What do you think, you?"