Sugar Baby [editing]

Chapter Thrity Three

Alex Crane

If I had to describe Christian Brown in 3 words, clingy wouldn't most definitely be one of them. Don't get me wrong, it was nice knowing he was already so invested into the relationship, but he was starting to demand my attention more than Maya was.

Managing between the two of them was a struggle. By the time I had dropped Maya off at daycare and come back home Christian was calling me on his 'I miss you Alex' bullshit. Of course I had to tell him no sometimes because at the end of the day Maya came first.

I was still trying to figure out a way to tell him about her. We had something good going and I didn't want to ruin that just yet.

Right now we were laid up on my bed. He had devolved this habit of leaving work to come see me and he needed to break that shit, and fast. With Damon popping up constantly and now him popping up, I couldn't risk them running into each other.

"Alex..."

"Hmm?"

"Pay attention to me." He pouted.

"You do have my attention Christian."

"That computed has your attention, not me. I came over to be loved, not ignored."

I linked my hand in his.

"Stop being a big baby, you got my attention."

"What're you doing anyways?"

"Looking for an online college that has what I need for cheap."

"I'll pay for it if you're struggling." He offered.

"I'm not struggling, I have my head well above water. I just don't want to pay thousands of dollars for a semesters worth of classes, you know? Thank you for the offer though."

"What degree are you finishing?"

"Nursing, didn't I tell you already? After this I want to work for a while and then work my way up to pediatric nurse practitioner."

"Aww, look at you being all smart and shit. Does this mean I can come to you when I get sick now?"

"No, go to an actual physician Christian."

"Why would I do that when my girlfriend is a whole nurse... what was it again?"

"Practitioner. And who said I was your girlfriend?"

"I did. That's all the validation you need."

"You never asked me out, you only got on your knees and begged, therefore I'm not yours."

"Yet. You're not mine yet. Speaking of which, Valentine's Day is coming up."

"Mhmm."

"Did you want to do anything? Take a trip... have dinner..? Or just spend the whole day having sex, I'm a simple guy, I don't need much."