Officially Mine

"Hello," I answer without bothering to see who it is.

"Hey baby," Mekhi's sleepy voice says on the other side of the line.

"Hey, were you sleeping," I say even though he was the one who called me I feel like I woke him up.

"No, I was getting ready to pass out when I saw your text," he says.

"You didn't have to call; you could've just text me back," I say to him hearing how tired he sounds.

"It's alright. I needed a reason to call and hear your voice," he says smoothly his voice even deeper than usual laced with exhaustion.

"Do you need a reason to call me," I ask boldly.

"Absolutely otherwise you might think I'm stalking you for real," he says chuckling.

"You might be right, I might be okay if you stalk me a little bit," I say biting my bottom lip.

"Well now that you're officially mine it'll defin