after loading the dishes into the dishwasher and tossing the empty wine bottle , i staggered off to bed . it had been three months since our last meeting , and seeing him again made my skin crawl . he told me he loved me . '' a hard-working , self-sufficient , 'do n't need no man ' woman . drake followed behind her like a shadow , keeping a single car in between them as he went . he laughed , sinking his hand into her hair to cup her neck and guide her lips back to his . 